From the ECS State Policy Database Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 School Attendance at Early and Middle College High Schools S.B. 1316 From bill summary: States findings and declarations regarding the pupils for whom an early college high school is designed and the key eleme... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Length of School Year H.F. 26 Establishes a minimum number of hours for student instruction.  Sets the hours at 425 hours per year for kindergarten pupils, 935 hours for ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Length of School Day and Year in Collective Bargaining Agreements S.B. 7 - Length of School Day and Year in Collective Bargaining Agreements Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Specifies that Chicago collective bargaining agreements may address decisions to determ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Remediation H.B. 192 - Remediation Extends for 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years a provision waiving the state from specified reimbursement for additional days of instruction f... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Middle School Program H.B. 192 - Middle School Program Amends grade configurations and other criteria that qualify schools for participation in the middle school program. Repeals provision requir... More... NM Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Length of School Day Requirements S.B. 145 Clarifies the lenght of school day requirements for different grade levels. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/SB0145.pdf... More... GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Middle School and Academic Instruction per Day H.B. 907 Revises and clarifies language relating to the organization of schools serving grades 6, 7 and/or 8. Provides that schools serving any of th... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Minimum Instructional Day and Year A.B. 2D - Section 21 From legislative analysis: Existing law prescribes the minimum length of time for the instructional school year and the minimum number of in... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Center for Creativity and Innovation H.B. 1 - Section 3301.82 **No funds allocated in the current budget for this center, according to the DOE's H.B. 1 summary document http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Compulsory Age S.B. 291--School Flex Program Act established school flex program allowing eligible students in 11th and 12th grades to attend school a minimum of two instructional hours... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Applications for Certain Programs H.B. 3646 - Sections 17-19 Section 17: Directs the commissioner, in reviewing a funding application for an extended year program, to give priority to districts with hi... More... MO Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Minimum Length of School Days/Year S.B. 291 - School Calendar Defines "school term" as a minimum of 174 school days for schools with a 5-day school week or a minimum of 142 school days, as that term 35 ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Clarifies Length of School Day H.B. 691 Clarifies the school year and length of school day. Kindergarten, for half-day programs, two and one-half hours per day or, for full-day pro... More... OK Adopted 07/2008 P-12 SIX-YEAR COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL EDUCATION PLAN OAC 210:15-8-3 Proposes rules to require all schools to complete the self-examination on their use of school time and to assess the amount of time spent on... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative Centers Program S.B. 2 - Section 22 Establishes the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) Centers Program to provide a financial incentive for charter schools... More... IL Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Highly Qualified Teachers, P.E. and Denial of Enrollment 23 IAC 1.77, .242, .420, .430, .720 New section (p 243 of 405 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue41.pdf) institutes a requireme... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Florida Secondary School Redesign Act H.B. 7087 - Section 19 Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparat... More... OK Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Extended Day H.B. 2367 Allows districts to adopt an extended day schedule for 9th-12th grades. Requires a public hearing and certain documentation; requires revoca... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 S.B. 1044 (sections 14-15) Repeals provision that notation must be made on a student's transcript to indicate each special education class included on the transcript. ... More... AZ Line item vetoed 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Budget Reconciliation Education H.B. 2534 Creates budget reconciliation for education and includes the following provisions: Prohibits the State Board of Education from sponsoring ad... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Additional Time for Instruction H.B. 2655 Provides teachers with additional time for instructional purposes. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2655.pdf... More... OK Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 School Day Requirement S.B. 289 Applies the 6-hour school day requirement to first grade. (Section 1-111. A. A school day shall consist of not less than six (6) hours de... More... KY Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School Calendar Requirements S.B. 108 Requires that school districts adopt a school calendar designating opening and closing dates and instructional days and permitting the sched... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 School Recess H.B. 636 Amends existing law to delete noninstructional from recess time as it relates to the option of a local school board or trustees to approve a... More...