ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
1994-2013

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

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
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
- Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
WYSigned into law 01/2013P-12Education-state administration.
S.F. 104
Establishes the position of director of the department of education by statute. Enumerates director's duties. Transfers duties from the stat...

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CASigned into law 09/2012P-12Indirect Cost Rates
A.B. 2435
From bill summary: Requires, until January 1, 2016, the department of education, and any other state agency that administers a grant or allo...

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ILSigned into law 08/2012P-12
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Financial Reporting by State Agencies, Including Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 3794
Establishes the Financial Reporting Standards Board Act. Includes in definition of "agencies" all departments, officers, commissions, boards...

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HIAdopted 06/2012P-12Review and Evaluate Compliance with Act 51
S.R. 61
Requests the board of education and department of education to review and evaluate compliance with the reinventing education act of 2004, a....

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HISigned into law 06/2012P-12Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions
S.B. 2540 - Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions
From bill preface material: The recent change in educational governance from an elected school board to a gubernatorally-appointed provides ...

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LAAdopted 06/2012P-12Reporting on Implementation of Certain Education Reform Measures
H.R. 175
Urges and requests the state superintendent of education or the state board of elementary and secondary education, as appropriate, to report...

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LASigned into law 06/2012P-12Ethics Education for Statewide Candidates for Elected Office
H.B. 365
Requires a candidate for statewide elective office or state legislator to obtain at least one hour of ethics education and training in the s...

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LAPassed 06/2012P-12Sexual Harassment Training for Public Agency Employees
S.C.R. 107
Authorizes and directs public agencies to provide in-service education and training on sexual harassment for its public servants. http://www...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12State Board Meetings
S.B. 316 - State Board Meetings
Repeals provisions directing the state board to hold regular meetings once every three months. Replaces with provisions directing the state ...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12Student Member of Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education
H.B. 8257 (S.B. 2447)
Authorizes the addition of a nonvoting ex-officio student representative member to the Rhode Island board of regents for elementary and seco...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12
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Governance of Education
H.B. 7323A - Streamlining Governance Section
The budget bill includes provision for a process of streamlining the work of the Board of Governors for Higher Education and the Board of Re...

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GAVetoed 05/2012P-12State School Superintendent Authority to Employ and Dismiss Employees
S.B. 38
Provides that the state school superintendent has the authority to employ and dismiss employees. Revises a provision relating to contracting...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12Ten-Year Projection of Costs in Certain Fiscal Notes
H.B. 1178
To amend Code Section 28-5-42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to introduction of bills having significant impact upon an...

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GASigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Zero-Base Budgeting
S.B. 33
Directs the governor, in making his/her budget report, and budget units in preparing their estimates, to use zero-base budgeting, beginning ...

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MSSigned into law 05/2012P-12School District Procurement Efficiency Commission
S.B. 2761
Establishes a commission on school district efficiency within the state department of education and requires annual reports to the governor ...

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VTSigned into law 05/2012P-12Establishes Secretary of Education, Amends State Board
H.B. 440
Effective January 1, 2013 (with board staff, board duties and secretary's duties effective 4/01/2013), creates an agency and a secretary of ...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Powers of State Board
H.B. 706 - Powers of State Board
Repeals provision that authorized the state board, after a reasonable attempt at consultation with the state superintendent, to organize and...

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GASigned into law 04/2012P-12Education Research
H.B. 706 - Education Research
Repeals Section 20-2-254, which authorized the state board to engage in or otherwise provide for educational research. Page 6 of 11: http://...

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HISigned into law 04/2012P-12Hawaii State Public Library System
S.B. 2772
Clarifies that the transfer of the intent of Act 51 by amending section 46 of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, to confirm that all perso...

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IDSigned into law 04/2012P-12Full Time Equivalent Positions
S.B. 1398
Limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 23.75 and provides guidance for employee compensation and benefits.
http://legislatur...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Open Education Curriculum Board; Alters Function from a Policy Board to an Advisory Board
S.B. 45
Alters the function of the Open Education Curriculum Board from a policy board to an advisory board. In its new role, the Open Education Cur...

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VASigned into law 04/2012P-12Governor's Reorganization of Executive Branch of State Government
H.B. 1291
Reorganizes the executive branch of state government and certain local transportation entities including:

Eliminates the Child Day-Care Co...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012P-12
Postsec.
Education System Oversight
S.B. 1581
Provides that for the purpose of furthering the mission of the Oregon Education Investment Board to oversee a unified public education syste...

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VASigned into law 03/2012P-12Establishes an Innovation Technical Advisory Committee
H.B. 756
The Department of Education may establish an Innovation Technical Advisory Group, comprised of individuals with experience in the establishm...

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ILSigned into law 11/2011P-12Regional Offices, Regional Superintendents, Regional Assistant Superintendents
S.B. 2147
Permits payments into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to be distributed to regional offices and officials for fiscal year 2012. P...

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CASigned into law 09/2011P-12Duties of Secretary of Education and State Board President
S.B. 942 - Duties of Secretary of Education
From bill summary: Eliminates the secretary of education's duties with regard to specified programs, including, among others, the Child Care...

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CASigned into law 09/2011P-12Office of the Governor
S.B. 940 - Office of the Governor
From bill summary: Requires reports submitted to the Legislature by the University of California, the California State University, the Offic...

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DESigned into law 07/2011P-12Data Collection and Usage by the Department of Education
H.B. 213
Provides that the Department of Education may conduct audits and evaluations, including studies for improving instruction and complying with...

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DESigned into law 07/2011P-12Child Care Provider Advisory Board
S.B. 132
Establishes a Provider Advisory Board which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Office of Child Care Licensing with regard to adoptin...

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MNSigned into law 07/2011P-12Integration Revenue Replacement Advisory Task Force
H.F. 26
(a) Directs the education commissioner to convene a 12-member advisory task force to develop recommendations for repurposing integration rev...

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TXSigned into law 07/2011P-12
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Staet Suplus or Salvage Property
S.B. 1
Amends various provisions regarding the disposal of state surplus or salvage property. Requires a state agency that determines it has surplu...

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DESigned into law 06/2011P-12Contract Nonrenewal Procedures for Department of Education Employees
H.B. 90
Amends the contract nonrenewal procedures and hearing procedures for Department of Education employees. Imposes a time limitation on employe...

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DESigned into law 06/2011P-12Board of Education Meetings Digitally Recorded
H.B. 26
Requires that all public meetings of the State Board of Education be digitally recorded and made available to the public on the Department o...

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FLSigned into law 06/2011P-12Creation and Transfer of Various State Agencies
S.B. 2156
Creates the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the functions and trust funds of the Agency for Workforce Innovation to other agen...

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HIAdopted 06/2011P-12Review of State Board Bylaws and Policies
S.C.R. 79-11
Requests that the board of education undertake a two-year review of its bylaws and policies, as well as applicable sections of state statute...

