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State |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--Regional Entities |
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 | Governance--School Boards |
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12 | From bill summary: Provides that any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education is ineligible to be a member of the county board of education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1651-1700/ab_1662_bill_20120924_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1662
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Modifies the procedure for filling a vacancy on a cooperative school board.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/SB0328.html
Title: S.B. 328
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Permits the governor, operator, or any other person or entity who appoints a member to the board of trustees of a college-preparatory boarding school to remove that member from the board at any time. Pages 237-238 of 592: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_Y.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Requires that, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, an employee of a county board of developmental disabilities also may be a member of the governing board of a political subdivision, including a district board of education, or an agency that does not provide specialized services. Permits the county board to contract with such a governing board. Prohibits that member of the governing board from voting on any matter concerning a contract with the county board or participating in any discussion or debate regarding such a contract. Page 234 of 401: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_N.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - County Board of Developmental Disabilities Employee Eligibility to Serve on Local School Board
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Those appointed or elected to school board positions must agree to take 12 hours of instruction related to education within 15 months. If a member does not complete the required training and is required to leave his or her seat due to not completing the requirement, he or she cannot be reappointed or run for reelection to the board for three years for three-member boards, four years for seven-member boards and five years for five-member boards. Incumbents are required to take six hours of training upon reelection.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/hB/HB2306%20ENR.DOC
Title: H.B. 2306 - School Board Training Section
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Adds corporations to the list of entities who may act as trustee for trust agreements between school districts and corporate trustees in reference to OPEB (other post employment benefits) trusts. Also allows school districts to employ corporations to advise on the investment of the OPEB trust and pay for it and allows corporations to manage and operate OPEB trusts but requires a separate yearly audit annually.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText12/SenateText12/S2038.htm
Title: S.B. 2038
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| LA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Requires local option elections in certain school districts to determine if school board members should have term limits of three consecutive four-year terms. Addresses issues related to the process of conducting and the cost of such elections.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=804836
Title: H.B. 292
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Allows entities that provide training to charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the cost of training. Expands prohibition from school board reelection for failure to complete continuing education requirements to prohibition to be reappointed or to run for election to any other board seat on the board of education for a three-year period for three-member boards, a four-year period for seven-member boards or for a five-year period for five-member boards.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2011-12bills/HB/HB3000_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 3000
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Establishes the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. Provides legislative intent. Requires prospective board members to publicly affirm certain principles of educational governance. Specifies the responsibilities of board members. Provides for the implementation of training and continuing education in boardsmanship for all board members. Provides for certain sanctions to be imposed upon board members upon a finding that the action or inaction of a board member constitutes neglect of duty or willful misconduct. Requires the state board of education to adopt a model code of conduct for board members, and for local boards of education to adopt a code of conduct that includes, at a minimum, the model code of conduct adopted by the state board. Amends Sections 16-8-1 and 16-11-2, relating to the qualifications of members of city and county boards of education.
Title: H.B. 431
Source:
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | From bill analysis: Provides flexibility for districts in scheduling elections of a school board chair by amending the existing requirement that a district board elect a chair on the third Tuesday after the first Monday of November. Instead the bill requires that the election be held in November. Also provides that in a general election year, the election of a school board chair must comply with the statutory requirements for a general election. Bill text: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1357er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1357&Session=2012
Bill analysis: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=h1357z.KCOS.DOCX&DocumentType=Analysis&BillNumber=1357&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 1357
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Requires performance contracts for local superintendents in districts that receive a C, D or F grade. The contracts must establish performance targets at the school and district level to include: student achievement and graduation rates. Local superintendents will be removed from office for not meeting targets in performance contracts or for other reasons, such as incompetency. Specifies that local school board policies should prioritize student achievement, financial efficiency, and workforce development on a local, regional and statewide basis. Shifts authority for certain responsibilities from school boards to local superintendents, including the hiring and placement of all school personnel. Indicates that school board policies must require superintendents to: delegate to principals all decisions regarding the hiring of their teachers and personnel, subject to approval of superitendents; and consult with teachers prior to making decisions regarding the hiring of principals at their school. The superintendent and principals will make all employment-related decisions based upon performance, effectiveness and qualifications to each specific position. In no case, shall seniority or tenure be used as the primary criterion for hiring, assignment or dismissal of teachers or other employees.
http://legis.la.gov/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=789546
Title: H.B. 974
Source: http://legis.la.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Provides that any school district in St. Charles County that becomes an urban school district because of the 2010 federal decennial census will retain terms of three years for its school board members. In addition, school board member elections will continue to be held at the general municipal election in April of each year. http://www.senate.mo.gov/12info/pdf-bill/tat/SB450.pdf
Title: S.B. 450
Source: www.senate.mo.gov
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| MI | Signed into law 11/2011 | P-12 | Revises references to the Election Law to bring into compliance with changes made by H.B. 4005 (more details in bill floor summary http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billanalysis/Senate/pdf/2011-SFA-0427-F.pdf). Bill text: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/publicact/pdf/2011-PA-0232.pdf
Title: S.B. 427
Source: www.legislature.mi.gov
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| MI | Signed into law 11/2011 | P-12 | Effective January 1, 2012, requires school board elections to be held at the general November election (i.e., in November of even-numbered years). http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/publicact/pdf/2011-PA-0233.pdf
Title: H.B. 4005
Source: www.legislature.mi.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Beginning in 2012, school board members selected by election must be elected at general elections and take office the following January 1. Provides that a school board plan may be amended to allow for both election and appointment of the members of the school board. Allows a change in a school board plan to be initiated by the filing of a petition signed by at least 10% of the voters of the school corpation with the clerk of the circuit court. Provides for a public question to be placed on the ballot of the 2011 municipal election in Mishawaka asking the voters whether the method of choosing members of the governing body of the Mishawaka school corporation shuld be changed. Establihes, ifthe voters of Mishawaka approve the public question, a governing body of the members, three of whom are elected at large by the voters of the city, one of whom is appointed by the city executive, and one of whom is appointed by the city legislative body. Provides other details of the organization of the governing body. Provides for the election rather than the appointment of the members of the school board for the city of East Chicgo and adds certain other provisions concerning the composition and organization of the school board. Repeals provisions related to the election of school board members at the primary election position and organization of the school board. Repeals provisions related to the election of school board members at the primary election.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/EH/EH1074.1.html
Title: H.B. 1074
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Grants certain types of leave by a city, parish, or other local public school board; provides relative to the requirement that the board grant certain sabbatical leave requests; and provides relative to the requirement that the board permit certain employees to take extended sick leave.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=761403
Title: H.B. 454
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| MN | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Allows a school board to conduct meetings using interactive technology with an audio and visual link if the board complies with other requirements governing meetings of local units of government. (Article 2, Sec 1)
http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.pdf
Title: H.F. 26
Source: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Notwithstanding other provisions, requires that the power and duty to enter into collective bargaining agreements be vested in the
chief executive officer of the municipality and not in the school committee. Gives the elected school committees of each city, town, or regional school district, or the chief executive officer of any municipality having an appointed school committee, the power to bind their successors and successor committees by entering into contracts of employment in the exercise of their governmental functions. Addresses other particulars.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law11/law11265.htm
Title: S.B. 1062
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Removes the requirement that the commissioner of education review the budgets for school districts and Florida College System institutions. Removes the requirement that the state department of education approve school board budgets. Requires school districts to post certain budget information on their websites. Revises the gift ban law for school board members and relatives.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1255er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1255&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | P-12 | Urges and requests all members of city, parish, and other local public school boards to voluntarily substitute teach in a public elementary or secondary school located in their respective school systems.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=756121
Title: H.C.R. 145
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires a school board to adopt a mission statement for every school under its jurisdiction. Provides that in developing and adopting a mission statement, a school board must solicit input from teachers, administrators, parents, students and community members. Provides that the mission statement must be included in the required comprehensive education plan and is subject to review as part of the annual report to the Commissioner of Education on the progress of implementing the plan. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/RESOLVE94.asp
Title: H.P. 321
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Authorizes local boards of education to jointly establish a regional school to serve enrolled students in two or more local school districts that will expand student opportunities for educational success through high quality instructional programming. Provides that regional schools may include partnerships with other education partners, including institutions of higher education and private businesses or organizations, and will foster, encourage, and promote the development of knowledge and skills in career clusters of critical importance to the region. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/HTML/S125v7.html
Title: S.B. 125
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Authorizes a school district to call a special meeting to address changes in the amount of education funding to be received from the state. The authorization is repealed effective July 1, 2012.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0650.html
Title: H.B. 650
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Removes the provisions creating the 10-member elected State Board of Education and provides for the election and appointment of members whose terms will commence on January 8, 2013. Bill provides for the appointment of the superintendent of public instruction by the governor from a list of candidates submitted by the state board. Further provides that the superintendent serves at the pleasure of the governor and is in the executive department of state government. Bill provides that the superintendent of public instruction is responsible for ensuring that the duties and responsibilities of the previously created Commission on Educational Excellence, Advisory Council on Parental Involvement, Commission on Educational Technology, Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools, and the Commission on Professional Standards in Education are successfully carried out by the commissions, councils and programs. The bill further revises the qualifications and duties of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) possess the knowledge and ability to carry out the duties of the position; (2) provide that the superintendent is the educational leader for the K-12 public education in the state; (3) require the superintendent to enforce the observations of statutes and regulations governing K-12 public education; and (4) request a plan of corrective action if the superintendent determines that a school district or charter school has not complied with those statutes and regulations. Provisions of the bill require the state board, in developing the plan to improve the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools, to establish clearly defined goals and benchmarks for improving the achievement of pupils and prescribes those goals and benchmarks. Requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to submit annual reports to the State Board and the Legislative Committee on Education describing the status of the regulations adopted by the Commission and a work plan designating the proposed activities of the Commission during the next year. Provisions assign the three regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators and designates the schools districts which will fall within the jurisdictions of the three programs. The bill requires the governing body of each of the regional training programs to establish an evaluation system for the teachers and other licensed educational personnel who participate in the program and prescribes the requirements of that evaluation system. The bill provides for the funding of the three regional training programs and requires the Department of Education to transfer sums to the appropriate districts for the purchase of professional development for teachers and administrators.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Sessions/76th2011/ Bills/SB/SB197_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 197
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Specifies that temporary absence of a member of a county board of education to serve in the military does not constitute a vacancy in office and is not subject to provisions of the code requiring a temporary replacement.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB1909.pdf
Title: H.B. 1909
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | From fiscal analysis: Requires school districts located either wholly or partly in a city with a population of 500,000 or more, and with a student enrollment of more than 15,000, to post on their Web sites the campaign finance reports for school board trustees and candidates for school board positions. Permits these school districts to remove portions of each political contributor's address to show only the city, state, and zip code, but requires that the removed information remain available on the reports maintained in the school districts' offices. Requires that the campaign finance reports be posted online no later than the 5th business day after the report is filed with the school district. (The Texas Ethics Commission reports that the bill's requirements would impact 16 school districts that meet the criteria.)
Bill text: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB00336F.pdf#navpanes=0
Fiscal analysis: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/fiscalnotes/pdf/HB00336F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 336
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Establishes a Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government within the General Assembly to provide continuing legislative oversight regarding transparency and open government, and to recommend initiatives that increase citizen access to government resources, publications, and actions. Specifies that a public body subject to the Open Meetings Act does not need to prepare written minutes of an open session if (1) live and archived video or audio streaming of the open session is available; or (2) if individual public votes on legislation taken by members of the public body are posted promptly on the Internet. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_508_sb0644E.pdf
Title: S.B. 644
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires school boards to establish the structure, accountability, advocacy, and delivery of instruction in each school operated and governed in its district. Requires school boards to establish instructional policies and goals based upon available information about the knowledge and skills pupils will need in the future.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0216.html
Title: H.B. 216
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member to undergo criminal history background investigation.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/PL11/72_.PDF
Title: A 444
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | To transition to and implement the Common Core State Standards, the State Board of Education may: (1) Modify curriculum and assessment requirements; (2) Adopt new curriculum and assessment requirements; and (3) Direct the Department of Education to: (A) Propose to the state board rules and procedures; and (B) Develop the professional development needed to train educators on the transition and implementation. (Sec 14)
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act989.pdf
Title: S.B. 383
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Provides that members of local boards of education must serve terms of no less than four years. Provides for a phase-in period and for exceptions. Provides for the composition and election of county boards of education in counties in which there is a homestead option sales and use tax and a county sales and use tax for educational purposes. Authorizes the governor to remove members of a local board of education if the local school system has not reattained full accreditation status within a certain amount of time. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116716.pdf
Title: S.B. 79
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Prohibits the governing body of a school corporation from using funds received from the state to bring or join in an action against the state unless the school corporation is challenging an adverse decision by a state agency, board, or commission.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/SE/SE0495.1.html
Title: S.B. 495
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Modifies processes for school district trustee elections -- such as withdrawal of candidates, swearing in, board organization, etc.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2011/billpdf/HB0327.pdf
Title: H.B. 327
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Increases the limit on campaign contributions to school board candidates from $100 for individuals and $200 for organizations to $1,000.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB228/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 228
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| MI | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Repeals the "Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act", and creates the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act", which similarly would provide for the review, management, and control of the financial and other operations of a local government (a municipal government or a school district). http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/publicact/htm/2011-PA-0004.htm
Title: H.B. 4214
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Authorizes local school boards to disburse funds to a nonprofit foundation that exists to enhance the public educational experience and quailty of instruction for studnets in that district. Defines conditions that must be met prior to disbursement of furnds.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1200-1299/HB1227SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1227
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Authorizes local school boards to purchase easements for access to 16th section lands. Prohibits the use of eminent domain by any local school board or governing authority to acquire easement access to 16th section lands or lieu lands.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1126SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1126
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | WHEREAS, if the boundaries of an elementary school district and a high school district do not coincide,
then high school additional trustees may be elected from areas outside of the elementary school district
boundaries to serve on the high school board of trustees along with their elementary school trustee counterparts
who also serve as trustees for the high school district; and
WHEREAS, the boards of trustees of school districts may combine their governance into a single school
board and merge the administration of their school districts for purposes of economy and efficiency; and
WHEREAS, a combined school board may wish to elect a high school additional trustee as its presiding
officer because of that person's valuable knowledge and experience; and
WHEREAS, current state law may not allow high school additional trustees to serve as the presiding
officers of combined school boards because they are not members of the elementary district school board; and
WHEREAS, an elementary school district's integrity of governance on a combined school board can be
protected by restricting a presiding officer who is a high school additional trustee from voting on matters that
pertain only to the elementary school district.
