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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 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 VA To governor 02/2013 P-12 Math Remediation for Middle Grades Students H.B. 1350 Requires local school divisions to provide targeted mathematics remediation and intervention to students in grades six through eight who sho... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. High School Early Assessment and Intervention H.B. 1345 (sections 13 to 15) Allows districts and charter schools to administer to 9th-12th-grade students the basic skills placement or assessment tests that are used f... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Reading Instruction H.B. 5101 - Reading Instruction For the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years, requires each district with one or more of the 100 lowest-performing elementary schools based on t... More... KY Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 K-3 Response to Intervention System in Reading, Writing, Math and Behavior H.B. 69 - K-3 Response to Intervention System in Reading, Writing, Math and Behavior Defines "aphasia", "dyscalculia", "dysgraphia", "dyslexia", "phonemic awareness" and "scientifically based research". Directs the state boar... More... KY Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Helping Students Meet College/Career-Readiness Standards S.B. 38 - Helping Students Meet College/Career-Readiness Standards Section 3: Directs the department of education, by January 2013, to communicate to all districts the minimum core content standards for post... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Study of Programs/Initiatives to Assist Students At Risk of Academic Failure S.B. 151 Directs the education interim committee to conduct a study of programs and initiatives to assist students at risk of academic failure, inclu... More... IL Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Summer Remediation in Reading and Math H.B. 139 Provides that if a student has performed below grade level for two consecutive years, a remedial summer school program must provide an empha... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Remedial Education Commission H.B. 419 Creates the Remedial Education Commission to review the relevant data and recommend best practices and strategies for identifying and assist... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Identification of Students at Risk of Academic Failure, Personal Education Plans H.B. 200 - Identification of Students at Risk of Academic Failure, Personal Education Plans Repeals § 115C-105.41, which required (1) districts to identify students who are at risk for academic failure, (2) development of a personal... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Ranges of Scores on State Assessments H.B. 153 - Ranges of Scores on State Assessments Directs the state board not to prescribe the three ranges of scores for the assessments prescribed by division (A)(2) of section 3301.0710 o... More... CO Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College Task Force on Student Academic Success S.B. 111 Creates the Task Force on Student Academic Success. The overall charge of the task force is to identify the junctures at which grade-level p... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Remediation H.B. 192 - Remediation Extends for 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years a provision waiving the state from specified reimbursement for additional days of instruction f... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Middle School Program H.B. 192 - Middle School Program Amends grade configurations and other criteria that qualify schools for participation in the middle school program. Repeals provision requir... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Remediation, Intervention H.B. 1917 Requires that funds for remediation and intervention be used for any student in grades 6-12 determined to be in need of remediation or inter... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Attendance Laws Apply to Remedial Instruction S.B. 414 States that attendance laws shall apply to remedial instruction for students who are determined to require such instruction, including summe... More... AR Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Number of Districts Providing Remediation or College Prep S.B. 352 Includes information in the department of education's school performance report about the number of districts providing remediation and coll... More... CA Signed into law 10/2010 P-12 Supplemental Instruction A.B. 1610 - Supplemental Instruction From bill summary: Makes inoperative until July 1, 2013 the requirement that districts offer programs of direct, systematic and intensive su... More... TX Adopted 08/2010 P-12 Intensive Reading or Language Intervention Pilot Program 19 TAC 102.1057 2007 H.B. 1270 requires an intensive reading and language intervention pilot program that had been permissive, and directs the commissioner ... More... GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Middle School and Academic Instruction per Day H.B. 907 Revises and clarifies language relating to the organization of schools serving grades 6, 7 and/or 8. Provides that schools serving any of th... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Increases Minimum High School Graduation Requirements S.B. 438 - Sec. 16 Increases the minimum credits required for high school graduation from 20 to 25 and gives greater emphasis to math, science and world langua... More... NY Adopted 04/2010 P-12 Make-Up Credit Programs Title 8 NYCRR Section 100.5 Establishes requirements for award of make-up credit to high school students. Adopted as proposed in January 2010: Pages 7-9 of 12: http://w... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Funding Remedial Programs and School Fund Transfers H.B. 1367 Adds a new chapter to the code, Chapter 8.5--Reading Deficiency Remediation Plan. Requires the state superintendent and the state board... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Reading Below Grade Level and Remediation S.B. 150 Requires notification of a parent of a 1st, 2nd or 3rd grader, prior to midyear of the school term, that the student is reading below grade ... More... AR Adopted 12/2009 P-12 End-of-Course Assessments and Remediation 005.15.09 Adopts rules governing public school end-of-course assessments and remediation. Provides that beginning with the 2009-10 school year and eac... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Finance, Governance and Reporting A.B. 1182 Expresses legislative intent to refine higher education reporting requirements to provide for more effective, manageable and transparent rep... More... KY Adopted 06/2009 Postsec. Placement in Developmental Courses 13 KAR 2:020 Amends rules concerning standards for the assessment and placement of students in developmental programs. Allows student earning 20 on ACT r... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments H.B. 3646 - Section 65 Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Student Promotion H.B. 3 - Section 28 and 29 Section 28: Provides that in determining student promotion, a district must consider the student's teacher's recommendation, the student 's ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College High School-to-College Developmental Transition Programs S.B. 2083 Establishes a program to offer research-based high school-to-college programs to prepare students for college. Requires an evaluation for pa... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Remediation A.B. 530 Provides for the reversion of certain money in the Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation created to provide ... More... OK Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Annual Student College Remediation Reports OAC 210:35-25-4 Requires that a high school representative annually provide for review and discussion a report for each site regarding first-year college pe... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Additional Areas for Remediation S.B. 867 Relates to mastery of state academic content standards; adds Algebra II, Geometry, English II, English III, and United States History to the... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Community College Measurable Exit Standards for Remedial Courses H.B. 1990 Requires the Higher Education Coordinating Board, in collaboration with state-supported institutions of higher education, to develop by inst... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Closing the Achievement Gap H.B. 2163 Increases accountability for achievement gaps in school districts; provides intervention and support to public school districts to address t... More... KY Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Extended School Services 704 KAR 3:390 Establishes requirements for extended school services. Defines "A5 program" as an alternative program with no attendance boundaries, serving... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 remediation finance A.B. 359 Amends existing law that requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to apportion to each school district a per pupil amount of funds ... More... WY Adopted 07/2008 P-12 Bridges Summer School, Enrichment, Extended Day Grant Chapter 33 Establishes emergency rules regarding grants under the Wyoming Bridges Summer School, Enrichment and Extended Day Grant Program. Sets forth ... More... SC Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Deletes Provisions re: Academic Plans for Students H.B. 4662 -- Multiple Provisions Deletes all of Article 5 -- Academic Plans for Students. These plans included academic review for students performing below standard; requir... More... TX Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Intensive Summer Program Grants 19 TAC 1.4.L.4.210 -.214 The Intensive Summer Program purpose is to create pilot programs in which institutions of higher education provide intensive academic instru... More... AL Adopted 05/2008 P-12 Graduation Requirements and Other Changes 290-3-1-.02 Increases the minimum number of teaching days in the school year from 175 to 180 (in compliance with 2003 S.B. 4). Permits secondary school ... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Providing and Reporting Annually on Remediation Services H.B. 81 Requires districts to provide remediation services to any student who fails a portion of any Tennessee comprehensive assessment program test... More... IL Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Summer Bridges Program 23 IAC 232.50, .60 Strengthen recipient districts' accountability with respect to implementation of the program, chiefly by providing for some quality assuranc... More... AK Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Remediation for Students Not Passing Exit Exam 4 AAC 06.759 Requires districts to provide a remediation program for students who have not passed the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Exam after... More... IL Signed into law 11/2007 P-12 Community College Postsec. College and Career Readiness Pilot Program S.B. 858 Requires the state community college board to create a 3-year college and career readiness pilot program, beginning with the high school cla... More... LA Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Compulsory Attendance, Exit Exams LAC 28:CXV.1103, 2323, and 2324 Makes changes to Bulletin 741 - Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators: 1103: Allows students in danger of failing due to excessive a... More... OK Adopted 10/2007 P-12 SCHOOL TESTING PROGRAM OAC 210:10-13-2 Amends rules regarding the school testing program to provide clear guidelines for schools to implement remediation programs. Adds the follow... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 High school exit exam, remediation A.B. 347 Relates to funding for intensive instruction for pupils that have not satisfied the exit examination requirements, the use by a school distr... More... NY Adopted 09/2007 P-12 Diagnostic Screenings Title 8 NYCRR Part 117 Amends regulations regarding diagnostic screenings of students who are new entrants to school or who have low test scores on the statewide t... More... SC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Students At-Risk of Being Poorly Prepared H.B. 3628 Approves regulations of the Board of Education. This regulation addresses the requirement of the Education and Economic Development Act of 2... More... NV Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Commission on Educational Excellence S.B. 185 Revises provisions governing the Commission on Educational Excellence. requires the Commission to establish guidelines for reviewing, evalua... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Intensive Math and Science Intervention Pilot H.B. 2504 Requires the commissioner to establish an intensive mathematics and algebra intervention pilot program for students not performing at grade ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Budget H.B. 1001 From Center for Evaluation & Education Policy: Appropriates money for state agencies and makes other distributions. Specifies a school fundi... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Nutrition, literacy H.B. 1884 An act for the department of health and human services - division of child care and early childhood education - after school literacy and nu... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Economic/Workforce Development H.B. 1562 Improves the college remediation rate and ensures a general suitable, and efficient system of college and workforce readiness for all studen... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 State Education Funding S.B. 1236 (Section 8) Increases state education funding to school districts, partially in order to create greater funding equity between school districts in the s... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Idaho Digital Learning Academy S.B. 1237 (Sections 12-14) Strikes existing provision that funding for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy be provided from an annual budget request to the legislature ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Standards, Assessment, Professional Development & Code of Conduct Updates S.B. 795 Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United ... More... TX Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College P-16 College Readiness and Success Strategic Action Plan 19 TAC 1.4.A.4.3 Establishes rules, in cooperation with the commissioner of education, for the implementation of the P-16 College Readiness and Success Strat... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Community College Postsec. Community College Early Assessment Pilot Program S.B. 1563 Establishes the Community College Early Assessment Pilot Program for the purpose of providing high school pupils with an indicator of their ... More... UT Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Basic Skills Education Program R277-603 Provides for remedial instruction to students who have failed the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test (UBSCT) in the two lowest ranges after t... More... GA Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Remediation, Charter Schools, Class Size, Student Attendance GAC 160-4-5-.01; -4-9-.04; -5-1-.08, -.10 Clarifies rules regarding the following: Remedial education for students in grades 6-12: http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/160/4/5/01.pdf... More... GA Adopted 06/2006 P-12 Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant GAC 160-1-4-.272 Clarifies rules regarding the Comprehensive Academic Performance System (CAPS) Demonstration Site Grant. The intent of the funding is to pro... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Local Learning Objectives and Assessment S.B. 2829 - Local Learning Objectives Deletes language related to local learning objectives and assessment. Makes districts' setting of student learning objectives optional rath... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Florida Secondary School Redesign Act H.B. 7087 - Section 19 Defines secondary schools as those serving grades 6-12. Specifies that the following guiding principles must be used in the annual preparat... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements H.B. 7087 - Section 23 (1) and (2) Amends high school graduation requirements effective for the Class of 2011. Adds "reading for information" as area of major concentration i... More... GA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Remedial Education S.B. 515 Relates to educational programs under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to expand the grades of eligibility for the remedial educatio... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 At-Risk and Remediation Funding S.B. 549 - Section 3, 9, 15 Defines "nonproficient pupil" as a student who is not eligible for free lunches and who has scored less than proficient on the state math or... More... OK Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Criterion-Referenced Tests S.B. 1792 Relates to reading and mathematics criterion-referenced tests at the 7th and 8th grade levels. Requires that, beginning in 2006-07, students... More... OK Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Achieving Classroom Excellence Steering Committee S.B. 1792 Creates the Achieving Classroom Excellence (ACE) steering committee to assist the state board with implementation of the student assessment ... More... GA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Early Intervention Program GAC 160-4-2-.17; -7-.18; -5-3-.10 Clarifies rules regarding the Early Intervention Program for students in grades K-5 http://public.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices... More... ID Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Distance Learning and Remedial Coursework H.B. 847 Section 9 Specifies that $1,100,000 of the appropriation in section 3 of the bill be distributed to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, as follows: (1... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. High School and College Readiness Assessments S.B. 130 Section 1: Requires the state assessment system, by the 2007-2008 school year, to include: 1. A high school readiness examination to assess ... More... MI Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 New High School Graduation Requirements H.B. 5606 Establishes statewide high school graduation requirements effective with the class of 2010, including 4 units English; 3 units science, incl... More... VA Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Student Remediation H.B. 216 Amends standards for remediation programs; requires that data submitted to the state board include the number of students failing any Standa... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Supplemental Instruction and Math/Science H.B. 181 This bill provides stipends for supplemental instruction to students who have not passed the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test, funding to i... More... VA Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Summer School or Remediation Attendance, State Testing S.B. 67 Aligns language regarding the Standards of Learning assessments with amendments made to the Standards of Quality. The bill reflects the Comm... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Assistance to Students Failing the Exit Exam A.B. 128 States that funds received through section 37252 for supplemental instruction may be used to provide intensive instruction and services to s... More... CO Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Supplemental Online Education Courses S.B. 139 Recognizes the importance of supplemental online education courses, especially to smaller districts and rural schools. States that such cour... More... TN Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 H.B. 838 Reduces number of hours of operations from 20 hours per week to 15 hours per week for after school programs to be eligible for technical ass... More... TX Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Intensive Reading and Language Intervention Pilot Program H.B. 3468 Intensive Reading and Language Intervention Pilot Program. From bill analysis: Over the past decade many instructional aids have been develo... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Remediation Funding S.B. 1516 (Section 2) Replaces reference to "reimbursement" with reference to "certificate of supplemental instruction" for student attending a school designated ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Technology Assisted Project-Based Instruction program S.B. 1422 Changes participation eligibility in Technology Assisted Project-Based Instruction program by requiring 60% of students to have been enrolle... More... CO Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. College Preparatory Courses/Exam Scores and Remediation H.B. 1027 Beginning in spring 2006, requires the commission on higher education to send an annual notice concerning college preparatory courses to the... More... MI Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Provisions in original MEAP authorizing statute relating to administration of state assessment program H.B. 4142 AN ACT to amend 1970 PA 38, entitled "An act to provide for assessment and remedial assistance programs of students in reading, mathematics ... More... NV (H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 151. 05/2005 P-12 Authorizes school districts to prescribe minimum attendance requirements for pupils in kindergarten and first grade and for pupils in certain remedial programs. H.B. 518 AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the boards of trustees of school districts to apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction fo... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Additional Funding for Students Reading Below Grade Level H.B. 1020 Appropriations bill. One section allows school districts to be reimbursed up to Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for each student completing t... More... OK Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Focus on Reading and Math in Grades K to 3 H.B. 1621 Requires each school district to ensure that instructional time each day of the school year in kindergarten through third grade is focused o... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Grade 3-8 Assessments, End-of-Course Exams and Remediation H.B. 2824 Requires a student not passing an immediately previous grades 3-8 benchmark assessment or in a secondary level end-of-course assessment to p... More... AZ Vetoed 04/2005 P-12 Department Reporting and Student Testing H.B. 2033 Requires the department to report to specified members of the legislature on its budget status every two months for the first half of each f... More... ID Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Division of Children's Programs S.B. 1224 Establishes legislative intent for the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program. Requires program to include the following: (1) Districts wi... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student Achievement Improvement H.B. 93 (Section 1, multiple provisions) Sets forth legislative intent related to early diagnosis of and intervention for elementary students struggling in reading and mathematics, ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Role of Colleges and Universities in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 7) Requires colleges and universities to: (a) Utilize institution-wide resources to work with elementary and secondary educators and other ent... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Committee for Mathematics Achievement H.B. 93 (Section 2) Defines terms, including "mathematics coach," "mathematics diagnostic assessment," "mathematics intervention program," "mathematics leader,"... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Teacher' Professional Growth Fund H.B. 93 (Sections 5 and 6) Specifies that the teachers' professional growth fund is to provide teachers with high quality professional development in content knowledge... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Mathematics Achievement Fund H.B. 93 (Section 3) Creates the mathematics achievement fund to provide developmentally appropriate diagnostic assessment and intervention services to students,... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Postsec. The Center for Mathematics H.B. 93 (Section 4) Creates the Center for Mathematics to make available professional development for teachers in reliable, research-based diagnostic assessment... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Role of Department of Education in Achieving State Educational Goals H.B. 93 (Section 1, paragraph 4) Mandates that the Kentucky Department of Education provide assistance to schools and teachers, including publicizing professional developmen... More... KY Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Program S.B. 19 This act is to be cited as the "Read to Achieve Act of 2005." Relates to reading; makes an appropriation therefor; describes the general ass... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Supplemental Instruction: Reading Ability S.B. 651 Requires a school district, as a condition of receiving funding for supplemental instruction, to convene a pupil study team for each pupil w... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 High School Remediation Funding Flexibility Program A.B. 2647 Establishes the High School Remediation Funding Flexibility Program for the purpose of providing funding flexibility for remediation instruc... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Early Identification, Diagnosis and Assistance for Struggling Readers H.B. 1014 Requires local boards to provide early identification, diagnosis, and assistance for students with reading problems and provision of instruc... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Educationally At-Risk Students H.B. 1014 Deletes language defining educationally at risk students as those whose scores are in the bottom national quartile on Virginia State Assessm... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Substantial Amendments to the Standards of Learning H.B. 1014 Amends section 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-253.13:2 . Specifies that the Standards of Learning form the core of Virginia's educational program a... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Learning Assistance Program S.B. 5877 The bill repeals RCW 28A.165 current law governing the Learning Assistance Program (LAP), and adds new sections re-establishing LAP. Section... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Remediation S.B. 33 §§ 4, 5 Adds Ark Code 6-15-433, adds 6-15-1801. Beginning in the 2004-05 school year, students in grades K-12 who have not demonstrated proficiency ... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Postsec. Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - P-16 S.B. 33 § 10 Adds Ark. Code 6-15-2201. Requires postsecondary education to report on the readiness of high school students for higher education; the stat... More... GA Adopted 11/2003 P-12 Instructional Extension GAC 160-4-2-.14 Clarifies rules regarding instructional extension, a state-funded instructional program beyond the regular school day to address the academi... More... OH Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Remediation H.B. 3--Section 3301.0711(D) Requires intervention services be provided to students who fail to demonstrate at least a score at the proficient level on a required state ... More... TX Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2003 P-12 Success Initiative Assessment Requirements 19 TAC 12.22 thru .33, .35 thru .39 Amends rules regarding success initiative assessment requirement. Concerns general provisions. TEXAS REG 86372 (SN)... More... GA Adopted 06/2003 P-12 Remedial Education GAC 160-4-5-.01 Established requirements for Remedial Education Program (REP). Specifies the criteria students in grades 9-12 must meet to be eligible for s... More... NC Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Innovative Education Initiatives Act S.B. 656 Creates the Innovative Education Initiatives Act to develop cooperative efforts between secondary schools and institutions of higher educati... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Public School Flexible Year Program S.B. 346 Authorizes a school district to provide a flexible year program for students who did not perform well or are not likely to perform well on a... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 High Quality Teachers S.B. 1108 (Section 21.005) Amends Sec. 21.005. HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS. Allows the commissioner to establish by rule a statewide standard to be used to certify each sc... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Programs of Mutual Benefit S.B. 1108 (Section 29.910) Requires state commissioner to develop, in coordination with appropriate representatives of institutions of higher education and school dist... More... TX to governor 06/2003 P-12 Intensive Program of Instruction S.B. 1108 (Section 28.0213) Requires districts to offer an intensive program of instruction to a student who does not perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrumen... More... MN Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Commissioner Recommendation Required on Provisions of State High School Tests H.F. 302 (multiple provisions) Effective the day after enactment, requires the commissioner to provide written recommendations to the committees of the legislature having ... More... WA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Pilot Program H.B. 2012 A new section is added to chapter 28A.630 13 RCW. Creates the special services pilot program to encourage participating school districts to... More... NM Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Remediation, Promotion Policies H.B. 212 (Omnibus Bill) Amends Section 22-2A-6. Remediation programs, academic improvement programs and promotion policies shall be aligned with alternative school... More... UT Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Duties of Boards S.B. 154 (Omnibus Bill) Section 53A-3-402 requires local boards to implement the core curriculum using instructional materials that best correlate to the core curri... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Remediation for Certain Students H.B. 1757 Requires school boards to provide programs of prevention, intervention, and remediation for students failing an end-of-course test required ... More... AL Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Services RFP N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; closing date: November 15, 2002. ftp://ftp.alsde.edu/documents/57/Supplemental%20Service%20Provider%20R... More... AR Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Services RFP N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP (not dated); closing date: November 1, 2002: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/rfp_proposal2002.pdf... More... AZ Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services Web page: http://www.ade.az.gov/asd/title1/ses/default.asp - Supplemental Education Services application and scoring r... More... CA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services Web page: (http://www.cde.ca.gov/iasa/titleone/pi/supservices.html) -Supplemental Services RFP (dated May 2002); closi... More... DC Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services RFP N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; closing date: October 21, 2002: (http://www.k12.dc.us/dcps/what%27s_new/Supplemental%20SrvcRqst-NCLB.pd... More... GA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A - Supplemental education services providers application (dated 9/23/02); closing date: 11/16/02 (http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/federal/nclb/_docu... More... HI Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services Providers N/A - Supplemental Education Services Application (closing date: August 15, 2002): (http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:bzemN8wS56YC:doe.k12.hi... More... KY Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; closing date 10/15/02: (http://www.kde.state.ky.us/osis/resources/ssRFP.asp - page expires 10/15/02)... More... LA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Notice that supplemental services application will be available on Web site October 18, 2002 with a November 15, 2002 closing date: (http://... More... MI Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental education services application; applications accepted on a continuous basis: (http://www.michigan.gov/documents/Supplemental_Se... More... ND Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A List of approved supplement service providers: http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/title1/targeted/general/list.shtm Supplemental services applicatio... More... NH Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services application; deadline 10/7/2002: (http://www.ed.state.nh.us/RFPs/Title%20I%20supplemental%20services%20RFP.htm)... More... NV Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A -Supplemental Services application; deadline 8/2/2002: (http://www.nde.state.nv.us/nclb/providers/RFA.app.new.doc) -Application cover letter... More... NY Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A List of approved supplemental education service providers: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/nyc/SES/ApprovedProviders/AlphaCountyChoice.html... More... OK Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Approved