ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
1994-2013

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest.

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ 21st Century Skills
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--College Entrance Exams
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--Legal Issues
+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
+ Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio
+ Assessment--Value Added
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Brain Research
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy
+ Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Alignment
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Censorship
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Excusal
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Geography Education
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--Home Economics
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Curriculum--Speech Education
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Aid to Private Schools
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Does Money Matter?
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--Mandates
+ Governance--Regional Entities
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Credit Recovery
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches
+ Instructional Approaches--Constructivism
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills
+ Instructional Approaches--Official English
+ Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning
+ Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education
+ Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task
+ Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Benchmarking
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--African American
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
+ No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement
+ No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Special Populations
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Brain Development
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Data Systems
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Public/Private Partnerships
+ P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Parent/Family--Research
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning
+ Postsecondary Affordability
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
+ Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies
+ Postsecondary Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
+ Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate
+ Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--International
+ Postsecondary Students--Low-Income
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Postsecondary Success
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ 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
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
- Special Populations--Corrections Education
OHSigned into law 06/2012P-12Educational Service Centers
S.B. 316 - Educational Service Centers
Repeals provision that if an educational service center governing board acquired, leased, purchased, or entered into a contract to purchase,...

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AZSigned into law 05/2012P-12Juvenile Corrections Educational Opportunities
S.B. 1037
Requires Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC) to assign each committed youth to an appropriate educational program in a secure ...

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FLSigned into law 04/2012P-12Funding for Juvenile Justice Education Programs
H.B. 5101 - Funding for Juvenile Justice Education Programs
Calcifies the amount of state and local funding to which juvenile justice education programs are entitled.
Pages 18-20 of 41: http://myflori...

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VTSigned into law 04/2012P-12Corrections Education
H.B. 613
Requires appointment of a Director of Corrections Education (rather than education supervisor) who is licensed as an administrator to serve ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012pre-K-12Corrections Education
H.B. 12
From bill summary: Removes the state board of regents' responsibility for the education of persons in the custody of the Utah Department of ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2012P-12Reauthorization of Corrections Education Programs
H.B. 289
From bill summary: Modifies the repeal date of Section 53A-1-403.5, which provides for certain educational programs for persons in custody o...

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TXSigned into law 07/2011P-12Alternative Education
S.B. 1
Requires that a district located in a county with a population of 125,000 or less provide educational services to a student who is expelled ...

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ORSigned into law 06/2011P-12Corrections Education
S.B. 22
Allows educational programs under Youth Corrections Education Program (YCEP) and Juvenile Detention Education Program (JDEP) to award high s...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Exemption from Placement in Juvenile Justice Program
H.B. 592
From fiscal note: Exempts a county with a population of 125,000 or greater from the requirement that expelled students and students meeting ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12Expulsion or Placement in Disciplinary Alternative Education
H.B. 968
Requires a student who receives deferred prosecution for, is found by a court or jury to have engaged in, or a superintendent or designee ha...

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MDSigned into law 05/2011P-12Task Force to Study High School Dropout Rates of Persons in the Criminal Justice System
S.B. 755
Establishes the Task Force to Study High School Dropout Rates of Persons in the Criminal Justice System. Requires the task force to study hi...

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TXBecame law without governor's signature 05/2011P-12Interagency Council for Addressing Disproportionality
S.B. 501
Establishes the Interagency Council for Addressing Disproportionality to: (1) Examine the level of disproportionate involvement of children ...

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AZSigned into law 04/2011P-12Special Populations
S.B. 1256--Special Populations
Designates the definition of home school district for students who are wards of the state and enrolled in accommodation school at a juvenile...

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MSSigned into law 04/2011P-12District Finance for Students In Corrections Facility
S.B. 2388
Authorizes the Mississippi Department of Education to develop and promulgate policies and procedures regarding financial reimbursements to t...

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MSSigned into law 03/2011P-12Alternative School Placement
H.B. 1178
Provides criteria for districts to make a determination on an individualized basis before placing compulsory-school-age children returning f...

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TXAdopted 02/2011P-12Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs
37 TAC 348.100, 101, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 200, 202, 204, 206
Establishes minimum operational, programmatic, and educational standards for juvenile justice alternative education programs. Section 348.20...