This bill allows a trustee to preside over board deliberations under these conditions.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2011/billpdf/HB0204.pdf
Title: H.B. 204
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Adds the act of excluding students from testing who are required to be assessed to the conditions under which the Board of Education may (i) bring a cause of action, (ii) suspend or revoke an administrative or teaching license, or (iii) initiate or cause to be initiated a review or investigation of any alleged break in security, unauthorized alteration, or improper administration of tests. The bill clarifies that any cause of action brought on behalf of the Board of Education may not be brought against a student enrolled in a public school.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0248+pdf
Title: H.B. 2077
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| HI | Approved by voters 11/2010 | P-12 | Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to direct the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint the members of the board of education (Hawaii is currently a single-district state, meaning that the district board is the state board). Provides a period of transition from the elected to the appointed board. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2376_CD1_.HTM
Constitutional amendment: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/otherreports/2010ConstitutionalAmendmentEnglish.pdf
Title: H.B. 2376
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 08/2010 | P-12 | Addressed the prohibitions on the involvement of members of local school boards in personnel matters with respect to the hiring, firing and disciplining employees. In particular, the fill focuses on role of board members with respect to local school superintendents.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722545
Title: H.B. 942
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2010 | P-12 | Requires board of education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the board of education selection advisory council. Establishes duties of advisory council in selecting the candidates to be presented to the governor. Establishes membership of the education selection advisory council, including that four of the council's seven members must be appointed by the Hawaii P-20 Council.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2377_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2010-legislative-session/bills/vetoes/HB2377_SOBJ.pdf
Title: H.B. 2377
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Allows a school treasurer to pay recurring bills upon certification by the clerk or secretary of the school board (instead of requiring an order of the school board signed by the president and clerk or secretary or by a majority of the board). Makes changes to when the record of the official acts of the school board must be submitted to the treasurer. Regarding the prohibition on a school board member having an interest in district contracts, work, business or sales, provides that a school board member must not be deemed interested if the board member is an employee of a business that is involved in the transaction of business with the school district, provided that the board member has no financial interests other than as an employee. Provides that a school board member's oath of office must be administered as determined by the board.
Provides that a school board may authorize by policy (rather than by regulation) the superintendent, principal, assistant principal or dean of students to suspend pupils. Provides that a school board must be given a summary of the notice of a parent's right to a review of the suspension, including the reason for the suspension and the suspension length (instead of a copy of the full statement of the reasons for the suspension and the notice of the parent's right to a review). Makes changes concerning when an educational support personnel employee who has been dismissed is paid. Makes changes concerning the filing of a teacher's transcript of college credits. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB3515lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 3515
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Prohibits local boards of education from using public funds to endorse or oppose a referendum, election or a particular candidate for elective office. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/HTML/H593v6.html
Title: H.B. 593
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Allows two or more boards of education to jointly purchase health insurance for their employees. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/Pa/pdf/2010PA-00174-R00HB-05424-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5424
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Establishes a grant in fiscal year 2012 to any municipality whose board of education makes a cooperative arrangement with at least one other board of education to provide school transportation that results in a savings in fiscal year 2011. The grant is in addition to the reimbursements for student transportation school districts receive under existing law; permits two or more boards of education to establish shared service agreements, in addition to cooperative arrangements that boards may enter under existing law. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/Pa/pdf/2010PA-00167-R00HB-05336-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5336
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Repeals provision that barred a local school board member from engaging in the bail bond business in the jurisdiction of the board to which he/she was elected. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb980.pdf
Title: H.B. 980
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allows employees of private K-12 schools to serve on local school boards.
Defines "immediate family member" as spouse, child, sibling or parent (or spouse of a child, sibling or parent). Bars an individual with an immediate family member (1) on a local board, or (2) serving as a local school superintendent, principal or assistant principal, or system administrative staff in the local school system from serving on the local board of education. Requires (1) every local board member to be a U.S. citizen and registered voter; to have read and understood the code of ethics and conflict of interest provisions applicable to local board members and agreed to abide by them; and have agreed to annually disclose compliance with the state board policy on local board member training, the local board's code of ethics and the conflict of interest provisions applicable to local board members. Authorizes the state board to waive these provisions by request of a local board or an individual seeking to qualify for office on a local board and (2) every candidate for a local board to file an affidavit affirming that he/she meets all the aforementioned qualifications (beginning with "U.S. citizen".) Provides that any person judicially determined mentally incompetent is ineligible for election to a local board of education unless the disability determination has been removed.
Bars any local school board from having more than seven members, unless board exceeds seven members by local constitutional amendment, federal court order or other specified provisions. Amends provisions related to per diem and reimbursement of expenses for local board members. Provides for the fundamental roles of local boards of education and local school superintendents. Adds provision barring local board members or their family members from business activities or from acting in their official capacity in any matter that would constitute a conflict of interest. Adds provision barring local board members to use their position to secure privileges, advantages or employment for him/herself or others. Bars local board members (and their immediate family members and businesses in which board members have an interest) from accepting gifts, political contributions or other things of value given or offered to influence the board member in the discharge of his/her official duties. Adds provisions relating to confidentiality of information to which board members are privy that is not available to the general public.
Directs the state board to adopt a model code of ethics for local board members, including appropriate consequences for a violation of the code of ethics. Within three months of state board adoption of a model code of ethics, requires each local board to adopt a code of ethics that, at a minimum, includes the state board's model code of ethics.
Provides that if a local district or school is placed on the level of accreditation immediately preceding loss of accreditation for school board governance-related reasons, the governor may suspend all eligible members of the local board with pay and, in consultation with the state board, appoint temporary replacement members. Allows suspended board member to petition for reinstatement within 90 days; provides that any suspended member who does not petition for reinstatement within 90 days will be permamently removed, and his/her temporary replacement become a permanent member to finish out the removed member's term. Adds provisions relating to a removed board member's petition for reinstatement--requires hearing to determine whether the member's continued service on the board is more likely than not to improve the school system or school's ability to retain accreditation.
Makes ineligible for service as a local superintendent any individual with an immediate family member (1) on the local board or (2) serving as a principal, assistant principal or system administrative staff member in that school system. Allows the state board to waive this provision on a local board's request.
Repeals existing 20-2-230(b) requiring new members of governing boards to receive at least 12 hours of orientation within a year of assuming office. Directs the state board to adopt a training program for local board members. Within three months of such adoption, requires local boards and each governing board of other local units of administration to adopt a training program that includes, at a minimum, the state board's training program. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb84.pdf
Title: S.B. 84
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires that local districts update their policy pamphlets every two years, rather than annually.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB3255.pdf
Title: S.B. 3255
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Requires local boards of education to continue submitting annual updates to their master plans in October 2010 and October 2011 and delays the requirement that local boards of education summit new 5-year comprehensive master plans from October 15, 2010, until October 15, 2012; Allows local boards to submit a preexisting management plan in lieu of a comprehensive master plan or update; Directs the state superintendent of schools to approve the management plan in lieu of a comprehensive master plan or update if the preexisting plan meets the requirements for the comprehensive master plan; Beginning in 2013, rather than 2011, each annual master plan update must cover a 5-year period. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/chapters_noln/Ch_25_sb0074T.pdf
Title: S.B. 74
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Eliminates per diem payments for learning community coordinating council members.
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB937.pdf
Title: L.B. 937
Source: http://nebraskalegislature.gov
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| OR | Vetoed 04/2010 | P-12 | Clarifies that state board or commission may meet through telephone or other electronic means; provides that members who attend a meeting through telephone or other electronic means are not entitled to compensation or reimbursement for expenses; provides that members of certain commissions or task forces who are legislators are entitled to compensation and expenses; modifies the Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Education membership.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/10ss1/measures/sb1000.dir/sb1014.en.html
Title: S.B. 1014A
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Establishes a deadline of January 1, 2011 for cities and school boards to submit to the county clerk a list of properties and boundaries and changes to boundaries, to allow the county clerk to maintain a roster of voters who are eligible to vote in school board elections. Permits electronic transmission of information. Prohibits county clerks from charging a fee to cities or school boards for transmittal of such information. Permits county clerks to request more information if necessary in order to maintain the voting roster. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/SB35/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 35
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| NE | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Allows expenses for non-voting members of learning community coordinating councils, modifies the levy authority for learning communities, changes learning community reporting provisions, and eases the restrictions on terminating an elementary learning center executive director. Currently, learning community coordinating councils are authorized to reimburse expenses for voting members. This bill includes nonvoting members. Requires the superintendent or head administrator of a public school district or a nonpublic school system to report on a monthly basis to the Commissioner of Education as directed by the commissioner regarding the number of and reason for any long-term suspension, expulsion, or excessive absenteeism of a student; referral of a student to the office of the county attorney for excessive absenteeism; or contacting of law enforcement officials, other than law enforcement officials employed by or contracted with the school district as school resource officers, by the district or system relative to a student enrolled in the district or system. A school district that is a member of a learning community must also provide the learning community coordinating council with a copy of such report on or before the date the report is due to the commissioner.For each fiscal year, learning communities may levy a maximum levy of one cent on each one hundred dollars of taxable property subject to the levy for elementary learning center employees, for contracts with other entities or individuals who are not employees of the learning community for elementary learning center programs and services, and for pilot projects, except that no more than ten percent of such levy may be used for elementary learning center employees.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB1070.pdf
Title: L.B. 1070
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 02/2010 | P-12 | Amends the notice requirements for school districts conducting elections; provides a deadline for a district to return voter affidavits if given to it and makes voting twice in a school election a crime; clarifies the content of the notice to be posted by school districts conducting referenda to raise local taxes and/or issue local bonds; authorizes the Department of Elections to cancel an election to raise local taxes and/or issue bonds if the notice requirements are not met.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+244/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 244
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 02/2010 | P-12 | Requires school board members to receive training concerning special education due process hearings.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+386/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 386
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | P-12 | Requires the governing board of a school district to appoint a pupil member or members within 30 days of receiving a petition from students to do so, or at its next regularly scheduled meetings if no meeting is held within 30 days of receipt of said petition. Authorizes a local board to adopt a resolution authorizing a pupil advisory board to assist the pupil member or members in executing duties relating to serving on the board. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1007_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf
Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1007_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1007
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| UT | Adopted 09/2009 | P-12 | Requires each local school board and charter school governing board to provide written assurance assurances that the board has:
(1) Implemented an electronic device (cell phones and pagers) policy consistent with state board rule
(2) Posted collective bargaining agreement(s) on the school district or charter school Web site within 10 days of the ratification or modification of any collective bargaining agreement
(3) By May 15, 2010, posted certain public financial information on the school district or charter school Web site consistent with state statute. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090701/32729.htm
Title: R277-108-5
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Allows, with respect to a school board of an elementary school, high school or unit school district that forms a part of a Class II county school unit that was under the jurisdiction and authority of the township treasurer and trustees of schools of a township at the time those offices were abolished in that township, the school treasurer to also be a member of the school board. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0325lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 325
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires all cities, counties, local boards of education, unified governments, sanitary districts, and consolidated city-counties to adopt a Code of Ethics for the governing board; requires the members of those governing boards to receive education on ethics laws applicable to local government officials. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H1452v4.pdf
Title: H.B. 1452
Source: http://www.ncleg.net
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Amends membership of the New York City board of education. Increases number of members appointed by the mayor from seven to eight. Eliminates provision rendering the chancellor a voting member and chairperson of the city board. Replaces with provision making the chancellor an ex-officio non-voting member of the board, and directing the board to elect a chairperson from among its members. Prohibits any member of the city board from also serving as a member, officer or employee of any public authority or other entity where the New York mayor has a majority of the appointments. Specifies that two mayoral appointees to the city board must be parents of a child attending a public school in the district; provides that all parent members must be eligible to serve on the city board for two years after their child concludes attendance at a public school in the district. Specifies that vacancies on the city board must be filled within 90 days of the vacancy. Replaces provision requiring city board to hold 12 meetings per year with provision requiring the city board to hold at least one regular public meeting per month, and requiring at least one regular public meeting to be held in each borough per year. Requires notice of all regular city board meetings to be provided to all community superintendents, community district education councils, community boards and school based management teams at least 10 business days before such meeting.
Specifies content that must be included in a city board regular public meeting agenda, including contact information for a city district representative knowledgable about the agenda, from whom information may be obtained and written comments submitted regarding agenda items. Requires the city board chairperson to ensure sufficient time for public comment on any agenda item at every regular meeting prior to a city board vote. Requires minutes of all city board regular public meetings to be made publicly available in a timely manner and no later than the subsequent regular city board meeting.
Requires the city board by-laws to include a process to allow any city board member to request that items be placed on the board agenda. Allows such request to be made either at or before a city regular public meeting. Provides that if such a request is made at a public meeting, the chairperson must respond to such request at such meeting. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Members and Meetings
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Substantially amends powers and duties of New York City board, authorizing the board to:
(1) Approve all regulations proposed by the chancellor or city board
(2) Approve the educational facilities capital plan, following any applicable hearings conducted by the community district education councils
(3) Approve annual estimates of the sum the board deems necessary for district operations and the capital budget
(4) Approve allocations to community districts and approve community district budgets, with a proposed budget for the city board and chancellor's administrative and operational expenditures, following a public hearing
(5) Approve a city district procurement policy
(6) Approve proposals for all school closures or significant changes in school utilization, including phase-outs, grade reconfigurations, re-sitings or co-locations of two schools, following any hearing
(7) Adopt a policy proposed by the chancellor, promoting the recruitment and retention of staff, that considers the diversity of students attending schools in the city district. Directs the city board to review at a regular public meeting an annual report issued by the chancellor outlining the initiatives taken to enhance diversity and equity in recruitment and retention, and the impacts of such initiatives to the workforce at the city district, community district and school level
(8) Approve all franchises, revokable consents and concessions awarded by the city district or community districts
(9) Approve city board by-laws
(10) Respond at a regular public meeting to the recommendations made in annual reports issued by the city-wide council on special education, the city-wide council on English language learners and the city-wide council on high schools
(11) Conduct an annual survey to allow parents, teachers and school personnel to evaluate the performance of the city board and chancellor as regards city district resources, oversight and curriculum. Requires the results of such survey to be made publicly available, including on the city board Web site.
(12) Provide information, data, estimates and statistics as requested by the director of the city's independent budget office or the city comptroller, in a timely fashion.
