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
+ 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
LASigned into law 06/2012Postsec.Common Course Numbering System, Course Content, Reporting
S.B. 104
Amends terminology to "statewide common course numbering system." Repeals and replaces priorities for integrating courses into the statewide...

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COSigned into law 05/2012Community College
Postsec.
Community College Two-year Degree Programs
H.B. 1214
The bill allows a Colorado community college to offer a two-year degree program with academic designation in nursing or dental hygiene witho...

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CTSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary - Core Courses
H.B. 5030
Requires the development of a general education core of courses that will allow for the seamless transfer from the regional community-techni...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.occupations; creating post-military service occupation, education and credentialing act. effective date.
S.B. 1863
Creates the Post-Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act. Authorizes the public and private institutions of higher educ...

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TNSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Dual Enrollment & Transfer
S.B. 2809
Provides that a dual credit course created by a high school and community college, whether as an elective or major core requirement, should ...

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COSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Higher Ed Associate Degree Transfer Students
S.B. 45
The bill requires a 4-year state institution of higher education to notify a 2-year institution when a student who transferred from the 2-ye...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.General Education Core
H.B. 7135 - General Education Core
Reduces maximum number of credits in associate of arts, Florida College System, and state university general education core from 36 to 30, e...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Transfer from Associate- to Baccaureate Program
H.B. 7135 - Transfer from Associate- to Baccaureate Program
Requires the statewide articulation agreement, beginning with students initially entering a Florida College System institution in 2013-2014,...

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TNSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Postsecondary -- Reserve Transfer Agreements
H.B. 2827
Authorizes and encourages community colleges within the Tennessee Board of Regents system to enter into reverse articulation agreements with...

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INSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.State Educational Institutions; Credit Transfers.
S.B. 182
Requires the commission for higher education to create a common course numbering system, into which each state educational institution shall...

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NYSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Postsecondary Success Study
A.B. 9057 - Postsecondary Success Study
Part N: Directs the state university board of trustees and the city university board of trustees to jointly conduct a study on postsecondary...

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VASigned into law 03/2012Postsec.General Studies Credits Transferable to Four-year Public Institution
H.B. 441
Clarifies that credits earned in academic subject area coursework as part of the Uniform Certificate of General Studies shall be transferabl...

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TXAdopted 11/2011Postsec.Transfer of Credit, Core Curriculum and Field of Study Curricula
19 TAC 4.23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35
From Texas Register: Updates and changes the requirements for the statewide, fully transferable, undergraduate general education core curric...

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TXAdopted 11/2011Postsec.Transferable Academic Courses
19 TAC 9.73, 74, 77
Revises the requirements for submitting requests for courses to be added to the Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) and for s...

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CASigned into law 09/2011P-12
Postsec.
Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate
S.B. 532
From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to annually update the information on Advanced Placement on the departm...

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CASigned into law 09/2011P-12
Postsec.
Certain Transfer Students Receive Priority for Enrollment Planning and Admissions
S.B. 940 - Certain Transfer Students Receive Priority for Enrollment Planning and Admissions
From bill summary: Requires that transfer students admitted to the California State University pursuant to the the Student Transfer Achievem...

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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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MISigned into law 06/2011Postsec.
Community College
Collaboration Between Community Colleges and Universities/ Transfer Credits
H.B. 4325 - Postsecondary Provisions
From Legislative Staff Summary: Encourages community colleges to explore ways of increasing collaboration and cooperation with universities...

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NCSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
College Transfer Certificate
H.B. 200 - College Transfer Certificate
Directs the North Carolina Community College System, University of North Carolina General Administration, and the North Carolina Independent...

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ORSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.Articulation
H.B. 3521
Requires Joint Boards of Education to develop standards by which students may apply credits earned at community college toward baccalaureate...

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PASigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Multiple Provisions - Transfer and Articulation
H.B. 1352
Section 2002-C incorporates the community college - higher education transfer and articulation into the School Code (had been included in fi...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.www.capitol.state.tx.us
H.B. 2999
Permits a general academic teaching institution (as defined here http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm) to develop a f...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.
Community College
Credit Transfer for Associate Degree
H.B. 3025 - Credit Transfer for Associate Degree
Provides that this provision relates to a student enrolled in a general academic teaching institution (as defined in 61.003(3) http://www.st...