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LAAdopted 06/2011P-12Study of State Superintendent Selection
S.C.R. 87
Urges and requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a process by which to select a state superintendent of e...

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NCSigned into law 06/2011P-12Reduction of State Government
S.B. 593
Reduces the number of boards and commissions. Repeals: The Taskforce of School Based Management; The Taskforce on the Coordination of Childr...

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NCVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011P-12Single Department to Support Agency Operations
H.B. 200 - Single Department to Support Agency Operations
Directs the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations to study the feasibility of creating a single department to support stat...

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NCVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011P-12Department of Public Instruction Reorganization
H.B. 200 - Department of Public Instruction Reorganization
Permits the department of Public Instruction, after consultation with the Office of State Budget and Management and the Fiscal Research Divi...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12
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Lobbyists for State Agencies and Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 153 - Lobbyists for State Agencies and Postsecondary Institutions
Prohibits a state agency or state institution of higher education from entering into a contract with a lobbyist for more than $50,000 in a c...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Exams for Classified Service
H.B. 153 - Exams for Classified Service
Requires an exam to be administered when a position in the classified service of the state is to be filled (provides exceptions). Authorizes...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Agency Purchases
H.B. 153 - Agency Purchases
Provides that upon the request of a state agency or the director of budget and management, the agency's controlling board may approve a purc...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Use of Volunteers at DOE
H.B. 153 - Use of Volunteers at DOE
Permits the department of education to utilize the services of volunteers to accomplish any of the purposes of the department. Directs the s...

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TNSigned into law 06/2011P-12Department of Education
H.B. 249
Extends the Sunset Law termination date for the department of education to June 30, 2013; requires the division of audit in the comptroller'...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Membership of Commissioner of Education and TEA on Committees, Task Forces, etc.
H.B. 3278
From fiscal analysis: Amends a number of statutory provisions relating to membership of the commissioner of education and the Texas Educatio...

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MDSigned into law 05/2011P-12Requires Posting of Various Paths Leading to Teacher Certification and Tenure
S.B. 687
Requires the state Department of Education to develop an informational form that lists and explains the various paths that can be taken in o...

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OKSigned into law 05/2011P-12
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P-20 Council Task Force
S.B. 206
Creates until November 1, 2011, the P-20 Council Task Force. The 9- member task force must study the feasibility, value and structure of a P...

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OKSigned into law 05/2011P-12State Board of Education Appointments
S.B. 435
Requires that upon assuming office, the governor must appoint one member from each congressional district and one member from the state at-l...

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OKSigned into law 05/2011P-12Oklahoma Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2011
H.B. 1207
Multiple sections, including one new section that establishes the "State Government Conferences Web-based Transparency pilot program". Requi...

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AKSigned into law 04/2011P-12Education Board Annual Report
S.B. 1 - State Board Reporting to Legislature
Requires that the board present an annual report not later than the 30th legislative day of each regular session that describes the efforts ...

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MSSigned into law 04/2011P-12Mental Health and Teacher Shortage Committees
H.B. 1177
Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist i...

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OKSigned into law 04/2011P-12Removes State Board as Governing Body for State Department
H.B. 2139
Expands the authority of state superintendent of public instruction to have control of and direct the State Department of Education. Modifi...

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HISigned into law 03/2011P-12Gubernatorial Appointment of State Board Members
S.B. 8
Implements the constitutional amendments to article X, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution that were adopted by the legislature and ...

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TNSigned into law 03/2011P-12State Board Scheduled to Terminate (Sunset) June 30, 2013
S.B. 161
Extends the termination date for the state board of education to June 30, 2013, and directs the division of state audit in the office of the...

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HIApproved by voters 11/2010P-12Appointed 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...

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ALSigned into law 09/2010P-12State Agency Employee Furloughs
H.B. 678
Authorizes a state agency to enact an employee furlough plan if the plan is approved by the state personnel department. Provides any adopted...

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LASigned into law 08/2010P-12Broadcast of State Board Meetings
H.B. 403
Requires live broadcasts over the Internet of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meetings. The meetings must be recorded and ...

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TXAdopted 08/2010P-12Administration of State Board for Educator Certification
19 TAC 250.1, 2, 3, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) proposes an amendment to s.250.1, the repeal of s.s.250.2, 250.3, 250.20, 250.30- 250.34, ...

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HIVetoed 07/2010P-12Appointed 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...

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HIVetoed 07/2010P-12Salaries of State Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, Complex Area Superintendents
S.B. 2434
Increases the salary cap for the superintendent of education to $160,000 a year, and creates an annual performance bonus (of no more than $3...

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ILSigned into law 07/2010P-12
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Community College
Diversity in Persons at Supervisory, Technical, Professional and Managerial Levels
S.B. 3531
Establishes the African American Employment Plan Act. Provides that the purposes of the act are to:

(a) improve the delivery of state serv...

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HISigned into law 06/2010P-12Teacher Standards Board
S.B. 2346
Makes numerous changes relating to the Hawaii teacher standards board. Requires the board to include expenditure information in its annual r...

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LASigned into law 06/2010P-12
Community College
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Adult Education
S.B. 297
Eliminates the division of adult and community education within the Dept. of Education and transfers the responsibility for adult education ...

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LASigned into law 06/2010P-12State Superintendent Qualifications
H.B. 251
Provides that the state superintendent shall possess certain minimum qualifications at the time of appointment by the State Board of Element...

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TNSigned into law 06/2010P-12
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Video-Streamed Meetings
H.B. 2474
Requires meetings of the state board of education, the Tennessee higher education commission, the Tennessee board of regents and the board o...

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CTSigned into law 05/2010P-12State Board of Education Membership
S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2
Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Req...

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GASigned into law 05/2010P-12Georgia Foundation for Public Education
S.B. 427
Establishes the Georgia Foundation for Public Education. Provides for its membership, duties, powers and purposes, including (among other pu...

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ILSigned into law 05/2010P-12Educational Service Centers
H.B. 16
Permits educational service centers to provide training in the area of financial planning. Eliminates the Suburban Cook County Regional Offi...

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HIBecame law without governor's signature 04/2010P-12Early Learning Council Meetings
S.B. 2121
Allows the Early Learning Council to conduct meetings by teleconference. Sets out quorum requirements and public notice and participation re...

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MDSigned into law 04/2010P-12Student Member of the State Board Voting Rights
S.B. 536
Allows the student member of the state board of education to vote on the dismissal of or other disciplinary actions involving personnel, the...

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ALSigned into law 03/2010P-12
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Community College
Vacancies in Leadership Positions
H.B. 79
Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of educ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2010P-12Financial Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest
H.B. 270
Requires candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state legislator, or state board of...

