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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--Regional Entities |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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 | Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2012 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires, until January 1, 2016, the department of education, and any other state agency that administers a grant or allocation of federal funds to a district, to allow an indirect cost rate that is not less than the indirect cost rate established by the department for each district, unless federal law requires a lower indirect cost rate for districts receiving federal funds. Imposes similar requirements on the department with respect to grants or allocations of state funds. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2401-2450/ab_2435_bill_20120926_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2435
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes the Financial Reporting Standards Board Act. Includes in definition of "agencies" all departments, officers, commissions, boards, authorities, institutions, universities, foundations, and bodies politic and corporate of the state required to submit financial reporting information to the office of the auditor general, the office of the comptroller, or the federal government. Creates the Financial Reporting Standards Board to assist the state in improving the timeliness, quality, and processing of financial reporting for the state. Includes among the powers of the board (1) the establishment of minimum qualifications, training and continuing education requirements, and best practice guidelines for state agency representatives ("GAAP coordinators") responsible for the submission of required documentation necessary for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, as well as providing assistance during the GAAP cycle, (2) consulting with other states and private businesses that have successfully modernized and streamlined their financial reporting systems, and (3) participating in the development of a statewide GAAP-compliant financial reporting system. Directs each state agency to submit an annual audit of its GAAP and financial statement process for the board's review. Establishes responsibilities of the comptroller's division of financial reporting in the GAAP process. Repeals these provisions effective June 30, 2016. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-1055.pdf
Title: S.B. 3794
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| HI | Adopted 06/2012 | P-12 | Requests the board of education and department of education to review and evaluate compliance with the reinventing education act of 2004, a.k.a. Act 51, in achieving the state's educational goals, and to make recommendations to the legislature regarding any necessary changes. Requests that the board and department engage specified stakeholder groups in conducting the review. Requests that the board and department make a report to the legislature not later than 20 days before the convening of the 2013 regular session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SR61_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.R. 61
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | From bill preface material: The recent change in educational governance from an elected school board to a gubernatorally-appointed provides a unique opportunity to review sections of state statute to assist in creating a more effective educational delivery system. This Act places decision making at the best level, (i.e., board policy level or the department administrative level), to add clarity to or resolve conflicting or inconsistent language among different sections of law and to amend or repeal various sections of chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that:
--Have been accomplished and are no longer necessary;
--Impede rather than assist the department of education in meeting its core mission;
--Fall under the purview of the board of education, such as policy, staffing, and programmatic decisions;
--Are mandated by federal law and do not require codification in state law; or
--Are covered by another section of state statute, administrative rules, or board of education policy. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2540_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2540 - Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2012 | P-12 | Urges and requests the state superintendent of education or the state board of elementary and secondary education, as appropriate, to report electronically every 60 days to each member of the legislature on the status of implementation of certain education reform measures contained in Act No. 2 of the 2012 regular session (i.e., implementation of the local charter authorizers, the course provider program, and the parent
petition process). Requires such electronic reporting to begin by August 31, 2012, and for each report to include specified information. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=809916
Title: H.R. 175
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Requires a candidate for statewide elective office or state legislator to obtain at least one hour of ethics education and training in the same manner as statutorily required of public servants. Provides for certification of completion of such education and training. http://legis.la.gov/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=812058
Title: H.B. 365
Source: legis.la.gov
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| LA | Passed 06/2012 | P-12 | Authorizes and directs public agencies to provide in-service education and training on sexual harassment for its public servants. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=806998
Title: S.C.R. 107
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Repeals provisions directing the state board to hold regular meetings once every three months. Replaces with provisions directing the state board to adopt, by March 31 of each year, a calendar of regular meetings for the following fiscal year. Authorizes the board to hold special meetings on dates not indicated on the calendar. Extends to the president's designee authority to give notice of any special meeting; permits such notice to be provided by regular mail or electronic means. Page 6 of 592: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316_EN_Y.pdf
Title: S.B. 316 - State Board Meetings
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12 | Authorizes the addition of a nonvoting ex-officio student representative member to the Rhode Island board of regents for elementary and secondary education. Also establishes a student advisory council to the board of regents consisting of one high school representatives from each public secondary school in the state.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText12/HouseText12/H8257.htm
Title: H.B. 8257 (S.B. 2447)
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | The budget bill includes provision for a process of streamlining the work of the Board of Governors for Higher Education and the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education. Effective January 1, 2013, creates an 11-member Board of Education to help coordinate the state's education systems to ensure that students graduating from high school are fully prepared for college. The Board will be vested with all the powers and duties currently vested in the two existing boards. Membership: 11 appointed by the governor with advice and consent of the senate. The governor will select a chairperson and vice chairperson. The statutory responsibilities of the department of elementary adn secondary education, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education, and the commissioner of higher education remain unchanged. The state board of education will appoint a Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education and a Commissioner of Higher Education. Section 16-96-3 establishes an executive committee of education composed of the president of the University of Rhode Island, the commissioner of higher education, and the commissioner of elementary and secondary education. The commissioner of higher education will serve as chairperson. Section 16-96-4 (effective January 1, 2013) requires use of the term "Rhode Island Board of Education" in lieu of any existing reference made to existing boards. 16-96-5 abolishes the board of governors for higher education and the board of regents for elementary and secondary education effective January 1, 2013.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext12/housetext12/h7323a01.htm
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText12/HouseText12/H7323Aaa.pdf
Title: H.B. 7323A - Streamlining Governance Section
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| GA | Vetoed 05/2012 | P-12 | Provides that the state school superintendent has the authority to employ and dismiss employees. Revises a provision relating to contracting authority of the state school superintendent, to increase the amount for which the state superintendent has authority to enter into contracts from $50,000 to $250,000. Bill text: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/118212.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.georgia.gov/00/press/detail/0,2668,165937316_184600248_184703295,00.html
Title: S.B. 38
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | To amend Code Section 28-5-42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to introduction of bills having significant impact upon anticipated revenues or expenditures and furnishing of fiscal notes. Requires a 10-year projection of costs for bills that would create a new program or funding category and that would have a significant impact upon the department of education's anticipated revenues or expenditures. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127855.pdf
Title: H.B. 1178
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the governor, in making his/her budget report, and budget units in preparing their estimates, to use zero-base budgeting, beginning with the budget report presented to the general assembly in January 2013. Requires the governor's budget report to include zero-base budgeting for the agencies and programs identified by the house and senate budget offices in consultation with the governor's office of planning and budget. Such offices must require each agency to use zero-base budgeting at least once every 10 years and may not require any agency or program to use zero-base budgeting more than once every 8 years. Specifies information that must be included in each budget unit's budget estimate in any year in which zero-base budgeting applies. Specifically provides that the board of regents of the University of Georgia is a budget unit subject to these provisions, and that programs of the board of regents be periodically subject to zero-base budgeting. Requires the department of education's budget as presented in the January 2013 budget report be submitted as a zero-base budget.Automatically repeals these provisions effective June 30, 2020, unless reauthorized by the general assembly.
http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127816.pdf
Title: S.B. 33
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Establishes a commission on school district efficiency within the state department of education and requires annual reports to the governor and the legislature relative to business efficiency standards for accreditation, authorizes the department of finance and administration to adopt purchasing regulations regarding the use of procurement cards by school districts and teacher supply funds and to issue procurement cards to teachers on an annual basis for the purchase of said instructional materials, clarifies the payroll date for school districts, provides for the use of donated leave by school district personnel.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/pdf/SB/2700-2799/SB2761SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2761
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Effective January 1, 2013 (with board staff, board duties and secretary's duties effective 4/01/2013), creates an agency and a secretary of education (cabinet position) and clarifies the purpose of the state board. With the advice and consent of the senate, the governor appoints a secretary of education from among no fewer than three candidates proposed by the state board of education. The secretary serves at the pleasure of the governor. Requires the secretary to have expertise in education management and policy and demonstrated leadership and management abilities. The secretary of education is to assume all the powers, duties, right and responsibilities of the commissioner of education. The agency of education is to assume all the powers, duties, rights, and responsibilities of the department of education. The 10-member state board is to be appointed by the governor with advice and consent of the senate, with priority given to selection of persons with a demonstrated commitment to ensuring quality education and who, to the extent possible, represent geographically diverse areas of the state. The secretary serves on the state board as a nonvoting member. Repeals the board's power to appoint commissioner. Calls for the board to be supported by adequate staff. Requires the board to evaluate education policy proposals, engage local school board members and the broader education community and establish and advance education policy for the state of Vermont. Requires an annual report to the governor and the legislature. Itemizes other duties of the state board such as the establishment of an information clearinghouse and accessible database to help districts share information about education programs and practices that improve student performance; develop sample ballot language for issues that may be decided by Australian ballot; prepare a budget for the agency and submit it to the governor after board review; and annually present the governor's education policy priorities to the state board.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/bills/Passed/H-440.pdf
Title: H.B. 440
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Repeals provision that authorized the state board, after a reasonable attempt at consultation with the state superintendent, to organize and reorganize the department of education and to prescribe the duties, functions, and operations of the various offices, divisions, sections, and units thereof at such times and in such manner as the state board may deem necessary or desirable for the more economical or effective organization, administration, or functioning of the department. Page 5 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127649.pdf
Title: H.B. 706 - Powers of State Board
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Repeals Section 20-2-254, which authorized the state board to engage in or otherwise provide for educational research. Page 6 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127649.pdf
Title: H.B. 706 - Education Research
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | 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 personnel in the Hawaii state public library system are within the personnel system administered by the department of human resources development, and are not part of the personnel system administered by the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2772_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2772
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 23.75 and provides guidance for employee compensation and benefits.
http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2012/S1398.pdf
Title: S.B. 1398
Source: legislature.idaho.gov
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Alters the function of the Open Education Curriculum Board from a policy board to an advisory board. In its new role, the Open Education Curriculum Board shall advise the Governor and the Board of Education on the creation, collection, categorization, distribution, and licensing of open educational resources and the integration of those resources with Virginia's Standards of Learning.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0807+pdf
Title: S.B. 45
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Reorganizes the executive branch of state government and certain local transportation entities including:
Eliminates the Child Day-Care Council and assigns responsibility for regulating child day programs to the State Board of Social Services. The bill increases the membership of the State Board from nine to 11 members and adds a requirement that at least two members of the State Board of Social Services be child care professionals and provides that regulations promulgated by the Child Day-Care Council shall remain in full force and effect until regulations are promulgated by the State Board of Social Services, [Enactments 83-86; HJR 49 #30]
Moves the responsibility of providing environmental education programs from the Department of Environmental Quality to the Department of Conservation and Recreation, [Enactment 87; HJR 49 #31]
Eliminates the Department of Correctional Education. The bill divides the provision and administration of education in correctional institutions between the Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice, with supervision by a newly created Division of Correctional Education within the Department of Juvenile Justice, [Enactments 108-109; HJR 49 #39 and #40]
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0803+pdf
Title: H.B. 1291
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides that for the purpose of furthering the mission of the Oregon Education Investment Board to oversee a unified public education system, the Chief Education Officer has direction and control over specified positions, including the commissioner for community college services, the chancellor of the Oregon University System, the executive director of the Oregon Student Access Commission, the early childhood system director, the executive director of the higher education coordinating commission and the deputy superintendent of public instruction. Clarifies that the Chief Education Officer's authority does not include the authority to appoint or remove a person from any of the aforementioned positions. Provides that the Chief Education Officer's authority over the deputy superintendent of public instruction does not apply to any deputy superintendent appointed by the superintendent of public instruction holding office on August 5, 2011.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/sb1500.dir/sb1581.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 1581
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | The Department of Education may establish an Innovation Technical Advisory Group, comprised of individuals with experience in the establishment and operation of charter schools, college partnership laboratory schools, and virtual school programs, or it may retain the services of individuals with such experience to provide technical assistance and advice to the Board in carrying out its duties relating to charter schools, college partnership laboratory schools, and virtual school programs.
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+ful+HB756ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 756
Source: http://lis.virginia.gov/
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| IL | Signed into law 11/2011 | P-12 | Permits payments into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to be distributed to regional offices and officials for fiscal year 2012. Provides that if there is an insufficient amount in the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund for payments for regional offices and officials or local officials, the amount of such insufficiency must be carried over to the following month(s). Specifies that salaries plus an amount for other employment-related compensation or benefits for regional superintendents and assistant regional superintendents are payable monthly by the state board of education out of the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund through a specific appropriation in the state board of education budget for the fiscal year 2012 only, and are payable monthly from the Common School Fund for fiscal year 2013 and beyond through a specific appropriation in the state board of education budget. Specifies that employee contributions required under the Illinois Pension Code for state board employees are subject to appropriation in the state board of education budget for such payments to regional superintendents and assistant regional superintendents. Requires the state board of education, upon becoming aware that a regional superintendent is employing a spouse or relative as an assistant regional superintendent, to report this information to the governor and the comptroller. Prohibits state board under such circumstances from requesting warrants for payment of regional assistant superintendent's other employment-related compensation or benefits (existing provision already prohibits payment of such regional assistant superintendent's salary).
Establishes the Streamlining Illinois' Regional Offices of Education Commission. Directs the commission to explore and examine all duties of the state board of education and all regional offices of education and
intermediate service centers, as well as the boundaries of the educational service regions, to determine which duties and responsibilities should be provided regionally to more appropriately and efficiently deliver services and whether the boundaries of the education service regions can be expanded to streamline the regional offices of education. Requires that the commission ensure that its recommendations include specifics as to the necessary funding to carry out identified responsibilities. Establishes commission membership. Directs the commission to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly by August 2012. Permits the commission to submit other reports as it deems appropriate. Abolishes the commission August 2, 2012. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0619.pdf
Title: S.B. 2147
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Eliminates the secretary of education's duties with regard to specified programs, including, among others, the Child Care Facilities Revolving Fund, the Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs, the Healthy Start Support Services for Children program, the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System, the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, and the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System advisory board. Transfers certain of these duties to the president of the state board of education.
Existing law establishes the Education Technology Grant Program to provide one-time grants to school districts and charter schools for purposes of acquiring computers for instructional purposes at public schools and requires the Office of the Secretary for Education to administer the application process for the award of grants. Existing law establishes the Digital High School Education Technology Grant Program with the objective of providing all high school pupils with basic computer skills. The Governor's Office of Child Development and Education is required to provide input on grant application criteria. This bill would transfer to the president of the state board of education the duties of the Governor's Office of Child Development and Education and the Office of the Secretary for Education under these programs.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_942_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 942 - Duties of Secretary of Education
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2011 | P-12 | From bill summary: Requires reports submitted to the Legislature by the University of California, the California State University, the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, and the California Postsecondary Education Commission to be delivered to the Office of the Governor instead of the Office of the Secretary for Education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_940_bill_20110926_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 940 - Office of the Governor
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Provides that the Department of Education may conduct audits and evaluations, including studies for improving instruction and complying with State and federal accountability measures; collect data to effectuate those activities; and promulgate regulations to govern the collection and use of educational records, including those in the longitudinal database. Also provides for the ability of other researchers to access the interagency database for approved research studies through defined processes through the oversight of the P-20 Council. Also expands the membership of the P-20 Council.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+213/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 213
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Establishes a Provider Advisory Board which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Office of Child Care Licensing with regard to adopting, promulgating and amending such rules and regulations as are required to carry out the Delaware Child Care Act with respect to Early Care and Education and School Age Centers.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+132/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 132
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| MN | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | (a) Directs the education commissioner to convene a 12-member advisory task force to develop recommendations for repurposing integration revenue funds to create and sustain opportunities for students to achieve improved educational outcomes. Requires the task force to consider how to effectively narrow and close the academic achievement gap and foster students' academic success, among other things.
(b) Suggests that the funding allocation for the new program ensure funding stability for districts receiving revenue under the current integration program. Requires revenue under the new program to be used for purposes recommended by the task force and approved by the legislature.
(c) Includes on the task force six members appointed by the education commissioner, three members appointed by the house speaker, and three members appointed by the senate. Directs the commissioner to convene the first task force meeting and to provide assistance upon request. Directs task force members to seek input from experts and to develop recommendations to improve students' academic achievement.
(d) Requires the commissioner to submit a task force report to the legislature by February 15, 2012, recommending how best to allocate funds previously allocated as integration revenue funds in order to achieve improved educational outcomes for students.
(e) Establishes the base appropriation for the new program in fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
(f) For taxes payable in 2013, allows districts to certify a levy in an amount equal to the district's certified levy for taxes payable in 2012.(Article 13, Sec 49)
http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.pdf
Title: H.F. 26
Source: http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/
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| TX | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends various provisions regarding the disposal of state surplus or salvage property. Requires a state agency that determines it has surplus or salvage property to inform the Texas Facilities Commission so that the method of disposal of the property may be determined. Permits the commission to contract with a private vendor to assist in sale of the property. Provides that if surplus or salvage data processing equipment (http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2054.htm) of a state agency, state eleemosynary (charitable) institution or an institution or agency of higher education is not disposed of according to specified statutory provisions, the state agency must transfer the equipment to a district or open-enrollment charter school, an assistance organization specified by the district, or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Prohibits the state eleemosynary institution or institution or agency of higher education or other state agency from collecting a fee or other reimbursement from the district, school, assistance organization, or department of criminal justice for the surplus or salvage data processing equipment. Provides that if a state agency is abolished, the commission must take custody of all of the agency's property or other assets unless other law or the legislature designates another appropriate governmental entity to take custody of the property or assets.
