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State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 | 21st Century Skills |
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| Accountability |
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| Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Accountability--Measures/Indicators |
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| Accountability--Reporting Results |
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| Accountability--Rewards |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play |
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| Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers |
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| Accountability--School Improvement |
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| Adult Basic Education |
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| Assessment |
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| Assessment--Accommodations |
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| Assessment--College Entrance Exams |
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| Assessment--Computer Based |
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| Assessment--End-of-Course |
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| Assessment--Formative/Interim |
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| Assessment--High Stakes/Competency |
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| Assessment--Legal Issues |
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| Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) |
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| Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio |
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| Assessment--Value Added |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education |
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| At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
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| Attendance |
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| Attendance--Compulsory |
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| Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
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| Attendance--Truancy |
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| Background Checks |
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| Bilingual/ESL |
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| Brain Research |
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| Business Involvement |
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| Career/Technical Education |
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| Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship |
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| Cheating |
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| Choice of Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance |
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| Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment |
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| Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research |
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| Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools |
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| Choice of Schools--Tax Credits |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers |
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| Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded |
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| Civic Education |
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| Civic Education--Character Education |
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| Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy |
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| Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards |
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| Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance |
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| Class Size |
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| Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Alignment |
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| Curriculum--Arts Education |
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| Curriculum--Censorship |
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| Curriculum--Core Curriculum |
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| Curriculum--Drivers Education |
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| Curriculum--Environmental Education |
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| Curriculum--Excusal |
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| Curriculum--Family Living Education |
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| Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. |
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| Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language |
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| Curriculum--Geography Education |
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| Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education |
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| Curriculum--Home Economics |
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| Curriculum--International Education |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts |
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| Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling |
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| Curriculum--Mathematics |
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| Curriculum--Multicultural |
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| Curriculum--Physical Education |
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| Curriculum--Science |
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| Curriculum--Sex Education |
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| Curriculum--Social Studies/History |
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| Curriculum--Speech Education |
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| Data-Driven Improvement |
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| Demographics |
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| Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults |
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| Demographics--Enrollments |
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| Desegregation |
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| Economic/Workforce Development |
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| Education Research |
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| Equity |
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| Federal |
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| Finance |
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| Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost |
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| Finance--Aid to Private Schools |
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| Finance--Bonds |
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| Finance--District |
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| Finance--Does Money Matter? |
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| Finance--Equity |
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| Finance--Facilities |
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| Finance--Federal |
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| Finance--Funding Formulas |
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| Finance--Litigation |
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| Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
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| Finance--Lotteries |
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| Finance--Performance Funding |
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| Finance--Private Giving |
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| Finance--Resource Efficiency |
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| Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
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| Finance--Student Fees |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
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| Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
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| Governance |
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| Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule |
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| Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
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| Governance--Mandates |
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| Governance--Regional Entities |
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| Governance--School Boards |
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| Governance--School Boards--Training |
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| Governance--Site-Based Management |
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| Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
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| Health |
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| Health--Child Abuse |
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| Health--Mental Health |
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| Health--Nutrition |
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| Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
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| Health--Suicide Prevention |
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| Health--Teen Pregnancy |
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| High School |
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| High School--Advanced Placement |
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| High School--College Readiness |
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| High School--Credit Recovery |
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| High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates |
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| High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
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| High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges |
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| High School--Exit Exams |
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| High School--GED (General Education Development) |
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| High School--Graduation Requirements |
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| High School--International Baccalaureate |
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| Instructional Approaches |
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| Instructional Approaches--Constructivism |
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| Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling |
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| Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills |
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| Instructional Approaches--Official English |
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| Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning |
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| Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education |
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| Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task |
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| Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
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| Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools |
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| International Benchmarking |
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| Leadership |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent |
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| Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention |
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| Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure |
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| Middle School |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--African American |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
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| Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic |
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| No Child Left Behind |
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| No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress |
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| No Child Left Behind--Assessment |
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| No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer |
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| No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools |
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| No Child Left Behind--Finance |
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| No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement |
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| No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
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| No Child Left Behind--Report Cards |
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| No Child Left Behind--School Support |
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| No Child Left Behind--Special Populations |
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| No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
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| Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning |
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| Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses |
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| P-16 or P-20 |
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| P-3 |
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| P-3 Brain Development |
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| P-3 Child Care |
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| P-3 Content Standards and Assessment |
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| P-3 Data Systems |
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| P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
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| P-3 Ensuring Quality |
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| P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits |
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| P-3 Family Involvement |
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| P-3 Finance |
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| P-3 Governance |
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| P-3 Grades 1-3 |
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| P-3 Health and Mental Health |
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| P-3 Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten |
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| P-3 Preschool |
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| P-3 Public/Private Partnerships |
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| P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion |
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| P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development |
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| Parent/Family |
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| Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
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| Parent/Family--Research |
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| Partnerships--University/School |
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| Postsecondary |
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| Postsecondary Accountability |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval |
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| Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning |
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| Postsecondary Affordability |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
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| Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants |
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| Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure |
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| Postsecondary Finance |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Facilities |
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| Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
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| Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies |
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| Postsecondary Institutions |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions |
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| Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent |
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| Postsecondary Online Instruction |
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| Postsecondary Participation |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Access |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Participation--Outreach |
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| Postsecondary Students |
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| Postsecondary Students--Adults |
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| Postsecondary Students--Disabled |
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| Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth |
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| Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional |
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| Postsecondary Students--International |
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| Postsecondary Students--Low-Income |
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| Postsecondary Students--Military |
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| Postsecondary Students--Minority |
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| Postsecondary Success |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion |
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| Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) |
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| Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation |
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| Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence |
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| Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation |
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 | Private Schools |
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2012 | P-12 | The State Board of Education must establish standards for agricultural education that may be adopted by a private school accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. Any such private school must reimburse the Department annually for the cost of oversight and maintenance of the program.
The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide staffing support including but not limited to statewide coordination for career and technical student organizations' activities that are an integral part of the instructional educational curriculum for career and technical education programs approved by the department. http://www.senate.mo.gov/12info/pdf-bill/tat/SB599.pdf (page 12)
Title: S.B. 599- CTE and Private Schools
Source: www.senate.mo.gov
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| MO | Signed into law 05/2012 | Postsec. |
(1) Requires the Coordinating Board for Higher Education within the Department of Higher Education to require all two- and four-year public higher education institutions to identify and use
best practices in remediation identified by the board and other institutions and organizations and to eliminate practices that have been found to be ineffective in preparing or which delay
students from enrollment in college-level courses;
(2) Requires the board with the assistance of the Committee on Transfer and Articulation to require all two- and four-year public higher education institutions to create by July 1, 2014, a
statewide core transfer library of at least 25 lower division courses that are transferable among all public higher education institutions;
(3) Requires the board to develop a policy to foster reverse transfer so that any student who has accumulated sufficient hours in combination from more than one public institution that grants
an associate degree to be awarded a degree. The department must maintain the alignment of the statewide assessments for entry-level courses in English, mathematics, foreign languages,
sciences, and social sciences associated with an institution's general education core with previously established compentencies;
(4) Allows the board to charge and collect fees from out-of-state public institutions for the costs of reviewing and assuring the quality of programs they offer;
(5) Requires the board to include in its annual report to the Governor and General Assembly campus-level data on student persistence and progress toward implementing revised remediation,
transfer, and retention practices;
(6) Changes the laws regarding the coordinating board's responsibility for proprietary schools to:
(a) Allow a proprietary school that has been in continuous operation for at least five years to apply to the board for a two-year certificate of approval;
(b) Allow the board to increase the base fee charged by the board for an annual certificate of approval from one-tenth of a cent to thirteen one-hundredths of a cent per $1 of net tuition and fees income with a maximum fee of $5,000 and a minimum fee of $500 per school. Currently, the minimum fee is $250 with a maximum of $2,500. The fee for a certificate of approval to recruit students is raised from $250 to $500, with a maximum of $5,000. The board may increase the base annual fee and the minimum and maximum amounts by administrative rule every five years, beginning in Fiscal Year 2013, to no more than the federal
Consumer Price Index since the last fee increase;
(c) Allow the board to establish additional appropriate fees through administrative rule for generating sufficient funding to cover the costs associated with the certification program, with the advice of the Proprietary School Advisory Committee; and
(d) Allow the board to review a new program proposal within 90 days from the date that a certified school submits the proposal and within 60 days from the submission of a revised program. If the review has not occurred in that period, the program may be offered until the department completes its review and identifies a substantive issue for correction. The school will have 90 days after notification of the deficiency to correct the deficiency without having to cease offering the program;
(7) Creates the Proprietary School Certification Fund for the deposit of all fees regarding proprietary schools to fund the costs associated with the operation of the program;
(8) Increases the maximum bond amount that the board may require for a proprietary school from $25,000 to 100,000;
(9) Requires the department to collect only that data needed to administer, supervise, and enforce the provisions of the proprietary school program and, subject to appropriations, to provide a system for the electronic submission of all data;
(10) Changes the responsibility for the appointment of the members of the Proprietary School Advisory Committee from the coordinating board to the Commissioner of Higher Education within the department and requires that at least three of the seven members of the committee represent degree-granting schools and at least one of the three represents a school that confers a bachelor's degree or higher;
(11) Allows the department to take action against any violation of the proprietary school laws that is authorized in Section 407.020, RSMo, relating to unlawful merchandising practices; http://www.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills121/billpdf/truly/HB1042T.PDF
Title: H.B. 1042
Source: www.house.mo.gov
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| MN | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Adds children in nonpublic schools to public school and homeschooled children that must submit information about the child and annual tests to the student's district superintendent. Requires nonpublic schools to submit a letter of intent to continue to provide instruction for all students under their supervision, maintain documentation that they are teaching required subjects and administering required tests.
Article 1, Sec.3-4 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=120B.31
Title: H.F. 2949
Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/
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| CT | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | From Education Committee Summary - Allows teachers to continue to use, or in the case of student teaching to start using, teaching experience at a State Board of Education-approved private school to obtain Connecticut certificates. Requires teachers holding professional certificates who work in private schools to meet the same continuing education requirements as public school teachers. Allows certified teachers working in private schools approved by the education commissioner to be cooperating teachers. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/ACT/Pa/pdf/2011PA-00127-R00HB-06434-PA.pdf
Title: H.B. 6434
Source: http://www.cga.ct.gov
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| ME | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Provides that a student enrolled in an equivalent instruction program in a private school that enrolls fewer than 30 students is eligible to participate in public school cocurricular, extracurricular and interscholastic activities. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC456.asp
Title: H.P. 662
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| FL | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Allows a student attending a private middle school or high school to participate in interscholastic or intrascholastic sports at a public school that is zoned for the physical address at which the student resides if the private school does not offer an athletic program and is not a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0797er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0797&Session=2011
Title: H.B. 797
Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Requires certain private special education schools and programs that provide services to students with disabilities who receive state funding, to comply with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. Requires accreditation within a certain time for certain private schools or programs that accept students with disabilities who receive state funding. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1503_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1503
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Establishes certification requirements for teaching foreign language, music, religion, computer technology or fine arts in nontax-supported or nonchartered, nontax-supported schools. Page 2 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf
Title: H.B. 153 - Certain Teacher Certification Requirements in Private Schools
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Eliminates registration of private elementary and secondary schools by Department of Education (ODE)
http://www.leg.state.or.us/11reg/measures/sb0001.dir/sb0026.en.html
Title: S.B. 26
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires nonpublic schools that participate in state-funded education programs to adopt by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation. Requires the policy to include specified provisions. Encourages nonpublic schools to develop the policy in consultation with specified groups and to publicize the policy in a specified manner. Provides that specified employees who report acts of bullying, harassment, or intimidation are not civilly liable under specified circumstances. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0038e.pdf
Title: H.B. 38
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Requires nonpublic schools that participate in state-funded education programs to adopt, by March 31, 2012, a policy prohibiting bullying, harassment, and intimidation. Encourages nonpublic schools to develop educational bullying prevention programs for students, staff, volunteers, and parents and staff development programs to train teachers and administrators to implement the policies. http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/chapters_noln/Ch_486_sb0489E.pdf
Title: S.B. 489
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Exempts certain reformulated school administrative districts that did not operate a K-12 program from the requirement to maintain such a program. Clarifies that the vote regarding the closure of an elementary or secondary school in a regional school unit is required only when the school is closed for lack of need. Repeals the annual audit requirement for the purpose of approving private schools for tuition purposes. Clarifies that elementary school and secondary school closures for regional school units that have more than one secondary school must be in accordance with the procedures in state law (Me. Rev. State. Ann. tit. 20A, § 1512). Amends the language on annual student counts for school administrative units and publicly funded students in private schools or programs for reporting dates to the Department of Education according to time schedules that the Commissioner of Education established. Amends the laws governing student counts to require that student counts are based on the number of students in attendance on October 1st and April 1st. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/chapters/PUBLIC171.asp
Title: H.P. 959
Source: http://www.mainelegislature.org
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| ND | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Establishes a certification system for the approval of public and nonpublic schools. Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to withhold state aid from public schools that are not in compliance. If a nonpublic school is not in compliance, the Superintendent of Public Instruction is directed to notify students' parents that they may be in violation of the compulsory attendance requirements.
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/62-2011/title-summaries/2011titlesummaries.pdf
Title: H.B. 1029
Source: http://www.legis.nd.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 04/2011 | P-12 | Allows nonpublic schools to contract with BOCES for criminal background checks. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A06611%09%09&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y
Title: A.B. 6611
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2010 | P-12 | Adds that a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides K-12 special education services must, in providing state-adopted, standards-based, core curriculum and instructional materials, also provide technology-based materials as defined in statute. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1742_bill_20100804_enrolled.pdf
Title: A.B. 1742
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2010 | P-12 | Permits private, parochial and church schools to require a national and state criminal background check on each certified teacher once every five years of employment after the initial check. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/10RS/HB447/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 447
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Provides that a minor enrolled in a private school or a home school is eligible to participate in extracurricular activities at a public school whose district boundaries the student's parent resides within or from which the student withdrew. Provides a private school student may only participate in a public school extracurricular activity that is not offered by the student's private school. Provides exceptions. Prohibits districts or schools from imposing eligibility requirements on private and homeschool students that are not imposed on regular public school students. Requires private and homeschool students to pay same fees as regular public school students to participate in an extracurricular activity. Requires a district superintendent to appoint a panel to verify a home school student's compliance with academic eligibility requirements when requested by a principal. Identifies criteria for and responsibilities of panel members. Permits a homeschool student whom a panel finds not in compliance with academic eligibility to seek to establish academic eligibility for the next activity season. Provides a public school student who has been declared academically ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities and who subsequently enrolls in a home school is academically ineligible until the student demonstrates academic eligibility through specified means. Provides that a public school student declared to be behaviorally ineligible to participate in extracurricular activities and who subsequently enrolls in a home school loses eligibility for participation in extracurricular activities until the student meets the eligibility standards applied to a regular public school student. http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/sbillenr/sb0066.pdf
Title: S.B. 66
Source: le.utah.gov
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| WA | Signed into law 02/2010 | P-12 | Includes approved private schools in the Superintendent of Public Instruction's record check information rules. Chapter 100
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2996.PL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2996
Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov.pdf
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| NJ | Signed into law 01/2010 | Postsec. | Revises the representation of proprietary schools on New Jersey Presidents' Council and on its executive board; provides that the presidents of all proprietary schools which have been authorized to offer licensed degree programs will serve as members of the New Jersey Presidents' Council; provides that one of the presidents of the proprietary schools which offer licensed degree programs will serve as a member of the executive board of the New Jersey Presidents' Council.
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A4500/4023_I1.PDF
Title: A.B. 4023
Source: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Allows nonpublic schools that are recognized by the state board of education to apply for a loan under the School Technology Revolving Loan Fund. However, provides that priority must be given to public school districts, charter schools, area vocational centers, and laboratory schools that apply prior to October 1 of each year. Provides the state board has authority to adopt rules prescribing a mechanism for reclaiming any items or equipment purchased with the loan funds in the case of the closure of a non-public school. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0783&GA=96
Title: S.B. 611 - School Technology Revolving Loan Fund
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| NC | Signed into law 08/2009 | Postsec.
Community College | Establishes a student protection fund for proprietary school (i.e., all private schools operated for profit, with some exceptions) students to compensate students who have suffered a loss of tuition, fees, or any other instructional-related expenses paid to the school by reason of the failure of the school to offer or complete student instruction, if the school ceases to operate; provides licensee bonding requirements; provides the annual assessment rates for such schools to the fund.
http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S860v7.pdf
Title: S.B. 860
Source: http://www.ncleg.net
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Creates license denial and revocation standards for nonpublic school teachers, specialists and administrators, and for public education employees, that are consistent, to the extent possible, with the license denial and revocation standards applicable to public school teachers, specialists and administrators, as set forth in Sections 1217 and 1218 of Title 14 of the Delaware Code.
http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis145.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+149/$file/legis.html?open
Title: S.B. 149
Source: http://legis.delaware.gov
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| OH | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Section 3301.0711(K): Requires private high schools to administer the Ohio graduation tests (regardless of whether they accept voucher students. Participation on grade 3-8 state assessments for non-voucher private school students is still permissive, not mandatory.)
Section 3313.976: Makes administration of state assessments and reporting of such scores a condition of eligibility for a private school to participate in the Cleveland voucher program.
Section 3313.978(G): Directs the department to annually compile the assessment scores of Cleveland voucher students. Requires scores to be aggregated by district and by private school. Requires scores to be disaggregated by age, low-income status, race/ethnicity and gender, and by students participating in the voucher program for 3+ years, 2-3 years, and 1 year or less. Requires such data to be included in information provided to students. Also requires that the parent of each voucher student receive information comparing the student's performance on the state assessments with the average performance of similar students (as regards age, grade, race/ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status) enrolled in the public school building the student would otherwise attend.
Section 3310.15: Requires the department to annually post on its Web site the assessment scores of EdChoice voucher students (eligible students are those in buildings declared in a state of "academic emergency" or "academic watch" in at least two of the three most recent ratings prior to the school year in which the scholarship was sought). Requires scores to be aggregated at the state, district, and nonpublic school level. Also requires performance data to be disaggregated by age, low-income status, race/ethnicity and gender, and by students participating in the voucher program for 3+ years, 2-3 years, and 1 year or less. Requires the department of education to provide this data to parents of students eligible to participate in the voucher program. Requires that the parent of each voucher student receive information comparing the student's performance on the state assessments with the average performance of similar students (as regards age, grade, race/ethnicity, gender and socioeconomic status) enrolled in the public school building the student would otherwise attend.
Pages 999 (Section 3301.0711(K)), 1129-1130 (Section 3310.15), 1209 (Section 3313.976), and 1213-1214 (Section 3313.978(G) of 3120: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText128/128_HB_1_EN_N.pdf
Title: H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0711(K), 3310.15, 3313.976(11), 3313.978(G)
Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us
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| OR | Adopted 06/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules relating to private prekindergarten through grade 12 schools. Relates to compliance with fire safety, child care and sanitation standards. Implements child abuse reporting and training. OREGON 30409
Title: OAR 581-045-0500 to -0575 non seq.
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Adopted Rule Filing 03/2009 | P-12 | Amends rules pertaining to special education and nonpublic schools. Clarifies requirements for certification of California nonpublic schools and agencies. Increases monitoring of nonpublic schools and agencies and aligns nonpublic schools and agency requirements for certification to the public school standards of instructional materials and qualified personnel. Clarifies consistent procedures and criteria in the administration of California's nonpublic school and agency certification program to ensure that affected public and private agencies and interested persons are informed of their rights and responsibilities in the certification process.
Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 3001, 3051, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| ID | Signed into law 03/2009 | P-12 | Amends existing law relating to income taxation to provide a state income tax deduction for donations of technological equipment to private elementary or private secondary schools; defines private elementary or private secondary school as one that is located within this state and is operated on a nonprofit basis. Chapter 40.
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0051PrinterFriendly.htm
Title: H.B. 51
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Provides that solely for purposes of providing services to special education students and the computation of state aid, a student with disabilities in a homeschool program must be considered a nonpublic school student eligible to receive services as such, provided the student has an individualized home instruction plan that the local superintendent has determined to be in compliance with state regulations. States that except as provided above, a home school is not to be considered a nonpublic school. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A11463&sh=t
Title: A.B. 11463
Source: assembly.state.ny.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2008 | P-12 | Adds a provision to textbook statutes stipulating that non-public schools may not change a textbook assignment in a field more often than once in a three (3) year period as required of
public schools in accordance with the provisions of section 16-23-1. Does not forbid non-public schools from requiring the use of any textbook, provided that the textbook is furnished to the student through a means other than the school committee of the student's city or town of residence. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08323.htm
Title: S.B. 2395
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2008 | P-12 | By September 30 of each year, requires the secretary of the transportation cabinet to report to the general assembly's interim committee on appropriations and revenue the following information for those fiscal court applications received by the transportation cabinet:
(a) The annual cost to transport an individual pupil by local school district
(b) The total annual cost to transport all pupils
(c) The number of nonpublic school pupils transported by district
(d) The amount of money needed to fund actual costs to transport the projected number of nonpublic pupils over the next biennium
(e) A history by year of participating counties requesting funding to transport nonpublic students, the funding requested by the counties, and the actual funding provided to the counties. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB655/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 655
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2007 | P-12 | Relates to special education. Requires that the educational materials, services, and programs provided by the nonpublic, nonsectarian school be consistent with the pupil's individual education program. Revises the provision of existing law relating to standards-based, core curriculum and instructional materials. Chapter 382
http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_216_bill_20071010_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 216
Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov
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| NY | Adopted 09/2007 | P-12 | Provides for the loan of instructional computer hardware from public schools to nonpublic schools.
Pages 7-10 of 34: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2007/sep12/pdfs/Rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 21.3 and 100.12
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Provides that a nonpublic elementary or secondary school may not obtain Nonpublic School Recognition status unless the school requires all applicants for employment with the school, after July 1, 2007, to authorize a fingerprint-based criminal history records check as a condition of employment to determine if such applicants have been convicted of specified criminal or drug offenses and the school performs a check. Also requires schools to perform a check of the Statewide Sex Offender Database for every employment applicant as a condition of receiving Nonpublic School Recognition status.
Provides that no nonpublic school may obtain recognition status that knowingly employs a person, hired after July 1, 2007, for whom a department of state police and FBI fingerprint-based criminal history records check and a statewide sex offender database check has not been initiated or who has been convicted for committing or attempting to commit specified crimes, or who has been found to be the perpetrator of sexual or physical abuse of a minor. Provides that background checks must be conducted for all employees of persons or firms holding contracts with the school, including food service workers, school bus drivers, and other
transportation employees, who have direct, daily contact with students.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0143lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 143
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| NY | Adopted 07/2007 | P-12 | Sets forth the requirements and procedures for the fingerprinting and criminal history record check of prospective school employees of nonpublic and private elementary schools. Pages 19-20 of 48: http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/register/2007/aug15/pdfs/rules.pdf
Title: Title 8 NYCRR Sections 80-1.11, 87.1 through .10 nonseq.
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Provides that any teacher who holds a valid out-of-state teaching certificate, has at least four years of successful teaching experience in another state as determined by the board, and and has completed one year of employment as a teacher in a Louisiana nonpublic school approved by the board, is not required to take the teacher certification exam or submit exam scores from another state, provided specified criteria are met. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=448836
Title: H.B. 188
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| ME | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Establishes the Town Academy Advisory Council in the Department of Education; provides that the members are unpaid gubernatorial appointees representing heads and trustees of town academies and public school superintendents; provides that the council is required to advise the Commissioner of Education on the needs of the town academies and to facilitate communication among the academies, the department and school superintendents; includes private schools.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billpdfs/LD169401.pdf
Title: S.B. 601
Source: http://www.state.me.us/legis/senate/
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Revises requirements relating to emergency drills for pupils in private elementary and secondary educational institutions. Revises provisions that relate to the inspection of such institutions and govern the fees relating to such institutions.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/AB/AB250_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 250
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| VA | Vetoed, but veto overridden 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Prohibits the State Fire Marshal from charging a fee for permits issued for the inspection of schools operated or conducted under the auspices of a religious institution. The bill has a two year sunset provision. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2048ER
Governor's veto explanation: http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+amd+HB2048AG
Title: H.B. 2048
Source: http://legis.state.va.us/
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| VA | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Permits local school boards to enter into agreements with nonpublic schools in the school division to provide student transportation for a fee to and from the nonpublic schools. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+HB2302ER
Title: H.B. 2302
Source: http://legis.state.va.us
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| UT | Adopted 11/2006 | P-12 | Provides definitions, criteria and procedures for private school students, home school students, electronic high school (EHS) students, and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) students to participate in the state's public education school achievement tests required for a high school diploma; requires school districts to develop policies for all students identified in the rule. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bull_pdf/2006/b20061001.pdf (see pg. 23)
Title: R277-604
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/main/t
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| LA | Adopted 08/2006 | P-12 | Specifies the process for obtaining school approval, including how long schools must be in existence before they can apply for approval. Changes in nonpublic instructional staff policy provide needed clarity and specificity. Pages 5-6 of 55: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0608/0608RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXIX.109 and 303
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2006 | P-12 | Authorizes nonpublic and private elementary and secondary schools to require their prospective employees to submit fingerprints through the commissioner of education for the purpose of criminal background checks.
Title: A.B. 11399
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| UT | Adopted 08/2006 | P-12 | Provides new definitions and makes changes within the Parents/Guardian Responsibilities section of rule concerning funding and procedures for Special Needs Scholarships involving private schools serving students with disabilities; requires documentation that must be submitted with an application; provides new payment provisions language; removes Retroactive Scholarship Payments section. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2006/20060601/28736.htm
Title: R277-602
Source: http://www.rules.utah.gov/
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2006 | P-12 | Includes private elementary or secondary school as eligible premises for purposes of tax abatements in New York city.
Title: A.B. 11797
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Requires service activities to students enrolled in nonpublic schools to be similar to those undertaken for public school students. Allows health services, special education support, and related services provided by area education agencies for the purpose of identifying children with disabilities, assistance with physical and communications needs of students with physical disabilities, and services of an educational interpreter to be provided on nonpublic school premises with the permission of the lawful custodian of the property. Authorizes other special education services to be provided on nonpublic school premises at the discretion of the school district or area education agency provider of the service and with the permission of the lawful custodian of the property. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=SF2272
Title: S.B. 2272 - Section 19
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Requires inclusion of adoption awareness in health course or another course required for high school graduation. Provides that adoption awareness is required instruction in nonpublic secondary schools in a manner that is the sole discretion of the nonpublic secondary school. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=402928
Title: S.B. 111
Source: www.legis.state.la.us
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| WI | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Provides that no private school or private school employee is civilly liable for injury to a pupil caused by a private school employee who prohibits a pupil from using an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that the student was not allowed to possess and use an inhaler or who allows a pupil to use an inhaler because of the employee's good faith belief that student was allowed to possess and use an inhaler. (Extends laws governing inhaler use by asthmatic pupils in public schools to private schools.)
http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05Act398.pdf
Title: A.B. 1132
Source: www.legis.state.wi.us
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| IL | Adopted 04/2006 | P-12 | Clarifies rules to acknowledge that facilities may be established not only by nonpublic entities but also public out-of-state schools and public authorities such as regional superintendents of schools. Clarifies rules to express the approach to be used in approving out-of-state programs. Institutes a two-year approval cycle for purposes of efficiency. Pages 123-149 of 524: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue19.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 401.5, 10, 20, 30, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 210, 220, 230,240, 250, 260, 270, 280
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12 | From fiscal note: LB 821 requires school districts to allow the part-time enrollment of students who are residents of the district who are enrolled in
another private, denominational, or parochial school or school which elects not to meet accreditation or approval requirements. Parttime
enrollment does not entitle a student to transportation or transportation reimbursements. Schools may also allow the part-time
enrollment of students who are not residents of a district.
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/legal/SLIP_LB821.pdf
Title: L.B. 821
Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us
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| WA | Signed into law 03/2006 | Postsec. | Recognizes that independent nonprofit schools, colleges, and universities are important economic drivers in their communities, and encourages institutions to support local communities, to provide public benefit, and to respond to community expectations that they share facilities, offer programs, and attract students on par with Washington's publicly owned institutions and out-of-state schools and colleges. Further, the legislature encourages innovative programs and educational opportunities, sustainable practices, and increased use of facilities so that operations of institutions can be more cost-effective. This bill expands the manner in which exempt property of nonprofit schools and colleges may be used.
Link to fiscal note: javascript:viewPackage(14418,2); full text of bill: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/2804-S.SL.pdf
Title: H.B. 2804
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Adopted 12/2005 | P-12 | Allows students to attend summer school from private providers if the summer school applications from the private provider are approved by the district. Page 7 of 106: http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0512/0512RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXV.2504
Source: www.doa.state.la.us/osr, Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Adopted 12/2005 | P-12 | Relates to private schools. Adds programs of study and revises summer school policy.
Pages 8-34 of 106: http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0512/0512RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:LXXIX, Chapter 1-31
Source: www.doa.state.la.us, Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2005 | P-12 | Rewrites Section 51220.6 of the Education Code, relating to driver education. Specifies that a private school is not required to offer driver's education. Provides that the satisfactory completion of an Internet-based, correspondence, or other distance-learning course offered by a private
high school meets driver's ed instructional requirements. Establishes certain requirements for such Internet or CD driver's ed courses.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0801-0850/ab_846_bill_20050922_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 846
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| MD | Rule Adoption 07/2005 | P-12 | Proposes to amend rules to the Board of Education. Brings educational programming standards in these institutions into alignment with revisions in educational programming standards for public schools made in response to the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and revisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. MARYLAND REG 10236 (SN)
Title: COMAR 12A.09.10.01 thru .20
Source: StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Creates a temporary private preschool licensing and accreditation task force to develop recommendations for licensing and accreditation standards, policies, and procedures for private elementary schools serving children under the age of five. Requires the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any recommended legislation, to the department of human services and to the legislature before the 2006 regular session. States that the report shall serve as a basis for legislation or for administrative rule amendments by the department of human services. Disbands the task force effective June 30, 2006.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1018_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1018
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2005 | P-12 | Provides that state law may not prohibit a private school from conducting a prayer prior to an athletic event held on the campus of the private school; and that athletic teams from public schools cannot be prohibited from participating in an athletic event held on the campus of a private school in this state for the reason that the hosting private school conducts a prayer prior to such athletic event. Bars a state-funded school from participating in, sponsoring, or providing coaching staff for interscholastic sports events conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association which prohibits or discourages a private school from conducting a prayer prior to an athletic event held on the campus of the private school. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/versions/hb678_HB_678_AP_5.htm
Title: H.B. 678
Source: http://www.legis.state.ga.us
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Amends the name of the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Project to the Arkansas Distance Learning Development Program. Allows courses offered through the program to be offered to public, private and home school students in the state. States that a home school or private school student enrolled in a distance learning course is not entitled to any rights, privileges, courses, activities or services available to a public school student or open-enrollment charter school student other than receiving appropriate credit for a completed distance learning course.
Creates new section establishing circumstances under which a public school district or open-enrollment charter school may offer distance learning courses to students enrolled in a private or home school, including that student agrees to physically attend the public school or open-enrollment charter school for purposes of taking a distance learning course taught or offered through the public school or charter school. Allows waivers of this provision on an individual basis for a student who is unable to attend due to conditions that prevent the child from physically attending a public school or an open-enrollment charter school.
Sets forth funding allowances for a public or open-enrollment charter school offers a distance learning course to one or more home school
or private school students.
States that a public school district or open-enrollment charter school may provide a virtual school or distance learning course only in keeping with the provisions of section 6-47-406.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb2566.pdf
Title: H.B. 2566
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| DE | Rule Adoption 01/2005 | P-12 | Establishes regulation regarding non-public school educator licensure and certification to provide a system for non public school educators to become licensed and certified.
Title: 14 DAC 278
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Provides that the satisfactory completion of a course in automobile driver education offered by a private secondary school satisfies the instructional requirements for a provisional driver's license for persons under 18 years of age if specified conditions are met. Existing law generally regulates driving schools and driving instructors. However, existing law provides, until a July 1, 2004, inoperative date, that those provisions are not to be construed to direct or restrict driver education courses offered by private secondary schools, or to require credentialed or certified instructors for courses offered by those private schools. Existing law repeals these provisions on January 1, 2005. This bill deletes the July 1, 2004, inoperative date and the January 1, 2005, repeal date, thereby continuing these provisions indefinitely. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_524_bill_20040918_chaptered.pdf
Title: S.B. 524
Source: California Legislative Web site
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to ensure that the California School Information Services' system meets the needs of pupils in foster care and includes disaggregated data on pupils in foster care. Authorizes nonpublic, nonsectarian schools to receive Academic Performance Index (API) scores, and requires the development of an alternative accountability system for nonpublic, nonsectarian schools.
Requires the State Department of Education and the State Department of Social Services to collaborate with specified entities to increase access to federal funds for foster youth services. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1858_bill_20040930_chaptered.pdf
Signing message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_1858_sign.pdf
Title: A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to conduct an investigation onsite at any time without prior notice when there is substantial reason to believe that there is an immediate danger to the health, safety, or welfare of a child, and to monitor the facilities, the educational
environment, and the quality of the educational program of an existing certified nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency on a 3-year cycle. Also requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, with respect to a nonpublic, nonsectarian school, to conduct an investigation, which is to include an unannounced onsite visit, if the Superintendent of Public Instruction receives evidence of a significant deficiency in the quality of educational services provided by the school or noncompliance with other specified requirements. Places additional requirements on a nonpublic, nonsectarian school regarding financial recordkeeping, submitting an annual budget and an annual audit, and documenting services and programs. Increases the base fees charged a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency when it applies for certification and when it updates its
application for annual review by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Provides that any educational funds received from a local educational agency for the educational costs of individuals with exceptional needs it has placed in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools are to be used solely for those purposes and not for the costs of a residential program.
Requires the State Department of Education to implement a program to integrate individuals with exceptional needs placed in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools into public schools.
Prohibits a licensed residential school for children with exceptional needs from requiring as a condition of residential placement that it provide the appropriate educational programs to those individuals through a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency owned, operated by, or associated with, a licensed children's institution. Provides that those services may only be provided if the special education local plan area determines that appropriate public alternative education programs are not available. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1858_bill_20040930_chaptered.pdf
Signing message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_1858_sign.pdf
Title: A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Requires a master contracts with nonpublic, nonsectarian schools for the provision of special education and related services to include that, with respect to a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that is associated with a licensed children's institution, there be a method of evaluating whether the school meets specified guidelines, and with respect to a nonpublic, nonsectarian school, the school be subject to the alternative accountability system of the Public School Performance Accountability Program in the same manner as public schools during the school's testing period, and each pupil placed in the school be tested in accordance with that accountability program, and the school prepare a school accountability report card. Requires the test results to be reported by the nonpublic, nonsectarian school to the State Department of Education.
Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to certify a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency for a period of not longer than 18 months. Requires a nonpublic, nonsectarian school or agency to make notification of its intent to seek certification. Requires that only those nonpublic, nonsectarian schools and agencies that provide special education that utilize staff who hold a certificate, permit, or other document equivalent to that which staff in a public school would be required to hold may be certified.
Requires a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides special education and related services to an individual with exceptional needs to certify in writing to the Superintendent of Public Instruction that the school satisfies various requirements relating to, among others, access to standards-based curriculum and instructional materials, access to specific instruction and assistance, and a discipline policy. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1851-1900/ab_1858_bill_20040930_chaptered.pdf
Signing message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/press_release/AB_1858_sign.pdf
Title: A.B. 1858 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| DE | Rule Adoption 09/2004 | P-12 | Amends regulation by adding a new section that includes the responsibilities of non-public, non- profit schools for the administration of their transportation systems under the rules and regulations of the Department of Education. Amends other regulation in order to change the statement about when the bus contractors are paid from 'at the end of the month' to 'in the middle of the month' due to the fact that schools are starting earlier in the fall.
Title: 14 DAC, Section 1105, 1.0 - 22.7
Source: StateNet
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| MS | Rule Adoption 08/2004 | P-12 | Amends rules concerning nonpublic school accreditation. MISSISSIPPI REG 9256 (SN)
Title: (Uncodified)
Source: StateNet
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| WI | Vetoed 03/2004 | P-12 | Requires a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program to conduct a criminal background check on each new employee and all existing employees; requires a private school to submit a copy of the school's certificate of occupancy issued by the city of Milwaukee and evidence of sound fiscal practices.
Title: A.B. 836
Source: StateNet
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| WI | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Relate the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program; requires a private school to conduct a criminal background check on all persons employed as instructional staff; requires a private school to submit to the Department of Public Instruction a copy of the school's certificate of occupancy issued by the city of Milwaukee, proof that the administrator of the school participated in a fiscal management training program, and evidence of sound fiscal practices.
Title: A.B. 847
Source: StateNet
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| WY | Signed into law 03/2004 | P-12 | Relates to private school licensing; clarifies exemptions from licensing requirements for religious schools; imposes additional requirements upon certain post secondary religious schools for receiving and maintaining exemption status.
Title: S.B. 25
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 02/2004 | P-12 | Amends the School Code. Provides for the voluntary registration and recognition of non-public elementary and secondary schools. Requires assurances of compliance with State and Federal laws. Provides for the State Board of Education to prescribe guidelines and procedures. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=1014&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3886&SessionID=3
Title: S.B. 1014
Source: Illinois Legislative Web site
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| SD | Adopted, On November 2004 Ballot 02/2004 | P-12 | Proposing and submitting to the electors at the next general election amendments to Article VIII of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota to authorize the provision of certain services to all children of school age. The Constitution allows the Legislature to authorize the loan of nonsectarian textbooks to children of school age, including those attending sectarian schools. This amendment would also allow the Legislature to authorize participation in food and transportation services for children of school age, including those attending sectarian schools.
http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2004/bills/HJR1003enr.pdf
Title: HJR 1003/Constitutional Amendment B
Source: South Dakota State Web site
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| DE | Rule Adoption 10/2003 | P-12 | Amends regulation 255, Definitions of Public School and Private School, reflecting changes made to the Delaware Code Title 14 Section 2703A, resulting from Senate Bill 103, by adding the definition of a non-public school. Changes the title of the regulation to Definitions of Public School, Private School and Non-public School. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%20200%20Administration%20and%20Operations.htm#P479_81465
Title: 14 DAC 255
Source: Delaware State Web site
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2003 | P-12 | Applies the safety regulations of the commissioner of education presently applicable to public school bus drivers to private school bus drivers; requires that the chief administrator of a private school shall approve every school bus driver to ensure that each such driver hired has fulfilled safety instruction requirements.
Title: S.B. 392
Source: StateNet
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| DE | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Allows teachers, specialists and administrators employed by non-public schools in the state to voluntarily become licensed and certified; establishes a three-tiered licensure system aligned with the public school educator licensure system; requires that such individuals must receive at least one performance appraisal annually; evaluation must have a strong focus on student improvement with at least one component (approved by the department of education) dedicated exclusively to student improvement; provides grounds for which a license may be denied or revoked.
http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home!Openform
Title: S.B. 162
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| OR | Vetoed 06/2003 | P-12 | Repeals examination requirements that apply to children who are taught by a private teacher, parent or legal guardian; allows exemption from compulsory school attendance laws for children taught at the direction of a parent or legal guardian.
Title: S.B. 761
Source: StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Requires any local board, superintendent or head of any nonpublic school to report to the state educational examiners board every instance of revocation or nonrenewal of a school employee's contract due to alleged or actual misconduct, as well as the resignation of the individual holding the license or authorization from the educational examiners board, when the incident or allegation concerns a crime that requires the licensing board to automatically revoke or deny certification, if the local board or reporting official has good cause to believe the incident took place or the allegation is true. Specifies that such information reported to the educational examiners board is confidential and, notwithstanding special circumstances, is not subject to discovery, subpoena or other forms of legal compulsion for release to any individual other than the respondent and the examiners board and its employees involved in licensee discipline, and is not admissible in evidence in judicial or administrative proceedings beyond the proceeding concerning licensee discipline. Requires the educational examiners board to review the information to determine whether a complaint should be initiated, taking into account the crimes for which a license must be denied or revoked according to state statute.
See Section 16: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00549/030508.html
Title: H.B. 549 (omnibus bill)
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Makes the law regarding transfer of credit for equivalent instruction at nonapproved private schools consistent with earned credit for home school instruction by adding the authority for a principal to require student testing before transferring credit for equivalent instruction; predicates award of a high school diploma on a student's satisfying both course credit and other requirements set by a local school board. http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billtexts/LD098701-1.asp
Title: S.P. 328 (LD 987)
Source: StateNet
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Requires the state board to assist in the implementation of personal financial literacy instructional programs, to include consumer financial education, personal finance and personal credit. Requires the state board to create standards and objectives for personal finance literacy for all grade levels as part of the current math curriculum or another appropriate subject-matter curriculum. Requires the state board to encourage districts to choose math, economics and other such textbooks that substantively address areas of personal finance. Requires the state board to create curriculum, materials and guidelines for implementing the program of instruction on personal financial literacy. Adds that accredited nonpublic schools may use the state board-developed curriculum, materials and guidelines, and specifies that local board use of these curriculum, materials and guidelines is voluntary rather than mandatory. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/74.pdf
Title: S.B. 74
Source: http://www.kslegislature.org
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Adds that any nonpublic school accredited or approved by the state board may use the procedures established in statute for criminal background checks of public school employees, and must pay the same fees for these checks as public school employees.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0742SG.htm
Title: H.B. 742
Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| SD | Signed into law 02/2003 | P-12 | Allows school districts to provide transportation to nonpublic school students if no additional public funds are expended to provide the transportation.
Title: S.B. 224
Source: StateNet
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| HI | Approved by voters 11/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow the State to issue Special Purpose Revenue Bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist not-for-profit private elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities; allows the State to combine into a single issue of SPRBs two or more proposed issues of SPRBs.(http://www.state.hi.us/elections/conquestions/question2.pdf)
Title: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 06/2002 | P-12 | Expands inquiry process at nonpublic schools from applicants to include employees of such schools. If nonpublic school employee is subject of inquiry, he/she must submit a complete set of his/her fingerprints to the governing board of the school. Requires department to forward nonpublic school employee fingerprints to state bureau of investigation for completion of state and national criminal history record check. Department is designated as authorized agency to receive and disseminate information concerning the results of a national criminal background check of nonpublic school employee, and department must inform the governing board whether the background check has confirmed any conviction, plea of no contest, deferred sentence or deferred prosecution. Expands requirement beyond misdemeanor to add that when there is good cause to believe a nonlicensed staff member of a school district has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor traffic offense or traffic infraction, the district must require such person to provide the district with a complete set of his/her fingerprints within 20 days of receipt of written notification from the district. Eliminates phrase that this requirement shall apply to only those personnel employed by the district since January 1, 1991. Eliminates language exempting from this requirement any person who has submitted fingerprints to any Colorado school district in the two-year period immediately preceding date of receipt of written notification requesting fingerprints and who has given written consent to the transfer of copies of previously submitted fingerprints to the requesting district. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2002a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/06A41A17C4F3B75587256B3D00642F0C?Open&file=1459_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1459
Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Creates Office of Private Schools and Home Education. New section defines home education program and private school. Inserts "directory" language to show home-schooling parents the programs in which their children may participate (i.e., extracurricular activities, dual enrollment, Bright Futures), and to show private schools the sections with which they must comply (i.e., student records, instructional materials, etc.) See bill section 90, page 172, line 22 ff: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/data/session/2002E/Senate/bills/billtext/pdf/s0020Eer.pdf
Title: S.B. 20E
Source: Florida Legislative Web site
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Relates to services to member local school systems by regional educational service agencies; provides that a regional educational service agency shall be authorized to sell or provide at reasonable costs goods and services to private schools located in the State. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb136.htm
Title: H.B. 136
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Constitutional Amendment Filed with Office of Lieutenant Govenor 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Proposes constitutional amendments to authorize the state to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist not-for-profit private elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities.
Title: H.B. 2848, H.B. 2166
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12
Postsec. | Authorizes the Department of General Services to purchase materials, supplies and equipment on behalf of specified private elementary and secondary schools; prohibits the Departments of General Services from purchasing religious materials on behalf of a private elementary of secondary school or nonpublic institutions of higher education. http://mlis.state.md.us/2002rs/bills/hb/hb0779t.rtf
Title: H.B. 779
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2002 | P-12 | Applies the state board's of education child care standards to programs operated by private schools. Any funds or personnel involved in the regulation of schools covered under this bill are to be transferred from DHS to the department of education.
Title: S.B. 2380
Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Summary.asp?BillNumber=SB2380
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of student member. Also requires school districts and nonpublic schools to report number of ninth graders who do not graduate from the school or school district, as well as the number of students who are tested on multiple assessment measures to determine student achievement levels, and the percentage of students who are so tested annually. Requires the board to develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Act. Permits department to conduct school site visits of accredited schools and districts on as-needed basis. Addresses conditions of employment of Superintendent staff. Addresses procedures in open enrollment law. Renders provision of school breakfast programs optional rather than mandatory. Modifies section addressing parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation. Regulates the provision of textbooks to students in accredited nonpublic schools. Modifies requirements for school bus drivers' licenses. Establishes a conservation education program board and the duties of said board. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02515/Current.html
Title: H.B. 2515
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2002 | P-12 | Allows nonresident pupil's participation in extracurricular activities pursuant to a court-ordered decree or order of custody. Modifies tuition reimbursement payment by school districts under the postsecondary enrollment options act. Includes nonpublic schools in section allowing local boards to make an agreement with another school to to provide for the eligibility of its students in interscholastic activities at the partner school. Changes deadline for school infrastructure program calculations from July 1 to September 1. Modifies statute regarding phase I payment calculations. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/SF/02200/SF02259/Current.html
Title: S.B. 2259
Source: www.legis.state.ia.us
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| NJ | To governor 12/2001 | P-12 | Extends transportation services to nonpublic school pupils who reside in certain regional school districts that provide aid in-lieu-of payments.
Title: A.B. 2928
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Exempts elementary and secondary education institutions operated by churches, religious organizations and faith-based ministries from requirements of the Private Elementary and Secondary Education Authorization Act. Before a child enrolls in an institution that is exempt pursuant to this section, however, the institution must provide written notice to the parents or legal guardian of the child that the institution is exempt.
Title: S.B. 223
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| OH | Signed into law 12/2000 | P-12 | Expands the use of computer hardware and instructional materials purchased by school districts for use by students enrolled in nonpublic schools within the districts; permits all nonpublic auxiliary services to be delivered through contracts with educational service centers; declares an emergency.
Title: H.B. 768
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12 | Provides transportation or in-lieu-of payments to certain nonpublic school pupils in certain school districts. Permits the purchase of such services from cooperative transportation service agencies.
Title: A.B. 1337, AB 1674
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NE | Rejected by voters 05/2000 | P-12 | (LR 20-1999); Constitutional amendment; eliminates the English language requirement in private, denominational, and parochial schools.
Title: V. 4
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AZ | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Relates to industrial development financing; makes private school eligible for funding.
Title: H.B. 2282
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 04/2000 | P-12 | Allows teachers at non-public schools to receive professional licensure on same basis as similarly qualified public school teachers.
Title: H.B. 2680
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 02/2000 | P-12 | Provides that the Board of Education recognizes, for purposes of facilitating the transfer of academic credits for students who have attended private schools and are now enrolling in public schools and to satisfy the accreditation requirement for an exemption from licensure for certain child day programs, those private nursery, preschool, elementary, and secondary schools accredited by an organization approved by the Virginia Council for Private Education.
Title: H.B. 987
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NJ | Signed into law 01/2000 | P-12 | Requires a board of education providing certain services to nonpublic school pupils to provide consultation with representatives of the nonpublic school on any change in the provision of services; includes special education, speech therapy, bilingual education and remedial education services.
Title: A.B. 3270
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/1999 | P-12 | Relates to proprietary schools, provides relative licenses, authorizes certain advertising by an applicant school under certain circumstances, requires written approval; provides moneys received by an applicant school from prospective students prior to receipt of its proprietary school license, provides for effectiveness and related matters.
Title: S.B. 1016
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NC | Signed into law 08/1998 | P-12 | Extends tax-exempt financing under the Higher Education Facilities Finance Act to private elementary and secondary school facilities.
Title: S.B. 1556
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Died 06/1998 | P-12 | Requires Board of Education to make public high school graduation examination available to nonpublic high school students for a reasonable fee.
Title: S.B. 101 High School Graduation
Source:
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| NJ | Signed into law 05/1998 | P-12 | Provides that remedial programs for nonpublic school students may be held on the premises of the nonpublic school.
Title: S.B. 93 Remedial Programs
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Signed into law 03/1998 | P-12 | Requires, as a condition of employment in an accredited private or parochial school, applicants seeking employment for the first time after July 1, 1998, to submit to fingerprinting and to provide criminal records information, allows the governing board or administrator of an accredited private or parochial school employing or previously employing a temporary teacher to disseminate information as to whether or not the teacher meets employment criteria.
Title: H.B. 859 Employment Criteria
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Vetoed 03/1998 | P-12 | Declares that "religiously affiliated exempt school" means those schools that offer instruction in grades K-12, operate as a ministry of a local church or church association, are nonprofit, and do not receive any state or federal funding; provides exemptions for such schools; recognizes the right of parents to place their children in religiously affiliated exempt schools that more closely meet the needs and educational desires of the parents and students.
Title: H.B. 2330
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Vetoed 03/1998 | P-12 | Authorizes learning materials to be loaned to private school students; provides that students attending state-approved private schools may receive loaned learning materials from the local school district in which the private school is located; makes an appropriation of $2,000,000 to carry out the purposes of the act.
Title: S.B. 6574
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| AL | Passed 09/1997 | P-12 | Requires Board of Education to make public high school graduation examination available to nonpublic high school students for a reasonable fee.
Title: S.B. 101 Nonpublic
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IN | Signed into law 05/1997 | P-12 | Increases state contribution for adult education programs; creates a state-level alternative education grant program; increases assessment funding to account for graduation exam; appropriates money for early intervention programs for reading in K-3; appropriates money for nonpublic teacher mentor program; allows nonpublic school students to have their Advanced Placement tests paid for by the state; appropriates $30 for the Technology Plan Grant Fund; provides 100% reimbursement funding for the expense of providing free textbooks to students who qualify for the federal free lunch program.
Title: S.B. 6 Budget Bill
Source: Indiana Department of Education
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| IN | Died 01/1997 | P-12 | Requires the Department of Education to fully reimburse school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools for costs of furnishing free school textbooks, supplies, and other required class fees to students meeting financial eligibility standards; appropriates from the state general fund a sufficient amount to fully fund the reimbursement program.
Title: S.B. 232 Textbooks Reimbursement Program
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VA | Became law without governor's signature 04/1996 | P-12 | Requires all local school boards and the governing boards of private schools to require, as a condition of employment, fingerprinting and information from the National Central Criminal Records Exchange for persons who are offered or accept employment, whether on a temporary, permanent, or part-or full-time basis; includes manslaughter, rape and felonious assaults; provides that the applicant or board may be required to pay for such records.
Title: S.B. 460 Criminal Record Check for School Personnel
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| TN | Signed into law 03/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 03/13/96) Adds Tennessee Association of Church Related Schools to the list of standards organizations which a church related school may apply for accreditation.
Title: H.B. 29/S.B. 605 Accreditation Organization
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WA | Signed into law 03/1996 | P-12 | (Effective: 03/15/96) Provides that no private school may be approved that operates a kindergarten program only.
Title: H.B. 2494 Private Kindergarten
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WY | Signed into law 02/1996 | P-12 | Relates to private school licensing, mandating licensing of private schools and agents, requires on site inspection and visitation of most secondary education licensees by the State Department of Education.
Title: S.B. 60 Licensing of Private Schools
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 06/1995 | P-12 | Relates to the establishment and supervision of private schools; requires application to a Board of Independent Schools, which shall be registered with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Title: S.B. 995 Establishment and Supervision of Private Schools
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Passed 06/1995 | P-12 | Transfers the supervision of Hawaii's private schools from the state education department to a board of independent schools.
Title: Accreditation
Source:
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| ID | Signed into law 05/1995 | P-12 | Allows nontraditional students (e.g., private school or home-schooled) to participate in any program in the public schools, including athletics.
Title: H.B. 171a Dual Enrollment of Nonpublic School Students
Source: Idaho Legislative Services
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| OK | Signed into law 05/1995 | P-12 | (Effective: 05/23/95) Deletes language which prohibits accreditation of private, parochial or other nonpublic schools unless the members of the faculty hold state certificates and unless the standards of said schools comply in every respect with those prescribed for public schools.
Title: S.B. 479 Accreditation of Non-Public Schools
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IA | Signed into law 06/1994 | P-12 | This Act requires school districts and area education agency boards to assist nonpublic school students with physical disabilities with their physical and communication needs and to provide students with the services of an educational interpreter, and permits the assistance to be given on nonpublic school premises. Students in need of such assistance are to be weighted to cover the increased costs to the school districts and area education agencies. (Legislative Summary 1994)
Title: HF 2155 Public School Services to Children in Nonpublic Schools
Source: Legislative Service Bureau
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