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State |
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Summary |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--Regional Entities |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Credit Recovery |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Brain Development |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Data Systems |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Public/Private Partnerships |
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| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Parent/Family--Research |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
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| Postsecondary Affordability |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
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| Postsecondary Institutions |
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 | Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2012 | Community College | From bill summary: Authorize the board of governors of the California Community Colleges, once sufficient funding becomes available, to establish a competitive grant pilot program to evaluate a public-private partnership model designed to accomplish specified objectives relating to business development and job creation. Requires the board of governors to select partnering community college districts and private entities
to participate in the pilot program that best demonstrate the ability to fulfill those objectives and specified agreement requirements that the bill would impose. Upon completion of the pilot program, requires specified entities to prepare and post a written summary on the community college district's website. Provides that the pilot program only would be operative if the legislature appropriates funds expressly, or if sufficient private funding is received, whichever comes first. Repeals the pilot program on January 1, 2016. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_2301-2350/ab_2309_bill_20120827_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_2309_Veto_Message.pdf
Title: A.B. 2309
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2012 | Community College | Provides that certain statutory provisions regarding bids for contracts do not prevent a community college from complying with the terms and conditions of a grant, gift, or bequest that calls for the procurement of a particular good or service, provided that the grant, gift, or bequest provides all funding for the contract, complies with all applicable laws, and does not interfere with or otherwise impair any collective bargaining agreements the community college may have with labor organizations. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-1031.pdf
Title: S.B. 3635
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2012 | Community College | Provides that one of the 11 gubernatorally-appointed members of the Illinois Community College Board, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, must be the president of a public community
college, the chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago (Community College District No. 508), or the chief executive officer of Illinois Eastern Community Colleges. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-1106.pdf
Title: S.B. 3428
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 06/2012 | Community College | From section 69 of bill summary: Requires that, if the Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012 is approved by the voters at the November 6, 2012, statewide general election, and all of the provisions of that act that modify personal income tax rates become operative, $50,000,000 is transferred between specified budget items for the purpose of providing growth funding to community college districts.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1001-1050/sb_1016_bill_20120627_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1016 - Community College Funding Boost If Tax Increase Approved
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NC | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2012 | Community College | Permits a community college to refrain from participating in a federal direct loan program that students can use to borrow money. Vetoed by governor, overriden by legislature. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H7v0.pdf
Title: H.B. 7
Source: ncleg.net
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2012 | Community College
Postsec. | The bill allows a Colorado community college to offer a two-year degree program with academic designation in nursing or dental hygiene without a valid student transfer agreement..
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/F46C5C7574E6067F87257981007DBFF9?Open&file=1214_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1214
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | This section adds a new subsection requiring the Department of Workforce Development to issue a quarterly report identifying Iowa industries in which there is a shortage of skilled workers. Also establishes for the community colleges a gap tuition assistance fund in the state treasury to be administered by the department of education. The funds in the gap tuition assistance fund are appropriated to the department of education for the gap tuition assistance program. Provides $5 million for Skilled Workforce Shortage Tuition Grants.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Legislation/84thGA/enrolled/SF2321.html
Title: S.F. 2321 - Division II
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| FL | Signed into law 04/2012 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires students seeking an associate of arts degree to demonstrate competency in a foreign language.
Page 18 of 31: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7135er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7135&Session=2012
Title: H.B. 7135 - Foreign Language in Associate Degree Programs
Source: myfloridahouse.gov
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| IL | Adopted 04/2012 | Postsec. | This rule guides the reviews of (a) applications for new degree programs at public universities and community colleges and (b) proposals from public universities to establish new research and public service centers. This rule also requires the institutional review of all degree programs within a cycle of eight years and submission to the Board of Higher Education of a summary of each review. The reviews should lead to continuation of strong programs, corrective measures to address problem areas, and suspension or elimination of less effective programs.
From Illinois Register: The proposed amendments are based around 4 themes: (1) tightening requirements prior to approval through use of more specific definitions; (2) increasing transparency and accountability through new specific requirements related to consumer information disclosure and essential data elements; (3) tightening and publicizing the post-approval review process by using automatic triggers for review driven by data, complaints, and public disclosures such as adverse actions of accrediting bodies and federal and state authorities; and (4) administrative procedural changes. Pages 496-514 of 716: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume36_issue17.pdf
Title: 23 IL ADC 1050.10, 20, 30
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2012 | Community College
Postsec. | Adds a reason that any resident of the state who is out of the workforce by reason of total and permanent disability who enrolls at a community college in a class that has at least 10 regularly enrolled students can be exempt from payment of tuition: for continuing education instruction designed to lead to employment, including life skills instruction. http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/chapters_noln/Ch_83_hb0053T.pdf
Title: H.B. 53
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| PA | Signed into law 04/2012 | Community College | Establishes State Military College Legislative Appointment Initiative Program. Allows each member of the Assembly to establish a state military college selection committee. Sets minimum qualifications for applicant selection.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0560&pn=0728
Title: S.B. 560
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us
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| WI | Signed into law 04/2012 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes and requires the governing board for the Milwaukee area technical college to include 9 members who are residents of the district, 7 of whom are residents of Milwaukee County. Five of those 7 are to represent employers -- 3 of whom represent employers with 15 or more employees, 2 with 100 or more employees, and at least 2 of the members shall represent employers who are manufacturing businesses. Also includes one district administrator, two elected officials (state or local offices) and two additional members. Establishes other parameters. Modifies membership of other technical college boards.
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2011/related/enrolled/sb275
Title: S.B. 275
Source: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2012 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the state board for community and technical colleges to: (1) Facilitate coordination and alignment of aerospace training programs to the maximum extent possible; and (2) Establish an aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing pipeline advisory committee. Requires the workforce training and education coordinating board to: (1) Evaluate the programs recommended for review by the committee including the outcome results for persons receiving the training and the employers; and (2) Conduct and complete an analysis of the results of the training system for aerospace and advanced materials manufacturing. Makes the aerospace training student loan program available to students enrolled in aerospace industry courses offered by Renton Technical College.http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202012/2156-S2.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2156
Source: apps.leg.wa.gov
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| NE | Signed into law 02/2012 | Postsec.
Community College | Enacts the Community College Aid Act. Specifies distribution of state aid appropriations among the six community college areas for 2013-14 and future fiscal years. Amends provisions relating to maximum property tax levy rates authorized to be levied by community college areas. Assigns certain duties to the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education with respect to the Community College Aid Act and authorizes the Commission to adopt and promulgate related rules and regulations. Also creates the Nebraska Community College Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Committee and sets membership. Gives this committee more authority in developing guidelines for grants and allows determination of allocation of funds (within certain parameters).
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB946.pdf
Fiscal note: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/FN/LB946.pdf
Title: L.B. 946
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | From bill summary: Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to change election systems in accordance with the provisions of this bill and the California Voting Rights Act of 2001, subject to approval by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to establish elections by trustee areas. In establishing trustee areas, the territory of a district must be divided into trustee areas, and one member of the governing board must be elected from each trustee area. A candidate for election as a member of the governing board is required to reside in, and be registered to vote in, the trustee area he/she seeks to represent. The governing board is authorized to set the initial boundaries of each trustee area to reflect the population enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census. Thereafter, the boundaries of trustee areas must be adjusted, abolished or rearranged as specified. Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to determine the number of trustees, and requires the governing board to be composed of 5 to 9 members. Authorizes the board to establish, abolish or adjust trustee areas and terms of office, as specified. Specifies that the act does not apply to any community college district that is authorized by statute to provide for its own trustee elections. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_684_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 684
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 08/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
Title: S.B. 242
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| SC | Signed into law 08/2011 | Postsec. |
Transparency and Efficiency
Requires each public institution of higher learning to maintain a transaction register that includes a complete record of all funds expended, from whatever source for whatever purpose. Provides that the register must be prominently posted on the institution's Internet website and made available for public viewing and downloading. Grants the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education the authority to employ and administer certain administrative efficiency provisions.
Comprehensive Human Resources System
Directs the State Budget and Control Board's State Office of Human Resources to participate with five representatives selected by the respective presidents of the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges to represent all of the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges to study, develop, and recommend a separate, comprehensive human resources system for the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges. Provides that the recommendation must include, but not be limited to, prescription of a methodology to establish a uniform compensation and classification plan among the public institutions of higher learning and technical colleges.
Facility and Procurement
Defines "permanent improvement project" for institutions of higher learning and revises the procurement statutory provisions.
Public Vote for Tuition Change
When the governing board of a public institution of higher learning, excluding technical colleges, adopts a change to the tuition or fees imposed on students, the change may be implemented by the institution only after a public vote with the number of trustees voting for and against the change being counted. http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/bills/172.htm
Title: S.B. 172
Source: http://www.scstatehouse.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Extends to January 1, 2014 deletion of requirement that the board of governors of the California Community Colleges review and approve courses of instruction that are not offered as part of an educational program approved by the board of governors. Extends to January 1, 2018 authorization for a community college district governing board to offer credit courses of instruction without the approval of the board of governors under conditions authorized by regulations adopted by the board of governors. Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges by January 1, 2013 (instead of January 1, 2012) to submit a report to the chairpersons of the appropriate legislative policy and fiscal committees describing the results of the monitoring of these courses undertaken pursuant to board of governors regulations and the extent to which community college districts have complied with those regulations. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1029_bill_20110725_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1029
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| PA | Adopted 07/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the Commonwealth's programs for post-secondary education in Commonwealth rural communities and to make recommendations for improving the delivery of open admissions and affordable, high-quality community and technical education in such areas.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2011&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=R&billNbr=0147&pn=1446
Title: S.R. 147
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us
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| CA | Signed into law 06/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Makes provisions prohibiting the out-of-state absence of a local school board member (with exceptions for illness, military service, etc.) applicable to a member of a community college district governing board member. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_334_bill_20110701_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 334
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2011 | Postsec. | Urges and requests the Board of Regents to work with the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to study the two-year college services offered to the greater northeast Louisiana area, and to determine how the state can best meet the educational needs of students and the economic and workforce development needs of this region of the state.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=753429
Title: S.C.R. 61
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Northshore Technical Community College. Addresses the management, supervision, operation of the institution. Address program offerings, and awarding of certificates, diplomas, and degrees. Addresses duties and responsibilities of the Board of Regents and the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760359
Title: S.B. 69
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec. | Requires the Commission on Workforce Development, acting as the lead agency, with the cooperation of other participating agencies, including but not limited to, the North Carolina Community College System, The University of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to initiate the "No Adult Left Behind" Initiative (Initiative) geared toward achievement of major statewide workforce development goals. Provides that the Initiative may also include community-based nonprofit organizations that provide services or assistance in the areas of worker training, workforce development, and transitioning North Carolinians between industries in the current global labor market. Provides that the first goal of the Initiative is to increase dramatically to forty percent (40%) the percentage of North Carolinians who earn associate degrees, other two-year educational credentials, and baccalaureate degrees. Permits specific fields of study may be selected for the most intense efforts. Directs the Commission on Workforce Development to, as the lead agency along with the North Carolina Community College System and The University of North Carolina as key cooperating institutions: (1) Collaborate to provide model evening-weekend certificate and degree programs designed specifically for working adults and other nontraditional students; (2) Work together to promote systemic changes designed to increase access and foster success among adult workers and other nontraditional students; and (3) Make it a priority to provide model evening-weekend certificate and degree programs in high-demand disciplines, occupations, and fields closely linked to economic development or that are the focus of public initiatives. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/HTML/S166v5.html
Title: S.B. 166
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to continue to participate in the development of the Common Core State Standards in conjunction with the consortium of other states, review all national assessments developed by both multistate consortia, and implement the assessments that the SBE deems most appropriate to assess student achievement on the Common Core State Standards. Requires, to the extent funds are made available, the SBE to plan for and require the administration of the ACT test for all students in the eleventh grade unless the student has already taken a comparable test and scored at or above a level set by the SBE.
Requires, to the extent funds are made available for this purpose, the SBE to plan for and require the administration of diagnostic tests in the eighth and tenth grades that align to the ACT test in order to help diagnose student learning and provide for students an indication of whether they are on track to be remediation-free at a community college or university. Requires, to the extent funds are made available for this purpose, the SBE to plan for and require local school districts to make available the appropriate WorkKeys tests for all students who complete the second level of vocational/career courses. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/HTML/S479v5.html
Title: S.B. 479
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the State Board of Proprietary Schools in the North Carolina Community Colleges System Office. Provides that the State Board of Proprietary Schools has the authority to recommend for adoption and to administer all policies, regulations, and standards which it deems necessary for the operation of the Office of Proprietary Schools. Requires the State Board of Community Colleges, having the authority under state law to grant and issue licenses to proprietary schools by and through the State Board of Proprietary Schools, to receive written recommendation from the State Board of Proprietary Schools concerning applicants for licenses and annual renewal applications for licenses. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v6.pdf
Title: S.B. 685
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2011 | Community College | Directs the board of each community college district, in consultation with the department of veterans' affairs, to develop standards for the district to award credit for education and training obtained during service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Requires the community college to give credit for education and training that meets board standards. Directs community college boards to develop methods to inform veterans about how credit may be received through U.S. Armed Forces education and training. http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measpdf/sb0200.dir/sb0275.en.pdf
Title: S.B. 275
Source: www.leg.state.or.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires training for all members of governing boards of public junior college districts, not only appointed members. Requires topics of such training to additionally include information about best practices in campus financial management, financial ratio analysis, and case studies using financial indicators. Requires board members' participation in such training to be recorded in the minutes of public junior college districts last meeting of a calendar year. Requires offering of training via electronic means if a member is unable to attend training otherwise. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01206F.pdf#navpanes=0
Title: H.B. 1206
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Clarifies that the Information Resources Management Act does not apply to public junior colleges and public junior college districts. Provides certain exceptions.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HB01495F.pdf#navpanes=0
Information Resources Management Act: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/docs/gv/htm/gv.2054.htm
Title: H.B. 1495
Source: www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Changes the name of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education to the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/116879.pdf
Title: H.B. 49
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies and amends the requirements for obtaining an exemption from the payment of tuition at community colleges for specified disabled individuals. Allows an individual who is out of work due to a disability to obtain a tuition waiver at a community college (previous law provided this excemption only for someone who is retired). Provides that the tuition waiver is limited to 6 credits per semester or to 12 credits per semester if the individual is enrolled in classes as part of a degree or a certificate program designed to lead to employment. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0104t.pdf
Title: H.B. 104
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the community college system of New Hampshire board of trustees to render a final decision on the closure of any college or regional academic center within the community college system.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/HB0069.html
Title: H.B. 69
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Learn and Earn Cooperative Education Program to provide opportunities for students in technical and community colleges to work with West Virginia companies while in college, thus increasing the likelihood that they will complete the program, find gainful employment and choose to remain in West Virginia upon graduation. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb538%20ENR.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=538
Title: S.B. 538
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2011 | Community College
Postsec. | Outlines an alternative process to convert a provisional community college district to an independent community college district. Allows a county to organize an independent community college district if the following requirements are met: (1) The county has operated a provisional community college for at least five years; (2) the provisional community college has an enrollment of at least 900 full-time equivalent student enrollment (FTSE) according to the latest audited student count; (3) the provisional community college holds a public meeting to discuss and hear testimony on the conversion to an independent community college district; (4) the board adopta s resultion to form a community college district; (5) the proposed community college district is seeking accreditation; and (5) the provisional community college district has maintained a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another community college district until it is converted from a provisional district to an independent district. After the resolution to convert to an independent district is adopted, the board is permitted to call an election on a general election date to seek voter approval to increase the property tax levy. Once the voters approve the proposed tax levy, the board cannot submit another proposal in subsequent years. Requires the new alternatively-formed community college district to maintain a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another community college district until it has reached the initial candidacy state of the accreditation process. Prohibits the community college districts formed by this resolution from receiving state equalization aid and specifies these districts should not be considered when calculating the base used to determine equalization aid to the other community college districts.