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CASigned into law 10/2010P-12County Juvenile Court Schools
A.B. 1610 - County Juvenile Court Schools
From bill summary: Makes a county juvenile court school eligible to receive economic impact aid funding commencing with the 2010–11 fiscal y...

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NHSigned into law 06/2010P-12
Postsec.
Incarcerated Special Education Students
S.B. 311
Requires each county correctional facility to designate one person to serve as the contact person for all matters related to special educati...

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NHSigned into law 06/2010P-12
Postsec.
Committee to Study Education and Career Development Programs
H.B. 1177
Establishes a committee to study education and career development programs for youth and young adults in the juvenile and adult criminal jus...

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RISigned into law 06/2010P-12Education of Youth in Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems
H.R. 8109, S.R. 2872
Creates the Task Force on the Education of Children and Youth in the Care of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. Directs the ta...

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COSigned into law 05/2010P-12Transition Back to School for At-risk Students
H.B. 1274
Concerns successful transitions back to the public school system for juveniles in out-of-home placement who have demonstrated behavior that ...

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COSigned into law 05/2010P-12Educational Services for Juveniles
S.B. 54
Concerns the provision of educational services for juveniles against whom charges have been filed in district court; requires a school distr...

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WISigned into law 05/2010P-12
Postsec.
Revenues to Support Educational Services for Inmates
A.B. 633
Permits counties to use the monies collected from jail surcharges for costs related to educational and medical services to inmates.
http://w...

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KYSigned into law 04/2010Community CollegeTransfer of Employees from Two-Year System to Department of Corrections
H.B. 164
Effective July 2010, requires that Kentucky Community and Technical College System faculty and staff who provide educational services and su...

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TNSigned into law 04/2010P-12Report to Include Programs Offered in Detention Facilities
S.B. 2198
Requires the Commissioner of Education to include a description of short and long-term educational programs that are
offered to juveniles in...

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COSigned into law 03/2010Postsec.
Community College
Vocational Education at Correction Institutions
H.B. 1112
Adds vocational programs to the educational programs that are offered by the department of corrections pursuant to the Correctional Educatio...

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INSigned into law 03/2010P-12Corrections Education
H.B. 1193
Relates to juvenile, education, and law enforcement matters; creates the law enforcement, school policing, and youth work group to be staffe...

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VASigned into law 03/2010Postsec.
Community College
Notification Requirements
H.B. 107
Relates to adult students under the jurisdiction of the juvenile and domestic relations district courts. Clarifies that notification is to b...

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ILAdopted 11/2009P-12Public Schools Evaluation, Recognition and Supervision
23 IAC 1.20, .30, .100, .240, .420, .465, .480, .510, .737
Partially from "Notice of Adopted Amendments" in Illinois Register (changes from this rulemaking but not listed below are technical in natur...

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ILSigned into law 08/2009P-12MRSA Prevention in Residential Schools and Juvenile Corrections Centers
H.B. 185
Creates the MRSA Prevention, Control, and Reporting Act to to improve the prevention of infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococc...

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ORSigned into law 06/2009P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Corrections Education
H.B. 2623
Authorizes the Department of Corrections to grant a specified reduction in the term of incarceration of inmates who successfully complete ed...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Alternative Education
H.B. 1425
Existing policy requires a county with a population greater than 125,000 to develop a juvenile justice alternative education program. This p...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Certain School Staff Salaries
H.B. 3646 - Sections 6-9
Sections 6 and 9: Beginning with the 2009-10 school year, requires each school district and each charter holder that operated an open-enroll...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Virtual School and High School Allotments
H.B. 3646 - Sections 56 and 57
Section 56: Creates new sections 42.159 and 42.160. Section 42.159 provides that for each student who completes a semester-long electronic c...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Virtual Courses for Corrections Ed. Students
H.B. 3646 - Section 94
Directs the investigate the feasibility of creating one or more series of courses to be provided through the state virtual school network th...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Serving Mentally Retarded Offenders
S.B. 643
New provision defines alleged offender resident as a person with mental retardation who is charged with or convicted of a criminal offense, ...

