ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
1994-2013

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest.

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ 21st Century Skills
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--College Entrance Exams
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--Legal Issues
+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
+ Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio
+ Assessment--Value Added
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Brain Research
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy
+ Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Alignment
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Censorship
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Excusal
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Geography Education
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--Home Economics
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Curriculum--Speech Education
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Aid to Private Schools
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Does Money Matter?
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--Mandates
+ Governance--Regional Entities
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Credit Recovery
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches
+ Instructional Approaches--Constructivism
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills
+ Instructional Approaches--Official English
+ Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning
+ Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education
+ Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task
+ Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Benchmarking
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--African American
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
+ No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement
+ No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Special Populations
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Brain Development
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Data Systems
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Public/Private Partnerships
+ P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Parent/Family--Research
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning
+ Postsecondary Affordability
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
+ Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies
+ Postsecondary Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate
+ Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation
- Postsecondary Participation--Access
TNSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Postsecondary - Veterans
H.B. 2961
Provides that a combat veteran shall be allowed to register for classes prior to the general student population at any public institution of...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Postsecondary 'Prior Learning' Credit
H.B. 4059
Calls on the Higher Education Coordinating Commission shall work with the State Board of Higher Education, community college districts and i...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Higher Education Coordinating Commission
S.B. 1538
Expands duties of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to include the development and recommendation of policies to ensure or improve ac...

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ILSigned into law 08/2011Postsec.Admission, Retention and Graduation of 1st-Generation College-Goers
S.B. 122
Directs the board of higher education to include in a specified annual report to the governor and general assembly information on each publi...

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PAAdopted 07/2011Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Access in Rural Communities
S.R. 147
A Resolution directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to examine the Commonwealth's programs for post-secondary education in C...

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CTSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.
Community College
Extends In-State Tuition Benefits to Certain Postsecondary Students
H.B. 6390
Extends in-state tuition benefits. Provides that a person, except a nonimmigrant alien (someone with a visa permitting temporary entrance to...

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FLSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.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 pu...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Public Awareness Campaign Promoting Higher Education
H.B. 2909 - Public Awareness Campaign Promoting Higher Education
Requires that the higher education coordinating board provide specified information in its public awareness campaign promoting higher educat...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Criteria for Programs for the Disadvantaged
S.B. 5 - Criteria for Programs for the Disadvantaged
Removes requirement that the plan submitted to the higher education coordinating board for a junior college program to serve persons from ba...

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MDSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Establishes Southern Maryland Higher Education Council
H.B. 1347
Establishes a Southern Maryland Higher Education Council to develop a strategy for improving access to higher education for the residents of...

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IASigned into law 04/2011Postsec.Financial Aid Reporting
S.F. 122
Relates to the College Student Aid Commission. Ensure that students receiving state-funded scholarships and grants are attending institution...

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NDSigned into law 03/2011P-12
Postsec.
Student names and addresses - Authorized disclosure
S.B. 2278
Adds new section requiring each high school to provide to the North Dakota university system a list of all students enrolled in grades ten a...

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CAVetoed 07/2010Postsec.Identification for Admission to Postsecondary Testing
A.B. 2026
Adds Section 99155, requiring a test sponsor to accept the Matricula Consular de Alta Seguridad (Consular Matriculation of High Security), i...

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TXAdopted 11/2009Postsec.Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS)
19 TAC 1.4.O.4.240 -.245
Texas Educ. Code § 61.086 directs the higher education coordinating board to develop and annually update a uniform strategy to identify, att...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009Postsec.
Community College
Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program
S.B. 1883
Requires the board of higher education to implement the Collaborative Baccalaureate Degree Development Grant Program to help deliver upper-d...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009Postsec.Higher Education Veterans Campus Service Act
S.B. 1624
Creates the Higher Education Veterans Campus Service Act. Requires all public colleges and universities to conduct a survey of the services ...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009Postsec.Postsecondary Affordability and Access
H.B. 4094
Requires the Board of Higher Education's master plan to include higher education affordability and accessibility measures. http://www.ilga.g...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Veterans' Affairs
H.B. 2178
Creates Campus Veterans' Service Officers Program in Department of Veterans' Affairs; directs department to appoint sufficient number of vet...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12
Postsec.
Higher Education Assistance Plan
S.B. 175 - Section 6
Directs the higher education coordinating board to develop a plan under which each public high school that is, as determined by the board, s...