Outlines the distribution of Proposition 301 Workforce Development monies for alternatively formed community college districts as follows:
(1) For a new alternatively-formed district required to contract with another district for the purpose of accreditation, the FTSE of the new district is included in the FTSE of the contracting district. Monies generated from the additional FTSE must be used to provide services to students in the new district as approved by the district's governing board through its annual budget process; (2) foran alternatively-formed district that obtains initial candidacy status in its accreditation process, monies distributed based on FTSE will go directly to the alternatively-formed district. Contains a delayed effective date of October 1, 2011 related to Proposition 301 Workforce Development monies. Chapter 248
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1213s.pdf
Title: S.B. 1213
Source: http://www.azleg.gov/
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Oversight/governance moves from state board for community colleges to the state board of education. Requires statewide summary of fiscal data reported. Modifies instructional workload standards.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF470.pdf
Title: S.F. 470
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Establishes district-to-community college program and facilities sharing pilot program. Authorizes a consortium of four or more districts and a community college to request approval to participate. Sets parameters and timeliness.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF424.pdf
Title: S.F. 424
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| NC | Vetoed 04/2011 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Allows community colleges to opt out of participation in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
Govenor's Veto Message: http://www.governor.state.nc.us/NewsItems/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemID=1803
Bill text: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H7v3.html
Title: H.B. 7
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us; http://www.governor.state.nc.us
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| FL | Signed into law 03/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Substitutes the term ''Florida College System Institution" for the terms ''Florida college," ''community college," and ''junior college" where those terms appear in the Florida K-20 Education Code. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2011-005.pdf
Title: S.B. 946
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| NE | Signed into law 02/2011 | Postsec.
Community College | Does not impact the level of funding appropriated for state aid to community college areas but does specify the distribution of state aid among the six community college areas for 2011-12 and 2012-13.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Final/LB59.pdf
Title: L.B. 59
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Directs the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to adopt a plan for promoting and improving student success within the California Community Colleges. Directs the board of governors to establish a taskforce to examine best practices in the community colleges and effective models nationwide for achieving student success. Directs the taskforce to develop and present recommendations to the board of governors for incorporation into the plan. Requires that these recommendations focus on, but not be limited to, the following considerations:
(1) Multiple measures and effective programs for assessing student success and completion, including attaining college-level skills, accumulating college-level course credits, earning a degree or certificate, or transferring to a four-year college or university
(2) Statutory and regulatory barriers to student success and completion
(3) Best practices for promoting student success and completion, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of basic skills
(4) Alternative funding options for providing necessary services to students and promoting best practices for student success and completion
(5) Alternative funding options instituted in other states for improving student success and completion
(6) The effective use of technology by community colleges and districts to promote, evaluate and improve student success and completion
Directs the taskforce, prior to presenting its recommendations to the board of governors, to facilitate discussions with key community college stakeholders and other appropriate parties to provide input on the findings and recommendations. Directs the board of governors, prior to implementing the plan, to report the contents of the plan and the taskforce's recommendations to the senate committee
on education and the assembly committee on higher education at a joint hearing by March 1, 2012. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1143_bill_20100928_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 1143
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2010 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | From bill analysis: Authorizes the California Community Colleges (CCC) to consolidate annual reports on concurrent enrollment and special admits into a single report and changes the due date from November 1 to March 1. Changes the due date from May 1 to July 1 for an annual report on the amount of full-time equivalent students claimed by each CCC district for career development and college preparation courses.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1713_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf
Bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1713_cfa_20100806_123345_asm_floor.html
Title: A.B. 1713
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the board of governors of the California Community Colleges to establish a pilot project that seeks to create a centrally delivered system of student assessment to be used as one of multiple measures for community college placement and advisement. Provides that the pilot must include creation of:
(1) A single assessment instrument in English, math and English as a second language ("the California Community Colleges Common Assessment")
(2) A secure, centrally housed data warehouse to collect (a) all available assessment scores generated by assessed students at all participating community colleges, and (b) all available K–12 assessment data and transcript information for students at all participating community colleges. Requires that use of this data be limited to placing and advising community college students to enhance their success with and completion of their postsecondary education objectives.
(3) A Web portal accessible to community college personnel and students and that provides: (a) An assessment profile, generated for each student upon request, that includes all assessment information in the data warehouse, for purposes of counseling, matriculation and course placement; (b) A pretest application that emulates the structure of the centrally delivered student assessment that students can practice on and familiarize themselves with before taking future assessments; (c) An advisement tool that provides students with information on historical success rates of remedial courses for students at various levels of academic remediation.
Requires the board to convene an advisory committee for the pilot project and report on specified progress by February 28, 2011. Requires that the report include estimated costs for full implementation of the centralized delivery and warehousing of assessment instruments, as well as the technical feasibility of expanding the pilot project, legislative changes needed, and the best model for providing ongoing funding for the pilot project. Requires the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, in developing the California Community Colleges Common Assessment, to use the existing test item banks created by the California State University and the K-12 system as part of the state's college readiness assessment. Requires the office of the chancellor of the California Community Colleges to work with the California State
University to align and leverage the state's college readiness assessment to facilitate the implementation of the California Community Colleges Common Assessment.
Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2682_bill_20100908_enrolled.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw8s8x3up0x3?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861485.234b57d44a3ea07ba24a86f8c3de5d17
Title: A.B. 2682
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| MI | Signed into law 09/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires community colleges receiving funds under this appropriations bill to cooperate with the state to comply with the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5, requiring the establishment of a statewide P-20 longitudinal data system. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/publicact/htm/2010-PA-0165.htm
Title: S.B. 1151 - Sec. 405
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov
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| FL | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12
Postsec. | Directs the Division of Statutory Revision of the Office of Legislative Services to substitute the term "Florida College System institution" for the terms "Florida college," "community college," and "junior college" where those terms appear in the Florida K-20 Education Code, to conform the code to 2008 legislation that created the Florida college system, and 2009 legislation that renamed the "Division of Community Colleges" as the "Division of Florida Colleges" and defined the term "Florida college."http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7037er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7037&Session=2010
Title: HB 7037 - Sec 21
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Extends role of the Community College of Rhode Island as a workforce development center. Redefines purpose of the community college to be "to offer all students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth by providing an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs, while contributing to Rhode Island's economic development and the needs of the region's workforce." http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/law10099.htm
Title: H.B. 8181, S.B.2823
Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2010 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Relates to a comprehensive database of receipts and expenditures of state monies; relates to an official internet website that is electronically searchable by the public at no cost; provides for cross-linked expenditures associated with contracts or subcontracts to the actual language of the contract or subcontract; includes local governments, community college districts and school districts. Chapter 288
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2282c.pdf
Title: H.B. 2282
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires higher education institutions in Connecticut to publicize green technology initiatives in higher education and to collaborate in furthering these initiatives; requires the department of higher education (DHE), in consultation with the department of education, to develop annually and publish on its website (1) a list of every green jobs course and academic program in a public higher education institution or a regional vocational-technical school in the state and (2) an inventory of green jobs-related equipment in these schools; requires the community-technical colleges board of trustees (CTC) to have uniformly named green jobs academic programs in the CTC; requires institutions to share equipment and to hold meetings to explore possible ways to collaborate on green initiatives, and it requires public higher education institutions to support efforts to develop career ladders in the green technology industry. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/ACT/Pa/pdf/2010PA-00156-R00HB-05164-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 5164
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends Private and Out-of-State Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act. Requires each institution to notify the State Board of Regents about the existence of a branch campus in the state; includes new definitions of regulated institutions; relates to the powers and duties of the governing bodies thereof; changes the application and renewal process for branch campuses; clarifies the types of degrees requiring a certificate of approval; provides for greater penalties for violations of the Act; establishes a broad range of fees for degree and non-degree granting institutions. Requires any faculty member employed by a state educational institution who received an annual salary of $150,000 or more to file a statement of substantial interests with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Comittee..
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/131.pdf
Title: S.B. 131
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires that community college capital projects that receive state funds comply with the state's High Performance Building Act; Allows community colleges to apply for waivers from this requirement under existing waiver procedures; Takes effect July 1, 2010, and applies only to capital projects that have not initiated a request for proposals (RFP) for the selection of an architectural and engineering consultant on or before July 1, 2011. http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/bills/hb/hb1044t.pdf
http://mlis.state.md.us/2010rs/chapters_noln/Ch_527_sb0234T.pdf
Title: H.B. 1044/S.B. 234
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Changes various community college reporting requirements relating to dual enrollment programs. Changes the dual enrollment reporting requirements from being submitted annually to only in odd-numbered calendar years. Removes the following community college annual reporting requirements related to dual enrollments: (a) summary data on the performance of students enrolled in dual enrollment courses, including completion rates and grade distribution; and (b) itemized actual program costs for curriculum development and approval, facilities and equipment, counseling and tutoring, textbooks, and teacher training and observation. Restores the requirements that community college districts report total enrollments listed by location, high school grade level and course number and summary data by district and individual community colleges on the number of scholarships or grants awarded to students. Extends the submission deadline for the community college districts' annual report. Changes the dual enrollment segment of the report to be submitted biennially. Chapter 43
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/hb2040s.pdf
Title: H.B. 2040
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes Colorado mountain college to offer baccalaureate degrees that address the needs of the communities within its service area.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/45C7C63C518F2BAF872576A80026AF4E?open&file=101_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 101
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.
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| CO | Signed into law 04/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes community colleges and junior colleges to offer 2-year degree programs with academic designation; provides a community college must submit the degree program designation for a review and approval by the state board for community colleges and occupational education and a junior college must submit the degree program designation for review and approval by its board of trustees.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/242CCCDAF99E1FF1872576A80026B7CD?open&file=088_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 88
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Terminates the current funding formula and dissolves the Nebraska Community College Association on June 30, 2011. The six community college presidents will work together to develop a new funding formula and reorganize a community college association.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=9739
Title: L.B. 1072
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| AL | Signed into law 03/2010 | Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Two Year College System Joint Interim Legislative Committee. Directs the committee to study all facets of the two-year college system and to adopt the recommendations of the Final Report of the House of Representatives Interim Legislative Study Committee to Assess the Two-year College System, submitted to the Alabama State Legislature on January 21, 2010. Directs the committee to report its findings, conclusions and recommendations to the legislature by the 5th day of the 2011 Regular Session, at which time the committee will be dissolved.
Title: H.J.R. 97
Source:
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| ME | Signed into law 03/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Job Creation Through Educational Opportunity Program; amends the definition of accredited Maine junior college, college or university to include that the institution must have regional accreditation; relates to financial aid, educational cost of living adjustments, publishing average in-state tuition and mandatory fees and student eligibility for the educational opportunity tax credit; enacts an income modification to taxable income with respect to loan payment amounts paid by employers. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_124th/chapters/PUBLIC553.asp
Title: H.B. 899
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2010 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the development of a uniform certificate of general studies program by the State Council of Higher Education, in consultation with the Community College System, to be offered at each community college.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB1066ER+pdf
Title: H.B. 1066
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| TX | Adopted 11/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Permits automatic higher education coordinating board approval of new academic and career technical/workforce associate degree programs, provided certain criteria are met, including that the institution can certify that, among other indicators:
(1) The program has institutional and governing board approval
(2) The institution has researched and documented current job market need for the program and/or that the program would lead to opportunities for further education
(3) There is recent evidence of both short-term and long-term student demand for the program
(4) Enrollment projections reflect student demand estimates to ensure the financial self-sufficiency of the program
(5) New costs during the first five years of the program would not exceed $2 million.
Also permits automatic approval of revisions of existing associate degree or certificate programs provided that certain conditions are met. Adopted as proposed in the August 7, 2009 issue of the Texas Register (pages 47-49 of 100): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0807/0807prop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 1.9.E.9.92, .93, .95
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| TX | Adopted 11/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Adds definitions for the following terms pertaining to higher education coordinating board approval of new academic and career technical/workforce associate degree and certificate programs: "academic degree"; "applied associate degree"; "career technical/workforce program" and "statewide articulated transfer curriculum". Defines the "statewide articulated transfer curriculum" as a set of courses that will satisfy the lower-division requirements of a four-year degree in a specific discipline. Requires a statewide articulated transfer curriculum to:
(A) Have the same rigor and content as the equivalent course work in the baccalaureate program offered at a general academic teaching institution
(B) Minimize the time and course work required to complete a baccalaureate degree
(C) Be consistent with the common course numbering system approved by the board and the recommendations and rules of the board
(D) Include only course work directly applicable to the requirements of the baccalaureate degree program(s) with which it is associated.
According to the higher education coordinating board's assistant commissioner for academic affairs and research, as cited in the August 7, 2009 Texas Register, the "establishment of conditions under which the approval of new academic and career technical/workforce associate degree programs, as well as approval of revision of existing academic and career technical/workforce associate degree programs is automatic, would permit public two-year colleges and the five public universities that are authorized to grant the associate degree to implement new degree programs much more quickly than is possible under the provisions of the current version of Chapter 9.
Adopted as published in the August 7, 2009 issue of the Texas Register (pp 43-45 of 100): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0807/0807prop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 1.9.A.9.1
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| TX | Adopted 11/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Repeals existing rules and establishes new rules concerning Academic Associate Degree and Certificate Programs. Establishes approval criteria for new academic associate degree programs and permits colleges to award an academic certificate to students who successfully complete a college's approved curriculum, a higher education coordinating board (HECB)-approved field of study curriculum, and/or a HECB-approved
statewide articulated transfer curriculum of less than degree length. Adopted as proposed in August 7, 2009 Texas Register (pages 51-53 of 100): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0807/0807prop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 1.9.J.9.184 -.186
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| TX | Adopted 11/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Repeals 19 TAC §9.55 regarding the higher education coordinating board review of purpose, role and mission statements at public community colleges as a component of the institutional effectiveness evaluation review process. The November 20, 2009 Texas Register notes that this provision is repealed "so that a new evaluation process may be developed and implemented." See page 13 of 28 of November 20, 2009 Texas Register http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1120/1120adop.pdf and pages 46-47 of August 7, 2009 Texas Regisger http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0807/0807prop.pdf.
Title: 19 TAC 1.9.C.9.55
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| TX | Adopted 11/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends rules related to associate degree programs. Amendment to Section 9.181 clarifies that rules apply not only to public community colleges, but also Texas State Technical College-Harlingen, and the Lamar State Colleges. Amendment to Section 9.183 adds language to stipulate that each academic associate degree must provide a clearly-articulated curriculum that can be associated with a discipline or field of study leading to a baccalaureate degree, and must be identified as such in the institution's program inventory. Section 9.183 as amended also permits a college to offer a specialized academic associate degree that incorporates a higher education coordinating board-approved statewide articulated transfer curriculum and a portion of the college's approved core curriculum if the coursework for both would total more than 66 SCH.
Section 9.181 is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the August 7, 2009 Texas Register (p. 51 of 100): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0807/0807prop.pdf
Section 9.183 is adopted as published in the November 20, 2009 Texas Register (p. 14 of 28): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1120/1120adop.pdf
Title: 19 TAC 1.9.J.9.181, .183
Source: www.sos.state.tx.us
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| CA | Vetoed 10/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to either deny enrollment, permit enrollment or permit conditional enrollment to any individual who has been expelled from a community college within the preceding 10 years for certain offenses, or who is undergoing expulsion procedures, if the person continues to pose a risk to others. Authorizes the board to hold a hearing before making the determination as to whether the person continues to pose a risk. Allows a district to request information from another district in determining whether the applicant continues to pose a danger to the physical safety of others. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1400_bill_20090909_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1400_vt_20091012.html
Title: A.B. 1400
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Expresses legislative intent to refine higher education reporting requirements to provide for more effective, manageable and transparent reporting by the higher education segments.
Requests that the University of California notify each high school's governing board of (1) the number of graduates who enrolled in the university in the previous year and the number of graduates who were required to take the entry level writing requirement and (2) the comparable numbers of all California high school graduates who enrolled in the university. Requests that the university of California report such information to the department of finance and the joint legislative budget committee. Establishes legislative intent that California State University (CSU) assess and report the entry-level proficiency of all first-time freshmen. Requires the CSU system to annually report to the legislature, by campus:
(1) The total number of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen
(2) The proportion of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen that are exempt from entry-level proficiency exams
(3) The proportion of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen that become exempt through each of the approved alternatives
(4) The entry-level proficiency exam pass rates of regularly admitted and specially admitted first-time freshmen.
Directs the California State University to and requests that the University of California report annually to the legislature on specified components of their institutional financial aid programs for undergraduate, graduate and professional degree students, including the typical financial aid package for a typical dependent undergraduate student with a parent income of $20,000, $40,000, $60,000, $80,000 and $100,000.
Amends Section 66057 by establishing legislative intent that the University of California and the California State University accommodate enrollment growth by maximizing the utilization of existing instructional facilities during the summer term before building new classrooms and teaching laboratories. Also establishes legislative intent that the University of California and the California State University make requests for capital outlay funding for space for classrooms and class laboratories justified using legislatively approved utilization standards and a reasonable assumption of summer-term enrollment. Adds provisions related to five-year capital outlay for UC and CSU systems. Requests that the University of California and requires that California State University report annually to the legislature on summer enrollment counts and on efforts undertaken to increase summer enrollment.
