From the ECS State Policy Database Urban

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 NY Issued 04/2012 P-12 Establishing the New NY Education Reform Commission E.O. No. 44 Establishes the New NY Education Reform Commission to provide guidance and advice to the governor on education policy, performance, and inno... More... IL Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Equal Funding for All Chicago Students H.R. 843 Urges the administration of the Chicago Public School District to allocate equal funding for each student, regardless of where that student ... More... IL Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force H.B. 363 Requires the establishment of a Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force in order to ensure that school facility-related decisions are made... More... OH Adopted 10/2009 P-12 "Teacher Leader" and "Urban Principal" Endorsements OAC 3301-24-05 Adds new paragraph regarding the "teacher leader" endorsement. Provides endorsement is valid for mentoring and coaching teachers, providing ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Chicago School Finance Authority S.B. 235 Provides that upon the abolition of the Chicago School Finance Authority, all of its rights and property shall pass to and be vested in the ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Duties of a Superintendent H.B. 306 Makes provisions relative to certain duties of a local public school superintendent, including but not limited to serving as school board se... More... NJ Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Financing Urban Districts - Revised Requirements NJAC 6A:10-1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 2.7, and NJAC 6A:10-2.10 Proposes to amend rules concerning Financing Foundational and Demonstrably Needed Programs and Services in Abbott School Districts. Suspends... More... DE Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Status of Public Education in a Major City S.J.R. 3 This resolution establishes a Wilmington Education Task Force to examine the current status of public education in the City of Wilmington in... More... NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Division of a Learning Community into Separate Education Centers L.B. 641 Pertains to Class V school districts. (Omaha Public Schools is only class V district as of bill passage.) Provides for the division of a lea... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Teachers A.B. 242 Requires the Commission on Teacher Credentialing and, where appropriate, the State Department of Education, to incorporate into licensure re... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Financial Oversight Panel H.B. 5734 Allows the Chicago Board of Education to levy a capital improvement tax; allows a Financial Oversight Panel, whose purposes are to exercise ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... NV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Annual Reports A.B. 364 Requires regional subdistricts created in certain school districts to prepare annual reports, prescribing the information required to be rep... More... NY Vetoed 07/2000 P-12 Special Aid for Certain Small City Districts A.B. 5795 Provides that certain city school districts shall be eligible for special service aid and computer administration aid not otherwise availabl... More...