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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Computer Science Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Economic/Workforce Development--Value of an Education Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Teaching Across Disciplines Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Baccalaureate International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Mentoring/Tutoring Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 English Language Learners (ELL) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance 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 P-3 Technology 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 OR Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Exemption From Nonresident Status for Higher Education H.B. 2787 Provides exemption from nonresident status for higher education to students (or students who are financially dependent upon a person who is not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States) who are not United States residents and attending a p... More... NH Signed into law 06/2012 Postsec. Legal Residency for In-State Tuition Status H.B. 1383 Requires every student admitted to the university system of New Hampshire after December 31, 2012 and receiving the in-state rate of tuition to execute an affidavit attesting he or she is a legal resident of the United States. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/l... More... TX Adopted 02/2012 Postsec. Affidavits of Undocumented Immigrants Enrolling in Postsecondary Institutions 19 TAC 21.30 Creates new s.21.30, concerning Special Procedures for Documenting Compliance. From Texas Register: "Specifically, the new section addresses concerns that have been expressed about the obligation of institutions towards students who are not U.S. Citizens or Pe... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. Financial Aid, Student Fees for Undocumented Immigrants A.B. 131 From bill summary: Existing law requires that a student, other than a nonimmigrant alien, who has attended high school in California for 3 or more years, who has graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent thereof, who has registered at ... More... AL To governor 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. K-12 and Postsecondary Education Services and Illegal Aliens H.B. 56 Specifies that verification of lawful presence in the U.S. must not be required for K-12 education. However, requires public schools to determine the citizenship and immigration status of their students, to compile data on students who are legally and illegall... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Resident for Determining Tuition H.B. 153 - Resident for Determining Tuition Requires that the chancellor's rules for determining student residency for purposes of determining tuition costs must grant residency status to a person who graduated from an Ohio high school, if the person enrolls in an institution of higher education and est... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Resident Tuition H.B. 1402 Provides that an individual who is not lawfully in the United States is not eligible to pay the resident tuition rate that is determined by the state educational institution. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1402.1.html... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Postsec. California Dream Act of 2010 S.B. 1460 From bill summary: Enacts the California Dream Act of 2010. As of July 1, 2011, exempts a person who has attended, for 3 or more years, at least one of which shall have been in a high school, and graduated from, high school in California from paying nonresiden... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 Postsec. Student Financial Aid A.B. 1413 Effective July 1, 2011: Provides that persons who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition (per section 68130.5 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=68001-69000&file=68130-68134) at the California State University and California Co... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College Classification of Student for In-state Tuition S.B. 79 Provides assignment of in-state student tuition classification to a student who is a United States citizen who has attended high school or completed a general equivalency diploma in the state within a specified period of time prior to the date the student enro... More... CT Vetoed 06/2007 Postsec. Community College Tuition for Undocumented Students H.B. 5656 Concerning college tuition for undocumented immigrants committed to the care and custody of the department of children and families; requires the Department of Children and Families to provide college tuition and costs to undocumented immigrants who are commit... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Community College Scholarship Eligibility for Children of Military Personnel S.B. 5A Provides an exception from the 2-year residency requirement for students who have a parent or legal guardian on active duty serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. Further requires the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to establish a proce... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Tuition Grants and Legal Residency H.B. 5307 Conditions eligibility for tuition grants to students enrolled in independent nonprofit institutions of higher learning on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Financial Aid for Legal Residents H.B. 5303 Conditions eligibility for state competitive scholarships on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2005-HNB-5303.pdf... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Tuition Differential Grants and Legal Residency H.B. 5308 Conditions eligibility for tuition differential grants for students enrolled in independent nonprofit institutions of higher learning on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/bill... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Grants and Legal Residents H.B. 5302 Conditions part-time independent student higher education grant program eligibility on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/htm/2005-HNB-5302.htm ... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Graduate Student Work Study Eligibility and Legal Residents H.B. 5304 Conditions eligibility for work-study programs for students attending graduate and professional graduate schools and employed by qualified employers, on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/document... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Merit Award Scholarships and Legal Residency H.B. 5309 Conditions eligibility for the Legislative Merit Award Scholarships on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2005-HNB-5309.pdf... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Work Study Eligibility and Legal Residents H.B. 5305 Conditions eligibility for work-study programs on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2005-HNB-5305.pdf... More... MI Vetoed 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Grant Program Eligibility and Legal Residents H.B. 5306 Conditions eligibility for the state Educational Opportunity Grant program on being a U.S. citizen or legal alien with permanent residency status. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/House/pdf/2005-HNB-5306.pdf... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 Postsec. Community College In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students S.B. 160 Enacts the California Dream Act that requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the Regents of the University of California to establish procedures and forms that enabl... More... AZ Approved by voters 06/2006 Postsec. Prohibition of In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants V. 7 (Prop. 300) (PROPOSITION SCR 1031-2006) Submits to the people of the State a measure relating to family literacy public program eligibility; prohibits eligibility to persons not legally in the United States or not citizens; requires reporting of the number of students cla... More... NE GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by LEGISLATURE. 04/2006 Postsec. Resident Status for Immigrants with Pending Immigration Status L.B. 239 From the fiscal note: allow students to claim resident status if they have a petition pending with the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service to attain lawful status. LB239 would also allow students graduating from Nebraska high schools and applying or in... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College College Benefits S.B. 582 "NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR ADMISSION TO ANY PUBLIC POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION--NONDISCRIMINATION IN ELIGIBILITY FOR EDUCATION BENEFITS.-- A. A public post-secondary educational institution shall not deny admission to a student on account of the ... More... RI Passed 07/2004 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Education Access H.B. 7936 Bill as written would have prohibited the Board of Governors for Higher Education from denying admission to any state secondary institution of higher learning based solely upon the applicant's undocumented immigration status or failure to provide proof of the ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Postsecondary Educational Institutions H.B. 2145 Concerns certain nonresidents deemed to be residents for purposes of tuition and other fees at postsecondary educational institutions; makes provisions for persons without lawful immigration status under certain circumstances. Would provide that individuals w... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Tuition for Postsecondary Education S.B. 200 Amend KRS 164.020 to require the Council on Postsecondary Education in defining in-state residency to include a student who met the residency requirements at the beginning of his or her last year in high school.... More... IL Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Higher Education In-State Tuition H.B. 60 Requires an individual who is not a citizen or permanent resident of the United States to be classified as an Illinois resident if they graduated from a high school in this state, among other conditions. Provides that certain aliens must be given the same priv... More... OK Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Higher Education S.B. 596 New section sets new standards for resident tuition. Requires the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to adopt a policy which allows a student to enroll in an institution within The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education and allows a student to be ... More... WA Vetoed 04/2003 Postsec. Resident Tuition H.B. 1079 Expands the definition of resident student for higher education purposes. Adds (e) Any person who has completed the full senior year of high school and obtained a high school diploma, both at a Washington public high school or private high school approved unde... More... NY Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Non-Resident Tuition, Immigrant Students S.B. 7784 Provides that payment of state university of New York or City University of New York tuition by non-resident students who have attended two years of high school or graduated high school in New York (or received GED in New York) shall be paid at a rate no great... More... UT Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Non-Resident Tuition H.B. 331 The bill changes the period of continuous residence in Utah for a non-resident student prior to registering as a resident student. The impact could vary by institution, however, the net impact, once fully implemented, is an estimated increase of $5,000,000 in ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Residency Requirements H.B. 1403 Amends residency requirements. Act requires foreign citizens to pay the same tuition as out-of-state students unless they can establish residency by living with a parent/guardian while attending and graduating from a Texas public or private high school or rec... More... CA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Exemption from Nonresident Tuition. A.B. 540 This bill would require that a person, other than a nonimmigrant alien as defined, who has attended high school in California for 3 or more years, who has graduated from a California high school or attained the equivalent thereof, who has registered at or atte... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Definition of Residency H.B. 375 Amends the definition of resident student for the purposes of assessing in-state tuition at a NM public college or university (Section 21-1-3 NMSA 1978). The definition is expanded to include foreign nationals assigned to armed forces active duty in New Mexico... More... Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Adults Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--International Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--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) Remediation (K-12) Rural Scale-Up/Replication 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. 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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