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INSigned into law 05/2009P-12Board for the Coordination of Programs Serving Vulnerable Individuals
H.B. 1289 - Section 1
Creates the board for the coordination of programs serving vulnerable individuals to coordinate the delivery of services to vulnerable indiv...

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OKSigned into law 05/2009P-12
Community College
Opportunity for GED Level of Proficiency for Inmates
H.B. 2047
Requires the Department of Corrections to establish a program to ensure that inmates have an opportunity to achieve at least a general educa...

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ORSigned into law 05/2009P-12
Community College
Corrections Education
H.B. 2490
Requires the Department of Corrections to provide a discharged inmate with verification of the inmate's work history while in the custody of...

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ARSigned into law 04/2009P-12Division of Youth Services
H.B. 1932
Requires the Division of Youth Services (DYS) to provide a system of education in residential youth services centers it operates according g...

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ARSigned into law 04/2009P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Skills Training for Inmates
H.B. 1894
Requires the department of correction to provide skills training and educational opportunities for all inmates not serving a life sentence o...

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COSigned into law 04/2009Postsec.
Community College
College Programs for Inmates
H.B. 1264
Requires that costs associated with a college-level academic program for an inmate shall be borne by the inmate unless he or she receives fi...

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KSSigned into law 04/2009P-12Corrections Education
H.B. 2001
Concerns a school district; in Atchison; relates to the number of pupils in the custody of the juvenile justice system and enrolled in schoo...

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GAAdopted 03/2009P-12Grant Programs
GAC 96-1-.01, .04, .05, .07
Establishes guidelines for the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Treatment grant program, the Abstinence Until Marriage grant program, the...

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IDSigned by Governor 03/2009Community CollegeCorrections Education
S.B. 1018
Amends existing law relating to education to provide that the State Board for Professional-Technical Education shall prepare courses for pri...

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UTSigned into law 03/2009P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Corrections Education
H.B. 100
Adds provision setting parameters for contracts between the department of corrections and community colleges to provide postsecondary educat...

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UTAdopted 11/2008P-12Corrections Education Programs
R277-735
Updates and aligns state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to corrections education programs. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/c...

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CAVetoed 09/2008Postsec.Correctional education
S.B. 413
Requires the open course provisions in statute or regulations of the board of governors to be waived for any governing board of a community ...

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CASigned into law 09/2008P-12juvenile court schools
S.B. 1638
Encourages each county superintendent of schools or school district and county chief probation officer to enter into a memorandum of underst...

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ILSigned into law 08/2008P-12Residential Programs
S.B. 2042
Amends the School Code and the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Distinguishes funding provisions for students in residential programs who are not...

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NHSigned into law 07/2008P-12Changes in Special Education Law
H.B. 766
Revises numerous statutes relating to special education; expands, updates, and clarifies definitions; expands the duties of the Department o...

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KYSigned into law 04/2008P-12Status Offenders
H.B. 384
Defines "nonoffender" as a child alleged to be dependent, neglected, or abused and who has not been otherwise charged with a status or publi...

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GAAdopted 02/2008P-12Residential Facility Grants
GAC 160-5-2-.06
Clarifies rules regarding the providing of grants to local units of administration and facilities serving eligible children, which are child...

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ORAdopted 12/2007P-12Youth Care Centers
OAR 581-015-2595
Allows students in youth care centers operated by public and private agencies to receive educational services. OREGON 28728...

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CAVetoed 10/2007P-12
Community College
Postsec.
Corrections Education
A.B. 1049
Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish reentry programs for parolees between 16 and 23 years of age to assis...

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ILSigned into law 08/2007P-12GED
S.B. 1391
Provides that when the subject of a parole or mandatory supervised release is in compliance with all conditions of his or her parole or mand...

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NCSigned into law 07/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Corrections Job Training
H.B. 648
Appropriates funds for a study of the job training programs available for incarcerated inmates.
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bi...

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LASigned into law 06/2007P-12Project Return Post-Release Skills Program for Recently Released Offenders
S.B. 308
Authorizes the department of labor to establish or to contract with service providers or community service organizations to establish a comp...

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ORSigned into law 06/2007P-12Education in Youth Care Centers
S.B. 216
Establishes that every child at a youth care center, whether privately or publicly operated, is entitled to receive appropriate education su...

