From the ECS State Policy Database School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)

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 LA Adopted P-12 School Counselor Requirements LAC 28:CXXXI.405 and 659 Revises requirements for K-12 school counselor certification and endorsements (to existing certificates). Requires the completion of a maste... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Teacher and Administrator (Not Superintendent) Contract Renewal/Non-Renewal S.B. 316 - Teacher and Administrator (Not Superintendent) Contract Renewal/Non-Renewal From final bill analysis: Extends the deadlines for a district or educational service center (ESC) to notify a teacher or administrator that... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Licensure Requirements for Staff Developing Informational Sources to Support Curriculum and Literacy Development S.B. 316 - Licensure Requirements for Staff Developing Informational Sources to Support Curriculum and Literacy Development By June 20, 2013, directs the department to conduct a study of the licensure requirements for educational staff responsible for the developm... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Sick and Leave for District Employees S.B. 494 - Sick and Sabbatical Leave for District Employees Section 2: Amends provisions related to extended sick leave for school bus drivers, teachers and other district employees. Repeals provision... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Removal of "Tenure" for School Bus Drivers H.B. 293 Repeals provisions providing that a school bus driver who has served satisfactorily for more than three consecutive years is to be declared ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Physical Aptitude of School Bus Drivers S.B. 191 Establishes the Lieutenant Dexter Holcomb Act. Prohibits a local board from hiring or entering into any agreement with any person for the pu... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Personnel S.B. 2982 Provides that an LEA may, at its discretion, choose to hire a building manager in lieu of an assistant principal. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Severance Pay H.B. 5101 - Severance Pay Provides that if a district enters into a contract or employment agreement with an officer, agent, employee or contractor that includes a se... More... WV Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Service Personnel Certification H.B. 4655 School service personnel certification. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4655%202ND%20ENG.htm&yr=2012&sesst... More... IA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Background Checks for School Bus Drivers S.F. 2221 Requires background checks for school bus drivers and makes penalties applicable. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Cate... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Salary Schedules S.B. 1 - Salary Schedules Directs commissioner of education to annually determine the basic allotment and resulting monthly salaries to be paid by districts. Removes ... More... RI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Criminal Record Checks H.B. 5455 Amends background checks to require school employee applicants or child care operators to apply to the Rhode Island bureau of criminal ident... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reporting of Employee Arrests H.B. 311 Requires a school employee to report his arrest for certain sexual offenses involving minors, other crimes, and instances of child abuse or ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 District Employees and Charitable Contributions H.B. 1682 Prohibits district boards or employees from requiring or coercing any employee to make a contribution to a charitable organization or in res... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists H.B. 1386 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Requires that a marriage and family therapist employed by a district be licensed by the state agency that licenses that profession. Provides... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Eligibility to Provide Services under Contract with a School S.B. 1042 Specifies that contracting or subcontracting entities may not allow an employee to provide services at a school if the employee has been con... More... AL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Employer and Employee Rights S.B. 310 Establishes the Students First Act of 2011. Establishes the purposes of this act. Provides definitions. Provides no action may be proposed o... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Temporary Employment - Background Checks H.B. 1418 Defines prospective employee as an individual who has received an offer of temporary employment by a school district pending results of a na... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Non-Teaching Personnel Are At-Will Employees S.B. 905 States that all local education agency employees in positions for which no teaching license is required shall be hired on an at-will basis. ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Background Checks for School Contractors S.B. 266 Requires background checks for employees of entities that contract to perform direct services for public schools. http://www.leg.state.co.us... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Offenses Disqualifying Employment and Revoking Licenses H.B. 1121 Adds criminal offenses and circumstances that disqualify individuals from employment at districts and schools, based primarily on background... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Health Insurance H.B. 1260 Specifies certain requirements and recommendations for school corporation employee health coverage programs. http://www.in.gov/legislative/b... More... IN Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Indiana Public Retirement System S.B. 549 Establishes the Indiana public retirement system (system) to administer and manage: (1) the public employees' retirement fund (PERF); (2) th... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Ethics H.B. 201 Oversight moved from the state board of education to the Professional Standards Commission. School districts - employees - Amends and adds t... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Athletic Trainers H.B. 1743 Requires districts to develop procedures concerning student physical activity in its public schools that includes recognition and management... More... NY Vetoed 10/2010 P-12 Licensed Master Plumbers and Licensed Electricians S.B. 7137 Requires that any plumbing or electrical work on a school building be performed by a licensed master plumber or licensed electrician if requ... More... NH Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Prohibition of Hiring H.B. 1224 Prohibits the hiring of any person charged pending disposition for certain crimes by school administrative units, school districts, and char... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 First Amendment Protection H.B. 31 Prohibits school boards, administrative personnel, and instructional personnel from taking affirmative action, including, but not limited to... More... SC Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Requires Criminal Record and Sex Offender Registry Checks H.B. 4248 Criminal Record Search: Requires individuals hired by a local school board to serve in any capacity in a public school to undergo a criminal... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Bonuses for Nationally-Certified Speech-Language Pathologists or Audiologists H.B. 376 Provides that if legislative funds are appropriated for this purpose, a local board must provide an annual salary supplement to all speech-l... More... NY Vetoed 03/2010 P-12 "Other Specified Personnel" when BOCES Takes Over Program S.B. 6154 Relates to teachers' rights; adds other specified personnel to teachers and teaching assistants when a board of cooperative educational serv... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Bus Drivers Called to Active Duty H.B. 3787 Provides that when a school bus driver permit holder who is a service member is called to active duty, the employer must notify the secretar... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Certification of public school athletic coaches H.B. 1539 Relates to certification of public school athletic coaches; provides that completion of sports safety course shall meet certain inservice ce... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 School Bus Drivers 37 TAC 1.14.B.14.11 -.14 Adopts rules concerning school bus driver eligibility and application procedures. http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?ta... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 School Bus Drivers 37 TAC 1.14.C.14.31 -.36 Sets forth the requirements of the driver safety training program for drivers of school buses, school activity buses and multifunction schoo... More... NY Adopted 12/2008 P-12 Public Librarian Professional Development Title 8 NYCRR 90.7 Amends rules to require holders of public librarian professional certificates issued after a certain date to complete professional developme... More... NY Signed into law 10/2008 P-12 Lawyers and Compensation, Health Insurance and Other Benefits S.B. 8699 Creates new part III (sections 2050 through 2054) of article 41 of the education code. Provides that a lawyer may not simultaneously be an i... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day H.B. 791 Declares the third Monday of October "School Bus Drivers Appreciation Day." http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb791.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Renewal of School Service Personnel Certificates H.B. 1647 Provides that school service personnel certificates are renewable every 5 years. Sets forth the requirements and procedures for renewal, inc... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 School Counselor Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.659 Revises the requirements for add-on certification as a school counselor. Allows three years of successful experience as a school counselor t... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 School Librarians LAC 28:CXXXI.673 Revises the requirements for add-on certification as a school librarian to allow three years of successful experience as a school librarian ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Contract with a Third Party for Non-Instructional Services H.B. 1347 Adds to provisions allowing a local board of education to contract with a third party for non-instructional services currently performed by ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Transfer of Educational Support Employees H.B. 1847 Regulates how the positions at school facilities being deactivated that are held by educational support personnel employees at the time of t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Whistleblower Act H.B. 742 Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that an "employer" as defined in the act includes: (1) A political subdivision of the state (2) A uni... More... LA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Reemployment of Retired School Bus Drivers S.B. 60 Provides for reemployment of retired school bus drivers; provides for contributions and employer reporting requirements. http://www.legis.st... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Educator & School Personnel Salary Increases & Bonuses H.B. 382 Provides salary increases and bonuses for educators and bonuses for classified personnel employed by school districts, charter schools, and ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Education Code Amendments H.B. 2189 Amends Education Code in the following ways: 1) Prescribes authorities of county school boards. 2) Expands purposes for which schools may e... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Teacher Salaries & Bonuses; Service Personnel H.B. 2777 Increases annual salaries of public school teachers; increases the annual salary bonus for teachers with National Board for Professional Tea... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Early Notification Payment S.B. 599 Eliminates the early notification payment for a teacher who gives notice of resignation; authorizes a payment for early notification of reti... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 District Performance/Reporting, Non-Teaching Personnel H.B. 276 -- Misc. Sections Any district that leases a building to a community school [charter] located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a communit... More... LA Adopted 10/2006 P-12 Standards for Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.Chapters 1-10 (Bulletin 746) The first update in many years. Identifies all certification guidelines for Louisiana school employees and administrators. Pages 1-52 of 133... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Certificate of Physical Fitness S.B. 2272 - Section 45 Strikes subsection that requires drivers of school buses to present a certificate of physical fitness each year before being permitted to op... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Bus Drivers S.B. 2272 - Section 51 Specifies that the department of education has authority to suspend bus drivers' authorization to drive a school bus. Requires the departmen... More... ID Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Sex Offenders H.B. 713 Adds to existing law to prohibit access to school children by any person currently registered or required to register under the Idaho Sex Of... More... VA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Reasonable Force S.B. 26 Adds teacher aides, school bus drivers, and school bus aides to the list of school personnel provided a limited exception to charges of simp... More... NM Rule Adoption 10/2005 P-12 Performance Evaluation NMAC 6.69.5, 6.69.5.1 through 6.69.5.11 Relates to performance evaluation system requirements for librarian-teachers NEW MEXICO REG 4424 (SN)... More... NM Rule Adoption 10/2005 P-12 Licensure of Personnel in School Social Work NMAC 6.63.7, 6.63.7.1, 6.63.7.8, 6.63.7.9 Relates to persons seeking licensure in school social work, grades K-12. Sets the requirements for licensure. NEW MEXICO REG 4426 (SN)... More... NM Rule Adoption 10/2005 P-12 Personnel Conduct NMAC 6.60.9, 6.60.9.1 through 6.60.9.3, 6.60.9.6, 6.60.9.9, 6.60.9.10, 6.60.9.11, 6.60.9.12 Sets minimal standards of accepted ethical behavior and professional conduct in education that are applicable to all licensed school personn... More... WV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Staffing Ratios H.B. 2578 House Bill 2578 increases the ratios of professional and service personnel to students in net enrollment. The increases in the ratios of pro... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Education S.B. 1044 (sections 1-10) Incorporates references to the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System. Expands the definition of "cause" for purposes of waivin... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High-Priority Districts S.B. 1044 (section 31) Includes guidance counselors and librarians in definition of "teacher" or "teachers" in provisions relating to incentives for teacher recrui... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Social Workers in Public Schools S.B. 1187 Increases the number and availability of social workers in the public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb118... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Districts' Employment of Board Members' Relatives H.B. 1867 An act to restrict school districts from employing relatives of board members. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB186... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Personnel Policy Law H.B. 2000 Amends the personnel policy law for classified school employees to make it more consistent with the personnel policy law for certified schoo... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School Employee Rights H.B. 2482 Clarifies a school employee's right to have a witness or representative present in a disciplinary or grievance matter. http://www.arkleg.sta... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Employees A.B. 1918 Allows a school employee, in a school district that is not subject to the disability compensation laws, to use up to 6 weeks of the 5-month ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. California State University: Whistleblower Protection A.B. 2637 Requires the California State University to employ an independent investigator on all complaints alleging actual or attempted acts of repris... More... DE Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Certification School Psychologist 14 DAC 1577 Amends regulation relating to the Certification of School Psychologists to align them with current statute and regulations concerning licens... More... DE Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Military Leave of Absence SS2 for S.B. 296 Protects state employees and school district employees who take military leave pursuant to federal mobilizations, by ensuring that the state... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Employee Injuries S.B. 51 Relates to school employee injuries. Specifies that sick leave with pay for any secretary, paraprofessional employee, school aide, teacher ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Counselors Guidance H.B. 493 Includes guidance counselors holding appropriate ancillary certificates issued by the state department of education in definitions of person... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 School Employees H.B. 1163 Permits city, parish, or other local public or nonpublic school systems to contract with local law enforcement agencies to provide for schoo... More... CT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Evaluating Athletic Coaches S.B. 535 Requires local and regional boards of education that employ athletic coaches to require the coaches' immediate supervisor to evaluate them o... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Certification of School Social Workers H.B. 1040 Requires the State Board of Education and the Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board to certify certain social workers as profes... More... HI Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Smoking/Tobacco Products on School Property H.B. 2871 Creates a safe and healthy school environment by prohibiting any person from smoking tobacco products on school property and at any school- ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Fair Dismissal Act H.B. 43 Relates to public school employees, Fair Dismissal Act, transfers, terminations, suspensions, procedure before local board of education, app... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Certification School Social Work Services 14 DAC 1582 Amends regulations relating to requirements for a standard certificate. Changes made to comply with statutory changes regarding the licensur... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Reduction of Salaries or School Personnel H.B. 2102 Concerns limitation on reduction of salaries or personnel in schools; requires notice of general salary reduction prior to the fiscal year i... More... GA Vetoed 05/2004 P-12 Athletic Trainers H.B. 1394 Provides that students, teachers, or other persons who serve as athletic trainers for a public or private elementary school or high school i... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Substantial Amendments to the Standards of Learning H.B. 1014 Amends section 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-253.13:2 . Specifies that the Standards of Learning form the core of Virginia's educational program a... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Sick Leave for School Employees H.B. 309 Requires local school boards to award a minimum ten days sick leave during the school year to all full time employees; includes full time em... More... CO Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Nonlicensed Employee Data S.B. 62 Requires a school district to submit the name, date of birth, and social security number from the fingerprint form for each nonlicensed empl... More... WV Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Service Personnel Competency Tests H.B. 4297 Clarifies that the county board of education and its superintendent may designate the places where competency testing for service personnel ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Workers Compensation/School District Employees H.B. 602 Amends existing law relating to school district employees to authorize the use of accrued sick leave to supplement worker's compensation pay... More... WV Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Substitute Service Personnel Rights H.B. 4554 Relating to the rights, privileges and benefits of substitute service personnel employed to fill vacancies created by leaves of absence, wor... More... AR Signed into law 12/2003 Postsec. Position Growth Pool S.B. 3 Establishes a growth pool of positions for the two year institutions of higher education of non- classified and classified positions to be u... More... MI To governor 11/2003 P-12 School Crossing Guards H.B. 4753 Adjusts the minimum age requirement of school crossing guards to 17 from 18 years of age.... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Classified Employees: Notice of Layoff A.B. 290 Requires that classified employees of school districts and community college districts who are to be laid off be given written notice on or ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Classified School Employees A.B. 424 Provides, in a school district with a pupil population over 400,000, authorization for an appointment for a school-based classified position... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Federal Tax Housing Credits: Classified Employees S.B. 162 Authorizes the Extra Credit Teacher Home Purchase Program to provide federal mortgage credit certificates and reduced interest rate loans fu... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Classified School Employees A.B. 1038 Sets forth the employment rights of classified school employees who are terminated, reassigned, or transferred, or become the employee of an... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. School Teachers & Community College Employees: Military Duty S.B. 259 Authorizes the governing board of a school district or a community college district to approve compensation for all employees who are called... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Housing Assistance A.B. 304 Relates to existing law under which the Housing Finance Agency administers a down payment assistance program to low-income first time homebu... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Classified Employees A.B. 918 Requires a regular classified employee who is assigned to perform an assignment or service in addition to his or her regular assignment to b... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Public School Employers: Unlawful Acts A.B. 109 Defines the prohibition on the refusal or failure to meet and negotiate in good faith to include the knowing provisions by a public school e... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. California State University: Disability Retirement A.B. 908 Requires the Trustees of the California State University to provide disability retirement temporary disability allowances for employees of C... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Classified School Employees: Reclassification A.B. 1070 Decreases all 3 year time requirements to reclassify classified school employees under a merit system of a school district or community coll... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Confidential Employees and Employee Organizations S.B. 253 Revises the definition of confidential employee to mean any employee who is required to develop or present management positions with respect... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Non-certified Personal H.B. 2350 Provides the state board of education shall accept, as qualifications for non-certified personnel, relevant life experiences as determined b... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Service Personnel Certificates H.B. 2864 Amends the School Code. Provides that a School Service Personnel Certificate with a speech-language pathologist endorsement shall be issued ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Support Personnel--Extra Compensation H.B. 1858 Provides relative to extra compensation for noncertified school support personnel in the event such compensation is not included in the mini... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Bus Drivers S.B. 141 Requires a restriction which limits a person to operating only a school bus; provides that such restriction shall apply to a person who has ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Immorality Grounds for Dismissal of School Employees H.B. 778 Adds a charge of immorality as a cause for dismissal of a teacher, bus driver, or permanent employee; defines immorality as conviction of a ... More... GA Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 School Counselors S.B. 178 Relates to conditions of employment of certain persons under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for salary increases for ce... More... IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Open Door Law S.B. 169 Allows a governing body in an executive session to receive information about misconduct and discuss the status of a school bus driver, who i... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Retired Nonclassified Employees S.B. 663 Adds provision to allow certain nonclassified personnel who return to work after retirement to be paid without penalty to their retirement. ... More... IA Vetoed 05/2003 P-12 Removal of Contract Requirement for Part-Time and Substitute Bus Drivers H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Removes the contract requirement for substitute and part-time school bus drivers. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Session.1/HJournal/02... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Bus Drivers Who Are Insulin-Dependent Diabetics H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Adds that school bus driver must be immediately suspended from duties, pending termination hearing by district board or authorities of nonpu... More... MS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Method of Compensating Teachers and Other Employees H.B. 742 Allows any licensed employee to be credited with a professional leave allowance with pay for every day of absence caused by required attenda... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Requirements for School Bus Drivers H.B. 2220 Amends the Uniform Commercial Drivers' Licensing Act. Creates new section allowing the driving skills test for a school bus endorsement to ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Directors of Pupil Personnel in School Districts H.B. 224 Allows a local superintendent to waive the requirement that a director of pupil personnel in a district devote his or her entire time to the... More... WV Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Job Sharing H.B. 2083 Relates to county boards of education generally and expands job sharing arrangements to include employees who are not professional employees... More... CO Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Criminal Background Checks H.B. 1459 Expands inquiry process at nonpublic schools from applicants to include employees of such schools. If nonpublic school employee is subject o... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Personnel Nominations S.B. 20E Allows school boards more time to decide on personnel nominations when the Legislature adjourns before May 31.... More... AL Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Pay Increases for Public Education Employees H.B. 340 Relating to the salaries of public education employees, to provide for a revision of the State Minimum Salary Schedule and to reflect pay in... More... HI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Licensing of School Bus or Van Operators H.B. 2580 States that a school bus or van operator shall be properly licensed to operate the category of vehicles that the operator operates as a scho... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Probationary Period of Non-Teaching Employee S.B. 35A Reinstates provisions providing for the probationary period of a school employee who is promoted in a school system with a population of 425... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Titles Used by School Psychologists H.B. 1302 Relates to school psychologists; clarifies that persons under contract with school districts to perform psychological services may use the s... More... NM Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Training and Experience Index H.B. 311 Relates to education; requires the State Department of Public Education to develop a training and experience index for personnel who are not... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2001 P-12 Teacher Assistant Substitutes S.B. 662 Requires teacher assistant substitutes who work more than 20 days during any school year to meet the requirements of permanent teacher assis... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Sports Coaches H.B. 2781 Relates to youth sports coaches and supervisors; requires youth sports providers to create and adopt a list of crimes that would preclude in... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 06/2001 Postsec. Classified Employee Negotiations H.B. 5188 (Joint Resolution) Extends the reporting date of the special legislative commission to study the feasibility of allowing unionized classifie... More... ME Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 State Retirement System Provisions S.B. 576 Public Law No. 192.,& 181 (LD 1754)Relates to the Maine State Retirement System; establishes the Consumer Price Index as the benchmark for t... More... MN Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 School Bus Endorsements on Drivers' Licenses H.B. 57 Relates to drivers' licenses; includes certain crimes against children as disqualifying offenses for purposes of school bus endorsements on ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Monitoring E-Mails S.B. 1822 Prohibits an employer from secretly monitoring the electronic mail or other computer records generated by an employee. Provides that an empl... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 A Study of School Staff A.B. 2689 Requires the State Department of Education to conduct a study of pupil support, defined to include school counselors, school psychologists, ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Cost-of-Living Salary Adjustments H.B. 202 Provides an equivalent percent cost-of-living adjustment for certain public education employees with the beginning of the 2000-2001 fiscal y... More...