supplemental service providers: (http://www.sde.state.ok.us/pro/SuppServ/providerlist.html) Supplemental Services application; cont... More... SC Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A 2002-2003 approved supplemental service providers:(http://www.myscschools.com/offices/cso/Title_I/supp_service.pdf)... More... TX Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplement Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application (deadline 12/1/02 for addition to initial approved list): (http://www.tea.state.tx.us/nclb/sip/P... More... UT Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; deadline 10/1/02: (http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/nclb/pdf/SupServProvApp.pdf) Application Rubric: (htt... More... VT Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplement Education Services N/A Approved supplemental service providers (revised 10/15/02): http://www.state.vt.us/educ/new/pdfdoc/laws/nclba/supp_providers.pdf... More... WA Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental services application; deadline 8/25/02: (http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/pubdocs/SupServAPP-RFP.pdf) Application received after the c... More... WI Active 10/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A - Supplemental Services web page: (http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/esea/supplemental.html) - Supplement services application; deadline 11/15/... More... AK Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services Providers Application N/A Supplemental Education Services Providers Application; application process open continuously; applications will be reviewed periodically. ht... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Remedial/Supplemental Instruction A.B. 2130 Repeals the provisions that would become operative on 1/1/2003 that would require a school district to offer supplemental instruction to pup... More... CA Vetoed 09/2002 P-12 Exit Exam Prep Class A.B. 1794 Authorizes a school district that offers adult education to offer a program, course, or class of supplemental instruction in preparation for... More... CO Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Service Providers N/A State Approved Supplemental Service Providers -- http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeunified/download/SS-AllProviders_ProgDescripts.pdf Link to ma... More... IA Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application; closing date 9/13/02: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/ecese/asis/titlei/doc/sespapp04.pdf... More... ID Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application; closing date September 16, 2002: http://www.sde.state.id.us/comped/docs/SupplementalServices.do... More... IL Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Illinois State Board of Education adopted criteria for approving supplemental education service providers on 9/19/2002. (no policy number gi... More... KY 09/2002 P-12 Criteria for Selecting Supplemental Services Providers N/A Kentucky's Education Department approved criteria for selecting supplemental-services providers for students in low-performing schools. Amon... More... MO Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services RFP; deadline 12/6/02: (http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/nclb/Supplemental%20RFP.pdf)... More... MT Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services Application; deadline 9/30/02: (http://www.opi.state.mt.us/pdf/TitleI/SuppEdServ.pdf)... More... NE Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services application; deadline 10/15/2002: (http://www.nde.state.ne.us/TITLE1/nesspapp.pdf)... More... NM Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Services RFP; Deadline 10/8/02http://www.state.nm.us/spd/rfp300000000045.doc... More... PA Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A -Supplemental Education Services web page; includes instruction for applying and application; application deadline 9/23/02: (http://www.pde.... More... VA Active 09/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A - Board approved criteria (7/25/02): (http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/nclb/boe/Supplmtl_srvcs_criteria.pdf) - Supplemental Services RFP (initi... More... DE Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services Application N/A Supplemental Education Services application; closing date: (August 30, 2002: http://www.doe.state.de.us/SchoolImprovement/) Look under "Tech... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Public School Student Progression, Remedial Services, Reporting Requirements S.B. 20E Shifts responsibility for establishing rules regarding student report cards from state superintendent to state board. Modifies rules relatin... More... IN Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services Application (dated August 2002); closing date: 10/4/02 (http://paris.doe.state.in.us/downloads/SuppServicesA... More... NY Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Conforms to Provisions of No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 A.B. 11858 Amends the Education Law to conform to the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; directs the Commissioner of Education... More... TN Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services web page: (http://www.state.tn.us/education/acctsupplemental.htm) Supplemental Services application (deadlin... More... WV Active 08/2002 P-12 Supplemental Educational Services N/A Supplemental Services RFP; approval period 9/1/02 to 6/30/03: (http://wvde.state.wv.us/tt/2002/supplementalserviceproviderRFP.pdf)... More... KS Active 07/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Supplemental Education Services Application; closing date: August 15, 2002 (http://www.ksde.org/sfp/titleI/supplementalsvc.doc) ... More... NC Active 07/2002 P-12 Supplemental Education Services N/A Application cover letter (7/22/02): http://www.ncpublicschools.org/esea/intro_letter.pdf Supplemental Education Services information, applic... More... CO Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Diagnosing Student Needs Through Assessments S.B. 59 Requires the department to ensure that assessments administered through the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) are designed to gener... More... OK Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Remediation in Mathematics S.B. 1631 Narrows the requirements for remediation in grades three through eight to the subject areas of reading and mathematics.... More... WV Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Early Intervention, Remediation H.B. 4022 The legislature finds that schools that have implemented programs to strengthen