Eliminates provision directing the board to approve contracts that would significantly impact the provision of educational services or programming in the district. Replaces with provision directing the board to approve city district or community district contracts that meet any of certain criteria. Requires all items requiring city board approval to be by a public vote at a regular board meeting. Prior to approval of any item listed in 1-6 above, requires the city board to undertake a review process to allow the public to submit comments on the proposed item. Requires notice of the proposed item to be circulated to all community superintendents, community district education councils, community boards and school based management teams at least 45 days before a city board vote. Specifies contents that said notice must contain. Also requires a revised public notice to be provided in the event a proposed item listed in 1-6 above is substantially revised, and specifies elements the revised public notice must include. Provides that following the public review process but prior to voting, the city board must make publicly available an assessment of all public comments concerning the item under consideration. Specifies elements the assessment must contain. Allows for emergency adoption of proposed items under certain circumstances. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Powers and Duties
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Amends provisions regarding eligibility of individuals serving as parent members of community district education councils in New York City. Permits a parent member to remain on a community district education council for two years after the member's child leaves a school under the council's jurisdiction. Provides that presidents and officers of parents'/parent-teachers' associations who are candidates for election as parent members of the community district education council are not eligible to cast votes in such selection process. Specifies that in such an instance, the association must elect a member to vote in the place of each such president or officer for purposes of the selection process. Provides community district education council members are ineligible to also serve on or be employed by the city-wide council on English language learners or the city-wide council on high schools. Amends provisions related to the filling of vacancies on community district education councils. Requires that the chancellor's procedures for selecting community council members ensure that at least one position on each community council is filled by a parent of a student who is an English language learner, and that at least one position is filled by a parent of a student with an individualized education program.
Adds two new subdivisions to section 2590-e relating to powers and duties of community boards in New York City. Authorizes community boards to (1) consult on the selection of a community superintendent and (20 hold a public hearing wtih the chancellor or deputy chancellor and the impacted school based management team regarding any proposed school closing or significant change in school utilization, including the phase-out, grade reconfiguration, re-siting or co-location of any public school in the community district. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t
Title: A.B. 8903 - Community District Education Councils
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Restricts election to a governing board of a school district of immediate family of members or prior members of such board. Chapter 90
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/summary/s.2432ed.doc.htm
Title: H.B. 2432
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Makes it unlawful for a school board member to willfully fail to discharge the duties of the office; adds school board members to list of city and county officials for which willful discharge of duties was already unlawul; provides for removal from office. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H43v3.pdf
Title: H.B. 43
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Defines immediate family member. Effective with local board members elected or appointed after July 2009, bars an individual who has an immediate family member on a local board or serving as the district superintendent or as a principal, assistant principal or system administrative staff in the district from being eligible to serve as a member of such local board of education.
Effective July 2009, bars an individual who has an immediate family member sitting on the local board for such school system or who has an immediate family member hired as or promoted to a principal, assistant principal, or system administrative staff from serving as district superintendent.
Provides that neither provision affects the employment of such board members or superintendents prior to the effective date of these provisions. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb251.pdf
Title: H.B. 251 Section 2
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | This section of H.B. 251 prohibits any person from being eligible to be appointed, employed, or to serve as superintendent of schools of any county or independent school system who has an immediate family member sitting on the local board of education for such school system or who has an immediate family member hired as or promoted to a principal, assistant principal, or system administrative staff on or after July 1, 2009, by that school system.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb251.pdf
Title: H.B. 251- Section Affecting Superintendent Selection
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | No member of a school board shall be employed as a teacher by engaged in a contract to teach pursuant to sections 79-817 to 79-821 with the
school district which he or she serves as a board member.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB163.pdf
Title: L.B. 163
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Relates to the school district boards of education nepotism prohibition to limit application of school board member nepotism prohibition when a person who is related to a member of the board of education within the second degree of consanguinity or affinity from being employed by the school district as a substitute teacher or as a temporary substitute support employee or if the district size is under 5,000.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB1647_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1647
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Allows local boards of education to delegate authority regarding assignment of individual students for decision-making on certain matters.
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0217.pdf
Title: S.B. 217
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Effective March 1, 2010, requires local boards to adopt policies for orientation and ongoing training of board of education members.
Title: S.B. 220
Source: www.lexis.com
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Provides that no person who is on the national or state sex offender registry may be eligible for election to or service on a local board of education. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb14.pdf
Title: S.B. 14
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Allows school board trustees to meet outside district boundaries for purpose of collaboration with other boards, agencies or collaboratives; expands the disciplinary powers of school administrators; clarifies the laws governing student suspensions. Because state law prohibits business being transacted by the trustees of a district unless it is transacted at a regular
meeting or a properly called special meeting, expands the definition of ."unforeseen emergency" from a storm, fire, explosion, community disaster, insurrection, act of God, or other unforeseen destruction or impairment of school district property that affects the health and safety of the trustees, students, or district employees to include "or the educational functions of the district or violation of the student code of conduct, as defined in accordance with district policy, within a week of graduation."
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billpdf/HB0332.pdf
Title: H.B. 332
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| NH | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Permits a school board to vote to add one or more high school students as members of the board; allows the school board to determine a procedure for rotating student representation on the board when there is more than one high school in the school district.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0074.html
Title: H.B. 74
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Requires a school district board of education to make a recording of each regular and special meeting of the board and to make the recording available to the public. Requires the board to utilize the best technology available to the school district at the time the recording is made. Allows an individual or entity to request a copy of the recording, and requires the individual or entity to pay the costs incurred in providing the copy.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2009a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/162B15555BD3B11F87257537001FA672?open&file=1082_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1082
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Provides that, in the event a vacancy is declared on the board of trustees of a school district and the board is unable to appoint a trustee from the zone vacated after ninety days, the board of trustees may appoint a person at-large from within the boundaries of the school district to serve as the trustee from the zone where the vacancy occurred; provides that after a certain period, appointments shall be made by the Board of County Commissioners. Chapter 57
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0078.htm
Title: H.B. 78
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Revises the conflicts of interests laws that prohibits a trustee from being employed in any capacity by the trustee's own school district. Adds a provision to allow a trustee to officiate at athletic competitions under the auspices of the State Officials Association.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billpdf/SB0273.pdf
Title: S.B. 273
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes school trustee election by acclamation if the number of candidates for vacant school trustee positions is less than the number of positions to be elected.
http://data.opi.mt.gov/bills/2009/billpdf/HB0432.pdf
Title: H.B. 432
Source: http://data.opi.mt.gov
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| OK | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Defines the training requirements for new school board members. OKLAHOMA 15355
Title: OAC 210:20-23-3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Provides that the voters of any school district may amend the number of board members by a majority vote of all voters.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/HB1067ENR.pdf
Title: H.B. 1067
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Modifies provisions regarding local governmental entity and school district cooperation in education matters. Allows a representative of county government to attend and participate in the board discussions at local school board meetings. Requires local boards to give notice of board meetings to a representative of county government. http://le.utah.gov/~2009/bills/sbillenr/sb0092.pdf
Title: S.B. 92
Source: le.utah.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Provides additional direction to school boards in establishing and administering a grievance procedure to resolve disputes arising between the school board and certain employees; relates to suspensions and other disciplinary actions.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB2089ER
Title: H.B. 2089
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 10/2008 | P-12 | Eliminates one-year notice that a school district is required to give superintendent of schools if the district determines not to reappoint.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A1500/1113_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 1113
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
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| NY | Signed into law 10/2008 | P-12 | Creates new part III (sections 2050 through 2054) of article 41 of the education code. Provides that a lawyer may not simultaneously be an independent contractor and an employee of a district or board of cooperative educational services (BOCES). Provides that a lawyer who is not an employee of a district or BOCES may not seek to be or be considered an employee for purposes of compensation, health insurance, pension and all other employment-related benefits. Provides that any lawyer who violates these provisions is liable for a civil penalty of up to three times the charges and fees for contracted services or salary the lawyer received from the district or BOCES for legal services, and may be enjoined from continuing such violation. Provides that any lawyer who knowingly (1) seeks to be or is considered an employee for purposes of compensation, health insurance, pension and all other employment-related benefits or (2) falsifies or permits to be falsified retirement system records to obtain retirement benefits, is guilty of a class E felony.
Requires every district and BOCES to annually file with the department, comptroller and attorney general a report specifying all lawyers providing legal services to the district or BOCES, whether the district or BOCES hired such lawyers as employees, and all compensation for legal services.
Amends subdivision 3 of section 2601-a of the education law to specify that the administrative component of every district's annual budget must include all compensation, salaries and benefits of all school administrators and supervisors, including business administrators, superintendents, and deputy, assistant, associate or other superintendents under all existing employment contracts or collective bargaining agreements. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S08699&sh=t
Title: S.B. 8699
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| OK | Adopted 07/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules regarding training requirements for new school board members to include: Each new school board member shall complete the following requirements within 15 months of election:
(1) Two hours on school finance and reporting including public school finance and/or, if appropriate, Career Technology finance;
(2) Two hours on the Oklahoma Open Meeting/Open Records Act;
(3) One hour on new state and federal laws and their impact on local school districts;
(4) One hour on ethics, duties, and responsibilities of school board members;
(5) Two hours on legal issues impacting local school districts;
(6) One hour on school employment and due process law;
(7) Two hours of specific instruction on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); and
(8) One hour on educational issues.. OKLAHOMA 15301
http://www.oar.state.ok.us/oar/codedoc02.nsf/frmMain?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=_75tnm2shfcdnm8pb4dthj0chedppmcbq8dtmmak31ctijujrgcln50ob7ckj42tbkdt374obdcli00_
Title: OAC 210:20-23-3
Source: http://www.oar.state.ok.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Concerns training and instruction for public school board members. Makes board member training requirement four hours annually (formerly was six hours total). Provides that for board members in a school district with one or more schools identified as an academically unacceptable school or a school in need of academic assistance, at least two hours of training must focus on the improvement of schools identified as failing schools. Provides the remaining hours must focus on education policy issues, including literacy and numeracy, leadership development, dropout prevention, career and technical education, redesigning high schools, early childhood education, school discipline, and harassment, intimidation, and bullying. Requires training to also include instruction on the Open Meetings Law and Public Bid Law. Requires that the instruction and the method for demonstrating attendance be pre-approved by the Louisiana School Boards Association. Requires that each school board member's attendance be reported by the instructor to the Louisiana School Boards Association. Requires the Louisiana School Boards Association to post on its Web site regularly updated information on the number and subject matter of training hours completed by each school board member.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495942
Title: H.B. 1256
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Provides an exception to provision prohibiting a school board member from selling school supplies or equipment to the county board. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/hb602.pdf
Title: H.B. 602
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Regulates primary elections regarding school district and community college board members. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2307.pdf
Title: H.B. 2307
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | No school board may extend the contract of a director of schools without giving notice of intent to do so at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the scheduled meeting at which action will be taken, giving notice as required, and including such proposed action as a specific, clearly stated item on the agenda for the meeting. Such item, for the convenience of the public attending such meeting, shall be the first item on the agenda.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB2155.pdf
Title: S.B. 2155
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Considers all county, municipal and special school districts in the state to be separate governmental entities. Allows the school boards of each county, municipal, and special school district to establish ethical standards used to govern their respective school district.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3024.pdf
Title: S.B. 3024
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| MN | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Establishes a conflict of interest exception for certain school contracts for professional and other services.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=S2653.2.html&session=ls85
Title: S.B. 2653
Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | Provides that if an election for school board trustees occurs on a Tuesday, during a general election, any runoff for such election shall occur three weeks after the election.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0200-0299/HB0239SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 239
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MI | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Allows school board members to be appointed to or serve as a volunteer coach or supervisor of a student extracurricular activity if certain conditions are met.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0022.pdf
Title: H.B. 4220
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Relates to local school board members; increases the annual training requirements for local school board members in districts with failing schools or in districts where serious financial conditions exist; requires annual certification of such training.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2416SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2416
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Amends the Open Public Meetings Act. Requires boards of education to set aside a portion of every board meeting for public comment.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A1000/690_I1.PDF
Title: A.B. 690
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| NM | On November 2008 Ballot 12/2007 | P-12 | Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to increase the size of school boards in school districts with a specified population; provides for conduct of election by mail-in ballot or as otherwise provided by law; provides each school districts shall be divided into member districts that shall be compact, contiguous and as nearly equal in population as possible; provides one board member shall reside within, and be elected from, each member district.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SJR06.pdf
Title: S.J.R. 6
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2007 | P-12 | Relates to existing law that establishes the amount of compensation for the services of a member of the city board of education or governing board of a school district who attends all meetings based on the average daily attendance of the district for the prior school year. Doubles the compensation amount that may be prescribed for each average daily attendance category of school districts.
Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_909_vt_20071011.html
Title: S.B. 909
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Encourages school boards to allow community organizations to use school facilities during non-school hours. Provides that if a school board allows a community organization to use school facilities during non-school hours, the board must adopt a formal policy governing the use of school facilities by community organizations during non-school hours. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0538lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 538
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Adds members of a school board, the Chicago Board of Education, or the governing body of a private school as mandated reporters. Provides penalties for knowingly transmitting a false report. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB1428lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1428
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Repeals the law allowing the state board to remove local school board members.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H349v0.html
Title: H.B. 349
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Amends the Education Law in relation to the effect of certain regulations and by-laws on community council members, community superintendents, and all other officers and employees in schools and programs under the jurisdiction of the community district education council. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S01666&sh=t
Title: S.B. 1666
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Adds labor and labor relations, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and employee contract analysis to the professional development program for Rhode Island school committees. offered by Rhode Island College and the Rhode Island Association of School Committees.
Title: H.B. 5286
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Clarifies that vacancies on the School Boards shall be filled in accordance with the procedures for filling a vacancy; provides that the last notice of election for a school board election appear no later than 5 days before the day of the election so that the notice may appear in local weekly newspapers; requires that the hours of elections be held during the same hours as school board elections .
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+44/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 44
Source: Delaware Legislature
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Revises provisions governing the salaries of the members of the boards of trustees of school districts based on the population of the county in which the school district is located. Authorizes a member of the board of trustees to donate all or a part of his salary to a school within the school district or to the school district. requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a program to engage administrators employed at the district level in annual classroom instruction, observation and other activities in a manner that is appropriate for the responsibilities, position and duties of the administrators.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB328_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 328
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Clarifies the precise roles and relationship between boards and superintendents. Provides the major responsibilities of a board in a way that parallels the major responsibilities of a superintendent.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB02563F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2563
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2007 | Postsec. | Authorizes a student to serve as a student representative on Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), but without voting power. The bill also authorizes students to serve on student-issue advisory committees of THECB.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01007F.pdf
Title: S.B. 1007
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Relates to educational service units and school funding, incuding distance education. Changes provisions relating to: election of board members for educational service units; distance education, unit boundaries and board membership; and the Early Childhood Education Grant Program. Provides: a formula and changes provisions relating to core services and technology infrastructure funding; for election districts; a duty for the Auditor of Public Accounts.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB603.pdf
Title: L.B. 603
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Authorizes the board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is 50,000 or more to cause each meeting of the board to be broadcast on a television station created to provide community access to cable television by using the facilities of the school district, county or any city located in the county. Requires those school districts to provide a report to the legislative committee on education and the legislature concerning the progress of the school district in televising the meetings of the board of trustees.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB267_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 267
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| TX | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | From the bill analysis: The bill amends the Education Code to authorize the board of trustees of school districts to change the length of the terms of its trustees to either three or four years. The bill requires that trustees must specify the manner in which the transition from the length of the former term to the new modified term is made. The bill requires that the transition must begin with the first regular election for trustees that occurs after January 1, 2008.The 79th Legislature mandated that school districts hold joint elections with a municipality, county, or the state. Approximately 50 to 70 districts must change from May to November elections either because they are not part of a municipality that has a May election or because the district is not located in a city and therefore, must partner with the county or state.