Pages 75-82 of 263: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/821/billtext/pdf/SB00001F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: S.B. 1
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Amends the contract nonrenewal procedures and hearing procedures for Department of Education employees. Imposes a time limitation on employees who have a right to a hearing upon contract nonrenewal or termination to seek a hearing within 15 days after receipt of notice of nonrenewal or termination to ensure that such hearings can be conducted in a timely fashion and before an employee's contract expires. Revises the notice period for nonrenewal of contracts from six months to four months to ensure that a non-renewed employee does not serve for a two-month period beyond the term of their contract and into a new fiscal year.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+90/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 90
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| DE | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires that all public meetings of the State Board of Education be digitally recorded and made available to the public on the Department of Education's website within one business day. The recordings will not be considered the official Board minutes.
http://www.legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis146.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+26/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 26
Source: http://www.legis.delaware.gov/
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the functions and trust funds of the Agency for Workforce Innovation to other agencies. Transfers the Ready to Work program from the Department of Education (DOE) to the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the Office of Early Learning Services to the DOE and provides that the DOE may not impose requirements or standards on early learning programs beyond those authorized in law for voluntary prekindergarten (Sec. 12). Consolidates public-private economic development partnerships. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2011-142.pdf
Title: S.B. 2156
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| HI | Adopted 06/2011 | P-12 | Requests that the board of education undertake a two-year review of its bylaws and policies, as well as applicable sections of state statutes and administrative rules, and make changes that would help the board, department of education and administrators create a more effective educational delivery system. Also directs the board of education to submit its findings, including any changes made to its bylaws and policies, to the legislature before the 2012 legislative session, and to submit a report, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature before the 2013 legislative session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SCR79_SD1_.HTM
Title: S.C.R. 79-11
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | P-12 | Urges and requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a process by which to select a state superintendent of education that is open and accessible to the public and utilizes a committee composed of representatives of the general public, community organizations, and other education stakeholders to assist in the search and review process for potential candidates for the position of state superintendent of education.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=757239
Title: S.C.R. 87
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Reduces the number of boards and commissions. Repeals: The Taskforce of School Based Management; The Taskforce on the Coordination of Children's Services; The Blue Ribbon Taskforce on State Health Plan for Teachers; The N.C. Teacher Academy Board of Trustees; The N.C. Teaching Fellows Commision (effective July 15, 2015); The N.C. Professional Teaching Standards Commission; The Governor's Commission on Early Childhood Vision Care; The Joint Legislative Commission on Dropout Prevention and High School Graduation; The N.C. Education Standards and Accountability Commission; and The State Board of Education Selection Committee for Superintendent. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S593v6.pdf
Title: S.B. 593
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 | P-12 | Directs the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations to study the feasibility of creating a single department to support state departments, agencies, and offices, including human resource management, information technology, purchasing, and budget and financial management. Directs the commission to report to the house of representatives and senate appropriations committees on its findings and recommendations upon the convening of the 2012 Regular Session of the 2011 General Assembly. In the conduct of this study, permits the commission to consider the Governor's proposed Department of Management and Administration as included in Executive Order 85, dated March 25, 2011, entitled "Consolidation and Reorganization of Executive Branch Agencies to Improve the Efficiency of State Government."
Page 13 of 342: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H200v9.pdf
Title: H.B. 200 - Single Department to Support Agency Operations
Source: www.ncleg.net
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| NC | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 | P-12 | Permits the department of Public Instruction, after consultation with the Office of State Budget and Management and the Fiscal Research Division, to reorganize if necessary to implement the budget reductions set out in this act. Directs the department to report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on any reorganization.
Page 53 of 342: http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H200v9.pdf
Title: H.B. 200 - Department of Public Instruction Reorganization
Source: www.ncleg.net
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 calendar year without the approval of the controlling board. Provides that this does not apply to an employment contract through which a lobbyist is employed directly by a state agency or state institution of higher education.
Pages 61-62 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part1.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Lobbyists for State Agencies and Postsecondary Institutions
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires an exam to be administered when a position in the classified service of the state is to be filled (provides exceptions). Authorizes the director of administrative services, with sufficient justification from the appointing authority, to allow the appointing authority to fill the position by noncompetitive exam. Directs the director to establish in administrative code standards to be used to determine what serves as "sufficient justification" for these purposes. Amends provisions related to the eligible list of candidates for a position. Repeals provision that promotions in the classified service are to be made based in part on seniority.
Pages 201-207 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part1.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Exams for Classified Service
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Provides that upon the request of a state agency or the director of budget and management, the agency's controlling board may approve a purchase if the agency used specified competitive selection or evaluation and selection processes and the agency provided in its request to the board a detailed explanation of the competitive selection or evaluation and selection process it utilized. Permits the controlling board to either deny or defer a request, or request that the agency resubmit the request if the agency fails to demonstrate it utilized one of the competitive selection or evaluation and selection requirements. Page 238 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part1.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Agency Purchases
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Permits the department of education to utilize the services of volunteers to accomplish any of the purposes of the department. Directs the superintendent of public instruction to approve for what purposes volunteers may be used and for these purposes may recruit, train, and oversee the services of volunteers. Authorizes the superintendent to reimburse volunteers for necessary and appropriate expenses in accordance with state guidelines and to designate volunteers as state employees for the purpose of motor vehicle accident liability insurance, for immunity, and for indemnification from liability incurred in the performance of their duties. Page 3 of 264: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part4.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Use of Volunteers at DOE
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Extends the Sunset Law termination date for the department of education to June 30, 2013; requires the division of audit in the comptroller's office to provide its findings to the house and senate government operations committees by July 1, 2013, on the department's responses to the findings and recommendations in the January 2011 performance audit of the department.
http://state.tn.us/sos/acts/107/pub/pc0476.pdf
Title: H.B. 249
Source: http://state.tn.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | From fiscal analysis: Amends a number of statutory provisions relating to membership of the commissioner of education and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on advisory committees, commissions, task forces,
and other similar groups. Overall, the bill would be anticipated to reduce workload requirements associated with the support of these coordination efforts by affected functional areas within the agency. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB03278F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 3278
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires the state Department of Education to develop an informational form that lists and explains the various paths that can be taken in order to obtain certification and tenure in the state and must post the form on its website. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/sb/sb0687e.pdf
Title: S.B. 687
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12
Postsec. | 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-20 council or educational partnership that would assure a seamless system of education that maximizes achievements of all students form early childhood through elementary, secondary, post secondary and career technology education. Provides that the Secretary of Education, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education serve as co-chairs of the task force and does not provide travel reimbursement for members of the task force.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB206%20ENR.DOC
Title: S.B. 206
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires that upon assuming office, the governor must appoint one member from each congressional district and one member from the state at-large to serve on the State Board of Education. The state superintendent of public instruction will be the seventh member of the board. Each appointment will be effective April 2 and terms will be four years. Members will serve until the governor appoints a successor and members will serve at the pleasure of the governor. Appointments are contingent upon Senate approval.
Appointed positions of the current board will be deemed vacant when the measure becomes effective. Terms of the newly appointed members will end April 2, 2015, and then every four years thereafter.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB435%20ENR.DOC
Title: S.B. 435
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Multiple sections, including one new section that establishes the "State Government Conferences Web-based Transparency pilot program". Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to publish on a website a listing of all expenses paid by the Department of Education for the payment of food, lodging, and other authorized expenses as may be necessary to host, conduct, sponsor, or participate in conferences, meetings, or training sessions. Authorizes the Superintendent to directly enter into contracts and agreements for the payment of food, lodging, and other authorized expenses as may be necessary to host, conduct, sponsor, or participate in conferences, meetings, or training sessions. Authorizes the Superintendent to establish accounts as necessary for the collection and distribution of funds, including funds of sponsors and registration fees, related to such conferences, meetings, and training sessions. Any expenses incurred may be paid directly to the contracting agency or business establishment. Cost of food for persons attending any conferences, meetings, and training sessions that do not require overnight travel may not exceed the total daily rate as provided in the State Travel Reimbursement Act. Reimbursements and deposits can take place through commonly accepted e-commerce practices. On a regular basis the Superintendent of Public Instruction is required to publish a report stating savings realized as a result of the State Government Conferences Web-based Transparency pilot program.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2011-12bills/HB/HB1207_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 1207
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| AK | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Requires that the board present an annual report not later than the 30th legislative day of each regular session that describes the efforts of the board to develop, maintain, and continuously improve a comprehensive quality public education system, as provided for under the bylaws of the board. The report must include (1) a summary of the resolves and rationales provided in support of policy decisions; (2) program and curriculum changes made, discussed, or recommended in meetings; (3) additional information relevant to efforts made to improve and maintain the public education system.http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill_text.asp?hsid=SB0001Z&session=27
Title: S.B. 1 - State Board Reporting to Legislature
Source: http://www.legis.state.ak.us
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist in shaping public policy to improve student outcomes and educational opportunities for students with serious emotional and behavioral disorders in regular and special K-12 education.
Expands the composition of the Task Force to Study Strategies for Solving the Current Teacher Shortage in Mississippi by adding the commissioner of higher education and the executive director of the state Board of Community and junior Colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/1100-1199/HB1177SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 1177
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| OK | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Expands the authority of state superintendent of public instruction to have control of and direct the State Department of Education. Modifies authority of the state board of education (no longer the governing board for the state department of public instruction. Oversees the state system of education but not the agency.) Removes duty of administration of schools from county superintendents of schools.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2011-12bills/HB/HB2139_ENR.RTF
Title: H.B. 2139
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| HI | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | Implements the constitutional amendments to article X, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution that were adopted by the legislature and ratified by the electorate in the 2010 general election, by statutorily requiring the members of the board of education to be nominated and, with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB8_HD2_.HTM
Title: S.B. 8
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| TN | Signed into law 03/2011 | P-12 | 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 comptroller of the treasury to provide its findings to the house and senate government operations committees by July 1, 2013, on the state board of education's responses to the findings and recommendations in the January, 2011, performance audit of the state board of education.
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0161 2011 TN HB 0253.
Title: S.B. 161
Source: http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov
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| HI | Approved by voters 11/2010 | P-12 | Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to direct the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint the members of the board of education (Hawaii is currently a single-district state, meaning that the district board is the state board). Provides a period of transition from the elected to the appointed board. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2376_CD1_.HTM
Constitutional amendment: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/otherreports/2010ConstitutionalAmendmentEnglish.pdf
Title: H.B. 2376
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| AL | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12 | Authorizes a state agency to enact an employee furlough plan if the plan is approved by the state personnel department. Provides any adopted furlough plan must be applicable to the entire agency affected and must be voluntary at the sole discretion of the employee. Provides that such furloughs do not affect employees' state retirement and insurance, including family coverage, other state benefits, leave, time of service, and status.
Title: H.B. 678
Source:
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| LA | Signed into law 08/2010 | P-12 | Requires live broadcasts over the Internet of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meetings. The meetings must be recorded and archived, which must be made publicly available.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722516
Title: H.B. 403
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| TX | Adopted 08/2010 | P-12 | 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, and 250.40-250.49, and new s.250.3 and s.250.20, concerning provisions for administration. The sections provide for rules that establish guidelines and procedures for purchasing, rulemaking, training and education for employees, and negotiation and mediation procedures relating to certain contract disputes. Adopted as published in the May 7, 2010 Texas Register (pp 25-30 of 72): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0507/0507prop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 250.1, 2, 3, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Source: Westlaw/StateNet
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2010 | P-12 | Requires board of education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the board of education selection advisory council. Establishes duties of advisory council in selecting the candidates to be presented to the governor. Establishes membership of the education selection advisory council, including that four of the council's seven members must be appointed by the Hawaii P-20 Council.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2377_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2010-legislative-session/bills/vetoes/HB2377_SOBJ.pdf
Title: H.B. 2377
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2010 | P-12 | Increases the salary cap for the superintendent of education to $160,000 a year, and creates an annual performance bonus (of no more than $30,000 before the 2nd annual performance evaluation, no more than $70,000 before the 3rd annual performance evaluation, and no more than $90,000 overall). Provides that the exact amount of the performance bonus must be determined by the board of education and be based on the annual performance evaluation, including the general categories of outcomes of (1) student achievement, (2) leadership, based on outcomes of employees the superintendent supervises, (3) community relations and (4) targeted outcomes agreed upon by the board of education and the superintendent of education.
Sets similar parameters for the salary of the deputy superintendent and each assistant superintendent and complex area superintendent (creating a performance bonus caps and smaller amounts before the 2nd and 3rd annual performance evaluations, basing the performance bonus on a performance evaluation based on similar criteria to those established for the superintendent of education. Provides the Act will apply beginning with the 2011-12 school year.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2434_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2010-legislative-session/bills/vetoes/SB2434_SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 2434
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the African American Employment Plan Act. Provides that the purposes of the act are to:
(a) improve the delivery of state services to Illinois' African Americans by increasing the number of African American state employees total and the number serving in supervisory, technical, professional and managerial positions;
(b) identify state agencies' staffing needs and qualification requirements;
(c) track hiring practices and promotions of African Americans employed by state agencies;
(d) increase the number of African Americans employed by state agencies;
(e) increase the number of African American state employees who are promoted;
(f) assist state agencies to meet their goals established pursuant to the African American Employment Plan; and
(g) establish the African American Employment Plan
Directs the department of central management services to develop and implement plans (and for each state agency to implement strategies and programs) to increase the number of African Americans employed by state agencies and the number at supervisory, technical, professional and managerial levels. Calls on the department to prepare and annually revise an African American Employment Plan, and to annually report to the general assembly each state agency's activities to implement that plan. Directs each state agency to annually report to the department of central management services and the department of human rights all of the agency's activities in implementing the African American Employment Plan. Sets forth required content of such reports. Directs the department of central management services to assist state agencies that are required to establish preparation and promotion training programs for failure to meet their affirmative action and equal employment opportunity goals.
Establishes the African American Employment Plan Advisory Council to examine: (1) the prevalence and impact of African Americans employed by state government; (2) the barriers faced by African Americans seeking employment or promotions in state government; and (3) possible incentives that could be offered to foster the employment of and promotion of African Americans in state government. Directs the council to issue an annual report of its activities, beginning February 2012.
Requires each institution of higher education under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Board of Higher Education and each community college under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Community College Board to annually report to the general assembly its activities implementing strategies and programs, and its progress, in the hiring and promotion of Hispanics and bilingual persons at supervisory, technical, professional and managerial levels, including assessments of bilingual service needs and information received from the auditor general pursuant to its periodic review responsibilities. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB3531lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 3531
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Makes numerous changes relating to the Hawaii teacher standards board. Requires the board to include expenditure information in its annual report. Authorizes the board to delegate to its executive director, or other designee, any of its powers and duties as it deems reasonable and proper, provided that specified powers and duties may not be delegated. Adds additional licensure renewal requirements and verification of meeting licensure renewal requirements. Requires the board to review implementation of revised license fee collections and determine if fees should be raised; requires that if the board determines by December 2010 that fees should be raised, the board must submit to the legislature no later than 20 days before the regular 2011 session a plan and timetable for increasing the license fees. Requires the board to develop a comprehensive plan for transferring nonessential functions and duties to other agencies, including the department of education, and to submit the plan to the legislature not more than 20 days before the start of the 2011 legislative session. Requires the board to review its teacher license renewal process and determine whether the board should (a) Modify the licensing standards; (b) Modify its approach in determining whether a renewal applicant is in compliance by having satisfied all the standards; or (c) Recommend amendments to section 302A-805(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to conform to the board's present requirements for license renewal and thus eliminate the conflict with the statute. Directs the board to submit its findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than 20 days before the start of the regular 2011 session. Requires the board and the department of education to clarify their respective powers, duties, responsibilities and the relationship between the two agencies, and to submit such findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days before the start of the 2011 legislative session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2346_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2346
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Eliminates the division of adult and community education within the Dept. of Education and transfers the responsibility for adult education programs from Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to Louisiana Board of Supervisors for Community and Technical Colleges (LCTCS).
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=711341
Title: S.B. 297
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Provides that the state superintendent shall possess certain minimum qualifications at the time of appointment by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to provide that the state board may establish additional qualifications; to provide limitations; to provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=714537
Title: H.B. 251
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| TN | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires meetings of the state board of education, the Tennessee higher education commission, the Tennessee board of regents and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee system to be video-streamed over the Internet. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB2474.pdf
Title: H.B. 2474
Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Requires that at least 2 members of the state board have industrial, trade or technical school experience; Requires that on and after April 1, 2011, the state board have at least one member with experience in agriculture or be an alumni of or have served as an educator at a regional agricultural science and technology education center. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/PA/2010PA-00076-R00SB-00379-PA.htm
Title: S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Establishes the Georgia Foundation for Public Education. Provides for its membership, duties, powers and purposes, including (among other purposes) to solicit and accept money and in-kind contributions of services and property to support educational excellence in the state, including at the Georgia Academy for the Blind, Georgia School for the Deaf and Atlanta Area School for the Deaf.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb427.pdf
Title: S.B. 427
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| IL | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12 | Permits educational service centers to provide training in the area of financial planning. Eliminates the Suburban Cook County Regional Office of Education and, according to press release from governor's office, transfers its responsibilities to three intermediate service centers throughout suburban Cook County (http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=3&RecNum=8449).
