From the ECS State Policy Database Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)

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 HI Vetoed 07/2007 P-12 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten S.B. 613 Directs the department to encourage inclusionary prekindergarten and kindergarten classes of both special education eligible and general education students, including consideration of the following options: (1) Special education eligible preschool children ma... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities H.B. 7087 - Section 23 (3) - (8) Requires local boards to modify basic courses, as necessary, to to assure exceptional students the opportunity to meet the graduation requirements for a standard diploma, using one of the following strategies: 1. Assignment of the exceptional student to an exc... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Special Education in Private Schools A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions) Require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to conduct an investigation onsite at any time without prior notice when there is substantial reason to believe that there is an immediate danger to the health, safety, or welfare of a child, and to monitor the ... More... MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Special Education Services H.B. 655 Provides that special classes, separate schooling, or other removal of children with disabilities from the regular educational environment shall occur only when the nature or severity of the disability of a child is such that education in regular classes with ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Special Education Mainstreaming H.B. 2380 Establishes a pilot program for the integrated of special education services.... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Updating Regulations for Special Education Students S.B. 1549 Requires the State Department of Education to review and make recommendations to the state board regarding any needed updates to regulations concerning the assistance of individuals with exceptional needs by qualified health and school personnel on or before J... More... MS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Recognition for Full Inclusion S.B. 2745 Direct the State Department of Education to provide an annual recognition program for schools for providing full inclusion of children with disabilities in all aspects of academic and extracurricular activities.... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Special Education H.B. 146 Relates to public schools; modifies special education definitions and rules to be adopted by the State Board of Education; modifies provisions regarding participation of students with a disability in extracurricular activities; modifies the process by which di... More...