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<b>State:</b> Alabama<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AL H 541<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Williams P (Holtzclaw)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/14/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Education Options Act of 2012<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/9/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Approbation, Other: Alignment with school innovation zones<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Creates flexibility zones within local school systems. Requires that when local school systems apply for flexibility, they must provide assurance to the state department of education that they will maintain a commitment to state standards, assessments, and academic rigor.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACTIONFiscalNotesFrameMac.asp?OID=76783&amp;LABEL=HB541" target="_blank">http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACTIONFiscalNotesFrameMac.asp?OID=76783&amp;LABEL=HB541</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp" target="_blank">http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp</a>
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<b>State:</b> Alabama<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AL H 639<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Black M<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/3/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Jobs and Education Reform Act<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/3/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The state board, working with the boards of trustees of the colleges and universities in the state and career technical and adult education, shall establish college and career readiness competency standards in reading, writing, and mathematics aligned with the core curriculum adopted by the state board, with the level of performance necessary to satisfy college readiness standards in the technical colleges, community colleges, state colleges and universities of the state and in other advanced training programs. The state board shall require postsecondary institutions to accept core curriculum course work completed by high school students for purposes of admission into the institutions.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp" target="_blank">http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp</a>
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<b>State:</b> Alabama<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AL S 514<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Ross<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/12/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Jobs and Education Reform Act of 2012<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/12/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the state board to work with the boards of trustees of the colleges and universities in the state and career technical and adult education, to establish college and career readiness competency standards in reading, writing, and mathematics aligned with the core curriculum with the level of performance necessary to satisfy college readiness standards in the technical colleges, community colleges, state colleges and universities of the state and in other advanced training programs. Requires postsecondary institutions to accept core curriculum course work completed by high school students for purposes of admission into the institutions.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp" target="_blank">http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp</a>
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<b>State:</b> Alabama<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AL SJR 49<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Brewbaker<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/15/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Legislative Resolution Encouraging Control over academic standards, curriculum, instruction, and testing<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/8/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Revocation of CCSS Adoption, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Encourages the State Board of Education to retain control over Alabama academic standards, curriculum, instruction, and testing.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp" target="_blank">http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp</a>
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<b>State:</b> Alaska<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AK H 330<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Dick<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/17/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Education Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/23/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation, Other: Requires legislative approval to adopt new academic standards<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Establishes a Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Standards; requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to provide information and resources to the Task Force; establishes state education standards; amends the authority of the Department of Education and Early Development to adopt education standards; provides for an effective date.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=27&amp;bill=HB330" target="_blank">http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/get_bill.asp?session=27&amp;bill=HB330</a>
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<b>State:</b> Arizona<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AZ H 2012<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Fillmore<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/9/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School Superintendents Powers and Duties<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/10/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> In order to receive funding disbursed pursuant to this title, the county school superintendent shall verify that each school district and charter school in that county annually administers the following tests to pupils in that school district or charter school: 1. A nationally recognized standardized placement test to pupils in grades three and eight. 2. A nationally recognized standardized test for college admissions for pupils in grades ten, eleven and twelve.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2012&amp;Session_ID=107" target="_blank">http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=HB2012&amp;Session_ID=107</a>
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<b>State:</b> Arizona<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AZ S 1255<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Crandall<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/24/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School Mastery of Competency<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/29/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Alignment of college and career readiness standards to alternative pathways to high school graduation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires multiple pathways to be made available to students who are eligible for a high school diploma through a defined, competency-based college-ready educational pathway.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1255&amp;Session_ID=107" target="_blank">http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1255&amp;Session_ID=107</a>
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<b>State:</b> Arizona<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AZ S 1259<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Crandall<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/24/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Online Courses Requirements<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/14/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Other: Alignment of curriculum specifically for online courses<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Provides that beginning July 1, 2013, school districts shall allow each pupil in grades 7 thru 12, as part of the pupil's regular course load, to enroll in up to 2 online courses each academic year. In school years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, the State Board of Education shall limit the approved category of online courses to courses that award potential college credits and core academic courses. Core academic courses shall be tightly aligned to common core standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1259&amp;Session_ID=107" target="_blank">http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=SB1259&amp;Session_ID=107</a>
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<b>State:</b> Arkansas<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> AR SR 3<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Elliott<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/27/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Development of a Long Range Plan for Broadband<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/28/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Other: Broadband Development<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Encourages the senate to support the development of a long-range plan to address the critical need for improved accessibility to broadband connectivity and capacity for Arkansas's communities and public schools.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2012F/Pages/BillInformation.aspx?measureno=sr3" target="_blank">http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2012F/Pages/BillInformation.aspx?measureno=sr3</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 1246<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Brownley<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/18/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Instructional Materials<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 9/27/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Makes revisions to the process for adopting instructional materials for kindergarten and grades 1-8, inclusive (K-8) and authorizes the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt instructional materials aligned to the mathematics common core academic content standards by March 30, 2014.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120AB1246_Assembly.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120AB1246_Assembly.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1246&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1246&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 1464<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Blumenfield<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/10/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> 2012-13 Budget<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/27/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Provides $2,360,000 in one-time Title I carryover funds to conduct activities related to implementation of the academic content standards in mathematics and English language arts.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml#" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml#</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1464&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1464&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 1521<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Brownley<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/18/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Standardized Tests and Reporting: Academic Achievement<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 9/13/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Alignment: English Language Learners<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Makes the standards-aligned primary language assessment available for administration to non-English learners enrolled in dual immersion programs.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120AB1521_Assembly.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120AB1521_Assembly.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1521&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1521&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 1719<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Fuentes<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/16/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Supplemental Instructional English Language Materials<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 9/27/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: English Language Learners<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Establishes a process for the review and approval of supplemental instructional materials (SIMs) that are aligned with the revised English language development (ELD) standards for English learner (EL) pupils and requires the California Department of Education (CDE) to review and approve SIMs aligned to the mathematics common core academic content standards, as specified.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="Available%20on%20Bill%20Webpage" target="_blank">Available on Bill Webpage</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1719&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1719&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 1988<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Davis<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/23/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Pupils: English Learners<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Alignment: English Language Learners<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> This bill would require that the state board policies ensure that the English language arts curriculum framework for kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and instructional materials for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, include strategies to address the language and literacy needs of pupils who use African American vernacular English. The bill would also require the Instructional Quality Commission to include in the criteria for evaluating English language arts instructional materials directions to publishers to incorporate instructional strategies to address the language and literacy needs of pupils who use African American vernacular English, at every grade level and subject.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="Available%20on%20Bill%20Webpage" target="_blank">Available on Bill Webpage</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1988&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB1988&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 2116<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Lara<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/23/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Academic Content Standards: Implementation: Study<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Creation of Formal CCSS Review<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Department of Education to contract for a multiyear independent study of academic content standards and any subsequent common core academic content standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative consortium, or other interstate collaboration, and adopted by the State Board of Education for the purpose of informing policymakers, parents of pupils, and the public about the extent to which newly adopted common core state standards are being implemented. The independent evaluator who conducts the study shall report his or her findings to the Governor and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature on or before February 1, 2014, and then on a biennial basis on or before February 1 of each even-numbered year.