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INSigned into law 05/2007P-12Placement of Foster and Juvenile Court Students
S.B. 330
Provides that a student who is placed in a foster family home or the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker may attend school in e...

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MSSigned into law 03/2007P-12Educational Services in Juvenile Detention Facilities
S.B. 2818
Requires detention center staff to notify school district officials where the detainee last attended school by the first school day followin...

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ORSigned into law 03/2007Community CollegeCorrectional Education
S.B. 189
Abolishes Corrections Education Advisory Committee; requires Administrator of Correctional Education to administer adult basic skills develo...

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VASigned into law 03/2007P-12Online Corrections Education
H.B. 3191
Allows the Board of Correctional Education to develop programs to provide restricted Internet access to online secondary education or adult ...

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VASigned into law 03/2007P-12Identifying Prisoners with Learning Disabilities
H.B. 2625
Requires the Superintendent of the Department of Correctional Education, in cooperation with the Department of Corrections, to create a syst...

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VASigned into law 03/2007Postsec.
Community College
Inmate Internet & Videoconferencing Postsecondary Education
S.B. 953
Requires the Department of Corrections to provide access to postsecondary education opportunities for incarcerated individuals via the Inter...

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VASigned into law 02/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Raises Correction Education Literacy Program Standards
H.B. 2627
Raises the standard for the Department of Correctional Education Literacy Program from the eighth grade level to the twelfth grade or GED le...

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VASigned into law 02/2007P-12
Community College
Correctional Education Board Ex Officio Members
H.B. 2628
Modifies the ex officio membership of the Board of Correctional Education by removing the chairman of the Virginia Parole Board and adding t...

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VASigned into law 02/2007Postsec.
Community College
Inmate Online Higher Education
H.B. 2041
Empowers the Department of Corrections to develop programs for restricted Internet access to online higher education courses by incarcerated...

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OKAdopted 12/2006P-12Education Services for Incarcerated Students
OAC 210:10-1-13
Requires that:
(1)    Each school district in the state with a city, county, or state jail within the district's boundaries shall designate ...

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VARule Adoption 07/2006P-12Student Reenrollment Plans
8 VAC 20-660-10 thru -40
Provides a structured procedure for reenrollment of students into the public school system when they have been in the custody of the juvenil...

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WVRule Adoption 07/2006P-12Juvenile Institutional Education Programs Standards
Title 126, Series 53
Establishes high quality standards for juvenile institutional education programs under the governance of the West Virginia Board of Educatio...

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GAAdopted 06/2006P-12Grant Programs
GAC 96-1-.01, .02, .04, .05
Clarifies rules regarding grants for juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment, Title V prevention, abstinence education and juvenile ac...

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LASigned into law 06/2006P-12Juvenile Offenders
H.B. 187
Provides for incentive wages and work programs for juvenile defendants; provides that the office of youth developoment has control over all ...

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UTAdopted 06/2006P-12Education Programs Serving Youth in Custody
R277-709
Provides the Utah Coordinating Council for Youth in Custody and the Utah State Office of Education the ability to reserve funds from Youth i...

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GASigned into law 05/2006P-12Corrections Education
S.B. 618
Changes provisions to the Quality Basic Education Act; changes certain provisions relating to eligibility of enrollment for children in the ...

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ILSigned into law 05/2006P-12GED Incentives
S.B. 2320
Eliminates the provision that the additional good conduct credit awarded to a prisoner who passes the high school level Test of General Educ...

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LASigned into law 05/2006P-12Inmate Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs
H.B. 377
Provides with respect to treatment programs for inmates; encourages voluntary participation by inmates in certified treatment and rehabilita...

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MSSigned into law 04/2006P-12Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 2006
H.B. 199
Creates the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 2006, part of the act creates a committee to determine what entity should be responsible ...

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VASigned into law 03/2006P-12
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Verification of Completion of Educational Programs
H.B. 691
Requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to provide each prisoner with certain documents upon discharge, including verificatio...

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ILSigned into law 11/2005P-12Department of Juvenile Justice
S.B. 92
Amends various Acts to create the Department of Juvenile Justice from the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections. Transfers pers...