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CASigned into law 10/2009P-12Transmission of State Board Meetings and Hearings
S.B. 312
Requires the state board of education and the state allocation board to provide for live video and audio transmission of all meetings and he...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009P-12"Twice-Exceptional" Students
H.B. 900
Requires the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talente...

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HIVetoed 07/2009P-12Department of Education Employee Benefits
H.B. 541
Extends repealer from 2009 to 2011 for provision requiring civil service benefits for department of education civil service employees to be ...

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HIVeto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009P-12Teacher Standards Board
H.B. 183
Increases the membership on the Hawaii teacher standards board from 13 to 15 with two public members representing the community. Allows the ...

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OHVetoed 07/2009P-12District Transition from One Educational Service Center to Another
H.B. 1 - Section 3311.059
Specifies the impacts the state board must consider in determining whether to approve a local district's resolution to sever from its educat...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Recordings of State Board Meetings
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.041
Adds new section. Requires the state board of education to make an audio recording of each regular and special business meeting, to be made ...

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OHVetoed 07/2009P-12Dissolution of Educational Service Center
H.B. 1- Section 3311.0510
Establishes procedures for the dissolution of an educational service center (ESC) from which all districts within the ESC's service area hav...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Early Childhood Advisory Council and Early Childhood Financing Workgroup
H.B. 1 - Section 3301.90 and 265.70.20
Section 3301.90:Creates the Early Childhood Advisory Council to serve as the federally mandated state advisory council for early childhood e...

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OHVetoed 07/2009P-12Recontracting Following Dissolution of Educational Service Center
H.B. 1 - Section 3313.843
Provides that if an educational service center that has received funding according to statutory provisions as they stood prior to September ...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12
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Ohio Tuition Trust Authority
H.B. 1 - Section 3334.03, 3334.07, 3334.08, 3334.11
Places the Ohio tuition trust authority in the office of the chancellor of the board of regents. Provides that the Ohio tuition trust author...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12"Help Me Grow" Advisory Council
H.B. 1 - Section 3701.611 and 289.20
Establishes the "Help Me Grow" advisory council, to serve as the state interagency coordinating council, as described in 20 U.S.C. 1441. Est...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Early Childhood Cabinet Appointment
H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.23
Directs the governor to appoint to the early childhood cabinet a representative of a board of health of a city or general health district or...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Department of Education Use of Volunteers
H.B. 1- Section 265.60.30
Authorizes the department of education to use volunteers to accomplish any of the purposes of the department. Directs the state superintende...

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TXSigned into law 07/2009P-12Education Agency Sunset
S.B. 2A
Relates to the governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. Extends the sunset of the education agency, the tax division, the...

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UTAdopted 07/2009P-12MESA Funding Application Review Committee
R277-717-1
Changes the composition of the MESA Public Education Funding Application Review Committee in the definitions. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publ...

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UTAdopted 07/2009P-12
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Community College
Payment for Attending and Traveling to Meetings
R25-5
Clarifies rules related to per diem payments and reimbursement of travel expenses for policy board officers or employees to attend official ...

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MESigned into law 06/2009P-12Review of State Board of Education Duties
H.B. 900
The Department of Education will review the powers and duties of the State Board of Education and prepare legislation to transfer the powers...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009P-12State Board of Education
S.B. 428
Adds the State Treasurer and the Secretary of State to the Board of Education as nonvoting, ex officio members. Chapter 446
http://www.leg.s...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Outside Legal Counsel for Teacher Retirement System
H.B. 1259
Sets conditions and procedures permitting the the Teacher Retirement System to hire outside legal counsel to provide legal services. http://...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12SEA Funds
H.B. 3646 - Sections 40 and 41
Section 40: Specifies that the state education agency is to use funds appropriated for such purposes to develop (1) summer study guides to h...

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ALPocket veto by governor 05/2009P-12
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Community College
Filling of State and Local Leadership Positions
H.B. 64
Requires notice of a vacancy in the positions of state superintendent of education and chancellor to be posted by the state board of educati...

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HISigned into law 05/2009P-12
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Teacher Education Coordinating Committee
S.B. 501
Clarifies membership requirements of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee to ensure that all institutions that are state-approved te...

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IDSigned into law 05/2009P-12Finance
S.B. 1230
Appropriates moneys to the State Board of Education for the Office of the State Board of Education; limits the number of full-time equivalen...

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TXSigned into law 05/2009P-12Internet Broadcasts of Open Meetings
H.B. 772
Provides for Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the state board of education. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pd...

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GASigned into law 04/2009P-12
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Community College
State Contracts and Purchases
S.B. 44
Establishes elements that must be reflected in state board rules on contracts or purchases of $100 or more. Requires the state board, to the...

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HISigned into law 04/2009P-12Federal Grants Revolving Fund
S.B. 164
Relates to the department of education and the federal grants revolving fund. Authorizes the department to expend such funds to monitor gran...

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HISigned into law 04/2009P-12State Board Meetings
S.B. 438
Authorizes the board of education to file any meeting notice that specifies legislation or legislation-related agenda items no fewer than tw...

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HISigned into law 04/2009P-12District Business and Fiscal Officers
S.B. 163
Repeals the district business and fiscal officer positions within the department of education. In lieu of these positions, the legislature h...

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HISigned into law 04/2009P-12Performance Standards Review Commission
S.B. 162
Repeals the educational and performance standards review commission. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB162_.HTM...

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MDSigned into law 04/2009P-12Youth Advisory Council Member
H.B. 485; S.B. 463
Alters the term of a youth member of the Youth Advisory Council; increases the term of a youth member who is elected cochair of the Council;...

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KYSigned into law 03/2009P-12Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
S.B. 78
Renames the Education Cabinet the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amends various statutes to conform; confirms Executive Order ...

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MSVetoed 03/2009P-12State Board Authority
H.B. 590
Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-relate...

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MSSigned into law 03/2009P-12Contracting With Regional Educational Service Agencies
S.B. 2315
Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-relate...

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OHAdopted 03/2009P-12Exemptions from Statutes/Rules
OAC 3301-46-01
Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center, or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submi...

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OHAdopted 03/2009P-12Innovative Education Pilot Programs
OAC 3301-46-01
Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit...

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UTAdopted 03/2009P-12State Board Procedures
R277-101
Includes new definitions, a new section regarding consideration of previous state board action, and a new section on state board waiver of a...

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UTAdopted 03/2009P-12State Board of Education Protected Documents
R277-117
Provides definitions, procedures in preparing and releasing RFPs, and RFP-like proposals or grants, and procedures for maintaining the fairn...

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ILSigned into law 08/2008P-12Commission on the Elimination of Poverty
H.B. 4369
Creates the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty to develop a poverty elimination strategic plan to reduce extreme poverty in Illinois b...