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="Available%20on%20Bill%20Webpage" target="_blank">Available on Bill Webpage</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2116&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB2116&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 224<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Bonilla<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/2/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School Accountability: Academic Performance Index<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 8/25/2011<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: School Accreditation System<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Amends existing law regarding the Academic Performance Index (API). Requires the Superintendent, in consultation with the State Board of Education, to incorporate various indicators into the API, including high school graduation rates and rates by which pupils complete a course study to attain entry-level employment in business or industry. Requires the advisory committee to develop recommendations regarding the API of middle and junior high schools.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="Available%20on%20Bill%20Webpage" target="_blank">Available on Bill Webpage</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB224&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB224&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA A 5<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Fuentes<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 12/6/2010<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Teachers: Best Practices Teacher Evaluation<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 8/30/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Alignment: Teacher Evaluations<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires school districts, beginning July 2014, to establish a best practices teacher evaluation system based in part upon pupil academic growth on CCSS-aligned formative and summative assessments. States intent of the Legislature that any assessments developed by a national consortium and adopted by the SBE and used for teacher evaluation meet statistical and psychometric standards appropriate for that purpose.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120AB5_Senate.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120AB5_Senate.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB5&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120AB5&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA HR 43<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Davis<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 8/30/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Standard English Learners<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 8/31/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: English Language Learners<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Resolution encouraging policymakers to provide the resources for educators to develop an assessment mechanism to precisely identify standard English learners and provide specific language instruction and professional development to improve standard English proficiency and the overall academic achievement of standard English learners.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120HR43&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120HR43&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA S 1200<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Hancock<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/22/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Academic Content Standards: Review Commission<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 9/27/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Adopting (or Enabling) Language, Other: Alignment with existing standards, Other: 15% state augmentation of CCSS<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> This bill authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction (SPI) to recommend, and the State Board of Education (SBE) to adopt the Common Core college and career readiness standards. This bill also authorizes the review and modification of standards for 8th grade mathematics, as specified.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120SB1200_Senate.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120SB1200_Senate.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1200&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1200&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA S 1540<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Hancock<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/24/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Instructional Materials: Revised Curriculum Framework<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 9/8/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> This bill: 1. Requires SBE to consider, by June 30, 2014, the adoption of a revised curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science; 2. States that this adoption is in order to expedite the time and to minimize the cost of the adoption process; 3. Requires CDE to conduct work necessary to revise the curriculum framework and evaluation criteria for instructional materials in history-social science only after it has completed work related to the development of curriculum frameworks for the common core academic content standards as provided by law.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120SB1540_Senate.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/site/ncslccssupdate/home/resources-and-comments/201120120SB1540_Senate.pdf?attredirects=0&amp;d=1</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1540&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB1540&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA S 257<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Liu<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/10/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Certificated Employees: Evaluation and Assessment<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/13/2011<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Teacher Evaluations<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Encourages evaluation and assessment guidelines to include specific information relating to current best teaching practices in all subject areas. Authorizes school districts to incorporate pupil progress toward statewide academic content standards, pupil and parent or guardian input, and observations by trained evaluators into the evaluation of certificated employees.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="Available%20on%20Bill%20Webpage" target="_blank">Available on Bill Webpage</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB257&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB257&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA S 740<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Hancock<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/18/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Pupil Assessment<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 8/25/2011<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Excludes pupils in grade 2 from the standards-based achievement test requirement. Requires the State Department of Education to identify and make available to school districts information regarding existing assessments in language arts and mathematics for pupils in grade 2 for diagnostic use by classroom teachers. Defines, for purposes of the Leroy Greene Assessment of Academic Achievement Act, formative assessment, high-quality assessment, and interim assessment.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="Available%20on%20Bill%20Webpage" target="_blank">Available on Bill Webpage</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB740&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB740&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> California<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CA S 958<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Rubio<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/10/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Schools: Well-Equipped Classrooms<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/24/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Department of Education to develop, and the State Board of Education to adopt, for each grade and subject, guidelines for a well-equipped classroom. Requires the guidelines to reflect the materials and physical environment required for a classroom to be in alignment with the common core standards. Requires the department to post the guidelines on its Internet Web site.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="Available%20on%20Bill%20Webpage" target="_blank">Available on Bill Webpage</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB958&amp;search_keywords=" target="_blank">http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201120120SB958&amp;search_keywords=</a>
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<b>State:</b> Colorado<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CO H 1240<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Kerr A (Johnston)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/18/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Multi-state Student Assessments<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/4/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires Colorado to participate as a governing board member, at least until January 1, 2014, in PARCC or SBAC. In adopting the system of assessments that is aligned with the state standards for reading, writing, and mathematics, requires the state board to rely upon assessments developed PARCC or SBAC.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/6C71FAF6592604C5872579C600661842?Open&amp;file=SB172_00.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/6C71FAF6592604C5872579C600661842?Open&amp;file=SB172_00.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/6C71FAF6592604C5872579C600661842?Open" target="_blank">http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/6C71FAF6592604C5872579C600661842?Open</a>
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<b>State:</b> Colorado<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CO H 1335<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Gerou<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/4/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Long Appropriations Bill<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/7/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Provides an appropriation for CCSS-aligned assessments.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/71B7629D0B804A4687257981007F15F7?Open" target="_blank">http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont2/71B7629D0B804A4687257981007F15F7?Open</a>
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<b>State:</b> Colorado<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CO S 47<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> King<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/11/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Basic Skills Testing in High School<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/3/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Concerns the use of assessment results for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve to assist students in graduating from high school without needing subsequent remedial educational services.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b>
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<b>State:</b> Connecticut<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CT H 5028<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/8/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Common Core State Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/18/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Concerns the alignment of common core state standards with college curriculum; ensures that students graduating from Connecticut public high schools are prepared to enroll in and successfully complete college level programs at Connecticut's public institutions of higher education and reduce the need for remediation at the college level.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=5028&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=11&amp;SUBMIT1.y=10" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=5028&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=11&amp;SUBMIT1.y=10</a>
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<b>State:</b> Connecticut<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CT H 5350<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Joint Committee on Education<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/29/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Universal Literacy<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/23/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Instruction, Alignment: Professional Development<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Concerns achieving universal literacy by grade three; establishes a reading program that improves the reading skills of students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive. Aligns reading program instruction with the Connecticut common core state standards. Allows the Commissioner of Education to review whether professional development for K-3 educators aligns with common core state standards implementation.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=5350&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=5350&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0</a>
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<b>State:</b> Connecticut<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CT H 5356<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Joint Committee on Education<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/29/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Public Schools<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/28/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Concerns Bridges between public schools and institutions of higher education; improves college preparedness by aligning high school and college curricula by establishing a pilot program that requires each priority school district to partner with a public institution of higher education to evaluate and align curricula based on Connecticut's common core state standards and to test students and assess the results to determine college readiness.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=5356&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=5356&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0</a>