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WISigned into law 06/2009Postsec.Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program
A.B. 75
Provides that the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration is to assist the board in administer...

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MNSigned into law 05/2009P-12
Postsec.
Project-Based Instruction
H.F. 2
Defines a project-based instructional program as primarily student-led course work for credit that may be completed onsite, in the community...

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ARSigned into law 04/2009Postsec.
Community College
Study of the Affordability of Higher Education for Undergraduates
S.B. 885
Creates an interim study of the affordability of higher education.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Acts/Act964.pdf...

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DESigned into law 06/2008P-12
Postsec.
Charter School Moratorium
S.J.R. 11
Would impose a one-year moratorium on new charter school applications during the 2008-09 school year. During this time period, applications ...

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NHSigned into law 06/2008P-12
Postsec.
School Indoor Air Quality
H.B. 1171
Establishes a commission to study air quality issues in public school buildings; provides for membership and compensation and a report; prov...

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AZSigned into law 05/2008P-12
Postsec.
Accountability, financial report
H.B. 2369
Relates to mandated reporting of a school districts annual financial report by the governing board of the district; authorizes publication b...

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MDChapter No. 559 05/2008P-12
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Youth Advisory Council
S.B. 1
Establishes the Youth Advisory Council; provides for the appointment, selection, membership, terms, and duties of the Council; establishes a...

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NJSigned into law 05/2008P-12
Postsec.
Alicia's Law
S.B. 442
Enacts Alicia's Law, permits a student whose high school special education program requires instruction beyond four years to participate wit...

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MSSigned into law 04/2008P-12
Postsec.
Teacher Compensation
S.B. 2176
Increases and authorizes annual experience salary increments for teachers fore up to 35 years of experience for all certificate levels, to b...

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MSSigned into law 03/2008P-12
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Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act
H.B. 638
Amends portions of the Blind Persons' Literacy Rights and Education Act. Relates to requirements for for the development of an individualize...

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ILSigned into law 11/2007P-12
Community College
Postsec.
College and Career Readiness Pilot Program
S.B. 858
Requires the state community college board to create a 3-year college and career readiness pilot program, beginning with the high school cla...

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CASigned into law 10/2007P-12
Postsec.
Cash for College Program
A.B. 1540
Expresses the intent of the Legislature that resident students with financial need be made aware of the opportunities afforded to them throu...

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CASigned into law 10/2007Community College
Postsec.
community college finance
A.B. 1368
Authorizes a school district or community college district to issue notes that mature within a period not to exceed a specified number of ye...

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CAVetoed 10/2007P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Corrections Education
A.B. 1049
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish reentry programs for parolees between 16 and 23 years of age to assis...

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IDAdopted 10/2007Postsec.PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
IDAPA 08.01.05
Rewrites rules of both the Promise A and Promise B scholarships in the Promise Scholarship Program to modify the selection criteria and the ...

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HIBecame law without governor's signature 07/2007P-12
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Running Start Program
H.B. 767
Requires the department of education to provide students who participate in the running start dual enrollment program with guidance in earni...

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ORSigned into law 07/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE)
H.B. 2729
Authorizes the Oregon Student Assistance Commission to establish Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE) to prov...

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MESigned into law 06/2007P-12
Postsec.
College Application Requirement for High Schoolers
H.P. 758; L.D. 1040
Resolves that the department of education implement methods to encourage districts to encourage secondary school students to complete at lea...

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NVSigned into law 06/2007P-12
Postsec.
Dropout Reporting, Exit Exam Alternatives, Competency Based Credits
S.B. 312
Expands the annual reports of accountability information to include the rate of pupils who drop out of school in grades 6, 7 and 8. Requires...

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OKSigned into law 06/2007P-12
Postsec.
Modifies Higher Learning Access Act
H.B. 1762
Relates to the Higher Learning Access Act; modifies eligibility requirements by adding that a student must be a resident of this state or be...

