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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance LA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Transferring Low-performing School to Recovery District and Parent Petitions H.B. 976 Allows for a public school to be transferred to the Recovery School District (RSD) if such transfer is approved by the state board of educat... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Higher Education Commissions Governance Issues and Accreditation H.B. 1270 Abolishes the state student assistance commission (SSAC). Abolishes the commission on proprietary education (COPE). Requires the commissi... More... NH Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Procedures for Adopting Alternative Budget Procedure H.B. 1488 This bill revises the procedures used by school district moderators in adopting the alternative budget procedure in a school administrative ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Director of Education Service - Vacancy H.B. 4014 Provides that the education service district board or the directors of a pilot education service district may not declare the office of a di... More... MI Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 State School Aid Act S.B. 691 Amends Section 25 of the State School Aid Act, which provides for adjustments in foundation allowance funding for pupils enrolled in alterna... More... OH Signed into law 12/2011 P-12 Educational Service Centers H.B. 157 - Educational Service Centers Provides that if the educational service center in which the territory of a local school district is located is dissolved under section 3311... More... OR To governor 06/2011 P-12 Governance S.B. 552 Designates Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction. Requires Governor to appoint Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, and s... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Idaho Education Network H.B. 727 Amends and adds to existing law relating to the Idaho Education Network to revise the duties of the State Superintendent of Public Instructi... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Review of Area Education Agency System Model H.B. 2295 Establishes a task force to review the present mission, structure, governance, and funding of the area education agency system to determine ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Education Service Districts S.B. 987A Removes sunset on pilot education service districts; allows existing pilot education service districts to organize as shared governance educ... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Innovation Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) An Innovation School shall be a public school, operating within a public school district, that is established for the purpose of improving s... More... IL Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force S.B. 1882 Establishes a Streamlining Illinois' Educational Delivery Systems Task Force. Directs the task force to explore and examine the duties of th... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 State Funds and Educational Service Centers, Joint Educational Programs H.B. 1 - Section 3306.21 and 3306.22 Section 3306.21: Provides that nothing shall be construed to limit the authority of a district, charter school or STEM school to contract wi... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Review of State Board of Education Duties H.B. 900 The Department of Education will review the powers and duties of the State Board of Education and prepare legislation to transfer the powers... More... OK Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 School District Empowerment Program S.B. 834 Relates to schools; establishes the School District Empowerment Program; states purpose; exempts certain districts from certain statutory re... 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... NE Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Board Meetings by Video or Teleconference L.B. 361 Allows videoconferencing and telephone conferences by educational service unit boards as long as certain requirements are met (i.e., no more... More... OK Adopted 04/2009 Postsec. Student Advisory Board OAC 610:1-3-1, -2, -3, -6 Amends rules regarding the Student Advisory Board to clearly delineate meeting requirements to ensure full representation and active partici... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Ethical Guidelines H.B. 1429 Requires a statement regarding compliance with ethical guidelines and prohibitions for board members, administrators, and employees be inclu... More... FL Adopted 11/2008 Postsec. Board of Regents Replaced by Board of Governors FAC 6A-10.006 Amends rule so that Board of Regents is replaced by the Board of Governors. Members are appointed by Governor subject to Senate confirmation... More... LA Approved by voters 11/2008 P-12 Postsec. Limit to State Education Board and Board of Regents Membership Amendment 1 To provide for term limits for members of the State Board of Elementaryand Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and other state boards... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Charter school governance A.B. 2115 Requires charter schools to adopt and comply with a conflict-of-interest policy to include specified requirements set forth in existing law.... 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... MD Chapter No. 559 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Youth Advisory Council S.B. 1 Establishes the Youth Advisory Council; provides for the appointment, selection, membership, terms, and duties of the Council; establishes a... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 State Board Supervision H.B. 241 Requires the Board of Education to supervise the provision of education and training to school aged children who are patients at the childre... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Powers of Exec. Dir. of State Board H.B. 3097 Allows the state board of education to delegate to the executive director, by resolution, such duties as deemed necessary to efficiently car... More... MA Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Reorganizing Certain Education Agencies Executive Order /H.B. 4488 Submits from the governor to the legislature a reorganization plan number 1 of 2008. Relates to reorganizing certain education agencies. Cre... More... TX Adopted 11/2007 Community College New Baccalaureate Programs at Community College Level 19 TAC 1.5.B.5.21 -.23 Requires selected community colleges to follow the preliminary authority requirements before proposing new baccalaureate degree programs. TE... More... CA Signed into law 10/2007 P-12 Governance S.B. 132 Makes various clarifying and technical changes to the Education Code which assigns various duties to state and local educational agencies an... More... TX Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Texas Governor's Schools H.B. 1748 House Bill 1748 amends the Education Code to transfer all powers and duties relating to the Texas governor's schools program from the Texas ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Certficate of Recognition for Donations S.B. 469 Requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to produce a certificate of recognition to any person who contributes $10,000... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Recodification of Higher Education Code S.B. 526 (omnibus) - Recodification of Higher Education Code Recodifies the law governing higher education. Changes references in provisions that cross reference to the law being recodified. Makes rela... More... ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Student Member on State Board of Education H.B. 133 Expands the membership of the State Board of Education to include one student member. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsit... More... MO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Committee on Education S.B. 389 [Committee on Education] Modifies the responsibilities of the legislative committee on education. Requires the committee to meet at least twice a year. Charges commi... More... WA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 District board member elections H.B. 2154 The date of elections for Educational Service Districts with one or more members whose terms expire the following January is changed from ea... More... TN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Accountability System Review S.B. 457 Adds a new section. Directs the office of education accountability to periodically study the overall school accountability system and report... More... TX Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 District Employee Communications with School Board S.B. 135 Protects this important communication by prohibiting employment policies that restrict the ability of a school district employee to communic... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Coordinating Board Revisions H.B. 1883 Revises the higher education coordinating board. Effective July 22, 2007, the Executive Director of the HECB is appointed by the Governor fr... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Investment of Scholarship Endowment Funds S.B. 5039 Management of the investments of funds for all scholarship endowment programs administered by HECB is vested in the State Investment Board. ... More... WV Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Regional Education Service Agencies Title 126, Series 72 Amends rules regarding the establishment and operation of regional education service agencies. Clarifies the role of the State Superintenden... More... SD Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Creates Seven Education Service Agencies H.B. 1171 Part of this bill requires the secretary of the Department of Education shall establish seven education service agencies to provide services... More... OK Issued 02/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes a Cabinet System, Including Secretary of Education Executive Order 2007-07 Creates a Cabinet system. The Secretary of Education is responsible for a number of executive entities, including state board of education, ... More... TX Adopted 01/2007 Postsec. Supervision of Educational Research Centers 19 TAC 1.1.A.1.17 Authorizes the Commissioner to provide direct supervision of the educational research centers created by Texas Education Code. http://www.t... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Education Cabinets and Councils S.B. 105 Relates to reorganization; renames Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet; creates new offices in the Education Ca... More... SC Issued 02/2006 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Task Force E.O. 29 Executive Order 2006-01 establishes the Higher Education Task Force to identify concrete ways to lower tuition, ways to reduce program dupli... More... OR Adopted 01/2006 P-12 Education Service Districts OAR 581-024-0195 Conforms to law changes made by HB 3184. HB 3184 affects the education service delivery of Education Service Districts (ESDs). There are fou... More... WA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Education Governance S.B. 5732 Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board of education and the Washington professional educator standards board and elim... More... RI Vetoed 06/2005 Postsec. Higher Education Governance H.B. 6206 Would have reduced the membership of the board of governors for higher education from 15 to 13, including the chairperson of the board of re... More... TN Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Review Committee H.B. 372 Requires the establish a review committee to aid in development or revision of the higher education master plan and funding formulae. The co... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Office of Management and Budget H.B. 1001 (Section 38) Adds a new chapter creating an Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Requires all state boards and agencies to comply with the policies and... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Creates Commission on Educational Excellence. S.B. 404 Creates the Commission on Educational Excellence; prescribing the membership and duties of the Commission; creating the Trust Fund for Educ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. HIgher Education Department H.B. 745 Replaces the Commission on Higher Education with the Higher Education Department -- a cabinet department; creates an Advisory Board; provide... More... WV Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Local Government Flexibility Act S.B. 419 Creates a pilot program; cites the Local Government Flexibility Act of 2005; relates to the ability of local government and school districts... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Education Service Cooperatives H.B. 1357 An act to allow education service cooperatives to purchase or construct buildings as may be required to provide authorized programs and serv... More... MT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Governance for Certain School Districts H.B. 397 Clarifies governance for certain school districts. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2005/billhtml/HB0397.htm... More... GA Adopted 01/2005 P-12 Regional Educational Service Agencies GAC 160-5-1-.13 Clarifies rules regarding regional education service agencies. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.13.pdf... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Community College Postsec. Higher Education Governance: Community Colleges S.B. 1817 Authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to employ up to 6 deputy and vice chancellors appointed by the Govern... More... IL Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Education Reform and Accountability Act of 2004 S.B. 3000 Under the School Employee Benefit Act, provides the prescription drug benefit program shall be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis, a... More... FL Rule Adoption 07/2004 Community College Postsec. State Board of Community Colleges FAC 6A-14.004, .0243, .0247, .0262, .0341, .039, .0412, .063, .073, .0732, .0735, .0751, .0752, .0771, .0772, .078 Repeals rules pertaining to the State Board of Community Colleges. Provides changes in governance and subsequent transfers of powers and dut... More... FL Rule Adoption 07/2004 Community College Postsec. State Board of Community Colleges FAC 6H-1.017, .030, .041, .042, .044, .045 Repeals rules governing the State Board of Community Colleges. ... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2004 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges Governance H.B. 2601 Continues the transfer and removal of general administrative powers, authorities, reporting, oversight and responsibilities of the State Boa... More... NH Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Cooperative School District Taxes H.B. 1281 Relates to the determination of the amount of taxes to be raised to support a cooperative school district; permits an alternative cost appor... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 State Board for Charter Schools H.B. 2580 Amends the membership of the State Board for Charter Schools to include at least one resident of an Indian reservation, a charter school tea... More... CO Signed into law 05/2004 Community College Postsec. Restructuring of Community Colleges H.B. 1086 Enacts recommendations of governor's task force on the community college system; reduction of the system office's administrative costs by 35... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ... More... AL Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Licensing Correspondence Schools H.B. 196 Relates to the licensing and regulating of certain schools offering courses of instruction; amends specify schools exemptions from licensing... More... ID Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 1444 Relates to public charter schools; revises limits on the number of public charter schools; governs methods of forming a public charter schoo... More... NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Public Education Department Act H.B. 96 Relates to education; creates the "public education department" in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department. The secreta... More... NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 03/2004 P-12 Public Education Department H.B. 161 Provides for transition to the Public Education Department.... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 1009 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division o... More... NY Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Postsec. Standing Committees of the Board of Regents Title 8 NYCRR 3.2 and 4-1.5 Conforms the rules of the Board of Regents to a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents, which merged the C... More... ND Rule Adoption 12/2003 P-12 Organization/Department of Public Instruction/History 67-01-01-01, -02 Establishes rules regarding organization of the department of public instruction. Address history, superintendent, administrative units, div... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 Community College Community Colleges: Board of Governors S.B. 644 Revises the membership of the Board of Governors of the California State Community Colleges so it would include 12 members appointed by the ... More... LA Approved by voters 10/2003 P-12 Authorizes State Board to Operate Failing Schools Ballot Measure 4 (SB 225) To authorize the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to supervise, manage, and operate any public elementary or secondary scho... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer Title 8 NYCRR 3.8 and 3.9 Provides for the appointment of a chief of staff; specifying the duties of the chief of staff and the chief operating officer; and designate... More... NM Approved by voters 09/2003 P-12 Proposed Constitutional Amendment Constitutional Amendment 1 (S.J.R. 2) Transfer the state department of Public Education to a cabinet department headed by a secretary of public education who shall serve in the e... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Chicago School Finance Authority S.B. 1368 Amends the School Finance Authority Act of the School Code. Provides that the powers and responsibilities granted to or imposed upon the Chi... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Advisory Boards H.B. 289 Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area consisting of multiple school c... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 State Board of Education S.B. 698 Adds 3 advisory members to the state board of education, one of whom is a superintendent; another is principal of the year; and the third is... More... NY Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Community District Education Council S.B. 5688 Establishes the community district education council within the New York city community school district system; establishes a community coun... More... HI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Department of Education Restructuring H.B. 1175 Proposes statutory revision to reflect the new administration structure of the Department of Education; replaces district superintendents wi... More... HI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Department of Education Positions S.B. 337 Establishes 15.00 FTE complex area facility manager positions by converting 8 existing business and fiscal officer positions into complex ar... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Recreates the Department of Education S.B. 83 Includes provisions to provide for the re-creation of the department of education and the statutory entities made a part of the department b... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Membership and Duties of State Advisory Commission on Teacher Education and Certification S.B. 126 Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to ni... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children S.P. 193 (LD 553) Establishes a task force to study the needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children and adolescents. Establishes membership of task force, appo... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Legislative Youth Advisory Council H.P. 557 Implements the recommendations of the Legislative Youth Advisory Council. Increases the council membership from 21 to 22, increasing appoint... More... NH Became law without governor's signature 06/2003 P-12 School Peformance and Accountability Chapter H.B. 139 (193-G:1) Requires state commissioner to make public a list of schools not meeting performance targets. Establishes strategic responses for local edu... More... OK to governor 06/2003 P-12 Board of Career and Technology Education H.B. 1068, S.B. 628 Modifies governance of the state career and technology system through a reconstitution of the State Board of Career and Technology Education... More... CA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Oakland Unified School District: Emergency Loan S.B. 39 Appropriates funds to provide the Oakland Unified School District with an emergency loan. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Department of Children, Families, and Learning Name Change to Department of Education S.F. 296 Renames the Department of Children, Families, and Learning to the Department of Education; makes conforming changes to reflect the departmen... More... MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 State-Level Assessment Advisory Committee H.F. 302 (multiple provisions) Language is effective immediately and applies to 2005-06 school year and later. Establishes assessment advisory committee of up to 11 member... More... MT Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 K-12 Public School Renewal Commission H.B. 736 Establishes a K-12 public school renewal commission to propose amendments and new provisions to components of K-12 education, including gove... More... OK to governor 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Modification of Oversight Commission H.B. 1767 - Omnibus Bill Amends membership of Education Oversight Board; assigns responsibility to oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No... More... TN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 State Board of Education H.B. 455 Relates to the state board of education; requires one appointee to be a K-12 public school teacher.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Interim Policies for Consolidated Districts H.B. 2842 Provides for an interim personnel policies committee in the event of consolidation of school districts.... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 State Board of Education Member Elections H.B. 2179 Repeals section 25-1904 of the state statutes, which describes the method by which state board members are to be elected. http://www.kslegis... More... MS Vetoed 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. State Personnel Board H.B. 773 Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintend... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Secretary of Education, State Board S.B. 911 Replaces the state board with the Secretary of Education and changes state superintendent to Secretary of Education, contingent upon the ado... More... NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2003 P-12 Youth Council H.B. 199, S.B. 425 Creates a youth council; encourages young people to consider and discuss the problems they face and to develop possible solutions. http://l... More... TN Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Electronic Dissemination H.B. 2014 Requires the Commissioner of Education to distribute in electronic format to the local boards of education, at the conclusion of each regula... More... TN To governor 04/2003 P-12 Board of Standards H.B. 1539 Extends the termination date of the Board of Standards until June 30, 2009. Under the Tennessee Governmental Entity Review Law, the Board is... More... ID Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Rules Governing Federally Funded Programs Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 106 Stating findings of the legislature and rejecting IDAPA 08.02.01.100, rule of the state board of education relating to rules governing admin... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Kentucky Board of Education Member Requirements S.B. 152 Clarifies the specific qualifications for members of the State Board of Education regarding age, education, business or political ties, rela... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Internal Audits Required at Postsecondary Institutions and Department of Education H.B. 650 Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Office of Education Accountability H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 69 to create the "office of education accountability" in the legislative council service. The office is to provide an independ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Local Boards H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Amends 22-5-4 (Section 21). Revises the duties of local boards. Deletes the provisions to delegate administrative and supervisory function... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 State System of Public Education Amendments H.B. 257 Creates the Public Education Legislative Task Force. The task force, in cooperation with the public education community, business, industr... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 State Board Membership (Section 20A-14-104) S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Amends law to establish a nominating and recruiting commmittee with broad-based membership to recruit potential candidates for membership o... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Repeal of Education Reports and Duties H.B. 39 This act modifies provisions relating to the state system of public education by eliminating requirements to submit certain reports to the L... More... IA Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Organization and Operation 281 IAC 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 Establishes rules giving public secondary students in Iowa a voice, although not a vote, on the State Board of Education. Gives voting Board... More... IL Signed into law 01/2003 P-12 Regional School Superintendents S.B. 616 Amends the School Code. Removes a provision relating to the election of a regional superintendent of schools for a consolidated region, fili... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Auditor General Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Eliminates provision in statute that requires school-wide audit team in the office of the auditor general to randomly audit each school dist... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Auditor General to Audit Educational Service Regions S.B. 1534 Provides that the Auditor General, instead of the State Board of Education, shall annually cause an audit to be made of the financial statem... More... KS Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Higher Education Coordination Act S.B. 647 The bill specifies that the State Board of Regents will serve as the representative of the public postsecondary education system before the ... More... NY Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Governance Reorganization A.B. 11627 Reforms the governance structure of New York City schools. The new law gives the mayor control over city schools, including the power to app... More... SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Membership of Oversight Committee H.B. 3602 Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex o... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Filling Vacancies on the State Board H.B. 1245 Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy o... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Office of Inspector General Established S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsi... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board to Enforce Compliance S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts a... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board Oversight Enforcement Authority S.B. 20E Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Commissioner's Waiver Authority Eliminated S.B. 20E (waiver authority section) According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commission... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College Education Code Re-Write: Department Operations S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Exec... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Regional Educational Service Agencies H.B. 136 Relates to services to member local school systems by regional educational service agencies; provides that a regional educational service ag... More... HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 State Board Use of Attorneys H.B. 1969 Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb196... More... HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Education Regions in Hawaii S.B. 3018 Requires the establishment of an educational region commission to establish educational regions within the State on or before January 1, 200... 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... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Membership and Rules of Education Assessment and Accountability Subcommittee H.B. 292 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Open Meetings Law H.B. 270 Repeals an obsolete provision concerning the date by which the State Open Meetings Law Compliance Board shall conduct educational programs f... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; School Attendance Officers; Task Force for Department Financial Management Practices Review H.B. 492 Reenacts sections relating to Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and school attendance officers. Creates a Task Force to Con... More... KY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Postsec. Independent College Representation on State Postsecondary Council H.B. 191 Includes a representative of the State's independent colleges and universities as a member on the Council on Postsecondary Education; requir... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 S.B. 733 Creates a study group to study school administrative unit organization; provides that the group shall study the history of formation of dist... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - Accountability/Standards Component H.B. 4319 Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a hig... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - One Component H.B. 4319 Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their execut... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Postsec. Regular Submission of Plans H.B. 79 Requires the State Council of Higher Education to prepare and submit its plans and recommendations for implementing a coordinating system of... More... TX Approved by voters 11/2001 P-12 Postsec. Compensation for Certain Board Members V. 11 PROPOSITION 11 (HJR85-2001)Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow current and retired public school teachers and college professors, a... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Quality Education Commission H.B. 2295 Establishes Quality Education Commission; directs the Commission to identify quality goals for kindergarten through grade 12; directs the Co... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Funding Formula for Education Service Districts S.B. 260 Creates funding equalization formula over a four-year period for education service districts; directs education service districts to expend ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. Board Membership S.B. 14A Relates to elections; revises the districts from which members of the state legislature are elected; changes the number of members of the st... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Education Service Districts S.B. 259 Defines education service district; provides for the mission requirements for such districts on a regional level; provides for the establish... More... PA Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Independent Schools H.B. 996 A school district may designate any school of the district as an independent school operating under an agreement with the board that grants ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Regional Education Cooperatives H.B. 139 Regional education cooperatives authorized by the state board may own, and have control and management over, buildings and land independent ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Task Force H.B. 267 Creates the Enhancement of Public Education Task Force with a primary focus on reviewing the purpose, functions, roles, and responsibilities... More... SC Signed into law 10/2000 P-12 Postsec. Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board Member H.B. 4555 Adds the Chief Executive Officer of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education as an ex-officio non-voting member of the Firs... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Repealing several section of State Law S.B. 1738 This bill repeals several sections of law that deal with state education policy. This bill is part of a package (HB 2263, HB 1567, SB 1768 ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Reorganizing Florida's Education System H.B. 2263 Creates the Florida Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000; Creates a governance system that deals with K-20 education. The new bo... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Changes to Florida's Education Policy S.B. 1770 This bill repeals several sections of law that deal with state education policy. This bill is part of a package (HB 2263, HB 1567, SB 1738 ... More... MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Task Force on School Governance Report H.B. 3800 A nine-member task force is established to examine existing constitutional and statutory provisions that dictate the governance responsibili... More... KS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Governance S.B. 657 Concerns postsecondary education and certain institutions thereof; relates to powers and duties of the state board of regents and the state ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Education Consortium H.B. 1009 Creates the Western Virginia Public Education Consortium, governed by a board consisting of the region's school superintendents; requires th... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Reporting and Planning Requirements of Agencies H.B. 1187 Removes the current requirements of a state strategic plan and reporting by the Georgia Department of Education. Also removes the current re... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Education Oversight Committee & Office of Education Accountability H.B. 1187 The Governor may appoint study commissions as he deems appropriate to study education questions, issue findings and make recommendations to ... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Membership in Regional Education Service Districts H.B. 1187 Mandates all school systems, as well as all technical schools and colleges and universities, belong to a Regional Educaiton Service Agency. ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Governor Appointments S.B. 611 Relates to the Executive Council for Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families; provides for the Governor to appoint two elected... More... WV Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Regional Education Service Agencies H.B. 4413 Establishes Regional Education Service Agencies.... More... WY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Community College Postsec. Community College Governance S.B. 21 Amends powers and duties of the community college commission and of local community college boards; amends composition of the commission; pr... More... NE Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 County Superintendents L.B. 272 Eliminates the mandatory office of county superintendent of public instruction and replaces it with an optional office of county school admi... More... NH Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Interstate School Districts S.B. 230 Provides that, within a duly approved interstate school district, the New Hampshire Department of Education may enter into an agreement with... More... OR Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Postsec. Joint Boards of Education S.B. 868 Directs State Board of Higher Education and State Board of Education to meet as joint boards of education for the purpose of reaching joint ... More... FL Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 A+ Plan (Part of Omnibus Bill) H.B. 751, 753 Repeals the Florida Commission on Education Reform and Accountability.... More... NC Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 Community College Postsec. Adds a Student Member to the State Board of Community Colleges. H.B. 244 Adds a student member to the State Board of Community Colleges.... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Sunshine Laws S.B. 901 Provides that as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings, formal or informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of al... More... LA Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Creates Educational Facilities Improvement District H.B. 1115 Creates an educational facilities improvement district in certain parishes; provides that such districts shall be political subdivisions and... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Postsec. Amends Testing Requirements and Deadlines S.B. 443 Amends various testing requirements and deadlines for reports from the Department of Higher Education; requires the State Board of Education... More... MI Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Appointment of Reform School Board S.B. 297 Provides for appointment of reform school board by mayor in certain school districts.... More... UT Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Strategic Planning Process for Higher Education S.B. 114 Provides a strategic planning process for public and higher education; modified the duties and powers of the strategic Planning Committee in... More... AR Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 Authority to Transfer Title and Lease Property S.B. 599 Expands and clarifies the authority of boards of trustees of state-supported universities and colleges to transfer title to and lease proper... More... MD Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 School Superintendent H.B. 831 Requires the selection of a new School Superintendent; requires the School Superintendent to submit the budget to the Management Oversight P... More... ND Signed into law 01/1999 P-12 Amends Powers and Duties of State Board of Higher Education H.B. 1186 Amends and reenacts sections of the Century Code; relates to higher education reports, powers and duties of the State board of higher educat... More... ID Signed into law 12/1998 P-12 Postsec. Eliminates Councils of State Board of Education H.B. 29 Strikes provisions creating councils of the State Board of Education governing state institutions of higher education and public schools.... More... MO Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 781 Relates to education; provides for school finance definitions; levies of state aid and line 14 categorical aid, the Urban Transfer Program, ... More... NJ Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 Postsec. Consolidates Student Assistance Entities A.B. 2217 Consolidates higher education student assistance entities including existing authority under one new authority.... More... SC Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 Performance and Accountability S.B. 850 Perfomance Accountability Relates to quality controls and productivity rewards, so as to enact the South Carolina Performance and Accountability for Excellence in Tea... More... LA Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 63 Names and designates the vocational-technical schools under the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education's (BESE) jurisdiction; pro... More... MD Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 610 Allows the interim Chief Executive Officer of the New Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to be eligible for appointment as the per... More... MS Died 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 48 Authorizes school districts meeting level 3,4 or 5 accreditation requirements to exercise home rule authority; excludes certain actions from... More... NH Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 1634 Amends the definition of "educational institution" under the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank Educational Institutions Bond Financing Act, ... More... TX Died 05/1998 P-12 V 3 Homesteads On 11/04/97 Ballot., PROPOSITION 2 (SJR43-1997) Amends the constitution and authorizes the legislature to limit increases in the appraised v... More... KY Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 160 Arts Council Establishes the Arts Council as an independent agency within the Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet; abolishes the Visual Arts Program;... More... GA Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 H.B. 1407 Concerns the City of Decatur in DeKalb County; prohibits the City Manager from having any voice in educational matters; specifies that the l... More... IL