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OHSigned into law 08/2008P-12Appropriations
H.B. 496 (Am. Sub. H.B. 562)
Permits chartered nonpublic schools to purchase goods and services through group purchasing contracts negotiated and arranged by the Departm...

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LAVetoed 07/2008P-12Statewide Educational Facilities Authority
S.B. 632
Creates the Statewide Educational Facilities Authority in the department of education to provide funding, coordination, assistance and overs...

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NYSigned into law 07/2008P-12Drivers Education
S.B. 6985
Creates a temporary special advisory panel on driver education availability and curriculum enhancement to examine, assess and make recommend...

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KYSigned into law 06/2008P-12Teacher Retirement System Trustees and Teacher Sick Leave
H.B. 1A
Establishes new retirement requirements and benefit multipliers for Kentucky Employees' Retirement System retirement plans. Requires the est...

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LASigned into law 06/2008P-12Department of Education
H.B. 576
Re-creates the department of education; changes the termination date unless the department is again re-created; provides for the general re-...

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NJSigned into law 06/2008P-12Appeals Arising From Disputes Under State Laws
A.B. 45
Eliminates role of the Board of Education in the appeal of Commissioner of Education decisions in disputes arising under the State school la...

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NJSigned into law 06/2008P-12Commissioner of Education Authority
A.B. 2965
Establishes Commissioner of Education as the rule- making authority under several school district accountability statutes relating to early ...

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ALVetoed 05/2008P-12Posting Notices of Vacant Positions
H.B. 222
Requires the posting of notices of vacancies in the offices of State Superintendent of Education, county superintendent of education, city s...

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DESigned into law 05/2008P-12State Board Oversight of School Buses
H.B. 231
Removes State Board of Education oversight over the design and operation of school buses.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegisla...

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GASigned into law 05/2008P-12
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Community College
Transparency in Government Act
S.B. 300
Provides for audits and the examination of books and records. Provides for the creation and maintenance of a searchable Web site that provid...

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NYAdopted 05/2008P-12
Postsec.
Reorganization of Board of Regents Committees
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.2 and 4-1.5
Amends rules to reflect a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents. Pages 12-14 of 31: http://www.dos.state....

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OKSigned into law 05/2008P-12Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA)
H.B. 2205
Recreates the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) and modifies the termination date from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2012.
http://w...

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LAAdopted 03/2008P-12Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
LAC 28:I.Chapters 1-13
Makes various revisions to the code of conduct for the board of elementary and secondary education.
Pages 409-427: http://doa.louisiana.gov/...

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UTSigned into law 03/2008P-12
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Community College
State Agency and Higher Education Compensation
H.B. 4
From the bill synopsis:
--Provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state and higher education employees not includin...

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WASigned into law 03/2008P-12Powers of Exec. Dir. of State Board
H.B. 3097
Allows the state board of education to delegate to the executive director, by resolution, such duties as deemed necessary to efficiently car...

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WVSigned into law 03/2008P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Vision 2020: Education Blueprint
S.B. 595
Establishes Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; requires the State Board of Education to create a plan that include...

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MAAdopted 01/2008P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Reorganizing Certain Education Agencies
Executive Order /H.B. 4488
Submits from the governor to the legislature a reorganization plan number 1 of 2008. Relates to reorganizing certain education agencies. Cre...

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ILSigned into law 08/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Whistleblower Act
H.B. 742
Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that an "employer" as defined in the act includes:
(1) A political subdivision of the state
(2) A uni...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12Removal 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...

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CTSigned into law 06/2007P-12State Board of Education Chairperson Qualifications
S.B. 1354
Concerns the Chairperson of the State Board of Education and appointment of the Commissioner of Education; requires the Chairperson of the S...

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HISigned into law 05/2007P-12School Health Aides
S.B. 98
Repeals the transfer from the department of health to the department of education those public health nurses who supervise the school health...

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INSigned into law 05/2007P-12Workforce Proficiency Panel
S.B. 345
Repeals provisions establishing the vocational technical proficiency panel (also called the workforce proficiency panel); repeals a provisio...

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MESigned into law 05/2007P-12Student Member on State Board of Education
H.B. 133
Expands the membership of the State Board of Education to include one student member.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsit...

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MESigned into law 05/2007P-12State Board of Education Membership
S.B. 240
Changes the composition of the State Board of Education by requiring that membership of the board be broadly representative of the geographi...

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TNSigned into law 05/2007P-12State Board Member Term Changes
H.B. 951
Alters the terms of state board members from nine years to five years.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0316.pdf...

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IASigned into law 04/2007P-12Board of Educational Examiners
H.F. 615
Extends the membership of the board of educational examiners to include the director of the department of education, or the director's desig...

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INSigned into law 04/2007P-12Division of Professional Standards and Emergency Communication Disorder Permit
S.B. 451
Eliminates reference to professional standards board. Establishes the divisions of professional standards within the department of education...

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NDSigned into law 04/2007P-12Qualifications, State Superintendent
H.B. 1169
Deletes the requirement that the state superintendent of public instruction hold a professional teaching license.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/as...

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TXSigned into law 04/2007P-12District Employee Communications with School Board
S.B. 135
Protects this important communication by prohibiting employment policies that restrict the ability of a school district employee to communic...

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UTSigned into law 04/2007P-12
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Community College
Compensation
S.B. 228
Among other provisions, provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state employees not including school district person...

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COSigned into law 03/2007P-12Qualifications of State Education Commissioner
S.B. 20
Clarifies, changes and specifies the qualifications, tenure and performance review criteria for the state Commissioner of Education.
http://...

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NJSigned into law 12/2006P-12Evaluation of State Department of Education
S.J.R. 1; A.J.R. 10
Directs Commissioner of Education to contract with independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversi...

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NJSigned into law 12/2006P-12Evaluation of State Department of Education Related to School Funding Reform
S.J.R. 1
Directs the Commissioner of Education to contract with an independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its...

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INAdopted 07/2006P-12Teacher Licensing
515 IAC 8-1, -21, -35, 28-2-6 and 515 IAC 9-1, -2, 1-2-2
Clarifies rules to add a definition to reflect that the responsibility for teacher licensing has been transferred to the Department of Educa...

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HISigned into law 06/2006P-12Department of Education
S.B. 2720
Repeals the transfer of functions from the departments of budget and finance, attorney general, and human services to the department of educ...

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LASigned into law 06/2006P-12Civil Immunity
H.B. 892
Provides for government immunity of the state and other political subdivisions during and in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ...

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LASigned into law 06/2006P-12Paid Leave to Attend Meetings
H.B. 800
Requires that a local school board employee be provided paid leave to attend meetings of certain public entities on which the employee serve...

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WARule Adoption 06/2006P-12Educator Preparation & Certification Authority
WAC 181-77-001, -003, -005, -014, -015, -031
Complies with state legislation shifting rule-making authority and governance for educator preparation and certification from the State Boar...

