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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards NE ENROLLMENT AND REVIEW ER3 FILED 02/2013 P-12 Class V District School Boards L.B. 125 Reduces the number of members of a Class V (Omaha) school board from twelve to nine members pursuant to the election of members in May 2013.... More... VA To governor 02/2013 P-12 Local School Board Salaries H.B. 1735 Provides that salary increases for local school boards representing a city or town are not operable until members are re-appointed or reelec... More... VA To governor 02/2013 P-12 Local Boards; releases from state regulation H.B. 2098/S.B. 1189 Requires any school board that has requested a release from certain state regulations to provide a description of how the release from the s... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Members of County Boards of Education A.B. 1662 From bill summary: Provides that any employee of a school district that is within the jurisdiction of the county board of education is ineli... More... NH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Cooperative School Board Vacancies S.B. 328 Modifies the procedure for filling a vacancy on a cooperative school board. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/SB0328.html... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member S.B. 316 - Removal of College-Preparatory Boarding School Board of Trustees Member Permits the governor, operator, or any other person or entity who appoints a member to the board of trustees of a college-preparatory boardi... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 County Board of Developmental Disabilities Employee Eligibility to Serve on Local School Board S.B. 316 - County Board of Developmental Disabilities Employee Eligibility to Serve on Local School Board Requires that, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, an employee of a county board of developmental disabilities also may be a mem... More... OK Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Training Requirements for School Board Members H.B. 2306 - School Board Training Section Those appointed or elected to school board positions must agree to take 12 hours of instruction related to education within 15 months. If a ... More... RI Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Post Employment Benefit Trusts S.B. 2038 Adds corporations to the list of entities who may act as trustee for trust agreements between school districts and corporate trustees in ref... More... LA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 School Board Term Limits H.B. 292 Requires local option elections in certain school districts to determine if school board members should have term limits of three consecutiv... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Board Member Continuing Education Requirements H.B. 3000 Allows entities that provide training to charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the cost of training. Expands prohibition from school boar... More... AL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Board Governance Improvement Act H.B. 431 Establishes the School Board Governance Improvement Act of 2012. Provides legislative intent. Requires prospective board members to publicly... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Election of Local Board Chair H.B. 1357 From bill analysis: Provides flexibility for districts in scheduling elections of a school board chair by amending the existing requirement ... More... LA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Local Superintendent, School Board and Principal Responsibilities, Authority H.B. 974 Requires performance contracts for local superintendents in districts that receive a C, D or F grade. The contracts must establish performan... More... MO Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Modifies the Length of School Board Terms S.B. 450 Provides that any school district in St. Charles County that becomes an urban school district because of the 2010 federal decennial census w... More... MI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 School Board Elections S.B. 427 Revises references to the Election Law to bring into compliance with changes made by H.B. 4005 (more details in bill floor summary http://ww... More... MI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 School Board Elections H.B. 4005 Effective January 1, 2012, requires school board elections to be held at the general November election (i.e., in November of even-numbered y... More... IN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Selection of School Board Members H.B. 1074 Beginning in 2012, school board members selected by election must be elected at general elections and take office the following January 1. P... More... LA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 School Board Member Leave Time H.B. 454 Grants certain types of leave by a city, parish, or other local public school board; provides relative to the requirement that the board gra... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 School boards; Interactive Technology H.F. 26 Allows a school board to conduct meetings using interactive technology with an audio and visual link if the board complies with other requir... More... RI Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Collective Bargaining S.B. 1062 Notwithstanding other provisions, requires that the power and duty to enter into collective bargaining agreements be vested in the chief ex... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Budget Review/Gift Ban for School Board Members H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29 Removes the requirement that the commissioner of education review the budgets for school districts and Florida College System institutions. ... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Substitute Teaching by School Board Members H.C.R. 145 Urges and requests all members of city, parish, and other local public school boards to voluntarily substitute teach in a public elementary ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires School Boards to Adopt Mission Statement H.P. 321 Requires a school board to adopt a mission statement for every school under its jurisdiction. Provides that in developing and adopting a mis... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Permits Local Boards of Education to Jointly Establish Regional Schools S.B. 125 Authorizes local boards of education to jointly establish a regional school to serve enrolled students in two or more local school districts... More... NH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Authorization for Special Board Meetings to Discuss Changes in Funding H.B. 650 Authorizes a school district to call a special meeting to address changes in the amount of education funding to be received from the state. ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Governance S.B. 197 Removes the provisions creating the 10-member elected State Board of Education and provides for the election and appointment of members whos... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Temporary Absence, Board Members H.B. 1909 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... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Campaign Finance Reports for School Board Trustees and Candidates H.B. 336 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 s... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Clarifies Requirements Under the Open Meetings Act S.B. 644 Establishes a Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government within the General Assembly to provide continuing legislative oversight re... More... NH Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Instructional Policies H.B. 216 Requires school boards to establish the structure, accountability, advocacy, and delivery of instruction in each school operated and governe... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Board of Education Criminal Activity A 444 Disqualifies member of board of education or member of charter school board of trustees for conviction of certain crimes and requires member... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Implementing Common Core State Standards S.B. 383 To transition to and implement the Common Core State Standards, the State Board of Education may: (1) Modify curriculum and assessment requi... More... GA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School Board Member Terms S.B. 79 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 excep... More... IN Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Lawsuits by School Corporations S.B. 495 Prohibits the governing body of a school corporation from using funds received from the state to bring or join in an action against the stat... More... MT Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School District Trustee Elections H.B. 327 Modifies processes for school district trustee elections -- such as withdrawal of candidates, swearing in, board organization, etc. http://d... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Campaign Contributions to School Board Candidates H.B. 228 Increases the limit on campaign contributions to school board candidates from $100 for individuals and $200 for organizations to $1,000. ht... More... MI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act H.B. 4214 Repeals the "Local Government Fiscal Responsibility Act", and creates the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act", ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Funds to Nonprofit Foundations H.B. 1227 Authorizes local school boards to disburse funds to a nonprofit foundation that exists to enhance the public educational experience and quai... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Purchase of Easements H.B. 1126 Authorizes local school boards to purchase easements for access to 16th section lands. Prohibits the use of eminent domain by any local scho... More... MT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Board Governance H.B. 204 WHEREAS, if the boundaries of an elementary school district and a high school district do not coincide, then high school additional trustees... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Secure Mandatory Testing: Exclusion of Students H.B. 2077 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)... More... HI Approved by voters 11/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education H.B. 2376 Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to direct the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, ap... More... LA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Local School Board Authority H.B. 942 Addressed the prohibitions on the involvement of members of local school boards in personnel matters with respect to the hiring, firing and ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education from Nominations by Advisory Council H.B. 2377 Requires board of education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from po... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 School Board Business, Conflicts of Interest S.B. 3515 Allows a school treasurer to pay recurring bills upon certification by the clerk or secretary of the school board (instead of requiring an o... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Prohibition on Use of Public Funds H.B. 593 Prohibits local boards of education from using public funds to endorse or oppose a referendum, election or a particular candidate for electi... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 School Boards May Jointly Purchase Employee Health Insurance H.B. 5424 Allows two or more boards of education to jointly purchase health insurance for their employees. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/Pa/pdf/2010P... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Boards of Education Cooperative Arrangement H.B. 5336 Establishes a grant in fiscal year 2012 to any municipality whose board of education makes a cooperative arrangement with at least one other... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Bail Bond Businesses H.B. 980 Repeals provision that barred a local school board member from engaging in the bail bond business in the jurisdiction of the board to which ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Local Board Members and Local Superintendents S.B. 84 Requires local board member who moves out of local board jurisdiction to notify the local board secretary within 10 days of such move. Allow... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Updating Policies S.B. 3255 Requires that local districts update their policy pamphlets every two years, rather than annually. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Local Boards of Education Master Plans S.B. 74 Requires local boards of education to continue submitting annual updates to their master plans in October 2010 and October 2011 and delays t... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Council Per Diems Eliminated L.B. 937 Eliminates per diem payments for learning community coordinating council members. http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/... More... OR Vetoed 04/2010 P-12 Governance S.B. 1014A Clarifies that state board or commission may meet through telephone or other electronic means; provides that members who attend a meeting th... More... KY Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Determination of District Boundaries for School Board Elections S.B. 35 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... More... NE Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Learning Community Coordinating Councils L.B. 1070 Allows expenses for non-voting members of learning community coordinating councils, modifies the levy authority for learning communities, ch... More... DE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 School District Elections H.B. 244 Amends the notice requirements for school districts conducting elections; provides a deadline for a district to return voter affidavits if g... More... DE Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Training on Due Process H.B. 386 Requires school board members to receive training concerning special education due process hearings. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.ns... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Student Members of Local School Boards A.B. 1007 Requires the governing board of a school district to appoint a pupil member or members within 30 days of receiving a petition from students ... More... UT Adopted 09/2009 P-12 Local Board Assurances R277-108-5 Requires each local school board and charter school governing board to provide written assurance assurances that the board has: (1) Impleme... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Certain School Treasurers H.B. 325 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 s... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Local Board of Education Code of Ethics H.B. 1452 Requires all cities, counties, local boards of education, unified governments, sanitary districts, and consolidated city-counties to adopt a... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Board of Education A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Members and Meetings Amends membership of the New York City board of education. Increases number of members appointed by the mayor from seven to eight. Eliminate... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City Board A.B. 8903 - New York City Board Powers and Duties Substantially amends powers and duties of New York City board, authorizing the board to: (1) Approve all regulations proposed by the chance... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Community District Education Councils A.B. 8903 - Community District Education Councils Amends provisions regarding eligibility of individuals serving as parent members of community district education councils in New York City. ... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Nepotism H.B. 2432 Restricts election to a governing board of a school district of immediate family of members or prior members of such board. Chapter 90 http:... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Unlawful for School Board Member to Willfully Discharge Duties H.B. 43 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 ci... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Anti-Nepotism Provisions H.B. 251 Section 2 Defines immediate family member. Effective with local board members elected or appointed after July 2009, bars an individual who has an imme... More... GA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Nepotism H.B. 251- Section Affecting Superintendent Selection 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... More... NE Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Teachers on Contract Cannot Serve on School Board L.B. 163 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 ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Amends Nepotism Parameters H.B. 1647 Relates to the school district boards of education nepotism prohibition to limit application of school board member nepotism prohibition whe... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Delegation of Authority S.B. 217 Allows local boards of education to delegate authority regarding assignment of individual students for decision-making on certain matters. h... More... AL Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Board Training S.B. 220 Effective March 1, 2010, requires local boards to adopt policies for orientation and ongoing training of board of education members.... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Eligibility for School Board Service S.B. 14 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... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Two prongs: Discipline & Location of School Board Meetings H.B. 332 Allows school board trustees to meet outside district boundaries for purpose of collaboration with other boards, agencies or collaboratives;... More... NH Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Student Board Members H.B. 74 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 proce... More... CO Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Board Meeting Laws H.B. 1082 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... More... ID Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Boards H.B. 78 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... More... MT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Conflict of Interest Exemption S.B. 273 Revises the conflicts of interests laws that prohibits a trustee from being employed in any capacity by the trustee's own school district. A... More... MT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School Board Elections H.B. 432 Authorizes school trustee election by acclamation if the number of candidates for vacant school trustee positions is less than the number of... More... OK Adopted 03/2009 P-12 School Board Member Training Requirements OAC 210:20-23-3 Defines the training requirements for new school board members. OKLAHOMA 15355... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School boards H.B. 1067 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.s... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 County/Local Board Collaboration S.B. 92 Modifies provisions regarding local governmental entity and school district cooperation in education matters. Allows a representative of cou... More... VA Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Grievance Procedures H.B. 2089 Provides additional direction to school boards in establishing and administering a grievance procedure to resolve disputes arising between t... More... NJ Signed into law 10/2008 P-12 School Superintendent Reappointments A.B. 1113 Eliminates one-year notice that a school district is required to give superintendent of schools if the district determines not to reappoint.... More... NY Signed into law 10/2008 P-12 Lawyers and Compensation, Health Insurance and Other Benefits S.B. 8699 Creates new part III (sections 2050 through 2054) of article 41 of the education code. Provides that a lawyer may not simultaneously be an i... More... OK Adopted 07/2008 P-12 New School Board Member Training OAC 210:20-23-3 Amends rules regarding training requirements for new school board members to include: Each new school board member shall complete the follow... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 School Board Member Training H.B. 1256 Concerns training and instruction for public school board members. Makes board member training requirement four hours annually (formerly was... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Board Members Selling School Supplies H.B. 602 Provides an exception to provision prohibiting a school board member from selling school supplies or equipment to the county board. http://w... More... KS Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Community College Postsec. Primaries for Board Elections H.B. 2307 Regulates primary elections regarding school district and community college board members. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2307.pdf... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Extension of Contracts for School Leaders S.B. 2155 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 day... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Boards Establish Their Own Ethical Standards S.B. 3024 Considers all county, municipal and special school districts in the state to be separate governmental entities. Allows the school boards of ... More... MN Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Conflict of Interest Exceptions S.B. 2653 Establishes a conflict of interest exception for certain school contracts for professional and other services. https://www.revisor.leg.state... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Scheduling of Runoff Elections H.B. 239 Provides that if an election for school board trustees occurs on a Tuesday, during a general election, any runoff for such election shall oc... More... MI Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 School Board Members as Coaches and Supervisors H.B. 4220 Allows school board members to be appointed to or serve as a volunteer coach or supervisor of a student extracurricular activity if certain ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Additional Training of School Board Members in Certain Districts S.B. 2416 Relates to local school board members; increases the annual training requirements for local school board members in districts with failing s... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Public Comment at Boards of Education Meetings A.B. 690 Amends the Open Public Meetings Act. Requires boards of education to set aside a portion of every board meeting for public comment. http://w... More... NM On November 2008 Ballot 12/2007 P-12 Increase Size of Certain School Boards S.J.R. 6 Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to increase the size of school boards in school districts with a specified population; provides fo... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 school board member S.B. 909 Relates to existing law that establishes the amount of compensation for the services of a member of the city board of education or governing... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Community Organization Use of School Facilities During Non-School Hours S.B. 538 Encourages school boards to allow community organizations to use school facilities during non-school hours. Provides that if a school board ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Mandated Child Abuse Reporters S.B. 1428 Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Adds members of a school board, the Chicago Board of Education, or the governing body o... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Removal of Local Board Members by State Board H.B. 349 Repeals the law allowing the state board to remove local school board members. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H3... More... NY Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 New York City Community School District S.B. 1666 Amends the Education Law in relation to the effect of certain regulations and by-laws on community council members, community superintendent... More... RI Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Training for School Committee Members H.B. 5286 Adds labor and labor relations, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and employee contract analysis to the professional development... More... DE Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 School Board Elections S.B. 44 Clarifies that vacancies on the School Boards shall be filled in accordance with the procedures for filling a vacancy; provides that the las... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 School Governing Boards and Administrators Evaluating Teachers S.B. 328 Revises provisions governing the salaries of the members of the boards of trustees of school districts based on the population of the county... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Roles of and Relationship Between Boards and Superintendents H.B. 2563 Clarifies the precise roles and relationship between boards and superintendents. Provides the major responsibilities of a board in a way tha... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board S.B. 1007 Authorizes a student to serve as a student representative on Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), but without voting power. Th... More... NE Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Educational Service Units and Early Childhood Education Grants L.B. 603 Relates to educational service units and school funding, incuding distance education. Changes provisions relating to: election of board memb... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Televised School Boad Meetings A.B. 267 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 b... More... TX Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Terms, School Boards S.B. 670 From the bill analysis: The bill amends the Education Code to authorize the board of trustees of school districts to change the length of th... More... VA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Health Insurance Credits Retired Teachers & School Board Employees H.B. 2370, S.B. 1218 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... More... KY Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Board Member Reimbursements and Deductions H.B. 50 Increases the maximum amount of annual expenses for which local school board members can be reimbursed for meetings from $2,000 to $3,000 pe... More... ND Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Rural School Boards H.B. 1305 Relates to membership on rural school boards; for districts that have undergone reorganization, the reorganization plan may provide for scho... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Local School Board Public Hearing Requirements S.B. 133 Requires a school board to hold a public hearing prior to closing a school or changing the boundaries of a school, and establishes notice re... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Board Members Compensation Schedule H.B. 234 Authorizes local school boards to adopt board compensation schedules for the compensation and expenses of their members beginning on July 1,... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Board Vote Tie-breaker H.B. 1810 Authorizes any popularly elected school board to appoint a qualified voter who is a resident of the county, city, or town to cast the decidi... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Board Official Severance Benefits Announcement H.B. 1862 Requires that any severance benefits provided to any departing official appointed by a local school board shall be publically announced by t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Board Employee Housing Assistance H.B. 2446, S.B. 1387 In order to ensure its competitiveness as an employer, allows counties with the county executive form of government to provide for the use o... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Board Personnel Mileage Reimbursement S.B. 100 Requires local school boards to reimburse school personnel for mileage costs when they are required to use a personal motor vehicle in the c... More... WV Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Education Code Amendments H.B. 2189 Amends Education Code in the following ways: 1) Prescribes authorities of county school boards. 2) Expands purposes for which schools may e... More... FL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 School Board Elections H.B. 1221 Relates to district school boards; provides for alternate procedure for election of district board chair in any district that does not have ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Exception to Nepotism Policy H.B. 675 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 prom... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Duties of School Boards H.B. 4310 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. ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Parishwide School District of the Parish of Cameron S.B. 32 Recognizes that the parish of Cameron has suffered wide-spread devastation and crippling disruption from the effects of Hurricane Rita prohi... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Board Member District Boundaries H.B. 2585 Relates to school districts; relates to changing board member district boundaries; relates to assessed valuation of school districts. http:... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 School Board Election Nominating Petitions H.B. 361 Requires two petitioners for a candidate's nominating petition for election to a board of education. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/HB361... More... MD Became law without governor's signature 04/2006 P-12 School Board of Education Elections S.B. 129; SB 373 Authorizes certain political parties to nominate candidates to the ballot if the parties do not nominate candidates by primary election; cla... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Open Meetings Laws H.B. 698; S.B. 623 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 inclu... More... WV Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Procedure for Removal of Elected Officials H.B. 4256 Provides a procedure for removal of elected school board members. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/hb4256... More... ID Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Watchers at School District Elections H.B. 671 Amends existing law relating to school district elections to allow the candidate to authorize a watcher to observe the conduct of the electi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Additional School Board Powers H.B. 944 Authorizes school boards to partner with entities, organizations and corporations for the purpose of benefiting the school district and to b... More... LA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Election of School Board Members S.B. 2A 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 th... More... VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Tie-Breaker Status S.B. 502 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... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 School Board Members and Group Health Insurance H.B. 881 -- Board Member Health Insurance Clarifies that nothing in statute may preclude an elected school board member from participating in a group health insurance program provide... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Student Representation S.B. 1638 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 cap... More... LA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Public Comment in Large Districts H.B. 252 Exempts any school board in a parish containing a municipality with a population of 400,000 or more from the requirement that the school boa... More... NC Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Public Comment Period H.B. 635 Requires at least one public comment period per month at a regular meeting of a local board of education, county board of commissioners, or ... More... NY Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Training for Board Members H.B. 6082 One section requires every trustee or voting member of a board of education of a school district or a board of cooperative educational servi... More... NY Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Student Representatives on School Boards H.B. 88 Provides that there may be more than one student representative on a school board and for the manner of their selection.... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Military Board Members S.B. 144 Current state law does not permit military officers to serve on the school boards of military reservation school districts, which is inconsi... More... GA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Insurance, Retirement and Other Benefits for School Board Members S.B. 98 States that local boards of education are authorized to expend local funds for life, disability, and liability insurance, retirement and pen... More... OR Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Potential Conflict of Interest H.B. 2443 Amends the prohibition of district employees or charter school employees from serving as a board member in that district. Allows a district ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Board Vacancies H.B. 201 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 ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Districts' Employment of Board Members' Relatives H.B. 1867 An act to restrict school districts from employing relatives of board members. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB186... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Board of Directors H.B. 2517 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 ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 County Boards of Education H.B. 1701 Repeals county boards of education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1701.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Odd Number of Members on Local Boards S.B. 1044 (sections 11-13) Bars all local boards from having an even number of members, regardless of prior annexation or consolidation agreements. Requires any result... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Election of School District Boards of Directors S.B. 1044 (section 32) Repeals Arkansas Code § 6-14-120 pertaining to the election of school district boards of directors. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/b... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Governing Boards H.B. 2368 Repeals provision granting a school district and its employees immunity from civil liability for the consequences of the good faith adoption... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School Election Code H.B. 2468 Amends sections of the Arkansas code pertaining to school elections. Specifies that the annual school election may concern only issues autho... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School District Auditors H.B. 2700 Requires school district auditors to comply with the requirements and prohibitions of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. http://www.ark... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Open Meetings and Open Records Information H.B. 77 Requires the attorney general to distribute Open Meetings and Open Records Act information to local government officials, superintendents of... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Roles of School Councils, Local Boards and Superintendents in Achieving State Education Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraphs 8-10) (8) School councils at all school levels are encouraged to identify and allocate resources to qualified teachers to become coaches or mentor... More... ND Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School Board Power S.B. 2226 Relates to the power of school boards to lease equipment, furniture, supplies and textbooks; and dismiss district personnel. http://www.sta... More... SD Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Local Officials S.B. 171 Prohibits certain officials from voting if a conflict of interest exists. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2005/bills/SB171enr.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Local School Board Amendments H.B. 139 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... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School Board Salaries H.B. 1989 Increases the maximum salary to be paid members of the school board (affects the Salem board). Across the state, salaries range from $240 to... More... AR Signed into law 02/2005 P-12 Continuity of School Boards Protection Act H.B. 1266 An act to protect the continuity of school boards by amending the procedure for election of school boards following annexation; allows certa... More... IL Signed into law 01/2005 P-12 School Code H.B. 757 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code to allow a child with a disability who has completed four years of high sch... More... MI Signed into law 11/2004 P-12 Intermediate School District Board Membership H.B. 5921 Relates to a conflict of interest policy for intermediate school district officials and employees; requires and prohibits members of constit... More... NY Signed into law 10/2004 P-12 Minority members of Special Act School Districts A.B. 11364 Requires special act school districts to have a certain minority of public members appointed by the Commissioner of Education; defines publi... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Districts: Reorganizations A.B. 2841 Permits a county committee on school district organization to abolish a common governing board of an elementary school district and a high s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School District Governing Boards: Pupil Members A.B. 1897 Requires the governing board of a school district to appoint to its membership a preferential voting pupil member. Requires school districts... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Community College Postsec. Local Education Agencies Compensation A.B. 745 Requires a county superintendent of school and the governing board of a school district with 10 or more full-time employees, and the governi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Military Service: School District Board Vacancies A.B. 3015 Provides if the absence of a member of the governing board of a school district for federal military deployment exceeds a 6-month period, th... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Public Hearing on Textbooks S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) 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 s... More... NY Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Board of Education Membership A.B. 8558 Requires additional date for filing expenditure statements by candidates for membership on boards of education; requires statement of contri... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 School District Governing Boards: Meetings S.B. 1771 Relates to meetings of the governing board of a school district. Permits a meeting to be held in another district to interview members of th... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 School District Conversion Article H.B. 758 Amends the School District Conversion Article of the School Code. Relates to election of board members, election format, at-large formats an... More... MI Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 School Reform Boards H.B. 4508 Revises the provisions governing the formation of first class school district boards; relates to procedures for the formation of school refo... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Responsibility/Examination/Code of Conduct/Education 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 Establishes rules regarding board responsibilities, ARE examination, continuing education, code of conduct and practice standards, and settl... More... DE Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Elections H.B. 38 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... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Ethics Training H.B. 680 Provides for mandatory ethics training for legislators, elected members of the board of education, executive department heads and deputies, ... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Board H.B. 229 Repeals requirement that certain local school board expenditures relative to travel and related expenses of school board members be in accor... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Board Preferences H.B. 4947 Requires public disclosure of school boards voting preferences for intermediate school board members; relates to elections. http://www.mich... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School District Election Coordinators H.B. 5990 Relates to school district election coordinators; prohibits delegation of duties to the Secretary of School Board. http://www.michiganlegis... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Election of School Board Members H.B. 5992 Relates to election of a school board member; requires written acceptance of office and written affidavit of eligibility. http://www.michig... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Scheduling of Local Elections H.B. 5997 Provides general amendments regarding scheduling of local elections; includes school district elections. http://www.michiganlegislature.org... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Filling Vacancies on School Boards H.B. 6003 Relates to filling of vacancies in case of school board member; provides for filing a petition with the clerk of the county where the petiti... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Election of School Board Members H.B. 5993 Requires notification to school district election coordinators of a person appointed to fill a vacancy. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Recall of School Board Member H.B. 5994 Provides procedures for recall of school board members.... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Professional Development H.B. 7989 Provides that Rhode Island College (instead of the state department of education) in cooperation with the Rhode Island association of school... More... SC Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Districts Rated Unsatisfactory S.B. 90 Authorizes the state board to implement a training program for the school district board of trustees and the district superintendent; author... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2004 P-12 Professional Development Educational Program S.B. 2597 Provides that Rhode Island College (instead of the state department of education) in cooperation with the Rhode Island association of school... More... GA Vetoed 05/2004 P-12 Criminal Checks and Code of Ethics H.B. 198 Requires local school boards to adopt a code of ethics; requires local units of administration to request a criminal check of teachers, prin... More... CO Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Directors Elected By District H.B. 1230 Concerns the election of school district directors from director districts. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/55a622... More... IA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Nomination Petitions for School Board Elections H.F. 2419 Relates to the number of signatures required on nomination petitions for school board elections. Specifies that no more than 50 signatures n... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Board Elections H.B. 398 Provides that unless a number of candidates equal to or greater than the number of positions to be filled file petitions for nomination for ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Education Fiscal Accountability and Oversight Act S.B. 894 Requires the Superintendent and the Department of Education to monitor the financial status of each county board of education and report to ... More... OK Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Dual Office Holders H.B. 2530 Relates to officers; relates to dual office holding; provides an exemption for park rangers elected or appointed to a local board of educati... More... OK Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School District Elections H.B. 2369 Requires that district elections be conducted on the second Tuesday in February of each year, except in any year when a Presidential Prefere... More... TN Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Trustee Term H.B. 3572 Changes terms of trustees from two years to staggered terms of four years and increases grade level of school authorized for operation by sp... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Board Benefits H.B. 433 Provides that an elected school board of certain counties may grant itself fringe benefits, expenses and reimbursements as it deems appropri... More... IN Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 School Board Member Military Leave H.B. 1345 Establishes a procedure for a person holding a state, legislative, local, or school board office to take a leave of absence when called into... More... OK Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 School Board Training in IDEA OAC 210:20-23-3 Proposes requirements for specific instruction on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. OKLAHOMA REG 13080 (SN)... More... SD Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 School Board Member Per Diem Amount S.B. 159 Allows a school board to set the amount of per diem that each member of that board may receive.... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 School Districts Consolidation S.B. 35 Encourages larger school districts to voluntarily merge with smaller school districts; concerns the establishment of an interim board; provi... More... MI Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 School Election Law H.B. 4824 Creates chapter in election law regulating school district board elections and provides the general amendments. http://www.michiganlegislat... More... MI Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 School Elections H.B. 4820 Requires school elections to be held with regular elections; makes other revisions in school election and repeals certain election provision... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 School Site Acquisition S.B. 763 Authorizes the governing board of a school district to acquire a site for a school building if the petition requesting the acquisition is ap... More... NM Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Standards for Excellance/Procedural Requirements NMAC 6.30.2.3, 6.30.2.10 Establishes rules adding a new subsection D reflecting the statutory authority to establish mandatory training of local school board members... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 School District Governing Boards: Contracts S.B. 65 Prohibits the governing board of a school district from entering into or renewing any contract for the sale of carbonated beverages or non-n... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 School Code Waivers S.B. 206 Amends provisions of the School Code relating to waivers and modifications of School Code mandates. Requires the local public hearing on a d... More... NY Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 School District Board Office Members S.B. 293 Allows certain high school students to serve as ex officio members of school district boards provided that the voters of such district have ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Board Election Eligibility H.B. 338 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 ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Disaster Relief Organizations and School Boards S.B. 877 Requires a school board to cooperate with disaster relief organizations, including the Red Cross, with regard to civil defense shelters. htt... More... NY Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Community District Education Council S.B. 5688 Establishes the community district education council within the New York city community school district system; establishes a community coun... More... OK Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Board Meetings by Videoconference H.B. 1030 Relates to schools; relates to teleconferences by public bodies; updates statutory references; authorizes a board of education of a technolo... More... RI Became law without governor's signature 07/2003 P-12 Professional Development for Boards H.B. 5350 Adds to the list of professional development issues for school committees: student achievement, strategic planning, educational standards, ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College School Board Member Employment S.B. 958 Revises options for participants in the Community College Optional Retirement Program; revises certain limitations on positions for which di... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Board Members May Not Coerce Decisions H.B. 1905 Prohibits a school board member from acting in an individual capacity without the authorization of the school board to use his authority of ... More... MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Anti-Nepotism Policy S.B. 686 (§ 162.261) 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... More... MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Eligible School Board Candidates S.B. 686 (§ 162.601) Eliminates text that barred an employee of the St. Louis school district or relative of a St. Louis school district employee from running fo... More... AL Rule Adoption 05/2003 P-12 School Boards' Chief School Finance Officers AAC 290-2-5 Establishes rules regarding requirements for local boards of education to have a qualified, highly- trained individual to supervise the fina... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School District Board Elections S.B. 1149 Relates to school district governing board elections; provides that if only one person or no person files a nominating petition for an elect... More... GA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Electronic and Communication Devices S.B. 29 Authorizes each local board of education to establish a policy to either permit or prohibit the possession of electronic communication devic... More... IA Adopted 05/2003 P-12 Attendance Center Closure and Grade Realignment 281 IAC 19.1, 19.2, 19.3 Promulgates administrative rules regarding attendance centers. Specifies that local board of a school district has discretion as to the numb... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Length of School Board Officers' Terms H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Deletes language barring local board secretary or treasurer from serving term of more than one year from date of appointment. (Secretary or ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Eligibility, Election and Vacancy Filling to Area Education Agency Boards of Directors H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Clarifies subsection specifying how members of area education agency boards of directors are to be elected, who is eligible to be elected, a... More... OK Recalled from GOVERNOR. *****Returned to HOUSE. 05/2003 P-12 Conflicts of Interest H.B. 1575 Amends provisions concerned with conflicts of interest. A member of a board of county commissioners, city council, board of trustees of any... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Board Deliberations H.B. 1226 Does not require a school board to conduct an open meeting to deliberate a matter regarding a public school student if personally identifiab... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Repeal Arkansas Code H.B. 2709 Repeals Arkansas code section 6-13-614 to remove confusion regarding the number of members that are required for local school boards. http:/... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Annual School Elections S.B. 701 Provides for absentee voting for annual school elections. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB701.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Local School Boards Of Education H.B. 1539 Prohibits local school boards of education from entering into personal, professional, or other service contracts on behalf of the school dis... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Academic Standards H.B. 2775 Requires the Department of Education to define and publish academic standards and expected outcomes for students in pre-kindergarten through... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 School Board Contract and Certificate Actions H.B. 2051 Deletes requirement for school districts to have prior approval of Board of Education in order to contract with each other; adds Board to pr... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 School District's Bond Redemption Fund S.B. 237 Requires a school district board of education to select a third party trustee to administer the school district's bond redemption fund, unle... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Sale of School District Property S.B. 158 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.h... More... ID Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Bids by School Boards H.B. 270 Increases the minimum expenditure for which the board of trustees of a school district must advertise for bids; permits the board of school ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Johnson County Advisory Boards S.B. 82 Makes it optional rather than mandatory for each member district of Johnson County to have a five-member advisory board. Modifies membership... More... ME Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Reduction of Board Members Following School District Reapportionment H.P. 412 States that if an approved reapportionment plan requires a reduction in the number of directors (board members) to be elected in a municipal... More... AR Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Districts S.B. 764 Clarifies the signatures required for disbursements by school districts.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/SB764.pdf... More... MT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Board Meeting Dates H.B. 366 While trustees of a first-class elementary district must still meet at least once a month, strikes language requiring trustees of other dist... More... ND Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Board Salary H.B. 1259 Allows districts to compensate school board members and removes the cap of $1,000 annually.... More... ND Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Board Nepotism Statute S.B. 2372 Relates to a cross-reference to a school board nepotism statute; relates to the employment of teachers related to school board members.... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Local Boards H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Amends 22-5-4 (Section 21). Revises the duties of local boards. Deletes the provisions to delegate administrative and supervisory function... More... NY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Board Member Terms of Office A.B. 3517 Repeals the law that extended the terms of office for community school board members. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A03517&sh=t... More... NY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Law Provisions and Community School Board Members A.B. 3517 Repeals the law and other laws relating to extending the term of office of community school board members.... More... SD Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Elected Officials Called to Active Duty S.B. 57 Provides for the temporary replacement of certain elected officials of counties, municipalities, school districts, or special purpose distri... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 School Board Salaries H.B. 2437 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... More... MA Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 School Board Member Training H.B. 783 Requires school committee members [local school board members] to complete at least 8 hours of orientation concerning their responsibilities... More... ID Approved by voters 11/2002 P-12 Term Limits for Elected Officials Proposition 2 Reinstating term limits for elected state, county, municipal and school district officials through ballot access restrictions. (http://www.i... More... NJ Rule Adoption 11/2002 P-12 Complaint Procedures STATE ID: 34 NJR 3158 NJAC 6A:28-1.2, 1.9 thru 1.16 Clarifies, establishes and recodifies rules regarding complaint procedures with respect to the code of ethics for school board members. Adds... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Personnel Policy S.B. 20E Removes provision mandating that school boards fully fund a 5% reserve for all instructional and administrative staff. See bill section 697,... More... CA Vetoed 07/2002 P-12 Community College School Board Compensation S.B. 1308 Increases the maximum amount of compensation a county board of education, the governing board of a school district or community college dist... More... OH Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Compensation for Board Members S.B. 187 Increases the maximum compensation for members of school district boards of education and educational service center governing boards; permi... More... DE Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Quorums of Meetings H.B. 218 Relates to school boards of reorganized school districts; requires quorums for a meeting to be a majority of the board members. http://www.l... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Board Members' Salaries S.B. 20E Abolishes statutory salary scale for local board members, and replaces with policy authorizing boards to establish own pay in public meeting... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Auditing of District Boards S.B. 20E Requires auditor general to conduct financial audits of the accounts and records of all local boards in counties with populations of 150,000... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Atlanta Board of Education Ethics Examination S.R. 608 Creates the Atlanta Board of Education Charter Review Commission to undertake a study of the conditions, needs, issues and problems arising ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School Board Member Compensation H.B. 1676 Changes the compensation of the members of the board of education. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1676.htm... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Insurance Benefits for Local Board Members H.B. 1121 Authorizes local boards to pay additional costs imposed on certain members as a result of the board's decision to provide certain state heal... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Prince George's County Governance and Administration H.B. 949 Establishes appointed New Prince George's County Board of Education and requirements for membership. Provides for compensation of board memb... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Straw Poll for Change of School Board Member Selection S.B. 700 Requires that a question be placed on the ballot in Dorchester County at the November general election of 2002 to determine voters' attitude... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Requi... More... SC Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Charter School Trustees H.B. 4419 Provides that the Department of Education must keep a record of the trustees who successfully complete an orientation program within 1 year ... More... GA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Schley County Board of Education H.B. 1748 Provides for the compensation of the members of the Schley County board of education and reimbursement of related expenses. http://www.legis... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Loans to Parish Districts S.B. 110A Authorizes the Zacary and Baker school boards to borrow money sufficient to meet its budget and expenditures for FY 2002-2003. http://www.le... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Terms and Compensation of Calvert County Board of Education H.B. 267 Alters term limit on consecutive terms of a member of Calvert County Board of Education; alters the compensation received by the president o... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Date of Commencement of Board Members' Term H.B. 1400 Requires that a member elected to the Carroll County Board of Education begin the member's term on the first Monday in December immediately ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Montgomery County Board Compensation H.B. 706 Alters the compensation received by an elected member of the Montgomery County Board of Education; alters the additional compensation to whi... More... MD Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Montgomery County Redistricting H.B. 712 Redistricts the Board of Education districts of Montgomery County; alters compensation received by the president; does not apply to incumben... More... ME Public Law No. 04/2002 P-12 Duties of Board Members and Superintendents S.B. 791 Relates to the local governance of school administrative units; clarify that the primary role and responsibilities of school board members a... More... MI Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Board Election Rules S.B. 385 Revises the petition signature and filing fee requirements for a candidate for school board election according to population as of the most ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extended Day/Year Program Funding, Field Trip Costs, Provision of Staff Development, School Board Member and Principal Development Requirements H.B. 494 Allows any local school district to fund extended day and -year programs for kindergarten or compulsory age students through sources other t... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Transfer of Employees S.B. 2175 Provides that the Director of Schools rather than the board of education would have the authority to transfer teachers from one position to ... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Change of Number of Members or Method of Election H.B. 2183 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 direc... More... SC Vetoed 03/2002 P-12 Partisan School Board Elections S.B. 933 Provides for the election of school trustees in partisan instead of nonpartisan elections beginning in 2002 and for the nomination, terms, a... More... TN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Size of School Boards S.B. 2018 Increases maximum size of county school boards from 10 to 12 members.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Board Member Compensation H.B. 1141 Provides that any elected school board may pay each of its members an annual salary that is consistent with the salary procedures and no mor... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Superintendent Contracts H.B. 434, S.B. 439 Makes the implementation of any superintendent resignation, retirement, or other financial package and contract negotiation or renegotiation... More... ID Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Term Limit Repeal for School Board Members H.B. 425 Repeals Idaho's term limit law for federal, statewide elected executive officials, legislators, school district trustees and city and county... More... SD Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Size of School Boards S.B. 57 Allows districts to modify the size of board of directors.... More... AL Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Birmingham Board of Education H.B. 135 Provides for the election and operation of the Birmingham City Board of Education; provides for the election of the initial members of the b... More... MA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Compensation of School Board Members H.B. 3071 Relates to the finances of regional school committees. Modifies language regarding the compensation of school board members. Regional scho... More... TX Approved by voters 11/2001 P-12 Postsec. Compensation for Certain Board Members V. 11 PROPOSITION 11 (HJR85-2001)Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow current and retired public school teachers and college professors, a... More... HI Vetoed 06/2001 P-12 State student council S.B. 670 Establishes the state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Exception from Ethics Code for Former School Board Members S.B. 221 Provides for an exception from the Ethics Code to allow former city/parish school board members to contract with, be employed by, or be appo... More... MI Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 School Board Open Meeting Laws H.B. 4429 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 Mee... More... NC Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Appeals Processes S.B. 532 Session Law Number 260., Clarifies the right to appeal to a local board of education and to require notice of the dismissal, demotion or sus... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Code of Ethics A.B. 1755 Expands indemnification for school board members and employees in civil, administrative or criminal proceedings; establishes a code of ethic... More... HI Vetoed 05/2001 P-12 Board of Education to invite the military representative to participate H.B. 868 Requires the Board of Education to invite the military representative to participate in discussing about board matters except those matters ... More... ME Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Carry Over of School District Budgets S.B. 524 Public Law No. 127., (LD 1647)Permits school boards to carry forward general operating fund balances at the end of a school administrative u... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School Board Control Over Investments S.B. 260 Authorizes trustees of a school district to establish and temporarily transfer district funds into independent investment accounts to increa... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School Board Petitions S.B. 423 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 distric... More... OR Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School Board Chairs H.B. 3193 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 se... More... VA Vetoed 05/2001 P-12 School Board Salaries H.B. 637 School board salaries. Provides that any elected school board may pay each of its members an annual salary that is consistent with the salar... More... VT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Proportional Representation H.B. 314 Ensures that every union school board follows the proportional representation principle.... More... AL Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Birmingham School Board S.B. 3 Relating to the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County; establishing the Lewis Spratt Act; providing for the election and operation of the boa... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Teacher Negotiation Rights S.B. 979 , Prohibits school boards and their representatives from actively discouraging efforts of teachers to secure negotiation rights.... More... DE Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Code of Conduct for Local School Board Members H.B. 54 This legislation requires local school board members to now face the same State Code of Conduct that all state employees must live up to.... More... HI Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Defining State Board Members for Immunity H.B. 1016 Includes Board of Educational in definition of "members" for purposes of providing immunity from or indemnification for civil liability.... More... IA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Suspension of a practitioner by a board H.B. 389 Relates to the duties of the Board of Directors of a school district; includes those related to the suspension of a practitioner by the boar... More... MD Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Change from Appointed to Elected School Board in Worchester County H.B. 1347 Provides that members to the Worchester County Board of Education shall be elected; establishes procedure for election of members to the Wor... More... MD Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Student Member on Baltimore Board of Education H.B. 899 Authorizes voting student member to be appointed to serve on the Baltimore Board. Prohibits student member from voting on issues relating to... More... MT Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 School Board Budget Meetings H.B. 249 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 not... More... OK Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Continuing Education For Board Members H.B. 1044 Requires continuing education hours for school board members to be completed before filing for reelection; provides and emergency effective ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Definition of School Board H.B. 2786 Modifies the definition of school board, for purposes of Title 22.1, to mean the governing body of a school division. "Governing body" or "... More... VA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 School Boards H.B. 2786 Adjusts the definition of school board to note that such body governs a school division and revises the definition of governing body or loca... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Require Board Members to visit classrooms H.B. 1501 Requires members of the board of directors to annually visit classrooms in the district in which they serve.... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 County Boards of Education S.B. 192 Clarifies the rights and duties of the county boards of education, the county school supervisors, and the county board of education designee... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Qualifications for School Boards S.B. 1451 Relates to public officers and employees; limits school candidates to one school district governing board.... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 School Board Evaluation of a Superintendent H.B. 1146 Concerns the performance evaluation of the superintendent of a school district by a school district board of education.... More... MT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Election of School Bd. Members by Nonresidents H.B. 321 Provides a second alternative method of electing members to a high school district board of trustees when more than half of the electors of ... More... NM Vetoed 03/2001 Postsec. Training Requirements for Regents H.B. 137 Amends Section 21-1-26 NMSA 1978 to make the existing orientation and in-service training for members of the Boards of Regents mandatory. ... More... MT Signed into law 02/2001 Postsec. School Board Write-In Candidates H.B. 91 Coordinates school election dates; requires a person seeking to become a write in candidate for a trustee position on a school board to file... More... SD Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Employment Prohibition H.B. 1067 Prohibits school boards from employing any person whose certificate has been revoked or suspended.... More... AL Approved by voters 11/2000 Postsec. Auburn University's Board of Trustees V. 7 AMENDMENT NUMBER 5 (ACT NO. 2000-590) Amends the State Constitution; provides that Board of Trustees of Auburn University consist of 1 membe... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Community College Community Colleges Board of Governors S.B. 1347 Adds one nonvoting student member to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and thereby increases its membership to 17... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Compensation fro Board of Education Members S.B. 1550 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 rece... More... AL Approved by voters 06/2000 P-12 V. 2 (PROPOSED AMENDMENT NUMBER 1) Amends the Constitution of Alabama to require the election of city boards of education in any municipality wit... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 State Board Rules S.B. 1870 Authorizes the State Board of Education to adopt rules to administer the educational planning and information system of the Department of Ed... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Boards to provide Instructional Materials S.B. 850 Relates to instructional materials requirements and school boards; prescribes the duty of school boards to provide instructional materials;... More... IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Closed Door Meetings For School Boards H.B. 3881 Public Act No. 91-730; Amends the Open Meetings Act; provides that a school board may hold a closed meeting to consider security procedures ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Background Checks on School Board Members H.B. 3840 Public Act No. 91-728; Amends the Chicago School District Article of the School Code; makes changes concerning the ineligibility of persons ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Authority of Boards of Trustees S.B. 210 Clarifies the authority of the boards of trustees of, or officers designated by the boards of trustees of, state-supported colleges or unive... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Property Acquisition S.B. 269 Authorizes a Board of Education to acquire real property needed for school purposes by exchanging real property that the board owns for the ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 School Board Elections S.B. 1532 Allows districts with over 30,000 average daily membership to expand district board of education to include a chair of the board who would b... More... TN Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Electronic Board Records S.B. 1322 Authorizes local Boards of Education to maintain records of proceedings of board in electronic format.... More... VT Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Signatures on School Board Petitions H.B. 255 This Act makes clear that the Australian ballot nominating process for union school board members is the same at the time of establishment o... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Potential Conflicts of Interest S.B. 2331 Relates to the interest a member of the board of directors of a school corporation may have in a contract with the directors' school corpora... More... MN Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Transfer of Powers from State Board to Department S.B. 86 Transfers the powers of the state school board to the Department of Children, Families, and Learning.... More... VA Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Disclosure Statements H.B. 636 Provides that those school board employees and persons appointed to position of trust by school boards designated by an adopted policy of th... More... AL Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 School Board Compensation S.B. 209 Under existing law, city and county school board members are authorized to receive reasonable compensation for their services not to exceed ... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - School Board Anti-Nepotism Policies H.B. 1187 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,... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 School Boards, Unlicensed Teachers H.B. 119 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... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Student Representation on Higher Education Boards H.B. 821 Requires board of visitors of each 4 year state institution of higher education to appoint on or more nonvoting student representatives to t... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Student Representatives on Higher Education Boards S.B. 438 Requires the Board of Visitors of each four-year state institution of higher education to appoint one or more nonvoting student representati... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2000 P-12 Representation Under Open Enrollment S.B. 2212 Provides increased representation on receiving district boards of education for certain sending districts.... More... CA Vetoed 11/1999 P-12 School Board Eligibility A.B. 1212 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 co... More... TX Died 11/1999 P-12 Proposition 5 V. 5 PROPOSITION 5 (SJR26-1999) Amends the State Constitution to allow State employees to receive compensation for serving as members of governin... More... AL Passed 10/1999 P-12 Act No. 99-408 CA - Elected Boards V. 3 Amends the Constitution of Alabama; provides that the Legislature may, by local law, provide for an elected city board of education in any m... More... MO Signed by governor 07/1999 P-12 Election of School Board Members H.B. 889 New members of any board of education of a special school district with a population of more than one hundred thousand persons shall be elec... More... AL Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Constitutional Amendment on Elected Boards S.B. 13 Proposes a constitutional amendment which, subject to voter approval at an authorizing referendum election, would permit the Legislature by ... More... LA Signed by governor 06/1999 P-12 Authorizes Levy and Collection of Sales and Use Tax H.B. 1176 Authorizes the Vermilion Parish School Board to levy and collect an additional sales and use tax.... More... OR Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Authorizes Districts to Prohibit Employee from Serving on Board H.B. 3334 Allows district to prohibit district employee from serving on governing board of district.