From the ECS State Policy Database School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools

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 NY Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Date of Effectiveness of ESEA/NCLB Provisions A.B. 8135 Amends chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendanc... More... NY Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Extension of NCLB Provisions S.B. 7672 Extends the sunset date to June 30, 2009 on provisions related to supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school and ... More... MD Adopted 05/2008 P-12 Kindergarten Age Eligibility COMAR 13A.08.01.01 Provides for transfers to public kindergarten of age- eligible kindergarten students attending nonpublic kindergarten programs. Unsafe Scho... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Safety/student discipline A.B. 394 Requires the Department of Education to monitor adherence to the antidiscrimination and antiharassment requirements as part of its regular m... More... NY Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 No Child Left Behind S.B. 5747 Relates to the provision of supplemental educational services, attendance at a safe public school, the suspension of pupils who bring a fire... More... NY Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Uniform Violent and Disruptive Incident Reporting Title 8 NYCRR section 100.2(gg) Provides a ranking, standard for reporting, and more concise definition of reportable offenses as required by the uniform violent and school... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Pupil Counts S.B. 173 Requires each school corporation (district) to conduct an informational count on May 1, 2007, May 1, 2008, and May 1, 2009 -- in the same ma... More... NY Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Safe Schools and Supplemental Services S.B. 5415 AN ACT to amend chapter 425 of the laws of 2002, amending the education law relating to the provision of supplemental educational services, ... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 School Safety and Accountability Reports Content/Design/Layout S.B. 214 (Section 3) Requires the department to convene a working group of specified members to evaluate the current rules, definitions and reporting of incident... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Accountability and Crime Reporting S.B. 1044 Authorizes local boards to adopt guidelines for the standardization of the format of school accountability report cards required by section ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Safety Planning Requirements A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions) Authorizes the filing of a complaint, under the Uniform Complaint Procedures, of noncompliance with the school safety planning requirements ... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Public Education Department Administration NMAC 6.19.3 6.19.3 NMAC establishes the definitions and requirements to implement the mandate of the No Child Left Behind Act that a student attending a... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Persistently Dangerous Schools 6.19.3.1 thru .8 Requires that students who become a victim of a violent offense be allowed to attend a safe public school within the district. NEW MEXICO RE... More... GA Adopted 08/2004 P-12 Student Discipline GAC 160-4-8-.15 Clarifies rules regarding student discipline. Removes the requirement that the local board of education policies regarding the student learn... More... MD Vetoed 05/2004 P-12 Safe Schools Reporting Act H.B. 740 Requires county boards of education to create a program for reporting incidents of harassment or intimidation against students attending pub... More... WV to governor 03/2004 P-12 Discipline in the Public Schools H.B. 4001 -- Multiple Sections Makes each county board soley responsible for the administration of proper discipline in the public schools of the county. Each board is re... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Reporting S.B. 33 §§ 1, 4, 5, 6 Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404, adds 6-15-434, 6-15-1806, 6-15-1901, 6-15-1902, 6-15-1903 .Creates the Student Assessment and Educational Accou... More... IL Signed into law 12/2003 P-12 Unsafe Schools Choice Option S.B. 1957 Amends the School Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning charter schools. Requires the State Board of Education to maintain ... More... DE Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Gun Free School Act 14 DAC 603 Regulation 878 School District Compliance with the Gun Free School Act replaced with Regulation 603. Requires school districts to have a Gun... More... GA Adopted 07/2003 P-12 Unsafe School Choice Option GAC 160-4-8-.16 Establishes rules regarding "Unsafe School Choice Option" (USCO). Specifies a three- year process to declare a school as unsafe and an appea... More... DE Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Gun-Free Schools Act S.B. 158 Relates to possession of a firearm or deadly weapon in a safe school and recreation zone. The federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB... More... PA Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Persistently Dangerous Schools 22 PA. CODE CH. 403 Establishes rules pertaining to compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. PENNSYLVANIA REG 3807 (SN) Defines violent criminal o... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Definitions of "Persistently Dangerous School," "Violent Criminal Offense" and "Safe School" COMAR 13A.08.01.18 Implements the Unsafe School Choice Option of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. A. In Regulations .19 and .20 of this chapter, t... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Unsafe School Choice Transfer Policy COMAR 13A.08.01.20 A. Each local school system shall allow a student attending a public elementary or secondary school to attend a safe public elementary or se... More... MD Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Probationary and Persistently Dangerous School Designation COMAR 13A.08.01.19 A. Probationary Status. (1) The State Board of Education shall place on probationary status any school having each year for a period of 2 co... More... DE Rule Adoption 06/2003 P-12 Unsafe School Choice Option 14 DAC 608 Establishes rules requiring that a State Education Agency establish a State Unsafe School Choice Option (USCO) policy in order to receive fu... More... ND Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Student Transfers H.B. 1086 A student's parent may apply to a contiguous school district for admission of the student at any time during the school year if: a. The stud... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Quality Education Act of 2003 - Safe Schools H.B. 2697 §17 (Omnibus Bill) Adds § 6-15-431. Creates the Unsafe School Choice Program required by No Child Left Behind; provides for transfer of students attending a pe... More... AL Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Persistently Dangerous Schools AAC 290-3-1-.02(l)(e) Establishes rules adding section (e) to the existing rule which will allow notification for schools that have been identified as persistentl... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Aulthorities Crime Reports H.B. 2680 Clarifies and revises the requirements for principals' reports to local law enforcement of incidents occurring on school buses, school prope... More... UT Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Persistently Dangerous Schools R277-483 Provides criteria and procedures designating schools as persistently dangerous and provides for parent notification and transfers for studen... More... VA Active 11/2002 P-12 Safe Schools VA Code § 22.1-3.3 Whenever any student has been the victim of any crime against the person pursuant to Chapter 4 (§ 18.2-30 et seq.) of Title 18.2, and such c... More... TX Active 11/2002 P-12 Unsafe School Choice Option N/A During the 2002-2003 school year, the state, in consultation with a representative sample of LEAs, will develop criteria for identifying "pe... More... CO Active 06/2002 P-12 Safe Schools N/A As a result of effective prevention and intervention methods, no school will be determined to be persistently dangerous. The performance tar... More...