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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies WY Signed into law 01/2013 P-12 Education-state administration. S.F. 104 Establishes the position of director of the department of education by statute. Enumerates director's duties. Transfers duties from the stat... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Indirect Cost Rates A.B. 2435 From bill summary: Requires, until January 1, 2016, the department of education, and any other state agency that administers a grant or allo... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Postsec. Financial Reporting by State Agencies, Including Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 3794 Establishes the Financial Reporting Standards Board Act. Includes in definition of "agencies" all departments, officers, commissions, boards... More... HI Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Review and Evaluate Compliance with Act 51 S.R. 61 Requests the board of education and department of education to review and evaluate compliance with the reinventing education act of 2004, a.... More... HI Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions S.B. 2540 - Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions From bill preface material: The recent change in educational governance from an elected school board to a gubernatorally-appointed provides ... More... LA Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Reporting on Implementation of Certain Education Reform Measures H.R. 175 Urges and requests the state superintendent of education or the state board of elementary and secondary education, as appropriate, to report... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Ethics Education for Statewide Candidates for Elected Office H.B. 365 Requires a candidate for statewide elective office or state legislator to obtain at least one hour of ethics education and training in the s... More... LA Passed 06/2012 P-12 Sexual Harassment Training for Public Agency Employees S.C.R. 107 Authorizes and directs public agencies to provide in-service education and training on sexual harassment for its public servants. http://www... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 State Board Meetings S.B. 316 - State Board Meetings Repeals provisions directing the state board to hold regular meetings once every three months. Replaces with provisions directing the state ... More... RI Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Student Member of Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education H.B. 8257 (S.B. 2447) Authorizes the addition of a nonvoting ex-officio student representative member to the Rhode Island board of regents for elementary and seco... More... RI Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Postsec. Governance of Education H.B. 7323A - Streamlining Governance Section The budget bill includes provision for a process of streamlining the work of the Board of Governors for Higher Education and the Board of Re... More... GA Vetoed 05/2012 P-12 State School Superintendent Authority to Employ and Dismiss Employees S.B. 38 Provides that the state school superintendent has the authority to employ and dismiss employees. Revises a provision relating to contracting... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Ten-Year Projection of Costs in Certain Fiscal Notes H.B. 1178 To amend Code Section 28-5-42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to introduction of bills having significant impact upon an... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. Zero-Base Budgeting S.B. 33 Directs the governor, in making his/her budget report, and budget units in preparing their estimates, to use zero-base budgeting, beginning ... More... MS Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 School District Procurement Efficiency Commission S.B. 2761 Establishes a commission on school district efficiency within the state department of education and requires annual reports to the governor ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Establishes Secretary of Education, Amends State Board H.B. 440 Effective January 1, 2013 (with board staff, board duties and secretary's duties effective 4/01/2013), creates an agency and a secretary of ... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Powers of State Board H.B. 706 - Powers of State Board Repeals provision that authorized the state board, after a reasonable attempt at consultation with the state superintendent, to organize and... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Education Research H.B. 706 - Education Research Repeals Section 20-2-254, which authorized the state board to engage in or otherwise provide for educational research. Page 6 of 11: http://... More... HI Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Hawaii State Public Library System S.B. 2772 Clarifies that the transfer of the intent of Act 51 by amending section 46 of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, to confirm that all perso... More... ID Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Full Time Equivalent Positions S.B. 1398 Limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 23.75 and provides guidance for employee compensation and benefits. http://legislatur... More... VA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Open Education Curriculum Board; Alters Function from a Policy Board to an Advisory Board S.B. 45 Alters the function of the Open Education Curriculum Board from a policy board to an advisory board. In its new role, the Open Education Cur... More... VA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Governor's Reorganization of Executive Branch of State Government H.B. 1291 Reorganizes the executive branch of state government and certain local transportation entities including: Eliminates the Child Day-Care Co... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Postsec. Education System Oversight S.B. 1581 Provides that for the purpose of furthering the mission of the Oregon Education Investment Board to oversee a unified public education syste... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Establishes an Innovation Technical Advisory Committee H.B. 756 The Department of Education may establish an Innovation Technical Advisory Group, comprised of individuals with experience in the establishm... More... IL Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Regional Offices, Regional Superintendents, Regional Assistant Superintendents S.B. 2147 Permits payments into the Personal Property Tax Replacement Fund to be distributed to regional offices and officials for fiscal year 2012. P... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Duties of Secretary of Education and State Board President S.B. 942 - Duties of Secretary of Education From bill summary: Eliminates the secretary of education's duties with regard to specified programs, including, among others, the Child Care... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Office of the Governor S.B. 940 - Office of the Governor From bill summary: Requires reports submitted to the Legislature by the University of California, the California State University, the Offic... More... DE Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Data Collection and Usage by the Department of Education H.B. 213 Provides that the Department of Education may conduct audits and evaluations, including studies for improving instruction and complying with... More... DE Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Child Care Provider Advisory Board S.B. 132 Establishes a Provider Advisory Board which shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Office of Child Care Licensing with regard to adoptin... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Integration Revenue Replacement Advisory Task Force H.F. 26 (a) Directs the education commissioner to convene a 12-member advisory task force to develop recommendations for repurposing integration rev... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Postsec. Staet Suplus or Salvage Property S.B. 1 Amends various provisions regarding the disposal of state surplus or salvage property. Requires a state agency that determines it has surplu... More... DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Contract Nonrenewal Procedures for Department of Education Employees H.B. 90 Amends the contract nonrenewal procedures and hearing procedures for Department of Education employees. Imposes a time limitation on employe... More... DE Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Board of Education Meetings Digitally Recorded H.B. 26 Requires that all public meetings of the State Board of Education be digitally recorded and made available to the public on the Department o... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Creation and Transfer of Various State Agencies S.B. 2156 Creates the Department of Economic Opportunity. Transfers the functions and trust funds of the Agency for Workforce Innovation to other agen... More... HI Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Review of State Board Bylaws and Policies S.C.R. 79-11 Requests that the board of education undertake a two-year review of its bylaws and policies, as well as applicable sections of state statute... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Study of State Superintendent Selection S.C.R. 87 Urges and requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a process by which to select a state superintendent of e... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Reduction of State Government S.B. 593 Reduces the number of boards and commissions. Repeals: The Taskforce of School Based Management; The Taskforce on the Coordination of Childr... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Single Department to Support Agency Operations H.B. 200 - Single Department to Support Agency Operations Directs the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations to study the feasibility of creating a single department to support stat... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Department of Public Instruction Reorganization H.B. 200 - Department of Public Instruction Reorganization Permits the department of Public Instruction, after consultation with the Office of State Budget and Management and the Fiscal Research Divi... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Lobbyists for State Agencies and Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 153 - Lobbyists for State Agencies and Postsecondary Institutions Prohibits a state agency or state institution of higher education from entering into a contract with a lobbyist for more than $50,000 in a c... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Exams for Classified Service H.B. 153 - Exams for Classified Service Requires an exam to be administered when a position in the classified service of the state is to be filled (provides exceptions). Authorizes... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Agency Purchases H.B. 153 - Agency Purchases Provides that upon the request of a state agency or the director of budget and management, the agency's controlling board may approve a purc... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Use of Volunteers at DOE H.B. 153 - Use of Volunteers at DOE Permits the department of education to utilize the services of volunteers to accomplish any of the purposes of the department. Directs the s... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 249 Extends the Sunset Law termination date for the department of education to June 30, 2013; requires the division of audit in the comptroller'... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Membership of Commissioner of Education and TEA on Committees, Task Forces, etc. H.B. 3278 From fiscal analysis: Amends a number of statutory provisions relating to membership of the commissioner of education and the Texas Educatio... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Requires Posting of Various Paths Leading to Teacher Certification and Tenure S.B. 687 Requires the state Department of Education to develop an informational form that lists and explains the various paths that can be taken in o... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. P-20 Council Task Force S.B. 206 Creates until November 1, 2011, the P-20 Council Task Force. The 9- member task force must study the feasibility, value and structure of a P... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Board of Education Appointments S.B. 435 Requires that upon assuming office, the governor must appoint one member from each congressional district and one member from the state at-l... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Oklahoma Innovation, Efficiency and Accountability Act of 2011 H.B. 1207 Multiple sections, including one new section that establishes the "State Government Conferences Web-based Transparency pilot program". Requi... More... AK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Education Board Annual Report S.B. 1 - State Board Reporting to Legislature Requires that the board present an annual report not later than the 30th legislative day of each regular session that describes the efforts ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Mental Health and Teacher Shortage Committees H.B. 1177 Creates the Joint Legislative and Paraprofessional Education and Mental Health Study Committee to examine, make recommendations and assist i... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Removes State Board as Governing Body for State Department H.B. 2139 Expands the authority of state superintendent of public instruction to have control of and direct the State Department of Education. Modifi... More... HI Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Gubernatorial Appointment of State Board Members S.B. 8 Implements the constitutional amendments to article X, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution that were adopted by the legislature and ... More... TN Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 State Board Scheduled to Terminate (Sunset) June 30, 2013 S.B. 161 Extends the termination date for the state board of education to June 30, 2013, and directs the division of state audit in the office of the... More... HI Approved by voters 11/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education H.B. 2376 Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to direct the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, ap... More... AL Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 State Agency Employee Furloughs H.B. 678 Authorizes a state agency to enact an employee furlough plan if the plan is approved by the state personnel department. Provides any adopted... More... LA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Broadcast of State Board Meetings H.B. 403 Requires live broadcasts over the Internet of State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meetings. The meetings must be recorded and ... More... TX Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Administration of State Board for Educator Certification 19 TAC 250.1, 2, 3, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) proposes an amendment to s.250.1, the repeal of s.s.250.2, 250.3, 250.20, 250.30- 250.34, ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2010 P-12 Appointed Board of Education from Nominations by Advisory Council H.B. 2377 Requires board of education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from po... More... HI Vetoed 07/2010 P-12 Salaries of State Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Assistant Superintendents, Complex Area Superintendents S.B. 2434 Increases the salary cap for the superintendent of education to $160,000 a year, and creates an annual performance bonus (of no more than $3... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Diversity in Persons at Supervisory, Technical, Professional and Managerial Levels S.B. 3531 Establishes the African American Employment Plan Act. Provides that the purposes of the act are to: (a) improve the delivery of state serv... More... HI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher Standards Board S.B. 2346 Makes numerous changes relating to the Hawaii teacher standards board. Requires the board to include expenditure information in its annual r... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Adult Education S.B. 297 Eliminates the division of adult and community education within the Dept. of Education and transfers the responsibility for adult education ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 State Superintendent Qualifications H.B. 251 Provides that the state superintendent shall possess certain minimum qualifications at the time of appointment by the State Board of Element... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Video-Streamed Meetings H.B. 2474 Requires meetings of the state board of education, the Tennessee higher education commission, the Tennessee board of regents and the board o... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 State Board of Education Membership S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2 Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Req... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Georgia Foundation for Public Education S.B. 427 Establishes the Georgia Foundation for Public Education. Provides for its membership, duties, powers and purposes, including (among other pu... More... IL Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Educational Service Centers H.B. 16 Permits educational service centers to provide training in the area of financial planning. Eliminates the Suburban Cook County Regional Offi... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 04/2010 P-12 Early Learning Council Meetings S.B. 2121 Allows the Early Learning Council to conduct meetings by teleconference. Sets out quorum requirements and public notice and participation re... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Student Member of the State Board Voting Rights S.B. 536 Allows the student member of the state board of education to vote on the dismissal of or other disciplinary actions involving personnel, the... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vacancies in Leadership Positions H.B. 79 Amends Sections 16-4-1.1 and 16-60-111.1. Requires the state board to post a vacancy notice for the position of state superintendent of educ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Financial Disclosures/Conflicts of Interest H.B. 270 Requires candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, state legislator, or state board of... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Transmission of State Board Meetings and Hearings S.B. 312 Requires the state board of education and the state allocation board to provide for live video and audio transmission of all meetings and he... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 "Twice-Exceptional" Students H.B. 900 Requires the Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities and the Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talente... More... HI Vetoed 07/2009 P-12 Department of Education Employee Benefits H.B. 541 Extends repealer from 2009 to 2011 for provision requiring civil service benefits for department of education civil service employees to be ... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 P-12 Teacher Standards Board H.B. 183 Increases the membership on the Hawaii teacher standards board from 13 to 15 with two public members representing the community. Allows the ... More... OH Vetoed 07/2009 P-12 District Transition from One Educational Service Center to Another H.B. 1 - Section 3311.059 Specifies the impacts the state board must consider in determining whether to approve a local district's resolution to sever from its educat... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Recordings of State Board Meetings H.B. 1 - Section 3301.041 Adds new section. Requires the state board of education to make an audio recording of each regular and special business meeting, to be made ... More... OH Vetoed 07/2009 P-12 Dissolution of Educational Service Center H.B. 1- Section 3311.0510 Establishes procedures for the dissolution of an educational service center (ESC) from which all districts within the ESC's service area hav... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Advisory Council and Early Childhood Financing Workgroup H.B. 1 - Section 3301.90 and 265.70.20 Section 3301.90:Creates the Early Childhood Advisory Council to serve as the federally mandated state advisory council for early childhood e... More... OH Vetoed 07/2009 P-12 Recontracting Following Dissolution of Educational Service Center H.B. 1 - Section 3313.843 Provides that if an educational service center that has received funding according to statutory provisions as they stood prior to September ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Ohio Tuition Trust Authority H.B. 1 - Section 3334.03, 3334.07, 3334.08, 3334.11 Places the Ohio tuition trust authority in the office of the chancellor of the board of regents. Provides that the Ohio tuition trust author... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 "Help Me Grow" Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3701.611 and 289.20 Establishes the "Help Me Grow" advisory council, to serve as the state interagency coordinating council, as described in 20 U.S.C. 1441. Est... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Cabinet Appointment H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.23 Directs the governor to appoint to the early childhood cabinet a representative of a board of health of a city or general health district or... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Department of Education Use of Volunteers H.B. 1- Section 265.60.30 Authorizes the department of education to use volunteers to accomplish any of the purposes of the department. Directs the state superintende... More... TX Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Education Agency Sunset S.B. 2A Relates to the governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. Extends the sunset of the education agency, the tax division, the... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 MESA Funding Application Review Committee R277-717-1 Changes the composition of the MESA Public Education Funding Application Review Committee in the definitions. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publ... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Payment for Attending and Traveling to Meetings R25-5 Clarifies rules related to per diem payments and reimbursement of travel expenses for policy board officers or employees to attend official ... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Review of State Board of Education Duties H.B. 900 The Department of Education will review the powers and duties of the State Board of Education and prepare legislation to transfer the powers... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Board of Education S.B. 428 Adds the State Treasurer and the Secretary of State to the Board of Education as nonvoting, ex officio members. Chapter 446 http://www.leg.s... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Outside Legal Counsel for Teacher Retirement System H.B. 1259 Sets conditions and procedures permitting the the Teacher Retirement System to hire outside legal counsel to provide legal services. http://... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 SEA Funds H.B. 3646 - Sections 40 and 41 Section 40: Specifies that the state education agency is to use funds appropriated for such purposes to develop (1) summer study guides to h... More... AL Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Filling of State and Local Leadership Positions H.B. 64 Requires notice of a vacancy in the positions of state superintendent of education and chancellor to be posted by the state board of educati... More... HI Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Education Coordinating Committee S.B. 501 Clarifies membership requirements of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee to ensure that all institutions that are state-approved te... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Finance S.B. 1230 Appropriates moneys to the State Board of Education for the Office of the State Board of Education; limits the number of full-time equivalen... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Internet Broadcasts of Open Meetings H.B. 772 Provides for Internet broadcasts of open meetings held by the state board of education. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pd... More... GA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College State Contracts and Purchases S.B. 44 Establishes elements that must be reflected in state board rules on contracts or purchases of $100 or more. Requires the state board, to the... More... HI Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Federal Grants Revolving Fund S.B. 164 Relates to the department of education and the federal grants revolving fund. Authorizes the department to expend such funds to monitor gran... More... HI Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 State Board Meetings S.B. 438 Authorizes the board of education to file any meeting notice that specifies legislation or legislation-related agenda items no fewer than tw... More... HI Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 District Business and Fiscal Officers S.B. 163 Repeals the district business and fiscal officer positions within the department of education. In lieu of these positions, the legislature h... More... HI Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Performance Standards Review Commission S.B. 162 Repeals the educational and performance standards review commission. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB162_.HTM... More... MD Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Youth Advisory Council Member H.B. 485; S.B. 463 Alters the term of a youth member of the Youth Advisory Council; increases the term of a youth member who is elected cochair of the Council;... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Education and Workforce Development Cabinet S.B. 78 Renames the Education Cabinet the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet; amends various statutes to conform; confirms Executive Order ... More... MS Vetoed 03/2009 P-12 State Board Authority H.B. 590 Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-relate... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Contracting With Regional Educational Service Agencies S.B. 2315 Authorizes the State Board of Education to contract with and provide funds to regional educational service agencies for any education-relate... More... OH Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Exemptions from Statutes/Rules OAC 3301-46-01 Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center, or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submi... More... OH Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Innovative Education Pilot Programs OAC 3301-46-01 Authorizes the governing board of any educational service center or the administrative authority of any chartered nonpublic school to submit... More... UT Adopted 03/2009 P-12 State Board Procedures R277-101 Includes new definitions, a new section regarding consideration of previous state board action, and a new section on state board waiver of a... More... UT Adopted 03/2009 P-12 State Board of Education Protected Documents R277-117 Provides definitions, procedures in preparing and releasing RFPs, and RFP-like proposals or grants, and procedures for maintaining the fairn... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Commission on the Elimination of Poverty H.B. 4369 Creates the Commission on the Elimination of Poverty to develop a poverty elimination strategic plan to reduce extreme poverty in Illinois b... More... OH Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Appropriations H.B. 496 (Am. Sub. H.B. 562) Permits chartered nonpublic schools to purchase goods and services through group purchasing contracts negotiated and arranged by the Departm... More... LA Vetoed 07/2008 P-12 Statewide Educational Facilities Authority S.B. 632 Creates the Statewide Educational Facilities Authority in the department of education to provide funding, coordination, assistance and overs... More... NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Drivers Education S.B. 6985 Creates a temporary special advisory panel on driver education availability and curriculum enhancement to examine, assess and make recommend... More... KY Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Teacher Retirement System Trustees and Teacher Sick Leave H.B. 1A Establishes new retirement requirements and benefit multipliers for Kentucky Employees' Retirement System retirement plans. Requires the est... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 576 Re-creates the department of education; changes the termination date unless the department is again re-created; provides for the general re-... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Appeals Arising From Disputes Under State Laws A.B. 45 Eliminates role of the Board of Education in the appeal of Commissioner of Education decisions in disputes arising under the State school la... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Commissioner of Education Authority A.B. 2965 Establishes Commissioner of Education as the rule- making authority under several school district accountability statutes relating to early ... More... AL Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Posting Notices of Vacant Positions H.B. 222 Requires the posting of notices of vacancies in the offices of State Superintendent of Education, county superintendent of education, city s... More... DE Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 State Board Oversight of School Buses H.B. 231 Removes State Board of Education oversight over the design and operation of school buses. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis144.nsf/vwLegisla... More... GA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Transparency in Government Act S.B. 300 Provides for audits and the examination of books and records. Provides for the creation and maintenance of a searchable Web site that provid... More... NY Adopted 05/2008 P-12 Postsec. Reorganization of Board of Regents Committees Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.2 and 4-1.5 Amends rules to reflect a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents. Pages 12-14 of 31: http://www.dos.state.... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) H.B. 2205 Recreates the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) and modifies the termination date from July 1, 2008 to July 1, 2012. http://w... More... LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education LAC 28:I.Chapters 1-13 Makes various revisions to the code of conduct for the board of elementary and secondary education. Pages 409-427: http://doa.louisiana.gov/... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College State Agency and Higher Education Compensation H.B. 4 From the bill synopsis: --Provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state and higher education employees not includin... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Powers of Exec. Dir. of State Board H.B. 3097 Allows the state board of education to delegate to the executive director, by resolution, such duties as deemed necessary to efficiently car... More... WV Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Vision 2020: Education Blueprint S.B. 595 Establishes Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; requires the State Board of Education to create a plan that include... More... MA Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Reorganizing Certain Education Agencies Executive Order /H.B. 4488 Submits from the governor to the legislature a reorganization plan number 1 of 2008. Relates to reorganizing certain education agencies. Cre... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Whistleblower Act H.B. 742 Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that an "employer" as defined in the act includes: (1) A political subdivision of the state (2) A uni... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Removal of Local Board Members by State Board H.B. 349 Repeals the law allowing the state board to remove local school board members. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H3... More... CT Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 State Board of Education Chairperson Qualifications S.B. 1354 Concerns the Chairperson of the State Board of Education and appointment of the Commissioner of Education; requires the Chairperson of the S... More... HI Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Health Aides S.B. 98 Repeals the transfer from the department of health to the department of education those public health nurses who supervise the school health... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Workforce Proficiency Panel S.B. 345 Repeals provisions establishing the vocational technical proficiency panel (also called the workforce proficiency panel); repeals a provisio... More... ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Student Member on State Board of Education H.B. 133 Expands the membership of the State Board of Education to include one student member. http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsit... More... ME Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 State Board of Education Membership S.B. 240 Changes the composition of the State Board of Education by requiring that membership of the board be broadly representative of the geographi... More... TN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 State Board Member Term Changes H.B. 951 Alters the terms of state board members from nine years to five years. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0316.pdf... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Board of Educational Examiners H.F. 615 Extends the membership of the board of educational examiners to include the director of the department of education, or the director's desig... More... IN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Division of Professional Standards and Emergency Communication Disorder Permit S.B. 451 Eliminates reference to professional standards board. Establishes the divisions of professional standards within the department of education... More... ND Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Qualifications, State Superintendent H.B. 1169 Deletes the requirement that the state superintendent of public instruction hold a professional teaching license. http://www.legis.nd.gov/as... More... TX Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 District Employee Communications with School Board S.B. 135 Protects this important communication by prohibiting employment policies that restrict the ability of a school district employee to communic... More... UT Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Compensation S.B. 228 Among other provisions, provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state employees not including school district person... More... CO Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Qualifications of State Education Commissioner S.B. 20 Clarifies, changes and specifies the qualifications, tenure and performance review criteria for the state Commissioner of Education. http://... More... NJ Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Evaluation of State Department of Education S.J.R. 1; A.J.R. 10 Directs Commissioner of Education to contract with independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversi... More... NJ Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Evaluation of State Department of Education Related to School Funding Reform S.J.R. 1 Directs the Commissioner of Education to contract with an independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its... More... IN Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Teacher Licensing 515 IAC 8-1, -21, -35, 28-2-6 and 515 IAC 9-1, -2, 1-2-2 Clarifies rules to add a definition to reflect that the responsibility for teacher licensing has been transferred to the Department of Educa... More... HI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Department of Education S.B. 2720 Repeals the transfer of functions from the departments of budget and finance, attorney general, and human services to the department of educ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Civil Immunity H.B. 892 Provides for government immunity of the state and other political subdivisions during and in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Paid Leave to Attend Meetings H.B. 800 Requires that a local school board employee be provided paid leave to attend meetings of certain public entities on which the employee serve... More... WA Rule Adoption 06/2006 P-12 Educator Preparation & Certification Authority WAC 181-77-001, -003, -005, -014, -015, -031 Complies with state legislation shifting rule-making authority and governance for educator preparation and certification from the State Boar... More... HI Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Chief Financial Officer H.B. 1865 Strengthens the operations of the Department of Education by creating a chief financial officer position and a secretarial position in the o... More... HI Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 State Superintendent Reporting Requirement H.B. 1861 Repeals requirement that the superintendent of education provide an annual report to the board of education of principal transactions within... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Renaming of Vo-Tech Division in SDE H.B. 4040; S.B. 3919 Concerns Education; renames the division of vocational-technical education within the department of education as the division of career and ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Education Cabinets and Councils S.B. 105 Relates to reorganization; renames Education, Arts, and Humanities Cabinet as the Education Cabinet; creates new offices in the Education Ca... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Responsibilities of the State Board H.B. 3098 In 2005, the legislature reconstituted the 19 state board of education to refocus its purpose; abolished the academic achievement and accoun... More... WY Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 State Superintendent Voting Member of State Board S.B. 87 Relates to the State Board of Education; expands board voting membership to include the State superintendent of public instruction. The supe... More... OR Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Constituent Complaints OAR 581-024-0215 Amends rules to define a process to allow the Superintendent torespond to constituent complaints and other alleged violations of standards b... More... OR Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Education Service Districts H.B. 3184 Requires education service districts to provide regionalized core services to component school districts. The goals of these services are to... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2005 P-12 Department of Education Employees' Benefits H.B. 1614 Ensures that department of education civil service employees' benefits related to transfer, reduction in force, promotion, medical placement... More... WA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Education Governance S.B. 5732 Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board of education and the Washington professional educator standards board and elim... More... CT Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Review of Department Programs and Services H.B. 6989 New section: Requires the state board to review the programs and services administered or provided by the Department of Education in order t... More... FL Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Homeland Security H.B. 1715 Requires that assessments of any building, facility, or structure owned or leased by a state agency, state university or community college n... More... FL Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Personal Care Attendant Program S.B. 720 Eliminates requirement that for purposes of participating in the personal care attendant program, the department of education determine the ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 S.B. 1643 Clarifies definitions of "new century charter schools" and "public schools". Requires charter school plans to include a plan for identifying... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 State Board Powers H.B. 2349 (section 1 and 5) Allows the state board to adopt any rules and policies it deems necessary to exercise general supervision over and regulate the conduct of t... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Proposed Budgets Posted on the Department Web Site H.B. 2349 (section 3) Allows school districts the option to post their proposed budget or summary of proposed budget on a website maintained by the department of ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Arizona Performance Based Compensation System Task Force S.B. 1074 Establishes the Arizona Performance Based Compensation System Task Force within the state board of education. By Februrary 2006 and annually... More... FL Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Paper Reduction Task Force H.B. 281 Establishes the Paper Reduction Task Force for the purpose of recommending strategies to reduce the paperwork required of school districts a... More... GA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College State Accounting Office H.B. 293 Creates the state accounting office, to be overseen by the state accounting officer. Creates the position of state accounting officer, to b... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Office of Technology Established H.B. 1137 Creates the office of technology by combining the duties performed by the division of information technology of the department of administra... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 State Budget Review and Government Efficiency Commission H.B. 1001 (Section 255-256) Establishes legislative intent that the state budget be reviewed comprehensively before the budgetary process for the next biennium begins i... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Academic Oversight Committee S.B. 591 Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Distance Learning Coordinating Council S.B. 592 Repeals language relating to the Arkansas Interagency Distance Learning Review Commission. Establishes the Distance Learning Coordinating Co... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 2530 Renames the position of director of the department of education the commissioner of education. Reorganizes the department of education into ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Special Education Provisions S.B. 1044 (sections 28-30) Modifies membership of Advisory Council for the Education of Children with Disabilities from "parents of children with disabilities" to pare... More... AZ Vetoed 04/2005 P-12 Department Reporting and Student Testing H.B. 2033 Requires the department to report to specified members of the legislature on its budget status every two months for the first half of each f... More... HI Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School-to-Work Council S.B. 1249 Repeals the school-to-work executive council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1249_.htm... More... ID Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education S.B. 1234 Reaffirms that the Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education each play unique and vital ro... More... ME Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 State Board of Education Term Limit H.P. 186 Limits the number of terms of office for members of the State Board of Education to 2 5-year terms, which need not be consecutive, beginning... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Department of Public Instruction Appropriations H.B. 1013 AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of public instruction, the school for the deaf, North Dakota... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. HIgher Education Department H.B. 745 Replaces the Commission on Higher Education with the Higher Education Department -- a cabinet department; creates an Advisory Board; provide... More... NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005 Postsec. Education S.B. 677 Relates to higher education as Cabinet Department.... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Eliminates Academic Achievement and Accountability Commission S.B. 5732 Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board and the Washington professional educator standards board and eliminates the Ac... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Public School Facilities and Transportation S.B. 590 Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission o... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student Achievement Improvement H.B. 93 (Section 1, multiple provisions) Sets forth legislative intent related to early diagnosis of and intervention for elementary students struggling in reading and mathematics, ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Committee for Mathematics Achievement H.B. 93 (Section 2) Defines terms, including "mathematics coach," "mathematics diagnostic assessment," "mathematics intervention program," "mathematics leader,"... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Role of the Council of Postsecondary Education in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 5) Specifies that, for the state to achieve its student achievement goals, the Council on Postsecondary Education, in cooperation with the Educ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Role of Department of Education in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 4) Mandates that the Kentucky Department of Education provide assistance to schools and teachers, including publicizing professional developmen... More... IL Adopted 02/2005 P-12 Access to Information 2 IAC 5001.100 thru .600 (non seq) Clarifies rules regarding access to information of the state board of education under the Freedom of Information Act. http://www.isbe.state.