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<b>State:</b> Connecticut<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CT H 6001 b<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Donovan<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 6/12/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Budget<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/15/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The bill requires local and regional boards of education, in collaboration with the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) and the UConn Board of Trustees, to develop a plan to align Connecticut's common core state standards (see BACKGROUND) with college-level programs at Connecticut public higher education institutions. The standards and programs must be aligned within one year of Connecticut's implementation of the standards. The bill also requires the State Department of Education (SDE), by July 1, 2013, in collaboration with BOR and the UConn Board of Trustees, to develop a pilot program to incorporate the common core standards into priority school district curricula. The program must also, for the 2013-2014 through the 2017-2018 school years, align the districts' curricula with college-level programs at Connecticut public and independent higher education institutions.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/BA/2012HB-06001-R00SS2-BA.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/BA/2012HB-06001-R00SS2-BA.htm</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=6001&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=6001&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0</a>
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<b>State:</b> Connecticut<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CT S 40<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/8/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Open Access To College Level Courses<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/31/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Concerns open access to college level courses; allows all students open access to entry level courses in a college level program and prohibit public institutions of higher education from forcing any student to enroll in a remedial course. Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, each public high school and public institution of higher education shall complete curricular alignment to enable the successful completion of the high school mathematics and language arts curricula, as described in Connecticut's Common Core State Standards, to be the indicator of readiness for college level work.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/secure/pe/resources.cgi?id=ID:bill:CT2012000S40&amp;show_resource=FISCALNOTEFILECOPY_filenum153_seq00" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/secure/pe/resources.cgi?id=ID:bill:CT2012000S40&amp;show_resource=FISCALNOTEFILECOPY_filenum153_seq00</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=40&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=40&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0</a>
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<b>State:</b> Connecticut<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> CT S 458<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Williams D<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 5/7/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Educational Reform Districts<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/14/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The bill requires SDE by July 1, 2013, to develop a coordinated state-wide reading plan for students in grades K-3 that contains research-driven strategies and frameworks to produce effective reading instruction and improvement in student performance. The SDE plan must include reading instruction alignment with the common core state standards that the SBE sets.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/FN/2012SB-00458-R00-FN.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/FN/2012SB-00458-R00-FN.htm</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=458&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0" target="_blank">http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&amp;bill_num=458&amp;which_year=2012&amp;SUBMIT1.x=0&amp;SUBMIT1.y=0</a>
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<b>State:</b> Delaware<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> DE S 175<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> DeLuca<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/26/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Government<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/26/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the department of education to review and approve plans and allocate an amount not to exceed $157.00 per certified employee, to be used for developing and implementing curriculum based on the content standards established by the Curriculum Frameworks Commission. Makes other appropriations for comprehensive assessment system.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+175?Opendocument" target="_blank">http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS146.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+175?Opendocument</a>
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<b>State:</b> Delaware<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> DE S 260<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> McDowell<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 6/19/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Appropriations<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 7/1/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Makes appropriations for the expense of the state government for the fiscal year ending in 2013; requires the department of education to review and approve plans and allocate an amount not to exceed $157.00 per certified employee, to be used for developing and implementing curriculum based on the content standards established by the Curriculum Frameworks Commission. Makes other appropriations for comprehensive assessment system.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.delaware.gov/lis/lis146.nsf/abdf4f28b24945b485256ae90061b4c0/c664d45fa751cd9485257a1e00516fd1?OpenDocument" target="_blank">http://www.legis.delaware.gov/lis/lis146.nsf/abdf4f28b24945b485256ae90061b4c0/c664d45fa751cd9485257a1e00516fd1?OpenDocument</a>
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<b>State:</b> Delaware<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> DE SCR 36<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Sokola<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/24/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Parent Teacher Association<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Approbation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Concurrent resolution that commends the Parent Teacher Association for its 115 years of service, as well as on the Association's efforts to educate others on the Common Core State Standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS146.nsf/vwLegislation/SCR+36?Opendocument" target="_blank">http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/LIS146.nsf/vwLegislation/SCR+36?Opendocument</a>
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<b>State:</b> Florida<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> FL H 5101<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/25/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Education Funding<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/22/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> For the 2012-2013 mathematics adoption, a district using a comprehensive mathematics instructional materials program adopted in the 2009-2010 adoption shall be deemed in compliance with this subsection if it provides each student with such additional state-adopted materials as may be necessary to align the previously adopted comprehensive program to common core standards and the other criteria of the 2012-2013 mathematics adoption.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/5101/Analyses/DeMYrQaJeq6vVE9S6jxMY=PL=2m3Ak=%7C11/Public/Bills/5100-5199/5101/Analysis/h5101a.APC.PDF" target="_blank">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/5101/Analyses/DeMYrQaJeq6vVE9S6jxMY=PL=2m3Ak=|11/Public/Bills/5100-5199/5101/Analysis/h5101a.APC.PDF</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/5101/BillText/er/PDF" target="_blank">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/5101/BillText/er/PDF</a>
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<b>State:</b> Florida<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> FL H 7059<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> House K-20 Innovation Subcommittee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/25/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Acceleration Options in Public Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/30/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to acceleration options in public education; provides for Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning options to provide eligible public school students educational options that provide academically challenging curriculum or accelerated instruction; requires school district to adopt policy for early graduation; revises provisions relating to articulated acceleration mechanisms and dual enrollment programs.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/7059/Analyses/FiorY6KWk=PL=uBaNeFwWD26vbs5KA=%7C11/Public/Bills/7000-7099/7059/Analysis/h7059a.PKAS.PDF" target="_blank">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/7059/Analyses/FiorY6KWk=PL=uBaNeFwWD26vbs5KA=|11/Public/Bills/7000-7099/7059/Analysis/h7059a.PKAS.PDF</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/7059" target="_blank">http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/7059</a>
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<b>State:</b> Georgia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> GA H 713<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Nix<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/11/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Quality Basic Education Act<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/1/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to the Quality Basic Education Act; delays implementation of some career and college readiness initiatives until 2013; requires career education in grades kindergarten through 12; extends the date (from the 2012-2013 school year to the 2013-2014 school year) by which the state models and curriculum framework must be approved; changes the mandated assessment for postsecondary readiness to the end of the eleventh grade; requires the establishment of a process for determining how completion of transition courses affect readiness standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20112012/HB/713" target="_blank">http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20112012/HB/713</a>
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<b>State:</b> Georgia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> GA H 936<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Casas (Millar)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/8/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Quality Basic Education Act<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/9/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Professional Development<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, the State Board of Education shall provide professional development centered on state-wide strategic initiatives. Such strategic initiatives may include, but are not limited to, training on the new common core curriculum, support for under-performing educators, and mentoring programs in specific subject areas.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20112012/HB/936" target="_blank">http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20112012/HB/936</a>
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<b>State:</b> Georgia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> GA HR 489<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Thomas B<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/4/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Professional Learning Rules Task Force<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/9/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Professional Development<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Directs the State Board of Education to revise its professional learning rules; establishes a Professional Learning Rules Task Force; provides written guidance.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20112012/HR/489" target="_blank">http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20112012/HR/489</a>
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<b>State:</b> Georgia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> GA S 289<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Rogers Ch<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/13/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Elementary and Secondary Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/1/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires that by the 2015-2016 school year, the State Board of Education must make all end-of-course assessments available online and shall establish rules and regulations to maximize the number of students and school systems utilizing such online assessments.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20112012/SB/289" target="_blank">http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20112012/SB/289</a>
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<b>State:</b> Georgia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> GA S 364<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Ligon<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/31/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Educational Programs<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/7/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to educational programs, so as to prohibit the use of standards based grading in grades four through 12; provides for legislative findings; provides for as definition; provides for related matters; repeals conflicting laws.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20112012/SB/364" target="_blank">http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20112012/SB/364</a>
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<b>State:</b> Georgia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> GA S 404<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Millar (Casas)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/8/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Quality Basic Education Act<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/19/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Professional Development<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Subject to appropriations by the General Assembly, the State Board of Education shall provide professional development centered on state-wide strategic initiatives. Such strategic initiatives may include, but are not limited to, training on the new common core curriculum, support for under-performing educators, and mentoring programs in specific subject areas.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20112012/SB/404" target="_blank">http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20112012/SB/404</a>
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<b>State:</b> Hawaii<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> HI H 2091<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Nakashima<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/19/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Department of Education Assessment Program<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/14/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Directs the Department of Education to establish a three-year pilot project that implements a comprehensive assessment program for certain students in grades seven, eight, and nine.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=2091" target="_blank">http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=2091</a>