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HISigned into law 05/2006P-12Chief Financial Officer
H.B. 1865
Strengthens the operations of the Department of Education by creating a chief financial officer position and a secretarial position in the o...

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HISigned into law 05/2006P-12State Superintendent Reporting Requirement
H.B. 1861
Repeals requirement that the superintendent of education provide an annual report to the board of education of principal transactions within...

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TNSigned into law 05/2006P-12Renaming of Vo-Tech Division in SDE
H.B. 4040; S.B. 3919
Concerns Education; renames the division of vocational-technical education within the department of education as the division of career and ...

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KYSigned into law 04/2006P-12
Postsec.
Education Cabinets and Councils
S.B. 105
Relates to reorganization; renames Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet; creates new offices in the Education Ca...

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WASigned into law 03/2006P-12Responsibilities of the State Board
H.B. 3098
In 2005, the legislature reconstituted the 19 state board of education to refocus its purpose; abolished the academic achievement and accoun...

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WYSigned into law 03/2006P-12State Superintendent Voting Member of State Board
S.B. 87
Relates to the State Board of Education; expands board voting membership to include the State superintendent of public instruction. The supe...

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ORAdopted 02/2006P-12Constituent Complaints
OAR 581-024-0215
Amends rules to define a process to allow the Superintendent torespond to constituent complaints and other alleged violations of standards b...

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ORSigned into law 09/2005P-12Education Service Districts
H.B. 3184
Requires education service districts to provide regionalized core services to component school districts. The goals of these services are to...

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HIBecame law without governor's signature 07/2005P-12Department of Education Employees' Benefits
H.B. 1614
Ensures that department of education civil service employees' benefits related to transfer, reduction in force, promotion, medical placement...

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WASigned into law 07/2005P-12Education Governance
S.B. 5732
Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board of education and the Washington professional educator standards
board and elim...

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CTSigned into law 06/2005P-12Review of Department Programs and Services
H.B. 6989
New section: Requires the state board to review the programs and services administered or provided by the Department of Education in order t...

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FLSigned into law 06/2005P-12
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Community College
Homeland Security
H.B. 1715
Requires that assessments of any building, facility, or structure owned or leased by a state agency, state university or community college n...

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FLSigned into law 06/2005P-12Personal Care Attendant Program
S.B. 720
Eliminates requirement that for purposes of participating in the personal care attendant program, the department of education determine the ...

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HISigned into law 06/2005P-12
S.B. 1643
Clarifies definitions of "new century charter schools" and "public schools". Requires charter school plans to include a plan for identifying...

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AZSigned into law 05/2005P-12State Board Powers
H.B. 2349 (section 1 and 5)
Allows the state board to adopt any rules and policies it deems necessary to exercise general supervision over and regulate the conduct of t...

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AZSigned into law 05/2005P-12Proposed Budgets Posted on the Department Web Site
H.B. 2349 (section 3)
Allows school districts the option to post their proposed budget or summary of proposed budget on a website maintained by the department of ...

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AZSigned into law 05/2005P-12Arizona Performance Based Compensation System Task Force
S.B. 1074
Establishes the Arizona Performance Based Compensation System Task Force within the state board of education. By Februrary 2006 and annually...

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FLSigned into law 05/2005P-12Paper Reduction Task Force
H.B. 281
Establishes the Paper Reduction Task Force for the purpose of recommending strategies to reduce the paperwork required of school districts a...

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GASigned into law 05/2005P-12
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Community College
State Accounting Office
H.B. 293
Creates the state accounting office, to be overseen by the state accounting officer. Creates the position of state accounting officer, to b...

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INSigned into law 05/2005P-12
Postsec.
Office of Technology Established
H.B. 1137
Creates the office of technology by combining the duties performed by the division of information technology of the department of administra...

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INSigned into law 05/2005P-12State Budget Review and Government Efficiency Commission
H.B. 1001 (Section 255-256)
Establishes legislative intent that the state budget be reviewed comprehensively before the budgetary process for the next biennium begins i...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Academic Oversight Committee
S.B. 591
Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Distance Learning Coordinating Council
S.B. 592
Repeals language relating to the Arkansas Interagency Distance Learning Review Commission. Establishes the Distance Learning Coordinating Co...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Department of Education
H.B. 2530
Renames the position of director of the department of education the commissioner of education. Reorganizes the department of education into ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Special Education Provisions
S.B. 1044 (sections 28-30)
Modifies membership of Advisory Council for the Education of Children with Disabilities from "parents of children with disabilities" to pare...

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AZVetoed 04/2005P-12Department Reporting and Student Testing
H.B. 2033
Requires the department to report to specified members of the legislature on its budget status every two months for the first half of each f...

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HISigned into law 04/2005P-12School-to-Work Council
S.B. 1249
Repeals the school-to-work executive council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1249_.htm...

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IDSigned into law 04/2005P-12Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education
S.B. 1234
Reaffirms that the Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education each play unique and vital ro...

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MESigned into law 04/2005P-12State Board of Education Term Limit
H.P. 186
Limits the number of terms of office for members of the State Board of Education to 2 5-year terms, which need not be consecutive, beginning...

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NDSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Department of Public Instruction Appropriations
H.B. 1013
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of public instruction, the school for the deaf, North Dakota...

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.HIgher Education Department
H.B. 745
Replaces the Commission on Higher Education with the Higher Education Department -- a cabinet department; creates an Advisory Board; provide...

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NMPocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005Postsec.Education
S.B. 677
Relates to higher education as Cabinet Department....

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WASigned into law 04/2005P-12Eliminates Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission
S.B. 5732
Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board and the Washington professional educator standards board and eliminates the Ac...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Public School Facilities and Transportation
S.B. 590
Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission o...

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KYSigned into law 03/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Student Achievement Improvement
H.B. 93 (Section 1, multiple provisions)
Sets forth legislative intent related to early diagnosis of and intervention for elementary students struggling in reading and mathematics, ...

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KYSigned into law 03/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Committee for Mathematics Achievement
H.B. 93 (Section 2)
Defines terms, including "mathematics coach," "mathematics diagnostic assessment," "mathematics intervention program," "mathematics leader,"...

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KYSigned into law 03/2005P-12
Postsec.
Role of the Council of Postsecondary Education in Achieving State Educational Goals
H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 5)
Specifies that, for the state to achieve its student achievement goals, the Council on Postsecondary Education, in cooperation with the Educ...

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KYSigned into law 03/2005P-12Role of Department of Education in Achieving State Educational Goals
H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 4)
Mandates that the Kentucky Department of Education provide assistance to schools and teachers, including publicizing professional developmen...

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ILAdopted 02/2005P-12Access to Information
2 IAC 5001.100 thru .600 (non seq)
Clarifies rules regarding access to information of the state board of education under the Freedom of Information Act. http://www.isbe.state....

