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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--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) CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Accountability, Dropout Recovery High Schools A.B. 1668 From bill summary: Changes the definition of a dropout recovery high school to mean a school offering instruction in any of grades 9-12 in w... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Commission for High School Graduation Achievement and Success S.B. 3259 Creates the Commission for High School Graduation Achievement and Success to study the issue of high school graduation in the state. Directs... More... MA Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Student Access to Educational Services and Exclusion from School H.B. 4332 Requires districts to continue to provide educational services to students who have been suspended or expelled. Requires principals to ensur... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 At-Risk Students S.B. 318 - At-Risk Students From K-12 appropriations bill: Permits at-risk funds to be used for student programs to improve the efficiency and utilization of technology... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Community College Funding For Dropout Recovery Programs H.B. 1146 The bill authorizes a community college to agree with a local education provider to create a dropout recovery program through which a studen... More... IA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Returning Dropouts and Dropout Prevention S.F. 451 Established that appropriate uses of funding include, but are not limited to: a. Salary and benefits for instructional staff, instructional ... More... DC To mayor 04/2012 P-12 Early Warning and Support System Act of 2012, Title I Bill 19-648 Establishes a pilot early warning and support system to track how individual students in grades 4 through 9 in 4 feeder school groups are pe... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Funding for ABE and K-12 Education Student H.B. 5201 - Funding for ABE and K-12 Education Student From final bill analysis: Provides that a full-time student, co-enrolled in a K-12 education program and an adult general education program,... More... KY Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Career Pathways S.B. 38 - Career Pathways Sections 1-2: Establishes legislative intent to provide rigorous academic and career and technical education programs that are relevant for ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Student Dropout Prevention Programs S.B. 2454 Provides that each school district is responsible for student dropout prevention programs and that the office of dropout prevention in the s... More... AZ Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Dropout Recovery Programs S.B. 1168 Provides that a provider of online instruction may not also operate a dropout recovery program pursuant of this section. Requires that month... More... CO Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Interventions For Middle School Students H.B. 1013 The bill directs districts to consider adopting procedures by which the schools use available data to identify and provide intervention serv... More... KS Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 High School Alternative Completion Plan H.B. 2477 Defines "Educational Alternatives," including an alternative learning plan, that are available to students aged 16 or 17 who have withdrawn ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Early Childhood and Youth Councils H.B. 4165 Revises the purpose of the Early Learning Council to ensuring that children enter school ready to learn, determines responsibilities, member... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Study of Programs/Initiatives to Assist Students At Risk of Academic Failure S.B. 151 Directs the education interim committee to conduct a study of programs and initiatives to assist students at risk of academic failure, inclu... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Enhanced Kindergarten Program for At-Risk Students H.B. 513 Creates an early intervention program to provide funds for applicant school districts and charter schools to offer an enhanced kindergarten ... More... WI Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Contracts to Second Chance Partners for Education and Other Nonprofit Corporations S.B. 361 An Act to renumber and amend 115.28. Allows school boards to contract with the Second Chance Partners for Education or any other nonprofit t... More... TX Adopted 12/2011 P-12 Communities in Schools Program 19 TAC 89.1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1507, 1509, 1511 From Texas Register: Incorporates program changes identified during the statutorily required review of rules conducted in 2010, including up... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Dropout Recovery High Schools and Individual Pupil Growth Model A.B. 180 From bill summary: Existing law requires the superintendent of public instruction, with approval of the state board, to develop an alternati... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap/Early Literacy S.B. 929 Sec. 1 - Establishes a task force to address the academic achievement gaps in Connecticut by considering effective approaches to closing the... More... IL Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Operation of Chicago Charters for Re-Enrolled Dropouts H.B. 2401 Provides that each campus of a Chicago charter school devoted exclusively to re-enrolled high school dropouts must be operated through a con... More... TX Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Courses Offered Through State Virtual School Network S.B. 1 Permits a student to enroll in a course provided through the state virtual school network if the student is either under 21 or under 26 and ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Chicago Charter Schools for Students from Low-Performing or Overcrowded Schools, or Serving Dropouts H.B. 190 Allows at least 5 charter schools devoted exclusively to students from low-performing or overcrowded schools to operate at any one time in C... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Repeals the Teacher Academy and the Professional Teaching Standards Commission H.B. 22 Budget Technical Corrections Legislation: Section 7.31 - Repeals the statutory provisions of the Teacher Academy, created to establish a sta... More... SC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Extends the Implementation Date of Personal Pathways to Success H.B. 3748 Extends the date by which the Education and Economic Development Act, now called Personal Pathways to Success, must be implemented fully (th... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Dropout Recovery H.B. 3708 - Dropout Recovery Provides that this applies to a public junior college in a county with a population of 750,000 or more and with less than 65% of the populat... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Community College Dropout Recovery Partnership S.B. 975 Specifies this applies to (1) a public junior college in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, and with less than 65% of the popula... More... WV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone Act S.B. 228 Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zone Act: Creates the Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation Zo... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Dropout Recovery Program S.B. 1303 Allows school districts and charter schools that provide instruction to high school students to offer a dropout recovery program to eligible... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Dropout Recovery Program S.B. 1208 This legislation authorizes the establishment of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, a multi-phase youth intervention program intend... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Child Care and Development Services S.B. 70 - Sec. 8201, 8208, 8263.1 Amends eligibility requirements for children to receive child care and development services. Existing law provides children must be at least... More... MT Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Student Records Transfer H.B. 208 By November 1 and March 1 of each school fiscal year, districts are required to prepare a report for the director of the Montana youth chall... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Free- and Reduced-Price Lunch Calculation S.B. 2808 - Part A, Sec. 25 Defines "three-year average free and reduced price lunch percent". Transitions calculation of lunch count to incorporate three-year average ... More... OH Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Family and Civic Engagement Teams H.B. 30 - Family and Civic Engagement Teams, Linkage Coordinators Repeals Section 3306.31, which required each district with a three-year average graduation rate of 80% or less to have a linkage coordinator... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 California Partnership Academies for At-Risk Pupils S.B. 1354 From bill analysis: Modifies the criteria for determining "at risk" for purposes of eligibility to participating in a California Partnership... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Reporting Pupil Attendance Data S.B. 1357 From bill summary: Requires the department of education, contingent on federal funding for this purpose and in consultation with the departm... More... IL Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Definition of "Dropout" S.B. 3681 - Section 105 ILCS 5/26-2a Amends definition of "dropout". Previous language allowed student in any grades 1-12 to be classified as a dropout; new provision limits dro... More... IL Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Hope and Opportunity Pathways Through Education (IHOPE) Program 23 IL ADC 210.10, 20, 30, 35, 40, 50, 60, 70, 75, 80, 90, 100, 110, 200, 210, 220, 230 P.A. 96-106 (S.B. 1796), effective July 30, 2009, establishes the Illinois Hope and Opportunity Pathways through Education (IHOPE) program w... More... LA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Options for High School Dropouts S.B. 701 Students under the age of 18 who dropout prior to graduation and are ruled to be truant would be required to exercise one of the following o... More... GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Alternative/Non-Traditional Education Programs 160-4-8-.12 Rule 160-4-8-.12, "Alternative Education Programs" has been repealed and a new rule adopted. Defines "alternative/non-traditional education ... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Improving Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate S.B. 1246 - Improving Four-Year Cohort Graduation Rate Prior to the 2010-11 school year, directs the state board to: (1) Develop a growth model establishing annual improvement goals in the four-y... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Flexibility to Cooperative Innovative High Schools S.B. 1201 Provides that cooperative innovative high schools have the same exemptions from statutes and rules as charter schools, other than those pert... More... NC Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Identifying Students At Risk for Academic Failure S.B. 1248 Requires school districts to identify students who are at risk for academic failure and who are not successfully progressing toward grade pr... More... WV Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Pilot Programs to Increase Academic Achievement S.B. 2009 Establishes pilot programs for increased academic achievement. One pilot program requires the state superintendent to establish a special co... More... KS Issued 06/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention E.O. 10-04 Creates a commission to study and reduce the Sunflower State's high school dropout rate. http://governor.ks.gov/issues-a-initiatives/executi... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 High School Graduation/Droput Data S.B. 753 Requires each local public school system to post the four-year cohort graduation rate for each high school and for the system as a whole on ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Student Data and Reporting H.B. 1171 Relates to a data reporting request based on individual student identifiers, including dropouts, and those enrolled in literacy programs and... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Transition Back to School for At-risk Students H.B. 1274 Concerns successful transitions back to the public school system for juveniles in out-of-home placement who have demonstrated behavior that ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 At-risk Student Populations S.B. 154 Expands the definition of high-risk student to include children with disabilities, migrant children, homeless children, children with a docu... More... ME Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Implements Recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Task Force H.B. 1204 Directs the Departments of Corrections, Education, Health and Human Services, and Labor to develop a jointly agreed-upon statewide coordinat... More... VA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Postsec. Community College College Partnership Laboratory Schools S.B. 736/H.B. 1389 Establishes college partnership laboratory schools by any public institution of higher education that operates an approved teacher education... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Programs Funded At or Below $10,000 in a District H.B. 149 - Section 3 Adds Section 53A-17a-105.5. Defines "qualifying program" as (1) the at-risk flow through program; (2) the homeless and disadvantaged minorit... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 6403 Regarding accountability and support for vulnerable students and dropouts. Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act H.B. 4593 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act, which includes: (1) the continued exploration of diverse instructional delivery strat... More... CO Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagment 1 CCR 301-84 Establishes criteria for identifying high priority and priority local education providers and implements the Student Re-engagement Grant Pro... More... AL Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts S.J.R. 21 Extends the life of the Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts (created by Act No. 2009-229, SJR24, 2009 R... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Notice of Consequences of Dropping Out A.B. 374 Requires the superintendent of public instruction to produce a consequences of dropping out notice to inform pupils of the consequences of d... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Preschool Enrollment for Children of Juvenile Court Wards A.B. 769 States findings and declarations regarding children of youth who are in custody, or on probation or in the foster care system. Requires prio... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Annual Report on Dropouts S.B. 651 Requires the superintendent of public instruction by August 2011 to submit a report called the Annual Report on Dropouts in the state. Requi... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Foster Student Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities A.B. 81 Requires that a foster child who changes residences pursuant to a court order or decision of a child welfare worker be immediately deemed to... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Ensuring Success in School Task Force H.B. 605 Requires the Ensuring Success in School Task Force, created to address the educational and related needs of elementary and secondary educati... More... NC Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Personal Education Plans for Students At Risk of Academic Failure H.B. 804 Provides that a personal education plan must be made no later than the end of the first quarter, or after a teacher has had up to nine weeks... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter Schools S.B. 612 Increases statewide charter school cap and charter school cap for Chicago. Above and beyond caps, permits five Chicago charters (and specifi... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Community College Dropout Recovery S.B. 1796 Establishes the Illinois Hope and Opportunity Pathways through Education (IHOPE) Program, to be adminstered by the state board of education,... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 291--Persistence to Graduation Fund Creates the Persistence to Graduation Fund. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will establish a procedure for school districts... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Governor's Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative H.B. 1 - Section 3306.31 and 265.70.80 Specifies that the following provisions apply to any district with a three-year average graduation rate at or below 80%. Requires each such ... More... CO Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Colorado Youth Challenge Corps Program H.B. 1280 Creates the Colorado Youth Challenge Corps Program Act; authorizes the department of military and veterans affairs department to operate a r... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Early Intervention Program H.B. 282 Reauthorizes the early intervention program for at- risk children and their families in certain parishes. The purpose of the program shall b... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Improving Graduation Rates S.B. 316 Provides for comprehensive approach to improve graduation rates and ensure college and career readiness for high school students. Provides f... More... ME Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Center of Excellence for At-risk Students S.B. 528 Establishes the Center of Excellence for At-risk Students to provide a comprehensive, on-site course of instruction for youth at risk of fai... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Flexible School Day Program Courses H.B. 1297 Relates to optional flexible school day program courses offered by school districts to enable students to earn course credit under certain c... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 At-Risk Definition H.B. 2703 Provides that a student is not considered at risk of dropping out of school if the student was retained in prekindergarten or kindergarten s... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Community College Postsec. Charter Schools Run by Two-Years H.B. 1423 Allows public junior colleges (two-year institutions) to be granted charters to operate open-enrollment charter schools, including on the ju... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Programs to Improve High School and College Completion S.B. 2258 Amends various provisions in Section 29.098 related to intensive summer programs for public school students and to college readiness program... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 334 Increases the upper mandatory school age to 17 while retaining existing exceptions for certain students. Allows a student over the age of 17... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention Pilot Program S.B. 123 Creates the healthy choices dropout prevention pilot program in the department of education to reduce the dropout rate of adolescent student... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention Office H.B. 1243 Creates the office of dropout prevention and student re-engagement in the department of education to collaborate with local education provid... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 2 Directs the state board of education to develop an evidence-based model program for chronically low-performing high schools receiving a refo... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Student Performance Strategist H.B. 1400 - Sec. 8, Strategist Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, each district must have available one full-time equivalent student performance strategist for every ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 At-Risk, Middle School A.B. 487 Requires the development of an academic plan for pupils enrolling in their initial year at a middle school or junior high school; requires s... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Career-Based Intervention Programs OAC 3301-61-05 and -18 Establishes criteria for career-based intervention (CBI) programs, which provides grade 7-12 students who are disadvantaged (either academic... More... OK Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Annual Student Dropout Reports to Local School Boards OAC 210:35-25-3 Requires that a school representative annually report the dropouts for each school site that serves students in Grades 7-12 to the local sch... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Performance Review for Districts with High Poverty S.B. 473 Authorizes the Office of Accountability to conduct a performance review program to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of the budget ... More... AL Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts S.J.R. 24 Establishes the Alabama Select Commission on High School Graduation and Student Dropouts. Directs the commission to study the problems and p... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Project Graduation Commission H.B. 1956 Creates the Arkansas project graduation commission to investigate high school dropout prevention strategies, analyze the relationship betwee... More... IN Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Dropout Prevention H.B. 1343 Creates the dropout prevention fund, to be administered by the Department of Education, to provide money for school corporation programs tha... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Mentorship Programs to Reduce Dropouts H.B. 1050 New law. Directs the state department to encourage school districts to develop mentorship programs aimed at reducing drop-out rates; specifi... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 At-Risk H.B. 1492 Authorizes subcontractors participating in the Independent Youth Housing Program to use program monies to pay for professional mental health... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Alternative Program H.B. 1505 Authorizes diversion for sexually exploited juveniles that provides services to include housing, mental health counseling, education, employ... More... GA Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Grant Programs GAC 96-1-.01, .04, .05, .07 Establishes guidelines for the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment grant program, the Abstinence Until Marriage grant program, the... More... KS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 At-Risk S.B. 40 Relates to the At-risk Education Council. Makes a repeal. Chapter 2009-18 http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2010/40.pdf... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Extended School Services 704 KAR 3:390 Establishes requirements for extended school services. Defines "A5 program" as an alternative program with no attendance boundaries, serving... More... TX Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Communities in Schools Program 19 TAC 2.89.EE.89.1501 -1503, .1505, .1507, .1509, .1511 Establishes definitions and an equitable funding formula for local Communities In Schools (CIS) Programs for youth dropout prevention.... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Students At-Risk for Long-Term Suspension H.B. 1945 Provides that a school division may assign a student deemed at-risk for a long-term suspension to a regional alternative education program; ... More... UT Adopted 11/2008 P-12 Highly Impacted Schools R277-464 Statute directs the state board to determine highly impacted schools based on the following criteria: (i) high student mobility rates within... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Data collection A.B. 1885 Specifies that eligible pupils who are enrolled in intensive instruction and services to help those pupils pass the High School Exit Examina... More... TX Adopted 08/2008 P-12 Dropout Recovery Pilot Program 19 TAC 2.102.EE.102.1056 The adopted new rule establishes procedures for a grant program for dropout recovery that meets the requirements of the Strategic Plan of th... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2008 H.B. 1091 Provides that before a student between the ages of 17 and 18 may drop out, the student and student's parent must attend an exit interview, i... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Integrated Services for At Risk Students S.B. 701 Provides for integrated case management through the use of No Wrong Door; relates to disadvantaged children and their families; relates to s... More... NY Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Identification of Free/Reduced Lunch Students A.B. 8699 Directs the commissioner of education to establish a program to identify methodologies and practices utilized by schools and school district... More... DE Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Eligibility for Free or Reduced Health Insurance H.B. 286 Requires local school districts, vocational or technical school districts, and the Department of Health and Social Services to take advantag... More... OK Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Annual Student Dropout Reports OAC 210:35-25-3 Requires annual student dropout reports to local school boards: (a)    The principal or a representative of each site serving students in Gr... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Education Programs for Students Placed in Facilities H.B. 1204 Provides for the oversight of educational programs for children placed within day treatment centers, residential child care facilities, othe... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Status Offenders H.B. 384 Defines "nonoffender" as a child alleged to be dependent, neglected, or abused and who has not been otherwise charged with a status or publi... More... ME Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Student Survey of Risk Factors S.B. 804 (Resolve)Requires the state, in its biannual survey of students, to use a survey of students in grades 6 to 12 that reliably and validly mea... More... ME Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Alternative Education Programs H.B. 1661A Defines alternative education program as a program in which the primary purpose is to provide at-risk students with curricula and assessment... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Low-Performing Schools S.B. 2666 Relates to low performing schools and school districts. Changes the designation of priority schools to schools at risk. Modifies and expands... More... WA Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements and Learning Assistance for English Language Learners S.B. 6673 Existing student learning plans (required for 8-12th grade students) must also include information on the student's results on the Washingto... More... ID Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 At-risk H.B. 575 Makes a technical correction to the Teen Early Intervention Pilot program; revises the definition of teens at risk in order to accommodate t... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Community Learning Center Program S.B. 6369 Bill expands the purposes of the community learning center program to include professional development and programmatic support from the off... More... LA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Jobs for America's Graduates Louisiana Program LAC 67:III.5591 Establishes the Jobs for America's Graduates Louisiana Program to increase retention of at-risk students, capture out-of-school youth in nee... More... TX Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Dropout Prevention Strategy Plan 19 TAC §89.1701 HB 2237, 80th Texas Legislature, 2007, added the TEC, §29.918, requiring districts with a high dropout rate to develop a dropout prevention ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Ensuring Success in School Task Force H.B. 1330 Requires the state board of education to convene an Ensuring Success in School Task Force to develop policies and procedures for addressing ... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 School, District and State Accountability System LAC 28:LXXXIII.4302 and 4313 Revises the use of Alternative Assessment results in accountability as suggested by the Department of Education's Technical Advisory Committ... More... NC Issued 07/2007 P-12 Programs for At-Risk Children Executive Order No. 120 Accelerates teacher and other personnel recruitment and the implementation of needed academic support programs for at-risk children in light... More... RI Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Rhode Island High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2007 H.B. 5351 Creates the Rhode Island High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2007; provides that it shall be the responsibility of the Department of Eleme... More... SC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Students At-Risk of Being Poorly Prepared H.B. 3628 Approves regulations of the Board of Education. This regulation addresses the requirement of the Education and Economic Development Act of 2... More... CA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 After-school programs A.B. 1685 Requires certain measures of the 21st Century High School After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens Program effectiveness related to repo... More... LA Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Truancy and Assessment and Service Centers S.B. 187 Gives permanent status to truancy and assessment and service centers (which were initially established through a pilot program). Deletes lan... More... ME Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 High School Completion for At Risk Students H.B. 1296 Implements the recommendations of the Governor's Task Force to Engage State's Youth; ensures that students experiencing education disruption... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-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... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Withholding Funding When Goals Not Met H.B. 1609 Codifies provisions concerning program performance goals, objectives, and measures and provides the commissioner of education authority to w... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 High School Completion and Success Initiative H.B. 2237 From bill analysis: Establishes the High School Completion and Success Initiative in order to improve secondary school instruction in Texas.... More... WA Adopted 06/2007 P-12 Community College Programs for At-Risk/Dropout Students WAC 392-121-188 Amends rules pertaining to programs for at-risk and dropout students. Indicates that community and technical colleges currently provide prog... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Funding for Students in Dual Enrollment and Early College High School Programs S.B. 526 (omnibus) - IC 20-43-4-8 A student who participates in:         (1) a postsecondary enrollment program under IC 21-43-4 is considered a student enrolled in the schoo... More... MN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Area Learning Centers H.F. 2245 [Area Learning Centers] Amends rules concerning area learning centers designated by the state commissioner. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Distance Education and Independent Study S.B. 535 Authorizes school districts to operate an alternative program for all grade levels of pupils who are at risk of dropping out of school, subj... More... TX Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Permitting Attendance of Students to Age 26 H.B. 1137 Permits students who are at least 21 years of age and under 26 years of age on the first day of September of any school year to be eligible ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Education Research Centers H.B. 2237 (At-Risk Components) One part of this large bill requires the commissioner of education to contract with one or more education research centers to study best pra... More... WA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Children's Trust of Washington S.B. 5830 Within available funds, the Children's Trust of Washington must fund evidence-based and research-based home visitation programs for parents ... More... MT Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Programs for At-Risk Youth H.B. 677 Appropriates funds to the board of crime control to sustain funding for existing prevention and after-school programs for at-risk youth. htt... More... MT Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Quality Educator Payment S.B. 335 Provides a quality educator payment to certified teachers employed by the Youth Challenge Program which assists at-risk youth in developing ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Statewide Dropout Prevention, Intervention and Retrieval Program H.B. 1573 Authorizes a statewide program for comprehensive dropout prevention, intervention, and retrieval; provides that, subject to the availability... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Standards, Assessment, Professional Development & Code of Conduct Updates S.B. 795 Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United ... More... MT Rule Adoption 12/2006 P-12 Quality Educator, At Risk Students and Indian Payments ARM 10.7.106, .106A, .113 through .115,10.10.301 to .315, 10.15.101, 10.16.3804, .3811, .3812, .3816, 10.20.102 to 10.30.415 Adopts and amends rules relating to quality educator payments, at-risk student payments - general fund, Indian education for all payments, A... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Students in Dropout Prevention and Recovery Program S.B. 311-- Sec. 3313.603(F) Provides that a student in a dropout prevention and recovery program may graduate from high school by completing a competency-based instruct... More... IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Chronic Truants S.B. 2197 Provides that counties and municipalities may adopt ordinances to regulate truants within their jurisdiction and may impose a graduated fine... More... IL Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 PreK for At-Risk Children S.B. 1497 Relates to grants for a preschool educational program administered by the state board July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2008. Provides that appr... More... VA Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 Student Reenrollment Plans 8 VAC 20-660-10 thru -40 Provides a structured procedure for reenrollment of students into the public school system when they have been in the custody of the juvenil... More... GA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Grant Programs GAC 96-1-.01, .02, .04, .05 Clarifies rules regarding grants for juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment, Title V prevention, abstinence education and juvenile ac... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Dropout Assistance and Dropout Prevention S.B. 2272 - Section 28 Beginning January 15, 2007, requires the department to submit an annual report to the legislature that includes the ways districts in the pr... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Extended School Program for Adults S.B. 2272 - Section 38 Deletes provision that a local board may provide an extended school tuition-free program for district residents over the maximum school age ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 No Pass No Drive H.B. 1463 Amends the Vehicle Code and the School Code. Provides for cancellation or refusal to renew a driver's license or learner's permit of a perso... More... KS Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 At-Risk Pupil Weighting H.B. 2809 Directs the state board to determine the high density at-risk pupil weighting of each school district based on enrollment density and high-d... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Community College Early College/Dual Enrollment S.B. 749 Requires and provides incentives for high schools and postsecondary institutions to maximize the shared use of facilities, technology, facul... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Intervention and Dropout Prevention related to State Exams S.B. 1382 Relates to school attendance; expands the services of the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards Intervention and Dropout Prevention Progra... More... CO Vetoed 05/2006 P-12 Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program H.B. 1363 Creates the student delinquency prevention program, within the Tony Grampsas youth services program, to provide funding for before-and-after... More... GA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 413 Section 1 and 2 Changes certain provisions relating to mandatory education for children between ages six and 16; provides that an unemancipated minor older ... More... IL Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Task Force on Re-enrolling Students Who Dropped Out Of School H.J.R. 87 Creates the Task Force on Re-enrolling Students Who Dropped Out Of School in order to examine and develop ways to address the growing issue ... More... KS Repealed by H.B. 2809 05/2006 P-12 High Density At-Risk Weighting S.B. 549 - Section 5 Creates a new weighting called the "high density at-risk weighting" for districts with high percentages of students who receive free meals. ... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Bilingual Weighting Funds S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27 Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk ed... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Support for Children in State Care S.B. 3922 Concerns Education; specifies that when the education of a child becomes the state's direct responsibility for any reason, the commissioner ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. At-Risk Student After School Programs S.B. 3113; H.B. 3249 Concerns Lottery, Scholarships and Programs; creates pilot after school program for at-risk students to prepare for ACT and SAT examinations... More... TX Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School Breakfast and Lunch Program H.B. 1 C (Section 1.19) The department, the Texas Education Agency, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall ensure that applicable information maintained... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 High School Completion Program S.B. 222 Relates to a high school completion program for persons who are 16 to 22 years of age, have not received a high school diploma, and are not ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Increasing Compulsory Education Age H.B. 867 - Section 20 (h) Directs the commissioner of education to gather information to facilitate discussion during the next legislative session about increasing th... More... CO Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Teen Pregnancy and Dropout Prevention H.B. 1351 Concerns the continuation of the statewide program for teen pregnancy and dropout prevention; changes the required report date for the state... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Kentucky Youth Development Coordinating Council S.J.R. 184 Encourages the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to establish the Kentucky Youth Development Coordinating Council; establishes membersh... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Residential Boarding Programs H.B. 1432 Authorizes the establishment of residential boarding education programs for at risk youth to be operated under the supervision of the State ... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Integrated Children and Family Programs for At Risk Youth S.B. 882 Establishes an advisory council to the children's cabinet to make recommendations to the children's cabinet on methods for meeting the polic... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Dropping Out of High School H.B. 1347 Section 12 and 18 Allows a student who is at least 16 but less than 18 years old to withdraw from school if the withdrawal is due to:             (A) financia... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Progression Toward Completion of Career Plan H.B. 1347 Section 8 Requires a student's guidance counselor, in consultation with the student and the student's parent, to review annually a student's career pl... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 District Report Cards H.B. 1347 Section 7 Requires district report cards to report: --The number and percentage of students participating in the school flex program, if offered (see... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Education Reform Act of 2006 S.B. 2602 Enacts the Education Reform Act of 2006. Section 6 creates the office of dropout prevention within the state department of education. Requir... More... LA Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Truancy Assessment and Service Centers LAC 67:III.5539 Authorizes the Office of Family Support to enter into Memoranda of Understanding or contracts to establish Truancy Assessment and Service Ce... More... VA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Juvenile Work Release Programs 6 VAC 35-190-10 thru -120 Emergency regulation effective December 14, 2005, through December 13, 2006 that assists juveniles in acquiring necessary work habits, devel... More... CO Adopted 11/2005 P-12 Dropout Prevention Activity Grant Program 1 CCR 301-66 The Dropout Prevention Activity Grant Program requires the State Board of Education to define procedures for applying for a grant, and the c... More... CA Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 School Placement for Foster Children H.B. 1261 An act to amend Sections 48853, 48853.5, 48859, 49069.5, 52052, 56034, 56366.1, and 56366.2 of the Education Code, and to amend Sections 319... More... CA Consideration of governor's veto pending 09/2005 P-12 Counseling for At-risk Students A.B. 455 An act to amend Section 49600 of the Education Code, relating to at-risk pupils. Requires that educational counseling include, in addition t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 The Parental Participation Pilot Project S.B. 10 Provides that by the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year, the State Board of Education shall by rule establish a parental participation p... More... NC Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Study Ways to Reduce Dropout Rate S.B. 408 Directs the State Board of Education to identify research-based methods to reduce the dropout rate, especially in high-poverty schools with ... More... OR Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Continued Attendance After Legal Placement H.B. 3075 When a juvenile court determines that it is in a child¢s best interest to continue to attend the school that the child attended prior to pla... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Evaluation of Expelled and At-Risk Student Services Grant Program H.B. 1311 Authorizes the department of education to retain up to 1% of any appropriation for the expelled and at-risk student services grant program t... More... CO Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Students Whose Parents Are Incarcerated H.B. 1088 Requires the department of corrections to obtain information from each inmate on whether the inmate is the parent of a child under the age o... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Deployment of Hawaii Based Military Members S.B. 1394 The purpose of this Act is for schools whose student population includes at least twenty per cent or one hundred students from military fami... More... CO Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Dropout Prevention Activity Grant Program H.B. 1024 Creates the dropout prevention activity grant program to fund before- and after-school arts-based and vocational activity programs for stude... More... CO Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Teacher Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program S.B. 191 Defines "high-poverty school" and "rural school district." Expands teacher loan forgiveness pilot program to include teachers who (1) contra... More... TN to governor 05/2005 P-12 Request for More Funding for Dropout Prevention H.J.R. 117 A resolution to urge increased funding for the development and expansion of dropout prevention programs in Tennessee. ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Funding for Dropout Prevention Programs H.J.R. 117 From the fiscal note: A resolution to urge the Governor to include an earmarked appropriation within the administration's general appropriat... More... WA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Learning Assistance Program H.B. 1066 Revises the funding formula for the Learning Assistance Program from one based equally on assessment results and family need to one based so... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Ability to Learn H.B. 2604 Authorizes the department of human services to communicate with a foster child's school concerning placement issues that may impact the chil... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Social Workers in Public Schools S.B. 1187 Increases the number and availability of social workers in the public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb118... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Funding Act of 2003 S.B. 939 Amends the public school funding act of 2003. Requires the State Board of Education to promulgate rules clarifying not only which alternativ... More... CO Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 High School Dropout Parental Notice S.B. 164 Requires districts to provide written notification to parents of a high school dropout who is not subject to compulsory education laws. Stat... More... MT Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Free Quality Schools S.B. 152 Defines basic system of free quality public elementary and secondary schools and identifies the educationally relevant factors upon which th... More... WA Partially Vetoed 04/2005 P-12 Dropout Prevention H.B. 1708 From fiscal note: Section 2 requires that, to the extent funds are appropriated, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSP... More... WA Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Learning Assistance Program Distribution Formula H.B. 1066 HB 1066 changes the school district distribution of Learning Assistance Program (LAP) funds from a distribution based 50% on assessment of s... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Continuity of Educational Services for Foster Children H.B. 1710 Ensures the continuity of educational services to foster children. Prohibits the grades of a child in foster care from being lowered for sch... More... IL Signed into law 01/2005 P-12 School Code H.B. 757 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code to allow a child with a disability who has completed four years of high sch... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Charter Schools and Student Discipline/Attendance A.B. 1860 Prohibits a school district governing board from denying a charter school petition, unless it makes findings that the petition lacks a descr... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Community College Advancement Via Individual Determination Program A.B. 3017 Appropriates a specified amount of funds from the General Fund to the State Department of Education for the support of the Advancement Via I... More... MI Signed into law 09/2004 Community College Postsec. 2005 Community Colleges Budget S.B. 1062 Provides community and junior colleges appropriations for fiscal year 2005; provides for community college-level learning disabled students ... More... GA Adopted 08/2004 P-12 Class Size; Absences and Excuses GAC 160-5-1-.08; -.10 Clarifies rules regarding class size, absences and excuses. Renames chapter on absences as Student Attendance. Provides definition of truant... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Student Dropout Rate Report S.B. 3109 Amends the School Code. Requires the State Board of Education to establish a system for accurate tracking of transfer students. Requires tha... More... IL Signed into law 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College African-American Family Commission Act S.B. 3208 Creates the African-American Family Commission Act. Establishes a 15-member African-American Family Commission to serve as a coordinating an... More... IL Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Student Enrollment S.B. 2115 Amends the School Code. Allows a school or school district to deny enrollment to a student 16 years of age or older for one semester for fai... More... MA Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Alternative Education Grant Program H.B. 4914 Relates to establishing an alternative education grant program; contains text of section 126 of H 4850; requires that parents or legal guard... More... AZ Issued 06/2004 P-12 Establishing the Arizona Statewide Youth Development Task Force Executive Order 2004-14 Creates the Arizona Statewide Youth Development Task Force to provide policy recommendations relating to youth and youth development issues ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Enhancement of Juvenile Services Programs H.B. 1139 Establishes the Department of Juvenile Services Education Department; requires each facility established and operated by the Department of J... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Truancy Reduction Pilot Program H.B. 1443 Authorizes the establishment of a Truancy Reduction Pilot Program in certain counties; establishes that failure of children to attend school... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Juvenile Services Step Down Aftercare S.B. 767 Requires a child discharged from a committed residential placement to receive step down aftercare for a period to be determined by the Depar... More... MO To governor 05/2004 P-12 School Age Children S.B. 945 Provides a student shall not be considered a drop- out or included in a school district's educational persistence ratio for accreditation pu... More... KY Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Student Dropouts H.B. 178 Amends KRS 158.145 to require that all students who drop out of school be counted in the annual state dropout index. Amends KRS 158.6455 to... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 At Risk Student Academic Achievement Program H.B. 1013 Creates an At-Risk Student Academic Achievement Program and fund to provide grants to public school divisions for programs to improve the ac... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Educationally At-Risk Students H.B. 1014 Deletes language defining educationally at risk students as those whose scores are in the bottom national quartile on Virginia State Assessm... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 School Lunch Programs S.B. 6411 Provides school districts with school serving grades kindergarten through four where 25% of the students qualify for free or reduced price l... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Student Drop Out Rates H.B. 1153 Determines student drop out rates. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1153.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Reporting S.B. 33 §§ 1, 4, 5, 6 Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404, adds 6-15-434, 6-15-1806, 6-15-1901, 6-15-1902, 6-15-1903 .Creates the Student Assessment and Educational Accou... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Teacher Certification and Dropout Prevention Programs A.B. 841 Requires each outreach consultant utilized for purposes of a school- based motivation and maintenance program to possess a Dropout Preventio... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 Expulsions; Graduation Requirements; Special Education A.B. 300 Revises the review day for expulsions; Provides that if a pupil completes algebra coursework in grades 7 or 8, the pupil is not exempt for t... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Crime Prevention S.B. 1107 Requires the Chicago Board of Education to establish a pilot program to prevent crime by developing guidelines to identify students at risk ... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 State Public School Accountability System H.B. 3--Section 3302.01 Creates the Ohio Accountability Task Force to study the state's accountability system (to make recommendations, periodically review fees for... More... NH Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Dropout Prevention and Recovery H.B. 619 This bill establishes a dropout prevention and dropout recovery program in the department of education to provide a variety of services to h... More... RI Became law without governor's signature 07/2003 P-12 Student Equity Investment Fund H.B. 6055 Allocates moneys from the student equity investment fund based on each district's proportion of resident children eligible for USDA reimburs... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Special Education Services H.B. 6391 Acknowledges and address special education needs of children in the juvenile justice system. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/asp/cgabillstatus/cg... More... CT Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Funding to Promote Children's Well-being S.B. 886 Requires the State Prevention Council to determine long-term goals, strategies and outcome measures to promote the health and well being of ... More... GA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Child Abuse Records S.B. 201 Relates to child abuse and deprivation records; permits the Department of Human Resources to share access to child abuse records and release... More... NH Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Dropout Prevention S.B. 116 Establishes a committee to study methods to prevent or reduce the high school dropout rate.... More... TX Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 Public School Dropouts H.B. 1518 Having high school dropout rates affects the Texas economy and decreases not only the state's future tax revenues but also its ability to at... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Public School Mentoring Services S.B. 16 Authorizes each school district to provide a mentoring services program to students at risk of dropping out of school. The bill requires a d... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 School Dropout Data S.B. 894 Requires the commissioner to develop a process for auditing school district dropout records electronically. The commissioner must also deve... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Community College High School Completion, Pilot BA Degree Program S.B. 976 Requires districts to analyze information related to dropout prevention. Sec. 29.908. MIDDLE COLLEGE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM requires: (a... More... CO Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Juvenile Adjudication Proceedings H.B. 1025 Allows the court to order a student with an individual education program to comply with this program as a condition of probation. The court ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Student Discipline S.B. 186 Provides that a student who is expelled from a charter school is subject to the same requirements for enrollment in another school corporati... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Children in Informal Kinship Care Relationships S.B. 32 Defines "informal kinship care" as a child who is not under the care or custody of social services living with a relative due to serious fam... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Residential Child Care Programs S.B. 178 Defines "residential child care program" and specifies that group homes, alternative living units and emergency shelter care are classified ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Training Programs for Teachers S.B. 36 The governing body of a regional training program may facilitate and coordinate access to information by teachers and administrators concern... More... TN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Young At-Risk Students S.B. 1975 Revises the criteria for determining at-risk children for pre-school and early learning programs from those "who live below the poverty line... More... TN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Public School Dropout Rates H.J.R. 19 Creates a special joint committee to study public school dropout rates in Tennessee. This special joint committee, consisting of 5 Represent... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Relates to Public School Dropout and Completion S.B. 186 Requires dropout rates, including dropout rates and district completion rates for grade levels 9 through 12, be computed in accordance with ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Students S.B. 1238 Requires student level data for the Student Accountability Information System (SAIS) to include reasons for a withdrawal, if provided by the... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 School Attendance Law H.B. 1226 Concerns a juvenile's right to counsel at proceedings under the School Attendance Law of 1963. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.ns... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Prevention Programs for the Youth H.B. 700 Relates to juveniles; authorizes public support for public-private partnerships to develop after-school and other prevention programs for th... More... CO Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Teen Pregnancy And Dropout Prevention H.B. 1028 Concerns the continuation of the statewide pilot program for teen pregnancy and dropout prevention. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbi... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Method of Reporting Graduation and Dropout Rates H.B. 859 Requires the department to annually report graduation and dropout rates to the legislature in terms of grades 7-12 and grades 9-12 cohort gr... More... WV Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Student Learning Ability STATE ID: 126-208 Policy 8350 --Title 126, Series 208 Provides a process for the establishment of a more formal method to fund programs that strengthen student learning ability as required by Ho... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Federally- funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers S.B. 1478 States the intent of the Legislature that federally- funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers complement the existing Before and After... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Information to parents who have an At-risk child S.B. 1595 Adds disciplinary rules and regulations and retention and promotion policies to the list of things about which parents have a right to be in... More... NC Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Community College Sections Pertaining to Dropout Data, Dropout Retention, Teacher Quality S.B. 1275 Directs the state board to improve the state's tracking of dropout data; encourages the concurrent enrollment of state technical high school... More... NY Vetoed 07/2002 P-12 Transition of Students from Correctional Facilities S.B. 1893 Provides that correctional facilities shall coordinate the enrollment of a consenting child in the transitional program for post release ser... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 After-School Programs for At-Risk Students S.B. 384 Changes the method for calculating funding for certain after-school programs for students who have previously dropped out of school and stud... More... MD Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Tax to Support Prince George's County Programs H.B. 949 Establishes sales and use tax on telecommunications service in Prince George's County. Net proceeds from the revenue must be used only as s... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 At-Risk Funding S.B. 140 Modifies the formula for calculating the portion of the adequate education grant based on free and reduced-price lunches.... More... NH Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Homeless Students S.B. 321 Clarifies the right to public education for children of homeless families; establishes a committee to study requirements regarding the legal... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... NM Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 At-Risk Index S.B. 61 Changes the calculation of the at-risk index used to determine additional program units, to assist students to reach their full academic pot... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill -- Truancy, Dropout Prevention Components A.B. 804 Any minor who is required to be reported as a truant may be required to attend makeup classes conducted on one day of a weekend and is subje... More... NC Signed into law 12/2001 P-12 At-risk student assistance S.B. 1005 -- Sec. 28.17(e), 115C-105.41 Adds section concerning students who have been placed at risk of academic failure. Requires that schools identify students who have been pl... More... CA Signed into law 08/2001 P-12 Programs for At-Risk Students A.B. 844 Chapter No.187, Extends the effective date of provisions authorizing school districts to establish an alternative education and work center ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Changes in the State's At-Risk Programs H.B. 1096 Makes changes to the definition of student at risk of academic failure; defines alternative educational opportunities for at-risk students t... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Education Courses at Juvenile Facilities H.B. 1638 , Provides for completion of educational courses, including a General Education Development course, or other programs offered at juvenile fa... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Programs for At-Risk Youth with Disciplinary Problems S.B. 1035 Authorizes youth development and assistance programs for elementary students at risk of having disciplinary problems; requires parental invo... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Suicide Prevention Program S.B. 792 Establishes a program of suicide prevention in public schools.... More... TX Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 At Risk Guidelines S.B. 702 Texas law defines a "student at risk of dropping out of school" by age rather than grade level for students in grade levels higher than seve... More... FL Vetoed 05/2001 P-12 Demonstration program for prevention of learning problems in young children S.B. 1018 Relates to prevention of learning problems in young children; authorizes a demonstration program to be called Learning Gateway; creates a st... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 At-Risk Elementary Students H.B. 1499 Multiple Components for At-Risk Elementary Students States that each urban school district as defined in Section 1210.568 of this title and as identified as having a high population of element... More... OK Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Alternative Approaches Grants H.B. 1460 Alternative Approaches grants are to be targeted at school districts located in counties with a high number of dropouts for the school year ... More... GA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. At Risk Programs and Hope Scholarship Changes H.B. 656 Act No. 29., Relates to elementary and secondary education; creates early intervention programs for kindergarten, primary grades, and upper ... More... NM Vetoed 03/2001 P-12 At-Risk Funding Index H.B. 49 Relates to public school finance; changes the calculation of the at-risk index to determine additional program units.... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Teacher Proficiency H.B. 2514 Teacher proficiency; continuing contract status. Provides that any teacher hired on or after July 1, 2001, will be required, as a condition ... More... NJ Signed into law 11/2000 P-12 Eligibility of Low-Income Pupils, Effective Programs S.B. 838 Relates to State aid for school districts with concentrations of low-income pupils; establishes minimum period of school district eligibilit... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 High-Risk Youth Education & Public Safety Program S.B. 2196 Increases the apportionment for purposes of the High-Risk Youth Education and Public Safety Program. Increases the multipliers for high-risk... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Establishment of a State Boot-Camp School S.B. 1542 Authorizes the Adjutant General to develop, establish, and operate the Turning Point Academy for the purpose of providing a comprehensive an... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Health Care for Low-Income Students A.B. 1735 Relates to services to pupils. Requires the governing board of each school district and the county superintendent of schools, as part of the... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Grant Program for At-Risk Youth A.B. 2827 Chapter No. 313, Permits the Employment Development Department to contract with a specified, nonprofit organization meeting specified criter... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 S.B. 541 Relates to existing law which states the intent of the Legislature to establish a comprehensive, continuous, community-linked, and school-ba... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Community College Supplemental Funding for Choice and At-Risk Programs H.B. 2496 Provides supplementary weighting for funding and for determining enrollment in school districts involved in district-to-district or district... More... ME Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Children in Need of Services Program H.B. 1138 (LD 1623)Establishes the Children in Need of Services Program; provides for a safety plan consisting of housing, medical care, nutritional c... More... WI Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 At-Risk Programs S.B. 241 Changes names of program from children at risk to "children at risk of not graduating from high school." Changes definition to "at risk of ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Dropout Prevention H.B. 2405 Requires the Department of Education to establish an AIMS Intervention and Dropout Prevention Program; requires Department of Education to e... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Dropout Prevention H.B. 77 Requires the Kentucky Department of Education to establish and implement a comprehensive statewide strategy to provide assistance to local d... More... VA Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 S.B. 147 Relates to public school enrollment of homeless pupils; revises various statutes addressing evidence of residence in the school division for... More... VA Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Office of Comprehensive Services H.B. 1510 Creates the Office of Comprehensive Services for At-risk Youth and Families, under the lead of the Secretary of Health and Human Resources; ... More... LA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 In-School Intervention Pilot Program H.B. 2067 Extends the termination date of the In-School Intervention Pilot Program.... More... LA Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Requires Notification of Student Withdrawal from Public School S.B. 252 Requires approved private schools and other approved programs to notify public schools of the enrollment of students who leave public school... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Private Community-Based Alternative Education Programs S.B. 1784 Relates to the provision of private community-based dropout recovery education programs to provide alternative education programs for studen... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Administration of At-Risk Programs S.B. 1574 Relates to the administration of certain programs for at-risk children and their families; provides for implementing and managing programs d... More... FL Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 A+ Plan (Part of Omnibus Bill) H.B. 751 School improvement plans are required to include specific safety and discipline strategies. Required dropout prevention programs to employ ... More... FL Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 A+ Plan (Part of Omnibus Bill) H.B. 751 Adopts new graduation and cohort graduation rates and study, which may include a 5-year rate as well as a 4-year rate. Beginning with the 2... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Pregnancy Prevention Program S.B. 787 Continues the unwed birth and teenage pregnancy prevention program.... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Creates the Navigator Laboratory Program S.B. 1263 Creates the Navigator Laboratory Program to provide a model for school divisions to explore innovative options and creative instructional pr... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Requires Parental Notification of Suicide Risk S.B. 1250 Requires licensed school personnel who have reason to believe that a student is considering suicide to immediately contact at least one of t... More... NJ Died 06/1998 P-12 A.B. 3194 Provides that remedial programs for nonpublic school students may be held on the premises of the nonpublic school.... More... NE Died 05/1998 P-12 LR 137 Prevention of At-Risk Dropouts Purposes several factors affect the student dropout rate in Nebraska; purposes of this study is to investigate the dropout rate in Nebraska ... More... IA Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 2348 Adds services funded by Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to the list of which may be provided to nonpub... More... KY Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 H.B. 900 Eliminates the sixty (60) day notification and waiting period prior to a student between the ages and eighteen being able to withdraw from s... More... TN Signed into law 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 405 Student Information Reporting; Dropout Reduction Requires Commissioner of Education to annually report certain information pertaining to student suspensions, expulsions and dropouts; requir... More... MD Died 04/1997 P-12 H.B. 1058 Poverty Grant Program Establishes a New Targeted Poverty Grant Program; provides for grants to the counties and Baltimore City for students living in poverty; req... More... MS Died 02/1997 P-12 S.B. 2215 Motivating Parents and Children Pilot Program for At-Risk Establishes the Motivating Parents and Children (M.P.A.C.) pilot program for school districts aimed at children-at-risk.... More... CA Signed into law 09/1996 P-12 A.B. 2895 Program for At-Risk Pupils Appropriates $2,250,000 from the general Fund to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the 1996-97 fiscal year only, for allocation t... More... MD Active 06/1996 P-12 Family Support Centers Prevention and early intervention services for young parents and their children from birth to age 3. Centers located in neighborhoods with h... More... MI Died 04/1996 P-12 H.B. 5767 Remedial Instruction A school district shall provide special assistance to each pupil enrolled in the school district who is eligible for purposes of allocating ... More... MS Passed 04/1996 P-12 Requiring School Districts to Spend No Less Than 80% on Annual Title 1 Budgets (Effective: 05/03/96) Requires school districts to spend no less than 80% on annual Title 1 budgets at participating school sites, in order ... More... ID Signed into law 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 598 Limitation of suicidal tendency and possible injury warnings Limits a teacher's or school district's duty to warn of a student's suicidal tendencies or of the possible injury of a student by another st... More... GA Died 02/1996 P-12 H.B. 1824 Dropouts Tried As Adults Provides that a 16 year old shall be tried as an adult if he or she has dropped out of school and committed a crime.... More... MS Passed 09/1995 P-12 Reallocation Procedure for Federal Compensatory Education Funds (Effective: 10/20/95) Concerns reallocation procedure for Federal Compensatory Education Funds.... More... AR Passed 07/1995 P-12 Funding Levels for At Risk Programs (Effective: 07/21/95) Establishes funding levels for the various At Risk Programs, to establish funding formulas for the At Risk Programs an... More... CA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 S.B. 59 Financial Assistance to Children Who are At Risk of Dropping Out (Effective: 04/21/95) Requires the State Department of Education to provide additional information and financial assistance to schools in wh... More... AR Signed into law 03/1995 P-12 S.B. 510 - Program for At-Risk Children Establishes the Intervention and Prevention Grant Program for at-risk Arkansas school children.... More... OK Signed into law 08/1994 P-12 H.B. 2640 Alternative Education The legislation includes the establishment of eight pilot alternative academies grants for alternative education programs in counties with a... More... OK Signed into law 08/1994 P-12 H.B. 1940 H.B. 1940 establishes the Community Youth Development Act to provide for school, school-related or after-school programs for children and yo... More... IL Died 04/1994 P-12 H.B. 2528 Compulsory School Age Amends law authorizing denial of reenrollment to dropouts who, because of age and lack of credits, could not graduate with normal attendance... More... NM Signed into law 04/1994 P-12 At Risk, Alternative Ed, Gangs, Violence During the 1994 session, the Legislature considered several pieces of legislation related to at-risk students, alternative education program... More... WA Signed into law 04/1994 P-12 ESHB 2699 Washington Youthbuild Program (Effective: 04/01/94) Creates the WA Youthbuild Program to help disadvantaged youth who have dropped out of school to obtain the education a... More... WI Signed into law 04/1994 P-12 Dropouts, Habitual Truants A.B. 280 (Effective: 05/04/94) This law allows a county, city, village or town to enact an ordinance prohibiting any pupil who is 16 or 17 years of a... More... WA Signed into law 03/1994 P-12 H.B. 2198 (Juvenile sex offenders) Provides that a convicted juvenile sex offender, upon discharge, parole or authorized leave, shall not attend a school that is attended by a... More... WV Signed into law 03/1994 P-12 S.B. 46 - Safety/Violence Relates to denying or suspending the motor vehicle operator's license of any person under the age of 18 who has been convicted of a crime in... More... At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. 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