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INSigned into law 05/2007P-12
Postsec.
Eligibility for 21st Century Scholars Program
H.B. 1266
Provides that a student who is in foster care or placed in the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker may enroll in the 21st Centu...

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INSigned into law 05/2007P-12
Postsec.
21st Century Scholars Program Expansion, Graduation
H.B. 1647
Expands eligibility for the 21st Century Scholars program to grade 7 students, and beginning with the 2008-09 school year, to grade 6 studen...

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NYIssued 05/2007Postsec.Commission on Higher Education
Executive Order No. 14
(Executive Order No. 14) Establishes the New York State Commission on Higher Education. The Commission's inquiry shall include analysis of: ...

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AZSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Access, Special ed. definitions
H.B. 2184
Regards special education definitions for schools, adds autism. (Chapter No. 68)
...

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FLSigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Minority or Underrepresented Student Achievement
S.B. 108
The Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement must cooperate with school districts to identify minority & un...

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WASigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
College Board Scholarship Program
S.B. 5098
Declares an intent to inspire and encourage all Washington students to dream big by creating a guaranteed four-year tuition scholarship prog...

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WASigned into law 04/2007P-12
Postsec.
Passport to College Promise Program Pilot
H.B. 1131
Declares an intent to create the passport to college promise pilot program that will have two primary components, as follows: (1) Significan...

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NMSigned into law 03/2007Postsec.
Community College
College Affordability Scholarships at Tribal Colleges
S.B. 355
Enables students at tribal colleges to receive scholarships under the College Affordability Act. Defines student eligibility and terms of sc...

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VASigned into law 03/2007Postsec.
Community College
Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program
H.B. 2179
Revises the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program to clarify that qualified survivors and dependents shall be admitte...

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VAIssued 11/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Emergency Preparedness Planning & Training
E.O. 44
Directs all executive branch agencies, including institutions of higher education, to include emergency preparedness planning, training and ...

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WYApproved by voters 11/2006Postsec.
Community College
Higher Education Scholarship & Improvement Funds
V. 3
Proposes an amendment (amendment C) to the Constitution to authorize the creation of permanent funds for two purposes: First, higher educati...

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WYApproved by voters 11/2006P-12
Postsec.
Limits Property Tax Revenue Redistribution to School Districts
V. 2
Proposes an amendment (amendment B) to the Constitution to repeal the current limitation on the amount of property tax revenues that may be ...

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Adopted 11/2006Postsec.
Community College
Amends Federal Student Aid Program
34 CFR Parts 600, 668, 673, 674, 675, 676, 682, 685
Amends the Federal Student Aid Program regulations to implement the changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), resulting...

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WYRule Adoption 08/2006Postsec.
Community College
Residency Requirements In-state Tuition Community Colleges
Chapter 3, 5
Extends residency for purposes of in-state tuition eligibility at community colleges for immigrants and certain nonimmigrants and their depe...

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ILSigned into law 07/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Illinois GEAR UP
S.B. 2328
Establishes the Steps for Attaining Higher Education through Academic Development (Illinois Steps AHEAD) program as the state's GEAR UP prog...

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HISigned into law 06/2006Postsec.
Community College
Scholarship Assistance
S.B. 3120
Encourages state residents to pursue postsecondary education by clarifying the financial eligibility guidelines, establishing a workforce de...

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KSSigned into law 05/2006P-12
Postsec.
Low-Income Family Postsecondary Savings Accounts Incentive Program
S.B. 332
Establishes the low-income family postsecondary savings accounts incentive program as a three-year pilot program to encourage qualified indi...

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VTSigned into law 05/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Commission to Develop the Next Generation Initiative
S.B. 312
Relates to higher education. Creates a commission to develop the next generation initiative to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Ver...

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VASigned into law 04/2006P-12
Postsec.
Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program and Fund
S.B. 443
This bill attempts to modify and strengthen the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program and Fund to accomplish the purposes of the p...