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GAAdopted 10/2005P-12Case Management Consultation for Agency-Placed Transfer Students
GAC 160-4-8-.17
Establishes rules regarding case management consultation for agency-placed transfer students to provide necessary transition services for st...

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ILVetoed 08/2005P-12GED Incentive Program for Prisoners
S.B. 326
Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that the rules and regulations for the early release of a prisoner on account of good condu...

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ILSigned into law 07/2005P-12Credit for GED
H.B. 611
Provides that the rules and regulations for the early release of a prisoner on account of good conduct shall also provide that an additional...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005P-12
Community College
Reducing Recidivism
H.B. 2837
Goal is to ensure that programs such as GED and ESL are integrated with an applied vocational context leading to employment. Improves coordi...

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ARSigned into law 04/2005P-12Youth Services and Educational Law
S.B. 1015
Amends the Youth Services Act and the Education law. Requires health care providers to send the division of youth services all medical and h...

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ARSigned into law 03/2005P-12Corrections School District
S.B. 191
Changes Department of Correction School District to Corrections School System. Expands students eligible for system inclusion to those on pr...

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UTSigned into law 03/2005Community CollegeTelephone Surcharge for Education and Training Programs
H.B. 234
Creates a restricted account within the General Fund called the Prison Telephone Surcharge Account; deposits money generated from surcharges...

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VASigned into law 03/2005P-12Juvenile Achievement Information
H.B. 1789
Places upon the Department of Correctional Education the primary duty of transferring academic, career and technical education and related a...

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FLSigned into law 12/2004P-12Juvenile Detention
S.B. 4A
Revises apportionment of certain costs between counties and state of providing detention care for juveniles; deletes requirement requiring w...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12
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Community College
Prison Education Reform Act
A.B. 1914
Establishes the Prison Education Reform Act. Changes the position of Superintendent of Correctional Education to the Deputy Director of Corr...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12Prisoners Rehabilitation
S.B. 1399
Requires each person who becomes subject to the Department of Corrections on or after January 1, 2006, with the exception of inmates serving...

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CASigned into law 09/2004P-12Crime
A.B. 854
Encourages the Department of Corrections to give priority enrollment in programs, including educational programs, designated to rehabilitate...

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CAVetoed 09/2004P-12Wards: Education
S.B. 449
Requires a court to take the educational needs of a minor into consideration when determining the disposition of the minor or when making an...

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CASigned into law 06/2004P-12Ex-Offender Literacy Act
A.B. 1901
Creates the Ex-Offender Literacy Act that states the success of a pilot program requiring an adult convicted of a nonviolent or nonserious o...

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FLSigned into law 06/2004P-12Juvenile Justice Education
H.B. 1989
Relates to juvenile justice education; increases percentage of Florida Education Finance Program funding generated by students in juvenile j...

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FLBecame law without governor's signature 05/2004P-12
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Community College
Education Funding
H.B. 1867
Relates to education funding; requires school districts to establish certain policies and procedures regarding lottery fund enhancements; pr...

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TNSigned into law 04/2004P-12
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Department Of Corrections
S.B. 2663
Directs the Department of Corrections, in conjunction with Department of Personnel, to study the issue of education and employment for perso...

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VASigned into law 04/2004P-12Parenting Programs
S.B. 98
Requires the Department of Correctional Education to arrange for noncustodial parent offenders committed to the custody of the Department of...

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VASigned into law 03/2004P-12Compulsory School Attendance
S.B. 404
Excuses from compulsory school attendance requirements persons 16 through 18 years of age who are housed in adult correctional facilities an...

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WYSigned into law 03/2004P-12Education for Detained Children
S.B. 80
Specifies responsibility of the Department of Education for education programs and services available to children detained and placed by cou...

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CAVetoed 10/2003P-12
Postsec.
Prison Education Reform
A.B. 1219
Establishes the Robert E. Burton Correctional Education Board within the Department of Corrections. Requires the board to approve education ...

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INSigned into law 05/2003P-12
Postsec.
Retroactive Credit For Earning A Degree In Prison
S.B. 482
Allows a prisoner to receive additional credit time for a diploma or degree completed before July 1, 1999, if the prisoner has a good conduc...