Several years ago, the Legislature provided districts sufficient time to change the length of their terms in response to new legislation. Now that another change has been mandated, it is only fair to open the window again for a short time. This bill gives school districts until the end of 2007 to change to three- or four-year terms, which would enable them to partner with one entity. Another benefit of this bill is that voters will become accustomed to seeing school board races on their ballots during city elections instead of on different types of elections year after year.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB00477H.pdf
Title: S.B. 670
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Increases the monthly health insurance credit for retired teachers from $2.50 to $4.00 for each full year of the retired member's creditable service; eliminates an overall cap to the credit, and adds retired full-time, salaried employees of local school boards as recipients of the credit; establishes a formula for determining the monthly health insurance credit for teachers whose retirement was for disability; makes bill's provisions applicable for current and future retirees from positions as teachers or full-time, salaried employees of local school boards.
Pursuant to this bill, a locality would no longer have the option of providing an additional $1 health insurance credit to retired teachers, and the maximum credit that a teacher could receive is $4.
This bill is identical to SB 1218, which was also passed.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2370ER (HB 2370); http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB1218ER (SB 1218)
Reenrolled and passed with the governor's recommendation: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+amd+HB2370AG
Title: H.B. 2370, S.B. 1218
Source: http://legis.state.va.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Increases the maximum amount of annual expenses for which local school board members can be reimbursed for meetings from $2,000 to $3,000 per calendar year. Clarifies that an elected member of a local school board is eligible for the health care coverage available to state employees. Directs that local board members' payments for the per diem and actual expenses be subject to deductions for membership dues, health insurance purchases, scholarship funds, and contributions to a political action committee.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/07RS/HB50/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 50
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Relates to membership on rural school boards; for districts that have undergone reorganization, the reorganization plan may provide for school board membership
requirements that are different from those specified for other rural boards.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HBCS0300.pdf
Title: H.B. 1305
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Requires a school board to hold a public hearing prior to closing a school or changing the boundaries of a school, and establishes notice requirements for the public hearing. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/sbillenr/sb0133.htm
Title: S.B. 133
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Authorizes local school boards to adopt board compensation schedules for the compensation and expenses of their members beginning on July 1, 2007. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillenr/hb0234.htm
Title: H.B. 234
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Authorizes any popularly elected school board to appoint a qualified voter who is a resident of the county, city, or town to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie vote of the school board. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1810ER
Title: H.B. 1810
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Requires that any severance benefits provided to any departing official appointed by a local school board shall be publically announced by that school board prior to such departure. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB1862ER
Title: H.B. 1862
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | In order to ensure its competitiveness as an employer, allows counties with the county executive form of government to provide for the use of funds, other than state funds, to provide grants, loans, and other assistance for county and school board employees, as well as employees of local constitutional officers, to purchase or rent residences for use as the employee's principal residence, within the county. This bill is identical to SB 1387. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2446ER; http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB1387
Title: H.B. 2446, S.B. 1387
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Requires local school boards to reimburse school personnel for mileage costs when they are required to use a personal motor vehicle in the course of their employment at a minimum rate that is at least the same for state employees who are reimbursed for mileage costs when using a personal motor vehicle in the course of their employment. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/SB100%20SUB2.htm
Title: S.B. 100
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Amends Education Code in the following ways:
1) Prescribes authorities of county school boards.
2) Expands purposes for which schools may expend funds.
3) Establishes certain vehicle and driver safety requirements for transporting students to a school-sponsored activity.
4) Expands the purposes for which county boards may lease school buses.
5) Requires county school boards to provide suitable educational facilities, equipment and services for special education students.
6) Requires county school boards to give preference to professional educators currently employed by the board for summer school employment.
7) Establishes service personnel classification title for licensed practical nurse.
8) Adds posting and notice requirements for filling service personnel positions.
9) Prohibits displacement of aides to create vacancy for licensed practical nurse.
10) Establishes parameters for the workday and beginning work station for certain service personnel.
11) Modifies process for determining certain service personnel hiring priority in cases of school merger or consolidation.
12) Modifies personal leave procedures and authorizes transfer of personal leave in certain circumstances for all full-time employees of a county school board .
13) Modifies employment benefits accrued by substitute service personnel employed by a county school board.
14) Requires county school boards to make certain training available to all regularly employed teachers' aides.
15) Prohibits an autism mentor or aide who works with autistic students from transferring to another position after the fifth day prior to the beginning of the instructional term under certain conditions.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2007_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb2189%20EnrSUB.htm
Title: H.B. 2189
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/
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| FL | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Relates to district school boards; provides for alternate procedure for election of district board chair in any district that does not have a board member elected at large; requires referendum and provides requirements for submitting such referendum to electors; provides for resolution of tie vote by said chair and said board members; amends provisions regarding organization of said boards, to conform.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h1221er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=1221&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 1221
Source: Florida Legislature
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Allows an immediate family member of a school board member or of a superintendent in a parish with a population of 26,000 or less to be promoted to an administrative position if such family member has the appropriate qualifications and certifications for such a position. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406376
Title: H.B. 675
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Requires school board members other than of the Chicago Board of Education to take an oath of office. Sets forth the contents of that oath. Specifies that the local board must direct the superintendent in his or her administration of the school district, including considering the superintendent's recommendations on the budget; building plans; the locations of sites; the selection, retention, and dismissal of employees; and the selection of textbooks, instructional material, and courses of study. Directs local boards to evaluate the superintendent in his or her administration of school board policies and his or her stewardship of the assets of the district.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB4310lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4310
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Recognizes that the parish of Cameron has suffered wide-spread devastation and crippling disruption from the effects of Hurricane Rita prohibiting normal recovery and restoration. Creates the Parishwide School District of the Parish of Cameron. Provides that the special district is to be administered by a board of directors composed of the president of the Cameron Parish School Board, the superintendent of the Cameron Parish School System, and three other directors selected by the school board of such parish, who themselves may be members of the school board. Authorizes the special district to levy only for the 2006 tax year a property tax not to exceed 10 mills for the purpose of giving additional support to public schools in the parish. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=403725
Title: S.B. 32
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Relates to school districts; relates to changing board member district boundaries; relates to assessed valuation of school districts.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/2585.pdf
Title: H.B. 2585
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | Requires two petitioners for a candidate's nominating petition for election to a board of education. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB361/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 361
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Became law without governor's signature 04/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes certain political parties to nominate candidates to the ballot if the parties do not nominate candidates by primary election; clarifies how political parties may fill vacancies; repeals certain provisions regarding the filling of a vacancy in nomination for certain petition candidates; provides that unless a board of education race is partisan a candidate may not qualify by petition or party nomination.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0129t.pdf
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0373t.pdf
Title: S.B. 129; SB 373
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires a public body that adjourns an open session to carry out an executive function in a meeting that is not open to the public to include specified information in the minutes of its next open session.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0698t.pdf
Title: H.B. 698; S.B. 623
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| WV | Vetoed 04/2006 | P-12 | Provides a procedure for removal of elected school board members.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb4256%20enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4256
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Amends existing law relating to school district elections to allow the candidate to authorize a watcher to observe the conduct of the election; to permit challengers and watchers to work in shifts; to provide for watchers at school district elections which are other than for the election of officers; to remove the requirement that such watchers not absent themselves until the polls close. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0671.html
Title: H.B. 671
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes school boards to partner with entities, organizations and corporations for the purpose of benefiting the school district and to borrow funds from the Rural Economic Development Authority for the Maintenance of school buildings.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0944SG.htm
Title: H.B. 944
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| LA | Signed into law 02/2006 | P-12 | Delays from 2006 to 2007 the election of school board members in certain parishes and reduces from four years to three years the terms of those elected in 2007 in order to resume terms and election concurrent with all other systems, except Orleans, beginning 2010. Specifies the extension of the terms of school board members in any such school system until Jan. 1 following the election of their successors in 2007. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=363748
Title: S.B. 2A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.legis.state.la.us
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes a popularly elected school board with an even number of members, to appoint a tiebreaker in case of a tie vote.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0029
Title: S.B. 502
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies that nothing in statute may preclude an elected school board member from participating in a group health insurance program provided to an employee of the school district that the board member serves if the board member is a dependent of that employee.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0410
Title: H.B. 881 -- Board Member Health Insurance
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Allows a board of school directors (except for the Chicago board of education) to appoint a student to the board to serve in an advisory capacity. The student member is to serve for a term as determined by the board. The board may not grant the student member any voting privileges, but is to consider the student member as an advisor. The student member may not participate in or attend any executive session of the board.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=094-0231
Title: S.B. 1638
Source: http://www.ilga.gov/
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Exempts any school board in a parish containing a municipality with a population of 400,000 or more from the requirement that the school board allow public comment prior to taking any vote and preceding each agenda item at board meetings. Provides instead that such school board shall provide opportunity for public comment at each meeting, subject to reasonable rules and restrictions adopted by the school board. Retains application of provisions relative to a comment period for all comments at the beginning of the meeting not being sufficient for all school boards, including a school board in a parish containing a municipality with a population of 400,000 or more.
Title: H.B. 252
Source: 2005 Legislative Highlights Document
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Requires at least one public comment period per month at a regular meeting of a local board of education, county board of commissioners, or municipal governing board. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H635v5.html
Title: H.B. 635
Source:
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | One section requires every trustee or voting member of a board of education of a school district or a board of cooperative educational services, elected or appointed for a term beginning on or after July first, two thousand five, shall, within the first year of his or her term, complete a minimum of six hours of training on the financial oversight, accountability and fiduciary responsibilities of a school board member. Upon demonstration of compliance, no trustee or member of a board of education or a board of cooperative educational services shall be required to repeat this training requirement. Also requires The report of that annual audits be presented to the trustees or board of education and sets other requirements for audits.
Title: H.B. 6082
Source: http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Provides that there may be more than one student representative on a school board and for the manner of their selection.
Title: H.B. 88
Source: StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Current state law does not permit military officers to serve on the school boards of military reservation school districts, which is inconsistent with federal policy. S.B. 144 amends the Texas Education Code to authorize the state board to appoint military officers to the board of trustees of a military reservation school district.
Title: S.B. 144
Source: StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | States that local boards of education are authorized to expend local funds for life, disability, and liability insurance, retirement and pension coverage, social security coverage, and similar benefits for members of such local boards of education who elect to participate.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/sb98.htm
Title: S.B. 98
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| OR | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Amends the prohibition of district employees or charter school employees from serving as a board member in that district. Allows a district employee or public charter school employee to serve if:
(a) The person is employed by the district or public charter school as a substitute school bus driver; and
(b) The district has an average daily membership (ADM) of 50 or less. http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/hb2400.dir/hb2443.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2443
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Stipulates that the school board instead of the selectboard is to fill a vacancy on a town or union school board. If a town does not have a school board, the town's selectboard is to appoint a person who is otherwise eligible to serve as a director from that district until an election at a special or annual district meeting is held.http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/bills/passed/H-201.HTM
Title: H.B. 201
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | An act to restrict school districts from employing relatives of board members.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB1867.pdf
Title: H.B. 1867
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Increases from six to nine the number of hours of training that a newly elected member of a school board of directors is required to obtain following election. Specifies that every local board member who has served for at least 12 consecutive months must complete six hours of training annually. Requires training for both new and experienced board members to include topics relevant to school laws, school operations, and the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the local board members, including legal requirements, role differentiation, financial management and improving student achievement. Allows hours of training and instruction obtained in excess of the minimum requirements each year to accumulate and be carried forward from year to year.
Requires a statement of each board member's hours of training and instruction in the preceding year be: (A) Part of the comprehensive school plan and goals; (B) Published in the same way that other components of the comprehensive school plan and goals are required to be published; and (C) Made a part of the annual school performance report.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2517.pdf
Title: H.B. 2517
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Repeals county boards of education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1701.pdf
Title: H.B. 1701
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Bars all local boards from having an even number of members, regardless of prior annexation or consolidation agreements. Requires any resultant change in the number of members on a local school board to be effective upon the directors' taking office following the 2005 annual school election. Requires lots to be drawn if a local board cannot agree upon the method of reducing the number of members to create an odd number of members.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 11-13)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Repeals Arkansas Code § 6-14-120 pertaining to the election of school district boards of directors.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (section 32)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| 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
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Amends sections of the Arkansas code pertaining to school elections. Specifies that the annual school election may concern only issues
authorized to be on the ballot by the Arkansas Constitution or by statute and no other issues shall appear on the ballot. Permits a school election to be held on a date other than that fixed by law only if it pertains to the tax rate or debt issues and other requirements are met. Repeals Arkansas Code § 6-14-105 on special elections. Clarifies other administrative matters pertaining to school district elections.
ftp://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bills/2005/public/HB2468.pdf
Title: H.B. 2468
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Requires school district auditors to comply with the requirements and prohibitions of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2700.pdf
Title: H.B. 2700
Source: StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires the attorney general to distribute Open Meetings and Open Records Act information to local government officials, superintendents of public school districts, and presidents of public universities. Requires superintendents and presidents of public universities to distribute this information to every elected school board and school council member and to every board of regents or governing board member of their university, respectively. http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB77.htm
Title: H.B. 77
Source:
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | (8) School councils at all school levels are encouraged to identify and allocate resources to qualified teachers to become coaches or mentors in mathematics or coaches or mentors in reading with a focus on improving student achievement in their respective schools.
(9) Local school boards and superintendents shall provide local resources, whenever possible, to supplement or match state and federal resources to support teachers, school administrators, and school councils in helping students achieve proficiency in reading and mathematics.
(10) Local school superintendents shall provide leadership and resources to the principals of all schools to facilitate curriculum alignment, communications, and technical support among schools to ensure that students are academically prepared to move to the next level of schooling.