Repeals 66352, "Task force on instruction in business ethics." Eliminates provision in 67312(b) that the California State University must and the University of California system may report on its efforts to serve students with disabilities (requirement that California Community Colleges submit such reports remains in place).
Adds Section 67501, which directs the California State University and California Community Colleges, and permits the University of California, to annually submit to the legislature a comprehensive five-year capital outlay plan that includes specifeid components. Requires five-year plans to be updated annually.
Adds Section 67502, which requests that the the Regents of the University of California provide the joint legislative budget committee and the department of finance with a summary of all instructional and research space in the university system. Specifies elements the summary must address. Requires the California State University to provide the joint legislative budget committee and the department of finance with a summary of all instructional and faculty office space in the university system.
Adds Section 67503, which requests that the Regents of the University of California, and requires California Community Colleges and the California State University, to annually report on the utilization of classrooms and teaching laboratories.
Adds Section 67504, which relates to the Long Range Development Plans (LRDPs) that each University of California campus and medical center periodically develops to guide physical development.
Repeals 71020, requiring the California Community Colleges Board of Governors every three years to develop and submit a diversity paper concerning its own membership.
Adds 92611.9, establishing legislative intent that the University of California carefully monitor the use and effects of the contracting of services at newly developed facilities. Requests that the UC system annually report to the fiscal committees of the legislature on specified provisions related to hiring and contracting.
Adds Chapter 10.5. University of California-Mexico Research Programs and Section 92830 under that chapter, requesting the University of California to report annually until 2013 to the legislature on specified components regarding the facility for University of California-Mexico research and academic programs in Mexico City. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1151-1200/ab_1182_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1182
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the board of higher education to implement the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program to help deliver upper-division courses and bachelor's degree programs offered by colleges and universities at a location geographically convenient to student populations currently being served by existing public community colleges. Requires the grant application and award process to be as efficient as possible to encourage collaborative applications and shall include consideration of existing programs and facilities. Requires grant applications to be jointly submitted by a community college and one or more public or private 4-year colleges or universities. Specifies purposes for which grant funds may be used. Requires each grant application to include how the state's grant will be matched by at least 50% by dollars from the partner institutions (both the two- and four-year institutions). http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB1883lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 1883
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Repeals and rewrites provisions related to the appointment, duties and training of law enforcement officer and non-law enforcement officer members of the community college district police department or department of public safety. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB2253lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 2253
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| ND | Signed into law 08/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires that the Commissioner of Higher Education study the interplay between the State University System and tribally controlled community colleges. Specifically, requires the commissioner to address ways in which the North Dakota university system as a whole and the individual campuses can better interact with tribally controlled community colleges through improved communication, collaboration, and relationship-building activities. In addition, the commissioner shall focus on ways in which tribally controlled community colleges can encourage American Indians to pursue options in higher education, thereby bringing economic benefit to their families and communities and ways in which the university system and the individual campuses can work with tribally controlled community colleges to provide tutoring, mentoring, and other types of assistance necessary to ensure that the retention rates and
graduation rates of American Indian students are increased. The commissioner shall report any findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the
recommendations, to the sixty-second legislative assembly.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/61-2009/bill-text/JBPS0300.pdf
Title: H.B. 1566
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| AZ | Vetoed 07/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Repeals the delayed effective date relating to the elimination of the hold harmless condition for community college operating state aid and the changes to the threshold requirements for growth funding; restores the State Board of Regents's total lease-to-own and bond transaction authority to a specified amount; stipulates a limit on state lottery distributions made to the University Capital Improvement Lease-to-Own and Bond Fund.
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/summary/h.hb2649_07-01-09_astransmittedtogovernor.doc.htm
Title: H.B. 2649
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Section 371.20.95(C): Directs the chancellor, in consultation with representatives of state community colleges, to conduct a study on the use of "success points" in allocating appropriations to community colleges in FY 2011. Requires the study to identify "success points" in the academic career of community college students and recommend a method to fund achievement of the success points beginning in FY 2011. Requires that the study be completed by April 15, 2010, and directs the chancellor to use the results of the study to recommend changes in the determination of the distribution of community college allocations beginning in FY 2011. Requires the chancellor to report any such formula changes to the Controlling Board by August 30, 2010.
Section 371.20.80(D)(1): Requires 5% of the FY 2011 appropriation for state-supported community colleges, state community colleges and technical colleges to be allocated to colleges in proportion to their share of college student success factors. Specifies that for this purpose, "student success factors" must include all measurable student outcomes that contribute to student achievement as determined by the chancellor of the board of regents, based on the recommendation of the aforementioned consultation. Pages 2947-2948 and 2956 of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 371.20.95(C) and 371.20.80(D)(1)
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | The bill implements some of the recommendations of the Florida College System Task Force and the State College Pilot Project. In particular, the bill:
1. Renames the Division of Community Colleges within the Department of Education as the Division of Florida College System;
- Defines the colleges' service areas.
- Authorizes a community college to change its name to include "college" or "state college" if it has been authorized to grant baccalaureate
degrees and has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to do so, or, alternatively, with
board-of-trustees and State Board of Education (SBE) approval.
- Requires the college to seek a statutory name change in the next regular legislative session following the college's name change.
2. Revises the primary mission of the community colleges (now "Florida colleges") to include upper level instruction and awarding
baccalaureate degrees as authorized by law.
- Provides that a separate and secondary mission of Florida colleges includes adult basic education, adult general education, adult
secondary education and General Educational Development test instruction.
- Requires colleges to maintain associate degree programs after receiving approval to offer a baccalaureate degree.
3. Requires Florida colleges that offer one or more baccalaureate degree programs to:
- Maintain its primary mission (i.e., responsibility for responding to community needs for postsecondary academic education and career
degree education and providing associate degrees that provide access to a university);
- Maintain an open-door admission policy for associate-level degree programs and workforce education programs;
- Continue to provide outreach to underserved populations;
- Continue to provide remedial education;
- Comply with all provisions of statewide articulation agreements relating to 2-year and 4-year public degree-granting institutions;
- Not award graduate credit; and
- Not participate in intercollegiate athletics beyond the 2-year level.
4. The Legislature intends that the primary responsibility of a Florida college, including a Florida college that offers baccalaureate degree
programs, continues to be the provision fo associate degrees that provide access to a university.
5. Provides initial approval of a baccalaureate degree by the SBE.
- Provides criteria for the evaluation of a baccalaureate degree proposal.
- Provides for exceptions from the requirement for SBE approval of baccalaureate degree programs.
http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2009-228.pdf
Title: S.B. 2682
Source: http://laws.flrules.org
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes community colleges to offer noncredit courses in safe driving to high school students on a self-supporting basis during the academic year or the
summer. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H391v5.pdf
Title: H.B. 391
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Grants additional purchasing flexibility to community colleges by permitting purchase of an item that is neither available under State term contracts nor substantially similar to an item available under State term contracts; directs the State Board of Community Colleges and the Department of Administration to jointly adopt policies and procedures for monitoring the implementation of such purchases. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H490v4.pdf
Title: H.B. 490
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Changes the effective date for the transition of certain functions within the community college system of New Hampshire from July 1, 2009 to July 1, 2011. Provides that the commissioner of the department of education and the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire will annually issue a joint report on the proposed use and distribution of federal vocational funds. Extends the report date of the community college system legislative oversight committee to November 1, 2011. V. Requires the chancellor and the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire to submit a report by September 1, 2009 on the centralization and implementation of its business functions. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2010/sb0149.html
Title: S.B. 149
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Allows Blue Mountain Community College District, Columbia Gorge Community College District, Southwestern Oregon Community College District, and Rogue Community College District to incur bonded indebtedness for benefit of districts upon approval of voters in district. Chapter 577
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb3116.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 3116
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Career Readiness Certification Program in the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; provides that services of the program shall include an assessment process, targeted instruction, and issuance of a career readiness certificate; provides for grants to pilot projects that promote architecture, construction, and engineering experience for high school students; establishes the Youth Employment Enhancement Fund; requires the reestablishment of a summer work experience program. Chapter 836
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2300.dir/hb2398.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2398
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the governing board of a junior college district to exempt a district employee from all or a portion of student tuition and fees. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01568F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1568
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Allows public junior colleges (two-year institutions) to be granted charters to operate open-enrollment charter schools, including on the junior college campus. Specifies criteria junior college must meet to be granted a charter, including that the charter's educational program must be designed to meet specific goals described in the charter, such as dropout recovery, and the attainment of the program's goals must be measured using specific, objective standards set forth in the charter, including assessment methods and a time frame. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01423F.pdf
Title: H.B. 1423
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission to establish by rule additional job incentive programs to create incentives for public community and technical colleges, in partnership with employers, to provide workforce training to create and retain employment opportunities in the state. Authorizes the commission, through a program created through this provision, to commit money to a prospective employer contingent on the employer's establishment of a place of business
in the state. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02169F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2169
Source: www.legis.state.tx.us
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| AL | Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Joint Interim Legislative Study Committee to Assess the Two-year College System. Directs the committee to make an assessment of the two-year college system and all entities within the purview of the department of postsecondary education, its governance, organization, accountability, instructional needs, and the adequacy and efficiency of the programs and services delivered by these entities. Directs the committee to report its findings and recommendations to the legislature by the fifth working day of the 2010 legislative session, upon which time the committee is dissolved.
Title: H.J.R. 878
Source: www.lexis.com
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Provides child care services for Temporary Assistance to Needy Family Program recipients enrolled in day or evening classes in a two-year college.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act1485.pdf
Title: S.B. 963
Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Concerns postsecondary institutions; relates to community colleges and the powers and duties thereof; relates to a service area as designated geographic areas of the state established pursuant to agreement of the presidents of the community colleges and adopted in policy by the state board of regents. Chapter 2009-93
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/11.pdf
Title: S.B. 11
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | From the Fiscal Note: Requires the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education to report findings of a study relating to the Nebraska community college system to the Legislature on or before December 15, 2009. Specific elements to be addressed by the study are:
(a) The need for changes to the statutory role and mission of Nebraska community colleges.
(b) Changes in the weighting of courses that may be necessary for reimbursable education units to properly reflect the role and mission of Nebraska community colleges and the cost of providing such courses.
(c) Powers, duties, and mission of the Nebraska Community College Association or its successor and whether membership in such an association should be required.
(d) Consequences for failing to satisfy current community college association membership requirements contained in section 85-1502.
(e) State coordination of community colleges in the absence of a community college association or membership therein.
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB340.pdf
Title: L.B. 340
Source: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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| WV | Adopted 04/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides rules from The West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College regarding an accountability system for public higher education in the state. Relates to the development of statewide master plans, the process of entering into state and institutional compacts, system and institution implementation plans, and state-level reporting.
http://www.wvctcs.org/downloads/Series%2049%20CTCE%20Accountability%20DRAFT%20for%20public%20comment.pdf
Title: Title 135, Series 49
Source: http://www.wvctcs.org
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Extends the limitation of use of bond proceeds for community college districts for deferred maintenance, capital renewal, code compliance and safety projects; approval the proposed sale of the Dallas Armory and land upon which it is situated; decreases certain expenditure limitations and increases other expenditures for the Camp Withycombe Reserve Center. Relates to expenditures limitations for the Military Department projects. Chapter 26
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2562.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 5034
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the State Board for Community Colleges, in consultation with the Department of Education and the State Council of Higher Education, to develop a competitive grant pilot program to provide grants to community colleges to establish open education resource centers in the Commonwealth; establishes a fund authorizing both public and private contributions; relates to learning materials whose copyrights have expired, or that permit their free use.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+SB1173ER
Title: S.B. 1173
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us/
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| WY | Vetoed 03/2009 | Community College
Postsec. | Relates to community colleges; establishes a statewide college system operations and facility funding mechanism based upon a prescribed system wide strategic planning process attaching state funding to state interests; provides for system operational budgeting and program approval and termination aligned with strategic planning; aligns certain system components and system accountability measures; creates a mechanism for prioritizing and funding system.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2009/Engross/HB0114.pdf
Title: H.B. 114
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the State Board for Community Colleges, in consultation with the Virginia Department of Education and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, to develop a competitive grant pilot program to provide grants to community colleges to establish open education resource centers in the Commonwealth; establishes a fund authorizing both public and private contributions.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1940ER
Title: H.B. 1940
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| CA | Vetoed 01/2009 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health assessments, local agency program improvement under the No Child Left Behind program, the High Priority Schools Grant Program, funding for regional occupational centers and programs, school transportation funds, and local education agency budgets.
Title: A.B. 4A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 12/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends the Community College Act; authorizes community college districts to operate new jobs training programs, to enter into training agreements with employers, and to issue bonds to finance the training programs; defines new jobs training program as a project established for the creation of new jobs by providing education and training or retraining of workers for such jobs; authorizes an employer to pay for such training by use of a credit from the withholding tax.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2007-2008/publicact/pdf/2008-PA-0359.pdf
Title: S.B. 1342
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/
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| FL | Adopted 11/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends rule to change structure so that Boards of Trustees for Community Colleges are appointed by Governor subject to Senate confirmation. FLORIDA 33941
https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=6433736&type=1&File=6A-10.007.doc
Title: FAC 6A-10.007
Source: https://www.flrules.org/default.asp
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| IL | Adopted 10/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends policies relating to review and evaluation of community college programs. Eliminates reference to opportunity for a college to request a review cycle longer than five years. Specifies that colleges must review student services and academic support programs (in addition to instructional programs), and that instructional, student services, and academic support programs must be evaluated at least once every five years.
Adds provision requiring each college to develop a schedule that shows when each program will be reviewed during each five-year cycle. Provides that occupational programs must be scheduled in the year following their inclusion in the ICCB follow-up study unless the college obtains an exception in writing from the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB). Requires the review of general education objectives of the academic programs to be scheduled annually, but allows this review to focus each year on areas specified by the Illinois Board of Higher Education and ICCB. Adds provision that the ICCB may request the college to include special reviews of programs identified as a result of state-level analyses, legislative resolutions, or Illinois Board of Higher Education policy studies. Adds provision requiring each college to annually submit to the ICCB a summary report of its previous year's program review results and a copy of its current five-year schedule of program
reviews.
Eliminates requirement that community college students undergo an examination on American patriotism, principles of representative government, proper use and
display of the American flag, and the Australian ballot voting system.
Pages 112-121 of 373: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume32_issue41.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 1501.303
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| AZ | Issued 09/2008 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Creates the State Community College Council; concerns support of a seamless education system and collaboration with other educational entities; concerns revisions to higher education funding mechanisms; concerns transfer and articulation of community college credits; concerns standards for exchange of data; concerns expansion of dual enrollment.
http://azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/EO_2008_27_091808_SDOC3073.pdf
Title: Exec. Order 2008-27
Source: http://azgovernor.gov/
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the Chancellor of the State Community Colleges to distribute a pre-existing model grade changing policy updated in 2008 to each community college district. Provides that the Legislature encourages the community college districts to establish grade changing policies and procedures that reflect the standards in the model policy.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 1754
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the Chancellor of State Community Colleges to establish an Improve Transfer Success Pilot Program to increase the number of transfer-declared students who begin in basic skills courses that are below transferable coursework and successfully progress to transferable coursework leading to their successful transfer to a 4-year university. Provides for the Trustees of the California State University and Regents of the University of California to establish outreach programs in support of the program.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: S.B. 1585
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CO | Approved by voters 08/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Proposes an amendment to the Constitution concerning limited gaming; allows voters in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek to vote on extending casino hours of operation, approved games and maximum single bets; provides for distributions from the Limited Gaming Fund for administrative expenses, student financial aid and classroom instruction at community colleges; requires any increase in gaming taxes to be approved at a statewide election.
http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=1067
Title: Amendment 50
Source: http://www.elections.colorado.gov/
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| IL | Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 08/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Classifies community college districts as units of local government that must adopt resolutions regulating political activities, solicitation and acceptance of gifts by their officials and employees. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4189lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 4189
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires that any person who is employed to teach adult or community college classes for a specified percentage of the hours constituting a full-time assignment for regular employees having comparable duties, excluding substitute service, be classified as a temporary employee. Provides that if these provisions are in conflict with the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, the provisions of this act would govern the employees subject to that agreement upon its expiration. Chapter 84
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 591
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| CA | Vetoed 07/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the performance audit of a school or community college district to ensure that bond funds have been expended only on the specific projects authorized, to include reviews of the compliance of the district with its bond ballot language and certain costs and procedures.