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MDSigned into law 05/2003P-12Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
H.B. 490
Makes juvenile justice alternative education pilot program a permanent, non-pilot program. Specifies that the juvenile justice alternative ...

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NVSigned into law 05/2003P-12Incarcerated Persons
S.B. 317
Requires the department of education to adopt regulations that establish a statewide program of education for incarcerated persons and to co...

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KSSigned into law 04/2003P-12Definition of Juvenile Detention Facility
S.B. 82
Modifies definition of juvenile detention facility to clarify that such shall not be a jail and may include specified treatment facilities. ...

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NDSigned into law 03/2003P-12Incarcerated Students with Disabilities
H.B. 1080
Definition of a student with disabilities includes a student aged 18 through 21 who is incarcerated in an adult correctional facility and wh...

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TXRule Adoption 03/2003P-12Multi-problem Children & Youth
37 TAC 349.69 thru 349.72
Proposes rules concerning Memoranda of Understanding, with regard to coordinated services for multi-problem children and youth and transitio...

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NYVetoed 07/2002P-12Transition of Students from Correctional Facilities
S.B. 1893
Provides that correctional facilities shall coordinate the enrollment of a consenting child in the transitional program for post release ser...

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AZSigned into law 06/2002P-12Funds for Prisoner Instruction
H.B. 2708
Permits the expenses of prisoner instruction related to vocational education, job training, parenting and alcohol and other drug use treatme...

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DESigned into law 06/2002P-12Special Education Services for Inmates Ages 18-21
S.B. 391
Requires the Department of Education to continue to provide funding for a portion of the education costs associated with prison inmates aged...

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KSSigned into law 06/2002P-12Funding for At-Risk Preschoolers and Pupils in Juvenile Detention Facilities
H.B. 2094
Increases number of preschool-aged at-risk pupils to be counted for participation in Head Start programs; adds Clarence M. Kelley Transition...

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KYSigned into law 04/2002P-12Educational Services for Incarcerated Youth
H.B. 145
Shortens the detention period of a child charged with a public offense; relates to inspection of juvenile detention facilities; relates to t...

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MDSigned into law 04/2002P-12Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Pilot Program
S.B. 304
Authorizes the State Board of Education or a county board of education to enter into a certain partnership with the county's circuit court j...

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IDSigned into law 03/2002P-12Special education services for correctional facility inmates
H.B. 398
SPECIAL EDUCATION-Amends existing law to revise eligibility requirements for special education services provided to adult correctional facil...

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NYSigned into law 12/2001P-12Educational Services to Troubled Youth
S.B. 4028
Provides for making educational services available to certain persons in youth shelters; defines youth shelter as a facility which receives ...

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ORSigned into law 06/2001P-12Funding for Education of Detained Juveniles
H.B. 3619
Specifies method of funding education programs for juveniles in detention facilities; provides for teacher transfers when juvenile detention...

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TXSigned into law 06/2001P-12Discipline of Special Education Students
S.B. 189
Relates to school district disciplinary action against a student with a disability who receives special education services. Any disciplinar...

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MDSigned into law 05/2001P-12Summer Programs for Students in Correctional Facilities
H.B. 892
Creates the Summer Opportunity Pilot Program of the Department of Juvenile Justice in selected counties; creates purpose; creates nonlapsing...

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WVSigned into law 05/2001P-12Corrections Education
H.B. 3192
Allows good-time credit for obtaining a GED or high school diploma in jail....

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IDSigned into law 03/2001P-12Year-Round Education for Juveniles in Detention
H.B. 292
Provides for year-round schooling of juveniles placed in county juvenile centers....

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OHSigned into law 12/2000P-12Juvenile Corrections Education
S.B. 115
Requires that prisoners in the custody of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction participate in educational programs; requires that...

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CAVetoed 09/2000P-12State Corrections Education Program
S.B. 1845
Establishes the Correctional Education Board within the Department of Corrections. Provides that the board would be composed of 15 members, ...

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FLSigned into law 05/2000P-12Juvenile Corrections Education
S.B. 2464
Provides for school district systems to provide instructional personnel at certain juvenile justice programs. requires the provision of edu...