Declares an emergency.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraphs 8-10)
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Relates to the power of school boards to lease equipment, furniture, supplies and textbooks; and dismiss district personnel.
http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FARU0300.pdf
Title: S.B. 2226
Source: StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Prohibits certain officials from voting if a conflict of interest exists. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/bills/SB171enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 171
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Provides that when a vacancy occurs in the office of president or vice president of a local school board for any reason, a replacement shall be elected for the unexpired term; and requires attendance of a simple majority of the board members to constitute a quorum for the transaction of official business. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2005/bills/hbillenr/hb0139.pdf
Title: H.B. 139
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Increases the maximum salary to be paid members of the school board (affects the Salem board). Across the state, salaries range from $240 to $5300. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0536
Title: H.B. 1989
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| AR | Signed into law 02/2005 | P-12 | An act to protect the continuity of school boards by amending the procedure for election of school boards following annexation; allows certain districts to return to at-large elections. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1266.pdf
Title: H.B. 1266
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 01/2005 | P-12 | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code to allow a child with a disability who has completed four years of high school to participate in the graduation ceremony and receive a certificate of completion under specified circumstances. Further amends the School Code to make changes to the ballot forms for school board elections. Amends provisions concerning enrollment of pupils below or above the compulsory school age; specifies circumstances under which a school or school district may deny enrollment to a student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure to meet minimum attendance or academic standards. Defines "reenrolled student". Changes eligibility age for graduation incentives program to "below the age of 20". http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0757enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1162&DocNum=757&GAID=3&Session=
Title: H.B. 757
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 11/2004 | P-12 | Relates to a conflict of interest policy for intermediate school district officials and employees; requires and prohibits members of constituent district board from serving on an intermediate school board.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2004-HB-5921
Title: H.B. 5921
Source: StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 10/2004 | P-12 | Requires special act school districts to have a certain minority of public members appointed by the Commissioner of Education; defines public members as neither employed by, nor members of, the boards of trustees of the designated child care agencies appointing the non-public members.
Title: A.B. 11364
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Permits a county committee on school district organization to abolish a common governing board of an elementary school district and a high school district upon a vote of the electors of the school districts. Provides that an election relating to a school district reorganization may be held solely by mail, with certain requirements, and that an election may not be called for a petition to transfer uninhabited territory. Provides procedures for a charter school affected by reorganization. Relates to school district bonds. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2801-2850/ab_2841_bill_20040816_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2841_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2841
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires the governing board of a school district to appoint to its membership a preferential voting pupil member. Requires school districts with more than one high school to select a pupil member from a different high school each year on a rotating basis. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1897_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_1897_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 1897
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Requires a county superintendent of school and the governing board of a school district with 10 or more full-time employees, and the governing board of a community college district to annually report all compensation received by a county superintendent of schools, district superintendent of schools, and president of a community college and other personnel. Requires the reporting of compensation received by bargaining unit employees by the above-mentioned educational entities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_745_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_745_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 745
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Provides if the absence of a member of the governing board of a school district for federal military deployment exceeds a 6-month period, the governing board of a school district is permitted to approve an additional 6 month absence, with certain requirements, and to appoint an interim member. Provides that if 2 or more members are absent, resulting in an inability to establish a quorum, permits the appointment of one or more interim members. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_3001-3050/ab_3015_bill_20040916_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 3015
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | SEC. 18: Requires the governing board of every district to hold a public hearing and make a determination as to whether each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials in each subject that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks. Requires the hearing to be held at a time that will encourage the attendance of teachers and parents and guardians of pupils who attend the schools in the district and prohibits the hearing from taking place during or immediately following school hours. Defines ''sufficient textbooks or instructional materials'' to mean that each pupil, including English learners, has a textbook or instructional materials, or both, to use in class and to take home to complete required homework assignments but specifies that 2 sets of textbooks or instructional materials for each pupil are not required. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires additional date for filing expenditure statements by candidates for membership on boards of education; requires statement of contributions to such candidates. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=a8558
Title: A.B. 8558
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2004 | P-12 | Relates to meetings of the governing board of a school district. Permits a meeting to be held in another district to interview members of the public residing in another district with reference to the potential employment of an applicant for the position of superintendent of the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1751-1800/sb_1771_bill_20040823_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 1771
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2004 | P-12 | Amends the School District Conversion Article of the School Code. Relates to election of board members, election format, at-large formats and elementary school districts. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0934
Title: H.B. 758
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| MI | Signed into law 08/2004 | P-12 | Revises the provisions governing the formation of first class school district boards; relates to procedures for the formation of school reform boards; requires a special election shall be held in the school district of the City of Detroit to decide whether to approve the form of governance provided for in this legislation or whether to return the district to the form of governance in effect prior to the enactment of certain legislation.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0303.pdf
Title: H.B. 4508
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Rule Adoption 08/2004 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding board responsibilities, ARE examination, continuing education, code of conduct and practice standards, and settlement agreements. NEW MEXICO REG 4122 (SN)
Title: NMAC 16.30.2.13, 16.30.3.9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 16.30.4.12, 16.30.5.9, 16.30.6.8, .9
Source: StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to school elections; sets school elections for the second Tuesday in May from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and suggests that day could be an in- service day so as to avoid school bus and other traffic and parking congestion that day. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS142.NSF/vwLegislation/HB+38/$file/1341420051.doc/?openelement
Title: H.B. 38
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| HI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Provides for mandatory ethics training for legislators, elected members of the board of education, executive department heads and deputies, and trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, the governor, the lieutenant governor and executive department heads and deputies. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb680_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 680
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Repeals requirement that certain local school board expenditures relative to travel and related expenses of school board members be in accordance with specified state travel regulations. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT10/OUT/0000LVZH.PDF
Title: H.B. 229
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Requires public disclosure of school boards voting preferences for intermediate school board members; relates to elections.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0233.pdf
Title: H.B. 4947
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to school district election coordinators; prohibits delegation of duties to the Secretary of School Board.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0286.pdf
Title: H.B. 5990
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to election of a school board member; requires written acceptance of office and written affidavit of eligibility.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0288.pdf
Title: H.B. 5992
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Provides general amendments regarding scheduling of local elections; includes school district elections.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0292.pdf
Title: H.B. 5997
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to filling of vacancies in case of school board member; provides for filing a petition with the clerk of the county where the petition was filed announces the result of the recall election; relates to filing with the school district election coordinator.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0298.pdf
Title: H.B. 6003
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Requires notification to school district election coordinators of a person appointed to fill a vacancy.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/publicact/pdf/2004-PA-0289.pdf
Title: H.B. 5993
Source: StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Provides procedures for recall of school board members.
Title: H.B. 5994
Source: StateNet
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| RI | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 | P-12 | Provides that Rhode Island College (instead of the state department of education) in cooperation with the Rhode Island association of school committees would develop a professional development educational program for Rhode Island School committees.
Title: H.B. 7989
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/gen_assembly
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| SC | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Authorizes the state board to implement a training program for the school district board of trustees and the district superintendent; authorizes the state board to act as a mediator of personnel issues between the district board and district superintendent; provides that the education oversight committee recruit and train citizens to form a pool for the appointment of nonvoting members to the district board. http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess115_2003-2004/bills/90.htm
Title: S.B. 90
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net
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| RI | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2004 | P-12 | Provides that Rhode Island College (instead of the state department of education) in cooperation with the Rhode Island association of school committees would develop a professional development educational program for Rhode Island School committees.
Title: S.B. 2597
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| GA | Vetoed 05/2004 | P-12 | Requires local school boards to adopt a code of ethics; requires local units of administration to request a criminal check of teachers, principals, and other certificated professional personnel within 10 working days of hire. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/fulltext/hb198.htm
Title: H.B. 198
Source: Georgia Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Concerns the election of school district directors from director districts. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/55a62238aee6f1b087256dff005a3670?OpenDocument&Click=87256D6C00679B13.b925f7d822283ac087256dd3003efcdb/$Body/1.2
Title: H.B. 1230
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Relates to the number of signatures required on nomination petitions for school board elections. Specifies that no more than 50 signatures need be collected for a valid petition. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&hbill=HF2419
Title: H.F. 2419
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Provides that unless a number of candidates equal to or greater than the number of positions to be filled file petitions for nomination for an independent board of education opening, the chief state school officer shall fill the term of office for all openings that have no candidate filings by appointing a member to the local board who meets the residency and qualification requirements. Allows the local board to nominate candidates and for individuals to nominate himself or another for consideration. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/04RS/HB398/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 398
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Requires the Superintendent and the Department of Education to monitor the financial status of each county board of education and report to the Governor and General Assembly on a biannual basis; requires local superintendents or chief executive officers of local school systems to file biannual reports and to make specified attestations; provides that if a local school system does not file a annual audit, the Superintendent is required to instruct the Comptroller to withhold 10% of state aid installments.
Title: S.B. 894
Source: StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Relates to officers; relates to dual office holding; provides an exemption for park rangers elected or appointed to a local board of education or municipal office; declares an emergency.
Title: H.B. 2530
Source: StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Requires that district elections be conducted on the second Tuesday in February of each year, except in any year when a Presidential Preferential Primary is held in February, then the election shall be held on the fourth Tuesday in February same day as the Presidential Preferential Primary. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb2355_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2369
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Changes terms of trustees from two years to staggered terms of four years and increases grade level of school authorized for operation by special district from third grade to fifth grade.
Title: H.B. 3572
Source: StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Provides that an elected school board of certain counties may grant itself fringe benefits, expenses and reimbursements as it deems appropriate and in a manner and form as such are provided to school board employees, after satisfying the notice and public hearing requirements set for in existing law. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+HB433ER
Title: H.B. 433
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Establishes a procedure for a person holding a state, legislative, local, or school board office to take a leave of absence when called into active military service and for the appointment of a person to temporarily perform the officeholder's duties during the leave. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2004/HE/HE1345.1.html
Title: H.B. 1345
Source: Indiana Legislative Web site
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| OK | Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2004 | P-12 | Proposes requirements for specific instruction on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. OKLAHOMA REG 13080 (SN)
Title: OAC 210:20-23-3
Source: StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 02/2004 | P-12 | Allows a school board to set the amount of per diem that each member of that board may receive.
Title: S.B. 159
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 01/2004 | P-12 | Encourages larger school districts to voluntarily merge with smaller school districts; concerns the establishment of an interim board; provides for annexation and school elections. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/SB35.pdf
Title: S.B. 35
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2004 | P-12 | Creates chapter in election law regulating school district board elections and provides the general amendments.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2003-HB-4824
Title: H.B. 4824
Source: http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2003-HB-4824
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2004 | P-12 | Requires school elections to be held with regular elections; makes other revisions in school election and repeals certain election provisions in school code.
http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2003-HB-4820
Title: H.B. 4820
Source: http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2003-HB-4820
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes the governing board of a school district to acquire a site for a school building if the petition requesting the acquisition is approved by a majority of the members of the governing board of the acquiring school district and filed with the county superintendent in charge of that district, and the county committee on school district organization has approved the petition. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_763_bill_20031011_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 763
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| NM | Rule Adoption 10/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules adding a new subsection D reflecting the statutory authority to establish mandatory training of local school board members. Includes training requirements for local school board members. NEW MEXICO REG 3856 (SN)
Title: NMAC 6.30.2.3, 6.30.2.10
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2003 | P-12 | Prohibits the governing board of a school district from entering into or renewing any contract for the sale of carbonated beverages or non-nutritious beverages and certain non-nutritious food within the school district unless the board provides written notice to parents or guardians of pupils regarding the contract and provides an opportunity to comment on the contract at a public hearing at a regularly scheduled board meeting. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_65_bill_20030922_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 65
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Amends provisions of the School Code relating to waivers and modifications of School Code mandates. Requires the local public hearing on a district's waiver or modification application to be held on a day other than a regular school board meeting day, requires the district to give written notice of the public hearing to the State legislators who represent the district, and requires a district to attest to compliance with applicable notification requirement.
http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-0557
Title: S.B. 206
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Allows certain high school students to serve as ex officio members of school district boards provided that the voters of such district have favorably approved such proposal; requires that such student member would not have a vote, would not be allowed to attend executive session and would receive no compensation for participating at board meetings.
Title: S.B. 293
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Provides that in order to be eligible for election to a school board (or in Chicago to be eligible for appointment), a person must not be a child sex offender. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=338&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=669&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 338
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Requires a school board to cooperate with disaster relief organizations, including the Red Cross, with regard to civil defense shelters. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=877&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3729&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 877
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Establishes the community district education council within the New York city community school district system; establishes a community council for each community district; establishes a city board on special education. Defines community council as the community district education council of a community district (school board). Community councils are to consist of eleven voting members and one non-voting member, including nine parents. Sets the selection, makeup and functions of each. Adds new powers and duties;
Title: S.B. 5688
Source: StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Relates to schools; relates to teleconferences by public bodies; updates statutory references; authorizes a board of education of a technology center school to hold meetings by videoconferencing; requires each member be visible by certain means; provides certain restrictions; expands prohibition related to executive sessions to videoconferencing; providing for public participation or input. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1030_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 1030
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us
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| RI | Became law without governor's signature 07/2003 | P-12 | Adds to the list of professional development issues for school committees: student achievement, strategic planning, educational standards, student assessment, school accountability, data interpretation and analysis, collaboration building, advocacy. Requires the board of regents for elementary and secondary education shall approve the professional development program and create a process for recognizing school committee members that successfully complete the program in part or in whole.