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Education Governance
A.B. 2339
Provides that, to the extent possible, the State Board of Education shall not meet on the same day on which the Regents of the University of...

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CAVetoed 09/2004Postsec.Trustees of the California State University
A.B. 2849
Increases the membership of the Trustees of the California State University by requiring the Governor to appoint a nonfaculty employee of th...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
A.B. 1846
Designates the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the state educational agency to carry out the purpose and provisions of...

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CAVetoed 09/2004Postsec.Postsecondary Education Commission
A.B. 2923
Recasts and revises existing law relating to the Postsecondary Education Commission's duties, membership, priorities and policy responsibili...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12Special Education: Visually Impaired Pupils
A.B. 662
Creates the Advisory Task Force for Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Pupils to provide input to formulate the most effective policy ...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12Content Standards
A.B. 2744
Removes the authority of the State Board of Education to modify proposed content and performance standards in core curriculum areas. Deletes...

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CASigned into law 09/2004P-12State Mandates: Commission on State Mandates
A.B. 2856
Revises the procedures for receiving claims and for hearings on claims from local governmental agencies, including school district, for reim...

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ILSigned into law 09/2004P-12Education Reform and Accountability Act of 2004
S.B. 3000
Under the School Employee Benefit Act, provides the prescription drug benefit program shall be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis, a...

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ARReport Issued 08/2004Postsec.
Community College
Arkansas Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Education
N/A
The governor formed the committee to make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature for improving postsecondary education in Arkan...

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CASigned into law 08/2004Postsec.Ethnics Course for Postsecondary Board Members
A.B. 1969
Requires the Trustees of California State University, and urges the Regents of the University of California, to offer, on at least a semiann...

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CASigned into law 08/2004Postsec.
Community College
Public Postsecondary Education
A.B. 2469
Relates to required reports from various segments of the state's public postsecondary education system to the governor, the legislature's ed...

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FLRule Adoption 07/2004Community College
Postsec.
State Board of Community Colleges
FAC 6A-14.004, .0243, .0247, .0262, .0341, .039, .0412, .063, .073, .0732, .0735, .0751, .0752, .0771, .0772, .078
Repeals rules pertaining to the State Board of Community Colleges. Provides changes in governance and subsequent transfers of powers and dut...

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HISigned into law 07/2004P-12Ethics Training
H.B. 680
Provides for mandatory ethics training for legislators, elected members of the board of education, executive department heads and deputies, ...

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MABecame law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004P-12Board of Education Membership
H.B. 4903
Relates to the membership makeup of the State Board of Education.

http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht04903.htm...

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AZAdopted, on November 2004 Ballot 06/2004P-12State Board of Education Membership
SCR 1022; Ballot Measure 105
Proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution; Changes the composition of the state board of education by removing a member of the State Ju...

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LASigned into law 06/2004P-12Training for Members of Boards of Trustees of State Retirement Systems
H.B. 373
Defines "actuarial science". Provides for educational training for members of the boards of trustees of the state and statewide retirement ...

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LASigned into law 06/2004P-12Legislative Auditor
H.B. 490
Notwithstanding any provision of present law to the contrary, any entity which establishes scholastic rules which are the basis for the stat...

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HIVeto override 05/2004P-12Reinventing Education Act of 2004
S.B. 3238
Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ...

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NMSigned into law 03/2004P-12Public Education Department Act
H.B. 96
Relates to education; creates the "public education department" in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department. The
secreta...

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NMPocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 03/2004P-12Public Education Department
H.B. 161
Provides for transition to the Public Education Department....

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ARSigned into law 02/2004P-12Department of Education
H.B. 1009
Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division o...

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ARSigned into law 01/2004P-12State Department of Education Staffing Audit
H.B. 1108
Requires an audit of staffing needs of the Department of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1108.pdf...

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CARule Adoption 01/2004Community College
Postsec.
Conflict of Interest Codes
Title 5 CCR 50500
Establishes conflict of interest codes for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isa...

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VAIssued 01/2004Postsec.
Community College
Governor's Commission on Higher Education Board Members
Executive Order 63 - 2004
The governor created the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Board Members. The Commission shall develop and implement a process for e...

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CASigned into law 10/2003Community CollegeCommunity Colleges: Board of Governors
S.B. 644
Revises the membership of the Board of Governors of the California State Community Colleges so it would include 12 members appointed by the ...

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LAApproved by voters 10/2003P-12Authorizes State Board to Operate Failing Schools
Ballot Measure 4 (SB 225)
To authorize the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to supervise, manage, and operate any public elementary or secondary scho...

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NYEmergency Rule Adoption 10/2003P-12Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer
Title 8 NYCRR 3.8 and 3.9
Provides for the appointment of a chief of staff; specifying the duties of the chief of staff and the chief operating officer; and designate...

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NMApproved by voters 09/2003P-12Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Constitutional Amendment 1 (S.J.R. 2)
Transfer the state department of Public Education to a cabinet department headed by a secretary of public education who shall serve in the e...

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ILSigned into law 08/2003Postsec.Board of Higher Education Membership Requirement
H.B. 2805
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that one of the 10 members of the Board of Higher Education that is appointed by the Gove...

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HIVetoed 07/2003P-12Advisory Boards
H.B. 289
Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area consisting of multiple school c...

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ILSigned into law 07/2003P-12Non-certified Personal
H.B. 2350
Provides the state board of education shall accept, as qualifications for non-certified personnel, relevant life experiences as determined b...

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NCSigned into law 07/2003P-12State Board of Education
S.B. 698
Adds 3 advisory members to the state board of education, one of whom is a superintendent; another is principal of the year; and the third is...

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COSigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Higher Education Institutions' Role and Mission
S.B. 304
Concerns provisions governing the operations of state-supported institutions of higher education, including the institutions' missions, admi...

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HISigned into law 06/2003P-12Department of Education Restructuring
H.B. 1175
Proposes statutory revision to reflect the new administration structure of the Department of Education; replaces district superintendents wi...

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LASigned into law 06/2003P-12Recreates the Department of Education
S.B. 83
Includes provisions to provide for the re-creation of the department of education and the statutory entities made a part of the department b...

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LASigned into law 06/2003P-12Membership and Duties of State Advisory Commission on Teacher Education and Certification
S.B. 126
Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to ni...

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AZSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Commission for Postsecondary Education
H.B. 2008
Establishes the Commission for Postsecondary Education for the purposes of reviewing postsecondary education institutions in order to determ...

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MNSigned into law 05/2003P-12Department of Children, Families, and Learning Name Change to Department of Education
S.F. 296
Renames the Department of Children, Families, and Learning to the Department of Education; makes conforming changes to reflect the departmen...

