From the ECS State Policy Database Students

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 08/2010 P-12 Pupil Survey of Teachers S.B. 1422 Authorizes a high school's student government to establish a committee of pupils and teachers to develop a survey by which pupils may provid... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 8010, S.B. 2738 Enacts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, allowing children of military families to achieve educationa... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Enrollment of Foreign Exchange Students H.B. 433 Requires a district or charter school to accept a foreign exchange student if another student from the same school is participating in the s... More... UT Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Bullying and Hazing Policies and Training R277-613 Defines "bullying", "cyberbullying", and "hazing". Requires school districts and charter schools to implement bullying and hazing policies d... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 1309 Provides for a legislative council study of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. http://www.legis.nd.go... More... ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 North Dakota Youth Council H.B. 1463 Creates a state youth council; sets membership and duties. Requires the North Dakota youth council to develop a list of issues and concerns ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 928 Enacts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; relates to active duty status; relates to veterans, educatio... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Employment H.B. 2826 Exempts children under 16 years of age from limitation on hours of work during summer and any vacation period of five or more consecutive sc... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Student Health Insurance S.B. 5925 Regards insurance for higher education students participating in study or research abroad; authorizes a governing board of a state instituti... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Youth Advisory Council Member H.B. 485; S.B. 463 Alters the term of a youth member of the Youth Advisory Council; increases the term of a youth member who is elected cochair of the Council;... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Recess S.B. 5551 Regards recess periods for elementary school students; requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to collaborate with t... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 306; S.B. 257 Establishes, through an Interstate Compact with specified member states, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Chil... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Athletics Programs H.B. 432 Enacts the School Athletics Equity Act which provides that each public school shall operate its athletics program in a manner that does not ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Placement of Twins H.B. 1191 Relates to school classrooms; allow parents to choose if twins attend same class or separate classes. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/docum... More... IA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Military Children H.B. 214 Establishes the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; establishes a council on educational opportunity for mi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children S.B. 2669 Relates to interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; enact. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/S... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 1727 Establishes a compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deplo... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Class Placement of Twins or Higher Order Multiples H.B. 2070 Requires local school boards to develop and implement policies to allow a parent of twins or higher order multiples to request that the chil... More... WY Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Teacher Shortage Loans H.B. 173 Relates to the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program; expands loan program to specified teaching endorsements; excludes federal financial ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 whole child A.B. 2252 Establishes the Commission on Youth to examine policy and fiscal issues affecting the youth of this state and to make recommendations on tho... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Student employment A.B. 2213 Authorizes the principal of a public or private school to issue, or designate another administrator in the school to issue, work permits to ... More... MA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Placement of Twins in Classrooms H.B. 469 Relates to classroom placement of twins; provides that the parents of twins or higher order multiples may request that the children be place... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 1203 Relates to educational opportunity for military children; directs the Governor to execute the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity ... More... SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Enrollment of Military Families' Kids H.B. 4320 Provides that a student whose parent or legal guardian has been called to active duty more than a specified number of miles outside of his r... More... MI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Education Compact for Military Children H.B. 5963 Establishes interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; provides for the facilitation of the timely enrollment of c... More... CT Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Youth Policy Council H.B. 5133 Continues the function of the Youth Futures Committee by establishing the Youth Policy Council to assist youth between the ages of twelve an... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 1317 Creates the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to remove barriers to educational success imposed on childre... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Youth Advisory Council H.B. 1157 Establishes a Youth Advisory Council to formally advise and make recommendations to elected officials on issues affecting youth in the State... More... GA Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children S.B. 345 Adds Georgia as a member of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Includes provisions related to unoffici... More... MD Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Education of Military Children H.B. 784; S.B. 457 Establishes a Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children; provides that the task force shall examine educational issues af... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Student employment S.B. 406 Authorizes certificated employees, who are employed by the applicable school district, authorized by the superintendent of the school distri... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Reassingment Appeals H.B. 488 Permits local boards of education to provide for an administrative initial screening of pupil reassignment appeals. http://www.ncga.state.nc... More... LA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Legislative Youth Advisory Council S.B. 46 Establishes the Legislative Youth Advisory Council as an initiative under the administration of the state commission on civic education. Pro... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student Identification Number S.B. 211 Directs the higher education department, in collaboration with public post-secondary educational institutions, to use the same student ident... More... IL Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Smoking Ban in Dorms S.B. 2465 Provides that smoking is prohibited in any portion of a building used in whole or in part as a student dormitory that is owned, operated or ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Students Called to Active Duty H.B. 80 Relates to students called to military active duty; requires that a student called to federal military active duty shall receive credit for ... More... GA Adopted 10/2005 P-12 Case Management Consultation for Agency-Placed Transfer Students GAC 160-4-8-.17 Establishes rules regarding case management consultation for agency-placed transfer students to provide necessary transition services for st... More... NY Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Code of conduct at school function H.B. 6283 Relates to the definition of school function as it relates to codes of conduct, to include all school authorized extra-curricular event or a... More... OR Signed into law 07/2005 Postsec. Athletic Agents H.B. 3179 From Staff Measure Summary (Fiscal Note): A person desiring to conduct business as an athlete agent in the State of Oregon is required to ob... More... IL Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Steroid Abuse Prevention Education S.B. 64 Requires a school district to provide steroid abuse prevention education to students who participate in interscholastic athletic programs. h... More... MN Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 S.F. 232 A secondary student may possess and use nonprescription pain relief in a manner consistent with the labeling, if the district has received... More... GA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Statewide Preparticipation Physical Examination Form S.B. 272 Requires the state board to develop a school interscholastic extracurricular athletic policy that provides for the use of a single, comprehe... More... MN EFFECTIVE DATE '05-'06 SCHOOL YEAR AND LATER 05/2005 P-12 Parent discretion in classroom placement of multiples (twins, etc.) S.F. 180 A parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples may request that the children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classro... More... IN Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Cheerleading Safety S.B. 301 Requires the state board of education to develop standards and guidelines concerning cheerleading safety in schools. http://www.in.gov/apps/... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Governing Boards H.B. 2368 Repeals provision granting a school district and its employees immunity from civil liability for the consequences of the good faith adoption... More... MS Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College University Or Community College Students H.B. 524 University or community college students; clarify residence status. A student who, upon registration at a Mississippi institution of higher... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Definition of Interschool Athletic Program S.B. 1044 (section 19) Deletes from definition of interschool athletic program any athletic program which is subject to regulation by the Arkansas Activities Assoc... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Arkansas Supreme Court Decision H.B. 2646 Conforms the Arkansas Code to comply with the Arkansas Supreme Court decision in the Lake View case. Requires any school district that was a... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Interschool Athletic Programs H.B. 2916 Includes salaries or supplemental pay for staff for organized physical activity courses as provided under Act 660 of 2005 in the definitions... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 General Assembly Pages H.B. 2461 Provides an excused absence from school for the one day a student is serving as a page for the general assembly. States that the student may... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Continuity of Educational Services for Foster Children H.B. 1710 Ensures the continuity of educational services to foster children. Prohibits the grades of a child in foster care from being lowered for sch... More... NM Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Students Medication Administration S.B. 275 Allows public school students to carry and self- administer asthma medication and emergency anaphylaxis medication. http://legis.state.nm.u... More... ND Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Student Residency Requirements S.B. 2033 Concerns enrollment and provision of services to elementary and high school students placed by out- of-state agencies or entities; relates t... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Arkids First Program H.B. 1895 Establishes a program to inform students in local school districts about the Arkids First Program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bil... More... SD Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Interscholastic Student Activities H.B. 1093 Any seventh or eighth grade student who attends a nonpublic elementary or middle school that is not affiliated with a nonpublic high school ... More... NY Signed into law 01/2005 P-12 School Records Review S.B. 6818 Authorizes caregivers to review school records and to consent to medical and dental diagnosis and treatment of a minor child, excuse absence... More... MA Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Diabetic Student Treatment S.B. 2231 Authorizes self-monitoring and treatment of students with diabetes. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary... More... MI Signed into law 12/2004 Postsec. Pregnant Higher Education Students Services Office S.B. 72 Creates the Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Fund; provides grants to encourage certain institutions of higher education to establish... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Equity in Athletics Bill of Rights A.B. 2240 Enacts the Equity in Athletics Bill of Rights and enumerates the rights available to a pupil relating to gender equity in athletics. Require... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Steroids and Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplements S.B. 1630 Requires the Department of Health Services to develop a list of performance enhancing dietary supplements. Requires school districts to proh... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Student Work Permits A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions) Permits a caregiver with whom a minor pupil resides, other than the pupil's parent, guardian, foster parent, or residential shelter services... More... CA Vetoed 08/2004 P-12 Student Academic Review and Counseling S.B. 1299 Authorizes a unified school district or a high school district to implement the Student Academic Review and Counseling Program in grade 8 or... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Field Trips S.B. 57 Requires every local board to establish criteria and limits for individuals, organizations and entities planning, organizing or promoting st... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Standard School Health Forms S.B. 826 Requires the secretary of the health and hospitals department to create an advisory board to establish a standard health form for schools, i... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Legislative Auditor H.B. 490 Notwithstanding any provision of present law to the contrary, any entity which establishes scholastic rules which are the basis for the stat... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Employment of Minors H.B. 691 Bars minor age 16 who has not graduated from high school from working between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. before a school day, and minor age 17 from ... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) 14 DAC 1025, 1049 -- 1056 Amends, repeals and replaces, and updates regulations pertaining to the following: Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA); DIAA Definit... More... NH Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Penalties for Crimes on College or University Campus H.B. 1361 Specifies the penalties for rioting offenses committted on or near a public college or university campus.... More... MD Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College National Guard Students H.B. 1314 Requires a public institution of higher education to allow a national guard student to withdraw from courses the student is currently enroll... More... CO Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Activities At School H.B. 1363 Permits students to participate in activities in another district if activity is not offered within a student's school district. http://www.... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Florida High School Activities Association S.B. 2156 Relating to the Florida High School Activities Association; renames the association as the Florida High School Athletic Association; revises... More... NE Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Compensation for Football Players L.B. 688 Any person who competes in the sport of football for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may be granted a stipend, the amount of which shall... More... HI Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Caregiver Consent S.B. 946 Allows a caregiver of a minor who lives with the minor, but is not the minor's legal guardian, to execute an affidavit of caregiver consent ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Community College Community College Governance; Student Organizations S.B. 1105 States student political organizations may conduct lawful meetings on community college property, except to influence elections as provided ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Education and Military Dependents S.B. 2802 Directs the Department of Education to assist in the transition of dependents of military personnel into the public school system; requires ... More... CO Became law without governor's signature 04/2003 P-12 School Transfer Rules H.B. 1083 Repeals of the requirement that transfer rules shall not prohibit a student's participation in extracurricular activities if the student enr... More... ME Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Number of Hours per Week/Day That Minors May Work H.P. 13 Concerns child labor laws; provides that a minor shall not be employed more than 60 hours in any week, and from 10 to 12 hours in any day, w... More... MT Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Uniform Athlete Agents Act S.B. 306 Relates to uniform athlete agents and student athlete agents. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/SB0306.htm... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Pregnancy Incentive Grant Fund H.B. 774 Extends repealer to December 31, 2005 on Mississippi Reducing Out of Wedlock Pregnancies Incentive Grant Fund that provides funds to countie... More... PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Student Employment H.B. 974 Students may not sell goods or services by minors to customers at their residences, places of business or public places including, but not l... More... MA Signed into law 10/2002 P-12 State and Local Policies on Student Overnight or Early Morning Travel H.B. 4937 Requires every local board to establish a policy concerning student travel that is planned to occur between the hours of midnight and 6 A.M.... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Florida High School Activities Association and Student Athletes' Physicals S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "The bill requires the board of directors of the Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) to exa... More... CT Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Employment of 15-Year-Olds H.B. 5062 Extends to 2007 the expiration date of the law allowing fifteen-year-old minors to work in mercantile establishments such as supermarkets an... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: Rights of Student Representatives S.B. 20E According to legislative summary, "The bill eliminates from current law the collective bargaining limitation on awarding equivalent teaching... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Eligibility of Students in Home Study Programs H.B. 1590 Provides that students enrolled in home study programs are to be eligible to participate in any extracurricular program offered in the publi... More... HI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Hawaii State Student Council H.B. 1878 Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to de... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. H.B. 2138 Authorizes the College Student Aid Commission to waive or modify statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to State financial aid progra... More... HI Vetoed 06/2001 P-12 State student council S.B. 670 Establishes the state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct ... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 The Hawaii State Student Council, H.B. 11 Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to c... More... IL Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Preventing a child from attending school S.B. 1026 Amends the School Code; provides that whoever by threat, menace, or intimidation prevents a child entitled to attend a nonpublic school in t... More... PA Signed into law 11/2000 P-12 Interscholastic Athletic Accountability S.B. 1403 Establishes Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Council; provides for interscholastic accountability; provides for transportation, education emp... More... IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Students may be excused from dissections H.B. 3254 Public Act No. 91-771., Relates to the Dissection Alternatives Act; creates the Dissection Alternatives Act; provides that schools may excus... More... HI Vetoed 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. State Student Council H.B. 284 Establishes the Hawaii state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to c... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Ethical Conduct Standards for Activities H.B. 156 Relates to educators; modifies the Public Officers and Employees Ethics Act as related to activities for students organized by an educator; ... More...