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-0893.pdf
Title: H.B. 16
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| HI | Became law without governor's signature 04/2010 | P-12 | Allows the Early Learning Council to conduct meetings by teleconference. Sets out quorum requirements and public notice and participation requirements for teleconference meetings. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2121_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2121
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Allows the student member of the state board of education to vote on the dismissal of or other disciplinary actions involving personnel, the state board's budget, and specified appeals to the state board. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/sb/sb0536e.pdf
Title: S.B. 536
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| AL | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | 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 education or chancellor on the Internet. Requires vacancy notice for chancellor's position to be additionally posted at each postsecondary campus and worksite, including all state and local board of education offices, at least 30 calendar days before the position is to be filled. Requires vacancy notice for the position of chancellor to include specified information (same information as on vacancy notice for state superintendent position). Permits state board to temporarily fill the state superintendent or chancellor's position for two 6-month periods. Adds provision that chancellor's position must be filled within 180 days after vacancy occurs .
Amends Sections 16-9-11 and Section 16-12-1. Requires local (county or city) board of education to fill a superintendent position in 120 days. Adds provision requiring notice of a local superintendent vacancy to be posted at each school campus and worksite at least 30 calendar days before the position is to be filled, and to remain posted until the position is filled. Requires notice to include specified information. Prohibits the local board from filling the position during the required posting period. Adds provision that violation of the notice requirements in this section will void any related employment action taken by the board.
Amends Section 16-60-111.9 relating to chief executive officer of any two-year school or college and CEOs of specified specialty schools in the state. Requires vacancy notice for such CEO position to be posted on the Internet. Clarifies that a vacancy in the position of executive officer may be filled by the board within more than 120 days after such vacancy occurs in the case of a financial emergency.
Title: H.B. 79
Source: www.lexis.com
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Requires candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state legislator, or state board of education member to file a financial disclosure at the time of filing a declaration of candidacy, and at least annually after election to office. Requires a candidate's financial disclosure form to be made publicly available. Amends definition of "conflict of interest" in Section 76-8-109; new language defines "conflict of interest" as an action that is taken by a regulated officeholder that the officeholder reasonably believes may cause direct financial benefit or detriment to the officeholder, a member of the officeholder's immediate family, or to an entity that the officeholder is required to disclose under legislative provisions. Defines "entity" and "income" for these purposes. Also requires such elected officials to publicly declare a conflict of interest before or while acting (including voting, in the case of a legislator or state board member) on a contract or other matter that creates a conflict of interest not stated in the financial disclosure form. http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillenr/hb0270.pdf
Title: H.B. 270
Source: le.utah.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2009 | P-12 | Requires the state board of education and the state allocation board to provide for live video and audio transmission of all meetings and hearings that are open to the public through a technology that is accessible to as large a segment of the public as possible. Provides technologies to be used would include cable, satellite, over-the-air, or any other type of transmission accessible through a television, and Webcast. Requires the boards to make sure transmission is accessed through the K-12 High-Speed Network. Directs the boards to consult with the state chief information officer for purposes of implementing these provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_312_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 312
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Requires the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children to research and discuss best practices for addressing the needs of children who are gifted and talented and have a disability. Directs the councils to jointly provide recommendations to the state board of education concerning state board provision of technical assistance to school districts on strategies to provide teacher education and training to assist such students, and on establishing guidelines for unique programming for such students. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0900lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 900
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2009 | P-12 | Extends repealer from 2009 to 2011 for provision requiring civil service benefits for department of education civil service employees to be the same as those provided to civil service employees of other executive branch agencies. Provides that if the department of education has not established a separate civil service system by June 30, 2010, the department must submit a report to the legislature, no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2011, on its progress on establishing a separate human resources system.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB541_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM838_.PDF
Title: H.B. 541
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 | P-12 | Increases the membership on the Hawaii teacher standards board from 13 to 15 with two public members representing the community. Allows the board to employ an executive director for a term of up to four years, who must be appointed by the board of education, and also allows the board to terminate the executive director's contract for cause. Requires the board to submit its annual report to the board of education. Authorizes the board to determine the manner in which licensing fees are collected. Authorizes the board to adopt, amend, repeal or suspend the policies and standards of the board. Authorizes the board to grant additional licensing extensions through June 30, 2010. Makes permanent the board's authority to temporarily suspend its rules in extenuating circumstances. Makes permanent the board's authority to amend licensing-related fees and set or amend other charges related to the performance of its duties. Beginning July 1, 2009, requires the board, department of education and charter school administrative office to implement interim policies and procedures for the mutual sharing of data necessary for licensing and verifying the status of teachers, including criminal background checks; employment status and work sites; license test information; license validity, fields, and levels; and academic transcripts and program completion information.
Provides background on 2008 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 83, S.D. 1, which requested the auditor to conduct a study on the appropriate accountability structure for the Hawaii teacher standards board, and to report the findings and recommendations to the 2009 legislature, which the auditor did in February 2009. Directs the legislative reference bureau to review the findings of the auditor's report and make recommendations, including proposed legislation, regarding whether there is a need for oversight of the Hawaii teacher standards board, and how oversight is provided for similar boards; and how to strengthen and clarify interagency roles, responsibilities and relationships between the board, department of education and teacher education coordinating committee.
Directs the legislative reference bureau to submit its findings and recommendations, including all proposed legislation and budget requests, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010.
Directs the dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa college of education to convene a working group to review and make recommendations to address:
(1) Licensing rules and their impact on teacher workforce needs in Hawaii
(2) Relicensing and tiered licensing options to ensure effective teachers and continuing development of teachers
(3) Streamlining processes for reviewing out-of-state and military applicants for licensure
(4) Alignment of licensing standards and requirements with the federal No Child Left Behind Act
(5) Teacher preparation program alignment with national standards and the role of national accreditation of teacher preparation programs in Hawaii
(6) The role of higher education institutions in assisting teachers in achieving National Board certification.
Specifies the membership of the working group. Provides the working group will cease to exist on June 30, 2010. Directs the dean to submit the findings and recommendations of the working group, including any proposed legislation and budget requests, to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010.
Directs the Hawaii teacher standards board to review the findings of the auditor's report, and to make recommendations for policy and procedural changes needed to refocus and support the purpose of the Hawaii teacher standards board. Directs the board to consider, at a minimum:
(1) Procedures to streamline the appeals process, pursuant to section 302A-807, Hawaii Revised Statutes
(2) Amendments to the current licensing fees, if required, to meet the operating costs associated with the Hawaii teacher standards board
(3) Requirements for training of licensing and administrative personnel to provide increased accessibility and customer service
(4) Procedures to improve the coordination of the interim policies and procedures related to the creation of a data interface network consisting of teacher education institutions and the department of education to support the free interchange of information valuable to all of the participating organizations
(5) Recommendations as to whether the board may be authorized to request attendance of a deputy attorney general at the meetings of the board.
Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB183_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM837_.PDF
Title: H.B. 183
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| OH | Vetoed 07/2009 | P-12 | Specifies the impacts the state board must consider in determining whether to approve a local district's resolution to sever from its educational service center and annexation to the territory of another educational service center. Prohibits the state board from voting on the local district's resolution until it has been heard at at least two state board meetings. Requires the state board to provide the opportunity for public testimony at each hearing, and for written prior notice of each hearing to be provided both affected educational service centers. Page 1135 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3311.059
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Adds new section. Requires the state board of education to make an audio recording of each regular and special business meeting, to be made available on the Internet within 5 business days of each meeting. Provides the state board must not make available audio recordings of executive sessions. Page 979 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.041
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Vetoed 07/2009 | P-12 | Establishes procedures for the dissolution of an educational service center (ESC) from which all districts within the ESC's service area have withdrawn.
Pages 1135-1136 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1- Section 3311.0510
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Section 3301.90:Creates the Early Childhood Advisory Council to serve as the federally mandated state advisory council for early childhood education and care, and to advise the state regarding the creation and duties of the Center for Early Childhood Development in the state department of education. Directs the council to promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical development of children and the vital role of families in ensuring the well-being and success of children.
Section 265.70.20: Directs the Early Childhood Advisory Council (as created by H.B. 1) to establish an Early Childhood Financing Workgroup, to be chaired by the chair of the Early Childhood Advisory Council. Directs the workgroup to develop recommendations exploring the implementation of a single finance system for early care and education programs that includes aligned payment mechanisms and consistent eligibility and co-payment policies. Directs the workgroup to submit its recommendations to the governor by December 31, 2009, upon which time the workgroup shall cease to exist.
DOE summary of H.B. 1: http://www.education.ohio.gov/GD/DocumentManagement/DocumentDownload.aspx?DocumentID=71635
Pages 1045-1046 and 2839 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.90 and 265.70.20
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Vetoed 07/2009 | P-12 | Provides that if an educational service center that has received funding according to statutory provisions as they stood prior to September 26, 2003 for providing services to a school district is dissolved or scheduled to be dissolved, the district that previously contracted for those services may enter into a new agreement with another service center for the same or similar services.
Pages 1205-1207 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3313.843
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Places the Ohio tuition trust authority in the office of the chancellor of the board of regents. Provides that the Ohio tuition trust authority board must solely perform specified duties and responsibilities. Authorizes the Ohio tuition trust authority board, subject to the advice and consent of the chancellor, to remove the authority's executive director at any time. Directs the authority, by December 31, 2009, to conduct a study of guaranteed tuition program plans and submit a report with recommendations for a new guaranteed tuition plan to the speaker of the house, the senate president and the governor. Requires the authority to include in the report consideration of a guaranteed tuition program plan in which the risks of the plan are shared equitably among institutions of higher education, the state, the Ohio tuition trust authority, and program investors.
Authorizes the authority to establish and administer more than one plan for the sale of tuition units within the Ohio tuition trust fund using specified principles or modeled after a plan that was included in the aforementioned study. Provides that if the authority establishes and administers more than one plan for the sale of tuition units, the money received under each plan must be segregated and identified within the Ohio tuition trust fund. Specifies that in the hiring of the executive director, the Ohio tuition trust authority must obtain the advice and consent of the Ohio tuition trust board, provided that the
executive director may not be hired without a majority vote of the board in favor of the hiring. Authorizes the authority to enter into an agreement with any business, entity or governmental agency to perform
the investment duties of the authority, in a manner agreed upon by the authority.
Pages 1464-1474 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3334.03, 3334.07, 3334.08, 3334.11
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Establishes the "Help Me Grow" advisory council, to serve as the state interagency coordinating council, as described in 20 U.S.C. 1441. Establishes duties of the council. Authorizes the council to advise and assist the departments of health and education on the provision of appropriate services for children age five and younger, and to advise appropriate agencies on the integration of services for infants and toddlers with disabilities, and at-risk infants and toddlers and their families, regardless of whether at-risk infants and toddlers are eligible for early intervention services. Directs the council to promote family-centered programs and services that acknowledge and support the social, emotional, cognitive, intellectual and physical development of children, and the vital role of families in ensuring the well-being and success of children.
Section 289.20: Establishes criteria that home-visiting programs must meet to be eligible for Help Me Grow funding.
Pages 1526-1528 and 2858-2859 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3701.611 and 289.20
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | 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 an authority having the duties of a board of health
Pages 2801-2802 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.23
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes the department of education to use volunteers to accomplish any of the purposes of the department. Directs the state superintendent to approve the purposes for which volunteers may be used. Authorizes the superintendent to recruit, train and oversee volunteers for such purposes, and reimburse volunteers for necessary and appropriate expenses in accordance with state guidelines, and designate them as state employees for purposes of motor vehicle accident liability insurance, immunity and indemnification from liability. Page 2834 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1- Section 265.60.30
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| TX | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Relates to the governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. Extends the sunset of the education agency, the tax division, the department of insurance and other specified departments. Makes the department of forestry subject to sunset review. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/811/billtext/pdf/SB00002F.pdf
Title: S.B. 2A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Adopted 07/2009 | P-12 | Changes the composition of the MESA Public Education Funding Application Review Committee in the definitions. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090515/32646.htm
Title: R277-717-1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Adopted 07/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies rules related to per diem payments and reimbursement of travel expenses for policy board officers or employees to attend official board meetings. Provides that higher education officers and employees will be paid per diem rates established in rule unless unless higher education pays the costs of the per diem. Provides that a member of a board may not receive per diem or travel expenses if the member is being compensated as an officer or employee of a governmental entity, including the state, while performing the member's service on the board. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090515/32632.htm
Title: R25-5
Source: www.rules.utah.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | The Department of Education will review the powers and duties of the State Board of Education and prepare legislation to transfer the powers and duties of the board to other agencies in anticipation of the dissolution of the board. The Department of Education must submit its report and recommended legislation required by this Act to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs by December 2, 2009.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/billpdfs/HP090001.pdf
Title: H.B. 900
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org/
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Adds the State Treasurer and the Secretary of State to the Board of Education as nonvoting, ex officio members. Chapter 446
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/sb0400.dir/sb0428.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 428
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Sets conditions and procedures permitting the the Teacher Retirement System to hire outside legal counsel to provide legal services. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01259F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1259
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Section 40: Specifies that the state education agency is to use funds appropriated for such purposes to develop (1) summer study guides to help parents of students who do not perform satisfactorily on one or more portions of specified state assessments and (2) training materials and resources to assist teachers help English language learners meet state performance expectations.
Section 41: Shifts responsibility for bearing costs of preparing, administering or grading state assessments from districts to the state education agency.
Pages 28-29 of 108: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB03646F.pdf
Title: H.B. 3646 - Sections 40 and 41
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| AL | Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires notice of a vacancy in the positions of state superintendent of education and chancellor to be posted by the state board of education. Establishes procedures for the state board to follow in posting such vacancies. Provides the position may not be filled during the required posting period, except in accordance with state law, and must be filled within a certain number of days after the vacancy occurs, although the position may be filled on an interim basis for up to six months. Adds similar provisions for local boards of education filling appointed county and city superintendent vacancies. Adds provisions defining the "board" and "executive officer" of certain specialized state schools such as the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, and the state board in reference to/president of any two-year state college under the auspices of the state board of education. Establishes procedures for the filling of vacancies in the position of executive officer by such boards.
Title: H.B. 64
Source: www.lexis.com
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Clarifies membership requirements of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee to ensure that all institutions that are state-approved teacher education units have a representative on the committee. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB501_HD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 501
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Appropriates moneys to the State Board of Education for the Office of the State Board of Education; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions; provides legislative intent on personnel costs; directs salary reductions; provides for an emergency clause for the implementation of the salary reduction. Chapter 291
Title: S.B. 1230
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Provides for Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the state board of education. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB00772F.pdf
Title: H.B. 772
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes elements that must be reflected in state board rules on contracts or purchases of $100 or more. Requires the state board, to the extent reasonable and practicable, to give preference in contracts for or purchases of supplies, materials, equipment or agricultural products, including school buses but not including instructional materials or beverages for immediate consumption, produced in Georgia. Provides measures by which the state board should determine whether such a preference is reasonable. Enacts similar provisions applicable to state departments, agencies and commissions. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb44.pdf
Title: S.B. 44
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Relates to the department of education and the federal grants revolving fund. Authorizes the department to expend such funds to monitor grant execution, ensure compliance with grant requirements and audit grant expenditures. Renames the fund to more accurately reflect its purpose. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB164_.HTM
Title: S.B. 164
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes the board of education to file any meeting notice that specifies legislation or legislation-related agenda items no fewer than two calendar days before the meeting during the period from the convening of the legislature in regular session to adjournment sine die of each regular session, and during any special session of the legislature. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB438_.HTM
Title: S.B. 438
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Repeals the district business and fiscal officer positions within the department of education. In lieu of these positions, the legislature has provided for one business manager position in each of the complex areas to support the schools and officers within each complex. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB163_.HTM
Title: S.B. 163
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Repeals the educational and performance standards review commission. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB162_.HTM
Title: S.B. 162
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | 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; requires the State Department of Education to categorize a specified number of school absences per school year of a youth member as lawful absences if the absence was due to the business of the Council.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0485t.pdf
Title: H.B. 485; S.B. 463
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Renames the Education Cabinet the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amends various statutes to conform; confirms Executive Order 2008-530. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/SB78/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 78
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Vetoed 03/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-related services. (Vetoed as it's identical to S.B. 2315.)
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0590SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 590
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-related service.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2315SG.pdf
Title: S.B. 2315
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/
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| OH | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center, or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit an application to the state board for an exemption from specific statutes and/or rules in order to implement a proposed innovative education pilot program (previous rule allowed only school districts to submit a waiver application). Adds provision that an application requesting exemptions in order to provide professional development for educators may be granted for research-based high quality professional development activities as defined by state-board adopted professional development standards, which are available on the department's website, www.ode.state.oh.us. Requires the department to approve or disapprove each application within 45 days of receipt.
