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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 WV Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 School Faculty Senates S.B. 359 Establishes faculty senates at each public school comprised of all permanent, full-time educators. Requires principal to convene first meeting and initiate voting for chair, vice chair and secretary of the faculty senate. Empowers the faculty senate to control... More... WY Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Statewide Education Accountability System H.B. 91 Adjusts how school level performance is determined by limiting the measurement of student readiness as defined by achievement on standardized assessment to Grade 11 (was Grade 11 & 12), and adding a measure of equity as defined by a measure of academic student... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Revising Academic Performance Index (API) S.B. 1458 From bill summary: Authorizes the superintendent of public instruction to develop and implement a specified program of school quality review to complement the Academic Performance Index (API), if an appropriation for this purpose is made in the annual budget a... More... LA Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Retesting Due to Testing Irregularity LAC 28:CXI.312 Provides that where retests on an assessment required for accountability are available, LEAs may request that School Performance Score (SPS) calculations include retest results through a waiver request to the state board for accountability purposes. In such wa... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Allows BESE to Expend Certain Funds to Use Peer-Review Consultants S.B. 635 Allows the state board to expend Louisiana Quality Education Support Fund monies to use peer-review consultants to review programs. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=812534... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Commission for Education Quality and Accountability S.B. 1797 Creates Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and Accountability combining the Oklahoma Commission on Teacher Prep with the Office of Accountability.  Authorizes commission to approve and accredit teacher education programs. Beginning July 1, 2013, the... More... IA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting of school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners. H.F. 2383 Requires local boards, local or regional superintendents, directors of accredited nonpublic schools, etc. to report any disciplinary action for school employee misconduct to the board of educational examiners. Conduct to be reported includes the following: (a)... More... MD Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Core Academic Standard Implementation S.B. 293 Requires that the county board include in its goals to improve student academic achievement a description of how it plans to ensure and measure academic proficiency of students in core academic subjects at various points during the elementary and secondary edu... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Repealed - Office of Educational Accountability H.F. 2949 Repealed statute which created and funded the Independent Office of Educational Accountability, which advised the legislative education committees on the degree to which the statewide educational accountability and reporting system included a comprehensive ass... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 School Performance Accountability S.B. 1458 Amends the existing school achievement profile phase-out to limit the time frame to the remainder of the academic year. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/2r/summary/h.sb1458_03-26-12_astransmittedtogovernor.pdf... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Task Force on Accountable Schools (Section 22) H.B. 4014 Establishes and sets membership for the Task Force on Accountable Schools to develop a plan to improve accountability practices for schools and make recommendations. The task force is to recommend: (a) A new student summative assessment to be used in Oregon s... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Postsec. Achievement Compact S.B. 1581 Defines "education entity" as a school district, an education service district, a community college district or community college service district, the Oregon University System or public university thereof, and the health professions and graduate science progr... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Financial Oversight Panels S.B. 2149 Requires that if an Annual Financial Report resulting from a mandated audit reflects a deficit, the district must, within 30 days after acceptance of such audit report, submit a deficit reduction plan. Makes legislative findings relative to the need for fina... More... OR Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Fiscal Accountability H.B. 2280 Expands scope of audits of best business practices of education districts to include performance audits. Removes discretion of education districts to volunteer for audits. Allows State Board of Education to determine percentage of expenses of audit that s... More... NH Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Accountability Standards met with NEASC Accreditation H.B. 130 Allows a school to demonstrate compliance with New Hampshire's input-based school accountability standards by furnishing evidence that it has received full accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); a school may demonstrate... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Definition of Failing School for Purposes of Student Eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program H.B. 1331 From House of Representatives Staff Analysis: Expands the definition of a failing school for purposes of student eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) (Created in 1999 as part of a broad education reform package known as the A+ Plan; Design... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Accountability S.B. 800 Removes outdated, unnecessary or redundant provisions in education statutes related to evaluations, reports, reporting requirements, filings, preparation and distribution of education laws, policies, curriculum requirements, assessments, certifications and add... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2289 (1)Establishes the Task Force on Accountable Schools, consisting of 14 members appointed as follows: (a) President of the Senate is to appoint two members from the Senate; (b) the Speaker of the House is to appoint two members from the House; (c) The President... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Multiple Sections - Intermediate Unit Transparency H.B. 1352 Section 907-A requires the posting of financial and contract information for Intermediate Units. Section 921-A brings the intermediate units in line with other education agencies with regard to posting of financial reports. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Increased Flexibility for Increased Accountability H.B. 192 Extends until end of 2014-15 school year the provision that each local school system either notify the department of its intention to request increased flexibility through local school board flexibility contract or elect not to request increased flexibility in... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 District Takeovers by State Board S.B. 383 If the state board orders the takeover of a school district under authority and also orders the removal of the school district board of directors, the state board may assume all authority of the school district board of directors as may be necessary for the da... More... NJ Issued 04/2011 P-12 Education Transformation Task Force E.O. 58 Establishes the New Jersey Education Transformation Task Force. Charges the task force with reviewing all current administrative regulations that affect public education, and evaluating them to determine the degree to which they increase the quality of instruc... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Performance Ratings for Education Service Cooperatives H.B. 1433 Establishes performance ratings for education service cooperatives. Requires that each education service cooperative be evaluated during the 2012-13 school year and at least once every five years thereafter. The final evaluation, will be included in the annual... More... WY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Wyoming Accountability in Education Act S.F. 70 Creates the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act and establishes a statewide education accountability system; establishes system components and student performance measures; imposes duties upon the state board of education and the state superintendent; pres... More... TX Adopted 01/2011 P-12 Financial Accountability Rating System 19 TAC 109.1002, 1003, 1004, 1005 From the January 28, 2011 Texas Register: The sections establish provisions that detail the ratings, types of ratings, criteria, reporting and sanctions for the financial accountability rating system. Amendments update the School Financial Integrity Rating Sys... More... CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act S.B. 1191 Requires that, in the report evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, the department identify the strategies that demonstrate the effectiveness of schools in meeting accountability requirements pursuant to the act. Directs ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Impact Aid H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Requires school districts receiving impact aid to establish an Impact Aid Fund and separately account for impact aid monies received and prohibits comingling with other revenue sources. Mandates that the school district account for Fund monies as prescribed by... More... NJ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 S.B. 920 Meant to ease restrictions on public-private partnerships between higher education institutions and private entities, encouraging flexibility in planning and growth at state and county colleges, and creating jobs. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/S1000/... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Race to the Top Legislation - Innovative School Scheduling Models H.B. 439 Requires the state board of education to explore the use of innovative school scheduling models, including extended year, year-round schooling, or other school scheduling models that do not allow for prolonged lapses in instructional time, in low-performing or... More... MS Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 New Start School S.B. 2293 Creates a New Start School Program. Requires a New Start School to be established in each public school that is considered failing. Provides for the conversion of underperforming schools into conversion charter schools, for contracts relating to such conversio... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 6403 Regarding accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, by September 15, 2010, to develop and report recommendations for the development of a comprehensive, K-12 dropout reduct... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Reporting on Workplace Readiness Skills Assessment H.B. 566 Requires each local school board to include in its annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who passed Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills assessment. This number is in addition to the current related reporting requirements of the numbe... More... WA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Private Schools H.B. 2996 Includes approved private schools in the Superintendent of Public Instruction's record check information rules. Chapter 100 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2996.PL.pdf... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Underperforming or Chronically Underperforming Schools S.B. 2247; (NEW BILL) Repeals and replaces existing policies relating to Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education to designate a school as underperforming or chronically underperforming. Defines Commissioner's and State Board's authority and duties. http://www.mass.gov/le... More... GA Adopted 11/2009 P-12 LEA Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability GAC 160 -5-1-.33 Renames rule (previously titled "School District Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability to Improve Student Achievement") to "Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2): Local Education Agency Contracts for Flexibility and Accountability". Amends rule, whi... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Annual Report on Dropouts S.B. 651 Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requires, among other things, the report contain specified information on: one-year dropout rates for grades 7-12, four-year ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Reporting, Accountability and Data S.B. 1977 - Reporting, Accountability and Data Requires teacher supply and demand reports to be published every three years instead of annually. Deletes provision that adequate yearly progress for students with disabilities must be based on students' individual education plans. Provides that schools and di... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Establishment of an Accountability System S.B. 180 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education. This bill is a request of the joint legislative oversight committee on accountability for an adequate education established in 2008. http://www.genc... More... NH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Accountability System to Ensure the Opportunity for an Adequate Education S.B. 180 Establishes an accountability system to ensure schools are providing the opportunity for an adequate education and repeals the joint legislative oversight committee on costing an adequate education. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/sb0180.html... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community Schools H.B. 1 - Section 3314.012, 3314.015, 3314.016 and 3314.02 Partially from DOE summary of H.B. 1: Eliminates the two-year wait before the department of education begins issuing annual report cards for a community school. Provides that the ratings a community school receives for its first two full school years will not ... More... DE Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Eliminating the DSTP S.B. 68 Eliminates the DSTP; requires its replacement beginning in the 2010-2011 school year with a test administered in English language arts and math in grades 2-10 at the beginning of the school year and at least one more time later in the year; assesses student pr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Adjustments to conduct a comprehensive review of weights, allotments and adjustments under the public school finance syste... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Special Accreditation Investigations H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part II Adds to circumstances under which special accreditation investigations must be conducted. Directs the commissioner to authorize special accreditation investigations to be conducted when: (1) A significant pattern of decreased academic performance has develope... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 School Accountability and Accreditation S.B. 163 Repeals and reenacts the Educational Accreditation Act of 1998 to align accountability and accreditation measures and procedures; assigns specified related duties to the State Board of Education in regard to accountability to include measuring student academic... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 College and Career-Readiness Workgroup H.F. 2 Establishes a college and career-readiness workgroup headed jointly by MDE and the U of M to evaluate and make recommendations to the commissioner and the legislature on the design of the state high school assessment system, levels of and mechanisms for accoun... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Performance Review for Districts with High Poverty S.B. 473 Authorizes the Office of Accountability to conduct a performance review program to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the budget and operations of a school districts that has a district student eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals under ... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Public Reporting S.B. 5889 Repeals, modifies, or suspends certain laws related to notice and reporting by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and school districts and required actions by school districts in the areas of curriculum, courses, assessments, and student pl... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap H.B. 2163 Increases accountability for achievement gaps in school districts; provides intervention and support to public school districts to address the severity of achievement gaps. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act949.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Improving Parents' Access to Public School Data S.B. 943 Improves student achievement and closes achievement gaps among student subgroups by providing public access to comprehensive school improvement plans; improves parental involvement and communication with parents; increases transparency and accountability of pu... More... LA Adopted 04/2009 P-12 District and State Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.301, 611, 1101, 1501-1505, 1701-1707, 2401, 3905, 4311 Amends rules relating to the School, District and State Accountability System. Implements fundamental changes in classroom teaching by helping schools and communities focus on improved student achievement. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v83/28v83.doc... More... MS Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Task Force on Failing Schools Districts S.B. 2288 Continues the task force to study and report on the status of failing schools and school districts, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts, and enhancement of accountability and sanctions; creates the teen pregnancy task f... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Acct. System Pilot Project and Data Collection S.B. 156 Creates an alternative school accountability system pilot project; provides for data collection and analysis; provides for periodic reports to the Governor and the Legislature. The pilot system demonstrates the usefulness of a student growth model of accountab... More... OK Vetoed 04/2009 P-12 Educational Accountability Reform Act S.B. 1111 Relates to schools; creates the Educational Accountability Reform Act; provides short title; transfers powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities for certain programs from State Department of Education to Education Oversight Board; provides for transfer o... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 4, 5 and 7 Repeals provisions relating to rewards for successful schools. Establishes provisions to recognize schools that would have been rewarded under the former system. Repeals provision directing the state board to develop a formula for a school accountability index... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Transition to New Assessment and Accountability System S.B. 1 Section 18 Provides that whereas it is imperative that schools, administrators, teachers, parents and policymakers maintain high expectations for students, and it is important that there be an orderly transition from the current state assessment to the new assessment and... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 School District Accreditation Levels S.B. 2308 Relates to school district accreditation levels; revises accreditation terminology. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/SB/2300-2399/SB2308SG.pdf... More... MS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Children First Act of 2009 S.B. 2628 Prohibits public school students in 7th-12th grades who fail to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from participating in extracurricular activities. Authorizes and directs the state board to define failing schools and school districts under certain standards. Re... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 After School Activities in Abbot Districts S.B. 1175 Requires the board of education of each former Abbott district, in conjunction with the local governing body of the municipality in which the district is located, to develop a plan for a comprehensive program of after school activities; provides for what shall... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Impact Fees H.B. 259 Enacts a definition of "educational facility" in Utah municipal code. Enacts a definition of "charter school" in Impact Fees Act of Title 11 of Utah Code, Cities, Counties, and Local Taxing Units. Establishes new requirements for impact fees collected on or af... More... GA Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Increased Local Flexibility and Accountability GAC 160-5-1-.33 Allows school districts to enter into contracts with the state to allow for increased local flexibility and accountability. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.33.pdf... More... MA Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 School District Accountability H.B. 4967 Relates to school district accountability; provides the the makeup of the membership of the advisory council on school and district accountability to develop and administer a post-audit survey to audited districts and an annual survey to any schools and distri... More... NY Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Expenses to Be Paid Distinguished Educators and Technical Assistance Teams Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.15 Adds new rules to establish criteria for determining the reasonable and necessary expenses to be paid by school districts to distinguished educators, and members of school quality review teams and joint intervention teams. Adopted as proposed in April 2, 2008 ... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Commissioner of Education Authority A.B. 2965 Establishes Commissioner of Education as the rule- making authority under several school district accountability statutes relating to early termination agreements and revocation of certificates; requires public hearings on proposed regulations. http://www.njle... More... OK Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Programs OAC 210:35-17-2 Amends rules to require all state accredited schools to follow Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) guidelines related to student eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities, activity absences, number of games allowed, and leng... More... SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Amends Multiple Accountability Provisions H.B. 4662 Revises the Education Accountability Act. Adds poverty, limited English proficiency status, disability status, or other groups required by federal statutes or regulations to the requirement for disaggregation of achievement data. Changes terminology from "impr... More... GA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Flexibility in Exchange for Increased Accountability H.B. 1209 Relates to elementary and secondary education; provides that a local school system may enter into a contract with the state board of education for increased flexibility in exchange for increased accountability; relates to waivers to improve student performance... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Low-Performing Schools S.B. 2666 Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands the definition of an at risk school. Commits the Legislature to the appropriation of adequate funds for the support of ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Removal of Superintendents in Underperforming Districts S.B. 2149 Provides that the appointed or elected superintendent of education in an underperforming school district for a specified number of consecutive school years shall be removed from office by the school board at the end of the school year. Provides for the appoint... More... MS Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Task Force on Underperforming Schools and Districts S.B. 2405 Creates a task force to study and report on the status of underperforming schools and districts in the state, effectiveness measures for improvement of those schools and school districts and enhancement of accountability and sanctions imposed on those schools ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Charter Schools and Charter School Accountability H.B. 160 Modifies provisions relating to charter schools. Modifies the appointment procedures for the staff director of the State Charter School Board. Modifies provisions relating to the purposes and status of charter schools. Requires the state board of education, in... More... AK Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Growth Model -- Accountability 4 AAC 06.805(b), .812, .845(c) Implements a growth model as part of the state's accountability system under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. ... More... LA Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.603, 613, and 4313 Revises Bulletin 111 - The Louisiana School, District, and State Accountability System (LAC Part Number LXXXIII). Revises section 603 to include all students in the state-level cohort regardless or entry or exit dates. Revises section 613 to clarify that s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 Accountability A.B. 494 Requires the Department of Education to notify a school district that a review is scheduled to occur if the department intends to waive that review or extend the time before the next onsite review. Provides for a waiver or extension of the next review if the c... More... IA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. Student Information Systems H.F. 468 Directs the department of education to conduct a study on the student information systems currently in use in the state, the types of data collected, and the future needs for additional types of data at the K-12 and postsecondary levels and for use by the stat... More... WV Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Performance Based Accreditation System Title 126, Series 13 Amends rules regarding standards, assessment, and accountability for student performance and progress. Incorporates 21st Century skills into the standards; revises the statewide assessment program; provides annual performance measures for the No Child Left Beh... More... MA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College The Readiness Project Executive Order No. 489 Establishes the Readiness Project to develop a plan to implement fundamental and systemic reforms to public education in the Commonwealth over the next ten years. The project will have three chairs appointed by the Governor.  The plan will include recommenda... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Accountability and Technology Infrastructure S.B. 184 Revises provisions governing the annual reports of accountability and the plans to improve. Eliminate the requirement for the establishment of technical assistance partnerships. Revises provisions governing the school support teams and the recommendation of co... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Independent Office of Educational Accountability H.F. 2245 [Educational Accountability] Amends duties of the Independent Office of Educational Accountability as it relates to the commissioner of education's reporting requirements. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Performance Report Cards H.F. 2245 [School Performance Report Cards] Requires the Independent Office of Educational Accountability to convene and faciliate an advisory group of curriculum and measurement experts to consider and recommend how to structure school performance data and school to fully, fairly and accurately report ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 School improvement plans H.B. 1517 Relates to an act to expand monitoring by the Department of Education of school district implementation of school improvement plans as required by 2006 Act 57 studying the state's system of public education. New provisions detail that the comprehensive school... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Evaluation of state education system H.B. 2663 Enacts the continuing adequacy evaluation act of 2007 to continually evaluation the state education system by strengthening and preserving the integrity of the Continuing Adequacy Evaluation Act of 2004 by defining its provisions to ensure that future assessme... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 SDE staffing for accountability S.B. 274 (Accountability--Evaluating Performance) Section 68 changes the position of director of the Division of Public School Accountability of the Department of Education to assistant commissioner and provides for the reassignment of staff needed for the division to fulfill its monitoring and reporting obli... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Arkansas Evaluation Center S.B. 951 Creates the Arkansas evaluation center to: Attract students to existing courses and provide new online and distance learning courses; stimulate university faculty to conduct evaluation and research; provide academic training that consists of a variety of modal... More... TN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Accountability System Review S.B. 457 Adds a new section. Directs the office of education accountability to periodically study the overall school accountability system and report to the General Assembly as to its operations and effectiveness, including any suggestions for improvement. Such report ... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School District Fiscal Accountability A.B. 5; S.B 4 Amends school district accountability measures; provides that if a school district is spending state education funds for purposes not in compliance with state law, the district receives an adverse, disclaimer or qualified opinion by its independent auditor; pr... More... NJ Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 School District Fiscal Accountability A.B. 5 Amends school district accountability measures; provides that if a school district is spending state education funds for purposes not in compliance with state law, the district receives an adverse, disclaimer or qualified opinion by its independent auditor; pr... More... CO Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Growth Model for Student Performance H.B. 1048 Requires the convening of a technical advisory panel to assist in the development of a longitudinal growth model to measure the academic growth of students; requires the panel to develop a new method to identify schools that demonstrate the highest rate of aca... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2007 P-12 State Accountability System A.B. 3676 Revises various provisions of The New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum public school district monitoring system, related reporting, and oversight requirements. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/A4000/3676_R1.PDF... More... NJ Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Evaluation of State Department of Education S.J.R. 1; A.J.R. 10 Directs Commissioner of Education to contract with independent entity to conduct an evaluation of the Department Of Education and its oversight capacity; relates to public school funding reform. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/SJR/1_I1.PDF... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 District Performance/Reporting, Non-Teaching Personnel H.B. 276 -- Misc. Sections Any district that leases a building to a community school [charter] located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a community school located in the district whereby the district and the school endorse each other's programs may elect to have dat... More... DE Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 School District Fiscal Accountability S.B. 374 Implements enhanced public education financial accountability provisions. Includes vocational- technical school districts and charter school funds and authority. http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+374/$file/legis.html?open... More... GA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant GAC 160-1-4-.272 Clarifies rules regarding the Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant. The intent of the funding is to provide seed resources to stimulate the adoption of a school-based comprehensive academic performance system that consolida... More... DE Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Accountability for Districts and Charters S.B. 308 Implements enhanced financial accountability provisions for public school districts and charter schools; relates to district and charter school financial responsibility. Chapter Number 264 http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+308/$file/... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Florida Secondary School Redesign Act H.B. 7087 - Section 19 Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparation of each secondary school's improvement plan: (a) Struggling students, especially those in failing schools, need th... More... TX Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Accountability H.B. 1 C (Sections 2.05; 2.09) Requires the commissioner, in consultation with the comptroller, to develop and implement a financial accountability rating system for school districts in this state that: (1) distinguishes among school districts based on levels of financial performance; and (... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Annual Research Agenda for the Office of Education Accountability H.B. 581 Requires, on or before December 1 of each year, that the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee adopt an annual research agenda for the Office of Education Accountability. Provides that the agenda shall be amended to include studies direct... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Center for Improvement of Student Learning, Education Ombudsman H.B. 3127 Declares an intent to reactivate the center for the improvement of student learning, and to create within the center an educational ombudsman to serve as a resource center for parents and students and as an advocate for students in the public education system... More... IL Adopted 02/2006 P-12 CODE OF REGULATIONS 74 IAC 420.130, 140, 310, 320, 410, 420, 430, 630, 640, 710, 720 Provides standards for the conduct of financial audits of regional offices of education and certain educational service centers. http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue7.pdf (starts page 329 of 520, see esp. 338 of 520)... More... MS Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 Hurrican Katrina and school accountability S.B. 2012 Authorizes the state board of education to exempt certain schools from accountability standards due to Hurricane Katrina of 2005. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/20055E/pdf/SB/2001-2099/SB2012SG.pdf... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Evaluation of State Accountability System and Revised Designations S.B. 214 (Section 1-2) Requires the department to contract every 3 years for an independent evaluation of the state accountability system and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Requires the evaluation to include: (1) The impact of the accountability systems on learning and teach... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 School Safety and Accountability Reports Content/Design/Layout S.B. 214 (Section 3) Requires the department to convene a working group of specified members to evaluate the current rules, definitions and reporting of incidents pertaining to school safety. Requires the working group to submit a report of its findings to the state by November 20... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability; honor code S.B. 214 Establishes a monitoring system for the statewide system of accountability; revises various provisions governing the statewide system of accountability; requires the Department of Education to prescribe an educational involvement accord for use in all public s... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Technical assistance partnerships and regional training programs for professional development of teachers and administrators H.B. 109 Revises provisions governing the statewide system of accountability for public schools; redesignating the four regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators based upon the geographic regions served by those programs... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Statewide system of accountability for school districts and public schools H.B. 154 The board of trustees of each school district and the principal of each public school must prepare an annual summary of accountability information for public dissemination. This bill changes the requirements for the annual report of accountability and expand... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Creates Commission on Educational Excellence. S.B. 404 Creates the Commission on Educational Excellence; prescribing the membership and duties of the Commission; creating the Trust Fund for Educational Excellence; authorizing school districts and charter schools to apply for grants of money from the Trust Fund to... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Annual Report of Accountability H.B. 527 AN ACT relating to education; renaming the University and Community College System of Nevada as the Nevada System of Higher Education; clarifying that the System includes state colleges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. THE PEOPLE OF THE ... More... TX Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Accountability and Performance Monitoring 19 TAC 2.97.AA.97.1005 Proposes rules concerning accountability and performance monitoring. Describes the Performance- Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBNAS). Adopts applicable excerpts of the PBMAS 2004-2005 Manual. TEXAS REG 97354 (SN)... More... GA Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Statewide Accountability GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru .04 Clarifies rules regarding the following: single statewide accountability system; accountability system definitions; accountability profiles; and accountability system awards and consequences. Single statewide accountability system: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_d... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Insufficient Textbooks and Instructional Materials S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent, for purposes of enforcing the use of required textbooks and instructional materials, to specifically review at least annually schools that are ranked in any of deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, of the 2003 base Academic Performance... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Annual Report on Status of Low-Performing Schools S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent to annually present a report to the governing board of each school district under his or her jurisdiction and to the board of supervisors of the county describing the state of the schools in the county and of his or her offic... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Nonpublic Schools Serving Special Education Students A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions) Requires a master contracts with nonpublic, nonsectarian schools for the provision of special education and related services to include that, with respect to a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that is associated with a licensed children's institution, there be a... 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 Commission was to engage in a thorough examination of how education dollars have been spent in Alabama during the past ten years.... More... MS Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Accountability Standards (Uncodified) Establishes rules concerning accountability standards for the four state special schools governed by the Board of Education. MISSISSIPPI REG 9255 (SN)... More... NM Rule Adoption 08/2004 P-12 Public Education Department Administration NMAC 6.19.1, .3, .7, .8, .9 Amends to reflect the Public Education Department as the issuing agency, current statutory authority, adds and clarifies definitions, and amends indicators and measurement and school ratings sections. Defines adequate yearly progress (AYP) and requires AYP to ... More... GA Adopted 07/2004 P-12 Statewide Accountability; Definitions; School Profiles GAC 160-7-1-.01 thru -.04 Clarifies rules regarding statewide accountability, applicable definitions, school profiles, and awards and consequences; creates a single statewide accountability system consistent with state and federal law; provides valid, reliable accountability determinat... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Education Reform H.B. 2002 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weighted student formula; (2) providing additional information technology; (3) empowering principals through a Hawaii principa... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Impact Aid Bonds H.B. 2010 Removes the restriction on accommodation school districts located on a military base from issuing impact aid revenue bonds.  The district may hold an election to raise impact aid revenue bonds but may not issue the bonds until after the Federal Base Relocation... More... HI Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Federal Impact Aid H.B. 1908 Sets aside funds in federal impact aid for the establishment of a military liaison position within the department of education and to provide funding for the Joint Venture Education Program to facilitate interaction between the military community and the depar... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Education Excellence Fund H.B. 666 Provides relative to Education Excellence Fund amounts and related investment earnings credited to ineligible entities. Provides that fund amounts and related investment earnings credited for a recipient entity shall revert to the fund whenever the entity no ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Impact Aid for Teacher Housing H.B. 2475 Allows school districts to use Impact Aid for teacher housing. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0209.htm... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Accountability for Schools, Districts and the State 14 DAC 103 Amends regulation to reflect the changes made to Delaware's plan under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Changes include: definitions and the addition of State Progress Determinations. DELAWARE REG 1502 (SN) http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NS... More... GA Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education Provisions H.B. 1190 Provides for the revision of certain provisions regarding education flexibility and accountability; requires the State Board of Education to create a single state-wide accountability system by December 31, 2004; amends provisions regarding school councils; am... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking cen... More... MS Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Public School Accountability Standards, 2003 (Uncodified) Revises public school accountability standards, 2003. MISSISSIPPI REG 9117 (SN)... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 School Accountability H.B. 176 Amends KRS 158.6455 to require that a student be enrolled in a specific school for at least 100 days prior to the beginning of the statewide testing period being counted in the school's accountability index. A student's test scores must be counted in the acc... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 School, District and State Accountability LAC 28:LXXXIII.303, 311, 1701, 2701, 2702, 2703, 2713, 2715, 2717, 2719, 2721, 3905, 4001, 4003, 4005 Adopts rules relating to the implementation of fundamental changes in the classroom by helping schools and communities focus on student achievement. Clarifies method for calculating a School Performance Score for elementary, middle and high schools. Establishe... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Standards of Learning S.B. 416 Requires the state board, in consultation with the chairpersons of the eight regional superintendents' study groups, to provide for timely review of the Standards of Learning test scores by school divisions for coding and other errors and prompt reporting to t... More... MS Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Public School Accountability Standards Appendix A Revises rules regarding the public school accountability standards. MISSISSIPPI REG 9027 (SN)... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Degree Granting Institutions H.B. 2381 Ensures the quality of degree-granting institutions of higher education; relates to the accreditation of and site inspections of such institutions; requires public dissemination of information regarding entities that sell or award degrees without requiring app... More... WY Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Statewide Assessment of Student Performance H.B. 126 Modifies statewide student assessment (WyCAS) to conform with NCLB by expanding grades assessed from grades 4, 8 and 11 to grades 3 through 8 and grade 11 commencing with school year 2005-2006, and by expanding assessment subjects from reading, writing and mat... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 1009 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division of Public School Academic Facilities to ensure equal access to adequate educational facilities and educational equipment;... More... AR Rule Adoption 11/2003 P-12 Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, & Accountability Program and Academic Distress Program ADE 162 Establishes rules governing the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program and the Academic Distress Program (ACTAAP). http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20162%20actaap.pdf... More... IL Total veto stands 11/2003 P-12 Accountability Council S.B. 564 Extends the repeal date of a Section requiring the establishment of the Chicago Schools Academic Accountability Council (from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2009). Extends the repeal date of provisions creating the State Board of Education Fund, the State Board of ... More... TX Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Postsec. State Government H.B. 7 One portion of this bill transfers the performance review of school districts, interscholastic competition, state agencies and state agency records management to the Legislative Budget Board from the Comptroller of Public Accounts. All unexpended and unobliga... More... MS Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Public School Accountability Standards (Uncodified) Revises content of the document formerly known as Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2001. MISSISSIPPI REG 8796 (SN)... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. Charter Schools H.B. 55-A Requires emphasis on reading; requires certain accountability measures; eliminates the limitations on the number of charter schools per school district; authorizes community colleges to operate charter schools that provide students with the option of receiving... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 School Accountability H.B. 2277 Modifies school achievement profile designations and extends for an additional year the time before a school is classified as a school failing to meet academic standards; provides that a parent of a pupil may apply for reimbursement from the failing schools tu... More... OK to governor 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Modification of Oversight Commission H.B. 1767 - Omnibus Bill Amends membership of Education Oversight Board; assigns responsibility to oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature. Also oversees implementation of the provisions... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Accountability H.B. 1414 (Accountability Component) Requires the state board to develop and implement in accordance with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 2001 (ESEA), P.L. No. 107-110, also known as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, an accountability system as provided for in 20 U.S.C., 6311 an... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Accreditation of Public School Districts H.B. 2683 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, for purposes of determining the performance of a school district under this chapter, including the accreditation status of the district, a student confined by court order in a residential program or facility op... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Department of Education Website Requirements H.B. 2887 Requires certain data be made available on the Department of Education website; includes financial data reports for school districts, administrator and teacher salary and benefit data, and local and state revenue sources. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Quality Education Act of 2003 - Accountability and Assessment H.B. 2697 (Omnibus Bill) Amends §§ 6-15-402 - 6-15-406. Creates the Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment, and Accountability Program Act; including requiring the State Board of Education to establish standards defining what students should know in content areas and a system for ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Internal Audits Required at Postsecondary Institutions and Department of Education H.B. 650 Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, and the department of education. Requires each specifi... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Office of Education Accountability H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Adds Section 69 to create the "office of education accountability" in the legislative council service. The office is to provide an independent evaluation of the Assessment and Accountability Act and the School Personnel Act by: monitoring implementation of bo... More... SD Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Accountability System for Public Schools S.B. 40 Establishes a single, statewide state accountability system. The system is required to hold public schools and public school districts accountable for the academic achievement of their students and must ensure that all public schools and all public school dist... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Boards S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-402 requires local boards to implement the core curriculum using instructional materials that best correlate to the core curriculum and graduation requirements; administer required tests and create plans to improve student progress; use progress-... More... NE Adopted 12/2002 P-12 Regulations and Procedures/Accreditation of Schools 92 NAC 10 (Rule 10) Establishes major rules regarding regulations and procedures for the accreditation of schools. Repeals 94 NAC 3. NEBRASKA REG 895 (SN)... More... PA Adopted 12/2002 P-12 No Child Left Behind Act 32 PAB 6096 22 PA. CODE CH. 403 Promulgates rules relating to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Ensures that all children have the opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at minimum, proficiency on challenging State achievement standards and academic assessments. Provid... More... UT Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Annual Assurance of Compliance by School Districts R277-108 Provides school districts with a comprehensive list of required assurances and provides for accountability to the State Board of Education. These include: (1) the National motto is displayed in schools; (2) a policy has been developed, in consultation with sc... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Quality Education Commission A.B. 2217 Establishes the California Quality Education Commission for the purpose of developing, evaluating, validating and refining a quality education model for prekindergarten through grade 12. Requires the commission to report its findings and recommendations to the... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: School Improvement and Accountability Program; Florida School Recognition Program S.B. 20E Eliminates commissioner waiver authority in school improvement/accountability system (see bill section 379, page 849, line 29 ff) Places Florida School Recognition Program eligibility on basis of school grades rather than application process. According to legi... More... OK Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Performance Review S.B. 1335 Relates to performance review of certain school districts; modifies authority and duties of Office of Accountability related to school performance ; clarifies authorized use of certain funds. Allows the Office of Accountability to contract with an outside ent... More... SC Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Membership of Oversight Committee H.B. 3602 Relates to the education oversight committee, so as to add the state superintendent of education or the superintendent's designee as an ex officio nonvoting member.... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Baltimore School Board and CEO Requirements, District Bonding, Baltimore Principal Development Program, Environmental Hazards H.B. 853 Increases maximum of aggregate principal amount of bonds outstanding that Baltimore district may hold from $25 million to $75 million. Require Baltimore board and CEO to ensure increased community involvement and outreach in support of the city's public school... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Teacher Quality Duties of the Office of Education Accountability S.B. 166 Makes it explicit that the Office of Education Accountability has a responsibility to periodically review personnel policies and practices relating to recruitment, selection, evaluation, termination, and promotion of personnel.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Membership and Rules of Education Assessment and Accountability Subcommittee H.B. 292 Requires the membership of the Education assessment and accountability subcommittee include 4 members from each chamber, including at least 1 member of the minority party in the chamber; provides that a majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum; pro... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Revisions to Standards of Quality S.B. 201 Requires, to ensure the integrity of the standards of quality, the Board of Education is to exercise its constitutional authority to determine and prescribe the standards, subject to revision only by the General Assembly, by (i) reviewing the standards and (ii... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Major Education Bill - Accountability/Standards Component H.B. 4319 Calls for development and implementation of a system to hold schools accountable for student performance and progress toward obtaining a high quality education. Creates a "Process for Improving Education Council" comprised of the Legislative Oversight Commiss... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Quality Education Commission H.B. 2295 Establishes Quality Education Commission; directs the Commission to identify quality goals for kindergarten through grade 12; directs the Commission to identify best practices for meeting goals and amount of monies sufficient to implement those practices; dire... More... FL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Florida Education Finance Program H.B. 1545 2001-157., Requires the designation and publication of district performance grades; revises minimum requirements of the Florida Education Finance Program to include minimum classroom expenditure requirements; authorizes the Legislature to require a school dist... More... MD Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Grants for Improvement of Low-Performing Schools S.B. 64 Alters the authorized uses of Schools for Success challenge grant funds and extends the termination date provisions relative to challenge grants for school improvement. The grants are distributed by the department for use in accountability of low-performing sc... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Reporting Exemptions and Teacher Pay H.B. 1433 Except for school districts with one or more school sites which are identified as low performing or high challenged, all school districts shall be exempt from reporting to the state board the following legislatively-mandated plans: Comprehensive Local Educatio... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Academic Performance S.B. 810 Requires state to complete draft Academic Performance Index by July 13, 2001. On or before February 28, 2002, must file the final baseline Academic Performance Index with the governor. Makes assessments contigent on funding.... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Public School Accountability, Various Components H.B. 1144 Requires that records relating to student performance be coordinated and maintained in standardized, compatible formats that allow the exchange of information between K-12 and higher education and throughout student educational careers; school districts must e... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Performance Audits H.B. 2934 Creates a system of education performance audits as a tool for determining the quality of education. Stipulates that measures used to evaluate performance: (1) are clearly aligned with the educational goals and expectations established for the student, school... More... WV Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Fiscal Audits/Inspections H.B. 2225 §18-9B-13. Eliminates the requirement that audits of school boards be conducted once every three years by the office of chief inspector. The state board of school finance may assign authorized representatives to make inspections and examinations of the fisc... More... ME Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Use of Impact Fees H.B. 268 Public Law No. 38., 39 (LD 346) Clarifies that communities that are part of a school administrative district or other single or multicommunity school district may deposit the proceeds of school impact fees in a trust fund to be used to pay their proportionate ... More... NM Vetoed 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Audits H.B. 87 Relates to public money; provides for stratified or statistical pre- and post-audits; requires quarterly reports from local public bodies, school districts and certain institutions or higher education.... More... PA Signed into law 11/2000 P-12 Interscholastic Athletic Accountability S.B. 1403 Establishes Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Council; provides for interscholastic accountability; provides for transportation, education empowerment definitions and lists and districts; provides for empowerment pilot program.... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Statewide Testing S.B. 1139 States the State Board of Education shall administer the standardized norm-referenced achievement test two times during each academic year to the random statewide representative sample of pupils selected by the technical advisory committee; states the State Bo... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Oversight S.B. 280 Requires the Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee to advise and monitor the Office of Education Accountability.... More... CA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Charter School Accountability S.B. 434 Requires a charter school to offer, at a minimum, a specified number of minutes of instruction for the appropriate age levels, and to maintain written contemporaneous records that document all pupil attendance and to make these records available for audit and ... More... CT Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Promotion Policies and School Improvement Plans H.B. 7043 Requires local school boards to review and revise their promotion policies to ensure they foster student achievement, reduces social promotions, and provide help to failing students; uses Mastery Test scores to compile a list of schools that need improvements;... More... LA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Data Collection and Reporting Requirements S.B. 1024 Relates to annual data collection and reporting requirements of the state Department of Education.... More... NE Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 School at the Center Program L.B. 812 Provides for the implementation of educational standards and assessment for public schools, the School at the Center Program, a needs study and cost analysis for local system financial reporting, specific certificates and permits that do not require all of the... More... HI Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Performance Indicators and Achievement Goals S.B. 1307 Requires the Director of Education to establish a comprehensive accountability system, including a student assessment program and a school profile which reports on student performance measures, school attendance, dropout rates, and parental involvement for eac... More... NJ Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Expediting Adoption of Regulations for Abbott Districts S.B. 1976 Permits an expedited procedure for the adoption of regulations by the Commissioner of Education in regard to the Abbott districts for the 1999-2000 school year.