student learning ability are reporting statistically signifi... More... OH Signed into law 11/2001 P-12 Standards, Assessments S.B. 1 Eliminates the requirement that school districts implement competency-based education programs. Directs the State Board of Education to deve... More... OH Signed into law 11/2001 P-12 Student Interventions S.B. 1 Requires districts and community schools (charters) to provide intervention services to students who fail to attain a proficient score on an... More... TX Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 At Risk Guidelines S.B. 702 Texas law defines a "student at risk of dropping out of school" by age rather than grade level for students in grade levels higher than seve... More... MS Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Extension of Testing and Remediation for Students with Learning Difficulties S.B. 2309 Deletes the automatic repealer on the Pilot Program for testing and educational remediation for students with dyslexia and related disorders... More... NM Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Supplemental Reading Instruction S.B. 180 A school district shall provide reading enhancement in grades two through ten, designed to improve a student's reading proficiency to his gr... More... NM Vetoed 03/2001 P-12 Student Enhancement Act H.B. 46 Appropriates $3 million from the general fund to the state department for the purpose of establishing a new fund designed to support academi... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 State Assessment Requirements S.B. 551 Relates to the assessment of student achievement in the public schools; removes the requirement that the board implement a nationally normed... More... MD Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Section 2: Academic Intervention Programs S.B. 810 Defines "Academic Intervention Programs" as those taking place before or after school, or on weekends, during holidays, vacations or summer ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Dropout Prevention H.B. 2405 Requires the Department of Education to establish an AIMS Intervention and Dropout Prevention Program; requires Department of Education to e... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Postsec. Committee to Study the Adequate Preparation of Students H.C.R. 88 Directs the Education, Assessment, and Accountability Review Subcommittee to study the issues of adequate preparation of students for promot... More... VA Became law without governor's signature 04/2000 P-12 Grants for Remedial Education H.B. 1355 Relates to the Innovative Remedial Education Pilot Program; changes the date for which the first awards must be made to approved pilot progr... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Postsec. Early Feedback in Mathematics H.B. 178 Establishes the Kentucky Early Mathematics Testing Program, located at a public university, to provide information to high school sophomores... More... UT Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Fees for Repeated Classes S.B. 146 Establishes the presumption that public school students will pay the fees associated with courses they are repeating or remediation; provide... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Evaluation of Remediation Programs H.B. 975 Clarifies that educational remediation programs shall be evaluated on the basis of the pass rate on the Standards of Learning assessments; r... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Remediation, Summer School H.B. 1353 Re-arranges paragraphs of the Standards of Quality pertaining to remediation programs and requirements in order to provide consistency, clar... More... NM Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Standards, Remediation, Parent Involvement H.B. 78 Relates to educational standards; provides for remediation and academic improvement programs; restricts promotions; provides for parental in... More... SC Signed into law 01/2000 P-12 Academic Plans for Students S.C. Code Ann. §59-18-500 Pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §59-18-500 (Supp. 1999), beginning in the 1998–99 school year and annually thereafter, schools must begin develop... More... CA Vetoed 10/1999 P-12 Authority to Require Supplemental Instruction S.B. 410 Deletes a school district's authority to require retained pupils to participate in direct, systematic and intensive supplemental instruction... More... LA Signed into law 07/1999 P-12 Requires Offering of Summer School S.B. 249 Requires summer school be offered to all students who fail the state tests required for promotion to 5th and 9th grades and provides for the... More... MO Signed by governor 07/1999 P-12 District Promotion/Remediation Policies H.B. 889 School districts may adopt student promotion policies which require remediation as a condition of promotion of student not mastering grade-l... More... AR Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Requires Remediation Program for Promotion H.B. 1212 Repeals mandatory summer school for underperforming students in kindergarten through grade 3 (Section 6-16-703). Replaces it with: Students... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Purchase of Interactive Educational Software H.B. 2480 Requires that the Board of Education contract, with such funds as are appropriated for this purpose, for the development or purchase of inte... More... VA Signed into law 03/1999 P-12 Requires Regulations to Establish Standards for Remediation Programs H.B. 2056 Requires the Board of Education to promulgate emergency regulations for establishing standards for remediation programs; requires school div... More... AZ Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 2293 Makes technical changes to existing requirements regarding pupils who do not meet the literacy and reading comprehension standards set by th... More... FL Died 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 86 Academic Enrichment Activities Requires academic enrichment activities for specified students; requires evaluation of student academic progress; provides conditions that r... More... MN Died 05/1998 P-12 H.B. 2276 Gives school district the authority, by annual board action, to compel students to attend summer school, based on criteria adopted at the ti... More... NJ Signed into law 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 93 Remedial Programs Provides that remedial programs for nonpublic school students may be held on the premises of the nonpublic school.... More... WA Died 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 6401 Summer School Program Relates to the summer school jump start program; makes an appropriation.... More... GA Signed into law 04/1998 P-12 S.B. 404 Changes the eligibility for, and method of calculating the amount, of