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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 Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health VA Signed into law 02/2013 Postsec. Community College Mental Health Referral H.B. 2322/S.B. 1078 Requires the State Board for Community Colleges to develop a mental health referral policy that would require community colleges to designat... More... CA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Referral to Mental Health Services A.B. 114 - Referral to Mental Health Services From bill summary: Makes certain provisions authorizing referral, through a prescribed process, of a pupil suspected of needing mental healt... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Improving the Delivery of School Psychological Services to Children S.P. 327 Changes the term "school psychological service provider" to "school psychologist" in state law regarding to school psychological services. R... More... TN Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Students Served in Residential Mental Health S.B. 1707 Requires a local board of education to allocate funding in an amount equal to the per pupil state and local funds received by the LEA to sta... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide H.B. 1386 - Early Mental Health Intervention and Prevention of Youth Suicide Directs the department of public health, in coordination with the Texas Education Agency, to provide and annually update a list of best prac... 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... WA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Relating to Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying and Suicide Prevention H.B. 1163 Requires the offices of the education ombudsman and the superintendent of public instruction to convene a work group on school bullying and ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Teacher Preparation - Mental Health Issues H.B. 2004 Requires that mental illness symptoms identification and mental health issues be incorporated into teacher preparation systems. http://webse... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Training for Suicide Prevention S.B. 226 Relates to suicide prevention training for school personnel; provides that health finance commission is to study the topic of teen suicide, ... More... NY Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Minority Mental Health Act A.B. 5055 Enacts the Minority Mental Health Act. Establishes the Division of Minority Mental Health within the Office of Mental Health. Provides the d... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Prohibits Universal Mental Health Screening S.B. 850 Prohibits universal mental health testing or psychiatric or socio-emotional screening of juveniles unless consented to by a parent or guardi... More... CT Signed into law 06/2008 Postsec. Community College Awareness/Intervention Related to College Students w/ Mental Illness S.B. 467 Requires each constituent unit of the state system of higher education and each independent college or university to submit a plan to the De... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Mental Health Awareness S.B. 640 Adds mental health education and awareness to the list of topics that shall be covered in family life education curricula. http://leg1.state... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 School Psychology Internship Consortium H.B. 1363 Provides that, subject to appropriations, the state board of education must provide grants to the School Psychology Internship Consortium fo... More... IL Adopted 07/2007 P-12 Children's Mental Health Initiative Grants 23 IAC 555.10 thru .160, and Appendix A Creates new Part of rules, "Children's Mental Health Initiative Grants." Subpart A, "School Mental Health Support Grants," (pages 136-141 of... More... MD Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Student Self-Injury Prevention H.B. 1046 Requires the State Superintendent of Schools, in collaboration with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to establish and promote in... More... TN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Training in Early Warning Signs of Mental Illness H.B. 933 Encourages the use of a certain number of in-service training days. Such training shall place an emphasis on understanding the warning signs... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Teen Early Intervention Mental Health and Substance Abuse Specialist Program S.B. 1147 Defines "teens at risk" as public school students in grades 7-12 who have been identified as expressing or exhibiting indications of depres... More... MN Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities Following Treatment S.B. 1499 Ensures a student's ability to participate in league-sponsored activities after completing licensed treatment programs for alcohol or substa... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Psychiatric Evaluations & Medical Recommendations for Students H.B. 202 Prohibits school personnel from conducting a psychiatric or behavioral health evaluation or mental health screening, test, evaluation, or as... More... WY Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Preschool Mental Health Services S.B. 34 Allows funds to be appropriated for developmental preschool mental health or social-emotional development services and training. http://leg... More... NY Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Children's Mental Health Advisory Board S.B. 6672 Establishes the children's mental health advisory board to promulgate and monitor the implementation of a children's mental health plan. Req... More... NY Vetoed 08/2006 P-12 Centers of Excellence in Culturally and Linguistically Competent Mental Health A.B. 9593 Directs the office of mental health to establish two centers of excellence in culturally competent mental health to investigate and dissemin... More... LA Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Student Mental Health H.B. 234 Requires local public school boards to adopt policies prohibiting teachers from: (1) Recommending that a student be administered a pyschotro... More... MI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Suicide Prevention & Education Programs H.B. 4375 Encourages schools to provide age-appropriate instruction programs regarding warning signs and risk factors of suicide and depression and th... More... AK Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Recommending or Refusing Psychotropic Drugs S.B. 48 Prohibits public schools from denying students access to programs or services because a student's parent has refused to place the student on... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Student Mental Health Screening S.B. 1324 Relates to mental health screening of pupils; provides that a school district or charter school must have the written, signed consent of the... More... CO Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Teacher Professional Development on Student Mental Health H.B. 1098 Allows public school teachers to receive professional development credit by attending an in-service program on juvenile mental health issues... More... ME Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Health Coverage for College Students S.B. 777; LD 2014 Requires individual and group health insurance policies to continue coverage for dependent children up to 24 years of age who are unable to ... More... MA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Students w/ Autism H.B. 1123 Relates to the special education needs of children with autism spectrum disorder. http://www.mass.gov/legis/bills/house/ht01pdf/ht01123.pdf... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Titles Used by School Psychologists H.B. 1302 Relates to school psychologists; clarifies that persons under contract with school districts to perform psychological services may use the s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. Panel of Experts A.B. 2068 Encourages the Regents of the University of California to convene, to the extent that sufficient annual funds are provided for this purpose,... More... Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Adults Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--International Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) Proficiency-Based Approaches Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Purposes of Public Education Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Climate/Culture School Safety School Safety--Bullying 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(K-3/K-8 etc.) School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Special Populations--Immigrant Education Special Populations--Migrant Education Special Populations--Military Standards Standards--Common Core State Standards Standards--Implementation State Comparisons/Statistics State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Ballot Questions State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses State Policymaking--Politics State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Student Achievement--State Trends Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation Student Surveys Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Employment Students--Incentives Students--K-12 Exchange Students Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes Teaching Quality--Working Conditions Technology Technology--Computer Skills Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Research/Evaluation Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban Urban--Change/Improvements Urban--Governance Whole-School Reform Models Whole Child