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<b>State:</b> Hawaii<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> HI H 2875<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Carroll<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/25/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Hawaiian Language Immersion Program<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/19/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires reading, math, science, and other assessments administered to students in grades three through six of the Department of Education's Hawaiian Language Immersion Program to be developed originally in the Hawaiian language; requires the Board of Education to adopt rules establishing procedures for the development of these assessments in collaboration with the Hawaiian language community; requires status reports to the 2013 and 2014 legislatures.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=2875" target="_blank">http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&amp;billnumber=2875</a>
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<b>State:</b> Indiana<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IN S 129<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Waterman<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/4/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> ISTEP<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/4/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to ISTEP; replaces the ISTEP test program with the Measures of Academic Progress assessment program; repeals the definition of ISTEP program; makes conforming changes.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/IN/2012000/S/129/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20111208_seq00.pdf" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/IN/2012000/S/129/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20111208_seq00.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;docno=129" target="_blank">http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;docno=129</a>
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<b>State:</b> Indiana<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IN S 373<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Schneider<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/9/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Common Core State Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Revocation of CCSS Adoption<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to common core state standards; provides that the state board of education may not adopt as standards for the state any common core standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative; voids any action taken to adopt common core standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/FISCAL/SB0373.001.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/FISCAL/SB0373.001.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;doctype=SB&amp;docno=0373#latest_info" target="_blank">http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;doctype=SB&amp;docno=0373#latest_info</a>
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<b>State:</b> Indiana<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IN S 413<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Yoder<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/9/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Various Education Matters<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/13/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Provides that the Indiana Department of Education shall determine the process for evaluating the curricular materials' alignment to academic standards and the appropriateness of the reading level of the curricular.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/IN/2012000/S/413/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20120130_seq00.pdf" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/IN/2012000/S/413/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20120130_seq00.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;docno=413" target="_blank">http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;docno=413</a>
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<b>State:</b> Indiana<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IN SR 25<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Schneider<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/1/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Interim Study Committee on Common Core Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/20/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Creation of Formal CCSS Review, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Urges the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to study Common Core Standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;doctype=SR&amp;docno=0025" target="_blank">http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;doctype=SR&amp;docno=0025</a>
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<b>State:</b> Indiana<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IN SR 38<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Schneider<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/16/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Study Committee on Common Core State Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/28/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Creation of Formal CCSS Review, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to establish an interim study committee to study Common Core State Standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;doctype=SR&amp;docno=0038" target="_blank">http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&amp;session=1&amp;request=getBill&amp;doctype=SR&amp;docno=0038</a>
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<b>State:</b> Iowa<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IA H 2241<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Byrnes<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/7/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Establishes Requirements for School District<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/8/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Establishes requirements for school districts, area education agencies , postsecondary institutions, and the Department of Education relating to student testing and remediation at the secondary level and alignment of the secondary curricula with the curricula requirements of accredited postsecondary institutions; directs the State Board of Education to adopt high school graduation-related rules which by July 1, 2013. Requires improved interconnectivity between schools, school districts, and postsecondary institutions including an evaluation of deficiencies in schools English and math curricula and assessments.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&amp;Service=Billbook&amp;ga=84&amp;hbill=HF2241" target="_blank">http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&amp;Service=Billbook&amp;ga=84&amp;hbill=HF2241</a>
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<b>State:</b> Iowa<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IA H 2380<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> House Education Committee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/27/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Programs and Activities<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/19/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Creation of Formal CCSS Review<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Creates a core curriculum framework and core content standards advisory council under the department of education to create and disseminate to school districts, charter schools, and accredited nonpublic schools a model curriculum that is directly tied to the goals, outcomes, and assessment strategies identified in the core content standards. The model curriculum shall identify a developmentally appropriate scope and sequence of instruction applicable to the core content standards, instructional material resources, and teaching and assessment strategies. The model curriculum shall provide guidance to school districts and schools and expand on the core content standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/FiscalNotes/84_5398HVv0_FN.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/FiscalNotes/84_5398HVv0_FN.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&amp;Service=Billbook&amp;ga=84&amp;hbill=HF2380" target="_blank">http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&amp;Service=Billbook&amp;ga=84&amp;hbill=HF2380</a>
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<b>State:</b> Iowa<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IA S 2284<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Senate Education Committee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/20/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Board of Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Creation of Formal CCSS Review<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Convenes a core curriculum framework and core content standards advisory council. The advisory council shall review the national assessment of educational progress standards and assessments used by other states, and shall consider standards identified as best practices in the field of study nationally recognized entities representing teachers of core curriculum subject areas, and other recognized experts; and shall review the core curriculum and core content standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&amp;Service=Billbook&amp;ga=84&amp;hbill=SF2284" target="_blank">http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=BillInfo&amp;Service=Billbook&amp;ga=84&amp;hbill=SF2284</a>
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<b>State:</b> Iowa<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> IA S 2321<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Senate Appropriations Committee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/12/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> College Student Aid Commission<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> For purposes of implementing the statewide core curriculum for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and a state-designated career information and decision-making system: $1,500,000.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/NOBA/84_SSB3172_SSub.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/NOBA/84_SSB3172_SSub.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Cool-ICE/DisplayBills.htm" target="_blank">http://www.legis.state.ia.us/aspx/Cool-ICE/DisplayBills.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Kansas<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> KS H 2768<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> House Appropriations Committee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/1/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Capital Improvement Appropriations<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/10/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Creation of Formal CCSS Review, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Prohibits that during FYs 2012, and 2013, the department of education or any school district from expending any additional state moneys to implement the common core standards until a study is conducted for a cost analysis of the implementation of the common core standards in Kansas. The cost analysis should determine what additional expenditures schools, the department of education and the state board of education will incur in implementing the common core standards over one, three, five and 10 year periods from the date of implementation. Upon completion of the cost analysis, the department of education may proceed with the implementation of the common core standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/bill_exp_hb2768_01_0000.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/bill_exp_hb2768_01_0000.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/hb2768/" target="_blank">http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/hb2768/</a>
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<b>State:</b> Kansas<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> KS S 294<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Joint Committee on Special Claims Against the State<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/18/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Claims Against the State<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/31/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Creation of Formal CCSS Review, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Prohibits that during FYs 2012, and 2013, the department of education or any school district from expending any additional state moneys to implement the common core standards until a study is conducted for a cost analysis of the implementation of the common core standards in Kansas. The cost analysis should determine what additional expenditures schools, the department of education and the state board of education will incur in implementing the common core standards over one, three, five and 10 year periods from the date of implementation. Upon completion of the cost analysis, the department of education may proceed with the implementation of the common core standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/bill_exp_sb294_01_0000.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/documents/bill_exp_sb294_01_0000.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/sb294/" target="_blank">http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2011_12/measures/sb294/</a>
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<b>State:</b> Kentucky<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> KY S 38<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Wilson M (Office of Jack Westwood)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/3/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Career and Technical Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/19/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Expresses legislative goals for career and technical education; defines terms related to technical education; provides for assistance in identifying students who are academically behind and to develop accelerated courses; relates to the identification and funding of evidence-based instructional models; establishes career academies and a Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee; relates to vocational education and technology centers, and eligibility for grants including graduation rates.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB38.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB38.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Louisiana<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> LA H 707<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Schroder<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/1/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Statewide Education Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Adopting (or Enabling) Language, Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to the Louisiana Competency-Based Education Program and the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program; provides relative to student assessment and statewide education standards; provides that standards-based assessments implemented by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in English language arts and mathematics shall be based on nationally recognized content standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://legis.la.gov/billdata/byinst.asp?sessionid=12RS&amp;billtype=HB&amp;billno=707" target="_blank">http://legis.la.gov/billdata/byinst.asp?sessionid=12RS&amp;billtype=HB&amp;billno=707</a>