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Financial Accountability S.B. 875 Relates to the financial accountability of school districts.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Performance Reviews of School Districts H.B. 2553 Relates to performance reviews of school districts by the comptroller.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Improving Special Education Student Performance S.B. 476 Provides that each district improvement plan must include measures to improve student performance, including students in special education programs. The Regional Service Centers are directed to maintain a core of services for purchase by school districts and ... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Accreditation and Accountability H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part I Makes former Section 39.071 new Section 39.051, and repeals portions of existing 39.051, "Academic Excellence Indicators." Provides that in determining a district's accreditation status, the commissioner must evaluate performance on the student achievement ind... More... FL Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 A+ Plan (Part of Omnibus Bill) H.B. 751 Revises legislative intent to establish a system that is accountable for producing graduates with competencies and skills necessary to achieve the state education goals; help students meet standards for academic achievement; maintain safe, secure classroom lea... More... IN Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 Accrediting Schools According to Baldrige Criteria H.B. 1750 Provides that a school may be accredited by meeting the criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Education rather than under performance based accreditation; transfers the duties of the state standards task force to the education roundtable... More... NE Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 Amends Performance Indicators L.B. 813 Sets parameters for one of the state performance indicators. Amends "(c) At least sixty percent of the graduating seniors in the local system have taken a standard college admission test" to include greater detail about the calculation of scores. One of severa... More... NM Vetoed 05/1999 P-12 Creates the Education Initiatives and Accountability Task Force H.B. 28A Creates the Education Initiatives and Accountability Task Force; provides for membership and duties; makes an appropriation.... More... WA Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 State Accountability System S.B. 5418 Declares that the accountability system should be based on continuous improvement at all levels of Washington's education system and on a fundamental principle that all students have equitable access to curriculum and instruction that is aligned to the standar... More... AR Became law without governor's signature 04/1999 P-12 Requests a Review of Arizona Public Education Task Force Recommendations S.C.R. 22 Requests the senate and house interim committees on education and the educational standards commission to conduct a thorough review of the recommendations of the Excellence in Arizona Public Education Task Force.... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Requires the Filing of School District Audit Reports with the County Clerk H.B. 2221 Requires the Division of Legislative Audit to provide a copy of every audit report performed on each school district to the county clerk in the county which the school district is located. Requires the county clerk to keep a copy of the audit reports on file ... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Relates to Assessment and Accountability S.B. 751 Amends various sections of the Arkansas Code related to assessment and accountability in the public schools.... More... KS Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Kansas Commission on Education Restructuring and Accountability S.B. 32 Concerns the Kansas Commission on Education Restructuring and Accountability.... More... UT Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Creates Task Force on Learning Standards and Accountability H.B. 144 Creates a task force on learning standards and accountability in public education; provides for membership; staff, duties and reporting date; appropriates funds from the General Fund; provides a repeal date.... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Governor's Schools H.B. 2077 Provides that the Board of Education shall include consideration of special school division accomplishments, such as numbers of dual enrollments and students in advanced placement and International Baccalaureate courses, and participation in academic year Gove... More... VA Signed into law 01/1999 P-12 Amends Teacher Preparation, Evaluation and Employment Laws H.B. 2710 Relates to the Education Accountability and Quality Enhancement Act; makes a variety of changes to the statutes governing teacher preparation, evaluation and employment.... More... DE Signed into law 07/1998 P-12 S.B. 250 Educational Accountability Act of 1998 Creates the "Educational Accountability Act of 1998". Intended to reduce social promotion, reward the academic achievement of students, schools and school districts, and hold schools and school districts accountable for inadequate results.... More... HI Vetoed 07/1998 P-12 Temporary Commission on Educational Accountability H.B. 2564 Establishes temporary commission on educational accountability. Authorizes hiring retired teachers as part-time instructors. Authorizes charging a deposit fee for textbooks. Requires cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses in Department of Education reports.... More... SC Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 Performance and Accountability S.B. 850 Perfomance Accountability Relates to quality controls and productivity rewards, so as to enact the South Carolina Performance and Accountability for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Act; establishes grade specific statewide academic standards for mathematics, English/language arts, ... More... IA Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 Accountability H.B. 2272 Requires the state board of education to adopt rules relating to the incorporation of accountability for student achievement into the education standards and accreditation process.... More... AL Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 717 Relates to the requirement for taking a school census; provides further for the dates of taking the census.... More... WA Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 2849 Accountability Enhances student achievement accountability. Provides that as of 12/15/98, each School District Board of Directors shall select the reading standard results on either the 1997 or 1998 Washington assessment of student learning as the school district's initial b... More... WV Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 4306 Provides legislative intent for establishing a process of standards, assessment, accountability and capacity building to provide assurances that a thorough and efficient system of schools is being provided.... More... MI Signed into law 12/1997 P-12 H.B. 5233 Requires MEAP and high school proficiency test scores to be used as an indicator in school improvement process; relates to supporting academic learning through professional development of teachers and administrators, collaborative efforts with supporting agenc... More... OH Signed into law 08/1997 P-12 H.B. 269 Mayor's Governing Board Allows certain urban school districts, specifically Cleveland City Schools, to be governed by a board named by the mayor. Gives the mayor authority to appoint a board to govern the district, put the current board in an advisory capacity, and then allow a refer... More... NV Died 07/1997 P-12 S.B. 241 Accountability of Public Schools Statewide Relates to education; requires the Department of Education to evalulate the performance of public schools; requires certain notice of the evaluation of a school; places a school under certain circumustances on academic probation based upon its evaluation; requ... More... NV Signed into law 07/1997 P-12 S.B. 482 Nevada Education Reform Act of 1997 Part of the Nevada Educational Reform Act of 1997--ADDITIONAL DATA: Districts to collect and report additional data concerning presence of computer technology. Average daily attendance of pupils and teachers reported. Provide a clear accounting of persons taki... More... NV Signed into law 07/1997 P-12 S.B. 482 Nevada Education Reform Act of 1997 Part of the Nevada Education Reform Act of 1997--IDENTIFICATION: Uses existing state accountability indicator system to identify schools failing to demonstrate adequate achievement. Other factors for evaluation include the review of pupil and teacher attendanc... More... NV Signed into law 07/1997 P-12 S.B. 482 Nevada Education Reform Act of 1997 Part of the Nevada Education Reform Act of 1997--LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION: Eight members: 4 Senators and 4 Assembly Members. Reviews accountability program, monitors condition of public education, education finance, SMART program, and class-size redu... More... OK Signed into law 07/1997 P-12 Education Oversight Board Recreates the Education Oversight Board; authorizing the appointment of two nonlegislative members by the governor and two legislative members each appointed by the House speaker and the Senate president pro-tempore; increasing terms from three years to five; ... More... AZ Died 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 2187 Accountability of Underachieving School Districts Provides for a plan to improve accountability of underachieving school districts; states that by December 15, 1997 the superintendent of public instruction shall submit to the President of the Senate, The Speaker of Representatives and the Governor a plan that... More... LA Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 2450 Accountability of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools Requires the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide an annual report to each legislator ranking public elementary and secondary schools