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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 Postsecondary Faculty OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary Staffing Ratio Reporting Adjustments H.B. 2152 Amends existing law in defining employee group to include administrative, faculty, and nonprofessional faculty. Requires the board to use data available from a national post-secondary data collection system within the United States Department of Education and ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Community College Notice of Layoff to Classified Employees A.B. 1908 From bill summary: Requires that written notice be given to a classified employee of a school district or community college district subject to layoff not less than 60 days before the effective layoff date if the termination date of a specially funded program ... More... 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 employment agreements for part-time instructors and adult education instructors to the California State Teachers' Retirement Sy... More... PA Signed into law 07/2012 Postsec. Agreements for Economic Development S.B. 1308 Authorizes the State System of Higher Education and its employees to enter into agreements for economic development advantageous to both the universities and employees. Provides for approval and notice of such agreements. Requires the State System and each uni... More... NV Adopted 06/2012 Postsec. Licensing, Personnel, Instruction and Operations in Postsecondary Education NAC 394.535, 380, 385, 390, 400, 405, 410, 415, 420, 427, 435, 440, 445, 450, 485, 490, 522, 525, 535, 537, 540, 550, 560, 570, 575, 580, 600, 605, 610, 615, 623, 650, 655, 720, 735 Revises various provisions governing licensing, personnel, instruction, and operations in postsecondary education. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Legal/LawLibrary/NAC/NAC-394.html... More... CO Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Employment Contracts Non-tenure-track Professors H.B. 1144 The bill authorizes each system of higher education and each campus of each state institution of higher education to employ an unlimited number of non-tenure-track classroom teachers under renewable 5-year employment contracts. The employment contract must inc... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Florida College System Personnel Records S.B. 878 Amends definition of "limited-access records" for Florida College System. Requires records maintained for investigating employee misconduct to become public either after the investigation ceases to be active, the institution has concluded the investigation, or... More... MI Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Financial Transparency/Faculty Rights H.B. 4325 - Postsecondary Provisions From Legislative Staff Summary: Requires colleges to develop on a publically accessible Internet site a comprehensive report categorizing all institutional general fund expenditures. Provides that a college must not take disciplinary action against an employe... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Education A.B. 40 Existing law requires certain persons who apply for employment or a contract with a private postsecondary educational institution to submit a completed fingerprint card that must be taken by an agency of law enforcement and authorization for the postsecondary ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Internet Access to Faculty Information for General Academic Teaching Institutions H.B. 736 - Internet Access to Faculty Information for General Academic Teaching Institutions Requires that each general academic teaching institution make public on the institution's Web site the following information: (1) the student/faculty ratio; (2) the percentage of all full-time equivalent faculty members with teaching responsibility who are ten... More... IL Adopted 05/2011 Postsec. Resolution re: Faculty Furloughs and Tuition Waiver Programs H.R. 326 Urges Governor Pat Quinn, the Board of Higher Education, and all public universities in the state to do all that is in their power to prevent the furlough of instructors and professors, and resolves that public universities should examine their financial abili... More... MD Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions S.B. 347 Creates the Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions in the State. Requires the task force to make specified findings and recommendations, and report to the governor and specified committees by Ja... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. State Whistleblower Protection Law S.B. 219 Relates to State Whistleblower Protection Law law which authorizes a University of California employee or applicant for employment to recover damages caused by acts of reprisal, retaliation, threats or coercion only if the university failed to reach a decision... More... TX Issued 09/2009 Postsec. Higher Education Cost Efficiencies E.O. RP73 Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in cooperation with Texas public institutions of higher education, to undertake a comprehensive review of opportunities for achieving cost efficiencies, including: --State funding based on student course c... 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 board of higher education the base salary and benefits, including vacation days, sick days, bonuses, annuities and retir... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Community College Faculty and Staff Political Displays H.B. 899 Provides that a university or community college may not prohibit any faculty or staff member from: (1) displaying political buttons, stickers, or patches while on university or community college property provided such display is for a purpose relevant to the s... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Postsec. Community College Rights of Postsecondary Faculty and Staff H.B. 898 Provides that all faculty and staff members of a university or community college are free to communicate their views on any matter of private or public concern to any member of the legislative, executive or judicial branch of government, state or federal, with... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Mandatory Furloughs of Postsecondary Employees H.B. 1 - Section 371.70.20 Authorizes the board of trustees of any state institution of higher education to adopt a policy providing for mandatory furloughs of employees, including faculty, to achieve spending reductions necessitated by institutional budget deficits. Page 2969 of 3120: ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Faculty Members and Instruction; Exercise of Authority by Boards of Trustees H.B. 1 - Section 371.30.10(C) and (D) Requires boards of trustees of state-assisted institutions of higher education to ensure that faculty members devote a proper and judicious part of their work week to the actual instruction of students. Specifies that total class credit hours of production per... 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. Establishes definitions, rights of employees to bargain collectively, and duties of the state, including the duty of the board... More... MO Adopted 08/2008 Postsec. faculty certification 5 CSR 80-800.260 Amends rule to incorporate changes for Library Media Specialist. Updates certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of January 2008. http://www.dese.mo.gov/schoollaw/rulesregs/80800260.htm... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 Postsec. Community College Personal Leave H.B. 1325 Permits unclassified employees employed by a public postsecondary education management board to use up to two days sick leave each academic year for personal purposes. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=503380... More... KS Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Partnership for Faculty of Distinction Program H.B. 2343 Establishes the partnership for faculty of distinction program to encourage gifts by private donors to enhance the ability of eligible educational institutions to attract and retain faculty of distinction. Provides that under the program, the state will contri... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Whistleblower Act H.B. 742 Amends the Whistleblower Act. Provides that an "employer" as defined in the act includes: (1) A political subdivision of the state (2) A unit of local government (3) A school district, combination of school districts, or governing body of a joint agreement of ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Diversity Committees H.B. 1256 Creates a diversity committee at each state educational institution to review and approve employment policies concerning diversity; hear faculty and administration personnel complaints concerning diversity; makes recommendations to promote and maintain cultura... More... MO Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 389 [Postsecondary Institutions] Multiple provisions relating to higher education. Stipulates that in order to receive increases in state appropriations, two- and four-year institutions must work with the commissioner of higher education to establish agreed-upon competencies for certain entry... 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 employee retirements systems and produce a legislator's guide on the state's public employee retirement plans that includes c... 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-time faculty to be subject to legislative appropriation. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0384.pdf... 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 repealing laws 2003, chapter 379, section 1. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0983.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Compensation S.B. 228 Among other provisions, provides budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state employees not including school district personnel; Provides for a 3.5% cost of living allowance for state and higher education employees, not including judges and sch... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 Community College Postsec. Benefits for Part-Time Employees H.B. 1644 Revises health care eligibility provisions for part-time academic employees of community and technical colleges. From Senate report: Part-time faculty working during the summer quarter are allowed to use the summer workload in calculating eligibility for conti... More... VA Passed 02/2007 Postsec. Attracting & Retaining Higher Education Faculty Assessment H.J. 642 This joint resolution of the legislature requests the State Council of Higher Education to conduct as a follow up to the development of its new strategic plan, an assessment of Virginia's competitiveness in attracting and retaining faculty at Virginia's public... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Recruitment and Training of Masters-Prepared Nurses H.B. 4461 Provides that the department of commerce and economic opportunity may conduct a study regarding the recruitment and training of masters-prepared nurses to serve as nursing school faculty. Provides for career track programs to officer advancement and rewards co... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Misrepresentation of Academic Credentials H.B. 3526 Concerns Education, Higher; requires public higher education institutions to place warnings concerning misrepresentation of academic credentials in catalogs, on Web sites, and in employment contracts for positions requiring academic credentials, constitutes a ... 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, for the 2003- 05 biennium, covering employees in the program, project, and teaching assistants of the University of Wiscon... 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, for the 2005- 07 biennium, covering employees in the program, project, and teaching assistants of the University of Wiscon... 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, AFL- CIO, for the 2005-07 biennium, covering employees in the program, project, and teaching assistants of the Univers... More... WV Signed into law 04/2006 Postsec. Community College Experience Increments for Higher Education Faculty S.B. 587 Provide public higher education faculty with an annual experience increment based on one year of service credit for each nine or more months of contracted employment during a calendar year. Currently, only classified and non-classified public higher education ... More... KS Signed into law 03/2006 Community College Postsec. Evaluation of Community College Employees S.B. 436 Separates the statutes governing personnel evaluations for employees of community colleges from those for employees of school districts and area vocational-technical schools. Creates new section identifyingn the guidelines and criteria evaluation policies of ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Community College Compensation of Higher Education Personnel H.B. 4 Included in this bill are provisions that: Provide budget increases and decreases for the compensation of state employees not including school district personnel; provide for a 2.5% cost of living allowance for state employees, judges, elected officials, and... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Community College Health Care Eligibility for Part-Time Employees H.B. 2583 Declares an intent to provide for continuous health care eligibility for part-time academic employees based on averaging workload gained during the preceding academic year. Provides that part-time academic employees who have established eligibility as determin... More... IL Adopted 02/2006 Postsec. Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Act 23 IAC 1080.100, 110, 200, 210, 220, 230, 300, 310, 320, 330 Establishes the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program (DFI), which combines two former programs, the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program (ICEOP) and the Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive Program (IMGIP). The purpose o... More... CA Vetoed 09/2005 Postsec. Whistleblower Protection at California State University A.B. 708 An act to amend Section 8547.12 of the Government Code, relating to the California State University and whistleblower protection. Authorizes the California State University to employ an independent investigator on all complaints alleging reprisal, retaliation,... More... CT Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. University of Connecticut S.B. 1050 Increases membership of board of trustees for the University of Connecticut from 19 to 21 to reflect additional two ex officio members, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chairperson of the University of Connecticut Health Center Bo... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Teacher Recruitment and Education H.B. 844 Section 1: Establishes need for improvement in teacher recruitment, compensation, support and peer mentoring. Section 2: Creates a new section establishing the Hawaii teacher cadet program fund, originally a department initiative, as a separate fund of the Ha... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 Community College Postsec. Two Year Institutions of Higher Education H.B. 1376 Establishes a growth pool of 200 non-classified and 100 classified positions for two-year institutions of higher education, to be used by these institutions in the event that these institutions' personnel service needs during the 2005-2007 biennium exceed the ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College Classified Service Positions S.B. 74 Authorizes the state board of regents to allow any state institution of higher education to convert all classified staff employee positions or any portion thereof in the institution to the unclassified service of state employment. Those classified staff employ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 Community College Postsec. Part-Time Faculty S.B. 5087 Finds that part-time faculty play important roles in community and technical institutions. Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to convene a task force to conduct a review and update of the best practices audit of compensation packages... 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 the employer contribution rate under the teacher retirement system. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/pub... More... ID Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Funding Equity, Faculty Teaching and Research, and Faculty Turnover S.B. 1187 Appropriates funds to postsecondary institutions and programs in the state. "The Legislature agrees with the State Board of Education that achieving funding equity among Idaho's four year institutions of higher education is an important goal. The Legislatur... More... ND Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Teaching Requirements H.B. 1364 The state board of higher education shall create a policy for all institutions under its control, relating to the assessment of faculty and teaching assistant communication skills, including the ability to speak English clearly and with good pronunciation, the... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Unused Sick Leave at Retirement Amendments H.B. 213 Relates to unused sick leave at retirement; provides that after a specified date, new sick leave hours may not be accumulated for future use under the current Sick Leave Retirement Option Program; provides for a five-year phase out of the guaranteed continuing... More... MT Rule Adoption 12/2004 P-12 Postsec. Out Of State Attendance Agreements ARM 10.10.301C Relates to out-of-state attendance agreements. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide payment of the amount calculated in (4)(a), but not more than the amount of tuition paid by the district for resident students who attended school out-of-stat... More... IL Signed into law 10/2004 Postsec. Definition: Graduate Teaching Assistants S.B. 1070 Amends the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act. Makes a change in a section concerning definitions to include graduate students who are research assistants or teaching assistants performing pre-professional duties. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicac... 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. Provides that any member employed by the University and subsequently directed to accept employment with an institute or fo... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 Community College Postsec. Community College Faculty Benefits A.B. 3076 Excludes community college faculty members from mandatory membership in the Defined Benefit Program as long as they are defined as temporary employees. Makes related technical and conforming changes with respect to the Cash Balance Benefit Program. http://www... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges: Funding A.B. 1417 Requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to provide recommendations to the Legislature and Governor regarding the design of a workable structure for annual evaluation of district-level performance. Sets forth criteria with which a c... 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 temporary and permanent/tenure-track faculty for their respective systems and to report these respective policies, and the r... 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... IL Signed into law 08/2004 Postsec. Community College Diversifying Higher Faculty Program Act S.B. 3107 Amends the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Act. Changes the short title to the Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Program. Provides that institutions that grant doctoral degrees must have representatives on the Board. Makes chang... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 Postsec. Community College Retirement System Contributions H.B. 7948 Raises the amount of part-time gross pay retired professors and teachers may earn from employment by a state college of the department of education from $12,000 to $18,000.... 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 Education Act of 2004. Alternate retirement plans, shall, for eligible employees and electing employees, provide retirement and... More... TN Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Layoffs and Reorganizations H.B. 2644 Adds a new section of law. Requires the board of trustees of the university of Tennessee and the Tennessee board of regents to adopt policies to govern reductions in force that could result in employee layoffs or terminations at their respective institutions o... More... TN Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. Community College Higher Education False Credentials H.B. 433 Prohibits the use of false credentials in higher education. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0825.pdf... More... ID Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Education Appropriations H.B. 768 Appropriates funds to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho; requires the state board of education to track faculty, nonfaculty exempt and classified employees turnover; provides legislative intent regarding funding e... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Paying Part Time Faculty at Institutions H.B. 2383 Provides that a bargained contract at an institution of higher education may include a provision for paying part-time academic employees on a pay schedule that conincides with all the paydays used for full-time academic employees.... More... AR Signed into law 12/2003 Postsec. Position Growth Pool S.B. 3 Establishes a growth pool of positions for the two year institutions of higher education of non- classified and classified positions to be used in situations where the need for positions exceeds the specific number of positions assigned to an institution. http... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2003 Postsec. Use of Employee's Social Security Numbers OAR 580-021-0044 Establishes temporary rules relating to the use of employee's social security numbers for non-mandatory purposes. Describes information that must be included in a request for disclosure of an employee's social security number for voluntary purposes, protection... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges: Part-time Faculty A.B. 654 Expresses the intent of the Legislature and various policy preferences of the Legislature with respect to part-time community college faculty. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_654_bill_20031012_chaptered.html... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Community College Postsec. School Teachers & Community College Employees: Military Duty S.B. 259 Authorizes the governing board of a school district or a community college district to approve compensation for all employees who are called to active military duty, without reference to any particular conflict or crisis. Provides the credential of a certifica... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College Classified School Employees: Reclassification A.B. 1070 Decreases all 3 year time requirements to reclassify classified school employees under a merit system of a school district or community college district, to 2 years. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_1070&sess=CUR&house=B&author=laird... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. California State University: Disability Retirement A.B. 908 Requires the Trustees of the California State University to provide disability retirement temporary disability allowances for employees of California State University in a manner similar to what is required in existing law by other state employers. http://www.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. Educational Labor Relations Act S.B. 1360 Amends the Labor Relations Act to restore a provision that provides the sole appropriate bargaining unit for academic faculty at the University of Illinois will be a unit comprised of non-supervisory academic faculty employed more than half-time and that inclu... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 Postsec. Community College Academic Employees of Community College H.B. 1457 Amends the Educational Relations Act to provide that an academic employee of a community college who provides less than 3 credit hours of instruction per academic semester is not an educational employee within the meaning of the Act. http://www.legis.state.il... More... CA Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Community College Community College Temporary Employees S.B. 955 Prohibits service in professional ancillary activities by persons employed as temporary community college faculty, including, but not necessarily limited to, governance, staff development, grant writing, and advising student organizations, from being used for ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College School Board Member Employment S.B. 958 Revises options for participants in the Community College Optional Retirement Program; revises certain limitations on positions for which district school boards may employ members after specified period of retirement; revises payroll contribution rates for def... More... HI Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Faculty Retirement Eligibility H.B. 317 Allows a faculty member of State University with multiple part-time faculty appointments to meet eligibility requirements for membership in the Employee Retirement System; exempts faculty or lecturers employed at University of Hawaii who hold multiple part-tim... More... NJ To governor 06/2003 Postsec. State Health Benefits Program Coverage A.B. 3424 Allows part-time State employees and part-time faculty members at public institutions of higher education in this State to purchase State Health Benefits Program coverage.... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board S.B. 286 Relates to the continuation and functions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Addresses membership, procedures, conflict of interest, common course numbering, success initiative (Sec. 51.3062. SUCCESS INITIATIVE: Requires institutions to asses... More... IA Adopted 05/2003 Postsec. Community College Community College Faculty Licensure 281 IAC 21.3(1) Updates rules governing community college faculty planning. Eliminates the state licensure requirement for community college faculty in lieu of each college developing a faculty plan. Eliminates the state licensure requirements for community college faculty th... More... IA Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. Community College Community Colleges Teachers and Administrators Defined H.F. 341 Specifies that a "teacher" in a community college includes anyone who is an instructor, but does not include an adjunct instructor; a librarian, including anyone who is a learning resource specialist or a media specialist; or a counselor. http://www.legis.stat... More... ME Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. Maine Labor Relations Board H.P. 76 (LD 68) Extends the jurisdiction of the Maine Labor Relation Board to Employees of Public Higher Education Institutions who have been employed less than six months. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billdocs/LD006801.doc... 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 Superintendent of Public Education upon the approval of the State Personnel Board. Exempts state superintendent of education from ... 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... NM Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. Endowed Chairs H.B. 756 Relates to higher education; provides for additional endowed chairs at major research institutions for the purpose of economic development; makes an appropriation.... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. Part-Time Faculty A.B. 459 Requires a report and recommendations to and a public hearing of the Senate and Assembly committees with respect to certain information regarding part- time faculty, lecturers and adjunct faculty at public institutions of higher education.... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Community College Community College Quality Faculty Plans and Related Activities H.B. 2394 Eliminates licensure of community college faculty and instead requires each college to develop a plan for hiring and developing quality faculty. The act specifies various components that must be part of the plan (implementation schedule, orientation for new f... More... KS Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Community College Act concerning early retirement incentive programs S.B. 375 Amends existing law to include that any community college Board of Trustees may establish an early retirement incentive program for employees younger than the normal retirement age of 65 and repeals the need for a use of an actuary; establishes report requirem... More... WA Enrolled 04/2002 Postsec. Collective bargaining for University of Washington employees who are enrolled in academic programs HB 2540 Act to promote collective bargaining for graduate teaching assistants and university employees enrolled in academic programs. Enumerates which employees can serve as a bargaining unit and lists those things outside the scope of bargaining.... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Faculty Endowment Fund S.B. 14 Creates the Faculty Endowment Fund; provides matching funds to create endowed chairs, professorships and faculty development programs to attract and retain the highest quality faculty. ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 Postsec. Faculty Contracts S.B. 543 Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to establish policies governing the contracts that faculty members and employees of the system may enter into or benefit from; authorizes such faculty members and employees to enter into or benefit from... More... WV Signed into law 06/2001 Postsec. Salary Increases Don't Apply to Higher Education H.B. 307C Clarifies that the general salary increases for state employees passed during the 2001 Legislative Session are not applicable to those state employees who are employed within the Higher Education System of the State and the Judicial or Legislative branches of ... 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 the salary and benefits received by part-time faculty members and the salary and benefits received by full-time faculty ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Merit Pay for Faculty H.B. 1545 One section of H.B. 1545, Sec. 51.962, allows merit salary increases. An institution of higher education may grant merit salary increases, including one-time merit payments, to employees described by this section. An institution of higher education may pay m... 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 higher education is not required to provide an annual contract to tenure or tenure-track faculty, but must provide tenure an... 