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 Authorizes a high school's student government to establish a committee of pupils and teachers to develop a survey by which pupils may provide feedback to teachers to improve communication between pupils and teachers and improve individual classes and teaching methods. Requires that the survey solicit pupil opinion on different aspects of a class and the effectiveness of the teacher of the class. Provides the survey would be provided annually to teachers who would survey the pupils in the classes they teach. Requires that survey responses be confidential and made known only to the teacher whose class is surveyed. Prohibits administrators and school or district officials from viewing or having access to any completed pupil survey without the express written consent of the teacher to whom the survey relates. Prohibits the surveys from becoming part of a teacher's personnel record, from being included in or used to influence the existing teacher evaluation process, and from being used for collective bargaining purposes. http://leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1422_bill_20100825_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 1422 Source: leginfo.ca.gov RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Enacts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, allowing children of military families to achieve educational success by facilitating smoother transfers between schools due to relocation of active duty soldiers with school-aged children in their household. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/law10100.htm Title: H.B. 8010, S.B. 2738 Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Requires a district or charter school to accept a foreign exchange student if another student from the same school is participating in the same exchange program outside the country, and the foreign exchange student is enrolled in the school for one year or less. http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillenr/hb0433.pdf Title: H.B. 433 Source: le.utah.gov UT Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Defines "bullying", "cyberbullying", and "hazing". Requires school districts and charter schools to implement bullying and hazing policies district- and school-wide. Provides for regular and meaningful training of school employees and students. Provides for enforcement of the policies in public schools. Requires a student or coach to participate in bullying and hazing prevention training before participating in a public school-sponsored athletic program or or extracurricular club or activity. Requires all public school coaches to act consistently with professional standards (as set in administrative rule) in all responsibilities and activities of their assignments. Provides that failure to act consistently with these standards toward students, colleagues and parents may result in discipline against an educator's license. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20091101/33053.htm Title: R277-613 Source: www.rules.utah.gov ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Provides for a legislative council study of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JAMP0300.pdf Title: H.B. 1309 Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov ND Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Creates a state youth council; sets membership and duties. Requires the North Dakota youth council to develop a list of issues and concerns pertinent to residents of this state who have not yet reached the age of twenty-five. The list may include education, health care, employment opportunities, and quality of life issues such as recreation and entertainment. The council, on its own and in conjunction with any guests it elects to invite, is to explore its issues and concerns, review current situations, and develop recommendations for consideration by local, regional, and state-level policymakers. The council is required to provide a report and any recommendations to the legislative council before September 1, 2010. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JBNH0400.pdf Title: H.B. 1463 Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Enacts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; relates to active duty status; relates to veterans, educational records, extracurricular activities and member states. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billpdfs/HP092801.pdf Title: H.B. 928 Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/ OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Exempts children under 16 years of age from limitation on hours of work during summer and any vacation period of five or more consecutive school days in school year. http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2800.dir/hb2826.en.pdf Title: H.B. 2826 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us WA Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Regards insurance for higher education students participating in study or research abroad; authorizes a governing board of a state institution of higher education to require its students who participate in studies or research outside of the United States sponsored, arranged, or approved by the institution to purchase, as a condition of participation, certain insurance approved by the governing board; prohibits requiring insurance if the student is already under sufficient coverage of another policy. Chapter 297 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5925-S2.PL.pdf Title: S.B. 5925 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 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; requires the State Department of Education to categorize a specified number of school absences per school year of a youth member as lawful absences if the absence was due to the business of the Council. http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0485t.pdf Title: H.B. 485; S.B. 463 Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/ WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Regards recess periods for elementary school students; requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to collaborate with the statewide parent-teacher organization to conduct and report the results of a survey of Washington elementary schools to determine the current availability of recess for elementary students and the perceptions of the importance of recess in Washington elementary schools. Chapter 182 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5551-S.PL.pdf