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm
Title: A.B. 125
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Instructs the Revisor of Statutes to change all references of the term junior college to community college in the Revised Statutes of the State.
http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills081/bills/hb1869.htm
Title: H.B. 1869
Source: http://www.house.mo.gov
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| RI | Signed into law 06/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Establishes the Community College of Rhode Island Twenty-first Century Work Force Commission. Sets the commission's mission as: The proposal of specific actions to strengthen the community college of Rhode Island's position as a key institution in Rhode Island's effort to create a twenty-first century work force prepared for the high wage job opportunities required for a knowledge-based economy. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08084.htm
Title: H.B. 7889
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Changes the name of the Department of Technical and Adult Education to the Technical College System of Georgia. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/pdf/sb435.pdf
Title: S.B. 435
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Issued 05/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | (Executive Order 2008-61) Relates to the Chief Workforce Development Officer Coordination of Workforce Development and Accountability, Cross- Cabinet Collaboration and the Role of the Virginia Community College System.
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Initiatives/ExecutiveOrders/pdf/EO_61.pdf
Title: Executive Order 61
Source: http://www.governor.virginia.gov
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Changes provisions governing distribution of state aid among Nebraska's six community college areas. The total level of state aid appropriated for community college area aid would not be directly impacted. Such appropriations would remain at the discretion of the Legislature. Distribution of aid among the six areas would be affected. Proportional shares of total state aid distributed among the six community college areas will vary over time as values for factors incorporated in the statutory aid distribution formula change over time.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB973.pdf
Title: L.B. 973
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2008 | Community College
Postsec. | Increases the amount on new capital construction projects that the community college commission may approve from $50,000 to $100,000. The definition of "new capital construction project" was amended to include previously approved and uncompleted projects which have increased in total cost by 10% or more.
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2008/Enroll/HB0081.pdf
Title: H.B. 81
Source: legisweb.state.wy.us
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| NM | Signed into law 02/2008 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Relates to elections; allows community college elections to be held in conjunction with school district elections.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/08%20Regular/final/HB0249.pdf
Title: H.B. 249
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/LCS/default.asp
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes a school district or community college district to issue notes that mature within a period not to exceed a specified number of years. Reinstates the prohibition on the fiscal officer of such districts issuing a renewal note that would have a maturity date later than a specified number of years from the date of the original issuance of the note. Chapter 334
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1351-1400/ab_1368_bill_20071008_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 1368
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Enacts the Community College Student Federal and State Financial Aid Opportunity Act. Expresses various findings and declarations of the Legislature relating to the use of the Pell Grant program by students of Community Colleges. Requires the Community Colleges Chancellor's Office to take various actions to inform students of opportunities to participate in the Pell Grant Program, to analyze the participation rate of community college students in the program, and to have high school counselor workshops. Chapter 607
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_668_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 668
Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that for all meetings of a board of trustees, a quorum of members must be physically present at the location of the meeting. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0402lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 402
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Vetoed 08/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act. Classifies community college districts as units of local government that must adopt resolutions regulating the political activities and the solicitation and acceptance of gifts by officials and employees. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB3504lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 3504
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that public notice of the schedule of regular meetings of a board of trustees for the next calendar year, as set at the organizational meeting of the board of trustees, must be given at the beginning of that calendar year. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0401lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 401
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Issued 08/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Establishes a new process for calculating the Essential Budget Level for the community college support fund. The process will provide a more accurate picture of resources necessary to fully support community colleges in Oregon.
http://governor.oregon.gov/Gov/pdf/eo0712.pdf
Title: Executive Order 07-12
Source: http://governor.oregon.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the law relating to community college performance standards. Provides that the state board may withhold funds from a college that may qualify as an exceptional institution while the college is under investigation by a state or federal agency or if its performance does not meet the standards. Provides that the board release the funds when the investigations are complete and the issues are resolved.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H642v0.html
Title: H.B. 642
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes community colleges to implement a tuition surcharge surcharge of up to 33 1/3% of the statewide tuition rate to fund a new instructional program that is necessary to attract industry to the area, and to use the proceeds of an endowed scholarship, consistent with the terms of the endowment, to offset the cost of the tuition charge.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/Senate/HTML/S1065v2.html
Title: S.B. 1065
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes community college boards to secure loans under the Energy Improvement Loan Program for projects that include energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems including improvements to HVAC systems, energy management controls, high efficiency lighting and building envelope improvements.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H177v4.html
Title: H.B. 177
Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| NH | Signed into law 07/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Eliminates the department of regional community- technical colleges and establishes the Community College System of New Hampshire.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/SB0082.html
Title: S.B. 82
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| OR | Adopted 07/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Defines "Career Pathways Certificate" as a form of certificate awarded by a community college for meeting specific technical skill proficiency requirements that meet an employment need. Career Pathways Certificates pertain to a grouping of 12 to 44 credits that are wholly contained in an approved Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Degree/Option or an Independent Certificate of Completion (will a minimum size of 45 credits), have a defined job entry point, represent collegiate-level work, and meet State Board of Education's standards and criteria.
Title: OAR 589-006-0050
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| PA | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | This section of H.B. 842 establishes the Pennsylvania Technical College Program as a competititve grant program (to the extent that funds appropriated can support) to prepare students in educationally underserved areas for high-demand occupations that requrie a postsecondary certificate or associate degree.
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0842&pn=2347
Title: H.B. 842 -- Article XIX-F
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/
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| NE | Signed into law 05/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Adopts the community college foundation and equalization aid act to be used to provide state aid to community college areas. Amends provisions governing the six areas' property tax levying authority, specifies data elements to be utilized in the computation of annual community college aid distribution as well as derivation of property tax levying authority each year. Directs the coordinating commission for postsecondary education to annually collect data necessary for computation of community
college state aid distribution and property tax levying authority.
http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB342.pdf
Title: L.B. 342
Source: http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Removes the pilot status of several community colleges that offer limited baccalaureate degrees in applied science and technology and makes granting of baccalaureate
degrees in applied science and technology at these schools permanent. This bill also authorizes THECB to authorize additional public junior colleges, if they meet all the stated prerequisites, to participate in the baccalaureate degree program.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB02198F.pdf
Title: H.B. 2198
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Concerns provisional community college districts and aid; provides for continuation. (Chapter No. 13)
Removes wording eliminating the districts as of July 1, 2009
Title: H.B. 2193
Source: http://www.azleg.gov
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Provides that effective with elections held in 2008, the terms of office of trustees of community college districts must be decreased from six to four years, unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
Creates a new section providing procedures for the dissolution of a community college district. Session Law Chapter 92
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1089.html
Title: S.B. 1089
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| MS | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Makes changes to the calculation of state-aid for public junior and community colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2007/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2364PS.htm
Title: S.B. 2364
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Technical Institute task force to study permanent funding options for the state technical institutes; provides for its composition; makes an appropriation; declares an emergency.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/bills/HB1279enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1279
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| SD | Vetoed 03/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Establishes a State Board of Technical Institutes, to provide for its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and to provide for the transfer of authority over public postsecondary technical education from the Department of Education to the State Board of Technical Institutes.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/bills/SB95enr.pdf
Veto message: http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/journal/jrnS03261000.htm#23409
Title: S.B. 95
Source: http://legis.state.sd.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Directs the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to develop and implement policies that advise students, faculty, and staff, including residence hall staff, of the proper procedures for identifying and addressing the needs of students that exhibit suicidal tendencies or behavior. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB3064ER
Title: H.B. 3064
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2007 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the state Council of Higher Education to submit an annual report to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education specifying the total number of transfer students each institution of higher education admitted, enrolled, and graduated from institutions within the community college system. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2408ER
Title: H.B. 2408
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2007 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the governing board of the Virginia Community College System to grant in-state tuition to any person enrolled in one of the System's institutions who lives out of state, but within a 30-mile radius of a Virginia community college, provided that person's state of residence has a reciprocal arrangement for Virginia residents. This bill is identical to HB 2114, which also passed and was sent to the governor. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB755ER; http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2114ER
Title: S.B. 755, H.B. 2114
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WY | Signed into law 02/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Allows additional mills or taxes approved on or after April 1, 2007 to be used for the regular support and operation and for
the capital outlay needs of a community college, including facility repair, maintenance, construction and renovation needs. http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/Enroll/SF0058.pdf
Title: S.B. 58
Source: http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2007/bills.htm
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | P-12
Postsec. | Revises minimum state educational funding procedure for school districts and community college districts. Enacts the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, which would authorize school districts and other local educational agencies to apply to receive funding to allocate to elementary and secondary schools and charter schools that are ranked in certain deciles on the Academic Performance Index. Appropriates funds for the program for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1101-1150/sb_1133_bill_20060901_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1133
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Delays the repeal date of the Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program. Adds to the program a provision requiring the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to contract for an independent performance evaluation of the program.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1552_bill_20060831_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1552
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Establishes the Community College Early Assessment Pilot Program for the purpose of providing high school pupils with an indicator of their readiness for transfer level English and mathematics at the end of grade 11 and allowing high schools to work with pupils in grade 12 to elevate their skills to first-time community college freshman students. Requires the program to be administered by the Board of Governors of the State Community Colleges.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1563_bill_20060905_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1563
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2006 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Relates to prohibiting a principal from recommending, for any particular grade level, for community college summer session attendance, more than 5% of the total number of pupils who completed that grade prior to the time of recommendation. Exempts a pupil recommended for enrollment in a course that does not offer college credit in English language arts or mathematics, but is necessary to assist specified pupils to pass the High School Exit Exam. Requires specified reports.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1301-1350/sb_1303_bill_20060908_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 1303
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Deletes the exemption of students who enroll for 6 or fewer units from the requirement to pay a nonresident tuition fee at a community college. Extends the exemption of the eligible students displaced by Hurricane Katrina to the 2006-07 fiscal year. Provides that the exemption could be applied retroactively to academic terms commencing on or after a specified date and applies only to students displaced due to Hurricane Katrina.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_473_bill_20060914_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 473
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the personnel commission of school and community college districts to make a biennial performance evaluation of and to determine the compensation for the personnel director. Authorizes such commission to impose discipline upon the director if cause has been established in accordance with commission rules. Grants the director the option of requesting a hearing from an impartial hearing officer regarding disciplinary action. Extends laws relating to hiring classified employees by these districts.
Title: A.B. 2633
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Chancellor of the Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a working group of adult education and data experts to review the separate, existing adult education and noncredit instruction data systems, and to report to the Legislature and Governor on the feasibility, design and cost of a common data set in adult education.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1301-1350/ab_1319_bill_20060817_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1319
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Expresses legislative intent with respect to allowing community college districts to offer credit courses that are not part of an approved educational program without prior approval by the board of governors. Requires the Chancellor of the Community Colleges to prepare and submit a report describing the results of monitoring of these courses undertaken pursuant to regulations developed by the board of governors and the extent to which community college districts have complied with those regulations.
Title: A.B. 1943
Source: California Legislature
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Establishes a new community college funding system. Requires the Board of Governors of Community Colleges to develop criteria and standards to effectuate the system in accordance with prescribed statewide minimum requirements. Requires an assessment of the impact of the new funding system and to recommend areas where additional changes might be needed. Relates to funding calculations based on full-time equivalent students. Amends provisions regarding community college funding. Provides for credits.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_361_bill_20060830_enrolled.pdf
Title: S.B. 361
Source: California Legislature
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| WY | Rule Adoption 08/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Extends residency for purposes of in-state tuition eligibility at community colleges for immigrants and certain nonimmigrants and their dependents who possess a valid visa from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services with a classification of Temporary Workers or Intracompany Transferee and are eligible for education. Eligibility for consideration will be based on the privileges and limitations of the visa held by the applicant. Also, extends residency for in-state tuition eligibility to active Wyoming National Guard members and U.S. Armed Forces members stationed in Wyoming, and their dependents, as well as members of the U.S. Armed Forces who move to Wyoming within 12 months from the date of honorable discharge from the service. Persons temporarily absent from the state due to military service, attendance at educational institutions, or other types of documented temporary absences will not have their resident status voided by such absence. http://soswy.state.wy.us/RULES/6329.pdf
Title: Chapter 3, 5
Source: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Rule_Search_Main.asp
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| IA | Adopted 07/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Relates to the evaluation of the colleges' institutional effectiveness in a framework of CQI standards and benchmarks. Creates a new chapter 24 with a discrete set of regulations for accreditation and aligns the state accreditation process more closely with the required regional accreditation process conducted by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Collegesand Schools. Page 36 of 44 http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2006/Bulletin/IAB060816.pdf
Title: IAC 281-Chapter 24, 281-24.1(260C) through 281- 24.4(260C), 24.4(1)through 24.4(5), 281-24,5(260C), 24.5(1) through 24.5(4), 281-24.6(260C),24.6(1) through 24.6(4)
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Adopted 07/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes procedures for higher education institutions to apply for State matching funds under the Higher Education Incentive Funding Act, and delineates how and when the matching funds will be distributed to such institutions.
Title: NJAC 17:26
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | On 11/07/2006 Ballot. 06/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | (PROPOSITION HCR 2056-2006) Amends the State Constitution; relates to local property tax levies and community college districts; provides a limitation on annual increases in local ad valorem tax levies; relates to the 2006 Taxpayer Protection Act; provides that the limitation shall be computed from the actual tax levy of the county, city, town or community college district in 2005.
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bills/hcr2056h.pdf
Title: V. 2 (Prop. 2056)
Source: AZ Secretary of State
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| IA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Deletes provision requiring the director of the department of education to develop an application and review process for the identification of quality instructional centers at community colleges (section 256.9, subsection 40). Program identification criteria were to be designed to increase student access to programs, establish high quality occupational and vocational education programs, and enhance interinstitutional cooperation in program offerings.
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 18
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Relates to the board of trustees for community- technical colleges; requires that at least two members of the board have financial expertise.
http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/Pa/pdf/2006PA-00034-R00SB-00014-PA.pdf
Title: S.B. 14
Source: Connecticut Legislature
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Alters the Senator John A. Cade Funding Formula for community colleges to allow colleges that are no longer eligible for funding under the size factor component to receive a specified percentage of funding for a specified number of fiscal years.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0533t.pdf
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0357t.pdf
Title: H.B. 533; SB 357
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Increases the total amount of grants that may be distributed to specified community colleges in order to provide instruction and services to specified students enrolled in English for Speakers of Other Languages programs from $ 2,500,000 per fiscal year to $ 6,000,000 per fiscal year.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/sb/sb0575t.pdf
Title: S.B. 575
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires the Maryland Higher Education Commission to establish and administer a grant program for supplemental services and supports for students with disabilities in community colleges; provides for the purpose of the grant program; requires the Commission, in cooperation with the Department of Disabilities, to establish a competitive review process and adopt guidelines or regulations for the administration of the grant program.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb1681t.pdf
Title: H.B. 1681
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| MD | Vetoed 04/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Alters the title of the head of the Community College of Baltimore County; provides that the President of the Community College of Baltimore County is responsible for the administration and supervision of the administrators of the campuses of the community college; authorizes the President to appoint a vice president, provost, and administrator for the campuses.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0693t.pdf
Title: H.B. 693; S.B. 501
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Notice of Risk to Personal Data Act; relates to a security breach; amends notification requirements regarding agencies of state government, university and community college systems, the maritime academy, private colleges and universities; requires notification to residents by information brokers and other persons; relates to third party entities. The Chief Information Officer shall establish written standards for the security of computerized data, including personal information, maintained by state agencies and departments, including standards for notification to a resident of this State when an agency or department becomes aware of a breach of security with regard to personal information and if a reasonable investigation reveals that personal information has been misused or a reasonable possibility exists that personal information will be misused.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/ld201701.asp
Title: H.B. 1417; LD 2017
Source: Maine Legislature
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| WV | Signed into law 04/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Clarifies the legislative intent related to boards of governors of community and technical colleges. Permits community and technical colleges under a single governing board to be recognized as a single organization within the state's financial systems. Clarifies certain operations of certain community and technical colleges. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/HB4240%20enr.htm
Title: H.B. 4240
Source: www.legis.state.wv.us
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| IL | Adopted 02/2006 | Community College
Postsec. | Expands the rules for cooperative agreements to allow one community college to award a degree or certificate offered by another community college through the state's online cooperative agreement. pp 79-89 of 1528 http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue10.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 1501.307
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2005 | Postsec. | An act to add and repeal Section 78016.5 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. - Public postsecondary education: California Community College Baccalaureate Partnership Program. This bill would enact the California Community College
Baccalaureate Partnership Act, and establish the California Community College Baccalaureate Partnership Program. Under the program, the
Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges would be authorized to annually award 2 grants, not to exceed $50,000 each,
to a collaborative, composed of at least one community college and at least one baccalaureate degree-granting institution, formed for
the purpose of offering baccalaureate degree programs on the participating community college campus or campuses.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1251-1300/ab_1280_bill_20050831_enrolled.html
Title: H.B. 1280
Source: StateNet
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| NY | Signed into law 10/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes community colleges to accept payment by credit card, make electronictransfers, and accept internet payments.
