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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Counseling/Guidance Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Computer Science Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Economic/Workforce Development--Value of an Education Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Teaching Across Disciplines Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Baccalaureate International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Mentoring/Tutoring Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 English Language Learners (ELL) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development P-3 Technology Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Adults Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--International Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation SC Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary Credit for Military Training S.B. 417 Provides a public, postsecondary institution may award educational credit to an honorably discharged member of the Armed Forces for a course that is part of military training. Requires institution to implement related policies, regulations within a specified t... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Transfer of Credits to an Associate's Degree S.B. 498 From fiscal note: Modifies statute as it relates to applying credit earned by a student at a general academic teaching institution to an associate's degree at a lower-division institution of higher education previously attended by the student. Lowers cumulativ... More... MD Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary - Four-Year/Community College Transfers S.B. 740 Directs the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) to develop and implement a statewide transfer agreement whereby at least 60 credits earned at a community college toward an associate's degree must be transferrable to any public four-year higher educatio... More... OR Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Strategies of Facilitating Transfers Between Public Universities and Colleges H.B. 2979 Requires the higher education coordinating commission convene a work group to examine and recommend adoption of strategies to facilitate student transfers between public colleges and universities in Oregon. Requires the work group to report to the higher educa... More... OR Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. Associate Degree Transfer H.B. 2970 Amends existing law and requires the inclusion of processes to minimize the number of credits that students who have earned an associate transfer degree would need to complete prior to receiving various types of baccalaureate degrees at state institutions of h... More... AK Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Military Training for Transferable Credit/Temporary License H.B. 84 Accepts military education, training, and service for some or all of the qualifications otherwise required of an applicant for a license or certificate provided the service is substantially equivalent to some or all of the qualifications otherwise required an... More... IN Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Postsecondary Articulation Agreements and Credit Transfer S.B. 182 Replaces inter-institutional transfer and articulation agreements with statewide common curriculum and standards for the transfer of associate degree credits leading to a baccalaureate degree between state educational institutions. Provides that statutes relat... More... KS Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Credit for Military Training H.B. 2078 Authorizes certain licensing boards to accept education, training or experience completed in the military towards licensure. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/documents/hb2078_enrolled.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. College Credits for Veterans H.B. 254 Requires an institution within the state higher education system to award credit for military service and training as recommended by a postsecondary accreditation agency or association designated by the state board of regents or the Utah College of Applied Tec... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 Postsec. Common Course Numbering System, Course Content, Reporting S.B. 104 Amends terminology to "statewide common course numbering system." Repeals and replaces priorities for integrating courses into the statewide course numbering system. Repeals existing deadlines for incorporating courses into the statewide course numbering syste... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 Community College Postsec. Community College Two-year Degree Programs H.B. 1214 The bill allows a Colorado community college to offer a two-year degree program with academic designation in nursing or dental hygiene without a valid student transfer agreement.. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/F46C5C7574E6067F... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary - Core Courses H.B. 5030 Requires the development of a general education core of courses that will allow for the seamless transfer from the regional community-technical college system to the Connecticut State University System and The University of Connecticut. http://www.cga.ct.gov/... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. occupations; creating post-military service occupation, education and credentialing act. effective date. S.B. 1863 Creates the Post-Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act. Authorizes the public and private institutions of higher education and the career and technology centers to utilize the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Arm... More... TN Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment & Transfer S.B. 2809 Provides that a dual credit course created by a high school and community college, whether as an elective or major core requirement, should be transferable to all public postsecondary institutions. Specifies similar transfer guarantees for credits earned by hi... More... CO Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Higher Ed Associate Degree Transfer Students S.B. 45 The bill requires a 4-year state institution of higher education to notify a 2-year institution when a student who transferred from the 2-year institution accumulates 60 credits. The 2-year institution shall conduct a degree audit to determine whether the stud... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. General Education Core H.B. 7135 - General Education Core Reduces maximum number of credits in associate of arts, Florida College System, and state university general education core from 36 to 30, effective with students entering a system institution in 2014-15. Directs the chair of the state board of education and c... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Transfer from Associate- to Baccaureate Program H.B. 7135 - Transfer from Associate- to Baccaureate Program Requires the statewide articulation agreement, beginning with students initially entering a Florida College System institution in 2013-2014, to require each student seeking an associate in arts degree to indicate a baccalaureate degree program offered by an in... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Postsecondary -- Reserve Transfer Agreements H.B. 2827 Authorizes and encourages community colleges within the Tennessee Board of Regents system to enter into reverse articulation agreements with system universities, institutions within the University of Tennessee system, and SACS-accredited, private institutions.... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. State Educational Institutions; Credit Transfers. S.B. 182 Requires the commission for higher education to create a common course numbering system, into which each state educational institution shall map its own course numbers, for courses in the core transfer library. Requires state educational institutions to create... More... NY Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Postsecondary Success Study A.B. 9057 - Postsecondary Success Study Part N: Directs the state university board of trustees and the city university board of trustees to jointly conduct a study on postsecondary remediation, which must consider a variety of factors, including strategies and programs proven effective in addressing... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. General Studies Credits Transferable to Four-year Public Institution H.B. 441 Clarifies that credits earned in academic subject area coursework as part of the Uniform Certificate of General Studies shall be transferable to a four-year public institution of higher education. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+ful+HB441ER+pdf... More... TX Adopted 11/2011 Postsec. Transfer of Credit, Core Curriculum and Field of Study Curricula 19 TAC 4.23, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 35 From Texas Register: Updates and changes the requirements for the statewide, fully transferable, undergraduate general education core curriculum. Sections 4.28 and 4.35 adopted as published in the November 25, 2011 Texas Register (pp. 28-30 of 94: http://www.s... More... TX Adopted 11/2011 Postsec. Transferable Academic Courses 19 TAC 9.73, 74, 77 Revises the requirements for submitting requests for courses to be added to the Lower Division Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) and for submitting "unique need" requests. (Context from November 25, 2011 Texas Register: Texas public two-year institutions may... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Postsec. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate S.B. 532 From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to annually update the information on Advanced Placement on the department Web site to include current information on the various means by which districts may offer or access Advanced Placeme... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Postsec. Certain Transfer Students Receive Priority for Enrollment Planning and Admissions S.B. 940 - Certain Transfer Students Receive Priority for Enrollment Planning and Admissions From bill summary: Requires that transfer students admitted to the California State University pursuant to the the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act receive priority for purposes of enrollment planning and admissions, if the students have met the require... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council/Articulation Coordinating Committee/Various Postsecondary Provisions H.B. 7151 Establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Council and directs the council to make recommendations on: (1) The primary core mission of public and nonpublic postsecondary education institutions in the context of state access demands and economic development ... More... MI Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Collaboration Between Community Colleges and Universities/ Transfer Credits H.B. 4325 - Postsecondary Provisions From Legislative Staff Summary: Encourages community colleges to explore ways of increasing collaboration and cooperation with universities. Provides that it is the intent of the Legislature that universities work with community colleges to implement transfer... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. College Transfer Certificate H.B. 200 - College Transfer Certificate Directs the North Carolina Community College System, University of North Carolina General Administration, and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities to develop a plan for articulation of a college transfer certificate to all UNC institutions ... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Articulation H.B. 3521 Requires Joint Boards of Education to develop standards by which students may apply credits earned at community college toward baccalaureate degrees awarded by state institutions of higher education. Requires Joint Boards of Education to submit report of stand... More... PA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Multiple Provisions - Transfer and Articulation H.B. 1352 Section 2002-C incorporates the community college - higher education transfer and articulation into the School Code (had been included in fiscal code for prior two years). Section 2006.1-C transfers the transfer and articulation components for state-related in... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. www.capitol.state.tx.us H.B. 2999 Permits a general academic teaching institution (as defined here http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm) to develop a fixed tuition rate program for qualified students who agree to transfer to the institution within 12 months of completing... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Credit Transfer for Associate Degree H.B. 3025 - Credit Transfer for Associate Degree Provides that this provision relates to a student enrolled in a general academic teaching institution (as defined in 61.003(3) http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm) who has transferred from or previously attended a lower-division institu... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Funding S.B. 2150 From Legislative Budget Committee Summary: Coenrollment in Public Schools and Adult Education Programs Prohibits funding for coenrollment in public schools and adult general education programs, except that for the 2011-2012 fiscal year students may enroll i... More... TX Adopted 05/2011 Community College Postsec. Voluntary Statewide Transfer Compact 19 TAC 9.1, 9.183, 185 Replaces references to "statewide articulated transfer curriculum" with those for "voluntary statewide transfer compact". Permits public two-year colleges to award an academic certificate to students who complete 50% of the curriculum specified in a voluntary ... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Community College Common Course Numbering H.B. 1772 Strengthens the transfer of courses between institutions of higher education. Expands the Roger Phillips transfer policy. Clarifies which courses are prerequisite courses. Establishes a statewide common course numbering system for postsecondary. Creates a "sta... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Postsecondary Transfer and Student Textbooks A.B. 2203 Requires the Trustees of the California State University (CSU), and requests the Regents of the University of California (UC) to review and revise their student transfer policies to ensure that faculty may choose textbooks regardless of the publication date fo... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act S.B. 1440 From bill summary: Enacts the Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, which, commencing with the 2011–12 academic year, requires a student who receives an associate degree for transfer to be deemed eligible for transfer into a California State University bacc... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 Postsec. Community College Facilitating Transfer A.B. 2302 Directs the California State University (CSU) and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges (CCC) to work together to establish the most effective methods to inform students, college advisers and the general public about the associate d... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 Postsec. Community College Financial Aid to Encourage Transfer to Four-Year Institutions S.B. 3699 Establishes the Community College Transfer Grant Program Act. Creates the Community College Transfer Grant Program to provide financial assistance to eligible students, subject to appropriation, for the costs of attending a public or private institution of hig... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Shared Course Numbering S.B. 1186 Relates to postsecondary institutions and course numbering; requires community college districts and the universities under the jurisdiction of the state board of regents to develop and implement a shared numbering system which identifies courses that transfer... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Postsec. Miscellaneous H.B. 2725--Multiple Provisions Exempts private schools approved by the department of education's division of special education prescribed in the pupil's individualized education program from rules adopted by the state board of education prior to 11/24/09. Changes the office of the county sc... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Flexibility S.B. 3 Provides greater flexibility to improve the financial position of state higher eduation institutions. Requires a common course number system in conjunction with the guaranteed transfer program and to develop articulation agreements for degree programs; relates... More... CO Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College College Core Course Guidelines and Credits S.B. 108 Allows a nonpublic institution of higher education to choose to participate in public higher education core course guidelines; provides that a nonpublic institution, for a fee, may request the department of higher education to review the institution's core cou... More... FL Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council H.B. 7237 - Sec. 13 Creates the Higher Education Coordinating Council (the council) for the purposes of identifying unmet needs and facilitating solutions to disputes regarding the creation of new degree programs and the establishment of new institutes, campuses, or centers; prov... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Improving Credit Transfer S.F. 184 Requires the MnSCU board to develop and implement a plan to improve credit transfer. States the minimum goals of the transfer plan. Requires working groups of faculty staff, students and administrators to develop actions to remove barriers to credit transfer. ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Accomodating Non-Traditional Students H.J.R. 959 A resolution to require the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) and the University of Tennessee (UT) to accommodate non-traditional students seeking to complete degrees by accepting completed coursework and credits to the extent authorized by the institution's ac... More... CO Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Community College Degree Transfer Agreements H.B. 1208 Requires statewide degree transfer agreements to transfer associate of arts degrees and associate of science degrees from one state institution of higher education to another. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2010a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/63784B94CCDAAD9A8725... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 Postsec. Community College Transfer/Articulation from Associate's Degree to Four-Year Programs H.B. 160 Encourages postsecondary institutions to limit bachelor degree programs to 120 credit hours and associate degree programs to 60 credit hours beginning with the 2012-13 academic year; provides exceptions. [OF NOTE: Creates a comprehensive approach to improvin... More... MN Vetoed 04/2010 Postsec. Community College Transfer of Credits H.B. 3164 Regulates the transfer of credits within institutions belonging to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H3164.3.html&session=ls86... More... MN Vetoed 04/2010 Postsec. Community College Regulating the Transfer of Credits H.F. 3164 Directs the Board of Trustees to develop a mechanism for seamless student transfer between institutions that has a goal of minimal loss of credits for transferring students. The development and maintenance of the system must, at a minimum, address the followin... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Credit for Advanced Placement H.B. 1135 Relates to advanced placement exams; requires state educational institutions to grant postsecondary level academic credit to students who receive a satisfactory score on an advanced placement examination; requires the state department of education to develop a... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Undergraduate Credits for International Baccalaureate S.B. 209 Requires the governing boards of each public institution of higher education to implement policies to grant a minimum of 24 undergraduate semester credit hours to entering freshman students who have successfully completed the International Baccalaureate diplom... More... TX Adopted 11/2009 Postsec. Undergraduate Academic Certificate 19 TAC 1.4.B.4.36 Encourages institutions of higher education to develop undergraduate certificate programs of less than degree length, to be awarded upon completion of the institution's higher education coordinating board (HECB)-approved core curriculum, a HECB-approved field ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 Postsec. Community College Articulated Nursing Degree Transfer Pathways A.B. 1295 Relates to existing law expressing legislative intent to encourage the California State University (CSU) to establish partnerships with community colleges to facilitate the education of students in bachelor of science in nursing or entry-level master's nursing... More... TX Issued 09/2009 Postsec. Higher Education Cost Efficiencies E.O. RP73 Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in cooperation with Texas public institutions of higher education, to undertake a comprehensive review of opportunities for achieving cost efficiencies, including: --State funding based on student course c... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 Postsec. Community College Transfer and Articulation Policies S.B. 285 Provides for a comprehensive system of articulation and transfer of credit between and among public secondary and postsecondary educational institutions and the creation of a statewide articulation and transfer council; relates to a common core curriculum, the... More... LA Vetoed 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Transfer and Articulation Policies and Programs H.B. 568 Provides certain guarantees to students with associate degrees who seek to enroll in public postsecondary education institutions that offer baccalaureate degrees. Provide for a comprehensive system of articulation and transfer of credit between and among publi... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Automatic Admission of Applicants Completing Core Curriculum at Another Institution S.B. 175 - Section 2 Requires a general academic teaching institution to admit any applicant for admission as a transfer undergraduate student who (1) graduated from high school no more than four years earlier and who either was qualified for automatic admission by virtue of being... More... ME Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Pilot Program for Transition from Two-year to Four-year Degree S.B. 367 Establishes a pilot program between the University of Maine System and the Maine Community College System to provide a seamless process of going from an associate degree program at the community college onto a baccalaureate degree program at the university. ht... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Course Equivalency Information Requirement. S.B. 2083 Under current law, the UMN and MnSCU are required to develop and maintain course equivalency guides, for use in considering transferring between higher educational institutions.  This section requires the guides to include information on course equivalency and... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Articulation from High School to College and from Community College to Four-Year H.B. 815 Adds several new subsections of law. Requires development and implementation of a plan to provide, at least twice annually to all principals and guidance counselors employed by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, notice describing how students c... More... AR Signed into law 02/2009 Postsec. Community College Roger Phillips Transfer Policy Act H.B. 1357 Creates a system for fully transferable credit hours from degrees in associate of arts, associate of science, and associate of arts in teaching in public institutions of higher education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/HB1357.pdf... More... IL Adopted 01/2009 Postsec. Community College Approval of New Units 23 IAC 1050.10, 1050.20, 1050.30, 1050.40, 1050.50, 1050.ILLUSTRATIONA Clarifies requirements for program approval, procedures for obtaining approval, and requirements for reviews of existing programs at public two- and four-year institutions. Requires the following information to be included in the institution's catalog of progr... More... IL Adopted 01/2009 Postsec. Program Approval 23 IAC 1030.10, 1030.20, 1030.30, 1030.60, 1030.70, 1030.80,1030.ILLUSTRATION A Provides exemptions from program approval requirements. Requires any institution offering online instruction where the core academic support services, including admission, evaluation, assessment, registration, financial aid, academic scheduling, and faculty hi... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Course Articulation for Dual Enrollment and Among Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 537 Provides for the adoption and implementation of a comprehensive system of articulation of Carnegie units earned in a secondary school and college credit hours earned in a postsecondary institution. Requires postsecondary education management boards to provide ... More... TN Signed into law 06/2008 Postsec. Postsecondary Institutional Disclosures S.B. 3789 Requires postsecondary educational institutions to disclose information regarding transferability of credits; requires postsecondary educational institutions to disclose on their Web sites all information related to tuition that must be provided to THEC and pr... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College Transfer/Articulation H.B. 4096 Tennessee Higher Education Commission - Requires THEC to address any deficiencies in the articulation of major preparation courses between the community college system and the universities within the board of regents system and the University of Tennessee syst... More... CT Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Community College Transfer and Articulation Review S.B. 1318 Concerns the public institution of higher education system transfer and articulation agreements; requires a study of transfer and articulation agreements of the public institutions of higher education; includes credit transfers. http://www.cga.ct.gov/2007/ACT/... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Community College College Credit Transfers A.B. 3968 Provides for the transfer of certain college credits. Each public institution of higher education will establish and enter into a collective Statewide transfer agreement that provides for the seamless transfer of academic credits from a completed associate of ... More... MO Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Institutions S.B. 389 [Postsecondary Institutions] Multiple provisions relating to higher education. Stipulates that in order to receive increases in state appropriations, two- and four-year institutions must work with the commissioner of higher education to establish agreed-upon competencies for certain entry... More... VA Signed into law 02/2007 Postsec. Community College Reporting Community College Students at Higher Ed. Inst. H.B. 2408 Requires the state Council of Higher Education to submit an annual report to the Senate Committee on Education and Health and the House Committee on Education specifying the total number of transfer students each institution of higher education admitted, enrol... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. College and Work Readiness S.B. 311-- Sec. 3301.43 Requires that the partnership for continued learning, in conjunction with the Ohio board of regents and the state board, recommend a means of assessing high school students' college and work readiness, especially in English and mathematics. The partnership is ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 Postsec. Community College University and Community College Articulation S.B. 652 Adds a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that requests the University of California address deficiencies in the articulation of major preparation courses between the state community colleges and the campuses of the university to make it easier for ... More... ID Temporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2006 Postsec. Registration of Postsecondary Institutions and Proprietary Schools IDAPA 08.01.11 Repeals existing section 08.01.11 in its entirety. Sets forth the registration requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that are required to register with the Idaho State Board of Education ("Board") under Section 33-2402 and -2403 of Idaho Code... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2006 Postsec. Tuition and Transfer Agreements for Military Personnel and Families H.B. 2764 Concerns higher education; relates to military personnel and their dependents; provides for reciprocity agreements on acceptance of educational credits. Requires the State Board of Education (SBE) and the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) to pursue reciprocity a... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 Postsec. Transfers from Unaccredited Higher Education Institutions S.B. 270 Requires an institution of higher education that does not possess regional accreditation to require its students to sign a letter of acknowledgment that the transfer of credits may be difficult if the student intends to transfer the credits to an institution o... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Community College Articulation Agreement H.B. 57 Requires that if a student declares an intention to transfer credit from an institution within the Virginia Community College System to a four-year public institution, the articulation agreement in force at the time of the student's declaration will determine ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Articulation, Transfer and Dual Enrollment Admissions Agreements S.B. 538 This bill requires all four-year public higher education institutions to develop articulation, transfer, and dual enrollment and admissions agreements, including dual admissions programs for qualified students to be simultaneously accepted by a community colle... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Science, Technology, Engineering, Math H.B. 2817 Recognizes the vital importance to the state's economic prosperity and the economic benefit of placing a priority on enrolling and conferring degrees upon students in the fields of engineering, technology, biotechnology, science, computer science, and mathemat... More... MN Issued 02/2006 Postsec. Community College Review and Correction of State Impediments to Veterans Employment and Education Executive Order 06-02 Directs the Minnesota State Colleges and University System and all state licensing and certification boards to examine their current policies, rules, and procedures, as well as governing statutes, to identify any impediments and barriers to veterans seeking em... More... IL Signed into law 08/2005 Postsec. Community College Transfer Courses H.B. 2515 Amends the Board of Higher Education Act. Requires the Board to implement and administer a statewide program, using the World Wide Web, to assist students, advisors, faculty, and administrators from public and private institutions of higher education in obtain... More... OR Signed into law 07/2005 Postsec. Community College Statewide Articulation and Transfer System S.B. 342 Requires community colleges and state institutions in the Oregon University System (OUS) to operate a statewide articulation and transfer system. Requires community colleges and state institutions to continue to provide and improve effective articulation and t... More... OR Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Postsec. Credit for Education & Training in Armed Forces H.B. 2862 Allows community colleges to give credit for education and training obtained by a person while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. The education and training for which credit may be given must meet the standards adopted by the board of education ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Transfer of Courses and Setting Tuition H.B. 1001 (Section 122-123, 242) Requires the commission for higher education to establish standards for the transfer of courses between state educational institutions. Requires state educational institutions to set tuition and fee rates for a 2-year period. Adds that the state educational i... More... TX Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. H.B. 1170 An institution of higher education shall consider, in determining whether to award to a student course credit toward a degree offered by the institution for the student's completion of certain military training: (1) any official military record presented to ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Articulation S.B. 161 Relates to higher education articulation; requires a common course name and numbering system for lower- division courses in public post-secondary education institutions; requires acceptance of transfer modules; requires institutions to reimburse students for c... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. College and University Transfer Agreements S.B. 247 Strengthens and expands transfer agreements among colleges and universities.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Articulation Agreements H.B. 2337 Requires that the governing board of each four year public institution of higher education shall enter into articulation agreements with at least two community colleges to provide for the admission of community college graduates. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bi... More... FL Adopted12 02/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Articulation Among Universities, Community Colleges and School Districts FAC 6A-10.024 Each state university board of trustees, community college board of trustees and district school board must plan and adopt policies and procedures to provide articulated programs so that students can proceed toward their educational objectives as rapidly as th... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Education: Common Course Numbering System S.B. 1415 Provides that the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall adopt and the University of California and private postsecondary institutions may adopt, a common course numbering system for the 20 highest-demand majors in the respecti... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 Postsec. Community College Public Postsecondary Education: Transfer Requirements S.B. 1785 Establishes a program to ensure that community college students who wish to earn baccalaureate degrees at a campus of the California State University are able to do so. Requires the Chancellor to establish admissions requirements for community college transfer... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 Postsec. Community College Nursing Schools Transfers A.B. 2839 Requires the Board of Registered Nursing to establish a workgroup or use an existing committee to encourage and facilitate transfer agreements or other enrollment models between associate and baccalaureate degree nursing programs to facilitate the completion o... More... CA Signed into law 08/2004 Community College Postsec. Community College Interstate Attendance Agreements A.B. 3063 Authorizes the governing board of a community college district to enter into an interstate attendance agreement directly with a the governing body of a public institution of postsecondary education that provides the first two years of instruction if the state ... More... IA Issued 08/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College IOWA LEARNS COUNCIL Executive Order No. 30 - 2003 Creates the IOWA LEARNS COUNCIL. The Iowa Learns Council shall work towards the ambitious goal of 90% of Iowa children having a quality pre-school experience, and 90% of Iowa high school graduates will go on to complete at least two years of college; shall pro... More... CO Signed into law 05/2004 Community College Postsec. Vocational Schools Transfers H.B. 1361 Directs the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education to adopt policies to ensure the transfer of credits from area vocational schools to institutions within the state system of community and technical colleges. http://www.leg.state.co.us/c... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Articulation Agreements S.B. 338 Directs the State Council of Higher Education to facilitate the development of dual admissions and articulation agreements between two- and four-year public and private institutions of higher education in Virginia and requires the Council to develop estimates ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Higher Education H.B. 989 Directs the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV), in cooperation with the governing boards of the public two- and four-year institutions of higher education, to develop a State Transfer Module that designates those general education courses offered within... More... UT Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Community College Transferability of Higher Education Credits H.B. 320 Requires the State Board of Regents to develop and maintain a transfer and articulation system, maintain a common numbering system for general education and certain lower divisions courses and to provide for credit by examinations; requires institutions of hig... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Institutions Of Higher Education H.B. 2382 Improving articulation and transfer between institutions of higher education; provides for the development of transfer association degrees that will satisfy lower division requirements at public four-year institutions of higher education for specific academic ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. University Reciprocal Recognition of Courses H.B. 1470 Provides relative to the articulation of courses among and recognition of course credit by public college and universities.... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board S.B. 286 Relates to the continuation and functions of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Addresses membership, procedures, conflict of interest, common course numbering, success initiative (Sec. 51.3062. SUCCESS INITIATIVE: Requires institutions to asses... More... NV Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Community College Certain College Credits to University A.B. 507 Revises provisions governing transferability of certain community college credits to university. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/72nd/bills/AB/AB507_EN.pdf... More... IN Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. State Educational Institution Credit Agreements H.B. 1209 State educational institution credit agreements. Requires the statewide transfer and articulation committee to: (1) submit an annual report to the legislative council; (2) develop statewide transfer of credit agreements for courses that are most frequently tak... More... OK Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. Student Credit Transfer H.B. 1123 Relates to schools; relates to the transfer of credit; deletes obsolete language; states legislative intent to prohibit certain institutions and schools from informing students or advertising that credits transfer without a written agreement. http://www2.lsb.... More... WA Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. Competency-Based Transfers H.B. 1909 Creates a pilot project for competency-based transfer in higher education. Under the pilot project, participants shall develop standards, definitions, and procedures for quality assurance for a transfer system based on student competencies. It is the legisla... More... CT Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Postsec. Development of an Articulation Agreement S.B. 1366 Encourages the development of an articulation agreement between the constituent units of the state system of higher education and independent colleges and universities located in this state.... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Community College Partnership H.B. 1753 Relates to a partnership agreement between the University of Texas-Pan American and the South Texas Community College District to offer the lower-division courses required for students enrolled in a teacher preparation program.... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Transfer of Course Credit H.B. 1359 Relates to criteria developed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to standardize the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.... More... TN Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Transfer of Credits H.B. 2318 Requires THEC to develop and enforce policies for transfer of credits among various institutions of higher education and structuring of courses at such institutions to facilitate this.... More... MD Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Community College Postsec. Community College Transfer Scholarship Program H.B. 476 Establishes the Community College Transfer Scholarship Program and provides for the award of scholarships under the Program; establishes qualifications and requirements for the receipt and retention of an award under the Program; requires the State Scholarship... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Notification to Parents S.B. 6559 Requires notification to parents of school courses leading to college credit; requires that each high school shall publish annually and deliver to each parent with children enrolled in school, information concerning the entrance requirements and the availabili... More... TX Signed into law 05/1999 P-12 Postsec. School District and Junior College Course Credits S.B. 1352 Relates to course credits offered under an agreement between a school district and a junior college.... More... VA Signed into law 05/1995 P-12 Postsec. School to Work Transition Authorizes local school boards to establish transition programs to prepare students for college, employment, or technical training.... More... AR Signed into law 03/1995 P-12 Postsec. S.B. 615 - Reporting College Achievement of High School Graduates Appropriates funds to the Department of Higher Education for expenses for reports of college achievement of high school graduates.... More... 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