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FLSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Postsecondary Education Funding
S.B. 2150
From Legislative Budget Committee Summary:

Coenrollment in Public Schools and Adult Education Programs
Prohibits funding for coenrollment...

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TXAdopted 05/2011Community College
Postsec.
Voluntary Statewide Transfer Compact
19 TAC 9.1, 9.183, 185
Replaces references to "statewide articulated transfer curriculum" with those for "voluntary statewide transfer compact". Permits public two...

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ARSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.
Community College
Common Course Numbering
H.B. 1772
Strengthens the transfer of courses between institutions of higher education. Expands the Roger Phillips transfer policy. Clarifies which co...

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CASigned into law 09/2010Postsec.Postsecondary Transfer and Student Textbooks
A.B. 2203
Requires the Trustees of the California State University (CSU), and requests the Regents of the University of California (UC) to review and ...

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CASigned into law 09/2010Postsec.Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act
S.B. 1440
From bill summary: Enacts the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, which, commencing with the 2011–12 academic year, requires a student ...

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CASigned into law 09/2010Postsec.
Community College
Facilitating Transfer
A.B. 2302
Directs the California State University (CSU) and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (CCC) to work together t...

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ILSigned into law 07/2010Postsec.
Community College
Financial Aid to Encourage Transfer to Four-Year Institutions
S.B. 3699
Establishes the Community College Transfer Grant Program Act. Creates the Community College Transfer Grant Program to provide financial assi...

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AZSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.Shared Course Numbering
S.B. 1186
Relates to postsecondary institutions and course numbering; requires community college districts and the universities under the jurisdiction...

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AZSigned into law 05/2010P-12
Postsec.
Miscellaneous
H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions
Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized edu...

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COSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.
Community College
Higher Education Flexibility
S.B. 3
Provides greater flexibility to improve the financial position of state higher eduation institutions. Requires a common course number system...

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COSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.
Community College
College Core Course Guidelines and Credits
S.B. 108
Allows a nonpublic institution of higher education to choose to participate in public higher education core course guidelines; provides that...

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FLSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.Higher Education Coordinating Council
H.B. 7237 - Sec. 13
Creates the Higher Education Coordinating Council (the council) for the purposes of identifying unmet needs and facilitating solutions to di...

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MNSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.
Community College
Improving Credit Transfer
S.F. 184
Requires the MnSCU board to develop and implement a plan to improve credit transfer. States the minimum goals of the transfer plan. Requires...

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TNSigned into law 05/2010Postsec.Accomodating Non-Traditional Students
H.J.R. 959
A resolution to require the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and the University of Tennessee (UT) to accommodate non-traditional students se...

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COSigned into law 04/2010Postsec.
Community College
Degree Transfer Agreements
H.B. 1208
Requires statewide degree transfer agreements to transfer associate of arts degrees and associate of science degrees from one state institut...

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KYSigned into law 04/2010Postsec.
Community College
Transfer/Articulation from Associate's Degree to Four-Year Programs
H.B. 160
Encourages postsecondary institutions to limit bachelor degree programs to 120 credit hours and associate degree programs to 60 credit hours...

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MNVetoed 04/2010Postsec.
Community College
Transfer of Credits
H.B. 3164
Regulates the transfer of credits within institutions belonging to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
https://www.revisor...

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MNVetoed 04/2010Postsec.
Community College
Regulating the Transfer of Credits
H.F. 3164
Directs the Board of Trustees to develop a mechanism for seamless student transfer between institutions that has a goal of minimal loss of c...

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INSigned into law 03/2010P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary Credit for Advanced Placement
H.B. 1135
Relates to advanced placement exams; requires state educational institutions to grant postsecondary level academic credit to students who re...

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VASigned into law 03/2010P-12
Postsec.
Undergraduate Credits for International Baccalaureate
S.B. 209
Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies to grant a minimum of 24 undergraduate se...