throughout the state in accordance with certain indicators.... More... NC Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 Excellent Schools Act - General Knowledge Tests, etc. Certified staff members employed in the lowest performing schools shall take a general knowledge test. Staff members who do not pass the test shall engage in a program of study and remediation. If the staff member fails the general knowledge test three times, ... More... TN Signed into law 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 405 Student Information Reporting; Dropout Reduction Requires Commissioner of Education to annually report certain information pertaining to student suspensions, expulsions and dropouts; requires certain local education agencies to develop and implement plans of action to reduce number of African American dropou... More... AR Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 57 Relates to Arkansas education goals and performance accountability; relates to student competency, graduation rates; educational testing.... More... CT Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 1200 Dissolves the Hartford Board of Education and establishes the State Board of Trustees for the Hartford Public Schools to take its place; transfers all contracts, powers, and duties connected with the dissolved Board of Education to the Board of Trustees and gi... More... IN Died 04/1997 P-12 H.B. 2026 Allows a local school corporation to determine curriculum requirements and other educational issues for the school corporation. Requires a curriculum to meet certain state standards. Requires each public school to meet certain academic and attendance standards... More... NM Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 997 Amends the school district accountability report to require the State Board of Education to establish the format of the reports and ensure that relevant data are provided; repeals sections of the accountability report; requires the State Board of Education to ... More... AR Signed into law 02/1997 P-12 H.B. 1135 Requires more detailed dropout information be included in the annual school district report card; requires local school districts to file dropout information with the Regional Selective Service Agency.... More... VA Died 02/1997 P-12 H.B. 1662 Accountability of Public Instruction Requires the superintendent of Public Instruction to include in educational performance criteria standards for determinations of substantial impairment of quality education; provides a hearing for any school demonstration "substantial impairment"; allows "scho... More... DE Signed into law 07/1996 P-12 S.B. 275 Public School Accountability Establishes a process for the publication of school profiles to give public school parents and students and taxpayers accurate, informative and relevant information regarding the public school system; requires the Department of Public Instruction to gather the... More... FL Signed into law 06/1996 P-12 H.B. 1009 Accountability (Effective: 07/01/96) Provides responsibility of the State Board of Education to implement a system of school improvement and accountability and authorizes intervention in, and recommendations to, district school systems with low performing schools.... More... FL Became law without governor's signature 06/1996 P-12 Performance and Management Review S.B. 1044 State Accountability Requires the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to contract with private firms to conduct performance and management reviews of school districts to identify ways to save funds, improve management strategies, and increase efficiency... More... NC Signed into law 06/1996 P-12 S.B. 1139 Accountability for Public Schools Implements the ABCs Plan in order to establish an accountability model for the public schools to improve student performance and increase local flexibility and control. Makes an appropriation.... More... FL Died 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 451 School Improvement and Education Accountability Amends provision reimplementation of state system of school improvement and education accountability; provides for waiver of certain statutes for 5 year period upon approval by Education Commissioner.... More... HI Active 03/1996 P-12 Comprehensive Assessment and Accountability System (CAAS) In order for schools and the school system to have sufficient information for making systematic rather than fragmented improvements, the Department of Education shall develop and establish a Comprehensive Assessment and Accountability System that integrates in... More... KY Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 461 Secondary Education (Effective: 03/29/96) Relates to high school equivalency diplomas,to create a high school external diploma that may be obtained by persons twenty-five(25) years or older as an alternative to the GED program and requires one hundred percent(100%) mastery on com... More... SC Died 02/1996 P-12 H.B. 4597 South Carolina School Accountability Act of 1996 Gives schools and districts greater control over education decisions, and evaluates funding needs in exchange for increased accountability for results. The Act sets high benchmarks for student achievement. Schools that meet these benchmarks would be designated... More... AZ Died 01/1996 P-12 S.B. 1379 Parental Satisfaction With Public Schools Directs Department of Education to survey parents to see if they are satisfied with public schools.... More... ID Died 01/1996 P-12 S.B. 1291 & 1292 Accountability Report Cards Both Bills, 1291 and 1292 deal with Accountability/Report Cards, but bill 1291, repeals existing law which requires a school accountability report card, and bill 1292, amends existing law to provide that the school accountability report card is optional for th... More... ID Signed into law 01/1996 P-12 S.B. 1400 School Accountability Report Card Amends existing law to provide that the school accountability report card is optional for the school district and may be required by the board of trustees.... More... VT Died 01/1996 P-12 H.B. 676 Establishment of Goals, Standards, and Assessment Tools for Students Establishes goals, standards, and assessment tools for students; requires school districts to report annually on their performance and financial situation to their communities; allows the State Board of Education to waive any law of statute for any school dist... More... AL Signed into law 07/1995 P-12 Chapter 16-6B Education Accountability Plan The Legislature finds that the people of Alabama desire two basic things from their public schools: 1) high achievement for students 2) safe and orderly environment in which to learn. The Legislature encourages the State Board of Education to assist local boar... More... NC Signed into law 07/1995 P-12 H.B. 6/S.B. 99 School Flexibility and Accountability (Effective: 07/18/95) An act to grant additional management flexibility to local boards of education, to ensure that local boards of education are held accountable for the use of that flexibility to assess the relationship between expenditures for public schoo... More... IL Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 H.B. 206 1995 Chicago School Reform Act Implements the 1995 Chicago School Reform Act, replaces the Chicago Board of Education with a 5 person Board of Trustees, revises administrative and collective bargaining procedures, bans strikes and authorizes interventions in certain schools not meeting stat... More... KS Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 H.B. 2173 Elementary and Secondary H.B. 2173, as it pertains to accreditation of schools, eliminated the statutory listing of the ten outcomes of the school accreditation system (outcomes are determined by the State Board of Education), removed the mandate for state assessments in "speaking" an... More... MS Passed 05/1995 P-12 Policy for Withholding Funds for Failure to Submit Student, Fiscal and Personal Data (Effective: 06/21/95) Establishes a policy for withholding funds for failure to submit student, fiscal and personnel data.... More... GA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 H.B. 145 State Grants to Local School Systems on the Basis of Achievement, Article 6, Chapter 2, Title 20, Section 1 The State Board of Education shall provide qualified public elementary and secondary schools and local school systems with incentive award grants, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly. The purpose of such grants shall be to give recognition to publ... More... GA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 H.B. 145 State Grants to Local School Systems on the Basis of Achievement, Article 6, Chapter 2, Title 20, Section 3 The State Board of Education shall supervise a comprehensive evaluation of each public school, local school system, and regional educational service agency at least once every five years concerning the following functions to the extent they are deemed by the s... More... ND Signed into law 03/1995 P-12 H.B. 1270 - Performance Standards and Assessments Repeals student performance standards and assessments and school district policies and plans for participating in school decisionmaking (15-21-04.6 and 15-29-08.3).... More... KY Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 KRS 158.6455 "Schools in crisis" Requires that a school in which the proportion of successful students declines by five percent (5%) or more in any biennium beginning with the 1994-96 biennium shall be declared by the Kentucky Board of Education to be a "school in crisis." In addition, outlin... More... NV Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 S.B. 511 Accountability Changes the law concerning the accountability program for public schools. The statute is expanded to require each school district to report each year to the residents of the district and the state board of education concerning specific information on education... More... NV Signed into law 06/1994 P-12 A.B. 290 Accountability Requires the State Board of Education to establish a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of transferring the responsibility of public school management decisions to administrators, staff members and parents at individual schools. The purpose of the progr... More... 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