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<b>State:</b> Louisiana<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> LA HCR 201<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Pugh<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 6/3/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School Graduation Requirements<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/4/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials); Alignment: High School Graduation Requirements<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requests that the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education review its policies relative to graduation requirements, particularly as they pertain to core curricula and diploma paths.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://legis.la.gov/billdata/byinst.asp?sessionid=12RS&amp;billtype=HCR&amp;billno=201" target="_blank">http://legis.la.gov/billdata/byinst.asp?sessionid=12RS&amp;billtype=HCR&amp;billno=201</a>
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<b>State:</b> Maine<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> ME S 439<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Langley<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/5/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Future Economy<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/21/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: High School Graduation Requirements<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires local school administrative units to transition to proficiency-based standards for awarding a high school diploma by January 1, 2017 contingent on transition grants being provided annually.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/fiscalpdfs/FN142216.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/bills_125th/fiscalpdfs/FN142216.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280041117" target="_blank">http://www.mainelegislature.org/LawMakerWeb/summary.asp?ID=280041117</a>
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<b>State:</b> Maryland<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MD H 1214<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Kaiser<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/10/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> County Board of Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/22/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Alignment with adequacy funding study<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> No later than June 30, 2014, the Maryland State Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Budget and Management and the Department of Legislative Services, shall contract with a public or private entity to conduct a study of the adequacy of education funding in the State. The study shall be conducted in phases, with the first phase beginning no later than June 30, 2014, and the final phase being completed by December 1, 2016. The study shall incorporate standards from the common core curriculum adopted by the State Board of Education and 2 years of results from the new common core assessments, which are scheduled to be implemented beginning in the 2014-2015 school year.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/fnotes/bil_0004/hb1214.pdf" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/fnotes/bil_0004/hb1214.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb1214.htm#Title" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb1214.htm#Title</a>
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<b>State:</b> Maryland<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MD H 1227<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Busch<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/10/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Board of Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/22/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Board and the State Superintendent to design and implement assessment programs in specified subjects; requires specified grade band assessments and end-of-course assessments to be implemented.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/hb/hb1227t.pdf" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/hb/hb1227t.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb1227.htm" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb1227.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Maryland<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MD H 1450<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Mitchell (Pugh)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/5/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Department of Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/9/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Alignment: Supplemental Educational Services<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Department of Education to supervise the provision of supplemental educational services in the State; requires a supplemental educational services provider to demonstrate that the curricula used by the provider are aligned to the state's academic performance standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb1450.htm" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/hb1450.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Maryland<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MD S 1090<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Pugh (Mitchell)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/5/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Public Schools<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/9/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Alignment: Supplemental Educational Services<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Department of Education to supervise the provision of supplemental educational services in the State; requires a supplemental educational services provider to demonstrate that the curricula used by the provider are aligned to the state's academic performance standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/SB1090.htm" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/SB1090.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Maryland<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MD S 293<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Miller T<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/26/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Board of Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/22/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Assessment, Creation of Formal CCSS Review<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Board to develop and implement certain State-specific assessments by a certain school year if certain determinations are made regarding certain middle school and high school level assessments; requires the Governor to include a certain appropriation in the fiscal year 2014 State budget bill if a certain amount of funding to administer a certain Maryland high school assessment is not provided in the fiscal year 2013 State budget bill; requires that if the state board determines an assessment does not adequately measure the skills and knowledge set forth in the state's adopted curricula for a core content area, the department must develop a state-specific assessment in that core content area to be implemented in the 2016-2017 school year.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/fnotes/bil_0003/sb0293.pdf" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/fnotes/bil_0003/sb0293.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/sb0293.htm#Exbill" target="_blank">http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/billfile/sb0293.htm#Exbill</a>
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<b>State:</b> Massachusetts<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MA H 4274<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> House Ways and Means Committee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 7/16/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Commonwealth Virtual Schools<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/2/2013<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Aligns standards with virtual school course offerings<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Aligns virtual school course offerings with state academic standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H04274" target="_blank">http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H04274</a>
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<b>State:</b> Michigan<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MI H 5894<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> McMillin<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 9/12/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Core Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Introduced<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 9/12/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation, Revocation of CCSS Adoption<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Prohibits the state board and the department from implementing the common core standards. Requires the state board to take the necessary action to rescind the state board's adoption of common core standards. Requires the state board to ensure that the state board model core academic curriculum content standards under section 1278 and the subject area content expectations that apply to the credit requirements of the Michigan merit standard under sections 1278a and 1278b are not based upon the common core standards described in subsection (1).<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%285kfmg3aghp53ll2ypydl13mf%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2012-HB-5894" target="_blank">http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%285kfmg3aghp53ll2ypydl13mf%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2012-HB-5894</a>
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<b>State:</b> Michigan<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MI H 6086<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Lipton<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 12/6/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Public Education Goals<br>
<b>Status:</b> Introduced<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 12/6/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Uses CCSS in definition of adequacy<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires comprehensive statewide cost study to determine cost of meeting certain state public education goals. Uses state standards (CCSS) in its definition of an adequate education. (“Adequacy means whether sufficient state and local resources are being committed to meet established performance standards and assure academic success for all.”)<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28u4sfxe55cma0nkvbbx33hajg%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2012-HB-6086" target="_blank">http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%28u4sfxe55cma0nkvbbx33hajg%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2012-HB-6086</a>
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<b>State:</b> Minnesota<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MN H 1847<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Erickson (Nelson C)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/24/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/24/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation, Other: Requires legislative approval to implement CCSS curriculum<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to education; requires the legislature (not the commissioner of education) to authorize any cyclical revisions of academic standards and high school graduation requirements.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b>
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<b>State:</b> Minnesota<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MN S 1656<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Nelson C (Erickson)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/1/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/4/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation, Other: Requires legislative approval to implement CCSS curriculum<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to education; requires the legislature (not the commissioner of education) to authorize any cyclical revisions of academic standards and high school graduation requirements.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billinf.php?ls=87" target="_blank">http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us/bills/billinf.php?ls=87</a>
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<b>State:</b> Mississippi<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MS H 1593<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Moore J<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/21/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Funding Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/10/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> To the State Department of Education, excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education Division, for the following purposes: Testing..... $ 2,545,451.00. Common Core/Literacy..... $ 94,082.00.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1593.xml" target="_blank">http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1593.xml</a>
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<b>State:</b> Mississippi<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MS H 233<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Scott O<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/13/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Board of Education and Higher Education Goals<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/6/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to vision 2020 an education blueprint for two thousand twenty; requires the State Board of Education to adopt a rule that includes goals, objectives, strategies, indicators and benchmarks; establishes goals for higher education in the state; creates an education partnership to achieve state goals and objectives.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0233.xml" target="_blank">http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0233.xml</a>
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<b>State:</b> Mississippi<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MS S 2737<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Tollison<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/20/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Low Performing Schools and School Districts<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/9/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Alignment: School Accreditation System<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Upon full implementation of Common Core State Standards and the corresponding assessments, requires the State Board of Education acting through the State Department of Education to implement a new school and school district accreditation rating system to a simple "A," "B," "C," "D" and "F" designation.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2737.xml" target="_blank">http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2737.xml</a>