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Election of Board Members H.B. 3204 Relates to the election of members of the board of trustees of certain independent school districts.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 Postsec. Election of Junior College Governing Board H.B. 3263 Relates to the election of the governing board of certain junior college districts.... More... MO Signed into law 05/1999 Postsec. Reduces Size of Board of Governors S.B. 218 Reduces the size of the Board of Governors for Central Missouri State University , Southwest Missouri State University and other public fou... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Sunshine Laws S.B. 901 Provides that as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings, formal or informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of al... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 Postsec. Community College Authorizes Boards of Two-Year Colleges to Set Tuition and Fees H.B. 2163 Clarifies that boards of two-year colleges have the statutory authority to set tuition and fees.... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Eliminates County Boards of Education S.B. 619 Eliminates county boards of education; relates to the Director of the Department of Education; eliminates obsolete sections.... More... GA Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Reconstitutes Atkinson County Board H.B. 884 Reconstitutes the Board of Education of Atkinson County; changes the compensation of the members of the board of education.... More... LA Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Creates Educational Facilities Improvement District H.B. 1115 Creates an educational facilities improvement district in certain parishes; provides that such districts shall be political subdivisions and... More... MN Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Prevents Sex Offender to be Candidate for School Board S.B. 1527 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 candida... More... AZ Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Requires Board Members to Reside in District H.B. 1144 Relates to the resignation of School Board Members under certain circumstances; requires school board members to reside in the school distri... More... MS Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Authorizes Superintendents to Assign Nonlicensed Employees H.B. 750 Clarifies the authority of school superintendents to assign nonlicensed employees to the various schools in their districts without obtainin... More... NY Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Changes Method of Electing Community School Boards S.B. 3580 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 Comm... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Increases Salaries for Board Members H.B. 1689 Increases the maximum salaries per year for school board members for specified counties.... More... AR Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 Authority to Transfer Title and Lease Property S.B. 599 Expands and clarifies the authority of boards of trustees of state-supported universities and colleges to transfer title to and lease proper... More... IL Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 Community College Governance of Community College Board H.B. 2805 Amends the acts relating to the governance of Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governor's State University, Illinois S... More... MT Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 Election Dates and General Fund Budgets S.B. 460 Establishes the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May as the general school election and trustee election date; limits a school distri... More... DE Died 10/1998 P-12 Increase State Board Pay H.B. 405 Increases the compensation to State School Board members to $100 per day not to exceed 15 days ($1500) per calendar year. Enables local scho... More... NV Died 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 423 Concerns education; provides, in skeleton form, for the formation of community school boards.... More... FL Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 1722 BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE . Prescribes rulemaking authority of school boards; ratifies certain extant rules.... More... FL Died 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 3069 Limits salary increases for district school board members and school superintendents.... More... IN Died 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 36 School Boards Provides for the election rather than the appointment of the members of the school board for the city of East Chicago.... More... LA Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 71 Requires certain training and instruction for members of city and parish school boards.... More... OK Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 2785 Relates to school board elections; requires proof of graduation prior to filing for the position on the school board.... More... CO Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 11 Concerns qualifications for the office of School District Director; prohibits any person convicted of or under a pending charge of commissio... More... KY Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 151 Elections Deletes, as a condition of removal from office of local school board, members being a candidate for nomination or election to certain office... More... MS Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 1269 Provides that the basic training course for School Board Members shall be conducted by the School Executive Management Institute within the ... More... OK Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 789 Relates to officers and deputies and dual office holding; exempts from dual office holding prohibition school board members who are also mem... More... OK Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 Authorizes Reduction in Board Size H.B. 2575 Allows district boards with seven members to reduce their size to five. Also allows more districts to elect members at large.... More... OK Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 2575 Election of School Board Members Relates to schools and to the election of school board members; eliminates nine-member boards; authorizes seven-member school boards to chan... More... UT Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 H.B. 282 State Board Members Provides that state and local school board members may not serve as employees of their respective boards during their terms of office; provi... More... VA Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 H.B. 1124 Clarifies that school boards are corporate bodies that may be comprised of elected as well as appointed members.... More... IL Signed into law 01/1998 P-12 H.B. 652 School Board Elections Moves school board elections from November to April.... More... IL Signed into law 01/1998 P-12 Board of Education Elections H.B. 2614 Relates to board of education elections; provides for adjustment of the ballot form used at those elections to reflect a full term of less t... More... MT Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 71 Revision of the Duties of Elected School Officials Revises the duties of elected school officials; provides school district trustees with greater flexibility in determining pupil instruction ... More... NM Vetoed 04/1997 P-12 H.B. 572 Local School Board Elections Among its provisions amends sections of the Election Code to move the time that local school board elections are held from the first Tuesday... More... NM Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 School Board Candidate Requirement 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... More... UT Vetoed 03/1997 P-12 S.B. 40 State School Board Election Procedures Changes election of State School Board members from the current nomination/selection by the Governor and election process to direct election... More... MS Signed into law 04/1996 P-12 H.B. 1222 School Boards Relates to school boards; authorizes members to receive annual salary in lieu of per diem; authorizes per diem to members for attempting any... More... NY Signed into law 04/1996 P-12 S.B. 6433/A.B. 9405 Removal of Community School Board or Board Members by the Chancellor (Effective: 04/09/96) Provides that in the City School District of the City of New York, the supersession, suspension or removal by the chan... More... NY Signed into law 04/1996 P-12 S.B. 6811/A.B. 9626 Expiration on Removal of Community School Boards and School Board Members Members (Effective: 04/09/96) Provides that certain provisions of the election law relating to supersession, suspension or removal of community scho... More... VA Signed into law 04/1996 P-12 H.B. 749 School Boards (Effective: 04/03/96) Revises provisions applicable to school board members and treats school board members in a manner comparable to member... More... MS Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 S.B. 2469 School Board Training (Effective: 03/20/96) Authorizes expense reimbursement for school board training sessions.... More... VA Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 233 School Board Seats (Effective: 03/11/96) Provides that, during the transition from an appointed to elected school board, vacancies in school board seats that w... More... CA Signed into law 08/1995 P-12 Community College S.B. 2 Governing Bodies of Boards of Education Expressly authorizes the governing bodies of county boards of education, school districts, community college districts, or other districts, ... More... IL Signed into law 07/1995 P-12 S.B. 718 Postsecondary--Governing Boards (Effective: 07/14/95) Amends the University of Illinois Trustees Act to terminate the terms of the elected trustees on July 1, 1995. Amends ... More... IL Signed into law 07/1995 P-12 H.B. 689 School Board Elections (Effective: 07/14/95) Amends the School Code. Adds provisions authorizing combined school districts formed before July 1, 1993 to change, pu... More... TN Signed into law 06/1995 P-12 S.B. 756/H.B. 557 Municipal School Board (Effective: 06/06/95) Permits municipal school board to be appointed or elected at large as provided by charter rather than present requirem... More... TN Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 S.B. 1156/H.B. 1637 Election of School Board Members (Effective: 05/30/95) Permits election of school board members to staggered terms beginning with the October 1995 election; sets election da... More... VA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 Postsec. S.B. 554 - Preparation of At-Risk Students for Higher Education (Advancement Via Individual Determination Programs) Relates to Advancement Via Determination Programs designed to increase the number of minority and low-income students who attend college by ... More... TN Signed into law 03/1995 P-12 S.B. 333/H.B. 947 School Boards (Effective: 03/27/95) Provides transition mechanism for moving from appointed to elected school boards.... More... 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