Provides a district identified as deficient or implementing a corrective action plan is eligible for a waiver. Provides an application to continue a program permitted by an exemption is not complete until an annual evaluation report is completed and submitted to the department. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/46/3301-46-01_PH_FF_A_RU_20090313_1156.pdf
Title: OAC 3301-46-01
Source: www.lexis.com
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| OH | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit an application for exemption from state policies in order to implement a proposed innovative education pilot program. Adds that an application requesting exemptions in order to provide professional development for educators may be granted for research-based high quality professional development activities as defined by standards for professional development adopted by the state board of education. Clarifies language on timeline and procedures for approval of applications. Adds that applications to continue approved programs are not considered complete until an annual evaluation report is completed and submitted to the department. http://www.registerofohio.state.oh.us/pdfs/3301/0/46/3301-46-01_PH_FF_A_RU_20090313_1156.pdf
Title: OAC 3301-46-01
Source: www.registerofohio.state.oh.us
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| UT | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Includes new definitions, a new section regarding consideration of previous state board action, and a new section on state board waiver of administrative rules. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-101.htm#T4
Title: R277-101
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Adopted 03/2009 | P-12 | Provides definitions, procedures in preparing and releasing RFPs, and RFP-like proposals or grants, and procedures for maintaining the fairness and confidentiality of RFP and RFP-like proposals or grants prior to release by the state office of education. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-117.htm
Title: R277-117
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Creates the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty to develop a poverty elimination strategic plan to reduce extreme poverty in Illinois by 50% or more by 2015. In developing the overall strategic plan, and in working toward the goal of reducing extreme poverty in Illinois by at least 50% by 2015, requires the commission to address all of the following:
(1) Access to safe, decent and affordable housing
(2) Access to adequate food and nutrition
(3) Access to affordable and quality health care
(4) Equal access to quality education and training
(5) Dependable and affordable transportation
(6) Access to quality and affordable child care
(7) Opportunities to engage in meaningful and sustainable work that pays a living wage
(8) The availability of adequate income supports.
Requires that the strategic plan include specific policy and fiscal recommendations and a timeline for each stage of implementation
for each recommendation. For each recommendation, requires the commission to identify in measurable terms the actual or potential impact. Authorizes the commission to review and make comments and recommendations on existing or proposed programs, policies, administrative rules and statutes that have an
impact on poverty in Illinois and, in particular, people living in extreme poverty.
Provides for appointments, co-chairs and terms of members. Requires the state superintendent of education to serve on the commission as an ex officio member. Provides for a steering committee. Requires the commission to meet at least annually and the steering committee to meet at least quarterly. Requires the commission to submit an initial report on its activities and recommendations to the constitutional officers and the general assembly by March 1, 2009, and to adopt a strategic plan by January 1, 2010. Provides for administrative support of the commission by the department of human services. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4369lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4369
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| OH | Signed into law 08/2008 | P-12 | Permits chartered nonpublic schools to purchase goods and services through group purchasing contracts negotiated and arranged by the Department of Administrative Services. Permits an educational service center (ESC) to authorize the conversion of a building under its control into a conversion community school. Permits the governing authorities of two or more community schools to enter pooling agreements to jointly purchase goods and services, including health insurance for employees or liability insurance for the schools, or to provide student transportation.
Title: H.B. 496 (Am. Sub. H.B. 562)
Source: Ohio Legislative Service Commission
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| LA | Vetoed 07/2008 | P-12 | Creates the Statewide Educational Facilities Authority in the department of education to provide funding, coordination, assistance and oversight for the repair, renovation and construction of public school facilities. Directs the authority to conduct a statewide assessment of such facilities and develop a formula and mechanism to prioritize applications for funding for local projects submitted by local boards based on best practices. Creates the Educational Facilities Advisory Council to provide advice and input to the Louisiana Statewide Education Facilities Authority board of commissioners to inform policy and funding decisions made by the board.
Bill text: http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=498623
Veto message: http://www.legis.state.la.us/archive/08rs/veto/sb632v.pdf
Title: S.B. 632
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Creates a temporary special advisory panel on driver education availability and curriculum enhancement to examine, assess and make recommendations to improve drivers education instruction and make such instruction more available. Directs the panel to consider, among other items, whether requiring districts to provide drivers education instruction would be beneficial. Directs the panel to submit a report with its recommendations to the governor and legislature by December 31, 2008. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S06985&sh=t
Title: S.B. 6985
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| KY | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Establishes new retirement requirements and benefit multipliers for Kentucky Employees' Retirement System retirement plans. Requires the establishment of a formal education program for members of the board of trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Kentucky. In order to improve public transparency regarding the administration of the system, directs the board of trustees to adopt a best practices model by posting specified information to the retirement system's Web site. Provides term limits for retirement system board of trustees members. Sets sick leave maximum for retirement purposes for school employees and teachers.
Provides that a retired member who returns to to full-time employment in a position covered by the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System must receive no annuity payments, waive his/her medical insurance coverage with the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System during the period of reemployment, and receive the medical insurance coverage offered by the member's active employer to the other members of the retirement system employed by the active employer. Provides such a member may make contributions to his/her retirement annuity.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08SS/HB1/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 1A
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Re-creates the department of education; changes the termination date unless the department is again re-created; provides for the general re-creation of the department of education and its statutory entities in accordance with the sunset law; supersedes provisions of the sunset law which set out the procedure for review and re-creation and which require a separate bill to re-create each statutory entity within the department. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=495045
Title: H.B. 576
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Eliminates role of the Board of Education in the appeal of Commissioner of Education decisions in disputes arising under the State school laws; provides that an appeal of a commissioner's decision would go directly to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court; provides that after an appeal of a determination by the School Ethics Commission or the State Board of Examiners the commissioner's decision would be considered final agency action.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A0500/45_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 45
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2008 | P-12 | Establishes Commissioner of Education as the rule- making authority under several school district accountability statutes relating to early termination agreements and revocation of certificates; requires public hearings on proposed regulations.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A3000/2965_R1.PDF
Title: A.B. 2965
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| AL | Vetoed 05/2008 | P-12 | Requires the posting of notices of vacancies in the offices of State Superintendent of Education, county superintendent of education, city superintendent of education, Chancellor of Postsecondary Education, and the chief executive officer of any two-year school or college under the auspices of the State Board of Education, the Institute for Deaf and Blind, the School of Fine Arts, the Department of Youth Services School District, and the High School of Mathematics and Science.
Veto message: http://governorpress.alabama.gov/PDFs/Veto_Message_HB222.pdf
Title: H.B. 222
Source: www.lexis.com
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| DE | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Removes State Board of Education oversight over the design and operation of school buses.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+231/$file/legis.html?open
Title: H.B. 231
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Provides for audits and the examination of books and records. Provides for the creation and maintenance of a searchable Web site that provides public access to certain state expenditure information. Relates to the Department of Audits and Accounts and the Department of Revenue. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb300.pdf
Title: S.B. 300
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NY | Adopted 05/2008 | P-12
Postsec. | 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.ny.us/info/register/2008/may14/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.2 and 4-1.5
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us
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| OK | Signed into law 05/2008 | P-12 | Recreates the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) and modifies the termination date from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2012.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/hb2205_enr.rtf
Title: H.B. 2205
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us
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| LA | Adopted 03/2008 | P-12 | Makes various revisions to the code of conduct for the board of elementary and secondary education.
Pages 409-427: http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0803/0803.doc
Title: LAC 28:I.Chapters 1-13
Source: doa.louisiana.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | From the bill synopsis:
--Provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state and higher education employees not including school district personnel
--Provides for a 3% cost of living allowance for state and higher education employees not including school district personnel
--Provides for an additional 2% cost of living allowance for state employees not including school district personnel contingent upon changes in health benefit plans
--Adjusts funding for changes in health plans offered to state employees not including school district personnel contingent upon such changes
--Provides funding for a 9.9% increase in the premiums charged for higher education employee health benefits
--Provides funding for an increase in the cost of retirement for certain employees.
http://le.utah.gov/~2008/bills/hbillenr/hb0004.pdf
Title: H.B. 4
Source: le.utah.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12 | Allows the state board of education to delegate to the executive director, by resolution, such duties as deemed necessary to efficiently carry on the business of the board including, but not limited to, the authority to employ necessary personnel and the authority to enter into, amend, and terminate contracts on behalf of the board.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202008/3097.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3097
Source: www.leg.wa.gov
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; requires the State Board of Education to create a plan that includes goals, objectives, strategies, indicators and benchmarks and specifies certain public education goals and objectives to be included in the plan; establishes goals for public higher education; defines certain responsibilities of the Higher Education Policy Commission, Council for Community and Technical College Education and state institutions of higher education.
Title: S.B. 595
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MA | Adopted 01/2008 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Submits from the governor to the legislature a reorganization plan number 1 of 2008. Relates to reorganizing certain education agencies. Creates an executive office of education, headed by a cabinet secretary. Provides for the executive office to contain three departments: (1) the existing department of early education and care; (2) the existing department of education (renamed the department of elementary and secondary education); and (3) a new department of higher education, which will house personnel now serving as staff to the board of higher education.
Submitted by the Governor, pending legislative approval.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/185/ht04pdf/ht04488.pdf
http://mass.gov/?pageID=gov3terminal&L=3&L0=Home&L1=Legislation+%26+Executive+Orders&L2=Legislation&sid=Agov3&b=terminalcontent&f=legislation_legis_education_reorg&csid=Agov3
Title: Executive Order /H.B. 4488
Source: http://www.mass.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that an "employer" as defined in the act includes:
(1) A political subdivision of the state
(2) A unit of local government
(3) A school district, combination of school districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of any type formed by two or more school districts
(4) A community college district, state college or university, or any state agency whose major function is providing educational services
(5) Any authority including a department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other agency of these entities
(6) Any person acting within the scope of his or her authority on behalf of those entities in dealing with its employees.
Deletes an exemption for government entities. Prohibits retaliation. Adds to list of false claims for which a person is liable for penalties.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB0742lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 742
Source: /www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Repeals the law allowing the state board to remove local school board members.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H349v0.html
Title: H.B. 349
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Concerns the Chairperson of the State Board of Education and appointment of the Commissioner of Education; requires the Chairperson of the State Board of Education to hold a degree in education; provides that the appointment of the Commissioner of Education go through the legislative executive nominations process; provides that department head also means the Commissioner of Education.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/ACT/Pa/pdf/2007PA-00114-R00SB-01354-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 1354
Source: Connecticut Legislature
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Repeals the transfer from the department of health to the department of education those public health nurses who supervise the school health aides. Transfers administration of the K-12 school health services program and the teenage health program from the department of health to the department of education.
Directs the department of education to provide the necessary number of health aides to serve each public school. Directs the department of education to provide career pathways development and training opportunities to all school health aides to ensure the opportunity for continued employment with the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB98_HD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 98
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Repeals provisions establishing the vocational technical proficiency panel (also called the workforce proficiency panel); repeals a provision that requires the panel to adopt standards for postsecondary certificates of achievement for technical education programs; makes conforming amendments. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/SE/SE0345.1.pdf
Title: S.B. 345
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Expands the membership of the State Board of Education to include one student member.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280022477&LD=151&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: H.B. 133
Source: Maine Legislature
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Changes the composition of the State Board of Education by requiring that membership of the board be broadly representative of the geographic regions of the State and of municipalities of varying sizes.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280023364&LD=791&Type=1&SessionID=7
Title: S.B. 240
Source: Maine Legislature
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Alters the terms of state board members from nine years to five years.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0316.pdf
Title: H.B. 951
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Extends the membership of the board of educational examiners to include the director of the department of education, or the director's designee. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=HF615
Title: H.F. 615
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Eliminates reference to professional standards board. Establishes the divisions of professional standards within the department of education. Allows the department of education to issue an emergency communication disorder permit to an individual to serve the needs of students who are eligible for speech and language services. Establishes eligibility requirements for an emergency communication disorder permit. Specifies that an individual with an emergency communication disorder permit must have access to a licensed
speech-language pathologist but may not use a title that states or implies that the individual is a licensed speech-language pathologist. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2007/PDF/SE/SE0451.1.pdf
Title: S.B. 451
Source: www.in.gov/legislative
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Deletes the requirement that the state superintendent of public instruction hold a professional teaching license.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HAEI0200.pdf
Title: H.B. 1169
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| TX | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Protects this important communication by prohibiting employment policies that restrict the ability of a school district employee to communicate directly with a member of the school board on matters relating to the operation of the school district, exception that the bill does allow certain inappropriate ex parte communications to be prohibited.
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB00135F.pdf
Title: S.B. 135
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| UT | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Among other provisions, provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state employees not including school district personnel; Provides for a 3.5% cost of living allowance for state and higher education employees, not including judges and school district personnel; Provides for a 1.5% discretionary salary increase for state and higher education employees not including school district personnel; provides funding for certain market comparability increases; provides funding for an increase in the premiums charged for state and higher education employee health benefits.
http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/sbillenr/sb0228.pdf
Title: S.B. 228
Source: http://le.utah.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Clarifies, changes and specifies the qualifications, tenure and performance review criteria for the state Commissioner of Education.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/C916FE7400E3D3FE87257251007B726E?Open&file=020_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 20
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| NJ | Signed into law 12/2006 | P-12 | Directs Commissioner of Education to contract with independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversight capacity; relates to public school funding reform.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/SJR/1_I1.PDF
Title: S.J.R. 1; A.J.R. 10
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| NJ | Signed into law 12/2006 | P-12 | Directs the Commissioner of Education to contract with an independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversight capacity; relates to public school funding reform.
Title: S.J.R. 1
Source: New Jersey Legislature
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| IN | Adopted 07/2006 | P-12 | Clarifies rules to add a definition to reflect that the responsibility for teacher licensing has been transferred to the Department of Education.
Title: 515 IAC 8-1, -21, -35, 28-2-6 and 515 IAC 9-1, -2, 1-2-2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Repeals the transfer of functions from the departments of budget and finance, attorney general, and human services to the department of education; delays the transfer of school health aides and public health nurses from the department of health to the department of education; relates to department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2720_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2720
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Provides for government immunity of the state and other political subdivisions during and in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Adds that no student, employee, volunteer, parent, or person attending or visiting a school within an area affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita may have a cause of action for damages against the local school district in the affected area for failure to warn, notify, remediate, clean-up, or repair, in its decisions or operations in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, except in the event of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the school district in the affected area. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=403027
Title: H.B. 892
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Requires that a local school board employee be provided paid leave to attend meetings of certain public entities on which the employee serves as an elected or appointed member. Provides that public entities include the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' Retirement System of Louisiana; the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana School Employees Retirement System; the state board of education; and any task force, commission, or other advisory body established by the state board of education. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406321
Title: H.B. 800
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| WA | Rule Adoption 06/2006 | P-12 | Complies with state legislation shifting rule-making authority and governance for educator preparation and certification from the State Board of Education to the Professional Educator Standards Board. http://www1.leg.wa.gov/documents/wsr/2006/14/06-14-010.htm
Title: WAC 181-77-001, -003, -005, -014, -015, -031
Source: http://www1.leg.wa.gov/codereviser/washington%20state%20register/
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Strengthens the operations of the Department of Education by creating a chief financial officer position and a secretarial position in the office of the superintendent to assist the CFO in performing his or her functions. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB1865_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 1865
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Repeals requirement that the superintendent of education provide an annual report to the board of education of principal transactions within the department. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB1861_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 1861
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Concerns Education; renames the division of vocational-technical education within the department of education as the division of career and technical education; revises membership of the Tennessee council for vocational-technical education.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB4040.pdf
Title: H.B. 4040; S.B. 3919
Source: Tennessee Legislature
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to reorganization; renames Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet; creates new offices in the Education Cabinet; abolishes the Workforce Development Cabinet and create the Department of Workforce Investment in the Education Cabinet and transfers the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Education Professional Standards Board to the Education Cabinet. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/06RS/SB105/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 105
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | In 2005, the legislature reconstituted the 19 state board of education to refocus its purpose; abolished the academic achievement and accountability commission; and assigned policy and rule-making authority for educator preparation and certification to the professional educator standards board.This bill transfers duties of the reconstituted state board of education. Declares that the purpose of this act is to address the remaining statutory responsibilities of the state board of education held before 2005. The legislature finds that some duties should be retained with the reconstituted board; many duties should be transferred to other agencies or organizations, primarily but not exclusively to the superintendent of public instruction; and some duties should be repealed. This act also corrects statutes to implement fully the transfer of responsibilities authorized in 2005.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/3098-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 3098
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Relates to the State Board of Education; expands board voting membership to include the State superintendent of public instruction. The superintendent, however, may not participate in board deliberations on or vote on any matter relating to a contested case involving actions of the department of education.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2006/Enroll/SF0087.pdf
Title: S.B. 87
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us
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| OR | Adopted 02/2006 | P-12 | Amends rules to define a process to allow the Superintendent torespond to constituent complaints and other alleged violations of standards byan ESD, other than through the regular, cyclical standardization review. OREGON 27185
Title: OAR 581-024-0215
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-12 | Requires education service districts to provide regionalized core services to component school districts. The goals of these services are to:
(a) Assist component school districts in meeting the requirements of state and federal law;
(b) Improve student learning;
(c) Enhance the quality of instruction provided to students;
(d) Provide professional development to component school district employees;
(e) Enable component school districts and the students who attend schools in those districts to have equitable access to resources; and
(f) Maximize operational and fiscal efficiencies for component school districts.
(2) The services must be provided according to a local service plan developed by the education service district and component school districts. Services goals must include Programs for children with special needs, including but not limited to special education services, services for at-risk students and professional development for employees who provide those services; technology support; school improvement services for component school districts; administrative and support services for component school districts; other services that an education service district is required to provide by state or federal law.
(3) In addition to the services specified, a local service plan may include other services that are designed to meet regional needs.
(4) A local service plan must also contain annual performance measures for the education service district.
(5) A local service plan must: (a) Be adopted by the board of the education service district. (b) After being adopted, be approved on or before March 1 by resolution of two-thirds of the component school districts.