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TXAdopted 11/2009Postsec.Undergraduate Academic Certificate
19 TAC 1.4.B.4.36
Encourages institutions of higher education to develop undergraduate certificate programs of less than degree length, to be awarded upon com...

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CASigned into law 10/2009Postsec.
Community College
Articulated Nursing Degree Transfer Pathways
A.B. 1295
Relates to existing law expressing legislative intent to encourage the California State University (CSU) to establish partnerships with comm...

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TXIssued 09/2009Postsec.Higher Education Cost Efficiencies
E.O. RP73
Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in cooperation with Texas public institutions of higher education, to undertake a com...

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LASigned into law 07/2009Postsec.
Community College
Transfer and Articulation Policies
S.B. 285
Provides for a comprehensive system of articulation and transfer of credit between and among public secondary and postsecondary educational ...

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LAVetoed 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Transfer and Articulation Policies and Programs
H.B. 568
Provides certain guarantees to students with associate degrees who seek to enroll in public postsecondary education institutions that offer ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12
Postsec.
Automatic Admission of Applicants Completing Core Curriculum at Another Institution
S.B. 175 - Section 2
Requires a general academic teaching institution to admit any applicant for admission as a transfer undergraduate student who (1) graduated ...

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MESigned into law 05/2009Postsec.
Community College
Pilot Program for Transition from Two-year to Four-year Degree
S.B. 367
Establishes a pilot program between the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System to provide a seamless process of g...

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MNSigned into law 05/2009Postsec.
Community College
Course Equivalency Information Requirement.
S.B. 2083
Under current law, the UMN and MnSCU are required to develop and maintain course equivalency guides, for use in considering transferring bet...

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IASigned into law 04/2009P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Articulation from High School to College and from Community College to Four-Year
H.B. 815
Adds several new subsections of law. Requires development and implementation of a plan to provide, at least twice annually to all principals...

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ARSigned into law 02/2009Postsec.
Community College
Roger Phillips Transfer Policy Act
H.B. 1357
Creates a system for fully transferable credit hours from degrees in associate of arts, associate of science, and associate of arts in teach...

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ILAdopted 01/2009Postsec.
Community College
Approval of New Units
23 IAC 1050.10, 1050.20, 1050.30, 1050.40, 1050.50, 1050.ILLUSTRATIONA
Clarifies requirements for program approval, procedures for obtaining approval, and requirements for reviews of existing programs at public ...

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ILAdopted 01/2009Postsec.Program Approval
23 IAC 1030.10, 1030.20, 1030.30, 1030.60, 1030.70, 1030.80,1030.ILLUSTRATION A
Provides exemptions from program approval requirements. Requires any institution offering online instruction where the core academic support...

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LASigned into law 06/2008P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Course Articulation for Dual Enrollment and Among Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 537
Provides for the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive system of articulation of Carnegie units earned in a secondary school and co...

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TNSigned into law 06/2008Postsec.Postsecondary Institutional Disclosures
S.B. 3789
Requires postsecondary educational institutions to disclose information regarding transferability of credits; requires postsecondary educati...

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TNSigned into law 05/2008Postsec.
Community College
Transfer/Articulation
H.B. 4096
Tennessee Higher Education Commission - Requires THEC to address any deficiencies in the articulation of major preparation courses between t...

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CTSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.
Community College
Transfer and Articulation Review
S.B. 1318
Concerns the public institution of higher education system transfer and articulation agreements; requires a study of transfer and articulati...

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NJSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.
Community College
College Credit Transfers
A.B. 3968
Provides for the transfer of certain college credits. Each public institution of higher education will establish and enter into a collective...

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MOSigned into law 05/2007Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 389 [Postsecondary Institutions]
Multiple provisions relating to higher education. Stipulates that in order to receive increases in state appropriations, two- and four-year ...

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VASigned into law 02/2007Postsec.
Community College
Reporting Community College Students at Higher Ed. Inst.
H.B. 2408
Requires the state Council of Higher Education to submit an annual report to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Comm...