Title: S.B. 4652
Source: StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Delaware Student Excellence Equals Degree (SEED) Program, to encourage Delaware students to stay in school, avoid contact with the criminal justice system, excel academically, and have access to higher education regardless of a family's financial circumstances. Specifically, this program provides a tuition scholarship for eligible students enrolling on a full time basis in pursuit of an associate's degree at Delaware Technical and Community College directly after graduating from high school. The program will be effective for students graduating in the 2005-2006 school year.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/LIS/lis143.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+30/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 30
Source: StateNet
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| NY | Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Modifies the existing limitations formula for basic financial assistance in order to conform with the provisions of the education law and the 2005-2006 Budget Bill. NEW YORK REG 17738 (SN)
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2005/aug24/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 355(1)(c) and 6304(1)(b)
Source: StateNet
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| NY | Emergency Rule Adoption 08/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Modifies the existing limitations formula for basic financial assistance in order to conform with the provisions of the education law and the 2005-2006 Budget Bill. NEW YORK REG 17738 (SN)
http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2005/aug24/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 355(1)(c) and 6304(1)(b)
Source: StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 07/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | This bill makes several changes to the governance of the regional community-technical colleges.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/SB0079.html
Title: S.B. 79
Source: StateNet
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| OR | Adopted 07/2005 | Community College
Postsec. | Amends rules regarding the community college distribution formula. Provides a financial foundation to support undergraduate and lower-division education, professional technical education, remedial education, local response to workforce training and other educational services necessary at the local and state level. OREGON REG 26441 (SN)
Title: OAR 589-002-0100
Source: StateNet
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| FL | Vetoed 06/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes provisions effective with the postsecondary freshmen of the fall of 2005.
States that undergraduate tuition and fees for state university resident students are established within proviso in the General Appropriations Act or law. Requires each board of trustees to set university tuition and fees for graduate, graduate professional and nonresident students, although these may not exceed the average full-time tuition and fees for corresponding programs at member schools of the Association of American Universities. Bars the annual percentage increase in tuition and fees set by each board of trustees for students enrolled prior to the fall of 2005 from exceeding the legislature's annual percentage increase for resident undergraduate students. Requires at least 20 percent of the amount raised by tuition increases to be allocated by each university to need-based financial aid for students. Allows tuition and fees for for graduate, graduate professional, or nonresident students to exceed a cap set for undergraduate resident students.
Requires an undergraduate student to pay 75% over the in-state tuition rate for any credit hours exceeding 120 percent of the number of credit hours required to complete the student's degree program. Provides that a community college student who has earned the associate degree need not pay the full cost for a maximum of 24 hours taken while enrolled at a community college which apply to the student's baccalaureate degree. Provides that an undergraduate student at a state university or in a baccalaurate program at a community college must pay the higher rate for exceeding the aforementioned credit hour limit, regardless of whether those hours were taken while enrolled at a community college, a state university or any private postsecondary institution if the student received state funds while enrolled at the private postsecondary institution.
States that credit hours earned under the following circumstances are not calculated as hours required to earn a degree:
(a) College credits earned through an accelerated mechanism identified in s. 1007.27;
(b) Credit hours earned through internship programs;
(c) Credit hours required for certification, recertification, or certificate degrees;
(d) Credit hours in courses from which a student must withdraw due to reasons of medical or personal hardship;
(e) Credit hours taken by active-duty military personnel;
(f) Credit hours required to achieve a dual major undertaken while pursuing a degree;
(g) Remedial and English as a Second Language credit hours; and
(h) Credit hours earned in military science courses (R.O.T.C).
Requires postsecondary institutions to implement a process for notifying students regarding these requirements, which notice must be provided upon the student's initial enrollment in the institution and again upon the student's having earned the credit hours required to complete the degree program in which he or she is enrolled. Requires the notice to include a recommendation that each student who intends to earn credit hours at the institution beyond those required for his or her enrolled degree program meet with his or her academic advisor.
Last bill text: http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s2236er.pdf
Staff analysis: http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005/Senate/bills/analysis/pdf/2005s2236.ea.pdf
Title: S.B. 2236
Source: www.flsenate.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2005 | Community College
Postsec. | The Community Colleges System Office is designated as the primary lead agency for delivering workforce development training, adult literacy training, and adult education programs in the State.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H583v5.html
Title: H.B. 583
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | Postsec. | Concerns a funding formula model for two-year colleges.
Title: S.B. 1083
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | To governor 04/2005 | Community College
Postsec. | HB 2619 prohibits a community college district from being eligible for growth funding unless the most recent audited FTSE count exceeds the highest audited FTSE count recorded from and after FY 2003-04.
Title: H.B. 2619
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | University or community college students; clarify residence status. A student who, upon registration at a Mississippi institution of higher learning or community college, presents a transcript demonstrating graduation from a Mississippi secondary school and who has been a secondary school student in Mississippi for not less than the final four (4) years of secondary school attendance shall not be required to pay out-of-state tuition. This section shall not apply to the residence of a person as it relates to residency for voter registration or voting.
http://www.state.ms.us/frameset.jsp?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ls.state.ms.us
Title: H.B. 524
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005 | Postsec. | Relates to Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College; terminates off-campus instruction program.
Title: S.B. 610
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec. | Strengthens and expands transfer agreements among colleges and universities.
Title: S.B. 247
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec. | Amends existing law to provide that a county's liability for a resident of the county for out of district tuition to a publicly funded Idaho community college shall be for the term of the curriculum for which the student is enrolled, and not for a maximum of 6 semesters as previously established, with a maximum lifetime liability of three thousand dollars. Provides date changes. http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0103.html
Title: H.B. 103
Source: www3.state.id.us
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| KS | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to community colleges; repeals language concerning contracts with institutions located in another state. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2006/9.pdf
Supplemental note: http://www.kslegislature.org/supplemental/2006/SN0009.pdf
Title: S.B. 9
Source: StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2005 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies definition of "Kentucky Community and Technical College System" to mean the system composed of public community and technical colleges, including those postsecondary institutions operated by the Cabinet for Workforce Development and those community colleges in the University of Kentucky Community College System on May 30, 1997. Deletes provision requiring the University of Kentucky to provide comprehensive community college programs at the Lexington Community College; transfers governance and management responsibilities for the Lexington Community College to the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Requires headquarters of the administration of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to be maintained in Woodford County.
Requires A community college or extension of a community college shall be maintained in Fayette County.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/05rs/HB239/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 239
Source: StateNet, www.lrc.ky.gov
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2005 | Community College
Postsec. | Relates to Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0405.pdf
Title: H.B. 405
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Rule Adoption 11/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the terms and conditions for WIA incentive grants to community/junior colleges to comply with the Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Act of 2004. MISSISSIPPI REG 9396 (SN)
Title: Policy No. 24
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed, back in Senate to unfinished business 10/2004 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Relates to existing law which authorizes a principal to recommend a high school pupil for community college summer session attendance, if that pupil demonstrates adequate preparation in the discipline to be studies and has exhausted all opportunities to enroll in an equivalent course at his or her school. Deletes provision that principal can recommend no more than 5% of the total number of pupils in the school who have completed that grade immediately prior to the time of recommendation. Deletes the requirement a principal may only recommend a pupil for community college summer attendance who demonstrates certain preparation and has exhausted all opportunities at his or her school of attendance. Provides that a community college district may not admit special part-time or full-time students to a summer academic term or session unless and until the governing board of that district certifies, at a regular, public meeting of that governing board, that the decision to allow the enrollment of these students will not displace any regular students of the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0901-0950/sb_905_bill_20040823_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/SB_905_veto.pdf
Title: S.B. 905
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Joint Commission on Adult Education for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the coordination of adult education and noncredit community college programs in order to improve adult education services. Requires the joint commission to issue an interim and a final report. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1401-1450/sb_1442_bill_20040825_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/SB_1442_veto.pdf
Title: S.B. 1442
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Requires a county superintendent of school and the governing board of a school district with 10 or more full-time employees, and the governing board of a community college district to annually report all compensation received by a county superintendent of schools, district superintendent of schools, and president of a community college and other personnel. Requires the reporting of compensation received by bargaining unit employees by the above-mentioned educational entities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0701-0750/ab_745_bill_20040824_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_745_veto.pdf
Title: A.B. 745
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) for the collection of data pertinent to the planning and coordination of the higher education system of the state. Adds the California Postsecondary Education Accountability Act (CPSEA) of 2004 to the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Establishes a statewide CPSEA structure that would annually provide an assessment of the progress made by the state's system of postsecondary education in meeting the educational needs of California. Establishes statewide reporting system and requires annual reports. Requires the Postsecondary Education Commission to administer the postsecondary education accountability structure.
Existing law establishes a higher education accountability program under which the University of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges are required to prepare a list of reports on a regular basis to the Legislature and to state agencies. Under the program, commencing on November 15, 1994, and each November 15 thereafter, the CPEC is required to submit a higher education report to the Legislature and the Governor that provides information on significant indicators of the performance of the public colleges and universities.
This bill repeals this program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1301-1350/sb_1331_bill_20040823_enrolled.html
Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/SB_1331_veto.pdf
Title: S.B. 1331
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes a program to ensure that community college students who wish to earn baccalaureate degrees at a campus of the California State University are able to do so. Requires the Chancellor to establish admissions requirements for community college transfer students. Requires the Chancellor of the California State University, in consultation with specified others, to specify for each high-demand baccalaureate program major a systemwide lower division transfer curriculum. Requires each campus of the California State University, as allowed by enrollment demand and available space, to develop a transfer admission agreement with each student who intends to meet the requirements of the bill. Requires this transfer admission agreement to guarantee admission to the campus and major identified in that agreement and the transfer of 60 semester units, or the quarter-unit equivalent, creditable to the baccalaureate degree, subject to the student's meeting of specified criteria. Requires campuses of the California State University to guarantee that transfer students admitted under the bill will be able to complete the baccalaureate degree in the minimum number of course units required for that degree. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1751-1800/sb_1785_bill_20040924_chaptered.pdf
Signing message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/SB_1785_sign.pdf
Title: S.B. 1785
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to employ up to 6 deputy and vice chancellors appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the board of governors. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1801-1850/sb_1817_bill_20040826_enrolled.html
http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/SB_1817_veto.pdf
Title: S.B. 1817
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| MI | Signed into law 09/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Provides community and junior colleges appropriations for fiscal year 2005; provides for community college-level learning disabled students and students who require English as a second language assistance (at-risk students). Requires grant funding to be used to address the special needs of at-risk students or for equipment or upgrade of information technology hardware or software. Activities related to services provided to at-risk students include, but are not limited to, pretesting for academic ability, counseling contacts, and special programs. Equipment or information technology hardware or software purchased under this section need not be associated with the operation of
a program designed to address the needs of at-risk students.
Title: S.B. 1062
Source: StateNet
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| WV | Emergency Rule Adoption 09/2004 | Postsec. | Establishes new rules regarding performance indicators used to measure the degree to which the goals for the delivery of community and technical college education are being met. WEST VIRGINIA REG 4532 (SN)
Title: Title 135, Series 6
Source: StateNet
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| AL | Issued 08/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | 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. http://www.governorpress.state.al.us/pr/ex-02-2003-01-30.asp
The Highlights of the Initial Report focused on: (1) Management and Accountability Reforms for K-12; (2) Student Assessment and Accountability for K-12; (3) Management and Accountability Reforms for the Alabama College System; (4) Management and Accountability Reforms for University Governance; (4) Reforms in Terms of Public Employment; and (5) Education Trust Fund Accountability.
The Working-Group Sessions (December 2003) made the following proposals: (1) Achieve the maximum savings possible from non-state and non-education agencies; (2) Freeze the state appropriations to PEEHIP at the Fiscal 2004 level; (3) Allocate higher education cutbacks to institutions; and (4) Allocation K-12 education cutbacks to school systems. http://www.alabama.gov/onlineservices/egov_pdfs/ESCReport11404.pdf
Title: Executive Order No. 02-2003
Source: Alabama State Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into an interstate attendance agreement directly with a the governing body of a public institution of postsecondary education that provides the first two years of instruction if the state in which the public institution is situated borders California, is a party to the Western Interstate Compact for Higher Education and meets other requirements.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_3051-3100/ab_3063_bill_20040825_chaptered.html
Title: A.B. 3063
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| FL | Rule Adoption 08/2004 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Establishes rules amending the FTE college credit definition to thirty rather than the previously required forty. FLORIDA REG 28656 (SN)
Title: FAC 6A-14.076
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Adds to the list of programs to be funded with the West Central Transit District. Provides for routes, vehicle purchase and Community College Coordination projects. Provides for discounted bus passes. Increases mobility for low income students in certain coordination projects through access to educational, service and job training facilities. Provides for two demonstration projects for the Chicago Transit Authority. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=093-1004
Title: H.B. 2587
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| FL | Rule Adoption 07/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Repeals rules pertaining to the State Board of Community Colleges. Provides changes in governance and subsequent transfers of powers and duties to the State Board of Education. FLORIDA REG 28449 (SN)
Title: FAC 6A-14.004, .0243, .0247, .0262, .0341, .039, .0412, .063, .073, .0732, .0735, .0751, .0752, .0771, .0772, .078
Source: Florida State Web site
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| FL | Rule Adoption 07/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Repeals rules governing the State Board of Community Colleges.
Title: FAC 6H-1.017, .030, .041, .042, .044, .045
Source: Florida State Web site
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| AZ | Signed into law 06/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Continues the transfer and removal of general administrative powers, authorities, reporting, oversight and responsibilities of the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/laws/0336.htm
Title: H.B. 2601
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| NJ | Signed into law 06/2004 | Postsec. | Establishes the New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward Scholarship Program (NJ STARS) to provide scholarships for students attending New Jersey county colleges on a full-time basis in a curriculum leading to a degree. Scholarships awarded under the program will cover the cost of tuition and fees for a full-time course load. To be eligible to receive a scholarship in the first year of enrollment at a county college, a student must have graduated in the top 20% of the student's high school class. To be eligible for a scholarship award after the first year of enrollment, a student must have ranked among the top 20% of all full-time students, commencing enrollment at the county college at the same time as the student did, who remained enrolled as full-time students at the completion of the student's initial year of enrollment (i.e., the student's full-time college freshman class cohort). Other eligibility criteria provided for in the bill are (i) being a State resident, (ii) having applied for all other available forms of State and federal need-based grants and merit scholarships, exclusive of loans, (iii) being enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours per semester, not including any credit hours in a remedial or developmental curriculum, (iv) having graduated from high school in 2004 or later, and not earlier than the calendar year two years prior to the first calendar year of scholarship payment, and (v) maintaining continuous enrollment in a full-time course of study, except for approved leave for medical reasons or family emergency. A student would only be eligible for a scholarship award for five semesters. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2004/Bills/S1500/1192_R2.PDF
Title: S.B. 1192
Source: www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Directs the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education to adopt policies to ensure the transfer of credits from area vocational schools to institutions within the state system of community and technical colleges. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/8728C3A121C617F687256E2900554012?Open&file=1361_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1361
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Enacts recommendations of governor's task force on the community college system; reduction of the system office's administrative costs by 35% and use of saved funds to finance recommendations including installation of a systemwide information technology system; restructuring of the distance learning system for all community colleges; limiting institutional research to the colleges; conducting a comprehensive review of career and technical education administrative costs. Any additional monies available because of reduced administrative costs should be used for classroom instruction and to support colleges. Develop a master plan for the use or sale of property at the Lowry Campus except for property used by the Community College of Aurora or by the Community College of Denver. Nothing in the law should prohibit allowing a charter school to be located or cause the displacement of a charter school located at the Lowry Campus prior to the development of the master plan. Proceeds from the Lowry property are to be used for system capital development projects. Required reports. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/DDDD429D87C8711187256DC5005770B7?Open&file=1086_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1086
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| FL | Became law without governor's signature 05/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Relates to education funding; requires school districts to establish certain policies and procedures regarding lottery fund enhancements; provides tax credit cap for contributions to nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; prohibits use of funds for lab schools for certain overhead or indirect costs; redesignates specified community colleges as colleges; specifies maximum fee waiver percentage for school districts and community colleges; authorizes use of the Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program funds; requires reports regarding inmate education provided by community colleges; authorizes Florida State University to construct classroom building. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=hb1867er.html&Directory=session/2004/House/bills/billtext/html/
Title: H.B. 1867
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the "Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004" to create one comprehensive workforce training system for the state by consolidating the Mississippi Workforce Development Advisory Council and the Workforce Investment Act Board. Composed of 37 members, the Mississippi Workforce Investment Board includes the State Superintendent of Education. One of the tasks of the board is to advise the Governor, public schools, community/junior colleges and institutions of higher learning on effective school-to-work transition policies and programs that link students moving from high school to higher education and students moving between community colleges and four-year institutions in pursuit of academic and technical skills training. The Board will also work with industry to identify barriers that inhibit the delivery of quality workforce education and the responsiveness of educational institutions to the needs of industry.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0973SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 973
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec. | Relates to income taxation; increases the tax credit for employers providing skills training at a local community or junior college.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.htm
Title: S.B. 2710
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to Junior Colleges Administration appropriation.
