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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 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 CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Foster Children, Including with Special Needs S.B. 121 From bill summary: Requires that, if a foster child's parent or guardian, or other person holding the right to make educational decisions fo... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Foster Children (Including Pupils with Disabilities), and Disciplinary Issues A.B. 1909 From bill summary: Requires each local education agency (LEA)'s educational liaison for foster children, if so designated by the LEA superin... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Continuation of Former Foster Child in School of Origin S.B. 1568 From bill summary: Requires a local educational agency to allow a former foster child to continue his/her education in the school of origin ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Residency Requirements for Foster Children A.B. 1573 Provides a pupil who is a foster child who remains in his/her school of origin has met the residency requirements for school attendance (pre... More... CT Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Educational Availability for Foster Youth S.B. 293 Requires that a permanency plan of a child in the care and custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families include information regardin... More... MO Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Students in Foster Care H.B. 1577 Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure that specified criteria are implemented in every district regarding ... More... LA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 School Enrollment of Foster Care Youth H.B. 269 Amends current law to allow a child who is in foster care to remain enrolled in the public school in which the child was enrolled at the tim... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Educational Success for Youth and Alumni of Foster Care Act. H.B. 2254 Establishes the educational success for youth and alumni of foster care act. Includes in the purpose of the passport to college promise prog... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Enrollment of Foster Children A.B. 709 From bill summary: Specifies that the new school is required to immediately enroll a foster child even if he or she is unable to produce med... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Awarding of Credit for Certain Pupils in Foster Care S.B. 578 From bill summary: Requires a school district and county office of education to accept coursework satisfactorily completed by a pupil in fos... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Liaison Officer to Facilitate Foster Child Enrollments and Transfers H.B. 826 Directs each district to appoint at least one employee to act as a liaison officer to facilitate the enrollment in or transfer to a public s... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Foster Care Student Attending Court Proceedings H.B. 314 Provides that a foster care student who attends court proceedings relating to the student's foster care must not be counted as an absence, e... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Special Needs S.B. 100 - Disabilities Sections Requires schools and local districts coordinate educational services to children and adolescents with a severe emotional disturbance with th... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Special 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... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Alternative 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... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Educational Stability for Foster Youth S.B. 1353 From bill analysis: Makes findings and declarations about the importance of a child's education; the negative effects on foster children of ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Attendance of Foster Children A.B. 1933 From bill analysis: Requires an LEA, at the initial detention or any subsequent change in a foster child's placement, to allow that child to... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Special Needs Students in Foster Care System S.B. 1059 From bill analysis: Clarifies which local educational agency is responsible for the provision and payment of special education services for ... More... CT Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Children In the Care of the Department of Children and Families/School of Residence SB 31 Creates a presumption that it is in the best interest of a child that the department of children and families (DCF) places in out-of-home ca... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Education 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... More... SC Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Education Bill of Rights for Children in Foster Care S.B. 1134 Establishes the Education Bill of Rights for Children in Foster Care; requires school districts to have in place procedures to ensure seamle... More... ME Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Residence of Student Not Residing with Legal Parent/Guardian S.B. 588 - Sec. 1 Provides that a student who is placed by the state department of health and human services with an adult who is not the parent or legal guar... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Foster Care Pilot Program H.B. 4164 Creates a pilot program for the placement of children four to ten years of age in foster care which shall be known as Jacob's Law; states th... More... MI Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Residency Status of Foster Care Students H.B. 5298 Modifies residency status for certain pupils placed in foster care; provides that if a child who is under court jurisdiction is placed in fo... More... MI Signed into law 12/2009 P-12 Foster Care Student Enrollment H.B. 5299 Revises definition of membership for certain pupils placed in foster care by providing that a pupil enrolled in a district other than the pu... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Preschool Enrollment for Children of Juvenile Court Wards A.B. 769 States findings and declarations regarding children of youth who are in custody, or on probation or in the foster care system. Requires prio... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Graduation Requirements Waiver for Certain Foster Care Students A.B. 167 Requires a school district to exempt a pupil in foster care from all coursework and other requirements adopted by the district's governing b... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Foster Student Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities A.B. 81 Requires that a foster child who changes residences pursuant to a court order or decision of a child welfare worker be immediately deemed to... More... LA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Foster Care Students and Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children H.B. 590 Requires public school governing authorities to ensure that children in foster care are allowed to remain enrolled in the same public school... More... MO Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Foster Care Education S.B. 291--Foster Care Education Bill of Rights Establishes "Foster Care Education Bill of Rights." Each district must designate a staff person to be an educational liaison for foster care... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Reimbursement for Students in Residential Facilities H.B. 1 - Section 3313.64 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Requires school districts that owe tuition for a regular education student housed in a residential facility to ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Assignment of Surrogate Parent H.B. 1 - Section 3323.05 From DOE summary of H.B. 1: Modifies existing procedural guidelines established for the department of education to protect the rights of a c... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Foster Care S.B. 1049 Creates a separate fingerprint clearance card for foster and prospective foster and adoptive parents in accordance with the Adam Walsh Child... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Foster Care Students S.B. 2248 Directs the state education agency to assist the transition of foster care students from one school to another by specified means, including... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Evaluation of Educational Outcomes of Foster Care Students S.B. 939 Directs the state education agency and the department of family and protective services to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) re... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Education for Children in Shelter Care or Foster Care and Exceptional Students S.B. 1128 Relates to education and children in shelter care or foster care; includes exceptional students; provides for a surrogate parent for educati... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Board 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... More... IN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Foster Care H.B. 1681 Relates to educational assistance for foster care youth; requires the state student scholarship commission to annually report to the legisla... More... CO Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Foster Parent Training H.B. 1078 Requires that the department of human services make available to foster parents training concerning individualized education programs. http:... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Enrollment of Foster Care Youth H.B. 63 Amends education requirements related to enrollment and attendance in order to comply with the requirements of the federal Fostering Connect... More... MI Signed into law 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Foster Care Trust Fund and Foster Care Board H.B. 6089 Establishes the Foster Care Trust Fund in the Department of Human Services as a charitable and educational endowment fund; establishes the S... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 High School Dropout Prevention Act of 2008 H.B. 1091 Provides that before a student between the ages of 17 and 18 may drop out, the student and student's parent must attend an exit interview, i... More... MI Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Foster Care Services H.B. 4481 Creates the Foster Care Independence Act; provides services for child abuse victims who are aging out of foster care; establishes the Foster... More... OR Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Foster Care Educational Services OAR 413-100-0900, -0905, -0910, -0915, -0920, -0925, -0930, -0935,-0940 Describes the activities required to assure that regular education, special education, pre-school, and post-secondary education services are... More... CO Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Transfer of Education Records for Foster Children H.B. 1019 Requires each school district to appoint a person to act as the child welfare education liaison; provides that when a student in out-of-home... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Special Education Classes for Wards of the State S.B. 398 Amends the School Code regarding special education classes for children from orphanages, foster family homes, children's homes, or in-state ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Placement 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... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Postsec. Eligibility for 21st Century Scholars Program H.B. 1266 Provides that a student who is in foster care or placed in the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker may enroll in the 21st Centu... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Passport to College Promise Program Pilot H.B. 1131 Declares an intent to create the passport to college promise pilot program that will have two primary components, as follows: (1) Significan... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Tuition Grants for At Risk and Foster Children S.B. 1164 Establishes the displaced pupils choice grant program under which each custodian of a qualifying pupil who completes an application for a gr... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Financial Support for Children in State Care S.B. 3922 Concerns Education; specifies that when the education of a child becomes the state's direct responsibility for any reason, the commissioner ... More... KS Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Tuition Waivers for Foster Children S.B. 85 Section 1-10 Establishes the Kansas Foster Child Educational Assistance Act. Provides that the purpose of the act is to establish an educational assista... More... 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