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<b>State:</b> Mississippi<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MS S 2776<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Collins<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/20/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School and District Accreditation Rating Terminology<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/23/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Alignment: School Accreditation System<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Upon full implementation of Common Core State Standards and the corresponding assessments, requires the State Board of Education acting through the State Department of Education to implement a new school and school district accreditation rating system to a simple "A," "B," "C," "D" and "F" designation.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2776.xml" target="_blank">http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2776.xml</a>
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<b>State:</b> Missouri<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MO H 1708<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Bahr<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/9/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Common Core Standards Initiative<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/23/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Revocation of CCSS Adoption<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Prohibits the state board of education and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education from adopting or implementing the Common Core State Standards developed by the Common Core Standards Initiative.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB1708&amp;year=2012&amp;code=R" target="_blank">http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HB1708&amp;year=2012&amp;code=R</a>
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<b>State:</b> Missouri<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> MO HCR 34<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Bahr<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/9/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Common Core Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/8/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Rejects any policies and procedures that would be incumbent on Missouri based on the Common Core Standards Initiative required for participation in Race to the Top.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HCR34&amp;year=2012&amp;code=R" target="_blank">http://www.house.mo.gov/billsummary.aspx?bill=HCR34&amp;year=2012&amp;code=R</a>
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<b>State:</b> New Jersey<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> NJ S 1745<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Rice<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/5/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School District Educational Technology Disparities<br>
<b>Status:</b> Introduced<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/5/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Establishes pilot program in Department of Education to ameliorate disparities among school districts with respect to educational technology and to aid each pupil to attain the educational technology and information literacy skills needed to achieve the core curriculum content standards and to succeed in the workplace.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/" target="_blank">http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/</a>
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<b>State:</b> New Mexico<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> NM H 53<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Miera (Lopez)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/17/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Public Schools and Child Deficiencies<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/1/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to public schools; limits grade retentions by providing that a student who is not proficient in reading and mathematics at the end of kindergarten and each grade through eighth grade shall be provided with intensive remediation; provides for assessment, intervention and remediation programs to address deficiencies identified at the end of kindergarten and each grade through eighth grade.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/NM/2012000/H/53/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20120202_seq08.pdf" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/NM/2012000/H/53/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20120202_seq08.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?Chamber=H&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=53&amp;year=12" target="_blank">http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?Chamber=H&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=53&amp;year=12</a>
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<b>State:</b> New Mexico<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> NM S 313<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Sanchez M<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/1/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Educational State Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/1/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Other: Suspends certain graduation requirements during implementation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to public education; temporarily suspending certain graduation requirements during the Public Education Department's transition to assessments aligned to common core state standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?chamber=S&amp;legtype=B&amp;legno=%20313&amp;year=12" target="_blank">http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?chamber=S&amp;legtype=B&amp;legno=%20313&amp;year=12</a>
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<b>State:</b> New Mexico<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> NM S 50<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Lopez (Miera)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/17/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Public Schools and Student Proficiency<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/14/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to public schools; provides for improved intervention and remediation policies for students that have not demonstrated proficiency; and retention and promotion practices for students that have demonstrated proficiency in kindergarten through grade eight. Promotion and retention policies shall be aligned with valid assessments.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/NM/2012000/S/50/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20120201_seq08.pdf" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/NM/2012000/S/50/FISCALIMPACT_vrd20120201_seq08.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=50&amp;year=12" target="_blank">http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=B&amp;LegNo=50&amp;year=12</a>
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<b>State:</b> New Mexico<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> NM SM 73<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Sanchez M<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/7/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School Assessment Costs<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/15/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Creation of Formal CCSS Review<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requests the Legislative Finance Committee and the Legislative Education Study Committee, in conjunction with the Public Education Department, to conduct an analysis of the cost, both in instructional time and money, of all assessments of New Mexico students, including proposed assessments related to common core state standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=M&amp;LegNo=73&amp;year=12" target="_blank">http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/_session.aspx?Chamber=S&amp;LegType=M&amp;LegNo=73&amp;year=12</a>
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<b>State:</b> North Carolina<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> NC H 766<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Cotham<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/6/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Career and College Readiness Study<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 11/8/2011<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Legislative Approbation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Provides for the assessment of career and college readiness with nationally and internationally benchmarked tests; the continuation of North Carolina's participation in the development and implementation of tests related to common core state standards adopted by a majority of States; diagnostic tools to assist in teaching and student learning<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&amp;BillID=h766&amp;submitButton=Go" target="_blank">http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&amp;BillID=h766&amp;submitButton=Go</a>
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<b>State:</b> North Carolina<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> NC S 724<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Stein<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/20/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Education Reforms<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/26/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Professional Development, Alignment: Teacher Preparation Programs<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> To further ensure that teacher preparation programs remain current and reflect a rigorous course of study that is aligned to State and national standards, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, shall ensure students preparing to teach in elementary schools (i) have adequate coursework in the teaching of reading and mathematics; (ii) are assessed prior to certification to determine that they possess the requisite knowledge in scientifically based reading and mathematics instruction that is aligned with the State Board's expectations; and (iii) continue to receive preparation in applying formative and summative assessments within the school and classroom setting through technology-based assessment systems available in North Carolina schools that measure and predict expected student improvement.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&amp;BillID=s724&amp;submitButton=Go" target="_blank">http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&amp;BillID=s724&amp;submitButton=Go</a>
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<b>State:</b> Ohio<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OH H 555<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Stebelton<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 5/22/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Academic Performance Ratings System for Public Schools<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 12/21/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Other: Exemption Provisions; Other: Alignment: School Performance Rating System<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Board to submit to the General Assembly by March 31, 2013 recommendations to create a one-year "safe harbor" provision for the first year of the PARCC assessments, due to be in full operation for the 2014-2015 school year. Recommendations must include a method to exempt public districts and schools from the various sanctions or penalties associated with report card grades for the first year the PARCC assessments are administered in Ohio if a public district or school's decline in the performance index score is within a certain specified level compared to the statewide average decline.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/fiscal/fiscalnotes/129ga/hb0555en.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/fiscal/fiscalnotes/129ga/hb0555en.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_HB_555" target="_blank">http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_HB_555</a>
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<b>State:</b> Ohio<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OH S 316<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Lehner<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/22/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Type B Family Day Care Homes<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/25/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to present updated academic standards and model curricula in English language arts, math, science, and social studies to the House and Senate education committees at least 45 days before their adoption by the State Board of Education. Require that no later than June 30, 2013, the state board, in consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that deals with workforce development, will adopt model curricula for grades K-12 that embed career connection learning strategies into regular classroom instruction.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_SB_316" target="_blank">http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=129_SB_316</a>
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<b>State:</b> Oklahoma<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OK H 2461<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Moore<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/20/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Schools<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/7/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to schools; relates to the review of adopted curriculum; deletes requirement for the adoption of K-12 Common Core State Standards; declares an emergency.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2461" target="_blank">http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2461</a>
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<b>State:</b> Oklahoma<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OK H 2624<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Blackwell<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/20/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Schools<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/7/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation, Other: Requires legislative approval to implement CCSS curriculum<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to schools; relates to the review of adopted curriculum; requires legislative consent for implementation of curriculum aligned with K-12 Common Core State Standards; declares an emergency: "Implementation of any subject matter curriculum or revised subject matter curriculum which is adopted by the State Board of Education for the purpose of aligning the curriculum with any K-12 Common Core State Standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative shall be contingent upon the consent of the Oklahoma Legislature authorizing implementation."<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2624" target="_blank">http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2624</a>