State grants for joint academic after-school programs for at-risk stud... More... OK Died 01/1998 P-12 H.B. 2854 Incentives Relates to providing extra funding for school districts which have ninety percent of the graduated classes not needing remedial classes in h... More... TX Died 08/1997 Postsec. Community College H.B. 402 Evaluation and Improvement of Remedial Programs Relates to the evaluation and improvement of remedial academic programs in public institutions of higher education including community colle... More... NV Died 07/1997 P-12 A.B. 651 Makes appropriations to the Clark County School District for the establishment and operation of various educational programs; provides for e... More... FL Became law without governor's signature 06/1997 P-12 S.B. 1956 Pupil Progression Revises provisions regarding the district's comprehensive program for pupil progression; requires remedial instruction and retention of stud... More... MN Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 H.B. 1 & S.B. 1 Charter school provisions (removes the cap of 40 schools; $50,000 start-up grants for charters are made available; separate grants are avail... More... NC Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 S.B. 1066 Implementation of Standards Directs the State Board of Education to determine which groups of students are likely to score below benchmarks on nationwide tests and to r... More... TX Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 Budget The law also provides incentives for school districts that admit students transferring from low-performing schools in other districts. In ad... More... TX Signed into law 06/1997 Postsec. Budget Legislation requires each higher education institution to adopt a core curriculum of at least 42 semester hours that is transferrable among ... More... VA Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 VA 22.1-199.2 Standards for remedial summer school The Board of Education shall establish standards for remedial summer school programs, which shall be designed to strengthen and improve the ... More... FL Died 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 2256 Requires academic enrichment activities for specified students.... More... KY Signed into law 05/1997 Postsec. H.J.R. 6 Identification and Placement of Remedial Needs in Postseccondary Institutions Directs the Council on Higher Education or its successor to review the policies of higher education institutions for identification and plac... More... AR Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 H.B. 1029 Summer Remedial Instruction Programs Requires Summer remedial instruction progrms for students in K-3 who do not perform at grade level during the regular school year.... More... FL Died 04/1997 P-12 H.B. 1931 Student Performance Standards and Assessment Procedures Revises provisions regarding the district's comprehensive program for pupil progression; requires remedial instruction and retention of stud... More... VA Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 H.B. 1859 Remedial Instructional Programs Requires students who do not pass the literacy tests required to obtain the Literacy Passport to participate in summer school or after-schoo... More... VA Signed into law 03/1997 P-12 S.B. 1158 Virginia Innovative Remedial Education Program Establishes the Virginia Innovative Remedial Education Program to establish a program for innovative options and instructional approaches fo... More... VA Signed into law 03/1997 P-12 H.B. 2633 Remedial Summer School Requires the Board of Education to establish standards for remedial summer school, including an assessment component to evaluate program eff... More... AR Died 02/1997 P-12 S.B. 357 Summer Remedial Instruction Programs Requires summer remedial instruction programs for students in k-3 who do not perform at grade level during the regular school year.... More... TX Died 02/1997 P-12 H.B. 926 & S.B. 425 Reading Instructions Relate to intensive reading instruction for certain public school students.... More... CA Vetoed 09/1996 P-12 A.B. 649 Remedial Instructional Programs Authorizes a school district to include in summer school instructional programs courses for pupils who have not yet graduated that address r... More... MI Active 09/1996 P-12 Alliance for Children's Education (ACE) - HOSTS On September 17, 1996, in conjunction with the Governor's Education Summit in Lansing, Michigan, the Michigan Department of Education and St... More... DE Signed into law 06/1996 P-12 Section 349 Transfer of Funds for Student Tutoring and Mentoring Activities Transfers $200,000 from the FY 1996 account, Legislative, Office of the Controller General, to Public Education, Pass Through Programs. Thes... More... MA Active 04/1996 Postsec. Community College Remedial Education Students in Postsecondary Institutions Higher Education Coordinating Council of Massachusetts limits the number of remedial education students to be admitted to Massachusetts stat... More... MI Died 04/1996 P-12 H.B. 5767 Remedial Instruction A school district shall provide special assistance to each pupil enrolled in the school district who is eligible for purposes of allocating ... More... VA Became law without governor's signature 03/1996 P-12 H.B. 890 Summer Remedial Classes Authorizes the division superintendent to seek compliance with the compulsory school attendance law for any student required to attend a spe... More... VA Passed 02/1996 P-12 S.J.R. 113 Remediating Academic Deficiencies Requests that attention be focused on remediating the academic deficiencies of students before they graduate, the provision of appropriate p... More... MI Passed 01/1996 P-12 State Aid for Mathematics Program for Educationally Needy Children R 388.401 thru 404. Concerns state aid for mathematics program for educationally needy children.... More... WV Died 01/1996 P-12 H.B. 4150 Remedial Summer School Programs Relates to authorizing county boards of education to establish mandatory remedial summer school programs; compels attendance in such program... More... AR Passed 08/1995 P-12 Summer Supplemental Instructional Program (Effective: 08/14/95) Provides guidelines under which local school districts may be allowed to provide summer instruction for students in K-... More... AL Signed into law 07/1995 P-12 H.B. 466/S.B. 391 Nationally Normed Test Requires the implementation of a nationally normed test to assess student achievement in grades three through eleven; requires a comprehensi... More... AR Signed into law 02/1995 P-12 H.B. 1152 and S.B. 99 - Summer School for K-5 Provides summer school programs for K thru 5th grade students who do not perform at grade level.... More... 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. 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