Allows an education service district to provide entrepreneurial services and facilities to public and private entities and to school districts that are not component school districts of the education service district (on contract or under reimbursable conditions) under certain conditions.
Allows for a pilot education service district.
http://www.leg.state.or.us/05reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3184.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3184
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| HI | Became law without governor's signature 07/2005 | P-12 | Ensures that department of education civil service employees' benefits related to transfer, reduction in force, promotion, medical placement, and seniority are the same as those provided to civil service employees of other executive branch agencies. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1614_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1614
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov/
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| WA | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board of education and the Washington professional educator standards
board and eliminates the academic achievement and accountability commission. Changes state board membership from all members elected by local board of directors to a sixteen-member board. Five members are elected by district directors (3 for the western half of the state; 2 for the eastern); 1 at-large member is elected by members of boards of directors of state-approved private schools; 1 is the superintendent of public instruction; 7 members are appointed by the governor; and 2 members are students (non-voting).
http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5732-S.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5732
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | New section: Requires the state board to review the programs and services administered or provided by the Department of Education in order to: (1) Evaluate the effectiveness and benefits of such programs and services, and (2) assign priority for the continued funding of such programs and services. The board shall submit findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies not later than January 1, 2006, and annually thereafter.ftp://159.247.160.79/textofbill/h/2005HB-06989-R01-HB.htm
Title: H.B. 6989
Source: ftp://159.247.160.79/textofbill/h/2005HB-06989-R01-HB.htm
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires that assessments of any building, facility, or structure owned or leased by a state agency, state university or community college not previously provided to the chief of domestic security must be completed by the state agency, state university or community college and provided to the chief before occupying or substantially modifying such building, facility, or structure. In implementing best practices for safety and security of buildings, requires the chief to work in conjunction with state agencies, state universities, community colleges and local governments to promote the continued safety of government buildings, facilities, and structures within the state.
Creates the Domestic Security Oversight Council to provide executive direction and leadership with respect to terrorism prevention, preparation, protection, response, and recovery efforts by state and local agencies in the state. Requires the Commissioner of Education to serve on the council as a voting member. Requires the Commissioner of Education to serve on the council's executive committee.
http://www.flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Year=2005&billnum=1715
Title: H.B. 1715
Source: www.flsenate.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Eliminates requirement that for purposes of participating in the personal care attendant program, the department of education determine the applicant eligible for training services. Eliminates requirement that the association, in cooperation with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Department of Education, assess the selected participants and make recommendations for their placement into appropriate work-related training programs. Mandates that the Department of Health establish an oversight workgroup for the personal care attendant program to oversee the implementation and administration of the program. Requires one member of the workgroup to be a representative from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Department of Education.
http://www.flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Year=2005&billnum=720
Title: S.B. 720
Source: www.flsenate.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies definitions of "new century charter schools" and "public schools". Requires charter school plans to include a plan for identifying, recruiting, and retaining highly-qualified instructional faculty. Requires a charter school's governance structure to incorporate a conflict of interest policy and a plan for periodic board training. Requires a charter school's plans to include a financial plan based on the most recent fiscal year's per-pupil charter school allocation that demonstrates the ability to meet the financial obligations of one-time start-up costs and ongoing costs such as monthly payrolls, faculty recruitment, professional development, and facilities costs. Amends new century charter school review panel membership to decrease board of education members and add two new members. Allows board of education to deny charter to school recommended by panel and establishes requirements if the board does not approve the charter.
Allows charter school employees full participation in the state systems for retirement, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, and health benefits. Requires the department to provide its position listings to the charter school administrative office and any interested local school board of any new century charter school, and to facilitate and encourage the movement of instructional personnel between the department and new century charter schools, including limiting probationary status to one year, within specified parameters.
Allows the new century charter schools to propose to the board of education an alternative weighted student formula.
Repeals existing language on evaluating charter schools. Enacts new language requiring the board to adopt guidelines for multi-year evaluations of charter schools that have been chartered for four or more years, or for special evaluations at any time. Provides parameters and procedures for the board to place a charter school on probation and revoke a charter. Expands definition of "organizational viability" for a charter school.
Adds that if, at any time, the board of directors of the nonprofit organization governing a new century conversion charter school votes to discontinue its relationship with the charter school, the charter school may submit an application to the board to continue as a conversion school without the participation of the nonprofit organization.
Creates the Task Force on Charter School Governance to identify and recommend to the legislature revisions to the existing charter school law and to help create an effective framework for overseeing and supporting new and existing charter schools. Sets forth the areas on which the task force must make recommendations and establishes membership. Requires the charter school administrative office to submit a report to the legislature on the task force's progress, findings, and recommendations no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2006.
Ensures more equitable and stable funding for the basic operations of new century charter schools, including: (1) establishing and providing funding for a per pupil allocation funding mechanism; (2) requiring that funds be requested for fringe benefit costs and collective bargaining increases for charter school employee members of collective bargaining units; (3) allowing additional appropriations for workers' compensation benefits; and (4) providing charter schools with access to all federal education funds received by the state. Ensures charter schools' compliance with federal regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Clarifies administrative hearing procedures relating to the education of handicapped children. Appropriates funds for these various purposes. (CD1)
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1643_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1643
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Allows the state board to adopt any rules and policies it deems necessary to exercise general supervision over and regulate the conduct of the public school system. Exempts the state board from the formal rule-making process, unless otherwise required by law. Requires the state board to adopt rules or policies for the state board and the institutions within its jurisdiction that provide for at least two public readings of the proposed rule or rule change.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2349
Title: H.B. 2349 (section 1 and 5)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Allows school districts the option to post their proposed budget or summary of proposed budget on a website maintained by the department of education. If the school district prefers to submit their proposed budget for posting on the department website, requires the cost to be a charge against the school district.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=2349
Title: H.B. 2349 (section 3)
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Establishes the Arizona Performance Based Compensation System Task Force within the state board of education. By Februrary 2006 and annually thereafter, requires the superintendent of public instruction to submit specified school district data to the task force, which must conduct annual evaluation of one quarter of districts' performance based compensation systems based on the submitted data. Requires the annual evaluation to (1) Assess the relationship between components of individual district performance based compensation systems and the improvement in:
(a) Individual student progress and achievement;
(b) Achievement of school district and school site goals;
(c) Teacher professional development;
(d) Teacher job satisfaction;
(e) Parent rating of the quality of education at the school and district levels
and (2) Provide a report to the districts evaluated each year assessing the effectiveness of each district's performance based compensation system, including any recommendations for improvement. Requires the task force to annually submit its findings to the speaker of the house and president of the senate.
On or before June 30, 2010, requires the task force to (1) provide recommendations to the state board on the implementation, operation and monitoring of performance based compensation systems and career ladder programs in the state, and (2) develop written recommendations based on elements of districts' performance based compensation systems.
Requires all local boards in the state to adopt a performance based compensation system, and to vote on a performance based compensation system that includes the following elements:
(1) School district and school performance;
(2) Measures of academic progress toward the state board-adopted academic standards;
(3) Other measures of academic progress;
(4) Dropout or graduation rates;
(5) Attendance rates;
(6) Ratings of school quality by parents;
(7) Ratings of school quality by students;
(8) Imput of teachers and administrators;
(9) Approval of the performance based compensation system by an affirmative vote of at least 70% of the teachers eligible to participate in the performance based compensation system.
(10) An appeals process for teachers who have been denied performance based compensation.
(11) Regular evaluation for effectiveness.
Requires a performance based compensation system to include teacher professional development programs aligned with the elements of the performance based compensation system. Permits a local board to modify the aforementioned 11 elements and consider additional elements when adopting a performance based compensation system. Until December 31, 2009, requires each district to develop an assessment plan for its performance based compensation system and annually submit the plan to the department of education, along with a copy of the district-adopted performance based compensation system.
http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1074
Title: S.B. 1074
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Establishes the Paper Reduction Task Force for the purpose of recommending strategies to reduce the paperwork required of school districts and school district personnel, with special emphasis given to the reduction of paperwork required of teachers. Provides membership. Requires the task force to develop recommendations to minimize the paperwork burden placed on school districts and school district personnel. Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations to the legislature by February 1, 2006. States that task force will be abolished upon transmittal of the report to the legislature. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/loadDoc.aspx?FileName=_h0281er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0281&Session=2005
Title: H.B. 281
Source: www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates the state accounting office, to be overseen by the state accounting officer. Creates the position of state accounting officer, to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor. Requires the state accounting officer to:
(1) Prescribe state-wide accounting policies, procedures, and practices;
(2) Prescribe, develop, operate, and maintain uniform state accounting systems for all state organizations which facilitate financial accounting and reporting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and also meet state and federal accounting and financial reporting requirements;
(3) Prescribe the manner in which disbursements shall be made by state organizations;
(4) Prescribe and supervise the installation of any changes in the state accounting information systems necessary to secure and maintain internal control and facilitate the recording of accounting data for the purpose of preparing reliable, timely, and meaningful statements and reports;
(5) Manage the state's accounting, payroll, and human capital systems;
(6) Using generally accepted accounting principles, prepare the state's financial statements and other reports in accordance with legal requirements;
(7) Provide annual financial statements and other reports to the state auditor and other auditors, as appropriate, for review and certification when required by statute or federal regulation;
(8) Develop interim reports on the financial condition and budgetary compliance of the state and various state organizations;
(9) Determine the proper classification for accounting and reporting purposes of all assets, liabilities, revenues, expenditures, fund balances, funds, and accounts in compliance with legal requirements and generally accepted accounting principles and prescribe a uniform classification of accounts and other accounting identifiers which shall be used by all state organizations;
(10) Develop processes and systems to improve accountability and enhanced collection of accounts receivable due to the state. In developing these processes, the state accounting officer may prescribe procedures to allow for the recognition of uncollectible accounts for financial reporting purposes. He or she may also develop guidelines to allow uncollectible debts to be removed from active collection processes. This recognition shall not remove or diminish the state's claim on accounts or debt owed to the state; and
(11) Develop processes and systems to improve accountability and enhance efficiency for disbursement of funds and management of accounts payable.
Clarifies that term "organizations of state government" refers to state boards, departments, commissions, committees, offices, etc. but not to local boards of education or local authorities.
Strikes certain statutory references to the "state auditor" and the Department of Audits and Accounts; inserts references to and transfers some powers to the "state accounting office" and "state accounting officer."
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/hb293.htm
Title: H.B. 293
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the office of technology by combining the duties performed by the division of information technology of the department of administration, the information technology oversight commission, and the enhanced data access review committee. Provides that the office of technology shall assist the intelenet commission in continuing to provide those services supplied by the intelenet commission as of July 1, 2005. Provides that the office of technology shall assist political subdivisions in coordinating operations of information technology systems. Directs the office of technology to appoint a group to develop accessibility standards. Transfers to the new office the duties, rules, personnel, equipment of the combined entities, and funds (except for funds held by the intelenet commission). Makes conforming changes. Provides that the chief information officer of the office of technology participates in decisions made by the higher education telecommunications system. Specifies that county auditors and county assessors shall (1) transmit electronic property assessment data records to the department of local government finance and the legislative services agency (LSA) in a standard format prescribed by the office of technology and approved by LSA; and (2) archive electronic property assessment data records in the fashion prescribed by the office of technology and approved by LSA. Repeals statutes establishing the state information technology oversight commission, establishing the state enhanced data access review committee, granting various powers to the intelenet commission, defining intelenet in the public purchasing law, and referring to the intelenet commission in the law concerning immunity.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1137.1.html
Title: H.B. 1137
Source: StateNet
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| IN | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Establishes legislative intent that the state budget be reviewed comprehensively before the budgetary process for the next biennium begins in 2007. Asks the governor to direct the office of management and budget to thoroughly review the budget of each executive department agency and instrumentality and overall functions of the executive department of state government to find efficiencies that might yield significant cost savings. Requests that both the size and the scope of these agencies and functions be thoroughly reviewed.
Establishes the government efficiency commission. Mandates the commission to:
(1) Make recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary costs associated with any board or commission.
(2) Review and make recommendations to the governor concerning each board or commission about the following:
(A) Whether the board or commission should be continued, reorganized, or combined with another board, commission, or state agency.
(B) Whether the board or commission should terminated or allowed to expire.
(3) Make recommendations to reform K-12 education funding and budgeting as it relates to non-classroom expenditures so that adequate dollars are available for teacher training and classroom instruction.
Requires the governor to review the recommendations made by the government efficiency commission and, by December 1, 2006, submit a report in an electronic format with recommendations for reform to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate.
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html
Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 255-256)
Source: www.in.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB591.pdf
Title: S.B. 591
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Repeals language relating to the Arkansas Interagency Distance Learning Review Commission. Establishes the Distance Learning Coordinating Council. Assigns the council to evaluate distance learning activities for K-12 education across the state and determine if distance learning activities are being conducted through a collaborative process that maximizes the utilization of the state's technical and educational resources. Requires the council to report to the state with regard to methods for fostering collaborative processes by which distance learning content can be more effectively shared with and delivered to public schools; strategies for reducing the occurrences of isolated distance learning activities; options for spreading distance learning costs and increasing the value of shared distance learning services; and improving utilization of distance learning resources, among other areas.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB592.pdf
Title: S.B. 592
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Renames the position of director of the department of education the commissioner of education. Reorganizes the department of education into departments under the commissioner of education. Effective July 1, 2007, shifts oversight for the division of public school accountability in the department of education from the state board to the commissioner of education
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2530.pdf
Title: H.B. 2530
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Modifies membership of Advisory Council for the Education of Children with Disabilities from "parents of children with disabilities" to parents of persons from birth to age 26 with disabilities. Includes officials who carry out activities under subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to act as members representing state and local education officials on the board. Adds representative from the Arkansas child welfare agency responsible for foster care to advisory council membership; modifies from one to not less than one the members representing a vocational, community, or business organization that provides transitional services to children with disabilities.
Transfers responsibility for establishing standards and qualifications for individuals to serve as hearing officers from the state board to the special education section of the department of education.
Reduces the period during which parties can bring civil action against a hearing officer's decision from 3 years to 90 days from the date of the hearing officer's decision.
Clarifies that the individualized education program (IEP) team has authority to review and revise an IEP. Specifies that the IEP must include a statement of the child's academic achievement as well as functional performance. Adds that IEP for children with disabilities who take
alternate assessments aligned to alternate achievement standards must include a description of benchmarks or short-term objectives. Adds that IEP for all students with disabilities must include a description of how the child's progress toward meeting the annual goals described in the IEP will be measured and when periodic reports will be provided on the progress the child is making toward meeting the annual goals, including the use of quarterly or other periodic reports, concurrent with the issuance of report cards.
Requires the IEP's statement of the special education and related services and supplementary aids and services to be based on peer-reviewed research to the extent practicable.
Changes from 14 to 16 the student age at which a transition plan must be initially developed. Changes language from "a statement of the transitional service needs" to inclusion in IEP of appropriate measurable postsecondary goals based upon age-appropriate transition assessments related to training, education, employment, and where appropriate, independent living skills and the transition services, including courses of study, needed to assist the child in reaching those goals. Deletes provision relating to statement beginning at age sixteen of needed transitional services for the child.
Specifies that the individualized education program team is not required to include information under one component of a child's individualized education program that is already contained under another component of such individualized education program.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (sections 28-30)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AZ | Vetoed 04/2005 | P-12 | Requires the department to report to specified members of the legislature on its budget status every two months for the first half of each fiscal year and every month thereafter. Requires every report to include the department's current funding surplus or shortfall projections for basic state aid and other major formula-based programs. Requires every report to be submitted 30 days after the end of the applicable reporting period.
Requires the department to report annually to the joint legislative budget committee on: (a) the raw and adjusted scores on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) test for high school students who have not received AIMS test tutoring services from the department, and the raw and adjusted AIMS scores of high school students who have received AIMS test tutoring from the department, both before and after receiving tutoring services. The report must also include contractual and policy changes made to the tests that would impact student achievement, and a description of any scoring errors or reporting delays and any actions taken to address the errors or delays.
Text of bill as vetoed: http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/47leg/1r/bills/hb2033s%2Epdf
Title: H.B. 2033
Source: www.azleg.state.az.us
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| HI | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Repeals the school-to-work executive council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1249_.htm
Title: S.B. 1249
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Reaffirms that the Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education each play unique and vital roles in the state's educational system. Authorizes these agencies to share administrative resources only to the extent necessary to achieve readily obtainable administrative efficiencies. Requires the shared resources to be narrowly defined as human resources, information technology, reception and the fiscal activities of accounts payable, payroll processing and financial statement preparation. Requires each division administrator to retain management decision-making autonomy over his/her respective divisions. Bars the Office of the State Board of Education from considering or using employees of the Division of Professional-Technical Education as adjunct staff. Provides that under no circumstances shall this arrangement impair the individual ability of these agencies to fulfill their individual missions. Provides this authorization is automatically withdrawn to the extent it is found to be inconsistent with laws or regulations pertaining to the use of federal or dedicated funds. Mandates that the Legislature review this authorization each year and reserve its prerogative to withdraw it at any time.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1234.html
Title: S.B. 1234
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | 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 with new appointments by the Governor at the expiration of the current board members' terms of office.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280014850&LD=247&Type=1&SessionID=6
Title: H.P. 186
Source: StateNet
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| ND | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12
Postsec. | AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of public instruction, the school for the deaf, North Dakota vision services - school for the blind, and the state library; to provide an appropriation to the division of independent study; to provide for the distribution of special education payments; to provide for a legislative council study; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to amend and reenact section 15.1-02-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the salary of the superintendent of public instruction; and to declare an emergency
The legislative council shall study, during the 2005-06 interim, the state's elementary and secondary education system, including
key measurements of student progress, programs that address the state's competitiveness with other
states, costs incurred by the state relating to implementing the No Child Left Behind Act, and the most
effective means of using taxpayer dollars at the state and local levels to ensure the best possible
education for the children of this state.
http://www.state.nd.us/lr/assembly/59-2005/bill-text/FQNG0500.pdf
Title: H.B. 1013
Source: http://www.state.nd.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2005 | Postsec. | Replaces the Commission on Higher Education with the Higher Education Department -- a cabinet department; creates an Advisory Board; provides for the powers and duties; provides for the transfer of appropriations, money, property, contractual obligations and statutory references of the Commission on Higher Education to the Higher Education Department. Establishes that the Secretary of Higher Education is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Preserves the right of local Boards of Regents to continue to make local policy decisions about their universities.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0745.pdf
Title: H.B. 745
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| NM | Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005 | Postsec. | Relates to higher education as Cabinet Department.