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AZSigned into law 04/2000P-12Literacy Requirement
H.B. 2374
Relates to prisoners; requires the achievement of functional literacy at the 8th grade level for prisoners to be eligible for community supe...

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MDSigned into law 04/2000P-12Education of Delinquent or Detained Youth
S.B. 39
Establishes that specified facilities for delinquent or detained youth are established and operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice an...

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MESigned into law 04/2000P-12Juvenile Corrections Education
H.B. 1872
(LD 2608) Requires juvenile correctional educational programs and schools to receive annual approval by the Department of Education; amends ...

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VASigned into law 03/2000P-12Corrections Education
H.B. 53
Provides that teacher staffing ratios for regional or local detention homes will be based on a ratio of one teacher for every twelve beds ba...

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LASigned into law 07/1999P-12Schools in Juvenile Correctional Facilities
S.B. 1068
Establishes a school district for the operation of schools in certain juvenile correctional facilities....

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PASigned into law 06/1999P-12Inmate Training and Education
S.B. 970
Provides for inmate training and education and the Inmate Education Advisory Committee....

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UTSigned into law 03/1999Postsec.Appropriates Funds for University Extension Programs at County Prisons
H.B. 321
Provides an appropriation to the State Board of Regents to initiate university extension programs at county prisons throughout the state....

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MTSigned into law 01/1999P-12Requirements for Youth Detention Facilities
S.B. 199
Requires a Youth Detention Facility to provide an educational program for youth held in the facility; allows the center to contract with a s...

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NHSigned into law 06/1998P-12
H.B. 1597
Relates to the delivery of special education services; excludes children ages 18-21 in adult correctional facility not identified as a child...

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FLSigned into law 05/1998P-12
H.B. 4315
BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE . Requires Juvenile Justice Advisory Board to conduct study regarding education programs for juveni...

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VTSigned into law 04/1998P-12
S.B. 274
Authorizes the designation of the Department of Corrections education program as an independent school....

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WVSigned into law 04/1998P-12
S.B. 194
Relates to education for juveniles in predispositional detention facilities....

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IDSigned into law 03/1998P-12
S.B. 1292 Education of Disabled Adults
Provides for education of disabled adult students housed in adult correctional facilities....

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UTSigned into law 03/1998P-12
H.B. 272 State Institution-Department of Corrections
Relates to state institutions; creates the goal for the Department of Corrections of having all eligible inmates productively involved in a ...

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WASigned into law 03/1998P-12
S.B. 6600
Relates to the education of juveniles incarcerated in adult correctional facilities; declares that this act shall be implemented only to the...

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KYSigned into law 04/1996P-12
H.B. 285 Financial Awards to Students in Penal Institutions
Relates to Higher Education assistance. Creates a new section of statute to specify that no financial aid shall be disbursed to students who...

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MDSigned into law 04/1996P-12
H.B. 1073 Education Standards for the Mandatory Education Program for Inmates
Alters the circumstances under which inmates shall be required to meet the education standards for the mandatory education program under reg...

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CASigned into law 08/1995P-12
S.B. 775 Prison Education Pilot Program
(Effective: 08/03/95) Requires the Director of Corrections to implement a 2-year prison education pilot program designed to increase inmate ...

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IASigned into law 05/1995P-12
S.B. 120 Educational Requirement for Inmates
(Effective: 05/15/95) Requires that prison inmates demonstrate functional literacy competence at or above the sixth grade level or make prog...

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OKSigned into law 05/1995P-12
H.C.R. 1036 Task Force on School Residency
(Effective: 05/25/95) Creates a 16-member legislative Task Force on School Residency, Educational Services and Temporary Juvenile Detention ...

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GASigned into law 04/1995P-12
H.B. 229 GED as Condition of Parole
(Effective: 04/18/95) Relates to specification of terms and conditions of parole, so as to provide that certain parolees shall be required t...

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GASigned into law 04/1995P-12
H.B. 436 Authorizes the creation of a special school district for youth
Authorizes the creation of a special school district for youth. Provides that the Commissioner of Corrections shall serve as superintendent ...

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