Signed into law 08/1997 P-12 H.B. 1702 Authorizes the chief executive officer of the Chicago School Reform Board of Trustees to appoint a representative of the local business comm... More... TX Passed 08/1997 P-12 TX V. 1 (New Bill) On 08/09/97 Ballot., PROPOSITION NUMBER 1 (H.J.R. 4-1997) Amends the Constitution by increasing the school property tax residence homestead ... More... LA Died 06/1997 P-12 S.B. 274 New Governance Structure for Education Creates a new governance structure for all of education; creates a state Superintendent of Education to be the administrative head of the De... More... VT Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 527 Major Additional Studies and Reports Legislative Oversight Committee on Restructuring Education, to be composed of ten members of the General Assembly, to oversee the implementa... More... AR Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 690 Excellence in Education Task Force Creates the excellence in Arkansas public education task force.... More... CT Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 1200 Dissolves the Hartford Board of Education and establishes the State Board of Trustees for the Hartford Public Schools to take its place; tra... More... GA Passed 11/1996 P-12 V2 Constitutional Amendement 2 (H.R. 728-1996) Constitutional Amendment 2 (H.R. 728-1996). Authorizes local country and independent school systems to levy a 1% sales and use tax for certa... More... VA Signed into law 04/1996 P-12 H.B. 569 Abolishment of Programs and Governance Relates to abolishing of these programs. Abolishes the 15 member Council and its supporting agency, which were created in the executive bran... More... CA Died 03/1996 P-12 A.B. 2923 Education Code A.B. 2923 would amend or repeal many sections of the Education Code to re-establish the "permissive Education Code", which was enacted in 19... More... NE Signed into law 02/1996 P-12 LB 900 Transfer, Combine, and Eliminate Sections Relating to Education One of the largest bills ever enacted by the Legislature. Bill recodifies Chapter 79 by deleting all current section numbers and renumbering... More... MI Signed into law 01/1996 P-12 S.B. 679 Revision of Michigan School Code (Effective: 07/01/96) A 90 page bill that would drastically revise Michigan's School Code was introduced. Major categories of change include... More... TX Passed 01/1996 P-12 19 TAC 97.1-97.7 Education Agency/Planning and Accreditation (Effective: 09/01/96) Proposes new 97.1-97.7, concerning planning and accreditation. Establishes definitions, requirements, and procedures r... More... VT Died 01/1996 P-12 H.B. 698 Identify Programs for Teaching Children to Read and Write Creates a task force for the purpose of identifying programs for teaching children to read and write; developing techniques for strengthenin... More... OH Died 12/1995 P-12 H.B. 331 Home Rule School Districts Local districts can vote to become home rule districts and are exempted from civil service law and certain provisions of state education law... More... IL Signed into law 07/1995 P-12 S.B. 718 Postsecondary--Governing Boards (Effective: 07/14/95) Amends the University of Illinois Trustees Act to terminate the terms of the elected trustees on July 1, 1995. Amends ... More... IL Signed into law 06/1995 P-12 Governor Signs Bill Putting Mayor in Control of Chicago Schools Governor Jim Edgar signed a Republican drafted bill overhauling the Chicago school system that hands over the reins of the 410,000 student d... More... IL Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 H.B. 206 1995 Chicago School Reform Act Implements the 1995 Chicago School Reform Act, replaces the Chicago Board of Education with a 5 person Board of Trustees, revises administra... More... TX Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 Charter/Local Control - Education Measure Approved Bush Says He'll Sign Bill Tuesday Local voters can adopt a home-rule charter to free their school district from many state regulations. They still are subject to standards in... More... WA Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 H.B. 1027 Reduce State Level & School District Central Office Admin. (Effective: 05/05/95) Declares an intent to reduce state level and school district central office administration. Directs the joint select c... More... GA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 H.B. 145 State Grants to Local School Systems on the Basis of Achievement, Article 6, Chapter 2, Title 20, Section 2 The State Board of Education shall establish a state wide network of regional educational service agencies for the purposes of providing sha... More... SD Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 South Dakota Rewrite Should Stay Simple The legislature abolished nearly 100 state statutes and more than 500 administrative rules governing K-12 education last spring. The idea wa... More... IN Signed into law 03/1995 P-12 Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 274 Freeway School Corporation Program (Effective: 07/01/95) Establishes a freeway school corporation program. Req's. the Ind. state board of ed. (upon petition of a school corpor... More... HI Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 Omnibus 1994 - Public School Governance To address governance issues, two constitutional amendments were adopted. The first constitutional amendment proposes to change the Board of... More... HI Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 Omnibus 1994 - Restructuring the Dept of Ed Provides that the Department of Education shall serve as the central support system for administration of statewide educational policy and a... More... NM Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 H.B. 900a NM Horizons Task Force H.B. 900a among its provisions, creates the NM Horizons Task Force to study and make recommendations to government policymakers on establish... More... 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