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Governance A.B. 2339 Provides that, to the extent possible, the State Board of Education shall not meet on the same day on which the Regents of the University of... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Trustees of the California State University A.B. 2849 Increases the membership of the Trustees of the California State University by requiring the Governor to appoint a nonfaculty employee of th... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 A.B. 1846 Designates the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the state educational agency to carry out the purpose and provisions of... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Commission A.B. 2923 Recasts and revises existing law relating to the Postsecondary Education Commission's duties, membership, priorities and policy responsibili... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Special Education: Visually Impaired Pupils A.B. 662 Creates the Advisory Task Force for Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Pupils to provide input to formulate the most effective policy ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Content Standards A.B. 2744 Removes the authority of the State Board of Education to modify proposed content and performance standards in core curriculum areas. Deletes... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 State Mandates: Commission on State Mandates A.B. 2856 Revises the procedures for receiving claims and for hearings on claims from local governmental agencies, including school district, for reim... More... IL Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Education Reform and Accountability Act of 2004 S.B. 3000 Under the School Employee Benefit Act, provides the prescription drug benefit program shall be maintained on an ongoing, affordable basis, a... More... AR Report Issued 08/2004 Postsec. Community College Arkansas Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Education N/A The governor formed the committee to make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature for improving postsecondary education in Arkan... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 Postsec. Ethnics Course for Postsecondary Board Members A.B. 1969 Requires the Trustees of California State University, and urges the Regents of the University of California, to offer, on at least a semiann... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 Postsec. Community College Public Postsecondary Education A.B. 2469 Relates to required reports from various segments of the state's public postsecondary education system to the governor, the legislature's ed... More... FL Rule Adoption 07/2004 Community College Postsec. State Board of Community Colleges FAC 6A-14.004, .0243, .0247, .0262, .0341, .039, .0412, .063, .073, .0732, .0735, .0751, .0752, .0771, .0772, .078 Repeals rules pertaining to the State Board of Community Colleges. Provides changes in governance and subsequent transfers of powers and dut... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Ethics Training H.B. 680 Provides for mandatory ethics training for legislators, elected members of the board of education, executive department heads and deputies, ... More... MA Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Board of Education Membership H.B. 4903 Relates to the membership makeup of the State Board of Education. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht04903.htm... More... AZ Adopted, on November 2004 Ballot 06/2004 P-12 State Board of Education Membership SCR 1022; Ballot Measure 105 Proposed amendment to the Arizona Constitution; Changes the composition of the state board of education by removing a member of the State Ju... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Training for Members of Boards of Trustees of State Retirement Systems H.B. 373 Defines "actuarial science". Provides for educational training for members of the boards of trustees of the state and statewide retirement ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Legislative Auditor H.B. 490 Notwithstanding any provision of present law to the contrary, any entity which establishes scholastic rules which are the basis for the stat... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Public Education Department Act H.B. 96 Relates to education; creates the "public education department" in the executive branch. The department is a cabinet department. The secreta... More... NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 03/2004 P-12 Public Education Department H.B. 161 Provides for transition to the Public Education Department.... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 1009 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division o... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 State Department of Education Staffing Audit H.B. 1108 Requires an audit of staffing needs of the Department of Education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1108.pdf... More... CA Rule Adoption 01/2004 Community College Postsec. Conflict of Interest Codes Title 5 CCR 50500 Establishes conflict of interest codes for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isa... More... VA Issued 01/2004 Postsec. Community College Governor's Commission on Higher Education Board Members Executive Order 63 - 2004 The governor created the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Board Members. The Commission shall develop and implement a process for e... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 Community College Community Colleges: Board of Governors S.B. 644 Revises the membership of the Board of Governors of the California State Community Colleges so it would include 12 members appointed by the ... More... LA Approved by voters 10/2003 P-12 Authorizes State Board to Operate Failing Schools Ballot Measure 4 (SB 225) To authorize the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to supervise, manage, and operate any public elementary or secondary scho... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer Title 8 NYCRR 3.8 and 3.9 Provides for the appointment of a chief of staff; specifying the duties of the chief of staff and the chief operating officer; and designate... More... NM Approved by voters 09/2003 P-12 Proposed Constitutional Amendment Constitutional Amendment 1 (S.J.R. 2) Transfer the state department of Public Education to a cabinet department headed by a secretary of public education who shall serve in the e... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. Board of Higher Education Membership Requirement H.B. 2805 Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that one of the 10 members of the Board of Higher Education that is appointed by the Gove... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Advisory Boards H.B. 289 Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area consisting of multiple school c... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Non-certified Personal H.B. 2350 Provides the state board of education shall accept, as qualifications for non-certified personnel, relevant life experiences as determined b... More... NC Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 State Board of Education S.B. 698 Adds 3 advisory members to the state board of education, one of whom is a superintendent; another is principal of the year; and the third is... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Higher Education Institutions' Role and Mission S.B. 304 Concerns provisions governing the operations of state-supported institutions of higher education, including the institutions' missions, admi... More... HI Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Department of Education Restructuring H.B. 1175 Proposes statutory revision to reflect the new administration structure of the Department of Education; replaces district superintendents wi... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Recreates the Department of Education S.B. 83 Includes provisions to provide for the re-creation of the department of education and the statutory entities made a part of the department b... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Membership and Duties of State Advisory Commission on Teacher Education and Certification S.B. 126 Increases membership on the state advisory commission on teacher education and certification from 11 to 13 members. Decreases from ten to ni... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Commission for Postsecondary Education H.B. 2008 Establishes the Commission for Postsecondary Education for the purposes of reviewing postsecondary education institutions in order to determ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Department of Children, Families, and Learning Name Change to Department of Education S.F. 296 Renames the Department of Children, Families, and Learning to the Department of Education; makes conforming changes to reflect the departmen... More... TN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 State Board of Education H.B. 455 Relates to the state board of education; requires one appointee to be a K-12 public school teacher.... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Digital Library Development H.B. 2048 Relates to the department of education - Arkansas state library - Arkansas digital library development appropriation for the 2003-2005 bienn... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Department of Education Website Requirements H.B. 2887 Requires certain data be made available on the Department of Education website; includes financial data reports for school districts, admini... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 School Board Contract and Certificate Actions H.B. 2051 Deletes requirement for school districts to have prior approval of Board of Education in order to contract with each other; adds Board to pr... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Elections and Political Parties H.B. 1142 Eliminates the distinction between major and minor political parties with respect to declaring political party affiliation for various elect... More... ID Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Education Board S.B. 1084 Amends existing law to authorize the State Board of Education to set up and regulate deferred compensation programs for certain eligible emp... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 State Board of Education Member Elections H.B. 2179 Repeals section 25-1904 of the state statutes, which describes the method by which state board members are to be elected. http://www.kslegis... More... MS Vetoed 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. State Personnel Board H.B. 773 Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintend... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Secretary of Education, State Board S.B. 911 Replaces the state board with the Secretary of Education and changes state superintendent to Secretary of Education, contingent upon the ado... More... ID Adopted 03/2003 P-12 Rules Governing Federally Funded Programs Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 106 Stating findings of the legislature and rejecting IDAPA 08.02.01.100, rule of the state board of education relating to rules governing admin... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Kentucky Board of Education Member Requirements S.B. 152 Clarifies the specific qualifications for members of the State Board of Education regarding age, education, business or political ties, rela... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Internal Audits Required at Postsecondary Institutions and Department of Education H.B. 650 Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Study and Recommendations S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 21 (53A-13-108) was added to law. The Legislature finds that a free public education should: (1)(a) prepare each student for the st... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 State Board Membership (Section 20A-14-104) S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Amends law to establish a nominating and recruiting commmittee with broad-based membership to recruit potential candidates for membership o... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Repeal of Education Reports and Duties H.B. 39 This act modifies provisions relating to the state system of public education by eliminating requirements to submit certain reports to the L... More... AZ Issued 01/2003 P-12 Governor's Children's Cabinet Executive Order 2003-04 Establishes a Children's Cabinet to focus attention and resources on problems facing the state's children by collaborating and promoting coo... More... IA Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Organization and Operation 281 IAC 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 Establishes rules giving public secondary students in Iowa a voice, although not a vote, on the State Board of Education. Gives voting Board... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Filling Vacancies on the State Board H.B. 1245 Repeals the process for filling a vacancy on the state board; specifies that any vacancy occurring on the state board other than a vacancy o... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Specific Powers of State Board of Education S.B. 20E This bill, which rewrites the Florida Education Code, modifies the specific powers of the State Board of Education and modifies language rel... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Office of Inspector General Established S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsi... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board to Enforce Compliance S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts a... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board Oversight Enforcement Authority S.B. 20E Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Commissioner's Waiver Authority Eliminated S.B. 20E (waiver authority section) According to a legislative summary, "The bill eliminates the commissioner's waiver authority over law. However, it authorizes the commission... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Community College Education Code Re-Write: Department Operations S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary: "Designates the State Board of Education as the head of the department, the Commissioner as the Exec... More... HI Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 State Board Use of Attorneys H.B. 1969 Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb196... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Designee of State Superintendent May Serve on Certain Boards S.B. 2283 Authorizes the State Superintendent of Education to designate an appropriate individual to serve in his place on certain State boards and co... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - One Component H.B. 4319 Brings state's Regional Education Services (RESAs) under the state board's authority allows the state superintendent to appoint their execut... More... OH Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Redistricting Adjustments: State Board S.B. 192 Abolishes the requirement that the State Board of Education be dissolved and recreated following the creation of new State Board of Educatio... More... UT Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 State Board Elections H.B. 2002B Modifies statutory provisions governing State Board of Education districts; eliminates current boundaries and establishes new boundaries; es... More... MO Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Removes Residency Requirement for Commissioner of Education H.B. 45 Removes the one-year residency requirement for the Commissioner of Education.... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. Board Membership S.B. 14A Relates to elections; revises the districts from which members of the state legislature are elected; changes the number of members of the st... More... NV Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Commission on Postsecondary Education S.B. 237 Removes the commission on postsecondary education from the Department of Education.... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Regional Education Cooperatives H.B. 139 Regional education cooperatives authorized by the state board may own, and have control and management over, buildings and land independent ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Task Force H.B. 267 Creates the Enhancement of Public Education Task Force with a primary focus on reviewing the purpose, functions, roles, and responsibilities... More... OH Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 State Board Membership H.B. 711 Re-enacts as a separate act the sections of law adding eight members appointed by the Governor (with advice and consent of Senate) to the St... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Reorganizing Florida's Education System H.B. 2263 Creates the Florida Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000; Creates a governance system that deals with K-20 education. The new bo... More... HI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Superintendent Pay S.B. 1276 Requires the Board of Education to set the salary of the Superintendent of Education.... More... FL Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Fund H.B. 627 Creates Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund within the Education Department; provides for sources of funds; provides purposes... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Limit on FTE H.B. 742 Appropriates funds to the State Board of Education for the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2001; limits the full-time... More... KY Vetoed 04/2000 P-12 Employees S.B. 287 Permits the spouse of a principal to work in the principal's school if the district contains elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high ... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Reporting and Planning Requirements of Agencies H.B. 1187 Removes the current requirements of a state strategic plan and reporting by the Georgia Department of Education. Also removes the current re... More... ID Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Limits FTE in State Department S.B. 1568 Appropriates funds to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2001; limits the number of full... More... VT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Addition of One Adult and Two Student Members to State Board H.B. 234 This Act expands the Vermont State Board of Education from seven to ten members. The three additional members will be appointed by the Gover... More... KY Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Department of Education Reorganization H.B. 79 Reorganizes departments within the Department of Education.... More... LA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Increases Per Diem for State Board H.B. 1613 Provides for an increase in the per diem for members of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.... More... NH Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Interstate School Districts S.B. 230 Provides that, within a duly approved interstate school district, the New Hampshire Department of Education may enter into an agreement with... More... OR Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Postsec. Joint Boards of Education S.B. 868 Directs State Board of Higher Education and State Board of Education to meet as joint boards of education for the purpose of reaching joint ... More... LA Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 State Department of Education H.B. 1236 Provides for the recreation of the Department of Education and the statutory entities made a part of the department by law; provides an effe... More... NJ Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Expediting Adoption of Regulations for Abbott Districts S.B. 1976 Permits an expedited procedure for the adoption of regulations by the Commissioner of Education in regard to the Abbott districts for the 19... More... NV Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Authorizes Removal of Superintendent S.B. 466 Superintendent of Public Instruction, currently appointed by the board to three-year term, may be removed for cause. Superintendent also re... More... WV Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Compensation of State Superintendent H.B. 202B Relates to compensation of the State Superintendent of Schools.... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Sunshine Laws S.B. 901 Provides that as otherwise specifically provided by law, all meetings, formal or informal, special or regular, of the governing bodies of al... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Postsec. Amends Testing Requirements and Deadlines S.B. 443 Amends various testing requirements and deadlines for reports from the Department of Higher Education; requires the State Board of Education... More... ID Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Makes Appropriation to State Board S.B. 1276 Appropriates a specific amount to the State Board of Education for fiscal year 1999; appropriates funds for the Office of the State Board of... More... ID Signed into law 03/1999 Postsec. Authority of State Board of Education S.B. 1255 The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the sunset provision on the authority of the State Board of Education to accept credit from non-acc... More... ID Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Makes Appropriation to State Board H.B. 328 Appropriates a specified amount to the State Board of Education for the State Library Board for fiscal year 2000; limits the number of autho... More... ID Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Creates Staffing Limits for State Department S.B. 1271 Appropriates an amount to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 2000; limits the number of ... More... AR Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 Reconstitutes State Board S.B. 448 Reconstitutes the State Board of Education as a nine member board.... More... HI Died 10/1998 P-12 Constitutional Amendment to Elect State Board H.B. 2561 Proposes a constitutional amendment to change the Board of Education from an elected board to an appointed board. Retains a student member a... More... HI Died 10/1998 P-12 Constitutional Amendment to Replace State Board with County Boards S.B. 2208 Proposes to amend the constitution by repealing the State Board of Education and replacing it with separate county boards. Establishes 1 cou... More... MI Signed into law 07/1998 P-12 Appropriations for Department of Education S.B. 910 Provides appropriations for the Department of Education for fiscal year 1998-1999; prescribes powers and duties of specified state departmen... More... CT Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 H.B. 5718 Reviews expenditures for programs and services within the Department of Education to evaluate their effectiveness and benefits and assign pr... More... CT Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 261 Allows two high school student members to serve on the State Board of Education; specifies requirements for student member eligibility for a... More... TN Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 2114 Extends the Sunset date of the State Board of Education to June 30, 2006.... More... KY Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 779 Relates to the qualifications of Kentucky Board of Education members; requires members to have at least an associate degree or its equivalen... More... ID Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 S.B. 1550 Appropriates Monies Fiscal 1999 Appropriates monies to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education for fiscal year 1999; limits the number of ful... More... DE Signed into law 07/1997 P-12 H.B. 81 Governance of Department of Education Changes the Department of Public Instruction to a Department of Education; entrusts the leadership of new Department of Education ("DOE") to... More... LA Died 06/1997 P-12 S.B. 274 New Governance Structure for Education Creates a new governance structure for all of education; creates a state Superintendent of Education to be the administrative head of the De... More... VT Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 527 Educational Policy Provisions Adds to the state board of education the following new duties: developing standards for student performance and a means of assessing perform... More... FL Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 Postsec. H.B. 197 Concerns student readiness for postsecondary education and employment; provides for end-of-high-school destinations; provides for progressio... More... IL Signed into law 08/1996 P-12 H.B. 2596 Governance of State Board of Education Amends the School Code. Changes the size of the State Board of Education to 9 members and terminates the terms of current members on the lat... More... SD Signed into law 02/1996 P-12 H.B. 1130 State Board of Education Administrative Authority (Effective: 02/16/96) Removes broad administrative authority from the State Board of Education and to provide specific authority to meet the... More... NC Signed into law 07/1995 P-12 S.B. 15 State Department Reorganization (Effective: 07/01/95) Clarifies current statutes so as to streamline the operations of the State Education Agency.... More... MN Signed into law 06/1995 P-12 MN Abolishes Education Department, Merges State Services in New Agency Minnesota will abolish its education department and replace it with a new Department of Children, Families, and Learning in an effort to coo... More... MT Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 H.B. 229 Education Governance Constitutional referendum to replace the Board of Regents with a state education commission, appointed by the governor, and to replace the o... More... NC Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 H.B. 7 Streamline the Operations of the State Education Agency (Effective: 05/10/95) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be the secretary and chief administrative officer of the State Board of... More... WA Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 H.B. 1027 Reduce State Level & School District Central Office Admin. (Effective: 05/05/95) Declares an intent to reduce state level and school district central office administration. Directs the joint select c... More... GA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 H.B. 145 State Grants to Local School Systems on the Basis of Achievement, Article 6, Chapter 2, Title 20, Section 2 The State Board of Education shall establish a state wide network of regional educational service agencies for the purposes of providing sha... More... NC Died 03/1995 P-12 S.B. 5 State Superintendent Appointed or Elected? The House defeated legislation that called for a Constitutional amendment to make the State Superintendent an appointed position. S.B. 5 cal... More... HI Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 Omnibus 1994 - Public School Governance To address governance issues, two constitutional amendments were adopted. The first constitutional amendment proposes to change the Board of... More... HI Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 Omnibus 1994 - Restructuring the Dept of Ed Provides that the Department of Education shall serve as the central support system for administration of statewide educational policy and a... More... 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