Title: S.B. 677
Source: StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board and the Washington professional educator standards board and eliminates the Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission. The governor will appoint seven of the 16 board members, with another five elected by school directors and one by private school board members. The state superintendent and two students also serve. The board will address student learning and education program accountability. The Professional Educator Standards Board will set policy for teacher preparation and certification programs, formerly a task of the state board. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5732-S.PL.pdf
Title: S.B. 5732
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission on public school academic facilities and transportation.
Provides that the enumerated duties of the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation are to: ... "(5) Develop and implement an ongoing uniform process for collecting, inventorying, and updating information on the state of condition of all public school academic facilities in the state; (6) Develop a facility cost index that provides a methodology for comparing the cost of repairing the condition of a public school academic facility to the cost of replacing the public school academic facility with a facility containing the same amount of square footage; (7) Conduct unannounced random on-site inspections of public school academic facilities; (8) Develop minimum standards for accessibility to public school academic facilities and programs for individuals with disabilities; (9) Develop guidelines for competitive bidding, competitive negotiation, and other methods of procurement for public school academic facilities projects; (10) Develop incentive programs to reward school districts for innovative, effective, and efficient use of local and state resources with regard to public school academic facilities;" and "(13) Report by October 1 of each year to the Governor, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee on the state of condition of education facilities statewide" addressing specified features of school facilities; "(14) Report by October 1 of each even-numbered year to the Governor, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee on the state academic facilities master plan; and (15) Maintain a public access website dedicated to public school academic facilities."
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/SB590.pdf
Title: S.B. 590
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Sets forth legislative intent related to early diagnosis of and intervention for elementary students struggling in reading and mathematics, state student achievement goals, provision and quality of diagnostic and intervention services to students below proficient on state math and reading assessments, and collaboration among state and local stakeholders to achieve state goals. Establishes the respective roles of the general assembly, state board of education, department of education, council on postsecondary education, education professional standards board, colleges and universities, school councils, and local boards and superintendents in achieving the state's student achievement goals. Declares an emergency.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB301.htm
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, multiple provisions)
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Defines terms, including "mathematics coach," "mathematics diagnostic assessment," "mathematics intervention program," "mathematics leader," "mathematics mentor," and "numeracy." Establishes the Committee for Mathematics Achievement to develop a multi-faceted strategic plan to improve student achievement in mathematics at all levels of schooling, prekindergarten through postsecondary and adult. Specifies that at a minimum, the plan must address:
(a) Challenging curriculum that is aligned prekindergarten through postsecondary, including consensus among high school teachers and postsecondary education faculty about expectations, curriculum, and assessment;
(b) Attitudes and beliefs of teachers about mathematics;
(c) Teachers' knowledge of mathematics;
(d) Diagnostic assessment, intervention services, and instructional strategies;
(e) Shortages of teachers of mathematics, including incentives to attract strong candidates to mathematics teaching;
(f) Statewide institutes that prepare cadres of mathematics leaders in local school districts, which may include highly skilled retired mathematics teachers, to serve as coaches and mentors in districts and schools;
(g) Cohesive continuing education options for experienced mathematics classroom teachers;
(h) Closing the student achievement gap among various student subpopulations;
(i) Curriculum expectations and assessments of students among the various school levels, prekindergarten, primary, elementary, middle, and high school;
(j) Content standards for adult education centers providing mathematics curricula;
(k) Introductory postsecondary education mathematics courses that are appropriate to the wide array of academic programs and majors;
(l) Research to analyze further the issues of transition from high school or GED programs to postsecondary education mathematics; and
(m) The early mathematics testing program under KRS 158.803.
Other factors may be included in the strategic plan as deemed appropriate by the committee to improve mathematics achievement of Kentucky students.
Requires the committee to (a) Design a statewide professional development program that includes summer mathematics institutes at colleges and universities, follow-up, and school-based support services, beginning no later than June 1, 2006, to prepare teams of teachers as coaches and mentors of mathematics at all school levels to improve student achievement. Specifies areas the design must address. (b) Require schools and districts approved to have participants in the mathematics leader institutes to provide specified assurances to support institute participants and students who need modified instructional and intervention services in math.
Establishes committee membership, terms, chairmanship, attachmetn to Kentucky Department of Education, and responsibilities. Specifies that the committee must:
(a) Present a draft strategic plan addressing the requirements in subsection (1) of this section and other issues that arose during the work of the committee to the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee no later than August 2005;
(b) Present the strategic plan for improving mathematics achievement to the Interim Joint Committee on Education by July 15, 2006, which shall include any recommendations that require legislative action; and
(c) Provide a final written report of committee activities to the Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2006.
Also specifies that the committee will have ongoing responsibility for providing advice and guidance to policymakers in the development of statewide policies and in the identification and allocation of resources to improve mathematics achievement. In carrying out this responsibility, the committee must periodically review the strategic plan and make modifications as deemed appropriate and report those to the Interim Joint Committee on Education.
Mandates that the committee collaborate with the Center for Mathematics to ensure that there is ongoing identification of research-based intervention programs for K-12 students who have fallen behind in mathematics, rigorous mathematics curricula that prepare students for the next level of schooling, research-based professional development models that prepare teachers in mathematics and pedagogy, and strategies for closing the gap between high school or GED and postsecondary mathematics preparation.
Declares an emergency.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 2)
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12
Postsec. | Specifies that, for the state to achieve its student achievement goals, the Council on Postsecondary Education, in cooperation with the Education Professional Standards Board, must exercise its duties and functions under KRS 164.020 to ensure that teacher education programs are fulfilling the needs of Kentucky for highly skilled teachers. Requires the council to coordinate the federal and state grant programs it administers with other statewide initiatives relating to improving student achievement in reading and mathematics to avoid duplication of effort and to make efficient use of resources. Declares an emergency.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 5)
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | P-12 | Mandates that the Kentucky Department of Education provide assistance to schools and teachers, including publicizing professional development opportunities, methods of measuring effective professional development, the availability of high quality instructional materials, and developmentally appropriate screening and diagnostic assessments of student competency in mathematics and reading. Also requires the department to provide access to samples of units of study, annotated student work, diagnostic instruments, and research findings, and give guidance on parental engagement.
Also requires that the department conduct an annual review of the state grant programs it manages and make recommendations, when needed, to the Interim Joint Committee on Education for changes to statutory requirements that are necessary to gain a greater return on investment.
Requires the department to provide administrative support and oversight to programs to train classroom coaches and mentors to help teachers with reading and mathematics instruction. Declares an emergency.
http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93.htm
Fiscal note: http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/HB93/FN.doc
Title: H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 4)
Source: lrc.ky.gov
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| IL | Adopted 02/2005 | P-12 | Clarifies rules regarding access to information of the state board of education under the Freedom of Information Act. http://www.isbe.state.il.us/rules/archive/pdfs/5001ARK.pdf
Title: 2 IAC 5001.100 thru .600 (non seq)
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | 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 California or the Trustees of the California State University convene for a regular meeting. Provides, to the extent possible, the trustees shall not convene for a regular meeting on the same day on which the State Board of Education meets or on which the Regents convene for a regular meeting. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2301-2350/ab_2339_bill_20040816_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2339_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2339
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | Postsec. | Increases the membership of the Trustees of the California State University by requiring the Governor to appoint a nonfaculty employee of the university for a 2-year term. Requires members of the trustees to act in the best interests of the university, rather than the interests of any other public office or employment, the appointing power, or any organization or group from or for which the member was appointed. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2801-2850/ab_2849_bill_20040816_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2849_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2849
Source: California Legislative web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Designates the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the state educational agency to carry out the purpose and provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act. Vests the superintendent with all necessary power and authority to perform all acts necessary to receive the benefits and to allocate the funds provided by that act of Congress. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1801-1850/ab_1846_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_1846_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 1846
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | Postsec. | Recasts and revises existing law relating to the Postsecondary Education Commission's duties, membership, priorities and policy responsibilities. Requires the commission's Executive Director to submit to the Legislative Analyst, the chairpersons of specified legislative committees, and the Director of Finance and the Governor, a written strategic plan for the agency. Establishes a Policy Advisory Committee to CPEC and specifies its membership and responsibilities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2901-2950/ab_2923_bill_20040826_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2923_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2923
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Creates the Advisory Task Force for Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Pupils to provide input to formulate the most effective policy for the education of such pupils. Requires the Department of Education to provide outreach and technical assistance to parents, teachers, and administrators concerning issues relating to the instruction of visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind pupils. Requires the department of education to establish a data system for submission and collection of data regarding services provided by local education agencies to such pupils. Requires contracts with test publishers for statewide tests to stipulate that the publishers will provide the test materials in formats accessible to pupils with visual disabilities.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_662_bill_20040825_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_662_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 662
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12 | Removes the authority of the State Board of Education to modify proposed content and performance standards in core curriculum areas. Deletes the statement that the standards are not subject to the Administrative Procedure Act. Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint content standards review panels in each subject area to review the content standards established in its particular subject matter and revise the standards as the panel deems necessary. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2744_bill_20040826_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2744_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 2744
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Revises the procedures for receiving claims and for hearings on claims from local governmental agencies, including school district, for reimbursement of costs of state mandates with the Commission on State Mandates. Revises the definitions of terms related to the procedure and hearing and defines additional terms. Abolishes the State Mandates Claims Fund. Deletes the option of paying claims from the fund. Makes other technical changes and deletes obsolete references. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2851-2900/ab_2856_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Signing message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_2853_2855_2856_sign.pdf
Title: A.B. 2856
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Under the School Employee Benefit Act, provides the prescription drug benefit program shall be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis, and the cost to school districts shall not exceed the State's actual program costs.
Makes changes to the provisions concerning the State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education. Terminates the terms of certain members of the State Board of Education on the effective date of the amendatory Act and provides for new members to be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate (including a chairperson). Provides that the Governor who takes office on the second Monday of January after his or her election shall be the person who nominates members to fill vacancies whose terms begin after that date and before the term of the next Governor begins. Allows the Governor to remove a member for incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.
Provides that upon expiration or buyout of the contract of the State Superintendent in office on the effective date of the amendatory Act, a State Superintendent shall be appointed by a State Board that includes the new members who were appointed to fill seats of members whose terms were terminated on the effective date of the amendatory Act. Thereafter, a State Superintendent must, at a minimum, be appointed at the beginning of each term of a Governor after that Governor has made appointments to the State Board. Provides that a contract issued for the employment of a State Superintendent entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act must expire no later than February 1, 2007, and subsequent contracts must expire no later than February 1 each 4 years thereafter. Prohibits a contract from being extended or renewed beyond February 1, 2007 and February 1 each 4 years thereafter, but provides that the State Superintendent shall serve until his or her successor is appointed. Provides that each contract entered into on or before January 8, 2007, with a State Superintendent must provide that the State Board may terminate the contract for cause, and the State Board shall not thereafter be liable for further payments under the contract. Restores current law requiring the State Board to set the State Superintendent's compensation.
Restores current law requiring a majority vote of the members appointed, confirmed, and serving to approve any action, except that the new Board members may vote to approve actions when appointed and serving. Provides that upon appointment of the new Board members, the Board shall review all of its current rules in an effort to streamline procedures, improve efficiency, and eliminate unnecessary forms and paperwork.
Requires the State Board to create certain divisions within the State Board. Provides that rules of the State Board must be in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Provides that the State Board may not adopt any rule or policy that alters the intent of the authorizing law or that supersedes federal or State law. Provides that the State Board may not make policies affecting school districts that have the effect of rules without following the procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
Requires the State Board to develop and maintain a continuing 5-year strategic plan for elementary and secondary education, to be issued to the Governor and General Assembly. Lists topic areas that the plan must include.
Removes the provision allowing the State Board to create shared service centers. Provides instead that the State Board is granted the power to provide certain regional services, either through a regional administrative technology center or otherwise.
Requires a school district's calendar for the school term and any changes to be submitted to and approved by the regional superintendent of schools (the State Board of Education in Chicago) before the calendar or any changes may take effect.
Gives the regional superintendent of schools the duty to assist and support school districts with the preparation and submission of grant applications and the duty to accept and review all transcripts for new initial certificate applications and ensure that each applicant has met all of the criteria established by the State Board of Education in consultation with the State Teacher Certification Board.
Makes other changes. Effective immediately. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-1036
Title: S.B. 3000
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| AR | Report Issued 08/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | The governor formed the committee to make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature for improving postsecondary education in Arkansas. http://www.arkansas.gov/governor/media/releases/press/11062003-1.html
The Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Education released its report in June 2004. The recommendations covered three main areas with subpoints: (1) Governance - Arkansas needs an empowered authority over higher education; (2) Mission and Scope - Arkansas needs centralized coordination of their institutions; and (3) Finance - Arkansas needs coordinated funding to act as a proper incentive. http://www.arkansashighered.com/pdfs/BRC/Final%20BRCRpt.pdf
Title: N/A
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2004 | Postsec. | Requires the Trustees of California State University, and urges the Regents of the University of California, to offer, on at least a semiannual basis, to each member, officer, or designated employee who, because of his or her affiliation with their respective universities, is required to file a Statement of Economic Interests, an orientation course on the relevant ethics statutes and regulations that govern the official conduct of university officials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1951-2000/ab_1969_bill_20040823_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 1969
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to required reports from various segments of the state's public postsecondary education system to the governor, the legislature's education policy committees and the California Postsecondary Education Commission. Deletes the requirement that the Commission review
these reports and submit comments and recommendations to the governor and the education policy committees. Amends other postsecondary education reports' requirements.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2469_bill_20040825_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 2469
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| FL | Rule Adoption 07/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Repeals rules pertaining to the State Board of Community Colleges. Provides changes in governance and subsequent transfers of powers and duties to the State Board of Education. FLORIDA REG 28449 (SN)
Title: FAC 6A-14.004, .0243, .0247, .0262, .0341, .039, .0412, .063, .073, .0732, .0735, .0751, .0752, .0771, .0772, .078
Source: Florida State Web site
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| HI | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Provides for mandatory ethics training for legislators, elected members of the board of education, executive department heads and deputies, and trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, the governor, the lieutenant governor and executive department heads and deputies. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb680_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 680
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| MA | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 | P-12 | Relates to the membership makeup of the State Board of Education.
http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht04903.htm
Title: H.B. 4903
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Adopted, on November 2004 Ballot 06/2004 | P-12 | Proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution; Changes the composition of the state board of education by removing a member of the State Junior College Board and adding a president or chancellor of a community college district, an owner or administrator of a charter school and a lay member. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/46leg/2r/bills/scr1022h%2Epdf
Title: SCR 1022; Ballot Measure 105
Source: Arizona State Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | Defines "actuarial science". Provides for educational training for members of the boards of trustees of the state and statewide retirement systems. Adds the laws, rules, and regulations of the system as an area of required education. Refers to 2 hours of required training in actuarial science information instead of actuarial information. Also requires training in fiduciary duty to be included in existing one-hour ethics instruction requirement. Requires trustees to have completed fiduciary and actuarial science, and legal education training on annual basis as condition for receiving per diem. Digest: http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT2/OUT/0000LCJG.PDF
Bill text: http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CVT1/OUT/0000LRT4.PDF
Title: H.B. 373
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2004 | P-12 | Notwithstanding any provision of present law to the contrary, any entity which establishes scholastic rules which are the basis for the state board of elementary and secondary education's policy relative to extracurricular activities which are required for all high schools under the state board's authority shall not be required to be audited by the legislative auditor, but shall instead submit an audit prepared by an auditing firm
approved by the legislative auditor to the legislative auditor and the Legislative Audit Advisory Council. Provides that the council may, upon a finding of cause, order the audit of such entity. http://leg_docs/04RS/CVT3/OUT/0000LUZR.PDF
Title: H.B. 490
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| HI | Veto override 05/2004 | P-12 | Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; provides more mathematics textbooks; lowers class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; provides full-time, year-round student activity coordinators; provides support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; establishes a national board certification incentive program for teachers; enhances teacher education; reduces the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; improves the educational accountability system; requires the board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3238_sd2_.htm
Title: S.B. 3238
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Relates to education; creates the "public education department" in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department. The
secretary may organize the department and divisions of the department and may transfer or merge functions between divisions and bureaus in the interest of efficiency and economy. The administrative head of the department is the "secretary of public education", who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and who shall serve in the executive cabinet. Creates the Public Education Commission. The commission shall be administratively attached to the department, with administrative staff provided by the
department. Additional requests for staff services shall be made through the secretary. The commission shall advise the department on policy matters and shall perform other functions as provided by law.provides powers and duties. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/04%20Regular/final/HB0096.pdf
Title: H.B. 96
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| NM | Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 03/2004 | P-12 | Provides for transition to the Public Education Department.
