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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--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency 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--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 Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Computer Science 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 Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Economic/Workforce Development--Value of an Education 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 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 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--Teaching Across Disciplines Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Baccalaureate 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 Mentoring/Tutoring 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 English Language Learners (ELL) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance CA Enrolled 08/2013 P-12 Preschool and Early Learning Funding A.J.R. 16 Urges Congress to enact President Barack Obama's budget proposal to increase funding for preschool and early learning. Urges the superintendent of public instruction to prepare a plan for making California competitive for future increases in federal funding to... More... CA Signed into law 08/2013 P-12 Early Care and Education A.C.R. 45 Urges the legislature and the governor to restore budget funding to early care and education programs and to support efforts to fund and implement the Quality Rating and Improvement System and other programs that support early care and education. Urges legisla... More... CA Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Preschool and Child Care and Development Services (education finance omnibus) A.B. 86 - Fee Schedule for Preschool and Child Care and Development Services From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to establish a revised fee schedule for families using preschool and child care and development services for children from infancy through age 13. Requires the superintendent to first submit ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Fees Collected for Preschool Program Participation (education finance omnibus) A.B. 86 - Fees Collected for Preschool Program Participation From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to annually report to the Department of Finance, on or before October 1 of each year, the fees collected from families who have children enrolled in the California state preschool program. ht... More... FL Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Subsidized Funding for Low-Income Working Parents H.B. 7165 Creates the Child Care Executive Partnership which must establish and govern the Child Care Executive Partnership Program. Program will use state and federal funds as incentives for matching local funds derived from local governments, employers, charitable fou... More... IA Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Additional Uses for Preschool Aid; Kindergarten Readiness Assmt. H.F. 215 - Division XIV Defines additional uses for preschool aid money. Allows for community-based providers to use the money for professional development, instructional equipment, materials, and other direct costs. Unused preschool money at the end of the year is to be used to buil... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Full-Day Prekindergarten Pilot H.B. 1122 - Full-Day Prekindergarten Pilot Section 1 of this bill permits the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) to implement a pilot 3-year high school diploma option. Section 2 directs the commissioner of education, beginning with the first school year following the first school year in which D... More... CO Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Early Head Start Grant Program H.B. 1291 Creates the Colorado Early Head Start (EHS) Grant Program in the Office of Early Childhood to expand enrollment of infants, toddlers and pregnant mothers in center- or home-based Early Head Start, improve quality care, provide tiered reimbursement to providers... More... IL Passed 05/2013 P-12 Advisory Committee on Education Funding S.J.R. 32 Creates the General Assembly's Advisory Committee on Education Funding to conduct a thorough review of the existing distribution methods and expenditures of education funding pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Directs the committee to make recommendations to i... More... MN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Early Learning Provisions H.F. 630 Defines the minimum annual number of instructional hours for half-day and full-day kindergarten (425 and 850 hours, respectively). Empowers districts to adopt early admissions policy for kindergartners. Describes the process for comprehensive cognitive, social... More... MN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Early Learning Scholarships H.F. 630 Establishes an Early Learning Scholarship program for families with a 3 or 4 years old (by Sept 1 of that year) with an income equal to or less than 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. Empowers Commissioner to prioritize applications based on income, geor... More... NE Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Education Innovation Fund and Early Childhood Education Endowment L.B. 495 From the Fiscal Note: LB 495 changes the allocation of the Education Innovation Fund in FY2013-14 through FY2015-16. The fund is derived from lottery proceeds. The bill provides a new appropriation of $1 million per year for the three year period from the fund... More... NM Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 K-3 Program Funding Eligibility H.B. 310 Partially from bill analysis: Amends the public school code to change the eligibility for the K-3 plus program (extended school year program for grades K-3) to