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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 School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.) School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning AZ Vetoed 05/2012 P-12 Community Service Commendation S.B. 1066 Establishes procedures in cooperation with the governor's office to encourage pupils to perform two hundred hours of community service pursu... More... LA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Distinction for Community Service Diploma Endorsement H.B. 1194 Authorizes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a diploma endorsement program for the performance of community s... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism H.B. 153 - Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism Renames the Ohio community service council the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism. Pages 156-162 of 1000: http://www.legislature.st... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Community Service Pilot Project S.B. 2898 Establishes in the Department of Education a four- year Community Service Phase Two Pilot Enhancement Program for high school juniors; provi... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 High School Credit for Community Service S.B. 520 Authorizes the governing board of a school district to offer credit for hours of community service provided by a pupil outside of school hou... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Excused Absence to Participate in Civic Engagement Activities A.B. 796 Amends existing law that authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons. Includes civic engagement activities offered by... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Quality of and Recognition for Community Service Projects H.B. 1 - Section 3313.605 Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: Revises the current law permitting school districts to include community service education within ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Damaged Textbook Fees/Service-Learning Programs/Charter School Grades/Regional Professional Development Academies S.B. 1248 Damaged Textbooks: - Deletes a provision that requires a public school principal to collect a percentage of a textbook's purchase price from... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Election Clerks S.B. 1134 Allows certain high school students to serve as election clerks. Provides an excused absence for such service. Adds new section 33.092 allow... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Duties of Commission on Volunteers H.B. 231 Relates to the Utah Commission on Volunteers. Removes the commission's duty to prepare service learning applications. Removes the commission... More... GA adopted 07/2008 P-12 Learn and Serve Grant GAC 160-1-4.258 Amends rule to address the purpose, terms and conditions, eligible recipients, criteria for award, and directions and deadlines for applying... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Civic Education Advancement H.B. 2787 Provides that funding for civic education professional development for high school teachers must be provided by line item appropriation made... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Students as Precinct Election Board Members H.F. 618 Allows a county commissioner of elections to appoint high school students in good standing to serve as precinct election board members. http... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Excellence in Community Service Diploma Seal S.B. 751 Requires the Board of Education to establish criteria for awarding a diploma seal for excellence in community service for the standard and a... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Community Service Education Act H.B. 4832 Creates the Community Service Education Act. Establishes the Community Service Education Program. with voluntary district participation. Ide... More... CO Became law without governor's signature 05/2006 P-12 Community Service Recognition H.B. 1121 Concerns recognition of community service performed by students; requires each school district to adopt a policy whereby a student may earn ... More... HI Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Commission for National and Community Service H.B. 3194 Reduces the term of membership on the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service from 4 to 3 years. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/... More... ME Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Task Force on Citizenship Education H.B. 1504; LD2112 Reestablishes the Task Force on Citizenship Education and extends a reporting deadline; provides that the joint standing committee of the Le... More... WI Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 High School Poll Workers Act. No. 451 Eliminates the minimum grade point average requirement for poll workers who are high school students. Authorizes school boards to develop c... More... ID Issued 04/2006 P-12 Idaho Commission for National and Community Service Executive Order 2006-14 Changes the name of the Idaho Commission for National and Community Service to "Serve Idaho", with the tagline of "Governor's Commission on ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Study on Quality Environmental Education H.B. 2910 Directs the office of superintendent of public instruction to conduct an environmental education study in partnership with public and privat... More... MD Vetoed 04/2005 P-12 Department of Juvenile Services Educational Programs - Private Residential Rehabilitative Institutions S.B. 503 Requiring private residential rehabilitative institutions to develop and implement a specified educational program; requiring a specified ed... More... GA Adopted 01/2005 P-12 Community Service Grant GAC 160-1-4-.268 Establishes rules regarding the community service grant.... More... AK Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Alaska State Community Service Commission Administrative Order 220 Reestablishes the Alaska State Community Service Commission to update its duties and organizational structure. Establishes membership, offic... More... CA Issued 08/2004 P-12 California Service Corps Executive Order S-14-04 Rescinds executive order D-51-02 establishing Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism (GO SERV) as the lead agency for promoting servi... More... IL Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Community Service S.B. 372 Provides that community service may include participation in a high school or community blood drive or other blood recruitment campaign. Pro... More... ME Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Citizenship Education H.P. 333 (House Resolve) Establishes the Commission to Study the Scope and Quality of Citizenship Education. Commission is to be comprised of three s... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Volunteerism in Schools S.B. 1278 Directs Board of Education to establish guidelines to promote volunteerism in community services for students in grades 9 through 12 prior t... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 Postsec. Service Learning Requirement S.C.R. 12 Urging public and private institutions of higher education in the State of Texas to adopt service learning as an important pedagogical tool ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Service Learning, Character Education H.F. 180 Local boards or heads of a nonpublic school may require service learning units for a service learning endorsement on a high school diploma o... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Credit for Services Performed, Dual Enrollment H.B. 4362 Each governing board is required to establish and implement a policy through which college students obtain credit toward graduation for serv... More... CA Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Service Learning Component A.B. 804 Creates the Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning program to promote service to the communities of California in honor of the life and wo... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Cal. State Service Learning Program S.B. 1737 Requires the systemwide Office of Community Service Learning of the California State University to develop, coordinate, and promote systemwi... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Intergenerational Programs A.B. 2558 Requires the California Commission on Improving Life Through Service, in consultation with an advisory board consisting of representatives o... More... NY Vetoed 08/2000 P-12 Community Service S.B. 807 Veto No. 9 of 2000. Directs Commissioner of Education in consultation with Chancellor of the State University of New York and the Chancellor... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Community Volunteerism S.B. 233 Transfers the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service from the Council on Postsecondary Education to the Office of the Sec... More... DE Died 10/1998 P-12 Proposes Community Service Graduation Requirement H.C.R. 52 Requests the Board of Education to consider adding a community service requirement in order to receive a high school diploma.... More... DE Signed into law 07/1998 P-12 H.B. 506 Delaware Volunteer Sets out specific requirements and benefits for students who may perform volunteer community service to earn a high school credit called "De... More... RI Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 2383 Requires the Department of Education to develop a community service requirement for high school and general equivalency diploma qualificatio... More... MS Died 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 2074 Requires 75 hours of student community service or and equivalent program approved the State Superintendent of Education for high school grad... More... CA Died 07/1997 P-12 A.B. 189 Community Service Requirements Requires the governing boards of school districts maintaining grades 9 to 12 to offer pupils an opportunity to receive credit towards satisf... More... NV Died 07/1997 P-12 S.B. 352 Community Partnership Schools Relates to education; requires the board of trustees of school districts to establish a program of community partnership schools; authorizes... More... CT Died 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 5008 Incentives to Postsecondary Students for Their Time for Community Services Provides an incentive to college students to contribute their time to disadvantaged schools and thus increase the instructional assistance a... More... CT Died 06/1997 P-12 S.B. 1201 Parent and Community Involvement in Schools Establishes procedures to improve parent and community involvement in their schools; improves parent-teacher conferences during their normal... More... GA Signed into law 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 50 The unique needs of Georgia's middle school children (grades 6-8) are the focus of Senate Bill 50. This bill directs the Department of Educa... More... FL Died 04/1997 P-12 S.B. 1142/H.B. 987 Community Service Requirements Authorizes school districts to require 100 hours of community service education as requirement for high school graduation. Provides for exce... More... OR Died 03/1997 P-12 S.B. 705 Community Service Program Directs school district boards to develop course to instruct high school students on life management skills; directs boards to develop commu... More... AR Passed 04/1996 P-12 Rules and Regulations Governing the Service Learning Program (Effective: 07/01/96) Establishes the requirements for the Arkansas Service Learning Program.... More... NV Signed into law 08/1995 P-12 A.B. 4 Chapter 407 Community Service Credit Allows pupils to earn credits toward graduation from high school by completing authorized community service projects. The measure stipulates... More... HI Vetoed 06/1995 P-12 H.B. 1626 Requires the Dept. of Ed to administer a community service program at each high school and a community service reqt for grad. Requires the Dept of Ed to administer a community service program to be conducted at each high school and to establish a community service r... More... Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Special Populations--Immigrant Education Special Populations--Migrant Education Special Populations--Military Standards Standards--Common Core State Standards Standards--Implementation State Comparisons/Statistics State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Ballot Questions State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses State Policymaking--Politics State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Student Achievement--State Trends Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation Student Surveys Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Employment Students--Incentives Students--K-12 Exchange Students Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes Teaching Quality--Working Conditions Technology Technology--Computer Skills Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Research/Evaluation Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source Urban Urban--Change/Improvements Urban--Governance Whole-School Reform Models Whole Child