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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 Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses CA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Proposed Federal Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Acts of 2011 and 2012 A.J.R. 24 Urges the state's congressional delegation to sign on as cosponsors of, and requests that Congress and the president enact, the proposed fed... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Family Resource Centers & School-Based Health Clinics S.B. 458 (Sec. 8) Directs the education commissioner to establish at least 10 new family resource centers and at least 20 new or expanded school-base... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Nurse Programs S.B. 183 Permits local boards' school health nurse programs to include consulation with offsite health care professionals through appropriate protoco... More... GA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Funding for School Health Nurse Programs S.B. 403 Includes school nurses in state funding formula based on full-time equivalent student counts. Requires one nurse for every 750 full-time equ... More... NE Vetoed 04/2012 P-12 Coordinated School Health Act L.B. 1020 Adopts the Nebraska Coordinated School Health Act. Provides for the state department to award grants to districts for the establishment of s... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 School-Based Health Centers A.J.R. 10 From bill summary: Memorializes the legislature's support for the school-based health center program authorized by the federal Patient Prote... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 School Nurses H.B. 200 - School Nurses Directs the fiscal research division, in consultation with the department of public instruction and the department of health and human servi... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Nurses H.B. 30 - School Nurses Repeals provision directing the superintendent of public instruction, when adopting expenditure and reporting standards, to include standard... More... ME Issued 10/2010 P-12 School-Based H1N1 Vaccination Clinics E.O. 05 FY 11/12 Directs the director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency to coordinate with the department of health and human services, Maine Center f... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Health and Wellness LB 18-564 - Health and Wellness Requires public schools and charter schools to provide health education to students in grades K-8. Requires schools to collaborate with pare... More... MO Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Health H.B. 1543--Multiple Provisions This bill: (1) exempts unqualified school district employees refusing to administer medication or medical services from disciplinary action ... More... NE Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 School-Based Health Centers L.B. 1106 From the fiscal note: Allows school-based health centers to be Medicaid providers. School-based health services may include medical health, ... More... WI Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. School Nurses, Medication Administration S.B. 414 Relates to school nurses and the administration of drugs to pupils; requires nurses to meet the qualifications for school nurses; includes a... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Nurse and Wellness Coordinator Licenses H.B. 1 - Section 3319.221 Directs the state board to establish by rule the requirements for earning a school nurse license and a school nurse wellness coordinator lic... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Health Services Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3319.70 and 3319.71 Establishes the school health services advisory council. Establishes membership. Provides the duties of the council are to make recommendati... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Nurses H.B. 2693 Establishes standards for number of licensed nurses or school nurses required for number of students based on health needs of students; appr... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Funding Adjustments for School Safety Plans, School Nurses, Transportation, and Energy Efficiency A.B. 75 Adds 121.91 (4) (L). Defines "local law enforcement agency". Provides additional funding if a local board and local law enforcement agency (... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Student health S.B. 564 Specifies that a school health center may conduct routine physical health, mental health, or oral health assessments, and provide for any se... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Health Services in a Family Resource or Youth Services Center H.B. 640 As funding becomes available, authorizes a supplemental grant program to fund the employment of a licensed physician or nurse to provide hea... More... NE Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Funding for School-Based Health Clinics L.B. 469 Allows funding from the Health Care Cash Fund to be used for school-based health clinics (formerly prohibited). http://uniweb.legislature.n... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2008 P-12 School Nurses S.B. 2905 Clarifies that in nonpublic schools the school nurse would be required to recruit and train volunteer designees to administer epinephrine to... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 School Health Center Act S.B. 715 Creates the School Health Center Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to initiate 20 new school health centers over a five-year pe... More... OR Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Task Force on School Nurses H.B. 2773 Creates a Task Force on School Nurses to study the availability of nursing services in schools and the feasibility of expanding existing ser... 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 H.B. 1116 Requires an individual to have training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, removing obstructions to a person's airway and the Heimlich maneuv... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Physical Examinations A.B. 354 Requires a physical examination before the completion of the first year of enrollment in elementary school. Requires examinations of height ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Guidance and Counseling Programs S.F. 277 (Section 4) Beginning July 1, 2007, requires every school district to have a qualified guidance counselor licensed by the board of educational examiners... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Waivers from Certain Staffing Requirements S.F. 277 (Section 5 and 8) Section 5: Strikes and rewrites section 256.11A. Authorizes the board of directors of a school district to file a request by August 1, 2007 ... More... NM Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 HPV Vaccine in School-Based Clinics S.B. 1174 Relates to health care; provides for the Human Papillomavirus vaccine in school-based clinics. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regula... More... MS Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School Nurse Program H.B. 1132 Establishes and provides funding for a school nurse program under department of education, run by the office of healthy schools. Specifies n... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 School Health Centers A.B. 2560 Requires the Department of Health Services to establish a Public School Health Center Support Program to perform a specified functions relat... More... MO Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Prefilled Epinephrine Syringes H.B. 1245 Authorizes school nurses to keep on hand and adminster prefilled syringes of epinephrine in specified dosage strengths. Provides that when t... More... CO Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School-based Health Clinics H.B. 1396 Creates a grant program in the prevention services division of the department of public health and environment for the purpose of providing ... More... NY Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Using school space to improve student access to health S.B. 5352 Provides for the utilization of school space to improve student access to health, dental and mental health clinic services through interagen... More... SC Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Physical Education, School Health Services, and Nutritional Standards H.B. 3499 Adds Chapter 10, entitled Physical Education, School Health Services, and Nutritional Standards. Applies to elementary schools. Sets the amo... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Health Services Authorization Affidavit A.B. 2855 (multiple provisions) Section 12: Existing law deems a pupil to have complied with the residency requirements for school attendance in a school district if the pu... More... NY Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Health Services A.B. 11317 Relates to the provision of school health services; requires school health services shall be provided by each school district for all studen... More... AL Issued 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Governor's Commission on Education Spending Executive Order No. 02-2003 The governor issued Executive Order No. 02-2003 on January 30, 2003, creating the Governor's Commission of Education Spending. The Commissio... More... AL Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Delegation by School Nurses AAC 610-X-6-.06 Establishes rules reducing the minimum training hours for unlicensed school personnel from 24 to 12 in order for the school nurse to delegat... More... CT Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 School Nurses and Medication in Schools H.B. 5429 Requires each local regional board of education that allows a school or other licensed nurse to administer medicine or that allows a student... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 School Nurses H.B. 1141 Relates to school nurses; provides for an appropriate school nurse- to-student ratio to effectively meet the health care needs of school chi... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 School Nurse H.B. 1070 Requires one full time or the proportionate share of one full time school nurse in each school district. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftpro... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Emergency Medical Services: Diabetes A.B. 942 Authorizes a school district, in the absence of a credentialed school nurse or other licensed nurse, to provide voluntary emergency medical ... More... DE Rule Adoption 10/2003 P-12 Certification School Nurse 14 DAC 1580 Amends regulation 380 and moves it to regulation 1580, Certification School Nurse. Complies with changes in statute regarding licensure and ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Emergency Pilot Program to Assist Public School H.B. 528 Authorizes implementation of a pilot program to train and certify school medication aides to assist public school students with medication; ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Primary Care Centers In Schools H.B. 328 Authorizes a not-for-profit primary care center which is a participant in the State Patient Access and Care System of the Department for Med... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Special Needs Children and the State School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1386 Renames State Coordinating Countil for Residential Placement of Handicapped Children as State Coordinating Council for Children. Adds Maryl... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council H.B. 1163 Codifies the School-Based Health Center Policy Advisory Council; provides for membership, chairman, purpose, duties; provides for creation w... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Full Time Nurses In Schools H.B. 284 Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for full time registered nurses for the State's public schools and for a grant to the Organ D... More... TN Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Coordinated Health Program H.B. 674 Provides for coordinated school health program; requires program to include, but not be limited to, school nurses, health education, school ... More... 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 Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--District Size School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (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