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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation CA Signed into law 09/2012 Community College Reporting of Creditable Hours by Part-Time Community College Instructors S.B. 114 From final bill analysis: Beginning July 1, 2013, requires community college districts to submit collective bargaining agreements or employm... More... FL Vetoed 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. University of Florida Optional Health Insurance Program H.B. 5009 Authorizes the University of Florida Board of Trustees, in lieu of participation in state group insurance programs, to provide health insura... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Employer Contributions to Postsecondary Retirement Programs H.B. 5005 Revises employer contributions for members of (1) FRS who are employees of public community colleges or charter technical career centers spo... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Severance Pay at Colleges and Universities H.B. 5201 - Severance Pay at Colleges and Universities From final bill analysis: Revises severance pay language for colleges and universities to conform to s. 215.425, F.S., providing that on or ... More... SC Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. The South Carolina Higher Education Efficiency & Administrative Policies Act of 2011 S.B. 172 Transparency and Efficiency Requires each public institution of higher learning to maintain a transaction register that includes a complete... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Group Health Benefits for Paid Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship Students S.B. 29 Establishes group health benefits eligibility for students on postdoctoral fellowships or certain graduate student fellowships who are curre... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Employee Insurance S.B. 5 - Postsecondary Employee Insurance Amends Chapter 1601 of the Insurance Code, "Uniform Insurance Benefits Act for Employees of the University of Texas System and the Texas AM ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Payroll Deductions for Employees of University System or Institution of Higher Education S.B. 5 - Payroll Deductions for Employees of University System or Institution of Higher Education Authorizes the governing board of a university system, or of an institution of higher education that is not a component institution of a uni... More... WA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Compensation H.B. 1132 Suspends cost-of-living adjustments for certain higher education system staff. Makes base bonuses paid to certain certified teachers subject... More... WA Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Retirement H.B. 1981 Revises the retirement and annuity programs of the higher education institutions for future participants to reflect changes that have alread... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Funding S.B. 2150 From Legislative Budget Committee Summary: Coenrollment in Public Schools and Adult Education Programs Prohibits funding for coenrollment... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Duties of Higher Ed Policy Commission/Tuition Increases/Graduation Rates S.B. 330 Clarifies the duties and responsibilities of the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC). Sets deadlines in coming years for working towar... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Community College Compensation for Unpaid Sick Leave S.B. 354 Clarifies that discretion is granted to state-supported institutions of higher educaiton on whether or not to compensate all employees for u... More... ID Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Retirement Benefits H.B. 158 The state board of education may establish an optional retirement program under which contracts providing retirement and death benefits may ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Compensation Reductions H.B. 427 Directs the commissioner of higher education to reallocate $1.5 million appropriated to the eight Utah higher education institutions for com... More... CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Postsec. University of California Retirement Plan A.B. 1610 - University of California Retirement Plan From bill summary: Existing provision expresses legislative intent that no new general fund augmentation be made available for contributions... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Community College Part-Time and Temporary Faculty A.C.R. 138 Expresses legislative intent that part-time and temporary faculty receive pay and benefits that are equal to those of specified tenured and ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Administrator and Teacher Salaries H.B. 2235 Requires the governing board of each school district, public university, and community college to report to the state board of education or ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Leave and Pay for Reservists S.B. 337 Requires that a full-time employee of the state, local government or a school district who is a member of a reserve component of the armed f... More... NY Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. CUNY/Employee Agreement A.B. 8898 Relates to the implementation of the terms of a written agreement between CUNY and its employee organization, including salary increases and... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College K-12 and Postsecondary Employee Benefits H.B. 1221 Directs the Office of State Personnel, Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Community Colleges, and the University of North Caro... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Faculty Salaries H.B. 2557 Makes certain part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education eligible for the same health care benefits as full-time f... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Work During Natural Disaster or Other Extraordinary Circumstance S.B. 2298 Provides that the requirement that 6 months elapse between a higher education state employee's merit salary increases does not apply to a on... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Labor Relations at the University of Wisconsin A.B. 75 Enacts provisions related to labor relations and collective bargaining for faculty and academic staff at the University of Wisconsin. Establ... More... ID Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Retirement Programs H.B. 199 Adds to existing law to provide that the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho may establish addition... More... KS Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Retirement Plans Non-Teaching Positions H.B. 2004 Concerns regents institutions; relates to participation in mandatory retirement plans for faculty and other employees of the state board of ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College State Agency and Higher Education Compensation H.B. 4 From the bill synopsis: --Provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state and higher education employees not includin... More... LA Issued 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Pay Increase for Employees in Unclassified State Service E.O. 15 and 17 Executive Order 15: http://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/docs/15ExecOrderStateEmployeePay.pdf Executive Order 17 amends Executive Order KBB 2007... More... MT Passed 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Study of Public Employee Retirement Systems H.J.R. 59 Requests that the legislative council designate an appropriate interim committee or assign sufficient staff resources to study public employ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Part-Time Faculty Pay Scale H.B. 384 Directs the higher education department to work with public post-secondary educational institutions to establish a pay schedule for part-tim... More... NM Signed into law [Partial Veto] 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Faculty Endowment Fund Distributions H.B. 983 Changes provisions and distributions of the faculty endowment fund. Reconciles conflicting amendments to the same section of laws by repeali... More... WV Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Technology Donation Program; Higher Ed. Councils; Health Education Loan Program H.B. 2558 Requires the state's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to create and implement a program to refurbish and donate state surplus computers which ... More... WI Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Postsecondary Teachers Negotiations Act No. 373 Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Teaching Assistants' Association, AFT, Local 3220, AFL-CIO, fo... More... WI Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Community College Teaching Assistants Collective Bargaining Act No. 374 Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Teaching Assistants' Association, AFT, Local 3220, AFL-CIO, fo... More... WI Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association Collective Bargaining Act No. 384 Relates to ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state and the Milwaukee Graduate Assistants Association, AFT/WFT, Local 2169... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Higher Education Alternate Retirement Plans S.B. 138 Provides that colleges or universities may increase the employer contribution rate for higher education alternate retirement plans to equal ... More... MA Signed into law 10/2004 Postsec. Retirement and Research Faculty Salaries H.B. 2873 Relates to providing creditable service for retirement purposes for certain research faculty employed at the University of Massachusetts. Pr... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Community College Tenure Track vs. Temporary Faculty A.B. 242 Requires the board of governors and the trustees, and would request the regents, to adopt policies regarding the appropriate balance of temp... More... OK Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. Community College Teachers Retirement System H.B. 2226 Adds a new section of law. Enacts the Alternate Retirement Plan for Eligible Employees of Participating State Institutions of Higher Educati... More... MS Vetoed 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. State Personnel Board H.B. 773 Removes the repeal on the State Personnel Board; provides that the State Board of Education may increase the salary of the State Superintend... More... NC Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Community College Shared Leave H.B. 432 Provides that state employees, public school employees, and community college employees may share leave voluntarily.... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Faculty Compensation Disparity Study and Report H.B. 2397 Requires the board to conduct a study and make findings and recommendations the board considers appropriate regarding any disparity between ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Faculty Contracts H.B. 1127 Relates to procedures governing employment contracts for faculty members at public institutions of higher education. An institution of high... More... MT Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Public Employee Retirement Systems H.B. 116 Revises the defined contribution plan provisions under the public employees retirement system; limits liability; revises the allocation of c... More... Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Adults Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--International Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) Proficiency-Based Approaches Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Purposes of Public Education Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Climate/Culture School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--District Size School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.) School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Special Populations--Immigrant Education Special Populations--Migrant Education Special Populations--Military Standards Standards--Common Core State Standards Standards--Implementation State Comparisons/Statistics State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Ballot Questions State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses State Policymaking--Politics State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Student Achievement--State Trends Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation Student Surveys Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Employment Students--Incentives Students--K-12 Exchange Students Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes Teaching Quality--Working Conditions Technology Technology--Computer Skills Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Research/Evaluation Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban Urban--Change/Improvements Urban--Governance Whole-School Reform Models Whole Child