Title: H.B. 5350
Source: StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Revises options for participants in the Community College Optional Retirement Program; revises certain limitations on positions for which district school boards may employ members after specified period of retirement; revises payroll contribution rates for defined benefit plan for 2003-2004 fiscal year; eliminates compulsory participation in the defined contribution program for reemployed instructional personnel; provides concurrent funding for increased benefits. http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2003/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0958er.pdf
Title: S.B. 958
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Prohibits a school board member from acting in an individual capacity without the authorization of the school board to use his authority of office to directly or indirectly compel or coerce personnel decisions or employee decisions, including the promotion, discipline, discharge, or assignment of work to any school employee. Also prohibits a school board member from using the authority of his office or position as a member of the school board, directly or indirectly, in a manner intended to compel or coerce any school employee to make any decision concerning benefits, work assignment, or membership in any organization. http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=HB1905&doctype=BT
Title: H.B. 1905
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | States that no seven-director, urban, or metropolitan school district board of education may hire a spouse of any member of such board for a vacant or newly created position unless the position has been advertised pursuant to board policy and the superintendent of schools submits a written recommendation for the employment of the spouse to the board of education. Requires the names of all applicants as well as the name of the applicant hired for the position to be included in the board minutes. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/03info/billtext/tat/sb686.htm
Title: S.B. 686 (§ 162.261)
Source: www.senate.state.mo.us
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Eliminates text that barred an employee of the St. Louis school district or relative of a St. Louis school district employee from running for school board. http://www.senate.state.mo.us/03info/billtext/tat/sb686.htm
Title: S.B. 686 (§ 162.601)
Source: www.senate.state.mo.us
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| AL | Rule Adoption 05/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding requirements for local boards of education to have a qualified, highly- trained individual to supervise the financial operations of the local board of education. ALABAMA REG 6101 (SN) http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/UpdatedMonthly/VolXXIN6/p217.htm#T3
Title: AAC 290-2-5
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Relates to school district governing board elections; provides that if only one person or no person files a nominating petition for an election to fill a district office, the board of supervisors may appoint a person to fill the position. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1149&x=15&y=2
Title: S.B. 1149
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes each local board of education to establish a policy to either permit or prohibit the possession of electronic communication devices by students in school. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/fulltext/sb29.htm
Title: S.B. 29
Source: Georgia Legislative web site
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| IA | Adopted 05/2003 | P-12 | Promulgates administrative rules regarding attendance centers. Specifies that local board of a school district has discretion as to the number of attendance centers to be operated within the district, and that any determination to close an attendance center must include public notice and public involvement. Specifies guidelines regarding the closing of an attendance center. Makes decisions regarding a realignment of the grades to be taught in an attendance center.
Title: 281 IAC 19.1, 19.2, 19.3
Source: StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Deletes language barring local board secretary or treasurer from serving term of more than one year from date of appointment. (Secretary or treasurer are appointed by board from outside membership of the board, and may be a non-teacher employee of the board). See Section 30:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00549/030508.html
Title: H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Clarifies subsection specifying how members of area education agency boards of directors are to be elected, who is eligible to be elected, and how vacancies to the board are to be filled. Creates new section specifying procedures to follow in the event that no candidate files with the area education agency secretary for an election or a vacancy occurs on an area education agency board of directors. See Sections 20 and 21: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00549/030508.html
Title: H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| OK | Recalled from GOVERNOR. *****Returned to HOUSE. 05/2003 | P-12 | Amends provisions concerned with conflicts of interest. A member of a board of county commissioners, city council, board of trustees of any town, district board of any school district in this state, or of any board of any local subdivision of this state is not considered to be directly or indirectly interested in any contract with a person or entity that employs such member or the spouse of the member or an entity in which the member or the spouse of the member has an ownership interest, if the member or the spouse of the member has an interest in the employing entity of ten percent (10%) or less in the entity. Threshold originally was five percent. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb1575_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 1575
Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Does not require a school board to conduct an open meeting to deliberate a matter regarding a public school student if personally identifiable
information about the student will necessarily be revealed by the deliberation. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/cgi-bin/tlo/textframe.cmd?LEG=78&SESS=R&CHAMBER=H&BILLTYPE=B&BILLSUFFIX=01226&VERSION=5&TYPE=B
Title: H.B. 1226
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Repeals Arkansas code section 6-13-614 to remove confusion regarding the number of members that are required for local school boards. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2709.pdf
Title: H.B. 2709
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Provides for absentee voting for annual school elections. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB701.pdf
Title: S.B. 701
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Prohibits local school boards of education from entering into personal, professional, or other service contracts on behalf of the school district for a time period greater than one year without prior written approval of the State Board of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1539.pdf
Title: H.B. 1539
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to define and publish academic standards and expected outcomes for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12; requires academic standards and expected outcomes be adopted and implemented by local school boards. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2775.pdf
Title: H.B. 2775
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Deletes requirement for school districts to have prior approval of Board of Education in order to contract with each other; adds Board to provisions dealing with appealable agency actions insofar as the actions are related to certificate issuance, renewal or the discipline of certificate holders. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2051
Title: H.B. 2051
Source: State Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires a school district board of education to select a third party trustee to administer the school district's bond redemption fund, unless the county treasurer maintains the accounts and funds of the school district or the school district has given notice that it will not accept debt payments by the state treasurer. http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl2003a/sl_169.htm
Title: S.B. 237
Source: Colorado State Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Concerns the sale of property of a school district related to fiscal shortfall. http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl2003a/sl_166.htm
Title: S.B. 158
Source: Colorado State Web site
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Increases the minimum expenditure for which the board of trustees of a school district must advertise for bids; permits the board of school trustees to proceed under its own direction under certain conditions. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0270.html
Title: H.B. 270
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Makes it optional rather than mandatory for each member district of Johnson County to have a five-member advisory board. Modifies membership and election provisions. Specifies that the board of education may adopt a resolution exempting the school district from the advisory board requirements related to having an advisory board, membership, election and duties, provided certain prerequisites are met.
http://www.kslegislature.org/enrollbills/approved/2003/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | States that if an approved reapportionment plan requires a reduction in the number of directors (board members) to be elected in a municipality, the reduction should preferably be achieved through the voluntary resignation of one or more of the directors. If this does not occur, and the reapportionment plan is approved and filed less than 30 days before the annual municipal election, the reduction must take place through a reduction in the number of open positions to be filled in the annual municipal election. If neither of these occurs, all of the remaining existing directors must choose by lot which directors' terms must end. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280008673&LD=527&Type=1
Title: H.P. 412
Source: janus.state.me.us
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Clarifies the signatures required for disbursements by school districts.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB764.pdf
Title: S.B. 764
Source: State legislative web site
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | While trustees of a first-class elementary district must still meet at least once a month, strikes language requiring trustees of other district boards to hold regular meetings "during the months of April, August, October, and January." Replaces this with requirement that trustees hold regular meetings "at least quarterly." http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/2003/billhtml/HB0366.htm
Title: H.B. 366
Source: data.opi.state.mt.us/
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Allows districts to compensate school board members and removes the cap of $1,000 annually.
Title: H.B. 1259
Source: http://www.state.nd.us/lr
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| ND | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Relates to a cross-reference to a school board nepotism statute; relates to the employment of teachers related to school board members.
Title: S.B. 2372
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Amends 22-5-4 (Section 21). Revises the duties of local boards. Deletes the provisions to delegate administrative and supervisory functions to the superintendent of schools, to approve or disapprove employment, termination or discharge of employees and to fix salaries. Retains the provision for employing a local superintendent. Prohibits the superintendent from any nepotism - hiring family members of any board member or family members of the superintendent. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0212MarkedUp.pdf
Title: H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill)
Source: New Mexico Legislature
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| NY | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Repeals the law that extended the terms of office for community school board members. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A03517&sh=t
Title: A.B. 3517
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us
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| NY | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Repeals the law and other laws relating to extending the term of office of community school board members.
Title: A.B. 3517
Source: StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Provides for the temporary replacement of certain elected officials of counties, municipalities, school districts, or special purpose districts called for active duty in the armed forces. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2003/bills/SB57enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 57
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | A local school board representing a county may establish a salary increase prior to July 1 of any year in which members are to be elected or appointed, or, if such school board is elected or appointed for staggered terms, prior to July 1 of any year in which at least 40 percent of such members are to be elected or appointed. However, a school board serving a county having the county manager plan of government and whose membership totals five may establish a salary increase prior to July 1 in any year in which two of the five members are to be elected or appointed. Such increase shall become effective on January 1 of the following year. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?031+ful+CHAP0713
Title: H.B. 2437
Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm
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| MA | Signed into law 12/2002 | P-12 | Requires school committee members [local school board members] to complete at least 8 hours of orientation concerning their responsibilities, and within no more than a year of their initial election or appointment. Specifies subject areas in which members must undergo training. http://www.state.ma.us/legis/laws/seslaw02/sl020416.htm
Title: H.B. 783
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Approved by voters 11/2002 | P-12 | Reinstating term limits for elected state, county, municipal and school district officials through ballot access restrictions. (http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/inits/02init06.htm)
Title: Proposition 2
Source: Idaho Division of Elections Web site
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| NJ | Rule Adoption 11/2002 | P-12 | Clarifies, establishes and recodifies rules regarding complaint procedures with respect to the code of ethics for school board members. Adds a new complaint form for complaints alleging only a violation of the Code of Ethics and sets forth procedures to expedite the processing of complaints to allow the Commission to decide whether a violation exists within the 90 days prescribed by the newly enacted statute. NEW JERSEY REG 15283 (SN)
Title: NJAC 6A:28-1.2, 1.9 thru 1.16
Source: StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 08/2002 | P-12 | Removes provision mandating that school boards fully fund a 5% reserve for all instructional and administrative staff. See bill section 697, page 1298, line 28, ff. Also bars local board member from hiring or appointing a relative to work under his or her direct supervision. See bill section 698, page 1303, line 6 ff. According to state legislative summary, "[Clarifies] that teaching experience applies to in-state and out-of-state public school teaching experience. If employees with unsatisfactory evaluations request transfer, requires superintendent to annually report to department on employees transferred, where transferred and what remediation" was undertaken. 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
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| CA | Vetoed 07/2002 | P-12
Community College | Increases the maximum amount of compensation a county board of education, the governing board of a school district or community college district, would be authorized to compensate a member of a board for attending board meetings. Deletes those provisions that authorize an action to increase the compensation of a board member pursuant to those provisions to be rejected by a majority of the voters in that school district, county or community college district.
Title: S.B. 1308
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Increases the maximum compensation for members of school district boards of education and educational service center governing boards; permits compensation to members for attendance at training programs.
Title: S.B. 187
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Relates to school boards of reorganized school districts; requires quorums for a meeting to be a majority of the board members. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/LIS141.NSF/vwLegislation/
Title: H.B. 218
Source: www.legis.state.de.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Abolishes statutory salary scale for local board members, and replaces with policy authorizing boards to establish own pay in public meeting. See New Section 1001.395 (see bill section 52, page 91, line 24). http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Requires auditor general to conduct financial audits of the accounts and records of all local boards in counties with populations of 150,000 rather than 125,000, according to the latest 10-year census. According to legislative report, "The number of school districts undergoing audits is increased by five." See bill section 880, page 1621, line 12 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
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Creates the Atlanta Board of Education Charter Review Commission to undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues and problems arising from the creation of the Atlanta Board of Education to examine the length of terms of officers, the board's reporting relationship of the Comptroller and internal audit financing and the structure of investigations for alleged ethics violations. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/sr608.htm
Title: S.R. 608
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Changes the compensation of the members of the board of education. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1676.htm
Title: H.B. 1676
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Authorizes local boards to pay additional costs imposed on certain members as a result of the board's decision to provide certain state health insurance benefits to school board members; provides for the use of local tax funds for such purpose. Permits spouses and dependents of board members to be included in members' plans. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1121.htm
Title: H.B. 1121
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board members. Allows for nonvoting student member. Establishes Chief Executive Officer as executive officer, secretary, and treasurer of county board. Establishes duties of CEO of the board in Prince George's County. Creates selection process for superintendent for Prince George's County. Establishes office, duties and selection process of chief academic officer, chief financial officer and chief accountability officer in Prince George's County. Establishes Parent and Community Advisory Board in Prince George's County; requires regular board and CEO consultation with the Parent and Community Advisory Board. Requires Prince George's County CEO to develop comprehensive master plan, for the board to review, approve, and begin implementation of by November 1, 2002. Requires state board and state superintendent to review and approve master plan. Establishes numerous required areas the master plan must address, including curriculum, professional development, personnel evaluation, addressing the needs of at-risk students and closing the achievement gap. Requires CEO and board to publish annual report addressing specified areas. Allows Prince George's County board or designated committee to hear appeal of CEO's decision on areas affecting specific student. Requires annual allocation of state and Prince George's County government funds through FY07 for public school construction projects. Makes project release for bidding contingent upon approval by the Interagency Committee on School Construction. Changes borders of Prince George's County. Establishes system for election, removal and compensation of Prince George's County board members, 5 representing local areas and 4 at large. Allows for voting student member; student member prohibited from voting on specified administrative and personnel issues. Terms of appointed New Prince George's County board members to expire December 3, 2006. Requires chief academic officer of Prince George's County to devise plan for teacher participation in development of curriculum, instruction, and professional development. Provides for supplementary annual state funding for Prince George's County in FYs 04-07 contingent upon and to the degree of achievement of benchmarks and outcomes in the master plan approved by the state superintendent and state board. Requires New Prince George's County Board to locate interim CEO by August 15, 2002 and permanent CEO by January 1, 2003. Requires consultant to perform comprehensive review of Prince George's County system and new board by June 1, 2006, including review of educational and management reforms made by new board. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0949e.rtf
Title: H.B. 949
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Requires that a question be placed on the ballot in Dorchester County at the November general election of 2002 to determine voters' attitudes towards potentially changing the method of selecting members of the Dorchester County board from governor-appointed to locally-elected. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/sb/sb0700t.rtf
Title: S.B. 700
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Require Baltimore board and CEO to ensure increased community involvement and outreach in support of the city's public schools. Deletes 1997 section requiring adoption and implementation of transition plan. Replaces with requirement that by June 1, 2002, Baltimore district CEO submit 5-year comprehensive master plan to board for review and approval by August 30, 2002 and subsequent review and approval by state board and superintendent. Requires CEO or designee to consult with specified others, including teachers, students and parents during the development of the master plan. Requires master plan to be updated and submitted for state board and superintendent review and approval on annual basis. Establishes areas which master plan must address. Requires department and Baltimore school system to jointly develop a principal development initiative pairing distinguished principals from outside the system and action support teams with principals in training in Baltimore. Addresses minimum appropriations to Baltimore Public School System. Requires consultant to evaluate the Baltimore City-State Partnership and the reform initiatives of the Baltimore City Public School System by December 1, 2006, and the board of commissioners and the state board to report to the general assembly on a review of the evaluation by January 15, 2007. Requires chief officers of Baltimore Public Schools to meet on at least a quarterly basis with the Special Master assigned to the case, after 6 of which meetings the CEO and the state superintendent may adjust the communication schedule. Requires state and Baltimore agencies to communicate on at least a quarterly basis on facilities planning in the Baltimore Public Schools, including on capital improvement program issues. Requires transfer of certain real property assets from Baltimore City Public School System to Baltimore City Board of Commissioners. Through June 30, 2009, permits Board of Public Works to approve state funding for capital improvements to Baltimore public school buildings deeded to Baltimore board or mayor and city council of Baltimore. Requires city to continue cooperation with school system to eliminate environmental hazards in the school system. Permits funds appropriated for the Baltimore City-State Partnership to be used to support the principal development initiative. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0853e.rtf
Title: H.B. 853
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| SC | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Provides that the Department of Education must keep a record of the trustees who successfully complete an orientation program within 1 year of taking office; makes provisions regarding charter schools. Provides that a trustee or county board member who fails to successfully complete the orientation is subject to suspension from office.
