ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
1994-2013

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

The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest.

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ 21st Century Skills
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--College Entrance Exams
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--Legal Issues
+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
+ Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio
+ Assessment--Value Added
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Brain Research
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy
+ Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Alignment
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Censorship
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Excusal
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Geography Education
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--Home Economics
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Curriculum--Speech Education
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Aid to Private Schools
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Does Money Matter?
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--Mandates
+ Governance--Regional Entities
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
- High School--Advanced Placement
LAAdopted 09/2012P-12Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
LAC 28:CXV.2325
Increases the number of Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses that must be made available to students at each ...

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LAAdopted 07/2012P-12AP Courses for High School Graduation Credit
LAC 28:CXV.2318 and 2325
From July 2012 Louisiana Register: Revises LAC 28:CXV §2318, "The College and Career Diploma" and §2325, "Advanced Placement and Internation...

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OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Student Fee Waivers for AP and Postsecondary Courses through OhioLearns Gateway
S.B. 316 - Student Fee Waivers for AP and Postsecondary Courses through OhioLearns Gateway
Permits a Technology Operations earmark for eTech Ohio to be used to cover student costs for taking Advanced Placement courses and courses t...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12College and Career Success for All Student Act
H.B. 7108 (S.B. 2275)
Requires the establishment of clear training guidelines for teachers who will teach advanced placement classes in Rhode Island public school...

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RISigned into law 06/2012P-12Access to Advanced Placement
S.B. 2356
Adds new chapter 93 designed to promote access to advanced placement courses for all students in Rhode Island public high schools by funding...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12Advanced Placement Participation and Scores Included as Metrics
H.B. 2494
Specifies that participation and scores in Advanced Placement courses whether taught at a high school, technology center or regional site of...

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MSSigned into law 04/2012P-12No State Department of Education Approval for High School Advanced Placement courses
S.B. 2450
Amends Mississippi code to delete the requirement that the state department of education must approve all high school pre-advanced placement...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012P-12
Postsec.
Accumulation of Postsecondary Credit
H.J.R. 602
Expresses need to expand postsecondary credit-earning opportunities for high school students and urges state education agencies to provide a...

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CASigned into law 09/2011P-12
Postsec.
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
S.B. 532
From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to annually update the information on Advanced Placement on the departm...

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CTSigned into law 07/2011P-12Defines Advanced Placement Course Program
H.B. 6499 - Sec. 21
Clarifies that an "advanced placement course program" is a program approved by the State Board of Education that provides college or univers...

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IASigned into law 07/2011P-12Online Advanced Placement Academy STEM Initiative
H.F. 645 - Multiple Sections
Establishes the Iowa online advanced placement academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative within the international...

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ORSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Accelerated College Credit
S.B. 254
Defines "accelerated college credit programs" to include dual credit, two-plus-two, advanced placement and International Baccalaureate progr...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
College Credit Program Oversight
S.B. 149
Authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules as necessary concerning the duties of a school district under the college credit pro...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12College Credit Program
S.B. 1619
Extends to 2013 a provision that a district is not required to pay a student's tuition or other associated costs for taking a course through...

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VASigned into law 03/2011P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Cambridge Advanced (A/AS) Exams
H.B. 1910/S.B. 1448
Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies regarding the granting of credit for Camb...

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VASigned into law 03/2011P-12IB and AP Course Credit
S.B. 1077
Clarifies that students should be eligible for credit for International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement examinations, not the courses.
...

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UTSigned into law 02/2011P-12Enhancement for Accelerated Students Program
S.B. 1 - Section 53A-17a-165
Repeals references to the gifted and talented program and the Advanced Placement program; creates new Enhancement for Accelerated Students P...

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TXAdopted 08/2010P-12Online Learning, AP and IB
19 TAC 74.23, 29
Section 74.23: Correspondence Courses and Distance Learning: Updates section to make clear that students may earn course credit via online c...

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RISigned into law 06/2010P-12
Postsec.
Bachelors Degree in Three Timeline
H.B. 7342, S.B. 2124
Moves from February 2010 to February 2011 date by which the board of governors for higher education must present to the general assembly an ...

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AZSigned into law 05/2010P-12
Postsec.
Miscellaneous
H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions
Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized edu...