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TNSigned into law 05/2003P-12State Board of Education
H.B. 455
Relates to the state board of education; requires one appointee to be a K-12 public school teacher....

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12Digital Library Development
H.B. 2048
Relates to the department of education - Arkansas state library - Arkansas digital library development appropriation for the 2003-2005 bienn...

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ARSigned into law 04/2003P-12Department of Education Website Requirements
H.B. 2887
Requires certain data be made available on the Department of Education website; includes financial data reports for school districts, admini...

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AZSigned into law 04/2003P-12School 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...

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COSigned into law 04/2003P-12Elections and Political Parties
H.B. 1142
Eliminates the distinction between major and minor political parties with respect to declaring political party affiliation for various elect...

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IDSigned into law 04/2003P-12Education Board
S.B. 1084
Amends existing law to authorize the State Board of Education to set up and regulate deferred compensation programs for certain eligible emp...

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KSSigned into law 04/2003P-12State Board of Education Member Elections
H.B. 2179
Repeals section 25-1904 of the state statutes, which describes the method by which state board members are to be elected. http://www.kslegis...

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MSVetoed 04/2003P-12
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State Personnel Board
H.B. 773
Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintend...

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NMSigned into law 04/2003P-12Secretary of Education, State Board
S.B. 911
Replaces the state board with the Secretary of Education and changes state superintendent to Secretary of Education, contingent upon the ado...

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IDAdopted 03/2003P-12Rules Governing Federally Funded Programs
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 106
Stating findings of the legislature and rejecting IDAPA 08.02.01.100, rule of the state board of education relating to rules governing admin...

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KYSigned into law 03/2003P-12Kentucky Board of Education Member Requirements
S.B. 152
Clarifies the specific qualifications for members of the State Board of Education regarding age, education, business or political ties, rela...

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MSSigned into law 03/2003P-12
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Internal Audits Required at Postsecondary Institutions and Department of Education
H.B. 650
Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges...

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12Study and Recommendations
S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Section 21 (53A-13-108) was added to law. The Legislature finds that a free public education should:
(1)(a) prepare each student for the st...

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12State Board Membership (Section 20A-14-104)
S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Amends law to establish a nominating and recruiting commmittee with broad-based membership to recruit potential candidates for membership o...

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UTSigned into law 03/2003P-12Repeal of Education Reports and Duties
H.B. 39
This act modifies provisions relating to the state system of public education by eliminating requirements to submit certain reports to the L...

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AZIssued 01/2003P-12Governor's Children's Cabinet
Executive Order 2003-04
Establishes a Children's Cabinet to focus attention and resources on problems facing the state's children by collaborating and promoting coo...

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IAAdopted 01/2003P-12Organization and Operation
281 IAC 1.1, 1.2, 1.4
Establishes rules giving public secondary students in Iowa a voice, although not a vote, on the State Board of Education. Gives voting Board...

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COSigned into law 05/2002P-12Filling Vacancies on the State Board
H.B. 1245
Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy o...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12Education Code Re-Write: Specific Powers of State Board of Education
S.B. 20E
This bill, which rewrites the Florida Education Code, modifies the specific powers of the State Board of Education and modifies language rel...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12
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Community College
Education Code Re-Write: Office of Inspector General Established
S.B. 20E
According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsi...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12
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Education Code Re-Write: State Board to Enforce Compliance
S.B. 20E
According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts a...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12
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Education Code Re-Write: State Board Oversight Enforcement Authority
S.B. 20E
Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board ...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12Education Code Re-Write: Commissioner's Waiver Authority Eliminated
S.B. 20E (waiver authority section)
According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commission...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12
Community College
Education Code Re-Write: Department Operations
S.B. 20E
According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Exec...

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HIVetoed 05/2002P-12State Board Use of Attorneys
H.B. 1969
Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb196...

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IASigned into law 04/2002P-12Numerous Program Changes
H.B. 2515
Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud...

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MSSigned into law 03/2002P-12Designee of State Superintendent May Serve on Certain Boards
S.B. 2283
Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to designate an appropriate individual to serve in his place on certain State boards and co...

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WVSigned into law 03/2002P-12Major Education Bill - One Component
H.B. 4319
Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their execut...

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OHSigned into law 02/2002P-12Redistricting Adjustments: State Board
S.B. 192
Abolishes the requirement that the State Board of Education be dissolved and recreated following the creation of new State Board of Educatio...

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UTSigned into law 10/2001P-12State Board Elections
H.B. 2002B
Modifies statutory provisions governing State Board of Education districts; eliminates current boundaries and establishes new boundaries; es...

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MOSigned into law 06/2001P-12Removes Residency Requirement for Commissioner of Education
H.B. 45
Removes the one-year residency requirement for the Commissioner of Education....

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NVSigned into law 06/2001P-12
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Board Membership
S.B. 14A
Relates to elections; revises the districts from which members of the state legislature are elected; changes the number of members of the st...

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NVSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Commission on Postsecondary Education
S.B. 237
Removes the commission on postsecondary education from the Department of Education....

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NMSigned into law 04/2001P-12Regional Education Cooperatives
H.B. 139
Regional education cooperatives authorized by the state board may own, and have control and management over, buildings and land independent ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2001P-12Task Force
H.B. 267
Creates the Enhancement of Public Education Task Force with a primary focus on reviewing the purpose, functions, roles, and responsibilities...

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OHSigned into law 07/2000P-12State Board Membership
H.B. 711
Re-enacts as a separate act the sections of law adding eight members appointed by the Governor (with advice and consent of Senate) to the St...

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FLSigned into law 06/2000P-12
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Reorganizing Florida's Education System
H.B. 2263
Creates the Florida Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000; Creates a governance system that deals with K-20 education. The new bo...

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HISigned into law 06/2000P-12Superintendent Pay
S.B. 1276
Requires the Board of Education to set the salary of the Superintendent of Education....

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FLSigned into law 04/2000P-12Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Fund
H.B. 627
Creates Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund within the Education Department; provides for sources of funds; provides purposes...

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IDSigned into law 04/2000P-12Limit on FTE
H.B. 742
Appropriates funds to the State Board of Education for the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2001; limits the full-time...

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KYVetoed 04/2000P-12Employees
S.B. 287
Permits the spouse of a principal to work in the principal's school if the district contains elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high ...

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GASigned into law 03/2000P-12
Postsec.
Omnibus Bill - Reporting and Planning Requirements of Agencies
H.B. 1187
Removes the current requirements of a state strategic plan and reporting by the Georgia Department of Education. Also removes the current re...

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IDSigned into law 03/2000P-12Limits FTE in State Department
S.B. 1568
Appropriates funds to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2001; limits the number of full...

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VTSigned into law 03/2000P-12Addition of One Adult and Two Student Members to State Board
H.B. 234
This Act expands the Vermont State Board of Education from seven to ten members. The three additional members will be appointed by the Gover...