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 current contributions to an education fund; revises how family law orders and execution of withholding and support obliga... More... WA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Reasonable Assurance of Employment S.B. 5316 Relates to reasonable assurances of employment for employees of educational institutions of higher learning.... More... WA Approved by voters 11/2000 P-12 Postsec. Ballot Initiative: Cost-of-Living Adjustments V. 27 INITIATIVE 732; Provides annual cost-of-living salary adjustments to school district employees, academic employees of community and technical college districts, and certain employees of technical colleges; bases the annual increase on the consumer price index.... More... LA Signed into law 07/2000 Postsec. Reemployment of Retired Postsecondary Faculty H.B. 18B Removes the waiting period and lessons the earnings limit applicable upon reemployment of certain retired employees of colleges and universities who have attained at least age 62.... More... RI Became law without governor's signature 07/2000 P-12 Postsec. Special Legislative Commission H.B. 6968 (Joint Resolution); Extends the reporting date of the special legislative commission to study the feasibility of allowing unionized classified employees at all higher education institutions to be able to negotiate directly with Rhode Island Board of Governors.... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 P-12 Postsec. Part Time Professors/Teachers S.B. 2376 Raises the amount of part time gross pay retired professors and teachers may earn from employment by a state college or the Department of Education.... More... LA Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Pay Increases for Teachers and Faculty H.B. 30B Goal is to increase pay for elementary and secondary teachers in amount necessary (determined by legislature) to annually achieve statewide average equal to the Southern Regional Education Board average. Same applies to postsecondary faculty. Provides 4% for... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Intellectual Property, Institutional Interest S.B. 286 Permits the Board of Trustees of a State college or university to establish rules that describe circumstances in which an employee of that institution may solicit or may be given a financial interest in any firm, corporation, or other association to which the ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Postsec. Employment of Non-Citizens S.B. 2939 Allows non-citizens to be employed at public schools and colleges in Tennessee.... More... KS Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Faculty of Distinction Program H.B. 2476 The Kansas partnership for faculty of distinction program was established to encourage gifts by private donors to enhance the ability of eligible educational institutions to attract and retain faculty of distinction. The program shall be administered by the st... More... TN Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Faculty H.B. 2227 Relates to higher education; repeals requirement that supreme court directly review by appeal decree of chancery court involving tenured faculty member dismissed or suspended for cause.... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Sick Leave/Community Colleges S.B. 6811 Provides for sick leave and leave sharing for part-time academic employees at community and technical colleges; declares that part time academic employees of community and technical colleges shall receive sick leave to be used for the same illnesses, injuries,... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Faculty Awards Tied to Development S.B. 6770 Allows exceptional faculty awards to be used for faculty development and inservice training; relates to colleges.... More... CA Signed into law 10/1999 Postsec. Employee Organizations S.B. 645 Chapter No. 952; Relates to existing law which contains provisions relating to employer-employee relations between the State of California and the employees of state institutions of higher education, which provide that these employees have the right to form, j... More... CA Signed into law 10/1999 Postsec. Community College Faculty Study A.B. 420 Chapter No. 738; Requires the California Postsecondary Education Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the part-time faculty, employment, salary, and compensation patterns, as specified, of the California Community Colleges; requires the commission to... More... CA Signed into law 10/1999 Postsec. Faculty Evaluation A.B. 344 Chapter No. 878; Authorizes an institution of higher education to provide academic employees access to academic peer review records in a form that does not reveal the identity of any reviewer. Exempts material that is part of an academic performance evaluation... More... LA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Postsec. Restricts Sabbatical Leave S.B. 297 Repeals sabbatical leave for the purpose of rest and recuperation for teachers and college faculty.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 Postsec. Faculty Grievances H.B. 1952 Relates to the right of faculty members at institutions of higher education to present grievances on certain personnel issues.... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 Postsec. Faculty Performance Review H.B. 2099 Pertains to faculty performance review.... More... MT Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 Postsec. Retirement Services H.B. 494 Extends indefinitely a provision requiring the employer to help purchase retirement service for eligible state or university employees whose positions are eliminated by a reduction in force, privatization, or agency reorganization.... More... KY Signed into law 04/1998 Postsec. S.B. 11 Relates to higher education employees; provides for a post-tenure review.... More... OK Died 01/1998 Postsec. H.B. 3128 Tenure in Higher Education Eliminates tenure in higher education; provides for codification.... More... CA Signed into law 07/1995 Postsec. S.B. 400 English Proficiency in Higher Education Faculty Enacts the English Proficiency in Higher Education Act; requires each institution of public higher education to evaluate its instructional faculty for oral and written proficiency in the English language in the classroom; provides that in an institution where ... More... AR Signed into law 04/1995 Postsec. H.B. 1703 - Postsecondary Faculty Evaluations Provides for development of an appropriate procedure for evaluating tenured and untenured faculty members at state supported colleges and universities.... More... AR Signed into law 02/1995 Postsec. H.B. 1503 - Postsecondary Faculty Requirement Requires colleges to review and annually certify that faculty members are fluent in English.... More... 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