Title: H.B. 161
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 02/2004 | P-12 | Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division of Public School Academic Facilities to ensure equal access to adequate educational facilities and educational equipment; requires realignment of the state department of education (not to be incorporated into Arkansas Code or published separately) and creates a task force to make recommendations on realignment; amends terms for state board of education. members.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1009.pdf
Title: H.B. 1009
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 01/2004 | P-12 | Requires an audit of staffing needs of the Department of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1108.pdf
Title: H.B. 1108
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| CA | Rule Adoption 01/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Establishes conflict of interest codes for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=218406&E22=title%205&E23=50500&E24=&infobase=ccr&querytemplate=%261.%20Go%20to%20a%20Specific%20Section&record={12FBF}&softpage=Document42
Title: Title 5 CCR 50500
Source: California State Web site
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| VA | Issued 01/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | The governor created the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Board Members. The Commission shall develop and implement a process for evaluating potential appointees to higher education governing boards based on substantive qualifications such as merit and experience. The Commission also shall make other recommendations to the Governor as may be appropriate. http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Press_Policy/Executive_Orders/html/EO_63.html
Title: Executive Order 63 - 2004
Source: Virginia State Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | Community College | Revises the membership of the Board of Governors of the California State Community Colleges so it would include 12 members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of 2/3 of the membership of the Senate. Adds to the board of governors one classified employee member, who would be appointed by the Governor for a 2-year term. Requires a vacancy in the office of the classified employee member be filled by appointment of the Governor without confirmation. Provides the current membership of the board is not affected by the addition of the new member. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0601-0650/sb_644_bill_20031012_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 644
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| LA | Approved by voters 10/2003 | P-12 | To authorize the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to supervise, manage, and operate any public elementary or secondary school determined to be failing or to provide for others to do so; to authorize the state board to receive, control, and expend state minimum foundation program money and local money contributed pursuant to the minimum foundation program or otherwise in amounts calculated based on the number of students in attendance in such a school, all in the manner and in accordance with law. (Amends Article VIII, Section 3(A))
http://www.sec.state.la.us/elections/2003-ca.htm and http://www.sec.state.la.us/cgibin/?rqstyp=ELCMR&rqsdta=100403&ID=99924513
Title: Ballot Measure 4 (SB 225)
Source: Louisiana State Web site
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| NY | Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2003 | P-12 | Provides for the appointment of a chief of staff; specifying the duties of the chief of staff and the chief operating officer; and designates the chief of staff as the deputy commissioner of education as specified in Education Law, section 101, who, in the absence or disability of the commissioner or when a vacancy exists in the office of commissioner, shall exercise and perform the functions, powers and duties of the commissioner. NEW YORK REG 16293 (SN)
Title: Title 8 NYCRR 3.8 and 3.9
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Approved by voters 09/2003 | P-12 | Transfer the state department of Public Education to a cabinet department headed by a secretary of public education who shall serve in the executive cabinet and to create an elected Public Education Commission.
. Creates a Public Education Commission that shall have such powers as provided by law;
· Creates a cabinet level Public Education Department headed by a Secretary of Public
Education appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate;
· Provides that the Secretary of Public Education shall have administrative and regulatory
powers and duties as provided by law, including all function relating to the distribution of
school funds and accounting for public schools to be performed as provided by la w;
· Stipulates that the ten elected State Board of Education members shall constitute the Public
Education Commission until their terms expire; and
· Specifies that the districts from which the ten State Board of Education members were
elected shall constitute the Public Education Commission districts until changed by law. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/firs/SJR002.pdf and http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Election/03Special/rsult03.html
Title: Constitutional Amendment 1 (S.J.R. 2)
Source: New Mexico State Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | Postsec. | 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 Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, must be a faculty member at an Illinois public university.
Title: H.B. 2805
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| HI | Vetoed 07/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area consisting of multiple school complexes. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/search/billsearch.asp?qu=HB289&press1=search
Title: H.B. 289
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Provides the state board of education shall accept, as qualifications for non-certified personnel, relevant life experiences as determined by the State Board by rule. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2350&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=3585&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 2350
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | 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 an award-winning board member. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/html2003/bills/AllVersions/Senate/S698vc.html
Title: S.B. 698
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | Concerns provisions governing the operations of state-supported institutions of higher education, including the institutions' missions, admissions' standards and degrees offered. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/EF9D291339411D6387256CAF0001637C?Open&file=304_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 304
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Proposes statutory revision to reflect the new administration structure of the Department of Education; replaces district superintendents with complex area superintendents. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB1175&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: H.B. 1175
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Includes provisions to provide for the re-creation of the department of education and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law; provides for the effective termination date for all statutory authority for the existence of such statutory entities. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/03RS/CVT4/OUT/0000KO7C.PDF
Title: S.B. 83
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12 | Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to nine the members who are employed by a city or parish, adds that one of these nine may be employed by some "other local public school system." Adds requirement that tenth member represent the board of regents; adds requirement that 11th and 12th members represent the Blue Ribbon Commission on Teacher Quality or its successor. (Amendments retain standing requirement that 13th member be appointed from a list of teachers nominated by the J.K. Haynes Foundation). Specifies that from the nine members who are school system employees, six must be certified, employed, and actively engaged as full-time practicing classroom teachers, and that one of these six must be the teacher appointed from the list nominated by the J.K. Haynes Foundation. Requires member who is an education faculty member be nominated by the Louisiana Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, rather than the Louisiana Council of Education Deans, as previously required. Adds requirement that member representing the board of regents be appointed by the commissioner of higher education. Requires the two members representing the Blue Ribbon Commission on Teacher Quality be appointed by the commission's chairperson.
In section regarding the initial meeting of the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification, states that the commission must transact such other business as the state department of education considers advisable. (Former language required the commission to transact such other business as the commission considers advisable).
Deletes language requiring the commission to recommend state or national standards for preservice and advanced certification programs to the board of regents, the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and the Board of Supervisors of Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (retains language that the commission recommend on these areas to the state board).
http://www.legis.state.la.us/bills/byinst.asp?sessionid=03RS&billid=SB126&doctype=BT
Title: S.B. 126
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec. | Establishes the Commission for Postsecondary Education for the purposes of reviewing postsecondary education institutions in order to determine eligibility for student financial aid; requires one member to be an owner, operator, or administrator of a charter school in Arizona. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2008
Title: H.B. 2008
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Renames the Department of Children, Families, and Learning to the Department of Education; makes conforming changes to reflect the department name change. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/bldbill.pl?bill=S0296.0&session=ls83
Title: S.F. 296
Source: StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Relates to the state board of education; requires one appointee to be a K-12 public school teacher.
Title: H.B. 455
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Relates to the department of education - Arkansas state library - Arkansas digital library development appropriation for the 2003-2005 biennium. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/hb2048.pdf
Title: H.B. 2048
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires certain data be made available on the Department of Education website; includes financial data reports for school districts, administrator and teacher salary and benefit data, and local and state revenue sources. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2887.pdf
Title: H.B. 2887
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Deletes requirement for school districts to have prior approval of Board of Education in order to contract with each other; adds Board to provisions dealing with appealable agency actions insofar as the actions are related to certificate issuance, renewal or the discipline of certificate holders. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2051
Title: H.B. 2051
Source: State Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Eliminates the distinction between major and minor political parties with respect to declaring political party affiliation for various elections including the State Board of Education. http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl2003a/sl_172.htm
Title: H.B. 1142
Source: Colorado State Web site
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Amends existing law to authorize the State Board of Education to set up and regulate deferred compensation programs for certain eligible employees; and to provide rulemaking authority. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1084.html#billtext
Title: S.B. 1084
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Repeals section 25-1904 of the state statutes, which describes the method by which state board members are to be elected. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2179.pdf
Title: H.B. 2179
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org
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| MS | Vetoed 04/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintendent of Public Education upon the approval of the State Personnel Board. Exempts state superintendent of education from cap on salary or compensation, direct or indirect, of any public officer, public employee, adminstrator or executive head of any agency of the state to 150% or less of the maximum salary established in statute for the governor.
Requires the state board for community and junior colleges as well as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to annually submit to the state personnel board a list of salaries for its employees, to which the state personnel board must respond with a nonbinding advisory opinion on the amount of the salaries for the director and other employees of the board.
Title: H.B. 773
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Replaces the state board with the Secretary of Education and changes state superintendent to Secretary of Education, contingent upon the adoption by the people of the amendment put forth by S.J.R. 2. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/bills/senate/SB0911EDS.html
Title: S.B. 911
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| ID | Adopted 03/2003 | P-12 | Stating findings of the legislature and rejecting IDAPA 08.02.01.100, rule of the state board of education relating to rules governing administration and federally funded programs. REJECTED RULE IDAPA 08.02.01.100: The State Board of Education designates the State Department of Education to implement specific federally funded programs that may include participating elementary and secondary schools. The State Department will develop and disseminate guidelines, provide technical assistance, monitor programs and aid in complying with federal requirements. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/SCR106.html
Title: Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 106
Source: State legislative web site and State Net
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Clarifies the specific qualifications for members of the State Board of Education regarding age, education, business or political ties, relation to any education department employee, etc. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/SB152.htm
Title: S.B. 152
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, and the department of education. Requires each specified postsecondary institution and the department to employ an agency internal audit director and professional and support staff to conduct internal auditing. Sets forth internal audit directors' qualifications and duties. Establishes manner in which audits should be conducted as well as availability, procedures and frequency of audit reports. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0650SG.htm
Title: H.B. 650
Source: StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | 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 student's choice of higher education or gainful employment, focusing on the core academic skills of reading, writing, science, and mathematics, balanced with exposure to the arts and applied technology which will enable students to: (i) communicate effectively, both verbally and through written communication; (ii) apply mathematics; and (iii) access, analyze, and apply information; and (b) train students in the key attributes required for successful living.
(2) In accordance with the findings described under Subsection (1), the State Board of Education shall study and make recommendations for: (a) aligning responsibility, authority, accountability, and funding for the State Board of Education, state superintendent, and local school districts; (b) an improved environment of academic achievement; (c) implementing competency-based progress and measurement systems that allow each student to continually progress within and between course levels at an individual optimal rate; (d) assuring that each high school senior is progressing in challenging courses; (e) developing, with employers, trades, professions, and the State Board of Regents competency standards for progress or graduation; (f) improving methods of motivating school districts to increase academic discipline, including reduced cutting of classes by students and utilizing means such as closed campuses; (g) implementing a progress-based assessment system that continually tracks individual student progress each year in each of the core academic areas by: (i) tracking student progress from year to year on a longitudinal basis, rather than aggregate levels of performance; (ii) utilizing national norm-referenced tests as benchmarks, so that the progress of Utah students can be compared to the progress of students in other states and the nation; (iii) providing progress assessment data that follow each student wherever that student attends schools in the state; and (iv) making the assessment data available to parents to permit them to make fully informed decisions regarding the districts, schools, and teachers they wish to involve in the educational process for their children; (h) developing methods to increase school choice among public schools, including intradistrict and interdistrict transfers, and expansion of alternative schools such as charter schools and New Century schools; (i) aligning the current funding mechanisms with the priorities of the strategy focusing on core academics, to include financial incentives and consequences; (j) developing a new incremental state funding mechanism for public education that: (i) motivates school districts to focus on achieving value-added progress in core academics; (ii) is tied to the progress-based assessment system described under Subsection (2)(g); (iii) provides funding details, including adjustments for mobility; and (iv) provides school districts, parents, students, and educators an economic incentive for developing economic efficiencies in the delivery of instruction; (k) remediating schools and districts that do not meet appropriate standards based on the progress-based assessment described above, including possible transfer of control to the State Board of Education; (l) developing ways to meet a variety of learning styles; (m) developing savings through building utilization and per square foot cost limitation in building construction programs; and (n) implementing other best demonstrated practices of other states and their school districts that are achieving significant improvement in core academic progress.
(3) (a) By August 15, 2003, the state board must submit an initial report to the governor's office for use at the State Education Summit Meeting. (b) The State Board of Education shall make at least three annual reports on the issues
described under Subsection (2) to the Education Interim Committee. (c) A final report, including any proposed legislation, shall be presented to the Education Interim Committee prior to November 30, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/sbillenr/sb0154.pdf
Title: S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | Amends law to establish a nominating and recruiting commmittee with broad-based membership to recruit potential candidates for membership on the state board prior to the deadline to file a declaration of candidacy. The committee will also prepare a list for the governor of at least three candidates who possess outstanding professional qualifications related to the powers and duties of the state board. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/sbillenr/sb0154.pdf
Title: S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill)
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2003 | P-12 | This act modifies provisions relating to the state system of public education by eliminating requirements to submit certain reports to the Legislature. Modifies certain duties and responsibilities of the state board and the superintendent of public instruction. Consolidates several reports into the state superintendent's annual report. Eliminates the requirement for the state board to submit separate budget recommendations for U-PASS and professional development plans. Eliminates the state board's responsibility to annually determine the estimated total cost of the minimum school program for each district. Repeals the Modified School Week Pilot Program and the Arts in Elementary Schools Pilot Program. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2003/bills/hbillenr/hb0039.pdf
Title: H.B. 39
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us
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| AZ | Issued 01/2003 | P-12 | Establishes a Children's Cabinet to focus attention and resources on problems facing the state's children by collaborating and promoting coordinated policies and service delivery systems that support children, families and communities. Establishes an Advisory Commission on Child Protective Services (CPS) Reform to make recommendations to the governor and the Children's Cabinet on how the state can carry out its mission of serving the best interests of children, particularly those in greatest need of protection. Requires the children's cabinet to (1) Advise and make recommendations to the governor on the most effective policies and programs that promote the best interests of Arizona children. (2) Develop a coordinated inter-agency strategy for serving abused and neglected children with more effective and efficient service delivery, including coordination of behavioral health services, education services, health care services, substance abuse services and child welfare. (3) Develop a plan for maximizing Arizona's share of federal funds for programs that support Arizona children. Establishes membership of the children's cabinet and the Advisory Commission on CPS Reform; states the Advisory Commission on CPS Reform will conclude its work by June 30, 2003.
http://www.governor.state.az.us/eo/2003_4.pdf
Title: Executive Order 2003-04
Source: www.governor.state.az.us
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| IA | Adopted 01/2003 | P-12 | Establishes rules giving public secondary students in Iowa a voice, although not a vote, on the State Board of Education. Gives voting Board members the benefit of the thoughts and experiences of the secondary student. IOWA REG 2176 (SN)
Title: 281 IAC 1.1, 1.2, 1.4
Source: StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy of the state board at-large seat shall be filled by the vacancy committee of the party Congressional Central Committee of the same political party as the vacating board member. Also specifies that any vacancy on the state board at-large seat must be filled by the vacancy committee of the state central committee of the same political party as the vacating state board member. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/A2523CE2D53E555E87256B29004FBEF5?Open&file=1245_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1245
Source: www.leg.state.co.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | This bill, which rewrites the Florida Education Code, modifies the specific powers of the State Board of Education and modifies language relating to department under direction of state board. See bill section 21, page 53, line 18 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsible for promoting accountability, efficiency and effectiveness and detecting fraud and abuse within school districts, community colleges and universities in Florida." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts and public postsecondary institutions comply with law and state board rule and authorizes a number of options to enforce compliance." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board authority to undertake sanctions, including withholding funds, against school district or public postsecondary education institution that does not comply with law or state board rule within specified time. See bill section 376, page 842, line 3 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commissioner to waive state board rule, if the state board delegates to him that authority." http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E (waiver authority section)
Source: www.leg.state.fl.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Community College | According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Executive Director of the department; revises divisions [to create three divisions within the department, namely the Division of Public Schools, the Division of Community Colleges and the Division of Colleges and Universities, to create an Office of Private Schools and Home Education Programs within the department, and to eliminate the Division of Independent Education]; revises powers and duties[.]" See bill section 881, page 1625, line 14 ff. Also "[a]utorizes establishment, abolishment or consolidation within department to promote efficient operation. Authorizes flexibility of positions and appropriations." See bill section 1055, page 1784, line 8 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: http://www.leg.state.fl.us
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| HI | Vetoed 05/2002 | P-12 | Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1969_.htm
Title: H.B. 1969
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of student member. Also requires school districts and nonpublic schools to report number of ninth graders who do not graduate from the school or school district, as well as the number of students who are tested on multiple assessment measures to determine student achievement levels, and the percentage of students who are so tested annually. Requires the board to develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Act. Permits department to conduct school site visits of accredited schools and districts on as-needed basis. Addresses conditions of employment of Superintendent staff. Addresses procedures in open enrollment law. Renders provision of school breakfast programs optional rather than mandatory. Modifies section addressing parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation. Regulates the provision of textbooks to students in accredited nonpublic schools. Modifies requirements for school bus drivers' licenses. Establishes a conservation education program board and the duties of said board. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02515/Current.html
Title: H.B. 2515
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to designate an appropriate individual to serve in his place on certain State boards and councils.