Title: S.B. 5551 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Establishes, through an Interstate Compact with specified member states, the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children in elementary and secondary schools; provides for transfer of records. http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0306t.pdf Title: H.B. 306; S.B. 257 Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/ NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Enacts the School Athletics Equity Act which provides that each public school shall operate its athletics program in a manner that does not discriminate against students or staff on the basis of gender; provides for collection of data concerning school athletics programs. http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/HB0432.pdf Title: H.B. 432 Source: http://nmlegis.gov/ MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Relates to school classrooms; allow parents to choose if twins attend same class or separate classes. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1191SG.pdf Title: H.B. 1191 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us IA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Establishes the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; establishes a council on educational opportunity for military children to provide advice and recommendations regarding this state's participation in and compliance with the interstate compact; directs the governor to appoint a military family education liaison to assist military families and the state in facilitating the implementation of the compact. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&Service=Billbook&ga=83&menu=text&hbill=HF214 Title: H.B. 214 Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Relates to interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; enact. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2600-2699/SB2669SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2669 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Establishes a compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1727ER Title: H.B. 1727 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Requires local school boards to develop and implement policies to allow a parent of twins or higher order multiples to request that the children be placed in the same classroom or separate classrooms if they are in the same grade level at the same elementary school. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB2070ER Title: H.B. 2070 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/ AR Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Removes barriers to educational success for military children. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1400.pdf Title: H.B. 1400 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us WY Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Relates to the Teacher Shortage Loan Repayment Program; expands loan program to specified teaching endorsements; excludes federal financial assistance as loan eligibility requirement for specified programs; specifies loan amount; adds reading and English as a second language to the list of courses that qualify for a loan recipient to teach in order to repay the loan without cash payment. Chapter 121 http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Enroll/HB0173.pdf Title: H.B. 173 Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Establishes the Commission on Youth to examine policy and fiscal issues affecting the youth of this state and to make recommendations on those issues including education, employment, social services, behavioral and physical health, criminal justice, homelessness, foster care, child welfare, emancipation, financial literacy, substance abuse, driver's licensure, poverty, and youth participation in state and local government. Creates the Commission on Youth Account to carry out these duties. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: A.B. 2252 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Authorizes the principal of a public or private school to issue, or designate another administrator in the school to issue, work permits to pupils who attend the school. Requires that the hour limitations that apply to a work permit issued by any of the officials or employees authorized to issue work permits be based on the school calendar of the school the pupil attends. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: A.B. 2213 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov MA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Relates to classroom placement of twins; provides that the parents of twins or higher order multiples may request that the children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms when the children are in the same grade level at the same school; provides that the school may recommend placement and provide professional education advice; requires the placement request to be made by a specified time; provides that higher order of multiples shall mean triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets or more. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht00pdf/ht00469.pdf Title: H.B. 469 Source: FL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Relates to educational opportunity for military children; directs the Governor to execute the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; provides requirements relating to student records and enrollment, placement and attendance, and eligibility for graduation; creates an interstate commission and specifies powers and duties; requires the Secretary of State to furnish the enrolled act to member states approving compacts. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1203er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1203&Session=2008 Title: H.B. 1203 Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/default.aspx SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 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 residence is eligible to attend the public schools of that school district; authorizes nonresident military personnel to enroll in programs designed to award a State high school diploma. Act 323 http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess117_2007-2008/bills/4320.doc Title: H.B. 4320 Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net MI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Establishes interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children; provides for the facilitation of the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district or variations in entrance and age requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0215.pdf Title: H.B. 5963 Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/ CT Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Continues the function of the Youth Futures Committee by establishing the Youth Policy Council to assist youth between the ages of twelve and twenty-one in entering the state's workforce; relates to improved school attendance, improved percentages of youth graduating from high school, enrollment in employment programs that build skills, full youth employment, opportunities for public service, safe and stable housing, and access to mental and physical health providers. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2008/ACT/sa/pdf/2008SA-00003-R00HB-05133-SA.pdf Title: H.B. 5133 Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov/ CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Creates the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents; facilitates on-time graduation, timely enrollment, student placement, and transfer of education records of children of military families. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/BAB68718C7F52EF2872573AA007AC55E?open&file=1317_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1317 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Establishes a Youth Advisory Council to formally advise and make recommendations to elected officials on issues affecting youth in the State; establishes eligibility for membership, terms of office, and the process for appointment to the council; outlines the duties of the council, including reporting requirements; creates the Youth Advisory Council Cash Fund. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/29B4ABF9CDE29D1C872573680055F204?open&file=1157_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1157 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/ GA Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Adds Georgia as a member of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. Includes provisions related to unofficial and official records and transcripts, immunizations, kindergarten and first grade entrance age, course placement and placement in special services such as gifted and talented and special education, absences related to deployment activities, high school graduation requirements and exit exams, and transfers during the student's senior year. Provides for state coordination, the creation of the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children by member states, and the interstate commission's powers and duties, organization and operation, rulemaking functions, oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution, and financing. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb345.pdf Title: S.B. 345 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us MD Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Establishes a Task Force on Educational Issues Affecting Military Children; provides that the task force shall examine educational issues affecting military children, including efforts to ease the transition of military children to state schools, the timely receipt of paperwork necessary for local school systems to facilitate transfers of such children, the effect of graduation requirements, and the feasibility of the state joining the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children. http://mlis.state.md.us/2008rs/bills/hb/hb0784t.pdf Title: H.B. 784; S.B. 457 Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/ CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Authorizes certificated employees, who are employed by the applicable school district, authorized by the superintendent of the school district or principal where the employee works, to issue a permit to a minor enrolled in the school. Authorizes a similar procedure for private schools. Requires the individuals responsible for issuing work permits to review the academic and attendance of a pupil prior to issuing the permit. Authorizes exceptions. Provides procedures governing permit reauthorization. Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0401-0450/sb_406_vt_20071011.html Title: S.B. 406 Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Permits local boards of education to provide for an administrative initial screening of pupil reassignment appeals. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H488v0.html Title: H.B. 488 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us LA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Establishes the Legislative Youth Advisory Council as an initiative under the administration of the state commission on civic education. Provides that the purpose of the council is to examine and facilitate communication between youth and the legislature on issues of importance to youth, including education, employment, strategies to increase youth participation in local and state government, safe environments for youth, substance abuse, underage drinking, emotional and physical health, poverty, litter and environmental control, driver's licenses, and youth access to state and local services. Provides that the council has the following duties: (1) To identify the concerns and needs of youth, and to advise and make recommendations to members of the legislature on proposed legislation and on policy matters related to youth. (2) To collect, analyze, and provide information to the senate and house committees on education and any other legislative committees, commissions and task forces on issues related to youth. (3) To participate in an annual seminar prior to the school year for council members regarding leadership, government and the legislature. (4) To hold at least one public hearing each year for the purpose of receiving youth comment on issues of importance to youth and such other meetings at the call of the council chair. (5) To submit an annual report of its activities, including any recommendations for proposed legislation, to the governor, the senate and house committees on education, and the commission. Provides for the membership of the council, including the youth voting members and the advisory (nonvoting) members, which must include a member of the senate, a member of the house of representatives, the chairman of the Louisiana Commission on Civic Education, and the state superintendent of education, or his designee. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=447419 Title: S.B. 46 Source: www.legis.state.la.us NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Directs the higher education department, in collaboration with public post-secondary educational institutions, to use the same student identification number issued to a New Mexico public school student for a student enrolled in a public post-secondary educational institution, including an off-campus instructional program or learning center. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0211.pdf Title: S.B. 211 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/ IL Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. 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 otherwise utilized by a public or private institution of higher education. Provides the the prohibition does not apply to any commercial area within the building. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/94/PDF/094-0770.pdf Title: S.B. 2465 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet KY Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Relates to students called to military active duty; requires that a student called to federal military active duty shall receive credit for academic work and reasonable time to make up missed work; prohibits discrimination of such students. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB80/bill.doc Title: H.B. 80 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet GA Adopted 10/2005 P-12 Establishes rules regarding case management consultation for agency-placed transfer students to provide necessary transition services for students who are placed by the Department of Human Resources or the Department of Juvenile Justice in new schools. AGENCY CONTACT: Patricia L. Mills, Department of Education, 2052 Twin Towers East, Atlanta, GA 30334, 404- 656-4689, fax 404-657-8376 http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-4-8-.17.pdf Title: GAC 160-4-8-.17 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NY Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Relates to the definition of school function as it relates to codes of conduct, to include all school authorized extra-curricular event or activity regardless of where such event or activity takes place, including any event or activity that may take place in another state. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A06283&sh=t Title: H.B. 6283 Source: StateNet OR Signed into law 07/2005 Postsec. From Staff Measure Summary (Fiscal Note): A person desiring to conduct business as an athlete agent in the State of Oregon is required to obtain an athlete agent permit from the Department of Education. The permit for the athlete is for one year and the applicant must pay a non-refundable fee, attest they have not been convicted of any crime listed in ORS 342.143, and submit to a criminal background check. House Bill 3179-A modifies the current statute and establish the Uniform Athlete Agents Act which provides for the uniform registration, certification, and background check of sports agents seeking to represent student athletes who are or may be eligible to participate in intercollegiate sports. The bill would impose specified contract terms on the agreements and provide educational institutions with the right to notice along with a civil cause of action for damages resulting from a breach of specified duties. The bill would also require the agents to disclose their training, experience, and education, whether they or an associate have been convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude, have been administratively or judicially determined to have made false or deceptive representations, have had their agents license denied, suspended or revoked in any state, or have been the subject or cause of any sanction, suspension or declaration of ineligibility. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3179.en.pdf Title: H.B. 3179 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us IL Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Requires a school district to provide steroid abuse prevention education to students who participate in interscholastic athletic programs. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0014 Title: S.B. 64 Source: StateNet MN Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 A secondary student may possess and use nonprescription pain relief in a manner consistent with the labeling, if the district has received a written authorization from the student's parent or guardian permitting the student to self-administer the medication. The parent or guardian must submit written authorization for the student to self-administer the medication each school year. The district may revoke a student's privilege to possess and use nonprescription pain relievers if the district determines that the student is abusing the privilege. This section does not apply to the possession or use of any drug or product containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine as its sole active ingredient or as one of its active ingredients. Title: S.F. 232 Source: StateNet GA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Requires the state board to develop a school interscholastic extracurricular athletic policy that provides for the use of a single, comprehensive, preparticipation physical examination form. States that in a school or district that requires students who participate in extracurricular sports to have a physical examination prior to participation, the person conducting the exam must use the state board-approved form. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/sb272.htm Title: S.B. 272 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us MN EFFECTIVE DATE '05-'06 SCHOOL YEAR AND LATER 05/2005 P-12 A parent or guardian of twins or higher order multiples may request that the children be placed in the same classroom or in separate classrooms if the children are in the same grade level at the same school. The school may recommend classroom placement to the parents and provide professional education advice to the parents to assist them in making the best decision for their children's education. A school must provide the placement requested by the children's parent or guardian, unless the school board makes a classroom placement determination following the school principal's request according to this section. The parent or guardian must request the classroom placement no later than 14 days after the first day of each school year or 14 days after the first day of attendance of the children during