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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--Common Core/National Tests Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency 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--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 Counseling/Guidance TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Continuing Education Requirements for Teachers, Principals, and Counselors H.B. 642 Requires that continuing education requirements for teachers provide that up to 25% of the training required every 5 years include instruction on (1) collecting and analyzing information that will improve classroom effectiveness; (2) recognizing early warning ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Projections of Workforce Needs and Comparisons of Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1296 Directs the higher education coordinating board (HECB), in conjunction with the Texas Workforce Commission, to collect relevant information and make 5-year projections on Texas workforce needs and the educational attainment and training of persons projected to... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 School Counselors and Licensed Professional Counselors S.B. 715 Amends statutory references to create consistent references to "school counselors" in the Education Code. Provides that a school district may not employ a person as a licensed professional counselor unless the person is licensed by the state agency that licens... More... VT to governor 06/2013 P-12 Flexible Pathways to Secondary School Completion S. 130 Provides state-funded dual enrollment, expansion of Early College programs, expansion of work-based learning, virtual/blended learning. Requires personal learning plans for all students by 7th grade. The definitions section should be of particular interest to ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 College and Career Readiness Benchmark H.F. 630 Directs the Commissioner of Education to contract for a series of assessments that are aligned with state academic standards, and include career and college readiness benchmarks. Math, reading, and writing assessments for grade 8 and 10 students must be predic... More... AR Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 College and Career Coaches Program H.B. 2039 Creates the College and Career Coaches Program. Designates which districts are required to participate. Provides that the departments of education and higher education will jointly administer the program. Details that districts will receive supplementary fundi... More... FL Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Postsec. K-20 Education S.B. 1076 - K-12 Career and Education Planning Adds "comprehensive K-20 career and education planning" to the priorities of Florida's K-20 education system, and requires such information to be provided to parents and students via specified means. Pages 7-8 of 144: http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/... More... FL To governor 04/2013 P-12 Certified School Counselors H.B. 801 Requires counselors in elementary, middle, & high schools to be certified school counselors. From final bill analysis: Substitutes "certified school counselor" for the term "guidance counselor" to reflect current law requiring persons employed as school counse... More... CA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Appropriations and Reappropriations S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partnership academies, instructional support to help pupils pass the high school exit examination, English language tutoring ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Individual Student Career and Academic Plans H.B. 1345 (sections 12 and 15) The state board of education must require schools and charter schools to assist students and their parents/gardians to develop and maintain the student's Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) no later than the beginning of 9th grade. The board may require... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Community College Career Education, CTE H.B. 713 - Career Education, CTE Section 1: Delays until fall 2013 requirement that the state board of the Technical College System of Georgia require its institutions to accept for purposes of admissions any core curriculum coursework completed in high school. Section 2: Directs the state bo... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Access to Evidenced-Based Counseling H.B. 2641 To strengthen districts' ability to give their students the best opportunity for academic and personal success, requires, subject to the availability of funds, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, together with the Oklahoma Association of Youth Services, to identif... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades H.B. 7059 - Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades Permits required course in career planning to be taken in grade 6. Requires that such course (1) result in a personalized academic and career plan for the student, (2) emphasize technology or the application of technology in career fields, (3) and, beginning i... More... TN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. Career Counseling S.B. 2591 Requires interest inventories to be administered to high school juniors and college sophomores to assist students in career decisions. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB2591.pdf... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Student Education Occupation Plans H.B. 389 From bill summary: Defines a student education/occupation plan (SEOP) as a plan to be initiated early in the student's secondary school education to guide a student in course selection and prepare a student for postsecondary options. (Statute already directs l... More... CT Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Secondary School Reform Act Delay/Teacher Evaluations/Tenure/Student Governance Councils/6th Grade Student Success Plan H.B. 6498 Secondary School Reform Act - Delays by two years the implementation of the secondary school reform requirements enacted in 2010 that: (1) Increase the minimum number of credits required to graduate from high school; (2) Require school districts to offer stude... More... CO Final Regulations 06/2011 P-12 Standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans 1 CO ADC 301-81:1.00; 1 CO ADC 301-81:2.00, 01, 02, 03 Establishes Standards for Individual Career and Academic Plans ('ICAP') for students enrolled in public schools.Each ICAP shall include a career planning, guidance and tracking component and a portfolio that inlcudes, among other items: (a)  Documentation of ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists H.B. 1386 - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists Requires that a marriage and family therapist employed by a district be licensed by the state agency that licenses that profession. Provides a grandfather clause for marriage and family therapist employed by a district before September 2011. http://www.capitol... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Generation Texas Week H.B. 2909 - Generation Texas Week Renames "Education: Go Get It Week" as "Generation Texas Week." Adds that the information provided to students during this week must include the college readiness standards and expectations as determined under Section 28.008. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo... 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 performance are critical to student progress and to ensuring they are college and career ready upon graduation. More spec... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 186 - Individual Graduation Plans Amends Sections 20-2-82(e), 20-2-244(b) and 20-2-2065(b)(13) to clarify that the state board may not authorize waivers to and charter schools are subject to the provisions of Section 20-2-327(c) relating to individual graduation plans. http://www.legis.ga.gov/... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career Planning S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions Requires each district to provide students in grade 7 or 8 with an individual consultative process or a nine-week course for the purpose of discussing the results of their career interest inventory, selecting high school courses appropriate to their educationa... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Student Guidance A.B. 138--Counseling/Guidance Revises the provisions governing the policy for the 4-year academic plan for ninth grade pupils to provide that the policy may ensure that each ninth grade pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian are provided, to the extent practicable, with information ... More... SD Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 1070 Prohibit school districts from employing school counselors who are not certified. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bills/HB1070ENR.pdf... More... UT Vetoed 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Utah Futures Web Site and Steering Committee S.B. 305 Statutorily creates "Utah Futures" https://utahfutures.org/, a web-based education and career counseling program. Provides that Utah Futures should include proven technologies in enterprise portal, social media and collaboration, video streaming, education and... More... CA Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act S.B. 1191 Requires that, in the report evaluating the effectiveness of the Quality Education Investment Act of 2006, the department identify the strategies that demonstrate the effectiveness of schools in meeting accountability requirements pursuant to the act. Directs ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Student Academic Profiles H.B. 486 Requires school guidance counselors employed in public high schools to complete an academic profile for each student in the ninth grade. Outlines information to be included in the profile and other requirements. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocu... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Web-Based Counseling S.B. 387 Requires the Georgia Student Finance Commission to (1) Provide students in grades 6-12 with web-based counseling, career awareness inventories, and information to help them evaluate their academic skills and career interests and (2) Provide students in grades ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 "College-Ready" Benchmark and Individual Graduation Plans H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-327 Provides that student performance at the advanced proficiency/honors level on any tests required for high school graduation must be recognized as (1) meeting postsecondary entrance test requirements and (2) qualifying students to enroll in credit-bearing posts... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of education and a technical school or college or (2) a small learning community where a student receives academic instructio... More... MI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Educational Development Plan/Student Review S.B. 757 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legisation; requires each pupil to review his or her educational development plan (EDP) in 8th grade and revise the plan as appropriate before entering high school; requires the EDP to also be based on high school readiness s... More... IN Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Credit for Advanced Placement H.B. 1135 Relates to advanced placement exams; requires state educational institutions to grant postsecondary level academic credit to students who receive a satisfactory score on an advanced placement examination; requires the state department of education to develop a... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Financial Literacy as Math Requirement H.B. 53 Relates to public schools; allows financial literacy that meets state standards to qualify for one of the four required mathematics units for students beginning ninth grade in 2009-2010; reconciles multiple amendments to the same section of law, including indi... More... NM Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements and Diplomas H.B. 44 Changes graduation requirements for students entering 9th grade in the 2012-2013 school year; includes health education; reconciles multiple amendments to the same section of law. Spells out requirements for individual student next-step plans that set forth th... More... CO Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Individual Career and Academic Plans 1 CCR 301-81 Intends to decrease dropout rates and increase graduation rates by assisting students in developing and maintaining a personalized postsecondary plan that ensures readiness for postsecondary workforce success. http://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/NumericalAgencyList... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Counseling S.B. 272 Partially from Legislative Counsel's Digest: States legislative intent relating to the role of school counselors and counseling programs. Authorizes the academic counseling component of educational counseling to include an individualized review of pupil's ac... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Immigration Agents, Immigration Status and Care for Neglected Pupils A.B. 132 Creates new Section 32297. Provides that immigration agents shall not interfere with the education of pupils. Specifies that this policy not impede or restrict any lawful authority of immigration agents. Prohibits school officials and employees from collecting... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Career Resource Network S.B. 123 Relates to the existing Career Resource Network, the primary duty of which is to provide career development information and resources to middle and high school counselors, adminstrators and educators to ensure that schools and high schools have the necessary i... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Governor's Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative H.B. 1 - Section 3306.31 and 265.70.80 Specifies that the following provisions apply to any district with a three-year average graduation rate at or below 80%. Requires each such district's local board to implement actions prescribed by the governor's closing the achievement gap initiative in each ... More... NY Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Supplementary Bilingual Education Extension Title 8 NYCRR 80-2.9, 80-4.3, 80-5.18 Creates a three-year, non-renewable supplementary bilingual education extension to authorize a pupil personnel service professional currently certified in a pupil personnel service title (i.e., school counselor, social worker, and school psychologist) to work ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Excused Absence to Visit Colleges H.B. 2542 Allows districts to grant excused absences for juniors and seniors visiting institutions of higher education. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02542F.pdf... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Financial Aid Guidance for Veterans H.B. 3951 Requires public institutions of higher education to ensure that one or more employees is trained in understanding state and federal student financial assistance programs for military veterans and their families, and in assisting veterans and family members in ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 3646 - Section 39 Rewrites 33.002 regarding certified school counselors. Directs the commissioner to distribute funds for school counselor and counseling programs to districts that apply for such funds. Requires the commissioner to give preference to districts that received pro... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Exception to Automatic Admission of Students in Top 10% of High School Class S.B. 175 - Section 1, subsections (a)-(f), (j)-(k) Permits the University of Texas at Austin to make an exception to the statute requiring all general academic teaching institutions to admit all students in the top 10% of their graduating classes, beginning with admissions for the 2011-12 school year, when suc... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Higher Education Assistance Plan S.B. 175 - Section 6 Directs the higher education coordinating board to develop a plan under which each public high school that is, as determined by the board, substantially below the state average in the number of graduates who attend public or private or independent institutions... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Counseling about Automatic Admissions Policy S.B. 175 - Section 3 and 4 Requires districts to notify every high school student, at the time the student first registers for one or more classes required for high school graduation, about the provisions of Section 51.803, which provides for automatic admission to a general academic te... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Outreach to Top 10% Seniors S.B. 175 - Section 1, subsections (g), ((l) Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to institute a program to improve the outreach efforts of general academic teaching institutions in providing counseling and information to Texas high school seniors likely to be eligible for automatic admi... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 College- and Work-Ready Programs of Study S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 1 Enacts the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act". Directs the department of education to develop focused programs of study in high demand, high skill and high wage academic and career fields, which may include aerospace, health ca... More... MN Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Access to Student Records H.F. 2 Allows a child's parent or guardian to designate a "significant individual" to participate in a school conference involving that child. Requires the parent or guardian to give prior written consent to allow the individual to participate in the conference and h... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Counselor Positions H.B. 1400 - Counselor Positions Section Beginning with 2010-11 school year, requires each district to have one full-time equivalency counselor for every 300 students. Up to one third of this requirement can be met by career advisors (defined as holding a certificate in career development facilitatio... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Academic and Career Planning OAC 3301-68-01 Amends rules related to K-12 career development programs. Adds that middle school career exploration activities must enable students to develop a personalized learning plan using either the Ohio career information system, a career planning system provider or a... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act H.B. 1808 Creates the College and Career Readiness Planning Program Act. Defines "college and career readiness". Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, directs public schools to administer the EXPLORE to 8th graders, and either the PLAN or PSAT to 10th graders. Permits... More... IA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Articulation from High School to College and from Community College to Four-Year H.B. 815 Adds several new subsections of law. Requires development and implementation of a plan to provide, at least twice annually to all principals and guidance counselors employed by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, notice describing how students c... More... UT Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program R277-462 Amends definition of Comprehensive Counseling and Guidance Program ("Program") to add reference to informing and involving parents. Adds definition of counselor-to-student ratio. Defines Student Education Occupation Plan (SEOP) as a developmentally organized ... More... SD Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Guidance counselor H.B. 1186 Reimburses and rewards public school counselors who earn the credential of National Certified School Counselor. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bill.aspx?File=HB1186ENR.htm... More... OH Signed into law 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Free Career Information H.B. 525 Authorizes the board of regents to enter into an agreement with private entities to provide free career information for students via the board of regents Web site. http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=127_HB_525... More... CO Adopted 08/2008 P-12 School Counselor Corps Grant Program 1 CCR 301-74 Establishes rules regarding the School Counselor Corps Grant Program, including application procedures, review criteria and reporting requirements. Establishes rules for HB 1370 that provides moneys to school districts, boards of cooperative services, and ch... 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, in which the student and parent provide written acknowledgement that withdrawal from school will likely reduce the studen... More... WV Adopted 06/2008 P-12 Changes to Policy 2510 Title 126, Series 42 From the introduction to the adopted rules: "Revisions were needed in Policy 2510 to allow local school districts greater flexibility in the implementation of the rigorous academic standards and high quality programs that characterize West Virginia's 21st cen... More... CO Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 School Counselor Corps Grant Program H.B. 1370 Makes legislative findings concerning the importance of school counseling services for students in middle, junior high, and high schools; creates the School Counselor Corps Grant Program to provide moneys to school districts, boards of cooperative services, an... More... IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Student Readiness for College or Work S.F. 2216 - Generally Concerns state and local measures for preparing a student for a career or for postsecondary education, including a mandated statewide core curriculum for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and a state designated career information and decision m... More... MD Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Career Development Guidance COMAR 13A.04.10.01, .02 Provides the Maryland Career Development Framework standards to guide the implementation of a systematic instructional program in career development and decision making for all students. http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/13a/13a.04.10.01.htm... More... NM Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College College and Workplace Readiness Assessment S.B. 460 Relates to public schools; changes the statewide college and workplace readiness assessments; allows the eleventh grade standards-based assessments to serve as the assessment required for graduation; provides that financial literacy shall be offered as an elec... More... GA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Teacher Certification GAC 505-2-.10, -.26, -.96, -.150, -.166, -.167, -.202,-.300, -.350, -.351, -.352, -.353, - .354, -.355; 505-3-.62, -.63 505-2-.10: Adds provisions and clarification for National Guard personnel to apply for JROTC instructor positions, which is now authorized by the Department of Defense. http://rules.sos.state.ga.us/docs/505/2/10.pdf 505-2-.26: Makes available an optional Comp... More... MI Enacted 11/2007 P-12 High School Reform S.B. 403 Revises high school personal curriculum requirements for transfer pupils; relates to advanced placement, diplomas and merit standards requirements; includes nonpublic schools and out-of-state transfers; provides for the presence of counselors and a school psyc... More... IA Adopted 10/2007 P-12 School Nurse, School Guidance Counselor IAC 281-12.2(256), 12.3(11), 12.4(12) Requires that each school district have a school nurse and a qualified (i.e., licensed by the Board of Education Examiners) guidance counselor. Requires a definition of and standards for an articulated sequential kindergarten through grade 12 school counseling... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. P-16 A.B. 428 Requires each school district offering any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, prior to class registration, for each school in the district, to provide parents or guardians with written notification relating to the courses offered by the school satisfying the requir... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. P-16 S.B. 405 Expands the Fair Competition for College and Career Opportunity Program to include provisions for individualized review of the career goals of the pupil and academic and career-related opportunities available to the pupil and for explanation of the coursework ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 School Psychology Internship Consortium H.B. 1363 Provides that, subject to appropriations, the state board of education must provide grants to the School Psychology Internship Consortium for aid in providing training programs and facilitating interns to improve the educational and mental health services of c... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Definition of Professional Worker S.B. 122 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Adds school counselor and school counselor intern to the list of professions included in the definition of a professional worker. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0122lv.pdf... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 School Counselor Certification LAC 28:CXXXI.659 Revises the requirements for add-on certification as a school counselor. Allows three years of successful experience as a school counselor to substitute for the required three-semester-hour supervised practicum in a school setting. The change will allow more c... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE) H.B. 2729 Authorizes the Oregon Student Assistance Commission to establish Access to Student Assistance Programs in Reach of Everyone (ASPIRE) to provide information about financial aid and education and training options beyond high school to students in Oregon secondar... More... ME Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 High School Completion for At Risk Students H.B. 1296 Implements the recommendations of the Governor's Task Force to Engage State's Youth; ensures that students experiencing education disruption will have the same opportunities to earn an approved high school diploma; relates to disruptions of homelessness, unpla... More... TX Vetoed 06/2007 Postsec. Assessing Student Academic Advising Services S.B. 1053 Requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, institutions of higher education, and relevant professionals to develop an instrument to assess student academic advising services. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/SB01053F.pdf... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 High School Reform A.B. 212 Provides for high school reform. Requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a policy for each public school of the school district in which ninth grade pupils are enrolled, to develop a 4-year academic plan for each of those pupils. Requir... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Guidance and Counseling Programs S.F. 277 (Section 4) Beginning July 1, 2007, requires every school district to have a qualified guidance counselor licensed by the board of educational examiners and a school nurse. Directs each district to work toward the goal of having one qualified guidance counselor for every ... More... IA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Waivers from Certain Staffing Requirements S.F. 277 (Section 5 and 8) Section 5: Strikes and rewrites section 256.11A. Authorizes the board of directors of a school district to file a request by August 1, 2007 for a waiver from the following requirements for the 2007-2008 school year: a. Apply for a one-year extension of a waiv... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Counselor Licensure Eligibility H.B. 1090 Allows counselors to apply for level three-b administrative licenses. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB1090.pdf... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 School Counselors H.B. 1670 Declares that a school counselor is a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certification as defined by the professional educator standards board. The purpose and role of the school counselor is to plan, organize, and deliver a comprehensive... More... AR Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 high school counseling H.B. 2245 Provides state high school students with comprehensive information concerning college scholarships and state-funded programs for developing technical job skills. (Act No. 474) http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2007/public/HB2245.pdf... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Teen Early Intervention Mental Health and Substance Abuse Specialist Program S.B. 1147 Defines "teens at risk" as public school students in grades 7-12 who have been identified as expressing or exhibiting indications of depression, suicidal inclination, emotional trauma, substance abuse or other behaviors or symptoms that indicate the existenc... More... WY Signed into law 03/2007 Postsec. Community College Hathaway Scholarship Program Revisions H.B. 97 Revises the Hathaway scholarship program by increasing curriculum requirements necessary to qualify for scholarships; establishes specific curriculum requirements for various scholarship levels for students graduating in the 2007-2008 school year, 2009-2010 sc... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Individual Academic Career Plan S.B. 311-- Sec. 3313.603(H) Directs the department to make its individual academic career plan available through its Ohio career information system web site for districts and schools to use as a tool for communicating with and providing guidance to students and families in selecting high... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Alternatives for Students Not Completing the Ohio Core S.B. 311-- 3313.603(D) Provides that a student who enters grade 9 in the 2010-2011 through 2013-2014 school years may graduate from high school even though the student has not completed the Ohio core curriculum defined in section 3313.603(C) (the Ohio core curriculum will be the sta... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 S.B. 311 -- Sec. 3313.6014 S.B. 311 Requires local boards to adopt procedures for notifying each high school student's parent of the requirements of the Ohio core curriculum (high school graduation requirements effective with the Class of 2011) and that a consequence of not completing the curric... More... GA Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Teacher Preparation and Certification GAC 505-2-.05, .06, .25, .38, .150, .162, .163, .165, .202, .204, .205, .206; 505-3-.16, -.85 Clarifies various rules regarding certification, including certificaton for interns, non-renewable professionals, teaching endorsements, safety and driver education endorsement, school counseling, school psychology, and speech and language pathology. Establish... More... MI Adopted 07/2006 P-12 School Psychologist Certificate R 380.203, .204, .205, .206, .208 Amends rules concerning school psychologist certificate; defines role of school psychologist; provides requirements for a preliminary school psychologist certificate. http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=38000201&Dpt=&RngHigh... More... MI Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 School Counselor Certification & Licensure R 390.1301 thru .1308 Amends rules to the Department of Education concerning the certification and licensure of school counselors. http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=39001301&Dpt=&RngHigh=39900102... More... NC Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Role School Counselors Play in Providing Dropout Prevention S.B. 571 Directs the state board of education to report on the role school counselors play in providing dropout prevention and intervention services to students in middle and high school and on the state board's implementation of its policy regarding school counselors.... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Plan for Completing Core Curriculum S.B. 2272 - Section 13 Requires each high school student's plan for completing the core curriculum to include career options and to identify the coursework needed in grades nine through twelve to support the student's postsecondary education and career options. Provides that if the... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 National Certified School Counselor Credential H.B. 167 Extends the deadline from July 2007 to 2013 for certain school counselors to have obtained an initial credential from the National Board for Certified Counselors in order to receive a mandated salary adjustment. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocu... 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 preparation of each secondary school's improvement plan: (a) Struggling students, especially those in failing schools, need th... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Readiness for Postsecondary Education and Workforce Program H.B. 7087 (Section 37) The legislation shifts career and postsecondary planning from 9th grade to beginning in middle school. It is the intent of the Legislature that students and parents set early achievement and career goals for the student's post-high-school experience during th... More... LA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 National School Psychology Certification Board H.B. 210 Extends the deadline from 2006 to 2013 for certain school psychologists to have obtained an initial credential from the National School Psychology Certification Board in order to be eligible for a salary increase. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdo... More... AL Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 National Board for Certified Counselors S.B. 49 Requires public elementary and secondary school counselors to be certified by National Board for Certified Counselors, provides for annual stipend the same as for counselor certified by National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; provides appropriation... More... IA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Class G Guidance Counselor License IAC 282-14.132(272), 14.132(1) through 14.132(3) Addresses the shortage of school guidance counselors. Creates new class of guidance counselor license. Page 80 of 100: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2006/Bulletin/IAB060510.pdf... 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 English, reading, math and science in grade 8; 2. A college readiness examination to assess English, reading, math and s... 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, including biology and either chemistry or physics. Strongly encourages students to complete a fourth credit in science, such... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Progression Toward Completion of Career Plan H.B. 1347 Section 8 Requires a student's guidance counselor, in consultation with the student and the student's parent, to review annually a student's career plan to determine if a student is progressing toward fulfillment of the career plan. If a student is not progressing towar... More... IN Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Double Up for College H.B. 1347 Section 10 Establishes Chapter 11.5, the Double Up For College Program Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "postsecondary credit" means credit toward an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or a vocational certification granted by a state educational institution (as de... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Student-Centered Planning Program S.B. 6255 Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the superintendent of public instruction shall develop and disseminate a comprehensive student-centered planning program to all districts by August 2006. The superintendent of public instruc... More... KY Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Individual Learning Plans 704 KAR 3:305 (section 3) Requires districts to implement an advising and guidance process throughout the middle and high schools to provide support for the development and implementation of each student's Individual Learning Plan. Requires districts to evaluate the effectiveness an... More... ID Issued 01/2006 P-12 Idaho Career Information Board Executive Order 2006-4 Changes the name of the Idaho State Occupational Information Coordinating Committee to the Idaho Career Information Board. Requires board to include representatives from the Idaho Division of Professional-Technical Education, the Idaho Department of Commerce a... More... CA Consideration of governor's veto pending 09/2005 P-12 Counseling for At-risk Students A.B. 455 An act to amend Section 49600 of the Education Code, relating to at-risk pupils. Requires that educational counseling include, in addition to the above, counseling for the development of an at-risk pupil plan for at-risk pupils. Specifies the components those ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 California Career Resource Network S.B. 665 Repeals the California Occupational Information Coordination Committee and instead establishes the California Career Resource Network for the purpose of providing career development information and resources. Specifies that the primary duty of the California C... More... NJ Rule Adoption 08/2005 P-12 Programs To Support Student Development NJAC 6A:16-1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.5 thru 5.8, 6.1 thru 6.3,7.1, 7.2 thru 7.10, 8 thru 11 Establishes and amends requirements for school district boards relating to development and implementation of school safety plans, cooperation with law enforcement on certain matters if they occur at school grounds and functions, development and implementation ... More... SC Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act H.B. 3155 Adds a new chapter (59) establishing the South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act. Provides for the development of a curriculum organized around a career cluster system that must provide students with both strong academics and real-world problem s... More... TN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Notification of Potential Career Opportunities S.B. 709 Adds new subsection 49-7-202. Requires the commission, with the assistance of the University of Tennessee system and the state university and community college system, to develop information concerning the potential career opportunities in each curriculum or m... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Career Counseling for Students H.B. 2868 Requires each district's student services plan to include a district-level tracking system for students who fail to reach proficiency on state-mandated assessments. Specifies that guidance and counseling services in each district's "student services program" i... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Social Workers in Public Schools S.B. 1187 Increases the number and availability of social workers in the public schools. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1187.pdf... More... AR Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Incentives for Teacher Recruitment and Retention in High-Priority Districts S.B. 1044 (section 31) Includes guidance counselors and librarians in definition of "teacher" or "teachers" in provisions relating to incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high-priority districts. Clarifies that all teachers not newly signed to work in a high-priority ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Academic and Career Exploration Plan A.B. 2295 Authorizes a school district to provide a pupil with an individualized academic and career exploration plan prior to the completion of grade 9. The plan must be developed jointly by the student, parent and a school counselor with a valid credential in pupil pe... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Attendance of Counselor at Pupil Suspension Conference A.B. 2855 (multiple provisions) Section 10: Changes the law from requiring a school counselor or psychologist to attend a parent-teacher conference regarding a pupil suspension to authorizing the counselor or psychologist to attend attendance of a school counselor or psychologist at a parent... More... DE Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Certification School Psychologist 14 DAC 1577 Amends regulation relating to the Certification of School Psychologists to align them with current statute and regulations concerning licensing and certification. (Formerly Section 368) DELAWARE REG 1546 (SN) http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/title14/1... More... CA Vetoed 08/2004 P-12 Student Academic Review and Counseling S.B. 1299 Authorizes a unified school district or a high school district to implement the Student Academic Review and Counseling Program in grade 8 or 9. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1251-1300/sb_1299_bill_20040809_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.gov... More... LA Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 School Certified Guidance Counselor S.B. 261 Authorizes employment of the immediate family members of a school board member or school superintendent as a certified guidance counselor of parishes with a population of twenty-five thousand five hundred persons or less according to the most recent federal de... More... LA Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Counselors Guidance H.B. 493 Includes guidance counselors holding appropriate ancillary certificates issued by the state department of education in definitions of persons eligible for certain sabbatical and sick leave benefits provided by law. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/04RS/CV... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Certification School Social Work Services 14 DAC 1582 Amends regulations relating to requirements for a standard certificate. Changes made to comply with statutory changes regarding the licensure and certification of educators. Renumbers and renames Section. (Previously 14 DAC 382) http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Re... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School Nurses and Counselors Salary Supplements S.B. 2302 Provides that a licensed nurse who has met the requirements and acquired a certificate form the National Board of Certification of School Nurses, Inc., and who is employed by a local school board or the state Board of Education as a school nurse shall receive ... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 School Counselors S.B. 209 Appropriates funds for the conversion of ten month counselor positions to twelve month for multi-track schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB209&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 School Counselor Requirements H.B. 514 Amends the School Code concerning school counselors. Provides that in lieu of holding or qualifying for a teaching certificate in addition to a school service personnel certificate, a school counselor may fulfill such other requirements as the State Board of E... More... GA Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 School Counselors S.B. 178 Relates to conditions of employment of certain persons under the "Quality Basic Education Act," so as to provide for salary increases for certain persons credentialed as National Certified School Counselors and to provide for salary increases for certain schoo... More... WV Adopted 11/2002 P-12 Developmental Guidance and Counseling STATE ID: 126-67 Title 126, Series 67 Sets the requirements for Pre-K-12 comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling programs for schools in West Virginia that reflect the American School Counselor Association National Standards for School Counseling Programs model. The purpose is to def... More... CA Died 08/2002 P-12 The role of school counselors S.B. 1639 State legislative findings and declarations regarding the purpose and goal of educational counseling programs and the role of school counselors. Specifies the authority and responsibilities of credentialed school counselors, requires counseling programs to con... More... CA Vetoed 08/2002 P-12 Development of a master plan for pupil support services A.B. 2025 Relates to educational counseling. Requires the state department to convene a voluntary working group for the purpose of developing a master plan for pupil support services. Requires the department, in consultation with the working group, to perform specified ... More... FL Signed into law 08/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Teacher Certification Requirements S.B. 20E According to legislative summary: "Amends ... to clarify that a statement of status of eligibility for a subject area authorized at the time of application may be reissued. Amends ... to allow for demonstration of subject area expertise with approval of superi... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 School Guidance Counselors S.B. 2441 Lists qualifications school guidance counselors must hold; lists comprehensive counseling services school guidance counselors are to provide. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2002/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2441SG.htm... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Guidance Counselors, Reading Specialists H.B. 1136 Amends the Standards of Quality to require, within the Standards of Accreditation, guidance counselors in elementary schools at the following staffing levels: one hour per day per 100 students, one full-time at 500 students, and one hour per day additional tim... More... CA Signed by Governor 09/2001 P-12 Pupil Support Personnel A.B. 722 Chapter No.250, Requires the State Department of Education to conduct a study of pupil support, defined to include school counselors, school psychologists, and school social workers, in the schools. Requires the State Department of Education to report the resu... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Student Advising S.B. 158 Each counselor at an elementary, middle, or junior high school is required to advise students and their parents or guardians regarding the importance of higher education, coursework designed to prepare students for higher education, and financial aid availabil... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Counselors' Duties S.B. 538 Requires the comptroller of public accounts to conduct a comprehensive statewide study of the duties public school counselors perform. The study is to determine the percentage of total employment time public school counselors spend in performing duties relatin... More... ND Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Standards for Teachers, Administrators H.B. 1045 Relates to elementary and secondary education provisions addressed in the creation of North Dakota Century Code; relates to administration, boards, teacher licenses; school guidance and counseling services; special education; vocational and technology educatio... More... ID Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Qualifications for Counselors H.B. 14 Relates to professional counselors; provides that provisions of law shall not apply to interns in counseling acting under direct supervision of a licensed professional counselor in private practice; requires that applicant for licensure as a professional couns... More... MI Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Counselors Not Certified as Teachers H.B. 5740 Public Act 288; Relates to education; regards counseling; allows school counselors who are not certified as teachers to serve in public school under certain circumstances.... More... GA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Omnibus Bill - Guidance Counselor Requirements & Funding H.B. 1187 Guidance counselors are required to spend at least five of six periods counseling or advising students and parents. Funding for middle school counselors has been changed to 1:624. Funding for elementary school counselors has been decreased. The exact ratio ha... More... VA Vetoed 03/2000 P-12 Guidance Counselors H.B. 245 Amends the Standards of Quality to require, within the Standards of Accreditation, guidance counselors in elementary schools at the following staffing levels: one hour per day per 100 students, one full-time at 500 students, one hour per day additional time pe... More... TN Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Coordinated Health Program H.B. 674 Provides for coordinated school health program; requires program to include, but not be limited to, school nurses, health education, school nutrition services, a health school environment, and school counseling, psychological and social services.... More... CA Vetoed 09/1999 P-12 Counseling and Guidance A.B. 38 Authorizes the governing board of every school district that maintains kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, to develop a plan for the establishment of a comprehensive education counseling and guidance program, and would modify the scope of a relat... More... MS Signed into law 04/1999 P-12 Increases Salaries of Teachers H.B. 471 Increases the salaries of public school teachers; requires the payment of an annual salary supplement and a 1-time process reimbursement to school district counselors acquiring the nation Board for Certified Counselors' endorsement as a National Certified Scho... More... MS Died 05/1998 P-12 S.B. 2103 School Guidance Counselors Provides an allotment of funds under the minimum education program for the purpose of employing school guidance counselors based upon student enrollment; provides certain conditions on the employment of state-funded school guidance counselors and to prescribe ... More... MD Signed into law 04/1997 P-12 H.B. 1442 Raising Hispanic Achievement, Inc. Creates a State Debt not to exceed a specified amount, with a matching fund requirement, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of Raising Hispanic Achievement, Inc. for the acquisition, repair, and renovation of a facility near Montgomer... More... MS Died 01/1996 P-12 H.B. 712 Employment of Counselors Provides minimum program allotment for employing counselors in elementary schools.... More... MS Died 01/1996 P-12 S.B. 2901 Elementary School Counselors Allots funds for employing elementary school counselors in Minimum Education Programs.... More... 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