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WASigned into law 03/2006P-12
Postsec.
Post-School Support for Foster Youth
H.B. 2002
Provides that, beginning in 2006, the department shall have the authority to allow up to 50 youth reaching age 18 to continue in foster care...

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FLIssued 01/2006P-12
Postsec.
Access and Diversity Commission
Executive Order 06-05
Governor Bush signed Executive Order 06-05 creating the Access and Diversity Commission. The 17-member commission, set to complete their dut...

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NCSigned into law 08/2005P-12
Postsec.
Alternative schools
H.B. 1076
AN ACT to direct the state board of education to adopt standards for alternative learning programs, and to require local boards of education...

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HIBecame law without governor's signature 07/2005P-12
Postsec.
Impact Fees
S.B. 1814
Authorizes the department of education to assess and collect impact fees as fair share contributions of developers for state public school f...

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GASigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Educational and Living Expense Grants for Foster Children
H.B. 272
Provides for a program of educational and living expense grants for certain children who qualify as foster children (or are adopted and whos...

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WAto governor 05/2005Postsec.
Community College
Expanding Access to Baccalaureate Degree Programs
H.B. 1794
Maintains the top priority for branch campuses as expansion of programs and capacity for upper division and transfer students, in accordance...

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MDSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Child Care Administration and Office for Children, Youth, and Families and Maryland Family Support Centers Network - Transfer to State Department of Education
H.B. 932
Establishing an Early Childhood Development Division within the State Department of Education; transferring the Child Care Administration fr...

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NDSigned into law 04/2005P-12
Postsec.
Department of Public Instruction Appropriations
H.B. 1013
AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of public instruction, the school for the deaf, North Dakota...

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
College Affordability Act
S.B. 669
Relates to the College Affordability Act; provides for scholarships; creates funds.

http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB...

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WATo governor 04/2005Postsec.Baccalaureate Degree Programs
H.B. 1794
Expands access to baccalaureate and master's degree programs through the evolution of branch campuses and 2+2 programs in the state. Branch...

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ILSigned into law 08/2004Community College
Postsec.
Transit Ridership: Low-Income Student Access
H.B. 2587
Adds to the list of programs to be funded with the West Central Transit District. Provides for routes, vehicle purchase and Community Colleg...

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HISigned into law 07/2004P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Education Trust Fund
H.B. 1893
Authorizes the University of Hawaii to create a trust fund to dispense scholarships as a requirement of the State's participation in the fed...

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MASigned into law 07/2004P-12
Postsec.
School Building Assistance Program
H.B. 4978
Relates to the School Building Assistance Program; provides for grants, investments, trusts and bonds; creates the School Building Authority...

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RIPassed 07/2004Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Education Access
H.B. 7936
Bill as written would have prohibited the Board of Governors for Higher Education from denying admission to any state secondary institution ...

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AZSigned into law 06/2004Postsec.Student Access to Postsecondary Education
H.B. 2369
Requires the Arizona Board of Regents to establish policies for guaranteed admission that assure fair and equitable access to Arizona studen...

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FLSigned into law 05/2004P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Student Achievement
S.B. 2184
Relates to student achievement;creates the Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement; mission of partnership is to p...

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MOIssued 12/2003P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Commission on the Future of Higher Education
Executive Order 03-07
The Commission of the Future of Higher Education was created by Executive Order 03-07 on March 17, 2003, with a final report due by January ...

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CASigned into law 09/2003P-12
Postsec.
School Facilities: Maintenance and Repair
A.B. 1124
Requires a priority for the use of maintenance funding under the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 be to ensure that facilities,...

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WASigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Statewide Strategic Plan
H.B. 2076
Directs the board to develop a statewide strategic master plan for higher education that proposes a vision and identifies goals
and prioriti...

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OKSigned into law 04/2003P-12
Postsec.
Higher Learning Access Program
S.B. 326
Amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 2605, which relates to the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program. Students who qualify on the basis of finan...