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<b>State:</b> Oklahoma<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OK H 2762<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Denney (Jolley)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/6/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Creating the Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and, Accountability to assume roles of multiple entities.<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/16/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The measure requires the Commission for Education, Instruction Quality, and Accountability, rather than the Education Oversight Board, to maintain the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program to assess performance of public school districts. The Commission for Education, Instruction Quality, and Accountability, rather than the State Board of Education, must set student performance levels and cut scores for the Oklahoma School Testing Act and may enter into a contract with a private vendor to do so. The commission must use the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, rather than the National Assessment of Educational Progress, for setting student performance levels.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2762" target="_blank">http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb2762</a>
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<b>State:</b> Oklahoma<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OK H 3030<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Coody<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/6/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Schools<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/7/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Instruction<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to schools; relates to high school graduation requirements; modifies curricular requirements for mathematics; specifies types of mathematics courses; allows certain career technology courses to be substituted; delays implementation under certain circumstances; directs the State Board of Education to make certain determination; requires continuation of the additional mathematics course after implementation; modifies mathematics completion requirement for certain grades.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb3030" target="_blank">http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=hb3030</a>
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<b>State:</b> Oklahoma<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OK S 1797<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Jolley (Denney)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/6/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Creating the Commission for Education, Instruction Quality and, Accountability to assume roles of multiple entities<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/8/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The measure requires the Commission for Education, Instruction Quality, and Accountability, rather than the Education Oversight Board, to maintain the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program to assess performance of public school districts. The Commission for Education, Instruction Quality, and Accountability, rather than the State Board of Education, must set student performance levels and cut scores for the Oklahoma School Testing Act and may enter into a contract with a private vendor to do so. The commission must use the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, rather than the National Assessment of Educational Progress, for setting student performance levels.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/impact%20statements/fiscal/senate/SB1797%20INT%20FI.DOC" target="_blank">http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/impact%20statements/fiscal/senate/SB1797%20INT%20FI.DOC</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1797" target="_blank">http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1797</a>
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<b>State:</b> Oklahoma<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OK S 1818<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Halligan<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/6/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> School Curriculum<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/13/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Instruction<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Beginning with students entering 9th grade in the 2012-2013 school year, students will be required to take four units of math instead of three.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/impact%20statements/fiscal/senate/SB1818%20INT%20FI.DOC" target="_blank">http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20SUPPORT%20DOCUMENTS/impact%20statements/fiscal/senate/SB1818%20INT%20FI.DOC</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1818" target="_blank">http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb1818</a>
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<b>State:</b> Oregon<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> OR H 4165<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> House Education Committee<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/26/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Early Learning Council<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/6/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Early Childhood Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> By June 30, 2013, the Department of Education shall align Common Core State Standards with Oregon Early Learning System outcomes and the Head Start Child Development Early Learning Framework adopted under section 24 of this 2012 Act.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://www.leg.state.or.us/comm/sms/fis11/fhb4165a02-24-2012.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.leg.state.or.us/comm/sms/fis11/fhb4165a02-24-2012.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.leg.state.or.us/mag/home.htm" target="_blank">http://www.leg.state.or.us/mag/home.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Pennsylvania<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> PA H 2298<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Thomas<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 4/3/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> 2011er and Vocational-Technical Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/3/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The board of school directors in every school district shall establish a curriculum aligned with Pennsylvania academic standards on career and vocational-technical education. Every pupil enrolled in the school district shall participate in one class of either career development or vocational-technical education as a graduation requirement.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2011&amp;sind=0&amp;body=H&amp;type=B&amp;bn=2298" target="_blank">http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2011&amp;sind=0&amp;body=H&amp;type=B&amp;bn=2298</a>
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<b>State:</b> Pennsylvania<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> PA H 2514<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Tallman<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 6/26/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> State Board of Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 6/26/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Other: Requires st. sch. bd. to consider costs when adopting standards<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires state school board to consider the economic impact and costs associated with implementation when adopting and establishing policies, principles and standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2011&amp;sind=0&amp;body=H&amp;type=B&amp;bn=2514" target="_blank">http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2011&amp;sind=0&amp;body=H&amp;type=B&amp;bn=2514</a>
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<b>State:</b> South Carolina<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> SC S 604<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Fair<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/23/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Common Core State Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/23/2011<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Revocation of CCSS Adoption<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to general provisions concerning education; provides that the common core standards may not be imposed on the state.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=604&amp;session=119&amp;summary=B" target="_blank">http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=604&amp;session=119&amp;summary=B</a>
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<b>State:</b> South Dakota<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> SD H 1128<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Bolin<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/23/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Board of Education Hearings<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/1/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Creation of Formal CCSS Review, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the Board of Education to conduct over a one year period four public hearings before adopting certain Common Core State Standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bill.aspx?Bill=1128" target="_blank">http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bill.aspx?Bill=1128</a>
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<b>State:</b> Tennessee<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> TN H 2861<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Brooks (Bell)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/23/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Scholarships and Programs<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/23/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> In light of the stated intention of the American Council on Education to create a new GED test aligned with the common core state standards, THEC shall study whether any changes should be made to the requirements for receipt of Tennessee HOPE lottery scholarships by recipients of GEDs under Section 49-4-908.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/billinfo/BillSummaryArchive.aspx?BillNumber=HB2861&amp;ga=107" target="_blank">http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/billinfo/BillSummaryArchive.aspx?BillNumber=HB2861&amp;ga=107</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2861" target="_blank">http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2861</a>
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<b>State:</b> Tennessee<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> TN H 3835<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> McCormick (Norris)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/6/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Appropriations for Fiscal Year<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 5/17/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Amendment to SB 3768 &amp; HB 3835: In addition to any other funds appropriated by the provisions of this act, there is appropriated the sum of $1,000,000 (non-recurring) to the Board of Regents for the sole purpose of making a grant to Tennessee State University for the SITES-M Project, to be used for strengthening instruction in Tennessee elementary schools. Such funds shall be allocated to allow schools to become participants or to continue participation, as follows:… $185,000 to further develop mathematics challenges with ETS for the purpose of achieving Common Core State Standards and related goals.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB3835" target="_blank">http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB3835</a>
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<b>State:</b> Tennessee<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> TN S 2511<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Bell (Brooks)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/17/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Scholarships and Programs<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/9/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> In light of the stated intention of the American Council on Education to create a new GED test aligned with the common core state standards, THEC shall study whether any changes should be made to the requirements for receipt of Tennessee HOPE lottery scholarships by recipients of GEDs under § 49-4-908.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/TN/2011000/S/2511/FISCALNOTE_vrd20120128_seq00.pdf" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/TN/2011000/S/2511/FISCALNOTE_vrd20120128_seq00.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2511" target="_blank">http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB2511</a>
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<b>State:</b> Utah<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> UT H 15<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Hughes<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/23/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Statewide Adaptive Testing<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/2/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Other: Alignment: Computer Adaptive Testing<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Modifies the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS), including requiring school districts and charter schools to administer computer adaptive tests aligned with the common core; requires school districts and charter schools to administer computer adaptive tests aligned with the common core beginning with the 2014-15 school year; eliminates an assessment system pilot program.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/UT/2012000/H/15/FISCALNOTE_vrd20120123_num00_seq00.pdf" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/UT/2012000/H/15/FISCALNOTE_vrd20120123_num00_seq00.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/hbillhtm/hb0015.htm" target="_blank">http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/hbillhtm/hb0015.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Utah<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> UT S 217<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Osmond<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 3/2/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Math Materials Access Improvement Grant<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/2/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Board of Education to develop a new set of mathematics curricula consistent with Utah Common Core standards for public school students.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SB0217.htm" target="_blank">http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SB0217.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Utah<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> UT S 287<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Dayton<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/27/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Core Curriculum Standards Amendments<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/2/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The state may exit any agreement, contract, memorandum of understanding, or consortium that cedes control of Utah's core curriculum standards to any other entity, including a federal agency or consortium, for any reason.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://le.utah.gov/lfa/fnotes/2012/sb0287.fn.htm" target="_blank">http://le.utah.gov/lfa/fnotes/2012/sb0287.fn.htm</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SB0287.htm" target="_blank">http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SB0287.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Utah<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> UT S 97<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Osmond<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/23/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Grants for Online Testing<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/2/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Provides for grants to school districts and charter schools to implement a uniform online summative test system, an online adaptive test system, or both; requires a grant recipient to implement an online adaptive test system that meets technology standards established by the State Board of Education and provide matching funds to implement a uniform online summative test system, an online adaptive test system, or both.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/UT/2012000/S/97/FISCALNOTE_vrd20120118_num00_seq00.pdf" target="_blank">http://client.statenet.com/symtree/xmlbill/UT/2012000/S/97/FISCALNOTE_vrd20120118_num00_seq00.pdf</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SB0097.htm" target="_blank">http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SB0097.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Utah<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> UT SCR 13<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Osmond<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/27/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Concurrent Resolution on Common Core<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/8/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor urges the State Board of Education to continually monitor the board's implementation of the Common Core standards.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SCR013S01.htm" target="_blank">http://le.utah.gov/~2012/htmdoc/sbillhtm/SCR013S01.htm</a>