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OHSigned into law 12/2006P-12
Postsec.
College and Work Readiness
S.B. 311-- Sec. 3301.43
Requires that the partnership for continued learning, in conjunction with the Ohio board of regents and the state board, recommend a means o...

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CASigned into law 09/2006Postsec.
Community College
University and Community College Articulation
S.B. 652
Adds a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that requests the University of California address deficiencies in the articulation of ...

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IDTemporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2006Postsec.Registration of Postsecondary Institutions and Proprietary Schools
IDAPA 08.01.11
Repeals existing section 08.01.11 in its entirety. Sets forth the registration requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that ...

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AZSigned into law 04/2006Postsec.Tuition and Transfer Agreements for Military Personnel and Families
H.B. 2764
Concerns higher education; relates to military personnel and their dependents; provides for reciprocity agreements on acceptance of educatio...

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MDSigned into law 04/2006Postsec.Transfers from Unaccredited Higher Education Institutions
S.B. 270
Requires an institution of higher education that does not possess regional accreditation to require its students to sign a letter of acknowl...

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VASigned into law 03/2006Postsec.
Community College
Articulation Agreement
H.B. 57
Requires that if a student declares an intention to transfer credit from an institution within the Virginia Community College System to a fo...

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VASigned into law 03/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Articulation, Transfer and Dual Enrollment Admissions Agreements
S.B. 538
This bill requires all four-year public higher education institutions to develop articulation, transfer, and dual enrollment and admissions ...

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WASigned into law 03/2006P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
H.B. 2817
Recognizes the vital importance to the state's economic prosperity and the economic benefit of placing a priority on enrolling and conferrin...

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MNIssued 02/2006Postsec.
Community College
Review and Correction of State Impediments to Veterans Employment and Education
Executive Order 06-02
Directs the Minnesota State Colleges and University System and all state licensing and certification boards to examine their current policie...

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ILSigned into law 08/2005Postsec.
Community College
Transfer Courses
H.B. 2515
Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board to implement and administer a statewide program, using the World Wide Web, to a...

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ORSigned into law 07/2005Postsec.
Community College
Statewide Articulation and Transfer System
S.B. 342
Requires community colleges and state institutions in the Oregon University System (OUS) to operate a statewide articulation and transfer sy...

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ORSigned into law 07/2005P-12
Postsec.
Credit for Education & Training in Armed Forces
H.B. 2862
Allows community colleges to give credit for education and training obtained by a person while serving in the Armed Forces of the United Sta...

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INSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.Transfer of Courses and Setting Tuition
H.B. 1001 (Section 122-123, 242)
Requires the commission for higher education to establish standards for the transfer of courses between state educational institutions. Requ...

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TXSigned into law 05/2005Postsec.
H.B. 1170
An institution of higher education shall consider, in determining whether to award to a student course credit toward a
degree offered by th...

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NMSigned into law 04/2005Postsec.
Community College
Higher Education Articulation
S.B. 161
Relates to higher education articulation; requires a common course name and numbering system for lower- division courses in public post-seco...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.College and University Transfer Agreements
S.B. 247
Strengthens and expands transfer agreements among colleges and universities....

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VASigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Articulation Agreements
H.B. 2337
Requires that the governing board of each four year public institution of higher education shall enter into articulation agreements with at ...

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FLAdopted12 02/2005P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Articulation Among Universities, Community Colleges and School Districts
FAC 6A-10.024
Each state university board of trustees, community college board of trustees and district school board must plan and adopt policies and proc...

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CASigned into law 09/2004Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Education: Common Course Numbering System
S.B. 1415
Provides that the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall adopt and the University of California and private...

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CASigned into law 09/2004Postsec.
Community College
Public Postsecondary Education: Transfer Requirements
S.B. 1785
Establishes a program to ensure that community college students who wish to earn baccalaureate degrees at a campus of the California State U...

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CASigned into law 08/2004Postsec.
Community College
Nursing Schools Transfers
A.B. 2839
Requires the Board of Registered Nursing to establish a workgroup or use an existing committee to encourage and facilitate transfer agreemen...

