From the ECS State Policy Database Standards--Common Core State Standards

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 AZ Issued P-12 Reaffirming AZ's Right to Set Education Policy Executive Order 2013-08 Order reaffirming that SBE has power to set and define standards for AZ,not federal government; curriculum, materials and literature decisions to be made at local level; new assessment aligned to AZ College and Career Ready Standards to be selected.... More... ME Issued 09/2013 P-12 Local Education Control and Student Privacy Rights Executive Order 6 Prohibits the state department from adopting any educational standards, curricula or instructional approaches that may be mandated by the federal government. Prohibits the department from applying for any federal grant that requires, as a condition of applicat... More... NV Issued 06/2013 P-12 Establishing the Common Core State Standards Steering Committee Exec. Order 2013-06 Creates steering committee and defines membership. Directs the committee to work collaboratively with state policymakers, districts, and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) to ensure that appropriate plans and resources are in place to address the aca... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Common Core State Standards and Assessments H.B. 462 Prohibits the state board from adopting Common Core State Standards. Prohibits a district from using Common Core State Standards. Provides a district or charter school may not be required to to offer any aspect of a Common Core State Standards curriculum. Proh... More... PA Adopted 06/2013 P-12 A Resolution re: Standards H.R. 338 Resolution urging the Secretary of Education and the State Board of Education to ensure that Pennsylvania's academic standards are thoroughly rigorous for all Pennsylvania students. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&se... More... IA Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Assessments H.F. 215 - Division V Division V of H.F. 215 requires that beginning July 1, 2016, all students in grades 3-11 are to be administered an assessment during the last quarter of the school year in math and reading and science in grades 8 and 11. Assessments are to be aligned with the ... More... OK Adopted 05/2013 P-12 Cost of the Common Core State Standards H.R. 1011 A Resolution stating legislative intent not to approve further adoption of Common Core State Standards until certain costs are ascertained; directing the State Board of Education to prepare and submit a report on the implementation of the Common Core State Sta... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Common Core State Standards; College Readiness Provisions H.B. 1427 Restricts state board of education from taking further action to implement common core standards until curricular and fiscal evaluations have been made. Provides that the state board shall implement educational standards that use the common core standards as t... More... FL Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Next Generation Sunshine State Standards S.B. 1076 - Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Removes statutory references to "Sunshine State Standards" (retains references to "Next Generation Sunshine State Standards" and adds Common Core standards in English language arts and math to "Next Generation Sunshine State Standards" definition). Clarifies t... More... CO Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Grade 3-11 Assessments H.B. 1219 - Grade 3-11 Assessments Repeals existing assessment requirements for reading, writing, math effective July 1, 2014; repeals science assessment requirements immediately. Effective the 2014-15 school year, directs the department to administer annual English language arts assessment in ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Common Core State Standards; Adoption of State Science Standards S.B. 1200 From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to recommend and the state board to adopt the college and career readiness anchor standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative consortium. Authorizes the state board to... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Supplemental K-7 Instructional Materials for Math A.B. 1719 - Supplemental K-7 Instructional Materials for Math From bill summary: Requires the department, at least 30 days before the state board takes specified action, to develop a list of supplemental instructional materials for use in grades K-7 that are aligned with the California common core academic content standa... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 County Office of Education Authority to Approve Supplemental Instructional Materials A.B. 2662 - County Office of Education Authority to Approve Supplemental Instructional Materials From bill summary: Extends to county offices of education the authority (which local districts already have) to approve supplemental instructional materials other than those approved by the state board if the county board performs specified reviews and determi... More... NY Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 BOCES Contracts with Out-of-State Districts A.B. 10205 Permits boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts of up to two years with out-of-state districts for special education and/or career/technical education services, or for the use of existing products that demonstrate how to map ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Mathematics Curriculum Models S.B. 3244 Provides legislative findings. Directs the state board, immediately upon the effective date of this amendatory act, to coordinate the acquisition, adaptation, and development of middle and high school mathematics curriculum models to aid districts and teachers... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Common Core and State Assessment Scoring Ranges S.B. 316 - Common Core and State Assessment Scoring Ranges By December 31, 2013, directs the state board to submit recommended scoring ranges on the state English language arts assessments (including on 3rd grade ELA assessment to be promoted to 4th grade) and Ohio graduation tests necessary to successfully implement ... More... WV Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Mathematics Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools WV ADC s 126-44B-1, 2, 3, 4 Defines content standards and instructional goals and objectives for mathematics program of study, consistent with West Virginia's move to adopt the common core standards. Broadens scope of mathematics curriculum to include 21st century content standards and o... More... WV Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Reading and Language Arts Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools WV ADC s 126-44A-1, 2, 3, 4 Defines content standards and instructional goals and objectives for reading and language arts, consistent with West Virginia's move to adopt the common core standards. Broadens scope of curriculum to include 21st century content standards and objectives as we... More... CO Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Common Core Assessment Consortia S.B. 172 Directs the state to participate as a governing board member, at least until january 1, 2014, in a consortium of states that focuses on the readiness of students for college and careers by developing a common set of assessments. Directs the state board to rel... More... CO Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Common Core Assessments H.B. 1240 (section 58) Indicates that Colorado will participate as a governing board member, at least until January 2014, in the consortium of states that are developing and will implement assessments that support the Common Core State Standards. The state board is encouraged to con... More... NV Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Common Core Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics, Demonstrating Writing Proficiency & Career Readiness Courses NAC 389 Adopting the Common Core Standards at certain grade levels for English language arts and mathematics; providing for the implementation of the Common Core Standards in prescribed school years; repealing certain existing standards in English language arts and ma... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Adequacy Education Funding Study H.B. 1214 Requires the Maryland State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Legislative Services to contract with a public or private entity to conduct a study of the adequacy of education funding in ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Student Achievement - Core Content Areas H.B. 1227 Requires the county board to include in its master plan to improve student achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and measure academic proficiency in specified core academic subjects for students. Adds social studies and science to list of core ac... More... LA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Student Assessment and Statewide Standards H.B. 707 Relates to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program and the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program. Provides greater clarity to the definition of state content standards. Indicates that criterion-referenced tests will be replaced by standards-based a... More... MS Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Authorizes Consolidation of Low-Performing Schools and School Districts in Emergency Situations S.B. 2737 Relating to low-performing schools and school districts: Provides that if a local school district violates accreditation standards determined to be the basis for immediate withdrawal of accreditation, there shall be a show cause hearing conducted by the commis... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 College and Career Readiness S.B. 40 Requires that by Fall semester 2016, each public high school and public institution of higher education complete curricular alignment to enable the successful completion of the high school mathematics and language arts curricula, as described in Connecticut's ... More... IL Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grant 23 IL ADC 235.20, 30, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70; 23 IL ADC 235.APP. A, B, C From Illinois Register: This rulemaking resulted from the state board's application for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to design and implement early learning and development systems that are comprehensive in scope and c... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Math Instructional Materials and Common Core Standards H.B. 5101 - Math Instructional Materials and Common Core Standards Amends provisions related to district purchases of instructional materials with state allocation. Provides that for the 2012-13 mathematics adoption, districts using a comprehensive mathematics instructional materials program adopted in 2009-10 is deemed in co... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Professional Development S.B. 404 Directs the state board of education, in consultation with the professional standards commission, to establish category-level expenditure controls to ensure that specified staff development funds are utilized in such a manner as to help align professional lear... More... MD Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Core Academic Standard Implementation S.B. 293 Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and measure academic proficiency of students in core academic subjects at various points during the elementary and secondary edu... More... WV Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Social Studies Content Standards and Objectives for West Virginia Schools WV ADC s 126-44D-1, 2, 3, 4 Defines content standards and instructional goals and objectives for social studies program of study, consistent with West Virginia's move to adopt the common core standards. Broadens scope of curriculum to include 21st century content standards and objectives... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Core Curriculum Standards S.B. 287 Authorizes the state to exit any agreement that cedes control of Utah's core curriculum standards to any other entity, including a federal agency or consortium, for any reason, including among others the cost of developing or implementing core curriculum stand... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Regarding Open Educational Resources for Common Core Standards in K-12 Education. H.B. 2337 Requires the superintendent of public instruction, subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, to take the lead in developing openly licensed courseware aligned with the common core state standards and placed under an attribution... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Common Core State Standards H.B. 1128 Requires that the Board of Education, prior to adopting any standards proposed through the Common Core State Standards Initiative conduct, over a period of one year, at least four public hearings in order to give members of the public the opportunity to provid... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Common Core State Standards H.B. 4165 Requires that the Department of Education align Common Core State Standards with Oregon Early Learning System outcomes and with the Head Start Child Development Early Learning Framework by June 30, 2015. (sec. 17) http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb41... More... NM Adopted 02/2012 P-12 Study of Costs of All School Assessments S.M. 73 Requests an analysis of the cost, both in instructional time and money, of all assessments of New Mexico students, including proposed assessments related to common core state standards. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/12%20Regular/memorials/senate/SM073.pdf... More... MT Adopted 11/2011 P-12 College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards - Language Arts & Literacy ARM 10.54.3610-3613; 3620-3623; 3630-3633; 3640-3643; 3650-3653; 3701-3712 Repeals previous standards and establishes College and Career Readiness anchor standards for language arts and literacy. http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/ShowNoticeFile.asp?TID=3608... More... MT Adopted 11/2011 P-12 Mathematics Content Standards and Performance Descriptors ARM 10.54.4010-4013; 4020-4023; 4030-4033; 4040-4043; 4101-4112 Adopts college and career ready content standards for mathematics and repeals previous standards and performance descriptors. http://www.mtrules.org/gateway/Cycle_Home.asp?CID=1327... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules A.B. 250 - Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules From bill summary: Deletes the schedule for submission of instructional materials for foreign languages and health for state board approval, and the exception to the requirement that criteria for the evaluation of instructional materials be approved when curri... More... OK Adopted 07/2011 P-12 Common Core State Standards OK ADC 210:15-4-1, 2, 3 New rules explain the purpose, provide definitions, and describe adoption and implementation procedures for the Common Core State Standards. The rules direct that the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Literacy in History/Social Studies and... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Common Core State Standards/Remediation/Vocational, Career Courses S.B. 479 Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to continue to participate in the development of the Common Core State Standards in conjunction with the consortium of other states, review all national assessments developed by both multistate consortia, and implemen... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Common Core State Standards S.B. 211 Requires the Legislative Committee on Education to conduct a study concerning the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in the public schools. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/SB/SB211_EN.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Implementing Common Core State Standards S.B. 383 To transition to and implement the Common Core State Standards, the State Board of Education may: (1) Modify curriculum and assessment requirements; (2) Adopt new curriculum and assessment requirements; and (3) Direct the Department of Education to: (A) Propos... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Unfunded Mandates Prohibited H.B. 4711 Provides that no public school district or private school is obligated to comply with any new unfunded mandate adopted by the legislature or state board of education. Provides that if the amount appropriated to fund a new mandate does not fully fund the mandat... More... OK Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Common Core State Standards OK ADC 210:15-4-1, 2, 3 The proposed new rules explain the purpose, provide definitions, and describe adoption and implementation procedures for the Common Core State Standards. The rules direct that the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Literacy in History/Socia... More... CA Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Common Core State Standards A.J.R. 39 Calls upon the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to develop common core state standards in the core academic disciplines of English-language arts, mathematics, history-social science, and science. Asks ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Common Core State Standards S.B. 2033 Requires that by August 1, 2010, the State Board of Education is to adopt revisions to the subject matter curriculum adopted by the State Board for English Language Arts and Mathematics as is necessary to align the curriculum with the K-12 Common Core State St... More... ME Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Common Core State Standards Initiative S.B. 705 Allows the Department of Education to include the "Common Core State Standards Initiative" standards for kindergarten to grade 12 in the State's system of learning results and assessment and grants the Commissioner of Education the authority to adopt emergency... More... IA Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Clarifies What Elementary Teachers Must Know IAC 282-13.26(5) Adds greater clarity to each core content area to better communicate what elementary teachers must know in order to better serve students. ... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Legislative Intent and Race to the Top S.B. 1E - Section 1 Establishes legislative intent regarding California's efforts in the federal Race to the Top competition. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0001-0050/sbx5_1_bill_20100107_chaptered.pdf Specifies that these provisions become operative only if Sen... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 California Assessment of Academic Achievement S.B. 1E - Sections 9, 12, 14, 15, 16 Numbers below relate to Section numbers in Education Code. 60601: Extends repeal date on Chapter 5 of Education Code, "California Assessment of Academic Achievement", to January 2014. 60604.5: Adds new section establishing legislative intent that the reautho... More...