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<b>State:</b> Vermont<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> VT H 682<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Turner<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/30/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Standards-Based Performance Assessment<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/31/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: High School Graduation Requirements<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires satisfactory completion of a standards-based performance assessment prior to graduation from secondary school, to permit graduation beginning in January of a student's junior year, and to allow a student who graduates prior to senior year to continue to attend technical education and college preparatory classes until the end of the academic year in which the student was originally scheduled to have completed secondary school.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H.0682&amp;Session=2012" target="_blank">http://www.leg.state.vt.us/database/status/summary.cfm?Bill=H.0682&amp;Session=2012</a>
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<b>State:</b> Vermont<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> VT H 688<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Campion<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/30/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Teacher Assessment<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 1/31/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Teacher Evaluations<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The assessment of each teacher shall involve multiple measures of effectiveness, including student achievement, classroom observations by teachers and administrators, the reflections of the new teacher; the teacher's curriculum choices as they relate to the Common Core State Standards, and student perceptions.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
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<b>State:</b> Washington<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WA H 1463<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> McCoy<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/21/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Use of Statewide Assessments<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/11/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Eliminates the use of statewide assessments as a high school graduation requirement.<br>
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<b>State:</b> Washington<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WA H 1891<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Klippert<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/7/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Implementation of the Common Core Standards<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/11/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Adopting (or Enabling) Language, Legislative Disapprobation<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Delays adoption and implementation of the common core standards. Requires a justification from superintendent of public instruction to initiate adoption.<br>
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<b>State:</b> Washington<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WA H 2111a<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Maxwell<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 5/5/2011<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Education Council<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/11/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Adopting (or Enabling) Language<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Implementing selected recommendations of the quality education council; relates to revision of graduation requirements, school dropout reduction, and allocation of state funding; provides for school staffing ratios and teacher salaries; imposes requirements on local superintendents and school boards; provides for improvement of persistently low-achieving schools and assessment; relates to English proficiency and accelerated learning; creates the pipeline for para educators conditional scholarship program.<br>
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<b>State:</b> Washington<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WA H 2337<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Carlyle (McAuliffe)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/10/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Open Educational Resources<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/29/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Regards open educational resources in K-12 education; directs that a percentage of the moneys currently appropriated for textbooks and curriculum be used for the development of openly licensed courseware aligned with common core state standards to be made available at no cost to school districts.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=sites&amp;srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxuY3NsY2Nzc3VwZGF0ZXxneDo5ZjExMTgxMzNiNjkwNDE" target="_blank">https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&amp;pid=sites&amp;srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxuY3NsY2Nzc3VwZGF0ZXxneDo5ZjExMTgxMzNiNjkwNDE</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2337&amp;year=2011" target="_blank">http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2337&amp;year=2011</a>
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<b>State:</b> Washington<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WA H 2538<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Santos (Hobbs)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/13/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Certain Requirements Affecting School Districts<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/11/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Assessment<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> The legislature recognizes that, when implemented, the assessment used to assess the common core state standards may include a writing assessment.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="https://fortress.wa.gov/binaryDisplay.aspx?package=30920" target="_blank">https://fortress.wa.gov/binaryDisplay.aspx?package=30920</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2538&amp;year=2011" target="_blank">http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2538&amp;year=2011</a>
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<b>State:</b> Washington<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WA S 6231<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> McAuliffe (Carlyle)<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/13/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Open Educational Resources<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/11/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials)<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Until June 30, 2018, one and one-half percent of the amounts otherwise allocable to school districts for curriculum and textbooks under subsection (8) of this section shall be allocated to the office of the superintendent of public instruction solely for the development of openly licensed courseware aligned with the common core state standards pursuant to section 2 of this act, which openly licensed courseware shall be made available at no cost to school districts.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6231&amp;year=2011" target="_blank">http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6231&amp;year=2011</a>
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<b>State:</b> West Virginia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WV S 436<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Plymale<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/26/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Public School and Higher Education<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 4/2/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Curriculum (Instructional Materials), Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Facilitates collaboration between public school and higher education systems to promote seamless curricula.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?year=2012&amp;sessiontype=RS&amp;btype=bill" target="_blank">http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?year=2012&amp;sessiontype=RS&amp;btype=bill</a>
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<b>State:</b> West Virginia<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WV S 568<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Plymale<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/10/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> College and Career Readiness Initiative<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/22/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Adopting (or Enabling) Language, Alignment: Assessment, Alignment: Higher Education, Alignment: Professional Development, Alignment: Teacher Preparation Programs<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Requires the State Board of Education, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education to collaborate in formally adopting uniform and specific college and career readiness standards for English/language arts and math; sets forth methods for determining whether students have met the college and career readiness standards; requires that an explicit focus be embedded in each course on the development of English/language arts and math skills; requires a 12th-grade transitional course for both English/language arts and math for students not on track to be college ready; requires professional development on teaching the college and career readiness standards; requires the state board to require all teacher preparation programs in the state to include appropriate training for teachers teaching in at least grades 8 thru 12 on how to teach the adopted standards; and requires the use of certain assessments, exams or tests, as applicable, to determine whether a student is to enroll in a remedial course or be placed immediately in a college-level introductory course.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="N/A" target="_blank">N/A</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?year=2012&amp;sessiontype=RS" target="_blank">http://www.legis.state.wv.us/bill_status/bills_history.cfm?year=2012&amp;sessiontype=RS</a>
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<b>State:</b> Wyoming<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WY H 39<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Teeters<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 1/31/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> High School Graduation Requirements<br>
<b>Status:</b> Failed<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 2/14/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Alignment: Higher Education, Other: Alignment w/high school graduation requirements<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to high school graduation requirements; modifies high school graduation standards imposed by the State Board of Education; modifies the success curriculum required for Hathaway opportunity and provisional opportunity scholarship program eligibility.<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Fiscal/HB0039.htm" target="_blank">http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Fiscal/HB0039.htm</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/billindex/BillCrossRef.aspx?type=ALL" target="_blank">http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/billindex/BillCrossRef.aspx?type=ALL</a>
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<b>State:</b> Wyoming<br>
<b>Bill Number:</b> WY S 57<br>
<b>Legislative Sponsor (Companion Legislation Sponsor):</b> Joint Interim Committee on Education<br>
<b>Date Introduced:</b> 2/9/2012<br>
<b>Bill Title:</b> Education Act and Statewide Accountability Assessments<br>
<b>Status:</b> Enacted<br>
<b>Date of Last Action:</b> 3/21/2012<br>
<b>Legislative Objective:</b> Appropriation for CCSS Implementation, Alignment: Assessment, Alignment: Higher Education<br>
<b>Bill Summary:</b> Relates to the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act; generally modifying the act and modifying the statewide assessment system and assessments used for statewide accountability; modifies duties and tasks of implementation and administration; authorizes rulemaking and requiring reporting; continues the Select Committee on Statewide Education Accountability and Advisory Committee; provides additional duties and assigning additional areas of accountability system study and development. Makes an appropriation from the School Foundation Fund to the Department of Education for the statewide administration of standardized college readiness testing and college entrance testing in school years 2012-13 and 2013-14<br>
<b>Link to Fiscal Note:</b> <a href="http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Fiscal/SF0057.htm" target="_blank">http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Fiscal/SF0057.htm</a><br>
<b>Link to Bill Webpage:</b> <a href="http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Titles/SF0057.htm" target="_blank">http://legisweb.state.wy.us/2012/Titles/SF0057.htm</a>
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