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CASigned into law 08/2004Community College
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Community College Interstate Attendance Agreements
A.B. 3063
Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into an interstate attendance agreement directly with a the governin...

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IAIssued 08/2004P-12
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Community College
IOWA LEARNS COUNCIL
Executive Order No. 30 - 2003
Creates the IOWA LEARNS COUNCIL. The Iowa Learns Council shall work towards the ambitious goal of 90% of Iowa children having a quality pre-...

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COSigned into law 05/2004Community College
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Vocational Schools Transfers
H.B. 1361
Directs the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education to adopt policies to ensure the transfer of credits from area voca...

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VASigned into law 04/2004Postsec.
Community College
Articulation Agreements
S.B. 338
Directs the State Council of Higher Education to facilitate the development of dual admissions and articulation agreements between two- and ...

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VASigned into law 04/2004Postsec.
Community College
Higher Education
H.B. 989
Directs the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV), in cooperation with the governing boards of the public two- and four-year institution...

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UTSigned into law 03/2004Postsec.
Community College
Transferability of Higher Education Credits
H.B. 320
Requires the State Board of Regents to develop and maintain a transfer and articulation system, maintain a common numbering system for gener...

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WASigned into law 03/2004Postsec.Institutions Of Higher Education
H.B. 2382
Improving articulation and transfer between institutions of higher education; provides for the development of transfer association degrees t...

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LASigned into law 06/2003Postsec.University Reciprocal Recognition of Courses
H.B. 1470
Provides relative to the articulation of courses among and recognition of course credit by public college and universities....

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TXSigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
S.B. 286
Relates to the continuation and functions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Addresses membership, procedures, conflict of i...

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NVSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.
Community College
Certain College Credits to University
A.B. 507
Revises provisions governing transferability of certain community college credits to university. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/A...

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INSigned into law 04/2003Postsec.State Educational Institution Credit Agreements
H.B. 1209
State educational institution credit agreements. Requires the statewide transfer and articulation committee to: (1) submit an annual report ...

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OKSigned into law 04/2003Postsec.Student Credit Transfer
H.B. 1123
Relates to schools; relates to the transfer of credit; deletes obsolete language; states legislative intent to prohibit certain institutions...

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WASigned into law 04/2003Postsec.Competency-Based Transfers
H.B. 1909
Creates a pilot project for competency-based transfer in higher education. Under the pilot project, participants shall develop standards,
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CTSigned into law 06/2001P-12
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Development of an Articulation Agreement
S.B. 1366
Encourages the development of an articulation agreement between the constituent units of the state system of higher education and independen...

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TXSigned into law 05/2001P-12
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Community College
Partnership
H.B. 1753
Relates to a partnership agreement between the University of Texas-Pan American and the South Texas Community College District to offer the ...

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TXSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Transfer of Course Credit
H.B. 1359
Relates to criteria developed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to standardize the transfer of course credit between public i...

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TNSigned into law 05/2000Postsec.Transfer of Credits
H.B. 2318
Requires THEC to develop and enforce policies for transfer of credits among various institutions of higher education and structuring of cour...

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MDSigned into law 04/2000P-12
Community College
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Community College Transfer Scholarship Program
H.B. 476
Establishes the Community College Transfer Scholarship Program and provides for the award of scholarships under the Program; establishes qua...

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WASigned into law 03/2000P-12
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Notification to Parents
S.B. 6559
Requires notification to parents of school courses leading to college credit; requires that each high school shall publish annually and deli...

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TXSigned into law 05/1999P-12
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School District and Junior College Course Credits
S.B. 1352
Relates to course credits offered under an agreement between a school district and a junior college....

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VASigned into law 05/1995P-12
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School to Work Transition
Authorizes local school boards to establish transition programs to prepare students for college, employment, or technical training....

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ARSigned into law 03/1995P-12
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S.B. 615 - Reporting College Achievement of High School Graduates
Appropriates funds to the Department of Higher Education for expenses for reports of college achievement of high school graduates....

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