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KYSigned into law 02/2000P-12Department of Education Reorganization
H.B. 79
Reorganizes departments within the Department of Education....

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LASigned into law 07/1999P-12Increases Per Diem for State Board
H.B. 1613
Provides for an increase in the per diem for members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education....

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NHSigned into law 07/1999P-12Interstate School Districts
S.B. 230
Provides that, within a duly approved interstate school district, the New Hampshire Department of Education may enter into an agreement with...

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ORSigned into law 07/1999P-12
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Joint Boards of Education
S.B. 868
Directs State Board of Higher Education and State Board of Education to meet as joint boards of education for the purpose of reaching joint ...

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LASigned into law 06/1999P-12State Department of Education
H.B. 1236
Provides for the recreation of the Department of Education and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law; provides an effe...

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NJSigned into law 06/1999P-12Expediting Adoption of Regulations for Abbott Districts
S.B. 1976
Permits an expedited procedure for the adoption of regulations by the Commissioner of Education in regard to the Abbott districts for the 19...

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NVSigned into law 06/1999P-12Authorizes Removal of Superintendent
S.B. 466
Superintendent of Public Instruction, currently appointed by the board to three-year term, may be removed for cause. Superintendent also re...

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WVSigned into law 06/1999P-12Compensation of State Superintendent
H.B. 202B
Relates to compensation of the State Superintendent of Schools....

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ARSigned into law 04/1999P-12Sunshine 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...

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ARSigned into law 03/1999P-12
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Amends Testing Requirements and Deadlines
S.B. 443
Amends various testing requirements and deadlines for reports from the Department of Higher Education; requires the State Board of Education...

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IDSigned into law 03/1999P-12Makes Appropriation to State Board
S.B. 1276
Appropriates a specific amount to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 1999; appropriates funds for the Office of the State Board of...

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IDSigned into law 03/1999Postsec.Authority of State Board of Education
S.B. 1255
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the sunset provision on the authority of the State Board of Education to accept credit from non-acc...

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IDSigned into law 03/1999P-12Makes Appropriation to State Board
H.B. 328
Appropriates a specified amount to the State Board of Education for the State Library Board for fiscal year 2000; limits the number of autho...

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IDSigned into law 03/1999P-12Creates Staffing Limits for State Department
S.B. 1271
Appropriates an amount to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2000; limits the number of ...

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ARSigned into law 02/1999P-12Reconstitutes State Board
S.B. 448
Reconstitutes the State Board of Education as a nine member board....

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HIDied 10/1998P-12Constitutional Amendment to Elect State Board
H.B. 2561
Proposes a constitutional amendment to change the Board of Education from an elected board to an appointed board. Retains a student member a...

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HIDied 10/1998P-12Constitutional Amendment to Replace State Board with County Boards
S.B. 2208
Proposes to amend the constitution by repealing the State Board of Education and replacing it with separate county boards. Establishes 1 cou...

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MISigned into law 07/1998P-12Appropriations for Department of Education
S.B. 910
Provides appropriations for the Department of Education for fiscal year 1998-1999; prescribes powers and duties of specified state departmen...

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CTSigned into law 06/1998P-12
H.B. 5718
Reviews expenditures for programs and services within the Department of Education to evaluate their effectiveness and benefits and assign pr...

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CTSigned into law 05/1998P-12
S.B. 261
Allows two high school student members to serve on the State Board of Education; specifies requirements for student member eligibility for a...

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TNSigned into law 05/1998P-12
S.B. 2114
Extends the Sunset date of the State Board of Education to June 30, 2006....

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KYSigned into law 04/1998P-12
H.B. 779
Relates to the qualifications of Kentucky Board of Education members; requires members to have at least an associate degree or its equivalen...

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IDSigned into law 03/1998P-12
S.B. 1550 Appropriates Monies Fiscal 1999
Appropriates monies to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 1999; limits the number of ful...

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DESigned into law 07/1997P-12
H.B. 81 Governance of Department of Education
Changes the Department of Public Instruction to a Department of Education; entrusts the leadership of new Department of Education ("DOE") to...

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LADied 06/1997P-12
S.B. 274 New Governance Structure for Education
Creates a new governance structure for all of education; creates a state Superintendent of Education to be the administrative head of the De...

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VTSigned into law 06/1997P-12
H.B. 527 Educational Policy Provisions
Adds to the state board of education the following new duties: developing standards for student performance and a means of assessing perform...

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FLSigned into law 04/1997P-12
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H.B. 197
Concerns student readiness for postsecondary education and employment; provides for end-of-high-school destinations; provides for progressio...

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ILSigned into law 08/1996P-12
H.B. 2596 Governance of State Board of Education
Amends the School Code. Changes the size of the State Board of Education to 9 members and terminates the terms of current members on the lat...

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SDSigned into law 02/1996P-12
H.B. 1130 State Board of Education Administrative Authority
(Effective: 02/16/96) Removes broad administrative authority from the State Board of Education and to provide specific authority to meet the...

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NCSigned into law 07/1995P-12
S.B. 15 State Department Reorganization
(Effective: 07/01/95) Clarifies current statutes so as to streamline the operations of the State Education Agency....

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MNSigned into law 06/1995P-12
MN Abolishes Education Department, Merges State Services in New Agency
Minnesota will abolish its education department and replace it with a new Department of Children, Families, and Learning in an effort to coo...

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MTSigned into law 05/1995P-12
H.B. 229 Education Governance
Constitutional referendum to replace the Board of Regents with a state education commission, appointed by the governor, and to replace the o...

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NCSigned into law 05/1995P-12
H.B. 7 Streamline the Operations of the State Education Agency
(Effective: 05/10/95) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be the secretary and chief administrative officer of the State Board of...

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WASigned into law 05/1995P-12
H.B. 1027 Reduce State Level & School District Central Office Admin.
(Effective: 05/05/95) Declares an intent to reduce state level and school district central office administration. Directs the joint select c...

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GASigned into law 04/1995P-12
H.B. 145 State Grants to Local School Systems on the Basis of Achievement, Article 6, Chapter 2, Title 20, Section 2
The State Board of Education shall establish a state wide network of regional educational service agencies for the purposes of providing sha...

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NCDied 03/1995P-12
S.B. 5 State Superintendent Appointed or Elected?
The House defeated legislation that called for a Constitutional amendment to make the State Superintendent an appointed position. S.B. 5 cal...

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HISigned into law 06/1994P-12
Omnibus 1994 - Public School Governance
To address governance issues, two constitutional amendments were adopted. The first constitutional amendment proposes to change the Board of...

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HISigned into law 06/1994P-12
Omnibus 1994 - Restructuring the Dept of Ed
Provides that the Department of Education shall serve as the central support system for administration of statewide educational policy and a...

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