Title: S.B. 3121
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to Junior Colleges support appropriation.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/SB/3100-3199/SB3122PS.htm
Title: S.B. 3122
Source: StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2004 | Postsec.
Community College | Alters the requirements for exemption from payment of tuition at community colleges for specified individuals; relates to disabled persons or persons receiving retirement benefits under Social Security or the Railroad Retirement Act.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/hb/hb0322e.rtf
Title: H.B. 322
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/2004rs/bills/hb/hb0322e.rtf
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Requires certain community colleges to continue to receive additional ongoing unrestricted grants after a specified time.
Title: H.B. 641
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Relates to bonds; revises purposes for which allocations may be used by community and junior colleges.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2004/html/history/HB/HB1217.htm
Title: H.B. 1217
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Rule Adoption 01/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Establishes conflict of interest codes for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=218406&E22=title%205&E23=50500&E24=&infobase=ccr&querytemplate=%261.%20Go%20to%20a%20Specific%20Section&record={12FBF}&softpage=Document42
Title: Title 5 CCR 50500
Source: California State Web site
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2004 | Community College
Postsec. | Revises scheduling, conducting and canvassing of community college elections.
Title: H.B. 4828
Source: http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2003-HB-4828
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | Community College
Postsec. | 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
Title: A.B. 654
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 10/2003 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Relates to concurrent enrollment of high school students at community colleges on a part-time basis. Requires concurrent enrollment courses to meet certain requirements in order for a community college district to include students in the district's report of students for funding purposes. Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to restrict admissions and enrollment of special part-time and full-time students during any session based on specified criteria. Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to report to the Department of Finance and the Legislature by March 1, 2004, and March 1 of each year thereafter, on the amount of full-time equivalent students claimed by each community college district for special part-time and full-time students. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0301-0350/sb_338_bill_20031011_chaptered.html
Title: S.B. 338
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| OR | Signed into law 09/2003 | Community College
Postsec. | Relates to education; creates new provisions; appropriates money; limits expenditures; creates the Advanced Technology Education and Training Fund; appropriates moneys continuously to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for grants and loans to provide advanced technology education and training opportunities; provides for public-private partnerships to provide industry- specific skills certification and short-term training programs.
Title: S.B. 272
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Public Community College Act to provide for the election of board of trustee members by trustee district rather than at-large. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1980&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=4997&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 1980
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Reduces the terms of community college boards of trustees from a maximum of nine years to seven years.
Title: S.B. 301
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | 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.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1457&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=2247&SessionID=3
Title: H.B. 1457
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| IL | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends the Public Community College Act. Creates the ICCB Federal Trust Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides that money recovered from federal programs for general administration that are received by the Illinois Community College Board shall be deposited into the Fund. Provides that all money in the Fund shall be used by the Board for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Board. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1375&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=4393&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 1375
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes community colleges to enter into public/private partnerships for construction projects.
Title: S.B. 773
Source: StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows the Board of Education to submit questions of community college district boundary changes to electors of affected territories; requires the board to submit community college boundary changes to the Legislative Assembly for approval.
Title: H.B. 2193
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Line item vetoed 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Creates budget reconciliation for education and includes the following provisions: Prohibits the State Board of Education from sponsoring additional charter schools in FY 2003-04, and requires the State Board for Charter Schools to provide oversight for existing state board of education-sponsored charter schools during FY 2003-04;Repeals a FY 2002-03 transfer of monies to the Parental Choice for Reading Success Program and deposits the monies in the General Fund; Allows school districts and charter schools to complete the minimum number of instructional hours in less than 180 days; Repeals the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges (SBDCC), transfers any remaining SBDCC funds to the General Fund, applies this change retroactively to July 1, 2003, and requires the Legislative Council to prepare proposed legislation conforming the repeal of the SBDCC throughout statute.
Title: H.B. 2534
Source: Arizona Legislation Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | 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 purposes of calculating eligibility for contract or regular status, unless otherwise provided for in a collective bargaining agreement applicable to a person employed under these provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0551-0600/sb_599_bill_20030626_amended_asm.html
Title: S.B. 955
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Requires emphasis on reading; requires certain accountability measures; eliminates the limitations on the number of charter schools per school district; authorizes community colleges to operate charter schools that provide students with the option of receiving an associates degree upon high school graduation and develop administrative fees charged by sponsor for provision of services; provides report to Governor; revises eligibility criteria for charter school capital outlay funding; provides allocation criteria for future said outlay appropriations. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/house/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=0055&Year=2003A&Chamber=House#BillText
Title: H.B. 55-A
Source: Florida State Web site
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | 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 defined benefit plan for 2003-2004 fiscal year; eliminates compulsory participation in the defined contribution program for reemployed instructional personnel; provides concurrent funding for increased benefits. http://www.flsenate.gov/data/session/2003/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0958er.pdf
Title: S.B. 958
Source: StateNet
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| NY | Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes rules concerning a uniform process by which the chancellor engages in an orderly and thorough review of a situation at a community college threatening the college's viability to determine what action, if any, should be taken by the State University trustees. NEW YORK REG 15992 (SN)
Title: NYCRR 8 604.5
Source: StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires districts to analyze information related to dropout prevention. Sec. 29.908. MIDDLE COLLEGE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM requires: (a) The commissioner shall establish and administer a middle college education pilot program for students who are at risk of dropping out of school or who wish to accelerate high school completion. If a district has been rated as academically unacceptable for a period of two years or more due to the district's dropout rates, impose sanctions designed to improve high school completion rates, including: (A) ordering the development of a dropout prevention plan for approval by the commissioner; (B) restructuring the district or appropriate school campuses to improve identification of and service to students who are at risk of dropping out of school; (C) ordering lower student-to-counselor ratios on school campuses with high dropout rates; and (D) ordering the use of any other intervention strategy effective in reducing dropout rates, including mentor programs and flexible class scheduling. Also, Sec. 130.0012. PILOT PROJECT: BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS requires: (a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish a pilot project to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of authorizing public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs in the fields of applied science and applied technology. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/SB00976F.HTM
Title: S.B. 976
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2003 | Postsec. | 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 assess all incoming students. If a student fails to meet the assessment standards described by Subsection (f), the institution of higher education is to work with the student to develop a plan to assist the student in becoming ready to perform freshman-level academic coursework. The plan must be designed on an individual basis to provide the best opportunity for each student to attain that readiness. (i) The institution of higher education may refer a student to developmental coursework as considered necessary by the institution to address a student's deficiencies in the student's readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework, except that the institution may not require enrollment in developmental
coursework with respect to a student previously determined by any institution of higher education to have met college-readiness standards. Legislative funding may not be used for developmental coursework in excess of: (1) 18 semester credit hours, for a general academic teaching institution; and (2) 27 semester credit hours, for a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college. Provides exceptions) Sec. 130.0012. PILOT PROJECT: BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS. (a) Requries the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to establish a pilot project to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of authorizing public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs in the fields of applied science and applied technology. Participation in the pilot project does not otherwise alter the role and mission of a public junior college. (b) Requires the coordinating board shall operate the pilot project at three public junior colleges, as determined by the coordinating board. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/SB00286F.HTM
Title: S.B. 286
Source: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Prohibits a community college district, county, city, or town from levying or assessing primary property tax rates higher than the prior year if its governing board failed to comply with Truth in Taxation (TNT) noticing and hearing requirements. It also would require a school district to include in its TNT hearing notices its budgeted levies for "Adjacent Ways" (A.R.S. § 15-995) and "Liabilities in Excess" (A.R.S. § 15-907). http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1331&x=13&y=2
Title: S.B. 1331
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | States student political organizations may conduct lawful meetings on community college property, except to influence elections as provided by current statute. Continues the transfer of authorities and responsibilities of the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges (State Board) to the individual community college districts. Codifies portions of current State Board rules, makes numerous technical and conforming changes and contains a retroactive date of July 1, 2003. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1105
Title: S.B. 1105
Source: Arizona Legislative Web site
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| IA | Adopted 05/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | 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 through the Board of Educational Examiners. Sets forth minimum standards for full-time faculty teaching in arts and sciences and career and technical education.
Title: 281 IAC 21.3(1)
Source: StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 05/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes the State Building Authority to receive contributions from community college districts and to rent, lease, sell or sublease to community college districts; requires approval of the Legislature prior to financing facilities for community college districts; provides that a community college district board of trustees' general powers include the power to lease property to and enter into agreements.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/H0396.html
Title: H.B. 396
Source: Idaho Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | An act to create the two-year college and technical institute study committee. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2844.pdf
Title: H.B. 2844
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | 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.state.ia.us/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00300/HF00341/Current.html
Title: H.F. 341
Source: http://www.legis.state.ia.us
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires full-time community college employees to undergo the following evaluations: During the first two consecutive years of employement, the employee must be evaluated at least once a semester, unless the employee does not work for the complete semester. During the third and fourth years of employment, every employee is to be evaluated at least once every academic year. After the fourth year of employment, every employee must be evaluated at least once every three years. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| MS | Vetoed 04/2003 | P-12
Postsec. | 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 cap on salary or compensation, direct or indirect, of any public officer, public employee, adminstrator or executive head of any agency of the state to 150% or less of the maximum salary established in statute for the governor.
Requires the state board for community and junior colleges as well as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning to annually submit to the state personnel board a list of salaries for its employees, to which the state personnel board must respond with a nonbinding advisory opinion on the amount of the salaries for the director and other employees of the board.
Title: H.B. 773
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the "work force skills development fund" in the state treasury. Provides matching funds for community college programs. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/03%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0394.pdf
Title: H.B. 394
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| WA | Signed into law 04/2003 | Postsec. | The legislature finds that (1) Apprenticeships are very rigorous and highly structured programs with specific academic and work training requirements; (2) There is a misperception that apprenticeships are only for noncollege bound students; and (3) The state should expand opportunities for individuals to progress from an apprenticeship to college by creating pathways that build on the apprenticeship experience and permit apprentices to earn an associate degree. Authorizes associate degree pathways for persons in apprenticeship programs at community and technical colleges. The legislature finds that: (1) Apprenticeships are very rigorous and highly structured programs with specific academic and work training requirements; (2) There is a misperception that apprenticeships are only for noncollege bound students; and (3) The state should expand opportunities for individuals to progress from an apprenticeship to college by creating pathways that build on the apprenticeship experience and permit apprentices to earn an associate degree. An apprenticeship committee may recommend to its community or technical college partner or partners that an associate degree pathway be developed for the committee's program. At the request of an apprenticeship committee, the community or technical college or colleges providing apprentice-related and supplemental instruction for an apprenticeship program are to develop an associate degree pathway for the apprentices in that program, if the necessary resources are available. Adds a new section to chapter 28B.50 RCW and adds other new sections. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2003-04/House/1050-1074/1061-s_pl.pdf
Title: H.B. 1061
Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov
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| AZ | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerns expenditure limitations for community colleges, override ballots and add property tax.
Title: S.B. 1211
Source: StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the Work Force Training Act and the Work Force Skills Development Fund; provides for customized training at community colleges and matching funds.
Title: H.B. 160
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed by Governor 02/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires a county sales tax levied for maintenance and operation of any technical college, two-year college, community college or satellite campus of a community college to be distributed directly to the college.http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB1019.pdf
Title: H.B. 1019
Source: State legislative web site
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| NE | Signed into law 02/2003 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides for automatic nomination of candidates for community college boards of governors.
Title: L.B. 15
Source: StateNet
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| AZ | Signed by Governor 12/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Adjusts appropriations for various departments, including community colleges and outlines community college performance measures: Performance measures: - Per cent of upper-division students at universities who transfer from an Arizona community college with 12 or more credits 40; - Per cent of students who transfer to Arizona public universities without loss of credits 95; - Number of applied baccalaureate programs collaboratively developed with universities 12; - Per cent of community college campuses that offer 2-way interactive TV courses 100; - Per cent of students completing vocational education programs who enter jobs related to training 90.
All community college districts shall provide articulation information to students for classes that transfer for credit to an Arizona public university, including references to advisement, counseling and appropriate web sites, in all catalogues, course schedules and internet course guides.
Arizona learning systems shall develop an operations and business plan for continued statewide use and financial viability of the system. If a plan is not developed and submitted to the joint legislative budget committee for its review by July 31, 2002, Arizona learning systems shall terminate by the end of August 2002. If Arizona learning systems is terminated, state-funded assets for Arizona learning systems shall be disbursed as directed by the joint legislative budget committee and any remaining state appropriations for Arizona learning systems shall be returned to the state general fund.
Title: S.B. 1001 §14
Source: StateNet
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| OR | Temporary Rule Adoption 12/2002 | Postsec. | Reduces support for self-improvement classes (except those related to workforce development and health) by half for the remainder of the academic year. Relates to rules that govern the funding formula to codify the reduction. OREGON REG 24048 (SN)
Title: OAR 589-002-0100
Source: StateNet
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| NC | To governor 10/2002 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Provides that the state board shall facilitate job sharing by public school teachers; authorizes the legislative research commission to study issues related to employee benefits for school employees, community college employees, and state employees in job-sharing and part-time positions; provides that a teacher in a job-sharing position shall receive benefits, and service credit under the Teacher's and State Employees' Retirement System.
Title: S.B. 1443
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to moneys for the support of school and community college districts, adjusting the total revenue limit for each school district, computation of an equalization rate adjustment for each school district for certain fiscal years, employment of certified employees by school districts, schoolsite administrators training, computations regarding charter school block grant funding, the Kindergarten Readiness Pilot and Digital High School Grant programs.
Title: A.B. 2781
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Enacts provisions relating to equal employment opportunity hiring by the community colleges. Establishes the Equal Employment Opportunity Fund for promoting equal employment opportunities in hiring and promotion including outreach and recruitment, inservice training on equal employment opportunities, accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities and other activities. Requires a model equal employment opportunity plan.
Title: S.B. 2028
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 08/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Requests the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, by using existing resources, to among other things, review its polices and related matters and to develop recommendations regarding the percentage of credit instruction hours taught by full-time instructors at community college campuses. Request a report including this review and recommendations be transmitted to certain committees of the Legislature.
Title: S.B. 1382
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Altering the fiscal year in which unrestricted grants of specified amounts shall be distributed to the boards of each small community college; requiring that Allegany College of Maryland and Garrett Community College receive additional unrestricted grants in the amount of $360,000 and $240,000, respectively, in fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 2005; and providing for the termination of the Act.
Title: HB 179
Source: State website
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| MD | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides for certain unrestricted grants to be provided to the Board of certain small community colleges.
Title: HB 179
Source: Lexis
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| MD | Signed into law 08/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | An act extending the Innovative Partnerships for Technology Program for state community colleges for a certain number of years, alters the institutions eligible under the program and the maximum state contributions.
Title: HB 1237
Source: Lexis
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| AZ | Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Changes recipient of at least 15% of federal vocational and applied technological education monies (including Carl Perkins funds) received from "state board of directors for community colleges" to Arizona "community college districts[.]" Specifies that provisional community college districts are ineligible to receive federal vocational education act monies. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/legtext/45leg/2r/bills/hb2710c.htm
Title: Omnibus--H.B. 2710
Source: http://www.azleg.state.az.us
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| AZ | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to community college districts; relates to education budget reconciliation; requires that questions submitted to voters to form or enlarge joint technological education districts describe the tax rate and estimated cost to the voter; relates to distribution of federal funds for vocational education; provides procedures to form a community college district; relates to funding for school construction or renovation.