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CTSigned into law 05/2010P-12Advanced Placement Courses for College Credit
S.B. 438 - Sec. 31
Effective with the 2011-12 school year, requires every district to offer advanced placement courses. Requires the state board of education t...

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TNSigned into law 05/2010P-12International Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement
S.B. 3304
Allows a school to establish an International Baccalaureate Programme fund or an Advanced Placement fund to receive donations or grants from...

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KYSigned into law 04/2010Postsec.
Community College
Transfer/Articulation from Associate's Degree to Four-Year Programs
H.B. 160
Encourages postsecondary institutions to limit bachelor degree programs to 120 credit hours and associate degree programs to 60 credit hours...

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INSigned into law 03/2010P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary Credit for Advanced Placement
H.B. 1135
Relates to advanced placement exams; requires state educational institutions to grant postsecondary level academic credit to students who re...

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OHSigned into law 03/2010P-12Distinction between Online AP Courses and Clearinghouse of Distance Learning Courses
S.B. 155 - Section 6
Amends 371.50.90 of Am. Sub. H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly (enacted July 2009). Clarifies that from an appropriation item in 2009 H.B...

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UTSigned into law 03/2010P-12Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District
H.B. 149 - Section 3
Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit...

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KYSigned into law 01/2010P-12Interventions for Persistently Low-Achieving Schools and Advanced Placement
H.B. 176
Amends accountability provisions in KRS 160.346. Defines "persistently low-achieving school". Defines "school intervention" as a process cho...

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RISigned into law 11/2009Postsec.
Community College
Bachelors Degree in Three
H.B. 5286
Authorizes the Bachelors Degree in Three program, a new educational initiative designed to expedite the process so that students can earn a ...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12
Postsec.
eTech Ohio (Education Technology)
H.B. 1 - Section 3353.09, 3353.20, and 265.30.83
By January 2010, directs the eTech Ohio commission to develop and implement a plan to create an aligned educational technology system that s...

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NDSigned into law 05/2009P-12High School Graduation - Diploma Requirements
H.B. 1400 - Sections 15 and 16
Requires all high schools to offer one dual enrollment course or one Advanced Placement course.
Increases total number of Carnegie units for...

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LAAdopted 10/2008P-12Course Credits for Middle Schoolers and for Military Service
LAC 28:CXV.2321, .2325
Amends rules to allow students who are repeating the eighth grade because they have scored Unsatisfactory on the Mathematics and/or English ...

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LASigned into law 07/2008P-12High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2008
H.B. 1091
Provides that before a student between the ages of 17 and 18 may drop out, the student and student's parent must attend an exit interview, i...

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IASigned into law 05/2008P-12Appropriations
H.F. 2679
Selected provisions:
• Creates the Senior Year Plus Program to increase access of high school students to college credit and
advanced placem...

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KSSigned into law 05/2008P-12Virtual School
S.B. 669
Establishes the virtual school act. Authorizes districts to operate virtual schools. Provides for requirements for virtual schools. Requires...

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KYSigned into law 04/2008P-12
Postsec.
STEM
S.B. 2
Defines "Advanced science and mathematics" as Advanced Placement (AP) biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science, environmental science,...

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WISigned into law 12/2007P-12Subsidized Advanced Placement Tests
S.B. 249
Relates to payment of the costs of advanced placement examinations taken by certain pupils. Allows the use of federal, state, local, or priv...

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ILSigned into law 11/2007P-12
Community College
Postsec.
College and Career Readiness Pilot Program
S.B. 858
Requires the state community college board to create a 3-year college and career readiness pilot program, beginning with the high school cla...

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MIEnacted 11/2007P-12High School Reform
S.B. 403
Revises high school personal curriculum requirements for transfer pupils; relates to advanced placement, diplomas and merit standards requir...

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ILSigned into law 08/2007P-12Advanced Placement Exam Fees
S.B. 841
Requires the state board of education to create, under the College and Career Success for All Students program, a program in public schools ...

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ARSigned into law 04/2007P-12high school advanced placement
H.B. 2734
Ensures a rigorous and efficient curriculum for high school students; assist small, rural public schools in providing students access to the...