Title: H.B. 4419
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Provides for the compensation of the members of the Schley County board of education and reimbursement of related expenses. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/versions/hb1593_LC_28_0649_a_2.htm
Title: H.B. 1748
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| LA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Authorizes the Zacary and Baker school boards to borrow money sufficient to meet its budget and expenditures for FY 2002-2003. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT1/OUT/0000JHZE.PDF
Title: S.B. 110A
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Alters term limit on consecutive terms of a member of Calvert County Board of Education; alters the compensation received by the president of the Board and other members; provides that the Act does not apply to salary or compensation of incumbent members of the Board; alters the starting date of student members. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0267t.rtf
Title: H.B. 267
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Requires that a member elected to the Carroll County Board of Education begin the member's term on the first Monday in December immediately following the member's election. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb1400e.rtf
Title: H.B. 1400
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Alters the compensation received by an elected member of the Montgomery County Board of Education; alters the additional compensation to which the President of the Board is entitled; provides health insurance and other fringe benefits to elected members of the Board; establishes a scholarship for the student member of the Board. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0706t.rtf
Title: H.B. 706
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Redistricts the Board of Education districts of Montgomery County; alters compensation received by the president; does not apply to incumbent president. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0712t.rtf
Title: H.B. 712
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| ME | Public Law No. 04/2002 | P-12 | Relates to the local governance of school administrative units; clarify that the primary role and responsibilities of school board members are to serve as policymakers for the school administrative units and that the role and responsibilities of school superintendents are to serve as education leaders and administrators for the school administrative units.
Title: S.B. 791
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Revises the petition signature and filing fee requirements for a candidate for school board election according to population as of the most recent census.
Title: S.B. 385
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other than the adequate education program. Permits local boards to expend funds from any available sources to help defray costs of student field trips to public or private nonprofit museums. Allows local boards to enter into contracts or agreements with public or private individuals or entities to provide staff training or development. Requires School Executive Management Institute to issue certificates of completion to those school board members who complete the basic education course within the institute. Deletes language relating to required content and location of local board member basic training courses. Transfers responsibility for issuance of school board member continuing education courses from institute to state school boards association. Requires state school boards association to report annually to state board and assembly education committee chairs on activites and provide evaluation of continuing education programs offered by the association each year. Eliminates language mandating content of continuing education courses conducted by School Executive Management Institute for elementary and secondary school principals. Eliminates language requiring board members to file annually a certificate of completion of continuing education course conducted by postsecondary institutions but maintains same requirement for courses conducted by Mississippi School Boards Association. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0494SG.htm
Title: H.B. 494
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one
position to another at his or her option. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0586.pdf
Title: S.B. 2175
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| IA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Relates to the authority of the board of directors of a school district to change the number of directors or the method of election of directors following a federal decennial census.
Title: H.B. 2183
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SC | Vetoed 03/2002 | P-12 | Provides for the election of school trustees in partisan instead of nonpartisan elections beginning in 2002 and for the nomination, terms, and election procedures of candidates for these offices.
Title: S.B. 933
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net/
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| TN | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Increases maximum size of county school boards from 10 to 12 members.
Title: S.B. 2018
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Provides that any elected school board may pay each of its members an annual salary that is consistent with the salary procedures and no more than the salary limits provided for local governments.
Title: H.B. 1141
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation by a school board whose members are elected in whole or in part and of which one or more member's term is to expire within three months of the board's vote on such action contingent upon approval of such package or contract negotiation by the newly constituted school board.
Title: H.B. 434, S.B. 439
Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm
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| ID | Signed into law 02/2002 | P-12 | Repeals Idaho's term limit law for federal, statewide elected executive officials, legislators, school district trustees and city and county elected officials.
Title: H.B. 425
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 02/2002 | P-12 | Allows districts to modify the size of board of directors.
Title: S.B. 57
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 01/2002 | P-12 | Provides for the election and operation of the Birmingham City Board of Education; provides for the election of the initial members of the board on a certain date.
Title: H.B. 135
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MA | Signed into law 01/2002 | P-12 | Relates to the finances of regional school committees. Modifies language regarding the compensation of school board members. Regional school districts must be audited annually by an independent CPA, the results of which audit must be made public.
Title: H.B. 3071
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Approved by voters 11/2001 | P-12
Postsec. | PROPOSITION 11 (HJR85-2001)Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow current and retired public school teachers and college professors, and retired public school administrators to receive compensation for serving on the governing bodies of school districts, cities, towns, or other local government districts.
Title: V. 11
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| 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
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Provides for an exception from the Ethics Code to allow former city/parish school board members to contract with, be employed by, or be appointed by such board to any position with such board which requires a teacher's certificate.
Title: S.B. 221
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Public Act 27., Provides that a school board vote is not valid unless it is conducted at a meeting deemed an open meeting under the Open Meetings Act.
Title: H.B. 4429
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Session Law Number 260., Clarifies the right to appeal to a local board of education and to require notice of the dismissal, demotion or suspension without pay of noncertified employees.
Title: S.B. 532
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Expands indemnification for school board members and employees in civil, administrative or criminal proceedings; establishes a code of ethics for school board members.
Title: A.B. 1755
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Vetoed 05/2001 | P-12 | Requires the Board of Education to invite the military representative to participate in discussing about board matters except those matters discussed in executive meeting.
Title: H.B. 868
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Public Law No. 127., (LD 1647)Permits school boards to carry forward general operating fund balances at the end of a school administrative unit's fiscal year to meet the needs of the school administrative unit for up to 3 years to reduce the State and local allocations for the purpose of computing State subsidy.
Title: S.B. 524
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Authorizes trustees of a school district to establish and temporarily transfer district funds into independent investment accounts to increase school board control over investments; establishes guidelines for district expenditures for investment accounts; authorizes a district to invest money in investments authorized by the Board of Investments.
Title: S.B. 260
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Requires the Board of Trustees of a school district, upon receipt of a petition signed by 15% or more of the qualified electors of a district requesting the creation of a single-member trustee district, to submit the proposal to the qualified electors of the district; provides criteria for submission of a petition to the board.
Title: S.B. 423
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Increases, from two to four, the number of years that a person can serve as chairperson of a
school district board. Applies to any person serving as chairperson of a school board on or after the effective date of the measure. Takes effect on passage.
Title: H.B. 3193
Source: Oregon Legislative Web Site
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| VA | Vetoed 05/2001 | P-12 | School board salaries. Provides that any elected school board may pay each of its members an annual salary that is consistent with the salary procedures and no more than the salary limits provided for local governments in Article 1.1 (§ 15.2-1414.1 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 15.2 or as provided by charter. The specific salary limits that are currently provided for most school boards in Virginia are eliminated for elected school boards; however, for appointed school boards the specific salary limits are retained. Title 15.2 sets specific salary caps for city councils and boards of supervisors by population brackets; town councils may set their own salary levels. This bill also provides that the annual amount a school board, whether elected or appointed, may pay its chairman will be increased from $1,100 to $2,000 and retains the restriction that no school board can be awarded a salary increase, unless a specific salary increase is approved by affirmative vote of that school board.
Title: H.B. 637
Source: http://hod.state.va.us/welcome.htm
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Ensures that every union school board follows the proportional representation principle.
Title: H.B. 314
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Relating to the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County; establishing the Lewis Spratt Act; providing for the election and operation of the board of education for the City of Birmingham; providing that the members of the board shall be elected from defined districts; providing for the selection of a chair and vice chair; providing for the terms of office, qualifications, and compensation of the members; prescribing procedures for electing the members and for filling vacancies on the board; and providing certain transitional provisions.
Title: S.B. 3
Source: From the Legislation
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | , Prohibits school boards and their representatives from actively discouraging efforts of teachers to secure negotiation rights.
Title: S.B. 979
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | This legislation requires local school board members to now face the same State Code of Conduct that all state employees must live up to.
Title: H.B. 54
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Includes Board of Educational in definition of "members" for purposes of providing immunity from or indemnification for civil liability.
Title: H.B. 1016
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Relates to the duties of the Board of Directors of a school district; includes those related to the suspension of a practitioner by the board of directors of a school district.
Title: H.B. 389
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Provides that members to the Worchester County Board of Education shall be elected; establishes procedure for election of members to the Worcester County Board of Education; provides for the termination of incumbent appointed members holding office on a specified date under specified circumstances; establishes a term of office for elected members; provides for public high school student nonvoting members; provides for the compensation of members and other related matters.
Title: H.B. 1347
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Authorizes voting student member to be appointed to serve on the Baltimore Board. Prohibits student member from voting on issues relating to personnel; capital and operating budgets; school closings, repopenings, and boundaries; collective bargaining decisions; student disciplinary matters; and certain appeals to the board. Prohibits student member from attending executive or special sessions of the board. http://mlis.state.md.us/2001rs/bills/hb/hb0899t.rtf
Title: H.B. 899
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| MT | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Authorizes the Board of Trustees of a school district to hold its final budget meeting on or before 8/15; extends the time for providing notification of the final budget meeting.
Title: H.B. 249
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Requires continuing education hours for school board members to be completed before filing for reelection; provides and emergency effective date.
Title: H.B. 1044
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Modifies the definition of school board, for purposes of Title 22.1, to mean the governing body of a school division. "Governing body" or "local governing body" means the governing body board of supervisors of the a county, council of a city, or council of a town, responsible for appropriating funds for such locality, as the context may require.
Title: H.B. 2786
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Adjusts the definition of school board to note that such body governs a school division and revises the definition of governing body or local governing body in the education title to be like the definition in the local government title.
Title: H.B. 2786
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Requires members of the board of directors to annually visit classrooms in the district in which they serve.
Title: H.B. 1501
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Clarifies the rights and duties of the county boards of education, the county school supervisors, and the county board of education designees.
Title: S.B. 192
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Relates to public officers and employees; limits school candidates to one school district governing board.
Title: S.B. 1451
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Concerns the performance evaluation of the superintendent of a school district by a school district board of education.
Title: H.B. 1146
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Provides a second alternative method of electing members to a high school district board of trustees when more than half of the electors of the high school district reside outside of the territory of the elementary school district in which the high school district buildings are located. The second alternative allows the county superintendent to establish four trustee nominating districts within the high school district but outside the elementary school district in which the high school buildings are located. One trustee is elected from each nominating district and three trustees are elected from the elementary district, for a total of seven trustees on the high school board of trustees. Trustees from the elementary district serve on both the high school board of trustees and the elementary board of trustees.
Title: H.B. 321
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NM | Vetoed 03/2001 | Postsec. | Amends Section 21-1-26 NMSA 1978 to make the existing orientation and in-service training for members of the Boards of Regents mandatory.
Title: H.B. 137
Source: New Mexico Legislative Web Site
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| MT | Signed into law 02/2001 | Postsec. | Coordinates school election dates; requires a person seeking to become a write in candidate for a trustee position on a school board to file a declaration of intent at least 25 days before the election.
Title: H.B. 91
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 02/2001 | P-12 | Prohibits school boards from employing any person whose certificate has been revoked or suspended.
Title: H.B. 1067
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Approved by voters 11/2000 | Postsec. | AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 (ACT NO. 2000-590) Amends the State Constitution; provides that Board of Trustees of Auburn University consist of 1 member from each Congressional district in the state, 1 member from Lee County, current State Superintendent of Education, 2 at-large members, plus 3rd at-large member upon current Superintendent of Education vacating office, and Governor; provides for appointment, terms of office, and submittal and confirmation by Senate.
Title: V. 7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12
Community College | Adds one nonvoting student member to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and thereby increases its membership to 17. Provides that the student members would serve staggered 2-year terms, except as specified. Provides that, during the first year of a student member's term , the student would be a member of the board and attend all meetings of the board and its committees, but may not vote.
Title: S.B. 1347
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | P-12 | Increases the amount of compensation a member of a county board of education and a member of a governing board of a school district may receive.
Title: S.B. 1550
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Approved by voters 06/2000 | P-12 | (PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 1) Amends the Constitution of Alabama to require the election of city boards of education in any municipality with a population exceeding 125,000, provides by local law for the creation of such elected city boards of education.
Title: V. 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes the State Board of Education to adopt rules to administer the educational planning and information system of the Department of Education; establishes course requirements for specified courses; requires that a school board's policy authorizing absences for religious instruction or holidays be in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education; relates to classification of tuition; relates to children of deceased or disabled veterans.
Title: S.B. 1870
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Relates to instructional materials requirements and school boards; prescribes the duty of school boards to provide instructional materials; eliminates requirements for providing weighted and unweighted aggregations; changes reference to Education Commissioner regarding certain duties in selecting and adopting instructional materials; eliminates condition for rejecting bids; eliminates optional escalator clause in certain contracts.
Title: S.B. 850
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Public Act No. 91-730; Amends the Open Meetings Act; provides that a school board may hold a closed meeting to consider security procedures and the use of personnel and equipment to respond to an actual, a threatened, or a reasonably potential danger to the safety of students, school employees, school staff, or school property.
Title: H.B. 3881
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Public Act No. 91-728; Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code; makes changes concerning the ineligibility of persons to be elected to a local school council, the criminal background investigation of local school council members, a local school council's decision to retain or not retain a principal, and the term of a principal's performance contract.
Title: H.B. 3840
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2000 | Postsec. | Clarifies the authority of the boards of trustees of, or officers designated by the boards of trustees of, state-supported colleges or universities over decision making related to employees of these institutions; eliminates the requirement for a technical college district to select a depository for its funds in accordance with the Uniform Depository Act.
Title: S.B. 210
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes a Board of Education to acquire real property needed for school purposes by exchanging real property that the board owns for the property or by using real property that the board owns as consideration in the purchase of the property.
Title: S.B. 269
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Allows districts with over 30,000 average daily membership to expand district board of education to include a chair of the board who would be elected at large. Chair of the board position may be added upon vote of district board of education or upon vote by people of the district. Effective 6-1-00.
Title: S.B. 1532
Source: 2000 Legislative Summary, Oklahoma
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes local Boards of Education to maintain records of proceedings of board in electronic format.
Title: S.B. 1322
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | This Act makes clear that the Australian ballot nominating process for union school board members is the same at the time of establishment of the union as it is for ongoing board elections thereafter. While this was assumed before, the language has been added to harmonize the two provisions. Also, nominating petitions will now require at least 30 voters or one percent of the legal voters in the local district, whichever is less. This process will now be identical to that of the Australian ballot nominating process for local school district directors. The Secretary of State has mailed further information about this new law to each school district clerk.