From the bill:
"BEFORE SEEKING VOTER APPROVAL FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, A DISTRICT SHALL SUBMIT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PLANNED PROJECTS THAT WILL BE FUNDED WITH THE BOND PROCEEDS TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL REVIEW FOR REVIEW"
Title: H.B. 2710
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KS | Signed into law 06/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | The board of trustees shall have custody of and be responsible for the property of the community college and shall be responsible for the operation, management and control of the college. The board has the power to enter into interlocal cooperation agreements in the same manner as public agencies under the interlocal cooperation act, including interlocal cooperation agreements authorizing the creation of a separate legal entity.
Title: H.B. 2831
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Repeals and reenacts without change the statue that sets community college property tax rates and creates a procedure to establish capital improvement subdistricts within community college districts, which may levy taxes with voter approval.
Title: H.B. 2022
Source: Sumaries of Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed Bills 2002
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2002 | Postsec. | An Act to delineate the duties of the president and board of trustees of community or junior colleges. The Act authorizes the board of trustees to designate a personnel supervisor to recommend teachers but restricts the authorization to no more than two (2) positions for each employment period in the district. The Act authorizes the president to remove or suspend any member of the faculty subject to the approval of the trustees.
Title: S.B. 2621
Source: Lexis
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| MS | Signed into law 05/2002 | Postsec. | An Act requiring the State Board for Community and Junior Colleges to conduct a study of the state funding structure relating to community and junior colleges. Study shall: evaluate the validity of the current student classification system used in the funding formula; identify best management practices; and, recommend all reporting requirements and systems needed to collect information to maintain a valid system. The report is due to the Chairs of the House and Senate Education Committees and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees by December 15, 2002
Title: H.B. 1612
Source: Lexis
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | 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 faculty, continuing professional development, recordkeeping and documentation procedures for plan, consortium arrangements where applicable, activities to ensure that faculty attains and demonstrates instructional competencies including individual documentation, compliance with accreditation standards). The plan must be submitted no later than July 1, 2003 to the Department of Education, which will review plans and conduct site visits to ensure compliance.
Title: H.B. 2394
Source: Lexis
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | 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 requirements for the Board of Regents.
Title: S.B. 375
Source: Kansas legislature website
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Amends existing law to provide that tuition at community colleges may be increased by increments of not more than ten percent per annum to a maximum of $ 1,250 per annum.
Title: S.B. 1384
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2002 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | A learning center district may be established in a school district or community college district upon adoption of a resolution by the local school board or community college board calling for establishment of a district and a showing of need for such a district. A district may also be established to include more than one school district and, in that case, the two or more local school boards shall jointly adopt a resolution and determine the need for a learning center. A district may also be established by a board of county commissioners upon adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners calling for establishment of a district and a showing of need for such a district; provided that each community college board or local school board located wholly or partially within the county shall approve of the establishment prior to the adoption of the resolution. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the school district, community college district, combined school districts or county constituting the district. No district shall be established without the written approval of the commission.
Title: H.B. 307
Source: http://www.technet.nm.org/legislature
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires community colleges to (i) offer non-credit courses at a time and place that meet the needs of employers and at a cost not to exceed the incremental cost of each course, and (ii) deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current and projected workforce training needs. The community colleges must report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?021+ful+CHAP0625
Title: S.B. 572
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2002 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires community colleges maximize non-credit course offerings at a time and place that meet the needs of employers and at a cost not to exceed the incremental cost of each course, and to deal directly with employers in designing and offering courses to meet real, current and projected workforce training needs; provides community colleges shall report annually to the General Assembly on actions taken to meet these requirements.
Title: H.B. 1022
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Chaptered by Secretary of State 10/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Chapter No.443, Requires the Postsecondary Education Commission to conduct, or contract to conduct, a review and analysis of community college districts' admission procedures and attrition rates for their 2-years associate degree nursing programs. Requires a report to the Governor and the Legislature. Appropriates funds for the purpose of this legislation.
Title: S.B. 664
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to submit a written report to the Legislature on the feasibility of the development of a model teacher preparation curriculum that would be available to qualified students in each community college district, and the establishment of financial incentives for community college students who wish to become teachers.
Title: A.B. 1241
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Limits the right to employment as a first-year probationary faculty member to persons previously employed as administrators who were not employed pursuant to prescribed types of contracts; provides that community college district governing boards may employ academic employees, including educational administrators, on contract with respect to prescribed projects. (Chapter No.144)
Title: S.B. 838
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Session Law Number 368., Exempts certain community college activities from the Umstead Act; provides for use of community college personnel or facilities, with the consent of the trustees of that college, in support of private business enterprise located on the college campus of in the college's service area for specific services in support of economic and business development.
Title: S.B. 531
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 07/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates College Opportunity Board; provides for the board's membership; directs the board to oversee and adopt rules for Department of State Higher Education, Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development and Department of Student Assistance; provides other provisions relating to higher education in the state.
Title: H.B. 2015
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 06/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Chapter No.18, Authorizes a county board of supervisors to donate or lease any real or personal property that the board declares to be surplus to a school or community college district, a county children and families commission, or a nonprofit corporation organized for the care, teaching, or training of children, developmentally disabled children, or Native Americans.
Title: A.B. 314
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12
Postsec. | Encourages the development of an articulation agreement between the constituent units of the state system of higher education and independent colleges and universities located in this state.
Title: S.B. 1366
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 06/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies the performance measures on which community colleges are evaluated for the purpose of performance budgeting.
Title: H.B. 438
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| PA | Signed into law 06/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Act No. 35 of 2001., Amends Public School Code. Provides for school districts, national assessment tests, school director relations with districts, management reports, distressed districts, equipment, duty to employ qualified professionals, continuing development, proof of residency, tuition costs, agricultural education, charter school funding, retirement plans, vocational schools, basic education funding formula and other like issues. Requires state department to conduct a study of public schools providing Internet instruction. Allows any community college that was approved as a community college by the state board after January 1, 1990, to be dissolved after a determination by the Secretary of Education that the majority of the education and training programs operated by the college are non-academic in nature.
Title: S.B. 485
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2001 | Postsec. | Relates to the establishment and operation of the Toward Excellence, Access, & Success (TEXAS) Grant II program; provides a grant of money to enable eligible students to attend public two-year institutions of higher learning in this state.
Title: S.B. 1596
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Signed into law 06/2001 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Creates the Utah College of Applied Technology and other regional applied technology colleges in Utah; establishes their governance structure; defines their powers and duties. Each regional applied technology college shall:
(a) offer a post-secondary and extra-secondary applied technology education curriculum;
(b) offer that curriculum at low cost to adult students and at no cost to secondary students
within the college's jurisdiction;
(c) provide applied technology education that will result in:
(i) appropriate licensing, certification, or other evidence of completion of training; and
(ii) qualification for specific employment in business and industry;
(d) offer competency-based associate of applied technology degrees approved by the State
Board of Regents;
(e) develop cooperative agreements with local school districts, other higher education
institutions, businesses, industries, and community and private agencies to maximize the availability
of instructional facilities; and (f) after consulting with local school districts within the geographic area served by the regional applied technology college:
(i) ensure that secondary students in the public education system have access to applied
technology education in the regional applied technology college; and
(ii) prepare and submit an annual report to the Utah College of Applied Technology detailing:
(A) how the applied technology education needs of secondary students within the region are
being met; and
(B) what access secondary students within the region have to programs offered at applied
technology colleges.
(2) A regional applied technology college may offer a competency-based high school diploma
equivalent approved by the State Board of Education in accordance with Section 53A-1-402.
(3) A regional applied technology college may not:
(a) offer courses other than applied technology education;
(b) offer a degree other than a competency-based associate of applied technology degree
approved by the State Board of Regents in accordance with Section 53B-1-103;
(c) provide tenure or academic rank for its instructors; and
(d) participate in intercollegiate athletics.
(4) The mission of a regional applied technology college is limited to applied technology
education and may not expand to include credit-based academic programs typically offered by community colleges or other institutions of higher education.
Title: H.B. 1003A
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2001S1/bills/hbillenr/HB1003.htm
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| AZ | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to community college employee retirement; includes provisions for corrections officers, elected officials, and public safety personnel.
Title: S.B. 1295
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Vetoed 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Permits community college district boards to authorize supplemental defined contribution plans.
Title: H.B. 2169
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Vetoed 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates a joint legislative study committee on community college funding; provides for the committee's membership; provides the committee must examine the operating costs of community colleges, adequacy of current funding arrangement supporting such colleges; requires review of such arrangements in other states; requires the study of articulation issues and to issue findings and recommendations to the Governor and Legislature on or before a certain date.
Title: H.B. 2333
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Chapter No.9, Enacts the Summer 2001 Energy Efficiency Projects by Community College District program, which would fund the implementation of energy conservation, efficiency, cogeneration, and alternate energy supply sources by community college districts on public property. Requires a community college district to request proposals prior to awarding or entering into a contract, agreement, or lease. Requires the district to award contracts based on the consideration of specified qualifications.
Title: S.B. 31A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Directs the Department of Education to establish a task force to conduct a comprehensive review of the licensing of community college faculty.
Title: S.B. 480
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12
Postsec. | Concerns the state Board of Education; affects the powers and duties thereof; removes accreditation of junior colleges from the oversight of the board.
Title: S.B. 7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Session Law Number 112. Modifies the procedure for submitting local budgets to the State Board of Community Colleges for approval. Capital outlay requested funds are to be submitted to the local tax-levying authority. The local tax-levying authority approves or disapproves, and then the board of trustees submits the budget to the State Board of Community Colleges, which may then approve or disapprove that portion requesting state or federal funds.
Title: H.B. 421
Source: North Carolina Legislative Web Site
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| NC | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Session Law Number 111. Modifies the audit procedures of community college programs.
Title: H.B. 386
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows small business development centers in state universities; extends purposes of centers to include counseling; requires assent of Commissioner for Community College Services and Chancellor of State Board of Higher Education before Economic and Community Development Department may make grant to state university.
Title: H.B. 2342
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Relates to a partnership agreement between the University of Texas-Pan American and the South Texas Community College District to offer the lower-division courses required for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program.
Title: H.B. 1753
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 05/2001 | Postsec. | Relates to modernization and procurement of equipment for workforce development initiative grant programs; addresses improving employer awareness and access to services available through the state's education institutions, providing designated professionals and resources to support workforce education through the state's education institutions, assisting with the modernization and procurement of equipment needed for workforce training programs, increasing the capacity of the state's education institutions to respond rapidly to employer needs for workforce education and training on an ongoing basis through the development of a client-focused, visible point of contact for program development and delivery, service referral and needs assessment, such as a workforce development center; and maximizing the use of available resources for workforce education and training through partnerships with public vocational, technical and adult education centers and private training providers.
Title: H.B. 2898
Source: West Virginia Legislative Web Site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows community colleges to have district-wide election for local board members when division into would not create a voting zone with twenty percent or greater population in any one racial minority.
Title: S.B. 754
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies the statute governing the collection of teaching certification fees so that it applies to all staff or employees that require certification in order to teach a class at a community college.
Title: H.B. 2316
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to establishment of community college districts.
Title: S.B. 1381
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 04/2001 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Provides a school district may join a Joint Technological Education District (JTED) by holding an election on any prescribed date prior to a certain date; provides that the JTED shall submit a report containing information on enrollments and on the courses that qualify for community college credit or funding.
Title: H.B. 2560
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 04/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Chapter No. 8., Enacts the Summer 2001 Energy Efficiency Projects by Community College Districts program, which would fund the implementation of energy conservation, efficiency, cogeneration, and alternate energy supply sources by community college districts on public property. Requires the Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency to administer the Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Program. Creates the Mobile Energy Efficiency Brigade to expand the current weatherization, energy-efficiency, and rehabilitation programs.
Title: A.B. 29A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerns community colleges; relates to expenditures for scholarships; authorizes the charging of fees. The board of trustees of any community college shall not authorize or permit the expenditure of any public funds, either directly or indirectly, for scholarships for students who reside outside of the community college district. No public funds shall be expended for athletic scholarships (either within or without any community college district).
Title: H.B. 2188
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Modifies the term "institution of higher education" under the Maryland Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority Act (MHHEFA) to include specified community colleges; authorizes the boards of trustees of community colleges to finance or refinance the costs of specified projects by entering into agreements with MHHEFA.
Title: S.B. 588
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NM | Vetoed 04/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies which institutions need legislative authorization to become a community college; reduces the amount of local support required to convert an existing institution to an independent community college.
Title: S.B. 476
Source: New Mexico Legislative Web Site
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| IL | Signed into law 03/2001 | Postsec.
Community College | Public Act No. 92-01., Amends the Public Community College Act; provides that division of community college district No. 522 into trustee districts in the year following each biennial census shall be completed and approved in that year; provides that the four-year and six-year successive terms of trustees, as determined at the time the division is approved, begins in 2003 and every 10 years thereafter.
Title: H.B. 258
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Approved by voters 11/2000 | P-12
Postsec. | 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.
Title: V. 27
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Prohibits the number of short-term employees in the classified service from exceeding 20% of the school district or community college district's total classified workforce.
Title: S.B. 358
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | States the intent of the Legislature that preferential consideration be given to placement of children in foster care with a relative, and would require each community college district with a foster care education program to make available orientation and training to a relative caretaker of a foster child and would specify the course curriculum.
Title: A.B. 2307
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Student Aid Commission in collaboration with the various segments of higher education, to develop and establish a pilot program entitled "Transfer: Making it Happen," which would assist community college students who are planning to transfer to a 4 year institution of higher education by providing academic preparation and information on financial aid opportunities.
Title: S.B. 1898
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to inform the Legislature of changes in the diversity makeup of the faculty and the progress the colleges have made in meeting district and systemwide goals regarding diversity in the workforce.
Title: A.B. 1922
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires the governing board of a school district that denies a request for special part-time or full-time enrollment at a community college for a pupil who is identified as highly gifted to issue its written recommendation and the reasons for the denial within 60 days. Requires the written recommendation and denial to be issued at the next regularly scheduled board meeting that falls at least 30 days after the request has been submitted.
Title: A.B. 2207
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Recasts and reorganizes the statutes in the Education Code relating to community colleges. Authorizes apportionments to be made available for community college classes held inside state or federal prisons and for classes for prison inmates that are not open to the public.
Title: A.B. 2388
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Requires the State Board of Education to develop criteria for the review and approval of charter school petitions. Makes technical revisions relating to passage of local school bond measures. Prohibits issuance of the bonds unless the property tax rate levied to meet the requirements of indebtedness incurred by a school district or community college district at a single election doesn't exceed a certain amount.
Title: A.B. 2659
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Requests the Regents of the University of California, and requires the Trustees of the California State University, to develop and maintain prescribed articulation agreements with all campuses of the California Community Colleges prior to the 2005-06 academic year. Requires the California Community Colleges to negotiate with the University of California and the California State University when developing articulation agreements with those systems.
Title: A.B. 1861
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 07/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Chapter No. 124; Under existing law, if a case concerning the granting of tenure of community college faculty proceeds to arbitration with representation by the exclusive representative, the resulting decision is not to be considered a precedent for purposes of interpreting tenure procedures and policies, or the collective bargaining agreement. This bill specifies that the resulting decision is not to be considered precedent even if there is no representation by an exclusive representative.
Title: A.B. 1337
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 06/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Chapter No. 36; Exempts transactions entered into by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges (CCC) from the requirement that all contracts entered into by any state agency be approved by the Department of General Services. Provides that it shall not be construed to provide any exemption for the Board of Governors of the CCC from provisions of law governing personal services contracts.
Title: A.B. 1441
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Public Act No. 91-830; On July 1, 2001, transfers all State Board of Education powers and duties
concerning adult education to the Illinois Community College Board.
Title: H.B. 4266
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MI | Signed into law 06/2000 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides a wider variety of options to high school pupils by encouraging and enabling students to enroll in career and technical preparation programs at eligible nonprofit postsecondary educational institutions. Provides for dual enrollment options for career and technical preparation programs; establishes these programs for certain students in state schools; prescribes certain duties of public schools and certain postsecondary institutions; prescribes certain powers and duties of certain state departments, officials, and agencies; repeals acts and parts of acts.
Title: H.B. 5534
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MO | Signed into law 06/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | States that current law requires that community college districts provide 50% of the funding for maintenance and repair of facilities and grounds, and prohibits the use of this share for salaries or portions of salaries; allows the district's 50% share of funding to be used for those salaries or portions of salaries directly related to approved maintenance and repair projects.