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FLSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Minority or Underrepresented Student Achievement
S.B. 108
The Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement must cooperate with school districts to identify minority & un...

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HIAdopted 04/2007P-12Programs for High-Achieving Students
S.R. 45
Asks the Hawaii Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to promote opportunities for high achievement with the goal of 20% o...

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IDSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Idaho Digital Learning Academy
S.B. 1237 (Sections 12-14)
Strikes existing provision that funding for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy be provided from an annual budget request to the legislature ...

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INSigned into law 04/2007P-12Advanced Placement and Pre-AP
H.B. 1300
Provides that for a teacher to be eligible for a stipend to cover expenses related to a summer training institute, the training must:
(1) P...

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IDAdopted 01/2007P-12
Postsec.
Graduation Requirements and Advanced Opportunities
IDAPA 08.02.03
Increases total number of credits required for high school graduation to 46 credits (23 Carnegie units) starting with the 2013 graduating cl...

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OHSigned into law 12/2006P-12Dual Enrollment Program
S.B. 311 -- Sec. 3313.6013
Defines "dual enrollment program" as a program that enables a student to earn credit toward a degree from an institution of higher education...

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OHSigned into law 12/2006P-12
Postsec.
Awarding Credit for Advanced Placement
S.B. 311 -- Sec. 3333.163
This section requires that not later than April 15, 2008, the articulation and transfer advisory council of the Ohio board of regents recomm...

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MSAdopted 11/2006P-12New Endorsement Codes for Advanced Placement Teachers
Uncodified
Proposes administrative rules regarding new endorsement codes for courses taught by Advance Placement teachers.
http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/ext...

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CASigned into law 09/2006P-12AP and IB Grant Program
S.B. 1442
Amends existing law that establishes a 5-year grant program to award grants to cover the costs of advanced placement examination fees to aut...

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WVAdopted 09/2006P-12Program/Curriculum Requirements
Title 126, Series 42
Amends rules regarding the pre-K & K-12 program or curriculum requirements; reduces the amount of required teaching time for English Languag...

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FLSigned into law 05/2006P-12Dual Enrollment Programs
H.B. 7087 (Section 39)
Revises access to dual enrollment policies and inclusion of IB and Advanced International Certificate of Education courses. Directs local bo...

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MNSigned into law 05/2006P-12AP Programs
H.B. 4162
Establishes a program to raise K-12 academic achievement through increased student participation in pre-AP and AP programs. Participating sc...

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ORAdopted 05/2006P-12
Postsec.
Expanded Options
OAR 581-022-1362, -1370
Implements the Expanded Options program. Purpose of the program is to: (1) Create a seamless education system for students enrolled in grade...

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IDSigned into law 04/2006P-12Distance Learning and Remedial Coursework
H.B. 847 Section 9
Specifies that $1,100,000 of the appropriation in section 3 of the bill be distributed to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, as follows:
(1...

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IDAdopted 04/2006P-12Advanced Opportunities
IDAPA 08.02.03
Requires all high schools, effective July 1, 2007, to provide Advanced Opportunities (defined as Advanced Placement courses, dual credit cou...

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KYSigned into law 04/2006P-12
Postsec.
High School and College Readiness Assessments
S.B. 130
Section 1:
Requires the state assessment system, by the 2007-2008 school year, to include:
1. A high school readiness examination to assess ...

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INSigned into law 03/2006P-12Proficiency-Based Credit and Early Graduation
S.B. 310
Allows a student to demonstrate proficiency and receive credits in a subject area required for high school graduation or for an academic hon...

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INSigned into law 03/2006P-12Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement
H.B. 1347 Section 9
Requires every high school to provide at least 2 of each of the following course offerings to high school students who qualify to enroll in...

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MSSigned into law 03/2006P-12Education Reform Act of 2006
S.B. 2602
Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 12 requires districts to offer Pre-AP courses. States that subject to appropriation, fundin...

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LAAdopted 12/2005P-12Advanced Placement for Graduation Credit
LAC 28:CXV.2319 and 2363
Allows Advanced Placement (AP) European History and American Government courses to meet graduation requirements.
Page 8 of 106 http://www.d...

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WVAdopted 11/2005P-12Acceptance of AP credit at Community/Technical Colleges
Title 135, Series 15,
Amends rules relating to acceptance of advanced placement credit at community and technical colleges. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/worddocs/...

