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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Computer Science Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Economic/Workforce Development--Value of an Education Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Teaching Across Disciplines Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Baccalaureate International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Mentoring/Tutoring Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 English Language Learners (ELL) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development P-3 Technology Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Relationship of Institutional Boards to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission S.B. 270 Provides for the establishment of institutional boards for public universities in the Oregon University System. Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) to submit an annual report on each university with a governing board. The evaluation ... More... OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Constitution of Institutional Governing Boards S.B. 270 Provides for the establishment of institutional boards for public universities in the Oregon University System. Allows the governor to appoint all of the 11 to 15 members of the local governing board, subject to the confirmation of the state senate. Each boa... More... OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Duties of Institutional Governing Boards S.B. 270 Requires institutional governing boards to enter into an achievement compact with the Oregon Education Investment Board (OEIB). Charges governing board with (1) adopting a mission statement for the university and forwarding the statement to the Higher Educati... More... OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Special Committee on University Governance and Operations S.B. 270 Creates the committee, which consists of 10 members: four appointees each from the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, and two appointees from the governor who also are members of the Oregon Education Investment Board (OEIB). The special committ... More... NE Signed into law 06/2013 Community College Amends Statewide Coordination of Community College Boards L.B. 211 Deletes the requirement that community colleges be represented as members of associations. Requires the Nebraska Community College Student Performance and Occupational Education Grant Committee to develop guidelines for aid or grants to the community colleges ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Community College Finance & Governance Study S.B. 391 Creates an interim study committee to review national best practices of governance and funding methods for community colleges; examine effective relationship among local school districts, workforce development, and community colleges to make more graduates wor... More... ND Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Authorizations to Operate Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1103 Creates and enacts chapter 15-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authority of the state board of higher education to provide authorizations to operate postsecondary educational institutions offering instruction at the associate in arts level or... More... MT Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Eliminates Local Executive Boards for University Campuses H.B. 318 Removed the Board of Regents' power to confer upon the executive board of each of the units of the system authority that may be considered expedient relating to immediate control and management, other than authority relating to financial matters or the selecti... More... NE Signed into law 03/2013 Community College Community College Board Members L.B. 135 Provides that no member of a community college board of governors is to be employed by the community college area for which he or she serves as a board member. http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB135.pdf... More... SD Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Identifies Public Purpose and Goals of Postsecondary Education and Provides Funding for Higher Education S.B. 5 Establishes the public purpose of postsecondary education and outlines the goals of postsecondary education which are to increase the number of graduates for the state's workforce and growth capacity of the state's economy by increasing the skills of the state... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. California State University Regulations A.B. 2126 From bill summary: Extends repeal date to January 1, 2018 for provisions setting forth a procedure for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations by the trustees, and requiring the trustees to follow that procedure rather than the procedure set forth in... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 Community College Illinois Community College Board Membership S.B. 3428 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 C... More... PA Signed into law 07/2012 Postsec. Commonwealth Higher Education Modernization Act H.B. 1343 Authorizes state-owned universities and the employees thereof to enter into certain agreements with university foundations. Permits universities other than the Indiana University of Pennsylvania to offer applied doctorates (does not apply to Doctor of Philosop... More... HI Signed into law 06/2012 Postsec. Hawaii Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education S.B. 243 Establishes the Hawaii Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education (Hawaii WICHE). Allows Hawaii WICHE to establish a repayment policy for students who receive financial support from funds appropriated by the legislature for the Hawaii professional stude... More... PA Signed into law 06/2012 Postsec. Collection of Voluntarily Provided Information H.B. 1901 - Sections 118 & 221.1 Adds to the list of identifying information that the Department of Education is allowed to collect from institutions of higher education by including informatmion that is voluntarily provided by the institution. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Pub... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board H.B. 362 Establishes the Northeast Maryland Higher Education Advisory Board to support the development of higher education in two rural counties in Maryland. Requires representatives on Board to include members from the regional business industries and from the county... More... RI Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Student Advisory Panel, Board of Regents S.B. 2447 Amends total membership of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education from nine to ten to allow for appointment of a student member (ex-officio and non-voting). Establishes a student advisory council to the Board of Regents, consisting of on... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Baccalaureate Degree Programs H.B. 5201 - Baccalaureate Degree Programs From final bill analysis: removes the exemption from state board of education approval for baccalaureate degree programs to be offered by a Florida College System Institution. All baccalaureate degree programs will have to be approved by the state board of edu... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Postsecondary Planning and Performance H.B. 7135 - Postsecondary Planning and Performance Directs the state board to identify enrollment and graduation expectations by baccalaureate degree program, and requires this and other tasks to be annually submitted to the legislature as part of the board's legislative budget request. Directs the board of go... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Approval of Baccalaureate Degree Programs H.B. 7135 - Approval of Baccalaureate Degree Programs Requires a Florida College System institution's notice of intent to propose a baccalaureate degree program to include, as part of description of workforce demand and unmet need for graduates of the program, evidence from entities independent of the institution... More... KY Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Regulation of For-Profit Postsecondary Educational Institutions H.B. 308 Repeals and reenacts KRS 165A.340 to abolish the Kentucky Board for Proprietary Education and create the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary Education. Establishes commission membership and prescribes powers and duties. Directs the commission to hire an executi... More... WI Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Community College Membership of Technical College Board(s) S.B. 275 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 employ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Special Committee on University Governance H.B. 4061 Establishes the the Special Committee on University Governance to review, discuss and analyze issues of governance within and outside of the higher education system; to promote accountability, administrative streamlining and the ability to provide the best qua... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Meeting Procedures of the Boards of Institutions of Higher Education. H.B. 2313 Requires the boards of trustees and the boards of regents of institutions of higher education to: (1) Follow procedures for open public meetings in the open public meetings act; and (2) Provide time for public comment at each meeting.http://apps.leg.wa.gov/doc... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 Community College Postsec. Allowing Appointment of Student Members on the Boards of Trustees of Community Colleges S.B. 5217 Authorizes a college district board of trustees to establish a sixth trustee that shall be filled by a student. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5217-S.PL.pdf... More... WI Signed into law 12/2011 Postsec. Composition of Board of Regents S.B. 28 Amends 15.91 of the statutes regarding composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. At least one of the citizen members is required to reside in each of the state's congressional districts (14 citizen members total). https://docs.... More... ND Signed into law 11/2011 Postsec. Team Logo and Nickname S.B. 2370 Allows the University of North Dakota to complete the directive of the State Board of Higher Education and to meet the terms of the 2007 settlement agreement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association by transitioning away from the current nickname and ... More... TX Adopted 11/2011 Postsec. Revisions to Approved Programs 19 TAC 5.55 From Texas Register: Requires institutions of higher education to submit requests to the higher education coordinating board for revisions to programs already on their approved program inventories. In particular, provides that revisions that result in a reduct... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. Participation in Student Government A.B. 844 From bill summary: Provides that any student, including a person without lawful immigration status, or a person who is exempt from nonresident tuition, as described in statute, may serve in any capacity in student government at the California State University ... More... SC Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. The South Carolina Higher Education Efficiency & Administrative Policies Act of 2011 S.B. 172 Transparency and Efficiency Requires each public institution of higher learning to maintain a transaction register that includes a complete record of all funds expended, from whatever source for whatever purpose. Provides that the register must be prominently... More... CA Signed into law 07/2011 Community College Postsec. Community College Oversight of Instruction A.B. 1029 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 ... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Planning Commission for Higher Education S.B. 858 - Postsecondary Provisions Existing law creates the Blue Ribbon Commission to develop and implement a strategic master plan for higher education in the state. Renames the commission the Planning Commission for Higher Education. Repeals the existing parameters for the master plan to be d... More... LA Signed into law 07/2011 Postsec. Higher Education System Reorganization S.B. 266 Transfers the University of New Orleans to the University of Louisiana System. Addresses facilities, resources, funds, obligations, and functions of the institution and related foundations. Addresses the transition responsibilities of the impacted institution ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council/Articulation Coordinating Committee/Various Postsecondary Provisions H.B. 7151 Establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Council and directs the council to make recommendations on: (1) The primary core mission of public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions in the context of state access demands and economic development ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Postsec. Creates New Community College S.B. 69 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 Regen... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Governance Study H.C.R. 184 Urges and requests the Board of Regents to create a commission to study the governance, management, and supervision of public postsecondary education and to submit to the legislature a plan for reorganization of the governance, management, and supervision of p... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Charter Universities H.B. 153 - Charter Universities Directs the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents to develop a plan for designating public institutions of higher education as charter universities. Directs the chancellor to study specified issues and consult with the presidents of constituent institutions ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Career Schools and Colleges H.C.R. 129 Notifying the U.S. Department of Education that certain career schools or colleges are legally authorized by the state of Texas to operate educational programs beyond secondary education. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HC00129F.pdf#nav... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Institutions Authorized to Operate Educational Programs Beyond Secondary Education H.J.R. 130 Clarifies that the state meets U.S. Department of Education requirements concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of higher education in the state that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including pr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Student Fee Advisory Committee Meetings and Recommendations S.B. 5 - Student Fee Advisory Committee Meetings and Recommendations Existing Sections 54.5031 and 54.5032 providing for student fee advisory committee meetings. New provisions require that such committees conduct meetings at which a quorum is present in a manner that is open to the public and in accordance with procedures pres... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 Community College Postsec. State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia H.B. 49 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... More... HI Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. University of Hawaii Board of Regents S.B. 1386 Allows for the election of up to two vice-chairpersons of the University of Hawaii board of regents and requires the board to elect any vice-chairperson and chairperson at a meeting held before July 1. Clarifies the start dates of the terms of a board chairper... More... IN Vetoed 05/2011 Postsec. Board of Trustee Membership H.B. 1177 Modifies the manner in which alumni members of the Indiana University board of trustees are elected. Requires all of the members of the board of trustees for Indiana University to be citizens of the United States. Requires a majority of the members of the boar... More... MO Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Governance H.B. 174 Repeals sections 172.030, 173.005, and 174.450 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri and enact in lieu thereof three new sections relating to higher education governing boards. Currently, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education, the University of Missouri ... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Authorization, Academic or Professional Postsecondary Educational Institution Offering Credentials H.B. 1092 Provides that the State Board for Career and Technical Education may authorize the operation of an academic or professional postsecondary educational institution that offers educational credentials only upon approval by the director of the Department of Career... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. P-20 Council Task Force S.B. 206 Creates until November 1, 2011, the P-20 Council Task Force. The 9- member task force must study the feasibility, value and structure of a P-20 council or educational partnership that would assure a seamless system of education that maximizes achievements of a... More... WA Partial veto 05/2011 Postsec. Governance S.B. 5182 Establishes the office of student financial assistance and the council for higher education by eliminating the higher education coordinating board and transferring its functions to various entities. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/S... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Collection and Dissemination of Information Concerning Higher Education Institutions S.B. 375 Authorizes the Higher Education Policy Commission to collect and disseminate information concerning higher education institutions. Requires each institution to annually provide the commission, as requested, all information the commission or council considers n... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Duties of Higher Ed Policy Commission/Tuition Increases/Graduation Rates S.B. 330 Clarifies the duties and responsibilities of the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC). Sets deadlines in coming years for working toward fulfilling pay levels included in a state-determined salary schedule. Provides that a tutition and fee increase greate... More... MT Passed 04/2011 Postsec. Posttenure Review S.J.R. 11 A joint resolution urging the Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education to require ongoing posttenure review for Montana University teachers and urging the Board of Regents to require university presidents or chancellors to report to the Board of Regents on... More... ND Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Non-voting Member of the State Board of Higher Education H.B. 1213 Requires the staff senate to annually appoint one individual to serve as an adviser to the state board of higher education. The adviser may attend and participate in all meetings of the state board but may not vote. http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/do... More... ID Signed into law 03/2011 Community College Postsec. Trustees of Community College S.B. 1107 Amends existing law relating to trustees of community college districts and election campaign contributions and expenditures to provide provisions relating to the application of laws relating to certain election campaign contributions and expenditures. Candida... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education A.C.R. 184 Expresses the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education's recommendation that its existence be extended into the 2011–12 regular session, until November 30, 2012. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0151-0200/acr_184_bill_20100914_cha... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Live Audio Transmission of Postsecondary Meetings A.B. 1436 Directs the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the trustees of the California State University, the California Postsecondary Education Commission and the Student Aid Commission, and requests the regents of the University of California, to... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 Postsec. Master Plan for Higher Education A.B. 1901 Amends 66002, regarding the state Master Plan for Higher Education, to reference "Appreciating Our Past, Ensuring Our Future: A Public Agenda for Public Higher Education in California," the report of the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education.... More... NY Signed into law 08/2010 Postsec. Higher Education Services Corporation A.B. 8220/S.B. 4199 Amends membership of the board of trustees of the higher education services corporation [http://www.hesc.com/content.nsf/HESC/About_HESC]. Adds as member a current full-time student at an independent institution of higher education in the state. http://assembl... More... FL Signed into law 07/2010 Postsec. Repeals Florida College System Task Force HB 7037 - Sec 22 Repeals Section 1004.87 creating the Florida College System Task Force. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7037er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7037&Session=2010... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Postsec. Adult Education S.B. 297 Eliminates the division of adult and community education within the Dept. of Education and transfers the responsibility for adult education programs from Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to Louisiana Board of Supervisors for Community and Tec... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Postsec. Video-Streamed Meetings H.B. 2474 Requires meetings of the state board of education, the Tennessee higher education commission, the Tennessee board of regents and the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee system to be video-streamed over the Internet. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council H.B. 7237 - Sec. 13 Creates the Higher Education Coordinating Council (the council) for the purposes of identifying unmet needs and facilitating solutions to disputes regarding the creation of new degree programs and the establishment of new institutes, campuses, or centers; prov... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Revises Powers and Duties of the Board of Governors HB 7237 Revises the powers and duties of the board of governors ("the board"); provides that board has authority to regulate the state university system and may adopt regulation and develop procedure for the board and university boards of trustees to use in implementi... More... TX Adopted 05/2010 Postsec. Career Opportunity Grant Program 19 TAC 22.181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188 H.B. 3519, 81st Texas Legislature, amended the Labor Code by adding s.305.003, mandating that the Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission enter into a Memorandum of Understanding for the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportu... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Board of Regents Meetings S.B. 3680 Requires the Tennessee Board of Regents to hold at least one annual meeting. Authorizes additional meetings to be held at the call of the Board secretary. Requires Board members to be given five days notice before a meeting can be held. http://www.capitol.tn.g... More... AL Signed into law 03/2010 Community College Postsec. Two-Year College System Joint Interim Legislative Committee H.J.R. 97 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 Com... More... KY Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Instructor Members of University Boards of Regents H.B. 374 Relates to the election of a faculty representative to the boards of regents. Permits an instructor to vote and be selected as a representative to a board of regents in one of the comprehensive universities. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB374/bill.doc... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Membership of State Board of Regents S.B. 52 Requires the governor, when making appointments to the state board of regents, to (1) appoint at least two individuals who do not reside within a metropolitan statistical area; (2) appoint no more than six individuals who reside within a county of the first cl... More... WI Vetoed 12/2009 Postsec. Board of Regents S.B. 223 Relates to composition of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System; provides for membership. Would have created a board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction; the preside... More... TX Adopted 11/2009 Postsec. Degree-Granting Colleges and Universities 19 TAC 1.7.7.1 -.13 Establishes new rules concerning degree-granting colleges and universities other than Texas public institutions. As stated in the August 7, 2009 Register, "The intent of the re-write is to provide greater transparency of the rules regarding the operation of ou... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 Postsec. Designees of Ex Officio CSU Trustees A.B. 690 Authorizes each ex officio trustee of the California State University, except the chancellor, to designate a person to attend a meeting or meetings of the trustees at the California State University in his or her absence. Prohibits an ex officio trustee from d... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 Postsec. Model Contracts for UC and CSU A.B. 20 Requires the department of general services to negotiate and establish a model contract with standard contract provisions with both the regents of the University of California (UC) and the trustees of the California State University (CSU) by July 2010. Require... More... WA Rule Adoption 10/2009 Postsec. TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS WAC 181-78A-325 Amends certain rules on the governance of teacher preparation and certification. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=181-78A-325... More... WA Rule Adoption 10/2009 Postsec. TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS WAC 181-78A-205, -207, -209, -250 Amends certain rules on the governance of teacher preparation and certification. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=181-78A-207... More... CA Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Conferral of Degree upon Completion of Requirements Title 5 CCR Section 40411 Allows the president of each California State University campus to preclude a student from enrolling in any additional state-supported courses when the student has met all conditions for a degree but has not taken the steps to be awarded the degree. Allows eac... More... TX Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Professional Development for HECB Staff 19 TAC 1.1.A.1.19 Establishes rules concerning professional development through education and training for higher education coordinating board administrators and employees.... More... TX Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Approval Process for new Bachelor's and Master's Programs, Certificate Programs 19 TAC 1.5.C.5.44 Amends the approval process for new bachelor's and master's programs. Makes the approval of new bachelor's and master's programs automatic if they meet the following criteria: (1) The program has institutional and board of regents approval (2) The institution... More... TX Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Becoming Stand-Alone Institution 19 TAC 1.5.D.5.78 Changes the requirement of an off-campus educational unit on the Supply/Demand Pathway of attaining full- time equivalent enrollments of 3,500 from four fall semesters to one semester to become eligible to be a stand-alone institution. Adopted as published wit... More... TX Adopted 08/2009 Postsec. Preliminary Degree Program Approval 19 TAC 1.5.B.5.24 Provides that preliminary authority to add a degree program is not necessary for a program that meets the following criteria: (a) the program has institutional and Board of Regents approval, (b) the program is a non-doctoral program, (c) the program is a non-e... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Governance S.B. 1134 Concerns continuation of the Commission for Postsecondary Education. Chapter 58 http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/49leg/1r/summary/s.1134ed.doc.htm... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. University System of Ohio H.B. 1 - Section 3345.011 Establishes "University System of Ohio" as the collective group of all of the state institutions of higher education (as defined in division (A)(1) of section 3345.12, community college, state community college, university branch established under Chapter 3355... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Faculty Members and Instruction; Exercise of Authority by Boards of Trustees H.B. 1 - Section 371.30.10(C) and (D) Requires boards of trustees of state-assisted institutions of higher education to ensure that faculty members devote a proper and judicious part of their work week to the actual instruction of students. Specifies that total class credit hours of production per... More... NH Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Transition of Functions and Reporting of the Community College System S.B. 149 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... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Postsecondary S.B. 118 Allows the State Board of Higher Education to delegate any of the board's powers, duties or functions, except the power to prescribe enrollment fees, to a committee of the board. Chapter 391 http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb3400.dir/hb3487.en.pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Student Participation on Board Advisory Committees S.B. 1729 Provides that the term of a student representative on a higher education coordinating board advisory committee may not be less than two years. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/SB01729F.pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Institutional Groupings in State Postsecondary Accountability System H.B. 51 - Section 7 Creates new Section 61.0904. Directs the higher education coordinating board to conduct a review at least once every 10 years of the institutional groupings under the board's accountability system, including a review of the criteria for and definitions assigne... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Enhancing Research Universities and Emerging Research Universities H.B. 51 - Section 1 Directs each research university and emerging research university to submit to the coordinating board a strategic plan documenting the institution's strategy to achieve recognition as a research university or enhance the university's reputation as a research u... More... AL Pocket veto by governor 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Filling of State and Local Leadership Positions H.B. 64 Requires notice of a vacancy in the positions of state superintendent of education and chancellor to be posted by the state board of education. Establishes procedures for the state board to follow in posting such vacancies. Provides the position may not be fil... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Video or Phone Meetings S.B. 138 Allows the board of trustees of the University of Alabama, the executive committee of the board, or any other committee established by the board to participate in meetings by conference telephone or video conferences if the notice of the meetings is given purs... More... TX Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program H.B. 3519 Requires the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the coordination and administration of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program, which reduces the financial barriers to... More... RI Died 04/2009 Postsec. Higher Education Governance H.B. 5729 Dissolves the Board of Governors for Higher Education effective January 1, 2010; transfers powers and oversight duties to a new entity, the Board of Trustees for Higher Education, with oversight by the General Assembly. Adds new duties to include include: (1)T... More... IL Signed into law 03/2009 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges S.B. 2603 Revises provisions of the Public Community College Act regarding violations by members of related boards. Provides that fees to cover the cost of an application under the Private College Act must be deposited into the Private College Academic Quality Assurance... More... ID Signed into law 02/2009 Postsec. Veterans Benefits S.B. 1009 Provides the Administrator of Veterans Services additional power and authority to administer programs offered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the certification and supervision of educational and training opportunities for veterans. Cha... More... IL Adopted 01/2009 Postsec. Community College Approval of New Units 23 IAC 1050.10, 1050.20, 1050.30, 1050.40, 1050.50, 1050.ILLUSTRATIONA Clarifies requirements for program approval, procedures for obtaining approval, and requirements for reviews of existing programs at public two- and four-year institutions. Requires the following information to be included in the institution's catalog of progr... More... FL Adopted 11/2008 Community College Postsec. Community Colleges Board of Trustee Appointments FAC 6A-10.007 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... More... LA Approved by voters 11/2008 P-12 Postsec. Limit to State Education Board and Board of Regents Membership Amendment 1 To provide for term limits for members of the State Board of Elementaryand Secondary Education, the Board of Regents, and other state boards. A person who has served for more than two and one-half terms in three consecutive terms shall not be appointed or elec... More... IL Adopted 10/2008 Community College Postsec. Community College Evaluations 23 IAC 1501.303 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 progr... More... WV Adopted 09/2008 Postsec. Employment and Evaluation of University Presidents Title 133, Series 5 Amends guidelines for governing boards in employing and evaluating university presidents or other administrative heads at specified postsecondary campuses. Requires the search procedure adopted by the governing board to be approved by the West Virginia Higher ... More... IL Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 08/2008 Community College Postsec. Community College Districts H.B. 4189 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://... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008 Postsec. Board of Regents S.B. 2668 Requires at least 12 members of the board of regents to reside in the geographic areas that they represent. Requires the governor to notify the candidate advisory council of vacancies on the board of regents in a timely manner. Requires the candidate advisory ... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008 Postsec. Postsecondary Governance Transparency S.B. 2263 Requires the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to disclose, in open meetings for the purpose of public comment, proposed compensation or changes in compensation for executive and managerial positions. Requires all documents regarding expenditures an... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 Postsec. Community College Authority To Establish Tuition & Fees H.B. 734 Authorizes the public postsecondary education management boards to establish tuition and mandatory fee amounts for resident students; provides for adjustments to such amounts; relates to certain guidelines established by the Board of Regents; provides for waiv... More... FL Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College Revisions to State College System S.B. 1716 Redesignates the names of certain community colleges as state colleges; establishes the State College System to be comprised of public postsecondary educational institutions; establishes the State College System Task Force to develop recommendations for the tr... More... KS Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Community College Postsec. Primaries for Board Elections H.B. 2307 Regulates primary elections regarding school district and community college board members. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2008/2307.pdf... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Board of Trustees for Langston University- Oklahoma City and Tulsa H.B. 2882 Creates the Board of Trustees for Langston University- Oklahoma City and Langston University- Tulsa. The Board shall consist of seven members appointed by the Governor and two members of the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges se... More... WV Signed into law 04/2008 Community College Postsec. Board of Governors for Independent Community and Technical Colleges H.B. 102A Establishes the Boards of Governors for independent community and technical colleges; provides for the initial appointment to and the terms of office of members of the boards of governors for independent community and technical colleges; relates to the appoint... More... CO Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. Higher Education Governance S.B. 18 Concerns changes to the statutes related to higher education, and, in connection therewith, clarifying the roles of the department of higher education and the Colorado commission on higher education, consolidating provisions related to the private occupational... More... NH Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Career Schools S.B. 173 Amends the procedures for regulation of private postsecondary career schools. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0173.html... More... OK Signed into law 02/2008 Postsec. Hiring of Former Board of Regents Member H.B. 2297 Allows an institution of higher education to employ a former member of the board of regents which has oversight over the institution if at least six (6) months have passed since the term of office of the former member has expired or since the date the former m... More... MA Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Reorganizing Certain Education Agencies Executive Order /H.B. 4488 Submits from the governor to the legislature a reorganization plan number 1 of 2008. Relates to reorganizing certain education agencies. Creates an executive office of education, headed by a cabinet secretary. Provides for the executive office to contain three... More... AK Adopted 10/2007 Postsec. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS 20 AAC 17.040(a)-(b), 17.062 Amends rules to the Department of Education and Early Development dealing with authorizations for postsecondary institutions. ALASKA 3608... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 Postsec. Governance A.B. 1413 Authorizes an ex officio trustee of the California State University to designate a staff person to attend a meeting or meetings of the board in his or her absence and to act on his or her behalf. Prohibits the trustees from approving a contract for hiring an e... More... WV Signed into law 09/2007 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Policy Commission S.B. 2005B Relates to higher education generally; authorizes conveyance of property, the Higher Education Policy Commission, election of officers, meetings, salary increases, community colleges and technical college education. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 Community College Postsec. Board of Trustees Meetings S.B. 402 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... More... IL Vetoed 08/2007 Community College Postsec. State Officials and Employees Ethics Act H.B. 3504 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. ht... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 Community College Postsec. Community College Board Meetings S.B. 401 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 ca... More... NY Vetoed 08/2007 Postsec. Community College Authority of the Civil Service Commission S.B. 3054 Relates to the authority of the civil service commission to designate positions as unclassified; provides that the commission shall not consider a request by the chancellor of the state university and by the board of trustees of community colleges which seeks ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2007 Postsec. Administrative Positions in the University of Hawaii System S.B. 46 Provides that for administrative positions in the University of Hawaii system filled by excluded employees, proposed compensation or change in compensation must be disclosed in open meeting for purposes of public comment. Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/se... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 Postsec. Community College Meetings of Community College Trustees H.B. 581 Modifies the law regarding meetings of community college trustees. Permits a majority of the trustees to call a meeting. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H581v0.html... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 Postsec. State Board of Higher Education Membership H.B. 2579 Increases number of directors appointed to State Board of Higher Education; reapportions representation of faculty at public institutions of higher education, adds eight members of the general public. http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2579.... More... TX Signed into law 07/2007 Postsec. Contracts H.B. 3291 House Bill 3291 amends the Education Code to prohibit the board of regents of a public college or university from entering into a contract for a permanent improvement project at the college or university under which the college or university makes contractual ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. University Projects and Purposes S.B. 1154 Enacts a new part in chapter 304A, University of Hawaii, to provide for facilities improvement and university development; repeals existing University of Hawaii facilities improvement and university development law. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent... More... HI Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 05/2007 Postsec. University of Hawaii Board of Regents S.B. 14 Establishes the Candidate Advisory Council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii,. Increases the board of regents membership to 15 members with a specified number of members representing different ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Recodification of Higher Education Code S.B. 526 (omnibus) - Recodification of Higher Education Code Recodifies the law governing higher education. Changes references in provisions that cross reference to the law being recodified. Makes related changes. Repeals obsolete provisions. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the code revision commiss... More... MO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Committee on Education S.B. 389 [Committee on Education] Modifies the responsibilities of the legislative committee on education. Requires the committee to meet at least twice a year. Charges committee with monitoring, studying and analyzing the higher education system in the state, as well as monitoring the establi... More... NV Passed Legislature, On November 2010 Ballot 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Organization, Duties and Appointment of the Board of Regents S.J.R. 4 Proposes to amend the state constitution to require the legislature to provide for the organization and duties of the board of regents and the appointment of its members by the governor. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SJR/SJR4_EN.pdf... More... OH Became law without governor's signature 05/2007 Postsec. Higher Education Governance H.B. 2 Transfers the appointment of the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents to the Governor with the advice and consent of the senate; makes the Board of Regents an advisory board to the Chancellor; transfers the Board's duties and powers to the Chancellor. Amend... More... TX Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Student Regent Eligibility S.B. 276 Removes the requirement that the student's name be removed from an application for student regent before consideration by the university's chancellor or president. Updates the eligibility requirements for appointment as student regent by requiring the student ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Contract Between Postsecondary Institution and a Business S.B. 130 Relates to employee interest in contracts between a public postsecondary education institution and a business; permits a governing board of a public postsecondary institution to adopt regulations establishing the conditions under which and the procedures where... More... NM Vetoed 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Divisions of the Higher Education Department H.B. 44 Establishes the divisions of the higher education department. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0044.pdf... More... CO Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Colorado State University System Governing Board S.B. 52 Concerns changes to the membership requirements for the Board of Governors of the State University System. http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/68DE14CBF2B0348587257251007B750E?Open&file=052_enr.pdf... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 Community College Postsec. Community College Districts S.B. 1089 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 dissolut... More... NM Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Community College Establishment of Branch Community Boards S.B. 984 Authorizes branch community college boards to adopt a resolution, establish a board composed of five members elected from single-member districts within the branch community college district for staggered terms. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/f... More... NV Rejected by Voters. 12/2006 Postsec. Community College Election/Appointment of Board of Regents AJR 11 Proposes to amend the Constitution to provide for the election of certain members of the Board of Regents and the gubernatorial appointment of certain members of the Board of Regents; specifies the number and terms of the members. http://leg.state.nv.us/73rd/b... More... HI Unofficially approved by Voters. 11/2006 Postsec. University of Hawaii Board of Regents Constitutional Amendment 1 Amends the State Constitution; modifies the University of Hawaii Board of Regents appointment process; provides appointment by governor shall be from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the Candidate Advisory Council. http://www.hawaii.g... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Student Member of Higher Ed. Board S.B. 2312 Adds an additional student member to the Board of Higher Education, who must be a non-traditional undergraduate student who is at least 24 years old and represents the views of non-traditional students, such as a person who is employed or is a parent. http://w... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Registration and Licensing Requirements S.B. 186 Creates an additional exemption from registration and licensing requirements for colleges; exempts from registration and licensure any institution that was a member of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities on Jan. 1, 2001. http://www.legis.s... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Board of Regents Authority S.B. 530 Eliminates any authority for the board of regents to confirm the appointments of presidents of a postsecondary system or a college/university . http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=403766... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Board of Regents Membership S.B. 1058 Concerns the Board of Regents and rural membership; relates to universities; provides that upon expiration of the term of office of two members of the board, the governor shall appoint two members from certain counties. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/47leg/2r/bi... More... CO Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Higher Education Governing Boards S.B. 204 Amends the statutes pertaining to each governing board of higher education to require that a member of the board who is appointed by the governor continue to serve until a successor is appointed and confirmed by the senate; states that it is the intent of the ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2006 Community College Postsec. Community College Board Members S.B. 14 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... More... RI Signed into law 05/2006 Postsec. Higher Education Board Membership H.B. 6749 Amends sections of the General Laws entitled Board of Governors for Higher Education; removes legislators and legislative appointees from boards relating to education; adds reporting requirements and other duties for these boards. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/... More... CO Vetoed 04/2006 Postsec. Higher Education Board Membership S.B. 205 Concerns the membership requirements of boards created in the department of higher education; requires that at least 2 members of the commission on higher education have experience in the field of higher education; requires the commission to establish a proces... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 Postsec. H.B. 1674 Relates to the university system; prohibits a member of the Board of Regents from being a candidate for public office while serving on the Board; restricts campaign contributions. http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb1674t.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 04/2006 Postsec. New College S.B. 40 Establishes the New College Institute, or New College. Directs that New College shall: 1. Seek to diversify the region's economy by engaging the resources of other institutions of higher education, public and private bodies, and organizations of the region ... More... WV Signed into law 04/2006 Community College Postsec. Community/Technical College Governing Boards H.B. 4240 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. Clarif... More... ID Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Community College Registering Nonpublic Postsecondary Institutions and Proprietary Schools H.B. 712 Rewrites provisions related to the state board's register of degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Clarifies that the state board must determine whether to accept academic credit at public postsecondary educational institutions in Idaho. Bars academic c... More... SC Active 03/2006 Postsec. Board of Regents Members H.B. 4846; (NEW BILL) Provides that the board of trustees of the university of south carolina must be composed of sixteen members to be elected by the general assembly from the congressional districts of the state and the state at large, one member to be appointed by the governor a... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Nonpartisan Appointments H.B. 119 Requires all appointments to the State Board of Regents to be made on a nonpartisan basis. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0119.pdf... More... WI Signed into law 12/2005 P-12 Postsec. Student Members, Board of Regents S.B. 121 (Act. No. 76) Relates to the appointment of student members of the Board of Regents of the State University; provides that the term of the student member of the Board of Regents who is at least 24 years of shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year; provides for app... More... NC ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION DURING THE 2006 SESSION 10/2005 Postsec. University of North Carolina Board of Governors Student Member H.B. 92 An act to provide that the student member of the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina have the same right to vote as all other members. http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/House/HTML/H92v1.html... More... CA Vetoed 09/2005 Community College Postsec. Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges S.B. 930 From the legislative counsel's digest: An act to amend Section 71000 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges. This bill would require that each of the 2 members of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges who are required to be... More... IL Vetoed 08/2005 Community College Postsec. Governing Board Membership H.B. 1487 Beginning on July 1, 2005, requires one of the members of the Illinois Community College Board appointed by the Governor to be a faculty member at an Illinois public community college. Requires one of the members of the Illinois Community College Board appoin... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 Community College Postsec. Community College Board Membership S.B. 2112 Amends the Public Community College Act. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2005, one of the 11 members appointed to the Illinois Community College Board by the Governor must be a faculty member at an Illinois public community college. http://www.ilga.gov/le... More... NH Signed into law 07/2005 Postsec. Community College Governance of the regional community-technical colleges S.B. 79 This bill makes several changes to the governance of the regional community-technical colleges. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2005/SB0079.html... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 Postsec. S.B. 204 Requires that the voting members of the board of governors of the Colorado state university system ("CSU board") include 3 members, each of whom either resides in Fort Collins or is a graduate of Colorado state university, and 3 members, each of whom either re... More... CT Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. University of Connecticut S.B. 1050 Increases membership of board of trustees for the University of Connecticut from 19 to 21 to reflect additional two ex officio members, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chairperson of the University of Connecticut Health Center Bo... More... FL Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Responsibilities of the Board of Governors of the State University System and the Legislature H.B. 1001 Specifies the constitutional duties of the Board of Governors of the State University System under certain provisions of the state constitution. Specifies the constitutional duties of the legislature. Provides legislative intent. Prohibits citizen members of t... More... HI Vetoed 06/2005 Postsec. University of Hawaii Board of Regents S.B. 1257 Establishes a nonpartisan candidate advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. Requires the council to recommend between 2 and 4 candidates for each seat vacated or to be vacated. Requ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 Community College Postsec. Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges S.B. 84 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1871(A)(2), relative to membership of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; to provide relative to terms and qualifications of appointees to the board; to provide with regard to experience as a condit... More... RI Vetoed 06/2005 Postsec. Higher Education Governance H.B. 6206 Would have reduced the membership of the board of governors for higher education from 15 to 13, including the chairperson of the board of regents for elementary and secondary education (or designee) a member. Would have made members of the board removable by t... More... TN Signed into law 06/2005 Postsec. Student Board Membership S.B. 1652 Adds a non-voting faculty trustee and a non-voting student trustee to the University of Tennessee board of trustees. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9. http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0466.pdf ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 Community College Postsec. Board Meeting Absences S.B. 114 Currently, the failure of a junior district board member to attend board meetings is not a ground to initiate the process for removal from office. S.B. 114 amends the Education Code to provide that unexcused absences from more than half of the regularly schedu... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Annual Report of Accountability H.B. 527 AN ACT relating to education; renaming the University and Community College System of Nevada as the Nevada System of Higher Education; clarifying that the System includes state colleges; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. THE PEOPLE OF THE ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Tennessee Higher Education Commission H.B. 1439 § 49-7-201 creates the Tennessee higher education commission. http://tennessee.gov/sos/acts/104/pub/pc0435.pdf... More... CT Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Educational Doctoral Degrees S.B. 605 Makes the pilot program under section 4 of public act 01-141 that allows the Connecticut State Universities to award education doctoral degrees a permanent program. http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=605&which_y... More... GA Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Repeal of Governor's Power to Close HIgher Education Institutions H.B. 25 Repeals the provision which grants the Governor the power to close any school or institution under the control of the board of regents. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/versions/hb25_HB_25_AP_5.htm... More... GA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Power to Close Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 25 Repeals a provision which grants the governor the power to close any school or institution under the control of the board of regents. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/hb25.htm ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Regional Higher Education Centers H.B. 597 Authorizes the Maryland Higher Education Commission to approve the operation of regional higher education centers in the State under specified circumstances and to assure that certain courses and programs satisfy criteria. http://mlis.state.md.us/2005rs/bills... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Open Meetings and Open Records Information H.B. 77 Requires the attorney general to distribute Open Meetings and Open Records Act information to local government officials, superintendents of public school districts, and presidents of public universities. Requires superintendents and presidents of public unive... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Kentucky Community and Technical College System H.B. 239 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 c... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. University of Kentucky Board of Trustees S.B. 124 Relates to the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky; permits one of the ten members of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees representative of the learned professions to reside outside of Kentucky. http://lrc.ky.gov/RECORD/05RS/SB124.htm... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Certification of Postsecondary Schools H.B. 1719 Clarifies the role of the State Council of Higher Education in the certification of postsecondary degree-granting schools other than public institutions of higher education and noncollege degree schools.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Higher Education Center H.B. 2422 Increases from five to seven the citizen members of the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, (thereby increasing the board membership from 21 to 23) and specifies that the citizen members shall include two business and industry leaders, and three indivi... More... AR Report Issued 08/2004 Postsec. Community College Arkansas Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Education N/A The governor formed the committee to make recommendations to the governor and the Legislature for improving postsecondary education in Arkansas. http://www.arkansas.gov/governor/media/releases/press/11062003-1.html The Blue Ribbon Committee for Higher Educati... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 Postsec. Northeast Louisiana Delta Learning Center S.B. 785 Authorizes the Board of Regents to establish the Northeast Louisiana Delta Learning Center; provides for the use of the Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit.... More... PA Signed into law 07/2004 Postsec. Community College Public Officers Code S.B. 1039 Amends the Public Officers Code. Clarifies the definition of agency to include the governing board of any nonprofit corporation connected with a community college or state-aided institution of higher education with a mutually binding legal written agreement. h... More... PA Signed into law 07/2004 Postsec. Temple University H.B. 2532 Relates to a supplement to "an act providing for the establishment and operation of Temple University as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth to serve as a State-related university in the higher education system of the Commonwealth. Provides for change of na... More... RI To governor 06/2004 Postsec. Community College Accreditation and Governing Board Approval S.B. 2764 No college, university, or other institution of higher education can be incorporated or established or be permitted to transact business within the state unless and until: (1) it is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); and... More... TN Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. University and Community College System S.B. 2479 Amends provisions regarding the state university and community college systems and board of regents. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0804.pdf... More... TN Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. Community College Master Plan for Higher Education H.B. 2865 Deleted and replaced a previous sub-section of law. Requires development of a master plan for future development of public higher education, including technology centers; requires the master plan to include specific goals, including: (A) Increasing educationa... More... TN Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Audits H.B. 3319 Enacts the "Higher Education Accountability Act of 2004"; provides that the hiring of campus internal auditors shall be done on the recommendation of the institutional presidents. provides for annual or periodic audits by an internal auditor that is not an emp... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. University System of Maryland Governing Authority S.B. 738 Provides that the authority of the Board of Regents of the University System may not be superseded by any other State agency or office in management affairs except by a provision of law that specifically references the University System; allows the University ... More... TN To governor 05/2004 Postsec. Higher Education H.B. 3263,S.B. 3264 Clarifies the definition of institution for purposes of the Tennessee State School Bond Authority Act, to include the University of Tennessee and all of its branches and divisions wherever located, and each constituent institution of the state university and c... More... TN To governor 05/2004 Postsec. Conflict of Interest Provision H.B. 2225 No person acting on a presidential search committee for any public higher education system or institution in this state shall be eligible for initial employment or for promotion by that system or institution of higher education for a period of twelve (12) mont... More... TN To governor 05/2004 Postsec. Internal Financial Audits H.B. 3338 Requires the trustees of the University of Tennessee to require annual internal financial audits of the offices of the university president and the chief executive officers of the institutions comprising the system. Also, requires the board of regents of the s... More... AL Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Licensing Correspondence Schools H.B. 196 Relates to the licensing and regulating of certain schools offering courses of instruction; amends specify schools exemptions from licensing requirements; amends specification of the licensing authority of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, to ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. State Board of Regents Appointment S.F. 2174 Relates to the appointment of the ninth member of the state Board of Regents.... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Board Faculty Representatives H.B. 64 Requires the boards of visitors of four-year public institutions of higher education, the State Board of Community Colleges and local community college boards to appoint a nonvoting, advisory faculty representative to their boards. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Community College Board S.B. 244 Requires faculty representatives to boards of visitors, the State Board for Community colleges, and local community college boards. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0499... More... WA Vetoed 03/2004 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Board H.B. 3103 Revises provisions governing the Higher Education Coordinating Board and its advisory councils.... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Higher Education Branch Campuses H.B. 2707 Reaffirms the mission of the higher education branch campuses; revises the provisions governing the responsibilities of mission of said campuses.... More... NY Rule Adoption 02/2004 P-12 Postsec. Standing Committees of the Board of Regents Title 8 NYCRR 3.2 and 4-1.5 Conforms the rules of the Board of Regents to a recent reorganization of the committee structure of the Board of Regents, which merged the Committee on Higher and Professional Education and the Committee on Professional Practice, and merged the Committee on El... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. Board of Higher Education Membership Requirement H.B. 2805 Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Provides that one of the 10 members of the Board of Higher Education that is appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, must be a faculty member at an Illinois public university.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. Community College Public Community College Board S.B. 1980 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... More... NY Signed into law 08/2003 Postsec. Community College Reducing the Terms of Board of Trustees S.B. 301 Reduces the terms of community college boards of trustees from a maximum of nine years to seven years.... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Higher Education Institutions' Role and Mission S.B. 304 Concerns provisions governing the operations of state-supported institutions of higher education, including the institutions' missions, admissions' standards and degrees offered. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/EF9D291339411D6387256CA... More... FL Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. State University Board of Governors H.B. 51-A Establishes Board of Governors; provides membership and terms of office; revises membership of university boards of trustees and terms of office; authorizes nonrefundable admissions deposit; limits annual remuneration of state university president to $225,000 ... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Seats on NJ President's Council A.B. 2482 Provides that the three proprietary schools currently authorized to offer degree programs will have seats on the New Jersey Presidents' Council and that one proprietary school president shall sit on the executive board.... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 06/2003 Postsec. Community College Responsibilities and Duties of the University Trustees NYCRR 8 604.5 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... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Deferred Compenstation, Bond Authority, Information Technology, Governance S.B. 1652 Relates to institutions of higher education, including the administration, operation, governance, and financing of those institutions. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/78R/billtext/SB01652F.HTM... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Community College Community College Governance; Student Organizations S.B. 1105 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 Commu... More... CO Vetoed 05/2003 Postsec. Education Enterprise For Purpose Designation S.B. 264 Authorizes an institution of higher education, a group of institutions of higher education, or a school or college within an institution of higher education that is managed by the governing body of such an institution or the board of directors of the Auraria H... More... NH Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. New England Board of Higher Education S.B. 51 Relates to membership on the New England Board of Higher Education; replaces the college and university presidents with the executive director of the postsecondary education commission, the commissioner of regional community- technical colleges, and a member a... More... OK to governor 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Modification of Oversight Commission H.B. 1767 - Omnibus Bill Amends membership of Education Oversight Board; assigns responsibility to oversee implementation of the provisions of Enrolled House Bill No. 1017 of the 1st Extraordinary Session of the 42nd Oklahoma Legislature. Also oversees implementation of the provisions... More... TN Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Legislative Confirmation of Appointments S.B. 1812 Requires legislative confirmation of all appointed members of Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Tennessee Board of Regents and University of Tennessee Board of Trustees. ... More... VA Vetoed 05/2003 Postsec. State Council of Higher Education H.B. 2678 Beginning July 1, 2003, provides for the Joint Rules Committee to appoint five of the 11 members of the State Council of Higher Education, and for the Governor to appoint six members. Initial appointments to be made by the Governor and the Joint Rules Committe... More... CO Signed into law 03/2003 Postsec. Colorado Higher Education System H.B. 1093 Concerns the governance and funding of State colleges within the Colorado higher education system.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Postsec. Internal Audits Required at Postsecondary Institutions and Department of Education H.B. 650 Establishes full-time program of internal auditing at specific state postsecondary institutions, including various community/junior colleges, the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University, and the department of education. Requires each specifi... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 Postsec. Student Representative H.B. 2364 Directs the State Council of Higher education to appoint a student advisory committee comprised of students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Appointments must be made in a manner to ensure broad student representation fr... More... NE Signed into law 02/2003 Postsec. Community College Community College Boards of Governors Candidates L.B. 15 Provides for automatic nomination of candidates for community college boards of governors.... More... IL Adopted 01/2003 Postsec. Eastern Ilinois University Board of Trustees governance 2 IAC 6000.110 thru .250 Establishes rules intending to explain what the Board of Trustees of Eastern Illinois University is, how the Board is organized, and how the public can obtain information from the Board.... More... FL Approved by voters 11/2002 Postsec. Local Trustees and Statewide Governing Board to Manage Florida's University System Constitutional Amendment 11 Proposes a Constitutional amendment (Article IX, Section 7). A local board of trustees shall administer each state university. Each board shall have thirteen members dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service to community. A statewide governing... More... ME Signed into law 08/2002 Postsec. Establishing a Higher Education Attainment Council SB 767 Act establishes the Maine Higher Education Attainment Council; establishes that the council should consist of 16 members to be appointed by the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives; lists membership requirements includi... More... MO Signed into law 07/2002 Postsec. Expansion and Prescribed Membership of Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents H.B. 1406 This bill expands the Board of Regents for Northwest Missouri State University from seven to nine members. Six members must live in the state college district in which the university is located, and one member must be a resident of Nodaway County. Two additio... More... KS Signed into law 06/2002 Postsec. Community College Governance, Interlocal Agreements H.B. 2831 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... More... SC SENATE override line item veto Nos. 2. 06/2002 P-12 Postsec. School Funding H.B. 4879 Requires funding equal to 1994-95 appropriation to be appropriated to the state department annually to offset any reduction suffered by districts due to a change in the distribution of employee contribution funds. Provides that in the event of an EIA revenue ... More... AZ Signed by governor 05/2002 Postsec. State Board of Regents sunset date S.B. 1243 Proposes a Constitutional Amendment to extend the termination date of the State Board of Regents to July 1, 2012.... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Office of Inspector General Established S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill establishes the Office of Inspector General within the State Board of Education to be responsible for promoting accountability, efficiency and effectiveness and detecting fraud and abuse within school districts, co... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board to Enforce Compliance S.B. 20E According to a legislative summary, "The bill provides for the state board to be the entity responsible for ensuring that school districts and public postsecondary institutions comply with law and state board rule and authorizes a number of options to enforce ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Education Code Re-Write: State Board Oversight Enforcement Authority S.B. 20E Creates new section giving state board oversight of all public school boards and public postsecondary institution boards, gives state board authority to undertake sanctions, including withholding funds, against school district or public postsecondary education... More... MS Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. Community College Board of Trustees powers S.B. 2621 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) p... More... MS Signed into law 05/2002 Postsec. Study of Community Colleges H.B. 1612 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... More... FL Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Community College State Universities/Board of Trustees H.B. 353 An act relating to postsecondary education; revises the membership of state university boards of trustees; provides requirements for university student governments, the adoption of internal procedures and for review of an internal procedure disapproved by a un... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. KY Higher Education Assistance Authority and the KY Higher Education Student Loan Corporation H.B. 505 Amend current law to increase the amount of compensation for board member of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority to $100/day for their services; to permit meetings of the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation board of directors to b... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Student Members H.B. 2841 Requires a student member on the higher education coordinating board; changes number of members.... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Postsec. Regular Submission of Plans H.B. 79 Requires the State Council of Higher Education to prepare and submit its plans and recommendations for implementing a coordinating system of higher education to the Governor and the General Assembly at least once every four years.... More... TX Approved by voters 11/2001 P-12 Postsec. Compensation for Certain Board Members V. 11 PROPOSITION 11 (HJR85-2001)Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow current and retired public school teachers and college professors, and retired public school administrators to receive compensation for serving on the governing bodies of school districts,... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 Postsec. Community College College Opportunity Board H.B. 2015 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; prov... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 Postsec. Student Member of Board of Regents S.B. 439 Changes the student member term of office to the Board of Regents and the postsecondary education management boards to begin on June 1 or each year.... More... NV Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. Board Membership S.B. 14A Relates to elections; revises the districts from which members of the state legislature are elected; changes the number of members of the state board of education; revises the districts from which members of the state board of education are elected; changes th... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 Postsec. System Name Change S.B. 326 Changes name of State System of Higher Education to Oregon University System; changes name of Chancellor of State Board of Higher Education to Chancellor of Oregon University System.... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Eligiblity of Higher Education Employee to Serve on Boards H.B. 349 Authorizes an employee of the Montana University system or an individual working on behalf of the university system to serve on the board of directors or other governing board of or to serve as a director, officer, or employee of a business entity that has an ... More... NC Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Community College Education Cabinet Membership S.B. 735 Session Law Number 123. Modifies the membership of the education cabinet to include representatives of independent colleges and universities: The Education Cabinet shall consist of the Governor (Chair), the president of The University of North Carolina, the... More... NV Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Commission on Postsecondary Education S.B. 237 Removes the commission on postsecondary education from the Department of Education.... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Bill defining the State Board of Higher Education powers and duties S.B. 2042 Updates statutes defining State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) powers and duties. Allows the board to go into executive session when considering the appointment or removal of a chancellor of higher education, as it currently may do in regard to an institutio... More... TX Signed into law 04/2001 Postsec. Campus to Meet Diverse Needs S.B. 576 Relates to the University of North Texas System and the component institutions of that system. Analysis states that the Laws pertaining to the University of North Texas System have been introduced piecemeal into legislation, and as a result the language of cu... More... CO Signed into law 03/2001 Postsec. Changes in Rules for the Board of the Higher Ed. Commission H.B. 1035 Provides for an increase in the makeup and the amount of members of the Higher Education Commission; lowers period of time a member of the commission shall not have been an officer, employee or member of a governing board of any institution of higher education... More... KS Signed into law 03/2001 Postsec. Inclusion of Municipal Universities in Definition of Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 5 Concerns the Higher Education Coordination Act; revises the definition of postsecondary educational institution to include municipal universities.... More... KY Signed into law 03/2001 Postsec. Community College Governor Appointments to Board of Regents H.B. 300 Relates to gubernatorial appointments to university boards of regents; modifies residency requirements for gubernatorial appointees to university and college boards of regents; relates to gubernatorial appointees to community college boards of regents; relates... More... NM Vetoed 03/2001 Postsec. Training Requirements for Regents H.B. 137 Amends Section 21-1-26 NMSA 1978 to make the existing orientation and in-service training for members of the Boards of Regents mandatory. ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2001 Postsec. Accreditation S.B. 160 Prohibits the offering of postsecondary education credit or degree by non-accredited institutions.... More... VA Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 03/2001 Postsec. Change in Governance S.B. 1408 Prior to January 1, 2002, the Governor made all 11 appointments to the State Council of Higher Education. Beginning January 1, 2002, the Governor will make six of the appointments and the Joint Rules Committee will make five. The initial appointments will be... More... SC Signed into law 10/2000 P-12 Postsec. Ex-Officio Nonvoting Board Member H.B. 4555 Adds the Chief Executive Officer of the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education as an ex-officio non-voting member of the First Steps to School Readiness Board; moves tuition prepayment program from the Budget and Control Board to the Office of S... More... MO Vetoed 07/2000 Postsec. Governing Bodies of Public Colleges and Universities H.B. 1396 Makes several changes in the operations of the governing bodies of public colleges and universities, and provides for technical clarification in the statutes relating to these governing boards; includes a technical change to clarify that the board of curators ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Reorganizing Florida's Education System H.B. 2263 Creates the Florida Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000; Creates a governance system that deals with K-20 education. The new board will oversee Florida's education system from Kindergarten to grad school.... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Changes to Florida's Education Policy S.B. 1770 This bill repeals several sections of law that deal with state education policy. This bill is part of a package (HB 2263, HB 1567, SB 1738 & SB 1768) which change the educational governance system in Florida.... More... IL Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Open Meetings for Higher Ed. H.B. 2580 Public Act No. 91-715; Relates to the governance of the public universities in Illinois; provides that at each regular and special meeting of the university's governing board that is open to the public, members of the public and employees of the University sha... More... NH Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Community-Technical Education S.B. 470 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... More... OH Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Authority of Boards of Trustees S.B. 210 Clarifies the authority of the boards of trustees of, or officers designated by the boards of trustees of, state-supported colleges or universities over decision making related to employees of these institutions; eliminates the requirement for a technical coll... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Students at 2-Year Institutions Deemed Graduates S.B. 356 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 graduat... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Community College Community College Governance H.B. 2433 Relates to community college governance; requires annual reports on workforce preparation.... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Requires Approval of New Branch Campuses H.B. 2332 Pertains to higher education; requires THEC evaluation and approval of any new branch or satellite campuses of existing state institutions of higher education.... More... CO Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Authority to Pursue Nonprofit Incorporation S.B. 61 Concerns the authority of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to pursue nonprofit incorporation for the purpose of developing discoveries and technology.... More... KS Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Governance S.B. 657 Concerns postsecondary education and certain institutions thereof; relates to powers and duties of the state board of regents and the state board of education; affects membership of the midwestern higher education commission.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Community College Community College Boards S.B. 259 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.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Defines College H.B. 44 Relates to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; expands the definition of college to include postsecondary educational institutions accredited by all regional accrediting associations.... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Community College Community College Boards S.B. 259 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.... More... MD Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Postsecondary Governance S.B. 603 Revises the Maryland Charter for Higher Education to include regional higher education centers; requires the Maryland Higher Education Commission to review, negotiate, and approve the mission statements developed by regional higher education centers; establish... More... VA Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Community College Trasnfer of Responsibility H.B. 1383 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... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Governance H.B. 2223 Relates to the Arizona State Board of Private Postsecondary Education. One component requires the board to 1) Administer the student tuition recovery fund; 2) Receive claims against the fund from persons injured and provide students' educational records from ... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Reporting and Planning Requirements of Agencies H.B. 1187 Removes the current requirements of a state strategic plan and reporting by the Georgia Department of Education. Also removes the current requirement for complying with Public School Standards. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accredited sch... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Omnibus Bill - Membership in Regional Education Service Districts H.B. 1187 Mandates all school systems, as well as all technical schools and colleges and universities, belong to a Regional Educaiton Service Agency. Also, each RESA board of control must contain a public library director. RESAs will be responsible for training school c... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Student Representation on Higher Education Boards H.B. 821 Requires board of visitors of each 4 year state institution of higher education to appoint on or more nonvoting student representatives to the board.... More... KY Signed into law 02/2000 Postsec. Reorganization H.B. 91 Reorganizesthe Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority into 6 separate divisions including: Student and Administrative Services,Information Resources and Technology, Legal Services, Loan Policy Services, Loan Administration and Financial Affairs.... More... OR Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Postsec. Joint Boards of Education S.B. 868 Directs State Board of Higher Education and State Board of Education to meet as joint boards of education for the purpose of reaching joint policy determinations; authorizes use of moneys appropriated from General Fund for student aid or other incentives that ... More... KS Signed into law 05/1999 Postsec. Kansas Higher Education Coordination Act S.B. 345 Enacts the Kansas Higher Education Coordination Act; abolishes and reestablishes the state board of regents; prescribes powers, duties and functions; relates to the financing of postsecondary educational institutions.... More... NE Signed into law 05/1999 Postsec. Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education L.B. 816 Modified statutes affecting the Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education. Changes include: requirement that Commission revise the comprehensive statewide plan and present it to the committee; new provisions to allow institutions to respond to requ... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 Postsec. Higher Education Coordination Board H.B. 1959 Pertains to the composition of the Higher Education Coordination Board.... More... AR Signed into law 04/1999 Postsec. Scope of Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education S.B. 826 Relates to the scope of the joint oversight committee on higher education reform to include all areas of education.... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Postsec. Amends Testing Requirements and Deadlines S.B. 443 Amends various testing requirements and deadlines for reports from the Department of Higher Education; requires the State Board of Education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the State Board of Workforce Educational Career Opportunities to ... More... ND Signed into law 01/1999 Postsec. State Board of Higher Education S.B. 2215 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 colle... More... ID Signed into law 12/1998 P-12 Postsec. Eliminates Councils of State Board of Education H.B. 29 Strikes provisions creating councils of the State Board of Education governing state institutions of higher education and public schools.... More... IL Signed into law 08/1998 Postsec. Creates Graduation Incentive Program H.B. 2565 Amends the Board of Higher Education Act; creates the graduation incentive program to be implemented and administered by the Board of Higher Education; from appropriations made to the Board for purpose of the program, the Board shall award grant incentives to... More... NH Signed into law 06/1998 Postsec. Student Membership H.B. 1369 Changes the student membership on the university system of New Hampshire Board of Trustees from one rotating member to 3 permanent members.... More... NH Signed into law 06/1998 Postsec. S.B. 503 Replaces the regional community-technical college board of governors with a board of trustees; revises the board's duties; creates a commission on the status of community technical education.... More... NJ Died 06/1998 Postsec. S.B. 2337 Higher Education Grants voting rights to student members of the Commission on Higher Education.... More... AZ Signed into law 05/1998 Postsec. H.B. 2193 Postsecondary education commission's responsibilities are expanded to be responsible for a number of activities relating to mutual interests of public and private postsecondary education institutions, e.g. enrollment, serving underserved people, capital planni... More... FL Signed into law 05/1998 Postsec. S.B. 2316 BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE . Relates to State Board of Independent Colleges & Universities; restricts certain activities of graduates of foreign medical schools; requires rules relating to certificates of exemption; requires certain procedures an... More... LA Signed into law 05/1998 Postsec. S.B. 57 Proposes a constitutional amendment eliminating an existing conflict in the membership of the Board of Regents and provides for membership in the same manner as the management boards.... More... LA Became law without governor's signature 05/1998 Postsec. S.B. 42 Proposes a constitutional amendment renaming the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities.... More... LA Signed into law 05/1998 Postsec. Community College S.B. 1 Constitutional Amendment relates to higher education; creates and provides for the Louisiana Technical and Community College Systems and its management board.... More... MS Died 05/1998 Postsec. S.C.R. 512 Higher Education Institutions Reconstitutes the membership of the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning by providing that members shall be appointed from congressional districts as the districts exist at the time of the appointment and provides in case of a vacancy, th... More... KY Signed into law 03/1998 Postsec. Council on Postsecondary Education H.B. 451 Postsecondary Education Designates the Council on Postsecondary Education as the state agency that has responsibility and authority to direct and annually report on equal opportunities in postsecondary education; requires the Council to establish the Committee on Equal Opportunities ... More... MO Died 12/1997 Postsec. H.B. 906 Establishes additional members for certain university boards; makes several changes in the representation of the governing bodies of public colleges and universities; permits the student representative to the Board fo Curators to attend closed meetings of the ... More... IL Signed into law 10/1997 Postsec. H.B. 2364 Public University Governance (Effective: 07/24/98) Amends various Acts relating to the governance of the public universities in Illinois. Beginning on the effective date until July 1, 2001 the governing board of each public university will have a student member who is entitled to vote on ... More... KY Signed into law 06/1997 Postsec. Community College Higher Education 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 set... More... KY Signed into law 05/1997 Postsec. H.J.R. 6 Identification and Placement of Remedial Needs in Postseccondary Institutions Directs the Council on Higher Education or its successor to review the policies of higher education institutions for identification and placement of students in remedial and developmental courses and makes a recommendation for establishing a statewide standard... More... LA Died 03/1997 Postsec. S.B. 334 Governance and Management of Public Post-Secondary Education Relates to a constitutional amendment that creates and provides relative to a single board for the governance and management of public postsecondary education.... More... CO Signed into law 04/1996 Postsec. S.B. 9 Admission Requirements for Postsecondary Students Allows the Colorado Cmmission on Higher Education to consider nontraditional academic indicators in addition to traditional academic indicators when determining academic standards for first-time admitted freshmen and transfer students.... More... RI Active 03/1996 Postsec. External Committee on Telecommunications in Higher Education The Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education will establish a committee which will address the issues related to the role of higher education in the state's telecommunications infrastructure. This committee will include representatives from higher ... More... TN Signed into law 03/1996 Postsec. H.B. 2825 Members on Tennessee Higher Education Commission One of two student members on the Tennessee Higher Education Commission be a voting member.... More... IL Passed 02/1996 Postsec. 80 IAC 250.10, 250.20 State Universities Civil Service (Effective: 02/29/96) Restructures the board entities in higher education by eliminating the Board of Governors and the Board of Regents and establishes seven new boards.... More... CA Signed into law 10/1995 Postsec. A.B. 446 Postsecondary Education Governance Streamlines the postsecondary education provisions of the Education Code. Designates the California Postsecondary Education Commission as the State Postsecondary Review Entity for California, consistent with the Federal law on an interim basis until December 3... More... TN Signed into law 06/1995 Postsec. S.J.R. 182 Governing Structures (Effective: 06/12/95) Directs Select Oversight Committee on Education to study governing structure of public education systems in state, from elementary and secondary education, now under sway of the Department of Education, through secondary; relates to the r... More... GA Signed into law 04/1995 Postsec. S.B. 305 - Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Changes the definition of "Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990"; changes the organization of the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission and the manner of selecting the executive director thereof; to clarify a certain reference to... More... KS Signed into law 04/1995 Postsec. H.B. 2553 Postsecondary Education Establishes the Kansas Council on the Future of Postsecondary Education; provides for the membership, powers and duties thereof.... More... AR Signed into law 02/1995 Postsec. H.B. 1254 Postsecondary Establishes incentives for the efficient management of public colleges and universities through consolidation or merger.... More... IL Signed into law 02/1995 Postsec. S.B. 241 Governance for Postsecondary Abolishes the Board of Governors of the State Colleges and Universities and the Board of Regents, and places each university formerly under the jurisdiction of those entities under a separate 7 member board of trustees; Creates a separate law applicable to the... More... VT Signed into law 08/1994 Postsec. H 779 Vermont Postsecondary Review Entity (Effective: 07/01/94) Designates the Vermont Higher Education Council as the Vermont postsecondary review entity for the purpose of reviewing the practices of institutions of higher education that receive certain federal funds, in order to ensure that they are... More... VT Active 06/1994 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Information Sourcebook 1993 Vermont has an unusual system of higher education. It differs from those of most other states in the way it is financed, the way it is organized and coordinated, the sources of its students, its importance to the state's economy and in other ways. Vermont's fi... More... 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