Title: H.B. 1486
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 06/2000 | Postsec. | Expands the duties of the Commission on the Status of Community-Technical Education to include studying the feasibility of allowing the Regional Community-Technical College Board of Trustees to appoint and fix the compensation of the Presidents of the regional Community-Technical colleges.
Title: S.B. 470
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2000 | Postsec. | Relates to viability and non-viability of programs of instruction as reviewed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; provides that students completing certain programs of instruction in two-year technical and vocational colleges shall be deemed graduates for the purposes of determining viability standards of the program.
Title: S.B. 356
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Provides supplementary weighting for funding and for determining enrollment in school districts involved in district-to-district or district-to-community college sharing programs and at-risk programs.
Title: H.B. 2496
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to community college governance; requires annual reports on workforce preparation.
Title: H.B. 2433
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Alters the formula that determines the out-of-state fee and the out-of-county or out-of-region fee charges to nonresident students who attend specified community colleges; provides for a specified waiver of specified fees.
Title: H.B. 192
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 05/2000 | Postsec. | Relates to the expending of legacies or gifts and the transfer of funds by the regional community-technical colleges; allows the regional community-technical colleges to expend legacies and gifts without approval of the Governor or Council; allows for the transfer of funds between line items within and among any budgetary unit in the regional community-technical colleges.
Title: S.B. 453
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Concerns community colleges; affects determination of operating grants; authorizes boards of trustees to exempt certain community college property from the prohibition against consumption of alcoholic liquor on public property.
Title: H.B. 2996
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Adds a staff member to the board of directors for community colleges; requires that the staff member must be classified or mid-management employee who does not hold faculty rank.
Title: S.B. 259
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Adds a staff member to the board of directors for community colleges; requires that the staff member must be classified or mid-management employee who does not hold faculty rank.
Title: S.B. 259
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 04/2000 | Postsec. | Permits recipients of the Tuition Opportunity Program, and Honors awards to pursue skill or occupational training, including a vocational or technical education certificate or diploma program or a nonacademic undergraduate degree.
Title: S.B. 97A
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Establishes the Community College Transfer Scholarship Program and provides for the award of scholarships under the Program; establishes qualifications and requirements for the receipt and retention of an award under the Program; requires the State Scholarship Administration to send a list of scholarship recipients to members of the General Assembly; provides for the funding of the scholarship program; requires repayment upon graduation.
Title: H.B. 476
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Provides that certain unrestricted higher education grants shall be distributed to certain small community colleges in a certain fiscal year; providing that the grant amounts shall increase in subsequent fiscal years depending on the increase in the amount of certain funding to certain public institutions of higher education.
Title: H.B. 311
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Vetoed 04/2000 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Revises the State funding formula for community colleges by establishing a supplemental component, beginning in fiscal year 2003, that is equal to 1.75% of the total State operating fund; provides for the division and distribution of the supplemental component.
Title: S.B. 89
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ME | Signed into law 04/2000 | Postsec. | (LD 2519) Increases access to the State's Technical College System; provides funding to add additional students systemwide; addresses the State Technical College System's need to provide students with the ability to take courses and do research over the internet.
Title: S.B. 973
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Transfers the administrative responsibility for the Economic and Employment Improvement Program for Disadvantaged Persons from the Governor's Employment and Training Department to the State Board for Community Colleges; broadens the statutory provisions of the program to extend educational and job training services to persons who are eligible to participate in vocational education and job skills training programs under State and Federal welfare reform laws.
Title: H.B. 1383
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Joint Legislative Study Committee on dual enrollment in high school and community college.
Title: H.B. 2365
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IN | Signed into law 03/2000 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows Ivy Tech state college to promote economic development by providing certain assessment and training services through 2005; prohibits the community college policy committee from considering this act in developing the community college system; prohibits Ivy Tech from using the act in negotiating or developing any aspect of the community college system.
Title: S.B. 278
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2000 | Postsec. | 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, bereavement, and emergencies as full-time academic employees at college in proportion to the individual's teaching commitment at the college.
Title: S.B. 6811
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Relates to Joint Education Interim Committee; relates to community colleges; modifies budgeting process, distribution and use of funds for community colleges; specifies use of certain funds; making conforming amendments; provides for implementation of a funding allocation model.
Title: H.B. 26
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Amends powers and duties of the community college commission and of local community college boards; amends composition of the commission; provides for community college collaboration in university accrediting committee; repeals required tuition differential and residency test; increases commission per diem and travel expenses; specifies application of public records provision; modifies authorized district boundaries; conforms state superintendent duties.
Title: S.B. 21
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Vetoed 10/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Requires the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, upon request of the Regents of the University of California, to continue collaborative efforts to improve the rate of transfer between the California Community Colleges and the University of California. Authorizes the establishment of community college districts under the administration of governing boards. Authorizes these districts to provide instruction at community college campuses.
Title: A.B. 667
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NE | Signed into law 07/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Amends state aid funding provisions for tribally controlled community colleges and for community college areas with levies that are 135% or more of the state average (Section 85-1536).
Title: L.B. 67
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/1999 | Postsec. | Relates to reports on the degree, certificate, or other enrollment status of public junior college students.
Title: S.B. 1853
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/1999 | Postsec. | Relates to the authority of a junior college district to establish, operate, or offer a branch campus, center, extension facility, or course in certain areas.
Title: H.B. 2415
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 06/1999 | Postsec. | Relates to the election of the governing board of certain junior college districts.
Title: H.B. 3263
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 05/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Creates the College of Southern Maryland as a successor to the Charles County Community College; creates a Board of Trustees for the governance of the College of Southern Maryland; provides for membership on the Board of Trustees; specifies the powers and duties of the Board of Trustees; specifies the duties of the president of the College of Southern Maryland; provides for a budget for the operation of the College of Southern Maryland.
Title: H.B. 1196
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 05/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows property transfers between community college Boards of Trustees and counties for community college purposes.
Title: H.B. 239
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 05/1999 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Adds a student member to the State Board of Community Colleges.
Title: H.B. 244
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 05/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Updates and makes technical changes to the community college laws.
Title: H.B. 260
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 05/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Authorizes the establishment of campus law enforcement agencies at constituent institutions of the community college system.
Title: H.B. 477
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 05/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes a new multicampus community college to serve Anson and Union counties.
Title: S.B. 1039
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Signed into law 05/1999 | P-12
Postsec. | Relates to course credits offered under an agreement between a school district and a junior college.
Title: S.B. 1352
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Clarifies that boards of two-year colleges have the statutory authority to set tuition and fees.
Title: H.B. 2163
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| OR | Signed into law 04/1999 | Postsec.
Community College | Removes office of Community College Services from Department of Education; specifies relationship of office and State Board of Education; renames Office of Community College Services as Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development.
Title: S.B. 165
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 04/1999 | Postsec. | Establishes Community and Technical College Workforce Development Center Program; provides that the program's mission is to link postsecondary education capacity to the needs of employers.
Title: H.B. 3009
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MT | Signed into law 01/1999 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | Clarifies that the retirement levy for a community college district may be imposed only on property within the community college district.
Title: S.B. 151
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ND | Signed into law 01/1999 | Postsec. | Relates to the membership of the state board of higher education; relates to assumption of jurisdiction over junior colleges, appointments and membership of the state board of higher education, and tax levies for the financing of residual or other junior college fiscal obligations.
Title: S.B. 2215
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 05/1998 | Postsec.
Community College | Constitutional Amendment relates to higher education; creates and provides for the Louisiana Technical and Community College Systems and its management board.
Title: S.B. 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 04/1998 | Postsec.
Community College | Modifies the definition of comprehensive community college to include the provision of noncredit training, retraining courses and programs of varying lengths to meet the needs of business and industry; designates the Community College System as the State agency with primary responsibility for workforce training at or below the associate degree level.
Title: S.B. 384 Community College System
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MS | Signed into law 03/1998 | Postsec. | Junior colleges are authorized to admit students if they have earned one (1) unit less than the number of units required for high school graduation by state statute or have earned a General Education Diploma (GED) in courses correlated to those of interest.
Title: S.B. 2858
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/1998 | Postsec.
Community College | Modifies the definition of "comprehensive community college" to include the provision of noncredit training, retraining courses and programs of varying lengths to meet the needs of business and designates the Virginia Community College System as the state agency with primary responsibility for workforce training at or below the associate degree level.
Title: H.B. 849 Community College
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TX | Died 08/1997 | Postsec.
Community College | Relates to the evaluation and improvement of remedial academic programs in public institutions of higher education including community colleges as well as universities and colleges with four-year programs.
Title: H.B. 402 Evaluation and Improvement of Remedial Programs
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 06/1997 | Postsec.
Community College | In a special session called to address higher education issues, the general assembly passed legislation restructuring the governance of higher education and amended the second year of the 1997-1998 biennial budget for colleges and universities. Legislation sets goals for postsecondary education and creates the Council on Postsecondary Education to replace the existing Council on Higher Education. The new council is to provide direction and oversight to all higher education institutions. Duties include: developing a strategic plan with advice from the new Strategic Committee on Postsecondary Education(SCOPE); revising and approving college and university missions; preparing budget requests; developing and accountability system; ensuring coordination among institutions; and changing or eliminating academic programs. The members, appointed by the governor, are to include one faculty member, a student, the commissioner of education and 13 citizens that must be confirmed by the legislature. The legislation also creates the Kentucky Community and Technical College Systems (KCTCS) headed by a board of regents. The new systemn will be composed of two branches: the current University of Kentucky Community College System (with the exception of Lexington Community College, which will remain a part of UK) and the postsecondary technical schools that have been part of the Cabinet for Workforce Development. The 14 members of the new board of regents will include a faculty member; a non-teahcing personnel representative; two student members (one form the community colleges and one from the technical instititutions); and eight additional members appointed by the governor, four from a list of nominations from the UK turstees and four from recommendations submitted by the governor's postsecondary education nominating committee. The nominating committee is composed of seven members (one from each Supreme Court district) appointed by the governor with the consent of the legislature. The legislature amended the second year of the biennium by adding $40 million to the $797.5 million in the original 1997-98 budget for higher education, an increase of 5 percent. The newly-adopted budget is 8.6 percent higher than funding for 1996-97. College and university budgets will reach $791.4 million, 7.8 percent above prior year funding levels, including $99.2 million for community colleges (up 20.1 percent) and $692.2 million for four-year institutions, an increase of 6.3 percent. Faculty pay raises will be determined by institutional boards. Tuition increases will remain as originally adopted: In-state undergraduates will pay 2.6 percent more at doctoral institutions, 3.4 percent more at master's colleges and 2 percent more at community colleges.
Included in the higher education budget is initial funding for 4 of 7 new investments and incentive trust funds to advance the goals of postsecondary education: adult education and literacy ($2 million), regional university excellence ($6 million), research challenge ($6 million) and postsecondary workforce development ($3 million). The new Council on Postsecondary Education will establish the criteria for the allocation of these funds. The remaining three funds created are the technology initiative trust, physical facilities trust and the student financial aid trust.
The 1997-98 budget for elementary and secondary schools remains as originally adopted and total general funds will reach $2.5 billion, an increase of 3.1 percent. Funding for the SEEK formula will increase 2.7 percent to more than $2 billion. No funds were earmarked for teacher pay increases but language in the budget bill encourages districts to give raises of about $900. Other programs receiving increases include family resource and youth services centers ($39.6 million total, up 2.9 percent) and preschool services ($39.3 million, up 3.1 percent). Funding will continue at current levels for school rewards ($10 million), student assessment ($8.1 million), extended school services (34 million), professional development ($14.5 million) and educational technology ($20 million).
Title: Higher Education
Source: SREB Legislative Report
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| LA | Died 06/1997 | Postsec.
Community College | Constitutional amendment to require the legislature to establish and fund a community college system by July 1, 1999; specifies the nature of the mandated system and of the submission of the proposition to the voters.
Title: S.B. 157 Constitutional amendment on funding community colleges
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NV | Signed into law 06/1997 | P-12
Community College
Postsec. | (Effective: 07/16/97) Makes appropriations to the University and Community College System of Nevada for the imnprovement of education through interactive computer programs; specifies purchase of computer hardware and software, communication services and related nonrecurring services necessary to enhance the System's educational information network to improve access to its students, pupils in public schools, and residents of this state to information and educational programs through the use of the Internet and interactive video.
Title: A.B. 606
Source: Lexis-Nexis
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| HI | Signed into law 04/1996 | Postsec.
Community College | Allows Community Colleges to offer 2 or 4 year vocational technical education programs.
Title: Community Colleges
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MA | Active 04/1996 | Postsec.
Community College | Higher Education Coordinating Council of Massachusetts limits the number of remedial education students to be admitted to Massachusetts state universities as of 1997; remedial student population will be capped at 10% of college freshmen by September 1997 and 5% by September 1998. Responsibility for remedial education will be transferred to community colleges. The Council urges four year colleges and community colleges to form partnerships to educate students in need of remedial help.
Title: Remedial Education Students in Postsecondary Institutions
Source: Education Week, 4/10/96, p. 4
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| MS | Signed into law 03/1996 | P-12
Postsec. | (Effective: 03/18/96) Relates to community and junior colleges; increases requisite number of high school units to attend.
Title: H.B. 513 High School Units for Community College
Source:
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| MS | Signed into law 03/1995 | Postsec. | Clarifies that any student who has graduated from high school with a qualifying grade point average shall be fully eligible for admission into the public community/junior college tech-prep program; and for related purposes.
Title: S.B. 2961 - Community College/Tech-Prep Program Admission Requirements
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Signed into law 05/1994 | Postsec. | (Effective: 05/28/94) Provides for a computerized advisement system operated by Troy State University and development of a common curriculum. The act further provides for two year schools accredited by Southern Association's Commission on colleges to enter into a contract agreement whereby course offerings are accepted by four year institution for graduation purposes. (Legislative Link, Regular Legislative Session - 1994)
Title: H 505 (Act 94-202) Community Colleges
Source: Alabama State Department of Education, Division of Legislative Services
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--International |
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| Postsecondary Students--Low-Income |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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| Private Schools |
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| Privatization |
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| Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) |
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| Proficiency-Based Approaches |
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| Promising Practices |
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| Promotion/Retention |
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| Public Attitudes |
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| Public Involvement |
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| Purposes of Public Education |
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| Reading/Literacy |
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| Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy |
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| Religion |
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| Religion--Prayer/Meditation |
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| Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) |
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| Rural |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Week |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year |
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| Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round |
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| School Climate/Culture |
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| School Safety |
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| School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
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| School Safety--Code of Conduct |
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| School Safety--Corporal Punishment |
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| School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness |
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| School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension |
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| School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools |
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| School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
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| School Safety--Special Education |
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| School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes |
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| School/District Structure/Operations |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--District Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--School Size |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios |
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| School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
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| Service-Learning |
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| Special Education |
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| Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations |
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| Special Education--Finance |
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| Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) |
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| Special Education--Placement |
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| Special Education--Transition |
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| Special Populations--Corrections Education |
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| Special Populations--Foster Care |
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| Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
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| Special Populations--Homeless Education |
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| Special Populations--Immigrant Education |
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| Special Populations--Migrant Education |
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| Special Populations--Military |
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| Standards |
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| Standards--Common Core State Standards |
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| Standards--Implementation |
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| State Comparisons/Statistics |
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| State Longitudinal Data Systems |
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| State Policymaking |
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| State Policymaking--Ballot Questions |
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| State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses |
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| State Policymaking--Politics |
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| State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
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| STEM |
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| Student Achievement |
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| Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap |
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| Student Achievement--State Trends |
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| Student Supports |
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| Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
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| Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring |
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| Student Supports--Remediation |
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| Student Surveys |
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| Students |
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| Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
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| Students--Employment |
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| Students--Incentives |
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| Students--K-12 Exchange Students |
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| Students--Mobility |
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| Students--Records/Rights |
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| Teaching Quality |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
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| Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance |
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| Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
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| Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
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| Teaching Quality--Preparation |
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| Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
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| Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects |
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| Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) |
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| Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights |
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| Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
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| Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes |
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| Teaching Quality--Working Conditions |
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| Technology |
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| Technology--Computer Skills |
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| Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware |
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| Technology--Equitable Access |
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| Technology--Funding Issues |
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| Technology--Internet Safety |
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| Technology--Research/Evaluation |
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| Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training |
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| Textbooks and Open Source |
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| Urban |
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| Urban--Change/Improvements |
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| Urban--Governance |
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| Whole-School Reform Models |
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| Whole Child |
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