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MDSigned into law 08/2002P-12
Postsec.
Need-Based Financial Aid Programs
H.B. 661
Requires governor to include in state budget at least 80% of funds appropriated in prior fiscal year for specified need-based financial aid ...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-12
Postsec.
Need-Based Financial Aid Programs for Undergraduate and Professional Degrees; College Readiness Mentoring Program; PSAT for 10th-Graders, K-16 Leadership Council, Middle School Teacher Certificate
S.B. 453
Requires the department to distribute a grant in specified amounts to distressed counties in FY 03 and 04 and to all counties in FY05 and su...

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CASigned into law 09/2001P-12
Postsec.
Career technical programs
A.B. 1018
Establishes the Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program for the purpose of awarding grants to selected school districts, county...

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NCSigned into law 07/2001Postsec.
Community College
Measures for Admissions, Placement
H.B. 1246
Directs the board of governors of the University of North Carolina, in cooperation with the state board of education and the state board of ...

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COSigned into law 06/2001Postsec.Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
H.B. 1263
Establishes the Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; establishes a standard degree credit hour requirement; provides for additional ...

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TXSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Parents as Scholars Pilot Program
H.B. 1187
Sec. 31.072. PARENTS AS SCHOLARS PILOT PROGRAM. Requires the commission to establish a Parents as Scholars pilot program under which recipi...

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WVSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Providing Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student Grants
H.B. 2897
Provides higher education adult part-time student grants to students enrolled in post-secondary certificate, industry recognized credential ...

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CASigned into law 09/2000Postsec.Minority Education Programs
S.B. 1721
Authorizes the Trustees of the California State University to establish an African American Political Institute and an Institute for Central...

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CAVetoed 09/2000P-12
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Honors Grant Program
A.B. 2613
Establishes the Honors Grant Program under which a high school would design and implement a plan that would result in its pupils having acce...

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OKSigned into law 05/2000P-12
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Notification of Access
H.B. 2728 (Omnibus Bill)
Each school year, every 5th- through 9th-grade student in the public schools and their parent(s) or guardian(s) shall be apprised of the stu...

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KYSigned into law 03/1998Postsec.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...

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CTDied 06/1997Postsec.
H.B. 5498 & H.B. 5501 Postsecondary Admission Accessibility
Prevents veterns who served in the armed forces during a time of war and are sixty-two years of age or older and any other students who are ...

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NYDied 07/1996Postsec.
A.B. 11268 Authorization to Persons Age 60 or Over to Take Courses Without Tuition Courses for Credit Without Tution
Authorizes the trustees of the State University to permit persons age sixty or over to take ccourses for credit without tuition, as well as ...

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DEDied 06/1996Postsec.
S.B. 469 Implementation of Standards for Postsecondary Education
Modifies the Delaware Higher Education Access Program requirements: eligible students seeking to particapate must demonstrate a level of kno...

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NYSigned into law 07/1995Postsec.
A 6138 Auditing of Courses
Provides for the auditing of courses without tuition, examination grading or credit by persons over sixty years of age at the City Universit...

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VASigned into law 04/1995P-12
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S.B. 554 - Preparation of At-Risk Students for Higher Education (Advancement Via Individual Determination Programs)
Relates to Advancement Via Determination Programs designed to increase the number of minority and low-income students who attend college by ...

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+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--International
+ Postsecondary Students--Low-Income
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Postsecondary Success
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs)
+ Proficiency-Based Approaches
+ Promising Practices
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Public Involvement
+ Purposes of Public Education
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Prayer/Meditation
+ Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution)
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Week
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round
+ School Climate/Culture
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Special Populations--Immigrant Education
+ Special Populations--Migrant Education
+ Special Populations--Military
+ Standards
+ Standards--Common Core State Standards
+ Standards--Implementation
+ State Comparisons/Statistics
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Ballot Questions
+ State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses
+ State Policymaking--Politics
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Achievement--State Trends
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Student Surveys
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--Incentives
+ Students--K-12 Exchange Students
+ Students--Mobility
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure)
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes
+ Teaching Quality--Working Conditions
+ Technology
+ Technology--Computer Skills
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Internet Safety
+ Technology--Research/Evaluation
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban
+ Urban--Change/Improvements
+ Urban--Governance
+ Whole-School Reform Models
+ Whole Child