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ILSigned into law 08/2005P-12Advanced Placement and pre-Advanced Placement
S.B. 574
Creates the College and Career Success for All Students Act. Requires a teacher of an Advanced Placement course to obtain appropriate traini...

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MNSigned into law 07/2005P-12AP and International Baccalaureate
H.F. 141 - Multiple Components
The state may pay all or part of the fee for advanced placement or international baccalaureate examinations. The commissioner shall pay all...

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COSigned into law 06/2005P-12Accreditation Indicators and Dropout/Graduation Rates
S.B. 91
Standardizes the calculation of graduation rates and dropout rates that are required to be reported by school districts for accreditation. S...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005P-12Standard Method of Computing Grade Point Averages
S.B. 111
Allows the commissioner to develop a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average that provides for additional w...

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TNSigned into law 05/2005P-12Resolution Urging Funding for Advanced Placement
H.J.R. 132
Urges adequate funding for high school advanced placement programs; urges the Governor to include an earmarked appropriation within the admi...

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IDSigned into law 04/2005P-12Division of Children's Programs
S.B. 1224
Establishes legislative intent for the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. Requires program to include the following:
(1) Districts wi...

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FLSigned by Governor 05/2004P-12
Postsec.
Accelerated High School Graduation, High Stakes Testing, Reading Deficiencies
S.B. 364
Revises course requirements in college & career preparatory accelerated high school graduation program; amends requirements for grade point ...

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ARSigned into law 02/2004P-12Advanced Placement Courses
H.B. 1154
Requires that advanced placement courses be available in the four core areas (English, math, science, social studies) in high school; exempt...

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CASigned into law 10/2003P-12Advancement Placement Exams Fees
S.B. 507
Relates to existing law that establishes a 5-year pilot grant program to school districts to cover the costs of advanced placement examinati...

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CASigned into law 09/2003P-12Golden State Examination Program
A.B. 1266 § 21
Repeals the Golden State Examination Program that measures advanced pupil achievement on academically rigorous content standards adopted by ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2003P-12Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program
S.B. 578
Relates to awards granted under the Texas Advanced Placement Incentive Program to schools for providing a college advanced placement course....

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GASigned into law 05/2003P-12Assessment, Maximum Class size, Instruction, Revenue
S.B. 249
Revises provisions relating to payment of fees for advanced placement tests; revises provision relating to the release of certain test quest...

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KYAdopted 03/2003P-12Advanced Placement
704 KAR 3:510
Establishes rules regarding the criteria a school shall meet in order to designate a course an advanced placement course, including content ...

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SCSENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002P-12
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School Funding
H.B. 4879
Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by dist...

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FLSigned into law 05/2002P-12
Postsec.
Education Code Re-Write: Articulated Acceleration Mechanisms
S.B. 20E
Adds subsection relating to Advanced International Certificate of Education Program (AICE); sets out that public secondary school students a...

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KYSigned into law 03/2002P-12Advanced Placement Courses and the Kentucky Virtual High School
S.B. 74
Relates to college preparatory educational programs; requires the Kentucky Department of Education to develop a core advanced placement curr...

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KYSigned into law 05/2001P-12Study of Advanced Placement Program
S.C.R. 2
Directs a study of the Advanced Placement Program in Kentucky's high schools; directs the co-chairs of the Interim Joint Committee to Educat...

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OKSigned into law 04/2001P-12Amends Advanced Placement Program
S.B. 790
States that on or before October 1 of each year, the state department of education must issue a report on the Advanced Placement Incentive P...

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ARSigned into law 02/2001P-12Teacher Training for Advanced Placement Courses.
S.B. 60
Increases the award for subsidized teacher training for advanced placement courses. The award will now increase from $450 to $650 per teach...

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OKSigned into law 05/2000P-12Advanced Placement Incentive Program
S.B. 1015
Modifies the Oklahoma Advanced Placement Incentive Program. Authorizes test fee assistance for students taking multiple tests in one year. ...

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ARSigned into law 04/1995P-12
S.B. 436 - High School Advanced Placement Program
Establishes the Arkansas Advanced Placement Incentive Program for state high school students....

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+ 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