include public schools in which 80 percent or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-... More... UT Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Enhanced Kindergarten and Early Intervention Interactive Computer Software Program S.B. 260 - Enhanced Kindergarten and Early Intervention Interactive Computer Software Program Primarily from bill summary: Modifies the distribution of funds for enhanced kindergarten programs to districts and charter schools. Requires the state board to select technology providers for the early intervention interactive computer software program by S... More... KY Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Preschool Participation H.B. 220 Changes the birthdate for half-day preschool eligibility from October 1 to August 1, effective 2017. Repeals KRS 157.226, "Preschool program for disabled children," and moves provisions to KRS 157.3175. Requires that funds appropriated by the general assembly ... More... NM Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Education-Related Exemptions from Procurement Code S.B. 247 Provides exemptions to the children, youth and families department from the procurement code for services purchased pursuant to the pre-kindergarten act; contracts with businesses for public school transportation services; and procurement by or through the pub... More... CA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Preschool Finance S.B. 1016 - Preschool Finance From sections 5-16 of bill summary: Previous provisions provide for both part- and full-day preschool programs. New provisions provide that the state preschool programs must include, but not be limited to, part-day age and developmentally appropriate programs ... More... FL Vetoed 04/2012 P-12 School Readiness Programs H.B. 5103 From final bill analysis: Conforms applicable statutes to the appropriations provided in the General Appropriations Act for the school readiness program for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Defines terms for purposes of the School Readiness Act. Requires definitions... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program H.B. 5101 - Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program Requires each private prekindergarten provider and public school in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to implement an evidence-based pre- and post-assessment approved by the state board of education. Requires the approved assessment to be valid, ... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Early Childhood Education Scholarship Funding H.F. 2949 Cuts grants to early childhood education scholarships for public or private preschool programs from $4,000,000 to $2,000,000 for 2013. Article 3, Sec. 4 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/data/revisor/law/2012/0/2012-239.pdf... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Fee for Early Childhood Services H.B. 1195 Permits schools to charge a fee for early childhood services for any child who is under the age of compulsory attendance pursuant to § 13-27-1 and is not enrolled in kindergarten or a more advanced grade. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bills/HB1195ENR.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grants; Chicago Educational Block Grants S.B. 1742 Requires a school district that receives an Early Childhood Block Grant to report to the state board of education on its use of the block grant in such form and detail as specified by the state board. Requires the report to the general assembly to include the ... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Early Childhood Education Scholarships H.F. 26 Sets forth eligibility requirements for children who may receive early childhood education scholarships. Requirements include parental income below 47 percent of the state median in the current year or child's participation in another public funding program (e... More... MN Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Revenue for All-day K and Pre-K H.F. 26 Allows school districts to reallocate general education revenue attributable to 12th grade students who have graduated early to extended time kindergarten and prekindergarten programs. (Article 1, Sec 20) http://wdoc.house.leg.state.mn.us/leg/LS87/1/HF0026.0.p... More... TX Adopted 06/2011 P-12 Prekindergarten Early Start Grant Program 19 TAC 102.1002 From Texas Register: Amends s.102.1002, concerning the prekindergarten early start grant program. Revises procedures for the prekindergarten grant award program by updating provisions relating to definitions, including changes to the definitions for Tier 1 and... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Kindergarten S.B. 1256--Kindergarten Finance Arizona Revised Statute 15-821 is clarified. If a child who has not reached the age of five before September 1 of the current school year is admitted to kindergarten but withdraws and re-enroll the following year allows state age to be apportioned between the ... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Universal PreK Funding S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 38 Maintains the eligibility of districts to receive the estimated maximum universal preK support. Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02808&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Legislative Intent to Increase Funding for Child Development Centers and Preschools S.C.R. 47 Expresses legislative intent to increase funding for child development centers and preschools in future years, as resources become available, to provide staff of Title V child development centers and preschools with adequate salaries and benefits, provide adeq... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Early Childhood Construction Grants S.B. 3460 In provisions concerning early childhood construction grants, provides that a public school district or other eligible entity must provide local matching funds in an amount equal to 10% of the grant (rather than the amount of the grant). Provides that the Capi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Reimbursement for Transportation of Early Learning Pupils H.B. 4879 Provides that when calculating the state reimbursement for transportation costs, the state board of education may not deduct the number of pupils enrolled in early education programs from the number of pupils eligible for reimbursement if the pupils enrolled i... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Grants for Preschool Educational Programs S.B. 2594 Deletes language providing that the state board of education must provide the primary source of funding through appropriations for the grants for preschool educational program and that the funds must be distributed for the benefit of certain children. http://w... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Grants for Preschool Educational Programs H.B. 5322 Removes obsolete provision requiring the state board of education to provide the primary source of funding for the voluntary preschool program for children at risk of academic failure. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0944&GA=96... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Education Block Grant S.B. 1412 Relates to the Early Childhood Education Block Grant. Replaces provision that 11% of grant to be used to fund programs for children age 0-3 with provision that at least 11% of grant be used for such purposes. Requires this percentage to increase to 20% by the ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 MOUs Between State and Head Start Programs S.B. 79 Requires grantees under the Preschool for All Children program to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the appropriate local Head Start agency within three months of the awarding of the grantee's grant. Requires collaboration between the grantee... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Three-year Child Development Appropriations A.B. 2D - Sections 4 and 5 Section 4: Repeals Section 8278 of the Education Code, which made child development appropriations, with the exception of funds appropriated for the After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program and for CalWORKs child care, available for ex... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Construction Projects H.B. 2424 - Article 30, Section 30-20 Requires school construction projects supported by grants from the Capital Development Board to receive silver certification from the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. Creates new... More... NY Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Services to Preschool Students with Disabilities A.B. 8893 Provides for state reimbursement of municipalities for school supportive health services provided to preschool students with disabilities and for allocation of the moneys to the department of health and the municipality. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08... 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 education and care, and to advise the state regarding the creation and duties of the Center for Early Childhood Developme... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten H.B. 1 - Section 3317.03, 3321.01, 3321.05 and 265.70.70 3317.03: Requires each student enrolled in kindergarten to be counted as a full-time equivalent student regardless of whether or not the student is enrolled in full-day kindergarten class. 3321.01: Repeals references permitting a district that is not eligible ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Education Programs H.B. 1 - Section 265.10.20 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Continues the GRF-funded early childhood education program at school districts, joint vocational school districts or educational service centers for children at least three years old as of the district entry date for kind... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Federal Funds H.B. 635 Authorizes the Texas Education Agency to seek, accept and distribute grants awarded by the federal government or any other public or private entity for the benefit of public elementary and secondary education. Authorizes the commissioner, for purposes of deter... More... IL Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grant 23 IAC 235.100 Extends sunset for Preschool for All Children program from June 2008 to June 2010. Pages 336-339 of 372: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume33_issue10.pdf... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Voluntary Early Childhood Programs S.B. 2314 Authorizes local school districts to operate and expend funds from any available sources for voluntary early childhood education programs. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2314SG.pdf... More... TX Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Prekindergarten Early Start Grant Program 19 TAC 2.102.AA.102.1002 Establishes new procedural and reporting requirements for prekindergarten grants to school districts, open- enrollment charter schools, and education service centers operating as fiscal agents of shared services arrangements. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rule... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Finance A.B. 1028 Revises various provisions of the Child Care and Development Services Act relating to the reimbursement and auditing of child care and development providers. Requires a child care contractor receiving additional funding to separately account for all sources an... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008 P-12 Early Learning System S.B. 2878 Establishing an early learning system to be known as keiki first steps, to ensure a spectrum of high-quality early learning opportunities statewide for children birth-kindergarten entry, with priority given to underserved or at-risk children. Provides the earl... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Universal Early Childhood Program S.B. 286 Provides for phased in universal access to the Cecil J. Picard LA 4 Early Childhood Program and for participation by non-school system providers of early childhood education; relates to tuition and free or reduced-price meals for qualified children. http://www... More... NH Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Commission to Study the Feasibility of Creating a Preschool Incentive Fund Program H.B. 1299 Establishes a commission to study the feasibility of creating a preschool incentive fund program; provides that the committee shall determine priorities for the dissemination of such resources, survey and confirm local school districts' interest in using funds... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Full-day Kindergarten H.B. 2211 Counts kindergarten students as full-time students for the purpose of determining minimum adequacy facility requirements that are used to determine new construction needs. Remove language requiring a school district to provide the necessary capital monies to i... More... IL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Preschool for All Children Funds H.B. 4705 Allows for the continuation of the distribution of funds by the state board of education to achieve a goal of Preschool for All Children by extending sunset date from June 2008 to June 2010. Moves current language with respect to a report concerning the distri... More... OH Emergency amendment 06/2008 P-12 Early Learning Initiative OAC 5101:2-23-05, -07, -09 All sections: Provides the early learning initiative (ELI) will no longer exist as of August 23, 2009, and that these rules are in effect only until August 22, 2009. 5101:2-23-05: Bars county departments of job and family services (CDJFS) from accepting new ... More... IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Appropriations H.F. 2679 Selected provisions: • Creates the Senior Year Plus Program to increase access of high school students to college credit and advanced placement coursework. (Page 40, Line 23 through Page 64, Line 10) • Requires postsecondary institutions providing Senior Year ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 State Supplemental Funding for Head Start H.B. 330 Appropriates $100,000 to the state board of education for fiscal year 2008-2009 to provide grants to local public and private non-profit and for-profit agencies to provide school readiness services to economically disadvantaged children and families in accorda... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 UPSTART Program S.B. 2 - Sections 3-9 Establishes UPSTART, a pilot project that uses a home-based educational technology program to develop the school readiness skills of children age 4-5 who have not entered kindergarten. Provides that UPSTART is created to evaluate the effectiveness of giving pr... More... IA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Community Empowerment Initiative H.F. 396 Expands the scope of services under an existing appropriation for the Community Empowerment Initiative involving preschool tuition services. Allows local empowerment areas to use certain funds for three-year-olds as well as 4- and 5-year olds. Complementary bi... More... HI Vetoed 07/2007 P-12 Prekindergarten and Kindergarten S.B. 613 Directs the department to encourage inclusionary prekindergarten and kindergarten classes of both special education eligible and general education students, including consideration of the following options: (1) Special education eligible preschool children ma... More... LA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 School Readiness Tax Credits S.B. 361 Grants school readiness tax credits to individuals for child care expenses of children five and under, to child care providers, to child care directors and staff, and to businesses providing assistance for child care. Provides the amount of the child care ex... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Full-Day Kindergarten Planning Grants and Desegregation Grant S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 38 Authorizes the commissioner to award grants to districts that operated half-day kindergarten programs in the 2006-2007 school year, and that will continue to operate such half-day programs in the 2007-2008 school year, to plan for conversion to full-day kinder... More... NY Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Universal Pre-Kindergarten S.B. 2107 - Part B, Section 19 Eliminates references to district-level prekindergarten policy advisory boards and their authority to adopt prekindergarten programs. Provides that two or more districts may submit a joint application to operate a joint universal prekindergarten program. In ... More... CO Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Funding for Full-day Kindergarten S.B. 26 Authorizes a school district, upon voter approval, to impose an additional mill levy for purposes of funding the school district's excess full-day kindergarten costs. Allows the question submitted to the voters to also include a question of whether to impose a... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Local Matching Funds for Preschool H.B. 177 Requires 3% local matching funds for contracts with developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0177.pdf... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Developmental Preschool Service Providers Reimbursement H.B. 42 Increases the state's per child reimbursement amount for developmental preschool service providers. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/HB0042.pdf... More... NE Approved by voters 12/2006 P-12 Constitutional Amendment: Early Childhood Education Endowment Fund L.B. 1006 A constitutional amendment to permit use of funds dedicated to the common schools for early childhood educational purposes. If adopted, requires the creation of an early childhood education endowment fund for the purpose of supporting early childhood education... More... AZ On 11/07/2006 Ballot. 07/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Funding Ballot Initiative V. 18; (NEW BILL) (PROPOSITION I-16-2006) Increases funding for early childhood development and health programs; provides that local councils would distribute the majority of the funding, with oversight by a statewide board; dedicates funding from an increase on the sales price... More... AZ Approved by voters 07/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Development and Health Initiative V. 18 (Prop. 203) (PROPOSITION 203 I-16-2006) Increases funding for early childhood development and health programs. Purpose is to improve quality and increase access to early childhood development activities. Also will increase access to preventative health care programs and ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 PreK for At-Risk Children S.B. 1497 Relates to grants for a preschool educational program administered by the state board July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008. Provides that appropriated funds shall be distributed to achieve a goal of preschool for all children whose families choose to participate... More... CA Rejected by Voters. 06/2006 P-12 Voluntary Public Preschool Program V. 3 (Prop. 82) Proposes an amendment to the California Constitution to establish a right to voluntary public preschool for all four-year old children, administered by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and county school superintendents, funded by a tax on individ... More... IL Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grant 23 IAC 235.10, .60, .70, .100, .200, .300, .400, .500 Establishes emergency rules regarding the Preschool for All Children program; provides educational services to all 3 to 5 year old children whose families choose to participate. 325-338 of 591: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/regis... More... LA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 State Early Childhood Programs H.R. 132 Requests the governor and commissioner of administration to include in the FY 2007-2008 executive budget additional funding for adequately staffing, equipping, and evaluating state early childhood education programs. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/strea... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Bilingual Weighting Funds S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27 Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk education programs and services. Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the preschool-aged at-risk weighting to... More... VT Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 05/2006 P-12 Prekindergarten Education Study Committee S.B. 314 Creates a prekindergarten education study committee. Directs the committee to gather the following information: (1)  How many private and public or publicly funded prekindergarten education services currently exist in Vermont. (2)  What kinds of services and ... More... IL Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Early Childhood Block Grant 23 IAC 235.10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, Appendix A, B Establishes rules regarding the Early Childhood Block Grant program. Allows entities other than school districts to apply for preschool and parental training programs; eliminates grants to fund preschool education programs to conduct research into effective p... More... GA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Early Learning Grants GAC 591-2-1 Submits rules regarding grants under the Department of Early Care and Learning. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/591/2/1/01.pdf http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/591/2/1/06.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Early Learning Funding and Programs H.B. 3822 Specifies that grants for preschool educational programs may go both to local districts and to "eligible entities" as defined by the State Board of Education. Gives state board power to determine eligible entities with which local districts may contract to con... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Early Learning Educational Task Force S.B. 3101 Establishes and appropriates funds for an early learning educational task force to be attached to the department of education. Directs the task force to develop a 5-year plan for birth-5 education in the state. Requires the plan to include: (1) An implement... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Grants to Charter Schools S.B. 239 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:24.10(A) and 3995(C). Authorizes charter schools to apply for and receive funding from the department to provide early childhood development and enrichment activity classes, .a.k.a. LA 4 classes, as provided for in statute. ... More... NE Signed by Governor 06/2005 P-12 Early Childhood programs, funding. L.B. 577 Changes provisions relating to early childhood education programs as prescribed; to define and redefine terms; to provide a weighting factor and a calculation; to change provisions relating to applicable allowable growth rates; to change provisions relating to... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities: Joint-Use Projects A.B. 2446 Amends the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act. Deletes teacher education facilities as eligible joint-use facilities. Includes parks and preschool facilities as eligible joint-use facilities. Permits a joint-use facility to be located adjacent to an existin... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Child Care and Development Services Program A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions) Changes the maximum age for program eligibility to 13, and modifies the definition of ''parent'' under the Child Care and Development Services Act. Deletes provision providing a formula for determining whether a family is eligible to receive services under the... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Better Chance Program ADE 174 Establishes general guidelines for the operation of early childhood programs funded under the Arkansas Better Chance Program and the Arkansas Better Chance for School Success Program. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20174%20abc.pdf... More... ME Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Educational Funding and Property Tax Relief S.P. 761 The bill provides that by fiscal year 2009-10 the state share of kindergarten to grade 12 education funding, as described by essential programs and services, must be 55%. It also establishes a local cost share expectation for property tax years beginning on o... More... VA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Early Intervention Agencies Committee H.B. 15 Abolishes the Early Intervention Agencies Committee created to ensure the implementation of a comprehensive system for early intervention services and to make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and the Secretary of Education on issu... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Better Chance For School Success Program H.B. 1057 Amends the state "Better Chance for School Success" program to remove matching requirements, set implementation goals and makes the program applicable to schools instead of districts; amends provisions regarding early childhood programs. http://www.arkleg.stat... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Early Childhood Education Block Grant H.B. 2235 Provides that 11% (instead of 8%) of the Early Childhood Education Block Grant shall be used to fund programs for children ages 0-3. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2235&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=3446&SessionID=3... More... MO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Distribution of the Gaming Commission Fund H.B. 444 Alters the distribution of Gaming Commission Fund; provides funds for veterans facilities, the National Guard College Trust, early childhood development education, and the College Guaranty Fund. http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills03/biltxt/truly/HB0444T.HTM... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Better Chance Program H.B. 2402 Expands the Arkansas Better Chance Program; allows any licensed early childhood program with early childhood accreditation by the Department of Human Services and meeting the Arkansas Better Chance Core Quality Approval Standards of the Department of Education... More... KS Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Preschool Programs S.B. 82 Authorizes local boards to (1) enter into cooperative or interlocal agreements with one or more other boards for the establishment, operation and maintenance of preschool programs; (2) Contract with private, nonprofit corporations or associations or with any ... More... WV Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Universal Access to Pre-Kindergarten System STATE ID: 126-28 Title 126, Series 28 Provides rules relating to West Virginia's universal access to the state's Pre-Kindergarten System. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4202 (SN)... More... MO Rejected by voters 11/2002 P-12 Additional tobacco tax for early childhood and other programs Proposition A Imposes an additional tax per cigarette and other tobacco products, with the new revenues placed into a Healthy Families Trust Fund to be used for hospital trauma care and emergency preparedness; health care treatment and access; prescription drug assistance f... More... CA Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Provides additional funding to ensure that children are ready to enter school A.B. 2800 Authorizes the Children and Families Commission to expend money allocated to it under the Children and Families Act of 1998, to ensure that children are ready to enter school. Authorizes the commission to allocate funds to county commissions established pursua... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Tobacco Tax for Education S.B. 856 Establishes tobacco tax as well as special fund to dedicate tobacco tax revenues for education funding. Monies are to 1) provide unrestricted grants to districts; 2) assist local lead agencies and Baltimore City under the Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program;... More... CA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Intermediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program S.B. 508 Modifies 1999 Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP), which formerly required that every participating school district contract with an external evaluator for assistance in development of the school's action plan. Bill allows district t... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Head Start in Tunica County H.B. 615 Relates to Tunica County; allows the board of supervisors to make a contribution to the Institute for Community Service for an additional Head Start class and additional vehicles to transport children.... More... CO Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Funding Preshool Programs S.B. 123 Concerns the required expenditure of a portion of a school district's per pupil operating revenue for the school district's preschool program.... More... IN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Child care development vouchers S.B. 110 Provides that a child care ministry that receives child care development voucher may only be required by a local Step Ahead Council to meet child care standards; specifies that a local Step Ahead Council may not require child care ministries to meet additional... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Education Reform Act of 2001 S.B. 1881/H.B. 1921--Omnibus Bill Preschool Funding: Requires schools for preschool children organized as public schools or as public school classes to be maintained and supported from state, local and federal funds which hereafter may be appropriated specifically for preschool purposes, or fr... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Early Childhood Foundation H.B. 1801 Authorizes the establishment of a foundation for early childhood care and education.... More... NE Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Early Childhood Education Grants L.B. 759 LB 759 changes current law pertaining to early childhood education pilot program grants. The bill provides for an Early Childhood Education Grant Program in lieu of the pilot projects that are currently funded. Programs selected for grants may be provided one... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Funding for early childhood programs. H.B. 2241 , Amends the application process for the Arkansas Better Chance Program; provides funding for early childhood programs.... More... NJ Signed into law 11/2000 P-12 Eligibility of Low-Income Pupils, Effective Programs S.B. 838 Relates to State aid for school districts with concentrations of low-income pupils; establishes minimum period of school district eligibility for early childhood and demonstrably effective program aids; provides budget cap exclusion for demonstrably effective ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Child Care Program S.B. 1703 Appropriates a sum to the State Department of Education for specified child care purposes. Declares appropriations for these purposes to be General Fund revenues appropriated to school districts.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Day Care Facilities A.B. 2778 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with a nonprofit organization that has staff with expertise in financing and capital expansion, are knowledgeable about the child care field, and have the ability to develop and implement a plan to ... More... MD Vetoed 05/2000 P-12 Early Child Care and Education Centers Grant Program S.B. 793 Establishes the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care and Education Centers and Education Enhancement Grant Program for the development of collaborative approaches to delivery of full-day early care and education and family support services; defines terms; designates the... More... MN Signed by governor 05/2000 P-12 Early Childhood Education Aid H.B. 3800 Extends the fiscal year 2000 increase in early childhood family education aid to fiscal year 2001. The additional aid amount is equal to $2.46 times the greater of 150 or the number of children under five years of age residing in the school district on October... More... NY Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Full-day Kindergarten, Universal Prekindergarten Reserve Fund A.B. 9291 Relates to state aid for school districts; funds a workforce education program in New York City; creates the Universal Prekindergarten Reserve Fund; provides State aid for conversion to full day kindergarten; relates to administration of the School Tax Relief ... More... OR Died 03/1999 P-12 Requires Funding for Early Childhood Education S.B. 976 Requires funding for 15% of children from birth to 3 years of age; specifies that funding will increase each biennium to provide for additional 10% of eligible children; caps funding once program is funded for education for eligible children; appropriates mone... More... AL Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 269 $1,180,196 from the Education Trust Fund to the East Alabama Child Development Center for the support and maintenance for a program of child care, educational health and nutritional services for pre-school children; requires operations plans and audited financ... More... HI Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 2845 Enables funds to be expended from the Early Intervention Fund Special Fund and the Early Intervention Trust Fund through the procurement process rather than through the grant process.... More... VA Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 H.B. 471 Revises the at-risk four-year old program to allow school divisions with existing programs to apply for the State grant funds to support half-day programs conducted for the length of the school year; adjusts the prohibition on supplanting any funds currently p... More... HI Died 01/1998 P-12 Appropriates Funds for the Open Doors Project S.B. 2743 Appropriates $ 70,000,000 in addition to current existing level of funding for early education and child care to DHS to expand the Open Doors project.... More... HI Signed into law 07/1997 P-12 H.B. 122 Establishes an Early Intervention Trust Fund to provide early intervention services for infants and toddlers with specific needs.... More... CT Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 5461 Establishes and funds interagency early child care and education system to attain successful school readiness for children ages three and four; integrates the functions of early child care and education across department and categorical funding streams.... More... GA Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 Budget Adjustments to Quality Basic Education (QBE) Finance Program $31.2 million has been provided for elementary and secondary schools so that each school in the state will receive $15,000 for classroom computers and technology. The university system will receive $85.8 million (in addition to its original appropriation of $3... More... 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