a school year if the children are enrolled in the school after the school year commences. At the end of the initial grading period, if the school principal, in consultation with the children's classroom teacher, determines that the requested classroom placement is disruptive to the school, the school principal may request that the school board determine the children's classroom placement. Title: S.F. 180 Source: StateNet IN Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Requires the state board of education to develop standards and guidelines concerning cheerleading safety in schools. http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2005&request=getBill&docno=301 Title: S.B. 301 Source: StateNet AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Repeals provision granting a school district and its employees immunity from civil liability for the consequences of the good faith adoption and implementation of policies and procedures relating to the health and safety of all pupils participating in district sponsored practice sessions, games or other interscholastic athletic activities, including the provision of water. Also repeals provision granting a school district and its employees immunity from liability for any good faith actions taken in regard to the state requirement to report to local law enforcement agencies any suspected crime against a person or property that is a serious offense as defined in section 13-604 or that involves a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument or serious physical injury and any conduct that poses a threat of death or serious physical injury to employees, students or anyone on the property of the school. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2368 Title: H.B. 2368 Source: www.azleg.state.az.us MS Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College University or community college students; clarify residence status. A student who, upon registration at a Mississippi institution of higher learning or community college, presents a transcript demonstrating graduation from a Mississippi secondary school and who has been a secondary school student in Mississippi for not less than the final four (4) years of secondary school attendance shall not be required to pay out-of-state tuition.  This section shall not apply to the residence of a person as it relates to residency for voter registration or voting. http://www.state.ms.us/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ls.state.ms.us Title: H.B. 524 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Deletes from definition of interschool athletic program any athletic program which is subject to regulation by the Arkansas Activities Association that is not an athletic program organized primarily for the purpose of competing with other schools, public or private. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf Title: S.B. 1044 (section 19) Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Conforms the Arkansas Code to comply with the Arkansas Supreme Court decision in the Lake View case. Requires any school district that was administratively consolidated or administratively annexed under §§6-13-1601 32 through 6-13-1605 to file a written report with the legislature and the department of education on the (1) inclusion of parents in the resulting district's activities, including parent-teacher associations, booster clubs and parent involvement committees; (2) the extent of student participation in extracurricular activities, itemized by each extracurricular activity offered by the district and for each activity indicate which district the student attended prior to reorganization; and (3) the employment status of each administrator by name, gender and race before the annexation or consolidation, which school employed the administrator prior to consolidation, and his or her employment status in the receiving or resulting school district. Requires resulting school districts to use a state-approved instrument to survey parents and students on: (1) Opportunities for inclusion or participation in the resulting or receiving school district; and (2) The efforts, if any, that were made to include parents from the affected school district in the receiving or resulting school district's activities, including but not limited to parent-teacher associations, booster clubs, and parent involvement committees. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2646.pdf Title: H.B. 2646 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Includes salaries or supplemental pay for staff for organized physical activity courses as provided under Act 660 of 2005 in the definitions of "Athletic expenditures" and "Interschool scholastic activity expenditures." http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2916.pdf Title: H.B. 2916 Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 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 be allowed additional instructional assignment days at the discretion of the school district. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2461.pdf Title: H.B. 2461 Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Ensures the continuity of educational services to foster children. Prohibits the grades of a child in foster care from being lowered for school absences resulting from a change in the child's school enrollment, the child's attendance at a dependency-neglect court proceeding, or the child's attendance at court-ordered counseling or treatment. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1710.pdf Title: H.B. 1710 Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us NM Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Allows public school students to carry and self- administer asthma medication and emergency anaphylaxis medication. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0275.pdf Title: S.B. 275 Source: StateNet ND Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Concerns enrollment and provision of services to elementary and high school students placed by out- of-state agencies or entities; relates to elementary and high school student residency determinations. http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FADV0700.pdf Title: S.B. 2033 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Establishes a program to inform students in local school districts about the Arkids First Program. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1895.pdf ARKids First home page: http://www.arkidsfirst.com/home.htm Title: H.B. 1895 Source: StateNet SD Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Any seventh or eighth grade student who attends a nonpublic elementary or middle school that is not affiliated with a nonpublic high school may participate in interscholastic activities at a nonpublic high school, at the discretion of the nonpublic school, if the student meets the same scholastic standards required by the South Dakota High School Activities Association for high school participation. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/bills/HB1093enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1093 Source: http://legis.state.sd.us NY Signed into law 01/2005 P-12 Authorizes caregivers to review school records and to consent to medical and dental diagnosis and treatment of a minor child, excuse absences from school and participation in school sponsored activities. Title: S.B. 6818 Source: StateNet MA Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Authorizes self-monitoring and treatment of students with diabetes. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, no school district shall prohibit students with diabetes from possessing and administering glucose monitoring tests and insulin delivery systems, in accordance with department of public health regulations concerning students' self-administration of prescription medications.  http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/st02231.htm Title: S.B. 2231 Source: StateNet MI Signed into law 12/2004 Postsec. Creates the Pregnant and Parenting Student Services Fund; provides grants to encourage certain institutions of higher education to establish and operate a pregnant and parenting student services office for pregnant and parenting students attending the institution. Title: S.B. 72 Source: StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Enacts the Equity in Athletics Bill of Rights and enumerates the rights available to a pupil relating to gender equity in athletics. Requires the State Department of Education to post the bill of rights on its Web site and requires a school board that elects to offer competitive or club sports to its pupils to print and post posters setting forth the bill of rights. Specifies the information to be contained in the posting. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2240_bill_20040824_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2240_veto.pdf Title: A.B. 2240 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Requires the Department of Health Services to develop a list of performance enhancing dietary supplements. Requires school districts to prohibit a pupil from participating in high school sports unless the pupil agrees not to use the prohibited substances and the parent or guardian of the pupil signs a notification form regarding those restrictions. Prohibits schools from accepting sponsorships from supplement manufacturers and school employees from selling, distributing or promoting such supplements. Requires each high school sports coach, as defined, to complete a coaching education program developed by his or her school district or by the California Interscholastic Federation that meets specified training requirements. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1601-1650/sb_1630_bill_20040827_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/SB_1630_veto.pdf Title: S.B. 1630 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Permits a caregiver with whom a minor pupil resides, other than the pupil's parent, guardian, foster parent, or residential shelter services provider, to file a written request for a work permit. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2525_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Vetoed 08/2004 P-12 Authorizes a unified school district or a high school district to implement the Student Academic Review and Counseling Program in grade 8 or 9. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1299_bill_20040809_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/SB_1299_veto.pdf Title: S.B. 1299 Source: California Legislative Web site LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Requires every local board to establish criteria and limits for individuals, organizations and entities planning, organizing or promoting student field trips or extracurricular activities that involve travel or lodging expenses. Requires such policies to include that any travel agent or booking agent offering or arranging trasportation or lodging be bonded and adequately insured. Bars all public middle- and high-school principals from approving a student field trip or extracurricular activity requiring for hire transportation or motel/hotel lodging unless such arrangements are in concordance with local board policies providing for certain insurance coverage and bond capacity. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT2/OUT/0000LVJ9.PDF Title: S.B. 57 Source: www.legis.state.la.us LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Requires the secretary of the health and hospitals department to create an advisory board to establish a standard health form for schools, in order to eliminate the duplication of information submitted to schools and school nurses relative to immunizations, illnesses, allergies and sports physicals. Provides for members of the School Health Advisory Board. Requires the department of health and hospitals, office of public health to be responsible for providing administrative and technical assistance to the advisory board. Requires implementation of the use of the standard health form to begin by August, 2005 and for the form to be used exclusively in schools by August 15, 2007. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT3/OUT/0000LVLJ.PDF Title: S.B. 826 Source: www.legis.state.la.us LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Notwithstanding any provision of present law to the contrary, any entity which establishes scholastic rules which are the basis for the state board of elementary and secondary education's policy relative to extracurricular activities which are required for all high schools under the state board's authority shall not be required to be audited by the legislative auditor, but shall instead submit an audit prepared by an auditing firm approved by the legislative auditor to the legislative auditor and the Legislative Audit Advisory Council. Provides that the council may, upon a finding of cause, order the audit of such entity. http://leg_docs/04RS/CVT3/OUT/0000LUZR.PDF Title: H.B. 490 Source: www.legis.state.la.us LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 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 working between midnight and 5 a.m. before a school day. Clarifies language regarding the working hours of minors under the age of 16. For purposes of this section, a minor who has taken and passed a General Education Development test (GED) and who has been awarded a high school Equivalency Diploma from the Louisiana Department of Education will be considered to have graduated from high school. Employment pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the provisions of any local curfew ordinance. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT10/OUT/0000LV0L.PDF Title: H.B. 691 Source: www.legis.state.la.us DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Amends, repeals and replaces, and updates regulations pertaining to the following: Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA); DIAA Definitions; DIAA Sportsmanship; DIAA Senior High School Interscholastic Athletics; DIAA Junior High/Middle School Interscholastic Athletics, DIAA Waiver Procedure; DIAA Investigative Procedure; DIAA Appeal Procedure; and Recognition of Officials' Associations. http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/vwRegisters/712/$file/June2004.pdf Title: 14 DAC 1025, 1049 -- 1056 Source: Delaware State Web site NH Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Specifies the penalties for rioting offenses committted on or near a public college or university campus. Title: H.B. 1361 Source: StateNet MD Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Requires a public institution of higher education to allow a national guard student to withdraw from courses the student is currently enrolled in without negative consequences to the national guard student's academic standing if the national guard student's unit is activated and deployed to a location outside the State; requires a public institution of higher education to try to assist the national guard student in completing the course requirements. Title: H.B. 1314 Source: StateNet CO Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Permits students to participate in activities in another district if activity is not offered within a student's school district. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/0E61296035330B9087256E39000345C9?Open&file=1363_enr.pdf Title: H.B. 1363 Source: Colorado Legislative web site FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Relating to the Florida High School Activities Association; renames the association as the Florida High School Athletic Association; revises the procedures for students' physical examinations; revises membership of the board of directors. http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=2156&Year=2003&Chamber=Senate#BillText Title: S.B. 2156 Source: Florida Legislative Web site NE Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 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 be determined by the university. In addition, the university may in its discretion grant a stipend to persons who compete in sports other than football which participate in Big Twelve Conference competition. http://srvwww.unicam.state.ne.us/pdfs/XCVIII/R1/slip/SLIP_LB688.pdf Title: L.B. 688 Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us HI Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 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 to enroll the minor in school and allow participation in curricular and co-curricular activities;provides that a caregiver who makes a false statement in the affidavit of caregiver consent shall be subject to criminal penalties. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB946&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: S.B. 946 Source: Hawaii Legislative web site AZ Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Community College States student political organizations may conduct lawful meetings on community college property, except to influence elections as provided by current statute. Continues the transfer of authorities and responsibilities of the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges (State Board) to the individual community college districts. Codifies portions of current State Board rules, makes numerous technical and conforming changes and contains a retroactive date of July 1, 2003. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1105 Title: S.B. 1105 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site FL Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Directs the Department of Education to assist in the transition of dependents of military personnel into the public school system; requires a report. http://www.flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=2802&Year=2003&Chamber=Senate#BillText Title: S.B. 2802 Source: Florida Legislative Web site CO Became law without governor's signature 04/2003 P-12 Repeals of the requirement that transfer rules shall not prohibit a student's participation in extracurricular activities if the student enrolls in the transfer school within fifteen days after the school year begins and prior to participating in the activity during the same school year at the prior school of enrollment. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/billcontainers/D425BEBB4117967487256C5A006092F6/$FILE/1083.enr Title: H.B. 1083 Source: Colorado Legislative WEb site ME Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 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, when school is not in session. Increases from 20 to 40 the number of hours per week, and from 4 to 8 the number of hours per day, that a minor may work when school is in session. Changes from 6 to 13 the number of consecutive days a minor enrolled in school may work. Increases from 18 to 20 the number of hours a week a minor under 16 may work when school is in session. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/LD.asp?LD=6 Title: H.P. 13 Source: www.mainelegislature.org MT Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Relates to uniform athlete agents and student athlete agents. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/SB0306.htm Title: S.B. 306 Source: StateNet MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Extends repealer to December 31, 2005 on Mississippi Reducing Out of Wedlock Pregnancies Incentive Grant Fund that provides funds to counties for achieving reductions in out-of-wedlock births without increasing the number of abortions.http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0774SG.htm Title: H.B. 774 Source: PA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 Students may not sell goods or services by minors to customers at their residences, places of business or public places including, but not limited to, street corners, roadway medians, sports and performing arts facilities, public transportation stations, sales from vehicles or the placement of advertisements or literature outside of fixed retail locations. Does not apply to students who sell products, goods or services as volunteers without compensation on behalf of nonprofit organizations. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2001/0/HB0974P2937.HTM Title: H.B. 974 Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us MA Signed into law 10/2002 P-12 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., or that will include an overnight stay away from home. The policy must address such issues as safety of transportation and accommodations, cost (including expectations for fundraising by students), time away from school, appropriateness of the trip for the grade level, and trip approval process. In adopting its policy, the local board must consider the model policy drafted by the state board, which must take the same issues into consideration as well as recommedations by specified national organizations. Title: H.B. 4937 Source: www.state.ma.us FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 According to legislative summary, "The bill requires the board of directors of the Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) to examine alternative criteria for establishing administrative regions. The examination will include population; procedures to ensure appropriate diversity in the membership of the board; and opportunities to secure corporate financial support for high school athletic programs. By March 1, 2003, the board will report its findings to the Commissioner of Education, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House." Requires students' preparticipation physical evaluation forms to advise them to undergo a cardiovascular assessment. Limits the liability exemption for student athletes who do not undergo preparticipation physical examinations. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us CT Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Extends to 2007 the expiration date of the law allowing fifteen-year-old minors to work in mercantile establishments such as supermarkets and department stores as store baggers, cashiers and stock clerks; establishes limits on hours of work. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2002/act/Pa/2002PA-00044-R00HB-05062-PA.htm Title: H.B. 5062 Source: www.cga.state.ct.us FL Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. According to legislative summary, "The bill eliminates from current law the collective bargaining limitation on awarding equivalent teaching service." Eliminates requirement that student representative be present at all collective bargaining negotiations. Eliminates exemption giving reimbursement of travel expenses and per diem for student representatives. See bill section 1007, page 1748, line 13 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf Title: S.B. 20E Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Provides that students enrolled in home study programs are to be eligible to participate in any extracurricular program offered in the public school which that student would otherwise be authorized to attend. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1590.htm Title: H.B. 1590 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us HI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the board of education or to run an election to select the individual. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1878_.htm Title: H.B. 1878 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Authorizes the College Student Aid Commission to waive or modify statutory or regulatory provisions applicable to State financial aid programs for affected students in the event of a national emergency; relates to students called to active duty or to serve in a national emergency. Title: H.B. 2138 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet HI Vetoed 06/2001 P-12 Establishes the state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary students; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the Board of Education or to run an election to select the individual. Title: S.B. 670 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary school students; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the Board of Education (BOE) or to run an election. Title: H.B. 11 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Amends the School Code; provides that whoever by threat, menace, or intimidation prevents a child entitled to attend a nonpublic school in this State from attending that school or interferes with the child's attendance at that school is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Title: S.B. 1026 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet PA Signed into law 11/2000 P-12 Establishes Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Council; provides for interscholastic accountability; provides for transportation, education empowerment definitions and lists and districts; provides for empowerment pilot program. Title: S.B. 1403 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Public Act No. 91-771., Relates to the Dissection Alternatives Act; creates the Dissection Alternatives Act; provides that schools may excuse a student from performing or observing dissection and may allow the student to instead perform an alternative project; provides that students may not be penalized for refusing to participate in or observe dissection; applies to the 2000-2001 academic year; amends the definition of Dissection. Title: H.B. 3254 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet HI Vetoed 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the Hawaii state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary students; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the Board of Education or to run an election to select the individual. Title: H.B. 284 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Relates to educators; modifies the Public Officers and Employees Ethics Act as related to activities for students organized by an educator; provides that the state Board of Education establish ethical conduct standards. Title: H.B. 156 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet