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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Adults Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--International Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) Proficiency-Based Approaches Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Purposes of Public Education Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Climate/Culture School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--District Size School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 District Public Project Bidding Procedures A.B. 1565 From bill summary: For contracts awarded on and after January 1, 2014, and until January 1, 2019, requires the governing board of the distri... More... IL Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 Prioritization of School Construction Projects S.B. 639 Amends the School Construction Law. Includes the rehabilitation of aging buildings to alleviate classroom shortages and the rehabilitation o... More... LA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Naming Facilities and Streets After Living People H.B. 98 Permits a local board to name the following at a school within its jurisdiction in honor of a living person: (1) A street maintained by the ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities S.B. 316 - District Sale or Lease of Property or Facilities Authorizes a board of education to sell real or personal property to certain to a nonprofit institution of higher education or the governing... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Early Childhood Education Facilities S.B. 458 (Sec. 1) Requires the SBE to provide funds to appropriate school districts to create 1,000 new school readiness spaces. (Not Codified) (Sec... More... KY Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Community Use of School Facilities and Property S.B. 110 Permits a local board to authorize the use of school property by community members during non-school hours for recreation, sport, academic, ... More... MS Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Property and Facilities for Public Recreation H.B. 540 Authorizes local school boards to allow school property to be used by the public during nonschool hours for recreation and sports, limits th... More... UT Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Healthy, Energy-Efficient Schools H.J.R. 1 Encourages the Utah State Board of Education to consider the broader application of the design and construction practices for healthy, energ... More... NY Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Report on NYC Outdoor Schoolyards S.B. 587 Directs the New York City district chancellor to inventory and report on the district's outdoor schoolyards. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Illinois Accessibility Task Force and Press Box Accessibility S.B. 2096 Repeals the provision concerning the Illinois Accessibility Task Force. Also provides that a school board does not have to comply with the I... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 School Action and Facility Master Planning S.B. 630 Very similar to S.B. 620 (http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/97/SB/PDF/09700SB0620lv.pdf). Differs from S.B. 620 in definition of "school actio... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 School Action and Facility Master Planning for Chicago Public Schools S.B. 620 Creates new sections 105 ILCS 5/34-200 through -235 regarding school action and facility master planning for Chicago Public Schools. By Dece... More... ME Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Alternative Delivery Methods for School Construction Projects H.P. 413 Authorizes the approval of additional school construction projects by school districts seeking to use an alternative delivery method for a s... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. K-12 and Higher Education Construction Contracts H.B. 153 - K-12 and Higher Education Construction Contracts Sections 9.33 to 9.335: Makes certain provisions related to a public authority's contracting for construction (that are already applicable t... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Energy-Efficient Buildings H.B. 153 - Energy-Efficient Buildings Defines "life cycle cost analysis". Specifies that certain provisions related to energy-efficient designs for state-funded facilities do not... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Contracting Subdivision May Acquire and Maintain Educational Facilities H.B. 153 - Contracting Subdivision May Acquire and Maintain Educational Facilities Permits a contracting subdivision (i.e., a municipal corporation, township, joint recreation district, township park district, county, schoo... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Facilities H.B. 153 - Facilities Specifies actions after which a district capital project must be considered complete and the Ohio school facilities commission must issue a ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Prohibition of District Operation of a Hotel S.B. 764 Prohibits the board of trustees of an independent school district from using district funds, property, employees or other resources, or acqu... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Energy Efficiency S.B. 898 Requires each political subdivision, institution of higher education or state agency to establish a goal to reduce electric consumption by a... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Referendum H.B. 1238 Provides that during the period beginning with the adoption of a resolution by a school corporation to place a school levy referendum questi... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Sharing Athletic Fields A.B. 227 Requires boards of trustees of school districts, under certain circumstances, to grant the use of certain athletic fields to nonprofit organ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Community College Postsec. District-to-Community College Program and Facilities Pilot Program S.F. 424 Establishes district-to-community college program and facilities sharing pilot program. Authorizes a consortium of four or more districts an... More... ID Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Facilities Construction H.B. 236 Two sessions ago, HB 253 was passed into law. The intent of that legislation was to allow expenditures for authorized construction projects ... More... ND Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 School Construction or Renovation Requirements H.B. 1066 Before the state superintendent of education can approve new [school] construction or a renovation affecting more than fifty percent of an e... More... WY Signed into law 02/2011 P-12 School Facilities S.F. 16 Act relating to school facilities. Requires school facilities commission to meet every 4 years to review and evaluation school building need... More... NY Vetoed 10/2010 P-12 Licensed Master Plumbers and Licensed Electricians S.B. 7137 Requires that any plumbing or electrical work on a school building be performed by a licensed master plumber or licensed electrician if requ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 School Facilities and Special Education Provisions S.B. 1432 From bill summary: Requires a school district or county office of education, as a condition of receiving approval by the state department of... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Integrated Pest Management S.B. 1157 From bill summary: Beginning January 1, 2014, requires all schoolsites to adopt an integrated pest management program as established, admini... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Construction Permits A.B. 2048 Prohibits the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development from issuing a building permit for any construction absent certification f... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Door Locks for School Safety A.B. 211 Requires all new construction projects submitted to the division of the state architect to include locks that allow doors to classrooms and ... More... DC Adopted 07/2010 P-12 School Environments and School Gardens LB 18-564 - School Environments and School Gardens Establishes an environmental programs office in the Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization that would establish comprehensive r... More... FL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 District Facilities HB 7037 - Secs. 11-20 Repeals the SMART Schools Clearinghouse. Directs the Office of Educational Facilities (rather than the SMART Schools Clearinghouse) to monit... More... GA Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Educational Facility Site, Construction, and Reimbursement 160-5-4-.16 Amends provisions governing approval of all sites to be used for instructional purposes, design of all new educational facilities, additions... More... AK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Construction S.B. 237 An Act relating to energy consumption and costs, operating costs, and energy efficiency standards for school construction and major maintena... More... IL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School District Intergovernmental Cooperation Renewable Energy Act H.B. 6419 Authorizes any two or more school districts to form an agency, by establishment of an intergovernmental agreement, to acquire and construct ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Joint Technological Education Finance H.B. 2127 Relates to joint technological education and the formula for funding students enrolled in both a local district and a joint technological ed... More... TN Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Green Cleaning Practices H.J.R. 767 Directs the Department of Education to study green cleaning practices in public schools. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HJR0767.pd... More... AL Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Safe Space or Hallway H.B. 459 Specifies that any new contract awarded for the construction of a new public school must require that the school include an Alabama Building... More... ID Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Energy Conservation S.B. 1354 Relates to development of thermal energy systems by school districts; authorizes school districts to develop, own, maintain, operate and con... More... KY Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Efficient Design in School Buildings S.B. 132 Defines "efficient school design". Enumerates the public benefits of schools constructed or renovated using efficient school design. Creates... More... MD Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Requires Support Spaces for Physical Education Instruction H.B. 334/S.B. 256 Requires the state department of education to adopt regulations that require all public school buildings newly constructed or completely ren... More... WI Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Act 215 - Facilities Provision S.B. 437 Creates Section 119.16 to require local boards to evaluate all buildings using certain criteria and to develop a master plan governing the u... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 City/County Regulations and District Facilities H.B. 282 Amends definition of "educational facility". In the case of a land use or structure owned or operated by a school district or charter school... More... OH Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Energy Efficiency Standards OAC 123:4-1-01 thru -07 123:4-1-03: Requires all new construction, renovation, repairs and replacements of buildings to use cost-effective, energy-efficient, green ... More... OH Signed into law 12/2009 Postsec. Postsecondary Construction H.B. 318 - Section 8 During fiscal year 2010, directs the chancellor of the board of regents to designate one construction project at three different state insti... More... WI Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Environmental Quality in Schools Task Force S.B. 41 Establishes the Indoor Environmental Quality in Schools Task Force; directs the task force to make recommendations to the Department of Publ... More... IL Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force H.B. 363 Requires the establishment of a Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force in order to ensure that school facility-related decisions are made... More... RI Signed into law 11/2009 P-12 School Buildings Must Be "Green" S.B. 232 Requires all public buildings, including schools, to be constructed or renovated, to meet standards established by the United States Green B... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Sharing of Real Property and Buildings A.B. 1080 Authorizes a school district to enter into leases and agreements relating to real property and buildings to be used jointly by the district ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Seismic Safety Inventory of School Buildings S.B. 305 Requires the Office of the State Architect to update the seismic safety inventory of school buildings and related report to more accurately ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Review for Approval of Athletic Facilities for Gender Equitability A.B. 685 Requires the state department of education to include, as part of its review of an application for new construction plan approval, a determi... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Constructability Reviews A.B. 1120 Requires the department of general services to distribute information on the use of constructability reviews of plans and specifications use... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Charter School Facilities S.B. 592 From Legislative Counsel's Digest: Amends existing law which requires that, prior to receiving funding, title to property used for a charte... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Asbestos Abatement S.B. 2145 Amends the Asbestos Abatement Act. Deletes a provision requiring the department of public health to require local educational agencies to su... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 Community College Electronic H.B. 862 Provides that electronic bid submissions to community colleges must be considered a sealed document for competitive bid requests if they are... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Radon Testing H.B. 4223 Recommends that school buildings be tested for radon every five years. Recommends that schools be built using radon resistant construction t... More... NY Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 New York City School Construction Authority Act A.B. 8903 - New York City School Construction Authority Act Extends sunset date of New York City School Construction Authority Act to June 30, 2014. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A08903&sh=t... More... AZ Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Charter School Facilities H.B. 2346 Provides for the property tax classification of property leased to a not-for-profit charter school; exempts property that is owned by an edu... More... IL Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Construction Projects H.B. 2424 - Article 30, Section 30-20 Requires school construction projects supported by grants from the Capital Development Board to receive silver certification from the United... More... KY Adopted 07/2009 P-12 School Buildings 702 KAR 4:160 Amends rules that establishing standards that school districts shall meet in operational performance, including construction of public schoo... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Facilities Commission Director Reporting Responsibilities H.B. 1 - Section 3318.312 Directs the executive director of the Ohio school facilities commission, at the state superintendent's request, to advise the superintendent... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Health and Safety Inspections H.B. 1 - Sections 3313.473, 3313.86, 3701.93 through 3701.936 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Section 3313.86: Creates new Section 3313.86. Requires school districts, community schools, STEM schools and ch... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Survey of Community Space H.B. 1 - Section 385.40 Requires the executive director of the Ohio School Facilities Commission to survey classroom facilities projects financed by the commission ... More... HI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Fire Inspections S.B. 564 Makes discretionary, rather than mandatory, fire inspections conducted by the county fire chiefs. Provides that frequency of inspections of ... More... HI Vetoed 06/2009 P-12 Standards for Facilities H.B. 986 Requires construction and renovation of public school facilities to meet the Collaborative for High Performance Schools standards. Also requ... More... IL Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. State University Certificates of Participation H.B. 1200 Creates the State University Certificates of Participation Act. Authorizes the board of any state university to enter into financing agreeme... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Building Standards/Pre-K Classes in Public Schools H.B. 1031 Provides that public schools seeking voluntary child care facility licensure may use the same building standards for prekindergarten classro... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Meaning of Public School Buildings as Related to After-school Programs S.B. 1030 Clarifies the meaning of public school buildings as related to after-school child care programs as "any building which is currently approved... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Sharing Underused Postsecondary Classrooms H.B. 746 Authorizes an institution of higher education to make available underused classrooms for use by a public junior college for teaching core co... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Portable/Modular Classrooms H.B. 2763 Defines "relocatable educational facility." Provides that a relocatable educational facility purchased or leased on or after January 1, 2010... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. K-12/Postsecondary Sharing of Facility Costs H.B. 3646 - Section 74 Authorizes a school district and an institution of higher education located wholly or partially in the county in which the district is locat... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Funding Adjustments for School Safety Plans, School Nurses, Transportation, and Energy Efficiency A.B. 75 Adds 121.91 (4) (L). Defines "local law enforcement agency". Provides additional funding if a local board and local law enforcement agency (... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Renewable Energy Efficiency for School Buildings H.B. 1312 Creates the renewable energy and energy efficiency for schools loan program to fund renewable energy projects and battery-powered and hybrid... More... HI Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Air Conditioner Electricity and Maintenance Costs H.B. 179 Repeals certain provisions regarding the cost of electricity and maintenance for air conditioners in schools that were not installed by the ... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Maintenance of Insurance H.B. 1400 - Section 10, Insurance During the 2009-10 school year and at least once every eight years thereafter, each district is required to obtain an appraisal of its build... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 School Construction A.B. 220 Revises requirements for the purchase of property on subdivided land for school construction; provides that in counties of a specified size ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Academic Facilities Review Board H.B. 1852 Establishes an academic facilities review board; provides public school districts with an additional opportunity for a hearing on the determ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Inspections of Academic Facilities S.B. 863 Provides a process for routine inspections and reporting of inspections of public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Wind Energy Production S.B. 456 Modifies provisions for facilities qualifying for wind energy production and renewable energy tax credits; provides for use by a private col... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 School Building Plans H.B. 251 Relating to the State Building Code Act; provides that public school building plans shall be approved by either the local government or the ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Cooperative Service Agency Facilities H.B. 253 Amends and adds to existing law relating to cooperative service agencies to revise provisions relating to certain levies for the purpose of ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Facilities S.B. 1132 Relates to school building design and energy efficiency; provides that school districts may seek to qualify for reductions in building repla... More... IN Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Facilities H.B. 1097 Requires the state board of education to adopt standards concerning indoor and outdoor air quality and water quality as part of the nonbindi... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 finance H.B. 2261 Concerns the state's education system; finds ample evidence of a need for continuing to refine the program of basic education funded by the ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Capacity Report H.B. 2261--Section 113, Capacity Section 113 charged the office of the superintendent of public instruction with making biennial determinations of the state educational syst... More... KS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Facilities S.B. 187 Enacts the state fire marshal commissioned inspector act; provides that the state fire marshal and any state educational institution may ent... More... WY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Facilities H.B. 299 Relates to school facilities; modifies budget process forwarding school building projects recommended by the school facilities commission; r... More... CA Rule Adoption 10/2008 P-12 LEROY F GREENE SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT OF 1998- AB 1014 Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1859.2, 1859.41, 1859.41.1, 1859.42, 1859.42.1,1859.43, 1859.51, 1859.147 Amends rules concerning the Leroy F Greene School Facilities Act of 1998. Adds components to the enrollment projection calculation method us... More... GA Adopted 10/2008 P-12 Public School Construction GAC 160-5-4-.15 Amends rule to address processing of plans and specifications for public school construction for the board. Specifies that rule must apply t... More... IL Signed into law 10/2008 Community College Use of Community College Buildings During an Emergency S.B. 2690 Authorizes the board of trustees of a community college district to make the buildings of a community college available for emergency purpos... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Community College Rental properties A.B. 1112 Adds the acquisition and construction of residential rental property to be used to house teachers and employees of a school district or comm... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Charter school facilities A.B. 2033 Relates to the Charter Schools Facilities Program under the Leroy F. Green School Facilities Act of 1998 that provides funding to qualifying... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Facilities A.B. 2173 Revises the process by which a governing board of a school district calculates the maximum fee, against school facility construction that ma... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Solar Facilities A.B. 1062 Requires the Division of the State Architect to develop uniform criteria for precheck approval processes for solar design plans for a school... More... CA Signed by Governor 07/2008 P-12 Environmental impact A.B. 2720 Makes technical changes to the California Environmental Quality Act that prohibits an environmental impact report for any project involving ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2008 P-12 Facilities Alignment Commission H.B. 2972 Creates the facilities alignment commission to establish criteria for the selection of public schools to be consolidated or closed, and to r... More... LA Vetoed 07/2008 P-12 Statewide Educational Facilities Authority S.B. 632 Creates the Statewide Educational Facilities Authority in the department of education to provide funding, coordination, assistance and overs... More... MO Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 School repair S.B. 1170 Creates the Rebuild Missouri Schools Program to allow loans to rebuild certain damaged school facilities.... More... NH Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Facilities Finance H.B. 1446 Makes changes to the process for proration of funds for school building aid grants; transfers authority over questions on the location of sc... More... NH Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. School Indoor Air Quality H.B. 1171 Establishes a commission to study air quality issues in public school buildings; provides for membership and compensation and a report; prov... More... AK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Facilities finance H.B. 373 Extends specified public school bond debt reimbursement; relates to school construction and maintenance grants; relates to the required part... More... MN Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Omnibus prek-12 Education Finance Bill H.B. 6 Relates to school district development screening aide, teacher and administrator licensure, district teacher compensation aide, district deb... More... CA Adopted 04/2008 P-12 School Maintenance Program Title 2 CCR Sec(s) 1866.1.3, 1866.4.3, 1866.13 Amends rules concerning the state school deferred maintenance program (DMP). Provides state matching funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, to... More... CA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 FACILITIES FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS Title 5 CCR Clarifies and expands existing provisions with regards to facilities and the operation and maintenance of charter schools. Adds content to t... More... CO Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Energy Efficient Schools H.B. 1025 Creates the Governors energy office; provides that the energy office will work with communities, utilities, organizations and individuals to... More... NE Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Energy Financing Contracts L.B. 747 Relates to energy financing contracts; increases the maximum amount of time for repayment for energy financing contracts after the installat... More... WI Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Renewable Resource Facility A.B. 625 Authorizes a school board to construct or acquire, own, operate, and maintain a renewable resource facility. The energy generated by the fac... More... NY Signed into law 01/2008 P-12 New York City Public School Cafeterias S.B. 6487 Directs the commissioner of education to review ventilation and air temperature conditions in public school cafeterias in New York City. Req... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter No. 471 10/2007 P-12 Facilities finance S.B. 614 Relates to design-build contracts for the design and construction of a school facility. Authorizes a school district governing board to ente... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 Facilities S.B. 121 Requires an applicant school district for new construction to submit to the State Allocation Board a one-time report of existing school buil... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Renewable Energy Source Grants H.B. 285 Subject to appropriation, authorizes the department of commerce and economic opportunity to establish and operate a renewable energy grant p... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Community Organization Use of School Facilities During Non-School Hours S.B. 538 Encourages school boards to allow community organizations to use school facilities during non-school hours. Provides that if a school board ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Green Cities and Smart Cities Grant Program H.B. 3394 Authorizes the department of commerce and economic opportunity to establish and administer a Green Cities grant program and a Smart Cities g... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Community College Wind Generation Turbine Farms S.B. 843 Allows school districts and community college districts to own and operate wind generation turbine farms that directly or indirectly reduce ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Green School Construction Projects S.B. 505 Amends 105 ILCS 230/5-40. Provides that school construction projects for which a district first applies for a grant on or after July 1, 2007... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 School Facility Planning S.B. 336 Defines large school district for purposes of provisions relating to school facility planning; modifies provisions regarding school facility... More... CT Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Pesticide Control on School Grounds H.B. 5234 Banns pesticide use on the grounds of middle and high schools; promotes a healthy environment in middle and high school facilities; provides... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Creates New Jersey Schools Development Authority A.B. 4336; S.B. 2796 Establishes the New Jersey Schools Development Authority and revises the school construction program established under the Educational Facil... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Construction or Renovation of School Buildings S.B. 499 Provides that, in a county whose population is less than 400,000 (currently counties other than Clark County), plans, designs and specificat... More... CO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Public School Facilities Equity Act S.B. 41 Concerns the creation of the Public School Facilities Equity Act to address the capital construction needs of public schools in the State. C... More... CO Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Security for Buildings H.B. 1059 Concerns the School Security Infrastructure Grant Program; provides that the program may be used to remodel or renovate the infrastructure o... More... HI Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College State Building Code Council S.B. 795 Establishes a State Building Code Council to establish a comprehensive state building code, to review and adopt new model building codes wit... More... MT Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 School Facility Improvement Account S.B. 2A (Facilities Funding) Provides for a school facility improvement account in the state special revenue fund to provide money to schools to implement the recommenda... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Public School Lease Purchase Act H.B. 843 Allows, under specified circumstances, public school facilities to be acquired pursuant to lease purchase arrangements. Authorizes additiona... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Charter School Facilities Fund S.B. 634 Creates fund relating to charter school facilities funding. Provides procedures for meeting the needs of state-chartered and locally charter... More... NM Vetoed 04/2007 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay Omnibus Bill H.B. 328 Provides that certain school construction projects may be exempted from some state oversight. Amends the public school capital outlay Act to... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Public School Capital Outlay Omnibus Bill S.B. 395 Relates to public school facilities; provides that certain school construction projects may be exempted from some state oversight. Amends th... More... AL Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Tornado Damage Repair H.B. 141 Makes a supplemental appropriation from the Education Trust Fund in the State Treasury to the State Department of Education, for Enterprise ... More... ND Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Construction Project Approval H.B. 1248 Schools considering construction projects are required to get approval from the state superintendent. If the superintendent denies the reque... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 County and Municipal Land Use Provisions Regarding Schools H.B. 69 Adds additional building inspections to a list of requirements that a county and municipality may not impose on school districts or charter ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Career & Technical Education Project Contractor Licensing Requirements Exemption H.B. 2757 Exempts from the contractor licensing requirements work undertaken by students as part of a career and technical education project as define... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 District Facilities Account Enforcement H.B. 17 Provides for enforcment of expenditures from a school district's facilities maintenance, repair and replacement account; reduces payments to... More... WY Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Facilities Payment Expansion S.B. 14 Expands major building and facility repair and replacement payments for school districts to include buildings or facilities that would other... More... UT Adopted 12/2006 P-12 Oversight of School Inspections R277-471 Provides specific provisions for the oversight of permanent or temporary public school construction/renovation inspections and to identify l... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Energy Conservation Grant Program A.B. 2756 Requires the Controller to transfer funds from the Ratepayer Relief Fund to an account in the Special Deposit Fund to provide grants to elig... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Community College K-12 and Community College Facilities A.B. 162 Requires the Department of General Services to establish procedures governing the use of the collaborative process for project development a... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Healthy Schools Act A.B. 2865 Relates to the Healthy Schools Act. Expands the definition of schoolsite to include private child day care facilities. Requires landlords to... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Facilities Cost Calculations A.B. 2947 Relates to eligibility for new school building construction calculations. Requires the existing building capacity calculation used to determ... More... WY Rule Adoption 08/2006 P-12 Criteria for School Building & Facilities Improvement Priority Chapter 6 Establishes a process to identify and prioritize the relative importance of each school building and facility improvement need on a statewid... More... CA Approved by voters 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College School and University Facilities Funding V. 9 (Prop. 1D) (AB 127-Chapter 35, 2006) Enacts the Kindergarten- University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006 which would authorize a specified... More... MI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 School Building Construction & Expansion H.B. 5479 Provides that the board of a school district shall not build a school upon a site without having prior title in fee to the site, a lease for... More... NC Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Schoolchildren's Health Act H.B. 1502 Enacts the schoolchildren 's health act. Provisions relate to: (1) sealing arsenic-treated wood in playgrounds and testing the soil on schoo... More... NC Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Leasing Property for Schools and Facilities S.B. 2009 Authorizes local boards of education to enter into capital leases of real or personal property for schools and facilities. Provides that the... More... NC Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Eminent Domain Restrictions H.B. 1965 Restricts the statutory purposes for which eminent domain may be used by private condemnors, local public condemnors, and other public conde... More... NY Vetoed 07/2006 P-12 Cafeteria Standards A.B. 11326 Relates to the renovation of cafeterias in public school districts located in New York city. Requires the commissioner of labor to establish... More... NY Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Fire Safety Inspections A.B. 877 Provides that school buildings may be inspected for fire safety purposes by persons certified by the state to enforce the state uniform fire... More... WA Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 School Plant Facilities State Assistance Authority WAC 180-25-005, -012, -015, -020, -025, -030, -035, - 037, -040 To comply with recently passed legislation, transfers authority from the State Board of Education (SBE) to the Office of Superintendent of P... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Facilities Inspectors/Inspections H.B. 5416 Provides that the qualifications of persons performing reviews and inspections of school facilities must include requirements for training, ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 School Facilities Sales S.B. 308 Authorizes the Recovery School District to sell, exchange, or lease school property or buildings over which it has the rights of ownership t... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. University/College Facilities Construction H.B. 418 Defines "design and construction oversight" as (i) the right to review and approve plans and specifications prior to the start of constructi... More... CA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act A.B. 127 Enacts the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2006. Authorizes a specified amount in state general obligation b... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School District Authority H.B. 867 - Section 25 Authorizes local boards to make available school facilities and equipment for specified public purposes if such purposes appear, in the judg... More... AR Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Extraordinary Circumstances Fund H.B. 1036, S.B. 22 Establishes the extraordinary circumstances program for public school academic facilities.The Commission for Public School Academic Faciliti... More... ID Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Best Practices Building Maintenance Plan H.B. 743 Section 9 Requires the administrator of the division of building safety and the state department of education to draft a best practices maintenance pl... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Additional School Board Powers H.B. 944 Authorizes school boards to partner with entities, organizations and corporations for the purpose of benefiting the school district and to b... More... NM Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Facilities Plans, Projections, Construction S.B. 450 From Fiscal Note: The bill requires all school districts to have submitted a five-year facilities plan which includes enrollment projections... More... WY Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Facility Plans H.B. 73 Relates to school capital construction; modifies the school district facility planning process; clarifies the procedures regarding review of... More... NJ Issued 02/2006 P-12 Ovesight of the School Construction Program Executive Order No. 3 Creates a new position of oversight of the School Construction Program and a new working group that will oversee a full review of the progra... More... NJ Issued 02/2006 P-12 Special Counsel to the Governor for School Construction E.O. 3; (NEW BILL) (Executive Order 2006-3) Creates the position of Special Counsel to the Governor for School Construction ("Special Counsel.") The Special Co... More... DE Signed into law 01/2006 P-12 School "Energy Fund" Appropriations S.B. 242 The legislature appropriated $5,000,000 to the Department of Education for an "Energy Fund". These funds will help reorganized school distri... More... CA Vetoed 09/2005 P-12 Bids for Construction Work A.B. 490 An act to amend Section 20112 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. Requires notice for bids for district projects to b... More... NY Signed into law 08/2005 P-12 Cleaning products in schools S.B. 5435 Requires the procurement and use of environmentally sensitive cleaning and maintenance products in elementary and secondary schools; defines... More... CA Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Charter School Facilities S.B. 1054 An act to amend Section 47610 of , and to add Section 47610.5 to, the Education Code, relating to charter schools. Expressly includes the Ca... More... HI Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Facilities Funding and Oversight S.B. 1660 Transfers the management of the state educational facilities improvement special fund and capital improvement and repair and maintenance pro... More... HI Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Asbestos Testing H.B. 1295 Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct asbestos tests prior to renovations or painting of school facilities at all DOE school... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 School Facility Plans and Inspections S.B. 383 Requires the state board of education to adopt rules for the documentation of school plan reviews and inspections of school facilities and t... More... TN Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Construction Management Services S.B. 1343 Allows use of construction management services which are provided for a fee and which involve preconstruction and construction administratio... More... TN SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 06/2005 P-12 Indoor Air Quality S.B. 641 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, relative to indoor air quality and mold in schools Encourages each district... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Procurement of Construction, Construction Services, Materials or Services H.B. 2349 (section 2) Replaces the statutory limits for procurement of construction, construction services, materials or services that the state board must adopt ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Automatic Fire Extinguishing System Waivers S.B. 1032 Authorizes the State Fire Marshal and the State Building Inspector to jointly grant variations or exemptions from, or approve equivalent or ... More... NV Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Use of school buildings andfacilities by outside groups and organizations H.B. 70 The Legislature encourages the board of trustees of each school district in this State to adopt policies, or, if applicable, to revise exist... More... TX Signed into law 05/2005 Postsec. Community College Dual Usage of Facilities H.B. 1737 Allows the establishment of a dual usage educational complex by a junior college district and other political subdivisions or institutions o... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Academic Oversight Committee S.B. 591 Creates the Academic Facilities Oversight Committee and the advisory committee on public school academic facilities. http://www.arkleg.state... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Facilities Program Act S.B. 593 Establishes the Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Program Act. Requires the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Trans... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Design Build Construction S.B. 1093 Defines "design-build," "design-builder" and "design-build contract." Permits any school district to use design-build construction as a proj... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Buildings and Facilities H.B. 1448 Amends Arkansas code 6-20-402. Allows a district to terminate a long-term lease agreement at the end of any fiscal year for the district. Re... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Academic Facilities Funding H.B. 2508 This subchapter is known as and may be cited as the "Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities Funding Act." Determines the value of total ... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Energy Savings Contracts S.B. 1095 Concerns energy savings contracts for school districts. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1095.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Buildings in Consolidated School Districts H.B. 2936 Establishes procedures for the preservation, sale and/or disposal of school buildings in school districts that have been consolidated. Allow... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Siting S.B. 1009 Requires the school facilities board to provide school districts with information every two years on improving and maintaining the environme... More... MD Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Public School Facilities S.B. 766 Repeals a provision of law requiring the transfer of public school facilities and property from the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to t... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Education Service Cooperatives H.B. 1357 An act to allow education service cooperatives to purchase or construct buildings as may be required to provide authorized programs and serv... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Public School Facilities and Transportation S.B. 590 Revises the duties and responsibilities of the division of public school academic facilities and transportation and creates the commission o... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Public-Public Partnerships S.B. 858 Defines "public-public partnership" as a contractual agreement between a school district and another governmental agency, political subdivis... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Higher Education Technology and Facility Improvement S.B. 1137 Authorizes the Development Authority Finance Authority to issue higher education general authority bonds for technology and facility improve... More... AZ Vetoed 03/2005 P-12 School Facilities Board S.B. 1394 Amends provisions relating to the school facilities board. Bars the school facilities board from entering into lease-to-own transactions as ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 School Facility Construction Commission (SFCC) Review H.B. 267 (Facility Component) Directs the Office of Education Accountability to conduct a review of the SFCC's ability to provide local school districts with necessary de... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Facilities A.B. 736 Requires the State Allocation Board to adopt regulations to implement design standards for school facilities in accordance with guidelines e... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Building Standards: Public Information A.B. 2638 Relates to the Field Act that requires the Department of General Services to supervise the design and construction of school buildings to en... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Schools: Uniform Complaint Process A.B. 2727 Requires a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any emergency or urgent facilities conditions t... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Card: Requirements A.B. 2596 Deletes the requirement, under the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, that the School Accountability Report Card in... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Schools: Environmental and Endangerment Assessment A.B. 2485 Relates to the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998. Authorizes the governing board of a school district to make a written request ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Annual Report on Status of Low-Performing Schools S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent to annually present a report to the governing board of each school district under his or her jurisdiction... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Applicants to High Priority Schools Grant Program S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to include... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 District Uniform Complaint Process S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 12: Requires a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any deficiencies related to instructio... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Facilities Inspection System S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Existing law, the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase Law of 1976, the Leroy F. Greene State School Building Lease-Purchase... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Cards S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 10: Requires the school accountability report card to include information regarding the availability of sufficient textbooks and other ... More... RI Passed 07/2004 P-12 Environmental Health And Safety H.B. 8109 (Joint Resolution) Creates a twenty-four (24) member special joint commission, whose purpose it would be to develop a comprehensive statewid... More... MD Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Public School Facilities Act S.B. 787 Authorizes a county to finance the construction or renovation of public school facilities, under specified circumstances, using alternative ... More... MO To governor 05/2004 P-12 School District Emergency Preparedness H.B. 1070 Allows for the adoption of emergency preparedness plans for the use during natural disasters or other community emergencies by school distri... More... CA Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Public Schools and Election Days A.B. 1472 Authorizes governing school boards to exercise options in response to a request of local election officials to use schools for polling place... More... TN Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Mold Abatement H.B. 891 Creates task force to establish guidelines for mold abatement in public schools.... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Use of School Facilities S.B. 1250 States student political organizations may be granted the uncompensated use of school district property and may conduct lawful meetings on s... More... CA Adopted 05/2003 P-12 Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 Title 2 CCR 1859.61, .105, .106, .141, .142, .145, .147, .148, .150.1, .151, .152, .153 Establishes emergency rules concerning Leroy F. Greene Facilities Act of 1998, specifying amending the audit requirements for the Critically... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Use of Solar Energy S.B. 2 Relates to the pilot program to use solar energy in public school buildings. Extends program from solely newly constructed buildings to also... More... MI Signed into law 12/2002 P-12 School Construction Liability S.B. 670 Clarifies liability for certain school construction projects; provides that the architect or engineer preparing the plans and specifications... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Lease-to-Own Facility Finance Programs Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Creates new sections permitting 1) school facilities board to acquire school facilities to permit local districts to use through a lease-to-... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Deficiencies Corrections Deadlines and State Schools for Deaf and Blind Omnibus--H.B. 2710 States that dates by which actions must be completed do not apply to the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind. Requires that sch... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Duties of School Facilities Board Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Requires that school building inspection carried out by school facilities board every five years ensure compliance wtih routine preventative... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Minimum Adequate Gross Square Footage Requirements Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Makes addition to subsection forbidding local board to reduce pupil square footage when such action would cause the district to fall below m... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Minimum School Facility Adequacy Requirements Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Estabishes specific circumstances under which excess square footage in new construction may not be included in the gross square footage. Als... More... IL Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 School Building Safety/Fire Inspections S.B. 1545 Allows for only one one-year extension to be granted a school to make improvements to bring buildings up to school building safety code stan... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 School Closure Community Meetings S.B. 1180 Requires thirty days' written notice to all parents of students at school board is considering closing prior to community meeting on closure... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Education Facility Survey S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "To ensure that educational facilities information used by the legislature is accurate, [section] is... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Community College Education Code Re-Write: Compliance with Florida Building Code and Charter Building Expenses S.B. 20E According to state legislative summary, "Clarifies that school district, community college and university facilities are to comply with the ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Proposed School Site on Contaminated Land Prohibited S.B. 20E New section forbids building of K-12 school on or adjacent to known contaminated site unless action has been taken to ascertain that student... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Relocatable Classrooms S.B. 20E Eliminates date for purgation of certain relocatable classrooms and establishes system by which districts may obtain permission to continue ... More... ME Public Law No. 04/2002 P-12 City Use of School Building H.B. 1615 Provides that a municipality may use a school building transferred to it by a school board for municipal purposes in the condition that the ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 School Abatement S.B. 1434 Amends existing law to clarify requirements for the abatement of unsafe or unhealthy conditions in school buildings; defines a serious safet... More... ME Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Number of Alternative Delivery Pilot Projects for School Construction and Maximum Cost Increased H.B. 1426 Increases the number of construction-manager-at-risk alternative delivery pilot projects for school construction; increases the maximum proj... More... PA Signed into law 12/2001 Postsec. Sprinkler Systems in Dormatories H.B. 209 Requires dormitories in public and private institutions of high education to conform to certain automatic sprinkler system specifications. E... More... AR Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 The Disposition of Property by School Districts S.B. 819 AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY PUBLIC EDUCA... More... VA To governor 02/2001 P-12 Performance-Based Contracts H.B. 1967 Allows any local governing body, school district or public institution of higher education to enter into energy performance-based contracts ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Temporary School Buildings S.B. 1469 Deletes the condition that required the relocatable building to be in use for classroom purposes on or before September 30, 1997 and would a... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 California School Facilities A.B. 2391 Appropriates funds to the State Department of Education for repairs, upgrades, and expansion of existing conservation education facilities, ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Day Care Facilities A.B. 2778 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with a nonprofit organization that has staff with expertise in financing and c... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Year Round School Grant Program S.B. 1602 Requires the superintendent to comply with prescribed provisions of the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act of 1998 in making calculations... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 School Building Construction A.B. 1378 Authorizes the State Allocation Board to develop a pilot program in as many as 4 applicant school districts under the Greene Act to demonstr... More... NY Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 School Building Safety A.B. 8370 Provides that plans and specifications for all school buildings in the State be submitted to local fire and law enforcement authorities.... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Temp. School Facilities A.B. 2811 Extends until January 1, 2002, those waivers granted by the State Allocation Board under the Field Act to a school district for occupancy of... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Building Code Exemptions A.B. 1830 Chapter No. 65; Exempts from specified provisions concerning the design, construction, reconstruction, or alteration of a school building, u... More... SC Became law without governor's signature 06/2000 P-12 School Facilities H.B. 4970 Authorizes the Board of Education to acquire school buildings and other facilities relating to school district operations; allows this acqui... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Uniform School Building Safety Code Commission H.B. 678 Creates an Idaho Uniform School Building Safety Code Commission which shall develop an Idaho Uniform School Building Safety Code; provides f... More... ID Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Unhealthy Conditions in Schools H.B. 668 Requires school districts to identify and abate unsafe and unhealthy conditions in schools in the district; creates a School Safety and Heal... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Community Use of School Facilities, Property H.B. 1212 Amends the statute authorizing schools boards to permit the use of school property, under such conditions as will not impair the efficiency ... More... School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Org. 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