Title: S.B. 2283
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12 | Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their executive directors. RESAs are responsible for providing technical assistance to "low performing schools and school systems" and high quality professional development. Also responsible for various technology-related matters, receiving and administering federal and/or state grants and installing and maintaining education related technology equipment and software.
Title: H.B. 4319
Source: West Virginia Department of Education News
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| OH | Signed into law 02/2002 | P-12 | Abolishes the requirement that the State Board of Education be dissolved and recreated following the creation of new State Board of Education districts; specifies that members of the Board as of the time new districts are created shall represent their assigned districts for the term for which they were originally elected; provides terms for appointed members of the SchoolNet Commission. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText124/124_SB_192_PH_Y.html
Title: S.B. 192
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| UT | Signed into law 10/2001 | P-12 | Modifies statutory provisions governing State Board of Education districts; eliminates current boundaries and establishes new boundaries; establishes election dates for each district to ensure that state board terms are staggered.
Title: H.B. 2002B
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12 | Removes the one-year residency requirement for the Commissioner of Education.
Title: H.B. 45
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to elections; revises the districts from which members of the state legislature are elected; changes the number of members of the state board of education; revises the districts from which members of the state board of education are elected; changes the number of members of the board of regents; revises the districts from which members of the board of regents are elected; revises the districts from which Representatives in Congress are elected; and provides other matters.
Title: S.B. 14A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec. | Removes the commission on postsecondary education from the Department of Education.
Title: S.B. 237
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2001 | P-12 | Regional education cooperatives authorized by the state board may own, and have control and management over, buildings and land independent of the control division of the general services department; cooperatives shall submit budgets to the department of education. The state board shall, by rule, determine the provisions of the Public School Finance Act relating to budgets and expenditures that are applicable to cooperatives; and pursuant to the rules of the state board, the state superintendent may, designate a cooperative as a board of finance with which all funds appropriated or distributed to it shall be deposited. The state board, with full participation by the cooperatives, shall develop a statewide long-range plan for educational and technical assistance activities in public and charter schools served by the cooperatives.
Title: H.B. 139
Source: New Mexico Legislative Web Site
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2001 | P-12 | Creates the Enhancement of Public Education Task Force with a primary focus on reviewing the purpose, functions, roles, and responsibilities of the State Office of Education.
Title: H.B. 267
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2000 | P-12 | 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 State Board of Education, creating a 19-member board. No person may hold office for more than two consecutive 4-year terms. Each elected member (11) must be a resident of the district the member represents. Because of a potential constitutional challenge of this law in its previous form (was one part of an act covering multiple issues) and a push for an all-elected state board, bill came before the legislature for passage as a single-issue law.
Title: H.B. 711
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12
Postsec. | Creates the Florida Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000; Creates a governance system that deals with K-20 education. The new board will oversee Florida's education system from Kindergarten to grad school.
Title: H.B. 2263
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12 | Requires the Board of Education to set the salary of the Superintendent of Education.
Title: S.B. 1276
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Creates Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund within the Education Department; provides for sources of funds; provides purposes; provides for annual carry forward of funds; provides for transfer of certain funds to trust fund; proclaims that trust fund is exempt from constitutional termination.
Title: H.B. 627
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | 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 positions; reappropriates the unexpended and unencumbered fund balance to the State Board of Education for the Office of the State Board of Education for nonrecurring expenditures.
Title: H.B. 742
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Vetoed 04/2000 | P-12 | 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 school; changes references from "chief state school officer" to the "commissioner of education"; provides that contract employees are considered employees of the school districts.
Title: S.B. 287
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12
Postsec. | Removes the current requirements of a state strategic plan and reporting by the Georgia Department of Education. Also removes the current requirement for complying with Public School Standards. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accredited schools will no longer be exempt.
Title: H.B. 1187
Source: Georgia Department of Education
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Appropriates funds to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2001; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 113; provides legislative intent that a specified amount may be used to assist in defraying expenses relating to the discharge of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's official duties; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered moneys to be used for development of existing standards.
Title: S.B. 1568
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | This Act expands the Vermont State Board of Education from seven to ten members. The three additional members will be appointed by the Governor. One new member will be an adult, appointed for a six-year term. Two students shall be appointed by the Governor for a transition year after an open application process. One student shall be appointed for a one-year term and the other for a two-year term. The student serving the one-year term shall be a full voting member. The student holding the two-year term shall become a voting member in the second year of his or her term. Thereafter, annually the Governor shall appoint one student for a two-year term to replace the departing student State Board member.
Title: H.B. 234
Source: http://www.state.vt.us/educ/legupdate.htm
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| KY | Signed into law 02/2000 | P-12 | Reorganizes departments within the Department of Education.
Title: H.B. 79
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/1999 | P-12 | Provides for an increase in the per diem for members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Title: H.B. 1613
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 07/1999 | P-12 | Provides that, within a duly approved interstate school district, the New Hampshire Department of Education may enter into an agreement with another state for the purpose of determining which state shall be responsible for certifying education personnel, approving a high school, and participating in a statewide assessment program.
Title: S.B. 230
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 07/1999 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs State Board of Higher Education and State Board of Education to meet as joint boards of education for the purpose of reaching joint policy determinations; authorizes use of moneys appropriated from General Fund for student aid or other incentives that encourage resource sharing.
Title: S.B. 868
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Provides for the recreation of the Department of Education and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law; provides an effective termination date.
Title: H.B. 1236
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Permits an expedited procedure for the adoption of regulations by the Commissioner of Education in regard to the Abbott districts for the 1999-2000 school year.
Title: S.B. 1976
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NV | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Superintendent of Public Instruction, currently appointed by the board to three-year term, may be removed for cause. Superintendent also required to prepare a biennial report on the condition of education in the state and ensure it is presented to the legislature.
Title: S.B. 466
Source: Nevada Legislative Research Division
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| WV | Signed into law 06/1999 | P-12 | Relates to compensation of the State Superintendent of Schools.
Title: H.B. 202B
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/1999 | P-12 | Provides that as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings, formal or informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of all municipalities, counties, townships, and school districts on all boards, bureaus, commissions, or organizations of the State of Arkansas, except grand juries, supported wholly or in part by public funds or expending public funds, shall be public meetings; relates to executive sessions and public officers.
Title: S.B. 901
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12
Postsec. | Amends various testing requirements and deadlines for reports from the Department of Higher Education; requires the State Board of Education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the State Board of Workforce Educational Career Opportunities to meet at least annually.
Title: S.B. 443
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12 | Appropriates a specific amount to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 1999; appropriates funds for the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2000; limits the full-time equivalent positions to 21; and reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund balance to the Office of the State Board of Education for nonrecurring expenditures.
Title: S.B. 1276
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/1999 | Postsec. | 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-accredited proprietary institutions. The State Board has developed by rule a system of standards that a non-accredited institution would have to comply with before credits will be accepted. This bill will continue the Board's already existing authority in that area and continue standards set by the Board. Clarifies the authority of the State Board of Education to establish standards, procedures and criteria governing certain postsecondary institutions.
Title: S.B. 1255
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12 | Appropriates a specified amount to the State Board of Education for the State Library Board for fiscal year 2000; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 45; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund balance to be used for nonrecurring expenditures.
Title: H.B. 328
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/1999 | P-12 | Appropriates an amount to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2000; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions; provides legislative intent that funds may be used to assist in defraying expenses relating to the discharge of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's official duties; and reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered moneys to be used for development of exiting standards.
Title: S.B. 1271
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 02/1999 | P-12 | Reconstitutes the State Board of Education as a nine member board.
Title: S.B. 448
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Died 10/1998 | P-12 | Proposes a constitutional amendment to change the Board of Education from an elected board to an appointed board. Retains a student member as a nonvoting member.
Title: H.B. 2561
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Died 10/1998 | P-12 | Proposes to amend the constitution by repealing the State Board of Education and replacing it with separate county boards. Establishes 1 county board each in the city and county of Honolulu, and the counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai. Requires all members of county boards to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Hawaii State Student Council to select 1 public high school student to serve as nonvoting member in each board.
Title: S.B. 2208
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 07/1998 | P-12 | Provides appropriations for the Department of Education for fiscal year 1998-1999; prescribes powers and duties of specified state departments, school districts, and government bodies.
Title: S.B. 910
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/1998 | P-12 | Reviews expenditures for programs and services within the Department of Education to evaluate their effectiveness and benefits and assign priorities for continued funding.
Title: H.B. 5718
Source: Information for Public Affairs, Inc.
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| CT | Signed into law 05/1998 | P-12 | Allows two high school student members to serve on the State Board of Education; specifies requirements for student member eligibility for appointment; stipulates that student members shall have a vote only on matters related to secondary school curriculum.
Title: S.B. 261
Source: Information for Public Affairs, Inc.
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| TN | Signed into law 05/1998 | P-12 | Extends the Sunset date of the State Board of Education to June 30, 2006.
Title: S.B. 2114
Source: Information for Public Affairs, Inc.
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| KY | Signed into law 04/1998 | P-12 | Relates to the qualifications of Kentucky Board of Education members; requires members to have at least an associate degree or its equivalent, as opposed to a bachelor's degree.
Title: H.B. 779
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/1998 | P-12 | Appropriates monies to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 1999; limits the number of full-time equivalent positions; expresses legislative intent with respect to certain expenditures; reappropriates a certain unexpended and unencumbered balance of monies; sets forth conditions for the reappropriation.
Title: S.B. 1550 Appropriates Monies Fiscal 1999
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 07/1997 | P-12 | Changes the Department of Public Instruction to a Department of Education; entrusts the leadership of new Department of Education ("DOE") to the Secretary of Education; creates a more accountable and effective Department, by making the Governor directly accountable for its effectiveness and by freeing the Secretary to manage the Department's operations without micromanagement by the State Board; ensures that important educational policies will not be changed without the consent of a citizens' board.
Title: H.B. 81 Governance of Department of Education
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Died 06/1997 | P-12 | Creates a new governance structure for all of education; creates a state Superintendent of Education to be the administrative head of the Department of Education and the chief executive officer for the State Education Board; creates the State Education Board to supervise and control public elementary and secondary schools, vocational-technical training, and special schools that have budgetary responsibility for all funds appropriated or allocated by the State.
Title: S.B. 274 New Governance Structure for Education
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 06/1997 | P-12 | Adds to the state board of education the following new duties: developing standards for student performance and a means of assessing performance, establishing an information clearinghouse for successful educational programs, reporting annually on the condition of education on a statewide and local basis, developing guidelines for use of funds for technology, developing sample ballot language for local voting, and periodically evaluating the effects of Vermont's education finance system on the equality educational opportunity.
Title: H.B. 527 Educational Policy Provisions
Source: Vermont Legislative Council
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| FL | Signed into law 04/1997 | P-12
Postsec. | Concerns student readiness for postsecondary education and employment; provides for end-of-high-school destinations; provides for progressions; makes course requirements; provides for conversion of credits; provides for duties of the Department of Education; provides legislative intent.
Title: H.B. 197
Source: Lexis-Nexis
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| IL | Signed into law 08/1996 | P-12 | 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 later of January 1, 1997 or when all new Board members are appointed. Establishes a new pattern of regional representation on the Board. Creates a School Safety and Educational Improvement Bolock Grant Program with funding to be distributed to districts based on the prior year's best 3 months average daily attendance.
attendance.
Title: H.B. 2596 Governance of State Board of Education
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SD | Signed into law 02/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 02/16/96) Removes broad administrative authority from the State Board of Education and to provide specific authority to meet the special needs of children in need of special education or special education and related services.
Title: H.B. 1130 State Board of Education Administrative Authority
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 07/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 07/01/95) Clarifies current statutes so as to streamline the operations of the State Education Agency.
Title: S.B. 15 State Department Reorganization
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MN | Signed into law 06/1995 | P-12 | Minnesota will abolish its education department and replace it with a new Department of Children, Families, and Learning in an effort to coordinate the work of several state agencies. Lawmakers approved the changes, proposed by Gov. Arne Carlson, during a special two day session late last month. Under the approved plan, the education department will close in October, and its employees, funds, and programs will be transferred to the new agency. The transfer is expected to be completed by next summer. The state will retain its appointed board of education under the approved proposal, but the commissioner of education will oversee the Department of Children, Families, and Learning. (p. 11)
Title: MN Abolishes Education Department, Merges State Services in New Agency
Source: Education Week 6/7/95; legislative contacts
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| MT | Signed into law 05/1995 | P-12 | Constitutional referendum to replace the Board of Regents with a state education commission, appointed by the governor, and to replace the office of the commissioner of higher education with a state department of education, with a director appointed by the governor.
Title: H.B. 229 Education Governance
Source: Legislative Council
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| NC | Signed into law 05/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 05/10/95) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be the secretary and chief administrative officer of the State Board of Education. As secretary and chief administrative of the State Board of Education, the superintendent manages on a day-to-day basis the administration of the free public school system, subject to the direction, control, and approval of the State Board. There is hereby created a Department of Public Instruction. The head of the Department of Public Instruction is the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall have all powers and duties conferred on the Board by this Article, delegated to the Board by the Governor, and conferred by the Constitution and laws of this State. The State Board of Education shall review all State laws and policies governing the public school system to ensure their compliance with the intent of this act to restore constitutional authority to the State Board. The Board shall complete this review and make any recommendations for additional statutory changes to the General Assembly by June 1, 1995.
Title: H.B. 7 Streamline the Operations of the State Education Agency
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 05/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 05/05/95) Declares an intent to reduce state level and school district central office administration. Directs the joint select committee on education restructuring to review the current roles and responsibilities of specified state education boards and officials. Requires the identification of school district that have excessively low classroom expenditures. Establishes a school regulatory review task force to identify state rules not conducive to learning.
Title: H.B. 1027 Reduce State Level & School District Central Office Admin.
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 04/1995 | P-12 | The State Board of Education shall establish a state wide network of regional educational service agencies for the purposes of providing shared services designed to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services and of providing instructional programs directly to selected public school students in the state; providing Georgia Learning Resources System services; and implementing state initiatives as required by the state board. The shared services to member local school systems shall include the following assistance. Identifying or conducting research related to educational improvements and in planning for the implementation of such improvements; Developing and implementing staff development programs; Developing and implementing curricula and instruction of the highest quality possible, including implementing the uniformly sequenced core curriculum adopted by the state board; Developing and implementing assessment and evaluation programs; Identifying and utilizing electronic technology, including computers, in an effort to improve the quality of classroom instruction as well as classroom, school, and school system management; and Developing programs, resource materials, and staff development services relating to instruction on alcohol and drug abuse.
Title: H.B. 145 State Grants to Local School Systems on the Basis of Achievement, Article 6, Chapter 2, Title 20, Section 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Died 03/1995 | P-12 | The House defeated legislation that called for a Constitutional amendment to make the State Superintendent an appointed position. S.B. 5 called for a referendum to be held where voters would decide whether to keep an elected superintendent or to make the position appointed. The bill failed by two votes. (DPI Legislative Review 3/30/95 Vol. XII, No. 11)
Title: S.B. 5 State Superintendent Appointed or Elected?
Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
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| HI | Signed into law 06/1994 | P-12 | To address governance issues, two constitutional amendments were adopted. The first constitutional amendment proposes to change the Board of Education from elected to appointed. The board members would be appointed by the Governor, seven members from a list of nominees submitted by each school advisory council and eight members comprised of one parent, one teacher/instructional staff, one school administrator, one support staff, one community member, and one at large member, and one student member to be appointed by the state student council. The second constitutional amendment proposes to limit the role of the Board of Education to formulation of statewide educational policy and provides that the Superintendent of Education is chief executive officer of the public school system. This change will clearly delineate the Board as a policy making body responsible for setting statewide educational policy and student performance standards and assessment models, monitoring school success, and appointing the superintendent as chief executive officer of public school system. Conforming statutory amendments clarify the role of the superintendent as having jurisdiction over the internal organization, operation, and management of the public school system, as provided by law. Further statutory amendments clearly define the responsibilities of the principal to include, but not be limited to, overseeing the day to day management of the school, the primary function of which is to deliver instructional services. (Legislative Summary 1994)
Title: Omnibus 1994 - Public School Governance
Source: Senate Majority Office
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| HI | Signed into law 06/1994 | P-12 | Provides that the Department of Education shall serve as the central support system for administration of statewide educational policy and authorizes the Department to establish regional administrative units to provide administrative support to the schools for personnel, fiscal and procurement services and operate special education programs and special schools. Beginning with the 1995-96 school year, and until June 30, 1999, authorized the establishment of the learning support centers to provide school level support for curriculum and instruction; types of services and allocation of resources to be determined by policies established by each complex; regional administrative units shall be assigned all administrative functions for the learning support centers. Effective Sept. 1, 1994, requires equitable reallocation of no less than 20% of the state and district office personnel/positions and related expenses to the learning support centers to be completed by Aug 31, 1995. Effective Sept. 1, 1995, requires equitable reallocaton of no less than 20% of the remaining state and district office personnel positions and related expenses to the learning support centers to be completed by Aug 31, 1996. Requires the Department to submit status reports on the reallocations to the Legislature prior to the convening of 1996 and 1997 regular sessions. Prohibits the Department of Education from replacing positions or transferring funds and allows the learning support center to determine how positions and funds are to be used. Includes general law provision protecting employee rights and benefits related to the Department of Education reorganization and restructuring efforts. (Legislative Summary 1994)
Title: Omnibus 1994 - Restructuring the Dept of Ed
Source: Senate Majority Office
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