Title: H.B. 255
Source: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/legupdate.htm
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Relates to the interest a member of the board of directors of a school corporation may have in a contract with the directors' school corporation.
Title: S.B. 2331
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MN | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Transfers the powers of the state school board to the Department of Children, Families, and Learning.
Title: S.B. 86
Source:
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Provides that those school board employees and persons appointed to position of trust by school boards designated by an adopted policy of the school board are to file disclosure statements.
Title: H.B. 636
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Under existing law, city and county school board members are authorized to receive reasonable compensation for their services not to exceed a specified amount per month; permits city and county school boards to increase the maximum compensation not to exceed a specified amount per month upon approval of a majority vote of the members at the boards annual meeting.
Title: S.B. 209
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Local boards of education may not employ or promote any person who is a member of the immediate family of any board member, unless a public, recorded vote is taken on such employment or promotion as a separate matter from any other personnel matter. The board member whose family member is being considered may not vote.
Title: H.B. 1187
Source: Georgia Department of Education
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Provides that a local school board member's term of office is two years; provides that the size of a local board of education shall be based on the school district's students population; provides that a school district may employ unlicensed teachers who possess outstanding professional qualifications under a letter of authorization.
Title: H.B. 119
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | Postsec. | Requires board of visitors of each 4 year state institution of higher education to appoint on or more nonvoting student representatives to the board.
Title: H.B. 821
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2000 | Postsec. | Requires the Board of Visitors of each four-year state institution of higher education to appoint one or more nonvoting student representatives to the board.
Title: S.B. 438
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Signed into law 01/2000 | P-12 | Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.
Title: S.B. 2212
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 11/1999 | P-12 | Makes an employee of a school district eligible to be a member of a county board of education and would make any member of the staff of a county superintendent of schools, any employee of a county or city and county unified school district in that county or city and county, or a superintendent of a school district in the same county ineligible.
Title: A.B. 1212
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Died 11/1999 | P-12 | PROPOSITION 5 (SJR26-1999) Amends the State Constitution to allow State employees to receive compensation for serving as members of governing bodies of school districts, cities, towns, or other local governmental districts.
Title: V. 5
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Passed 10/1999 | P-12 | Amends the Constitution of Alabama; provides that the Legislature may, by local law, provide for an elected city board of education in any municipality with a city board of education; validates certain laws and referendum elections for purposes of this amendment.
Title: V. 3
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MO | Signed by governor 07/1999 | P-12 | New members of any board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall be elected pursuant to this section by the governing council established pursuant to section 162.856 of MO education code.
Title: H.B. 889
Source:
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| AL | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Proposes a constitutional amendment which, subject to voter approval at an authorizing referendum election, would permit the Legislature by local law to provide for an elected city board of education in any municipality with a city board of education.
Title: S.B. 13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed by governor 06/1999 | P-12 | Authorizes the Vermilion Parish School Board to levy and collect an additional sales and use tax.
Title: H.B. 1176
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Allows district to prohibit district employee from serving on governing board of district.
Title: H.B. 3334
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Relates to the election of members of the board of trustees of certain independent school districts.
Title: H.B. 3204
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/1999 | Postsec. | Relates to the election of the governing board of certain junior college districts.
Title: H.B. 3263
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MO | Signed into law 05/1999 | Postsec. | Reduces the size of the Board of Governors for Central Missouri State University , Southwest Missouri State University and other public four-year colleges and universities with a statewide mission from 10 to 8. Removes the 2 nonvoting members who reside out-of-state. Requires the appointment of one nonvoting member who is a student to be retained. Requires that no more than 2 of the 5 members are to be appointed from a county with less than 200,000 inhabitants.
Title: S.B. 218
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/1999 | P-12 | Provides that as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings, formal or informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of all municipalities, counties, townships, and school districts on all boards, bureaus, commissions, or organizations of the State of Arkansas, except grand juries, supported wholly or in part by public funds or expending public funds, shall be public meetings; relates to executive sessions and public officers.
Title: S.B. 901
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies that boards of two-year colleges have the statutory authority to set tuition and fees.
Title: H.B. 2163
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/1999 | P-12 | Eliminates county boards of education; relates to the Director of the Department of Education; eliminates obsolete sections.
Title: S.B. 619
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 04/1999 | P-12 | Reconstitutes the Board of Education of Atkinson County; changes the compensation of the members of the board of education.
Title: H.B. 884
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 04/1999 | P-12 | Creates an educational facilities improvement district in certain parishes; provides that such districts shall be political subdivisions and shall be coterminous with the school district; provides for the selection of offices and appointments by the local school boards.
Title: H.B. 1115
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MN | Signed into law 04/1999 | P-12 | States a person convicted of a sex offense who is required to be registered under the predatory offender law is not eligible to be a candidate for the office of school board member.
Title: S.B. 1527
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12 | Relates to the resignation of School Board Members under certain circumstances; requires school board members to reside in the school district and zone from which elected while serving on the school board; relates to other purposes.
Title: H.B. 1144
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12 | Clarifies the authority of school superintendents to assign nonlicensed employees to the various schools in their districts without obtaining the local school boards approval.
Title: H.B. 750
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12 | Repeals section 5 of Chapter 149 of the laws of 1998 relating to the method of election of community school boards in the New York City Community School Districts; revives statutes of the Education Law thereby restoring the former proportional representation method of election; provides that if the method of voting and counting votes enacted in section 5 of chapter 149 of the laws of 1998 is ultimately sustained, then the repealer of this bill is null and void.
Title: S.B. 3580
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12 | Increases the maximum salaries per year for school board members for specified counties.
Title: H.B. 1689
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 02/1999 | P-12 | Expands and clarifies the authority of boards of trustees of state-supported universities and colleges to transfer title to and lease property of the institution.
Title: S.B. 599
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 02/1999 | P-12
Community College | Amends the acts relating to the governance of Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governor's State University, Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University and Western Illinois University. Provides that members appointed to the Board shall continue to serve in such capacity until their successors are appointed and qualified. Amends the Public Community College Act.
Title: H.B. 2805
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | Signed into law 02/1999 | P-12 | Establishes the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May as the general school election and trustee election date; limits a school district to one levy election in a calendar year; requires a district whose budget exceeds the maximum and that loses ANB to reduce its current general fund budget by the percentage of ANB decrease; adjusts meeting and reporting dates to conform with the May election date; clarifies teacher notice and hearing time limit provisions.
Title: S.B. 460
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Died 10/1998 | P-12 | Increases the compensation to State School Board members to $100 per day not to exceed 15 days ($1500) per calendar year. Enables local school board members to be compensated at the rate $100 per meeting attended not to exceed $1500 in any calendar year upon appropriation therefor.
Title: H.B. 405
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NV | Died 06/1998 | P-12 | Concerns education; provides, in skeleton form, for the formation of community school boards.
Title: S.B. 423
Source: Lexis-Nexis
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| FL | Signed into law 05/1998 | P-12 | BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE . Prescribes rulemaking authority of school boards; ratifies certain extant rules.
Title: S.B. 1722
Source: Information for Public Affairs, Inc.
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| FL | Died 05/1998 | P-12 | Limits salary increases for district school board members and school superintendents.
Title: H.B. 3069
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IN | Died 05/1998 | P-12 | Provides for the election rather than the appointment of the members of the school board for the city of East Chicago.
Title: S.B. 36 School Boards
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 05/1998 | P-12 | Requires certain training and instruction for members of city and parish school boards.
Title: H.B. 71
Source: Information for Public Affairs, Inc.
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| OK | Signed into law 05/1998 | P-12 | Relates to school board elections; requires proof of graduation prior to filing for the position on the school board.
Title: H.B. 2785
Source: Information for Public Affairs, Inc.
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| CO | Signed into law 04/1998 | P-12 | Concerns qualifications for the office of School District Director; prohibits any person convicted of or under a pending charge of commission of a sex offense against a child from serving on a school district board of education.
Title: S.B. 11
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/1998 | P-12 | Deletes, as a condition of removal from office of local school board, members being a candidate for nomination or election to certain offices that would have rendered the person ineligible before election.
Title: H.B. 151 Elections
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/1998 | P-12 | Provides that the basic training course for School Board Members shall be conducted by the School Executive Management Institute within the State Department of Education; provides that continuing education courses for such persons shall be conducted by Mississippi School Boards Association.
Title: H.B. 1269
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/1998 | P-12 | Relates to officers and deputies and dual office holding; exempts from dual office holding prohibition school board members who are also members or officers of a volunteer fire department, certain directors or officers or rural water districts, and chiefs of municipal fire department or rural fire districts.
Title: S.B. 789
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OK | Signed into law 04/1998 | P-12 | Allows district boards with seven members to reduce their size to five. Also allows more districts to elect members at large.
Title: H.B. 2575
Source: Research Division, Oklahoma House of Representatives
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| OK | Signed into law 04/1998 | P-12 | Relates to schools and to the election of school board members; eliminates nine-member boards; authorizes seven-member school boards to change to five-member school boards.
Title: H.B. 2575 Election of School Board Members
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/1998 | P-12 | Provides that state and local school board members may not serve as employees of their respective boards during their terms of office; provides that State Board members may not serve as employees or board members of other state education entities during their terms of office; provides an exception to the current term for those serving as board members on the effective date of the act.
Title: H.B. 282 State Board Members
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/1998 | P-12 | Clarifies that school boards are corporate bodies that may be comprised of elected as well as appointed members.
Title: H.B. 1124
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 01/1998 | P-12 | Moves school board elections from November to April.
Title: H.B. 652 School Board Elections
Source: The Legislature and the Schools
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| IL | Signed into law 01/1998 | P-12 | Relates to board of education elections; provides for adjustment of the ballot form used at those elections to reflect a full term of less than 4 years; authorizes funds to provide training to persons elected to the school board.
Title: H.B. 2614
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | Signed into law 04/1997 | P-12 | Revises the duties of elected school officials; provides school district trustees with greater flexibility in determining pupil instruction time; eliminates the need for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to approve kindergarten variances for required hours of instruction, pupil instruction related days, and adult education programs operated by a school district; authorizes a board of trustees to declare an emergency in a district.
Title: S.B. 71 Revision of the Duties of Elected School Officials
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NM | Vetoed 04/1997 | P-12 | Among its provisions amends sections of the Election Code to move the time that local school board elections are held from the first Tuesday in February to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Title: H.B. 572 Local School Board Elections
Source: Legislative Education Study Committee
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| NM | Signed into law 04/1997 | P-12 | Amends the School Election Law to require that a school board candidate physically reside in the district for which he or she is a candidate.
Title: School Board Candidate Requirement
Source: New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee
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| UT | Vetoed 03/1997 | P-12 | Changes election of State School Board members from the current nomination/selection by the Governor and election process to direct election.
Title: S.B. 40 State School Board Election Procedures
Source: Utah Education Association
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| MS | Signed into law 04/1996 | P-12 | Relates to school boards; authorizes members to receive annual salary in lieu of per diem; authorizes per diem to members for attempting any mandatory school board training session; excludes members from group insurance retirement and other fringe benefits.
Title: H.B. 1222 School Boards
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 04/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 04/09/96) Provides that in the City School District of the City of New York, the supersession, suspension or removal by the chancellor of a community school board or board member that is in effect prior to the commencement of a new school board term may remain in effect after the commencement of the term.
Title: S.B. 6433/A.B. 9405 Removal of Community School Board or Board Members by the Chancellor
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 04/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 04/09/96) Provides that certain provisions of the election law relating to supersession, suspension or removal of community school boards and community school board members shall expire in three years.
Title: S.B. 6811/A.B. 9626 Expiration on Removal of Community School Boards and School Board Members Members
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 04/03/96) Revises provisions applicable to school board members and treats school board members in a manner comparable to members of local governing bodies with respect to prohibited contracts; allows members to provide goods to a school division under sealed bid procedures if two requirements are met: the member must not be involved in the contract process for the school board and the remaining board members must find public interest for the member to bid on the contract.
Title: H.B. 749 School Boards
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 03/20/96) Authorizes expense reimbursement for school board training sessions.
Title: S.B. 2469 School Board Training
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 03/11/96) Provides that, during the transition from an appointed to elected school board, vacancies in school board seats that were appointed shall be filled by election rather than appointment.
Title: H.B. 233 School Board Seats
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 08/1995 | P-12
Community College | Expressly authorizes the governing bodies of county boards of education, school districts, community college districts, or other districts, any board of supervisors or city council, or the residents of those respective entities, to submit a proposal to the electors to limit the number of the governing body, board of supervisors, or city council may serve.
Title: S.B. 2 Governing Bodies of Boards of Education
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 07/14/95) Amends the University of Illinois Trustees Act to terminate the terms of the elected trustees on July 1, 1995. Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that the Board of Higher Education shall consists of 17 members, 2 of whom shall be the chairs of the governing boards of the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University.
Title: S.B. 718 Postsecondary--Governing Boards
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 07/14/95) Amends the School Code. Adds provisions authorizing combined school districts formed before July 1, 1993 to change, pursuant to referendum, from electing their school board members with restrictions based on area of residence to at large elections without restriction by area of residence. Also eliminates certain conditions that currently must be met before a community unit school district formed before January 1, 1975 may, by referendum, change to election by school board members.
Title: H.B. 689 School Board Elections
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 06/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 06/06/95) Permits municipal school board to be appointed or elected at large as provided by charter rather than present requirement of election from districts.
Title: S.B. 756/H.B. 557 Municipal School Board
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 05/30/95) Permits election of school board members to staggered terms beginning with the October 1995 election; sets election day same as regular November election beginning in year 2000.
Title: S.B. 1156/H.B. 1637 Election of School Board Members
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/1995 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to Advancement Via Determination Programs designed to increase the number of minority and low-income students who attend college by preparing them in high school. Identifies at-risk students who demonstrate academic potential, provides access to advanced course work, mentorships and tutorials; curric. developed for intensive, accelerated instruction; emphasizes college preparation and awareness; supports low pupil-teacher ratio. School boards allowed to establish this program with such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly.
Title: S.B. 554 - Preparation of At-Risk Students for Higher Education (Advancement Via Individual Determination Programs)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 03/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 03/27/95) Provides transition mechanism for moving from appointed to elected school boards.
Title: S.B. 333/H.B. 947 School Boards
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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| Technology--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--Internet Safety |
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| Technology--Research/Evaluation |
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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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| Urban--Change/Improvements |
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| Urban--Governance |
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| Whole-School Reform Models |
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| Whole Child |
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