Education
Utah 2017 General Session
Teacher Salary Supplement Program Amendments [HB-88]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Teacher Salary Supplement Program Amendments
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to improper relationships between educators and students; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense. [HB-218]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to improper relationships between educators and students; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense.
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US Congress 115th Congress
Equitable Student Aid Access Act [HB-2015]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Equitable Student Aid Access Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise requirements governing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The bill increases the adjusted gross income threshold used to determine whether a student qualifies for an automatic zero expected family contribution (EFC) in the calculation of the student's financial need. A dependent student is eligible for an automatic zero EFC if the student's parents have adjusted gross income up to $30,000. An independent student with non-spouse dependents
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating educationally disadvantaged students and students of limited English proficiency in public schools. [HB-186]
[Education ]
Relating to a study regarding the costs of educating educationally disadvantaged students and students of limited English proficiency in public schools.
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
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As enacted, requires local education agencies to use at least one alternative growth model that has been approved by the board of education for evaluation of teachers in non-tested grades and subjects; requires the department of education to develop alternative student growth models for grade levels and subjects that do not have growth models. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302. [HB-67]
[Education ]
As enacted, requires local education agencies to use at least one alternative growth model that has been approved by the board of education for evaluation of teachers in non-tested grades and subjects; requires the department of education to develop alternative student growth models for grade levels and subjects that do not have growth models. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302.
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Tennessee 110th General Assembly
As introduced, authorizes a retired teacher with a minimum of 20 years’ experience teaching to receive an automatic certification or licensure for an additional 20 years or until the teacher reaches the age of 75; requires the retired teacher to purchase any liability insurance. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-821 and Title 49. [SB-121]
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[Insurance ]
[Retirement ]
[Senior Citizens ]
As introduced, authorizes a retired teacher with a minimum of 20 years’ experience teaching to receive an automatic certification or licensure for an additional 20 years or until the teacher reaches the age of 75; requires the retired teacher to purchase any liability insurance. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-821 and Title 49.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain facilities transactions between school districts and charter schools. [HB-171]
[Education ]
[Real Estate ]
Relating to certain facilities transactions between school districts and charter schools.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Providing school days to register and transport students to vote [HB-2378]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Education ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to require county boards of education to provide days prior to early voting during primary, general and special elections for registering eligible students to vote and for the transportation of registered students to appropriate voting places during early voting periods.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Student Access to Online Courses [HB-87]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Student Access to Online Courses
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
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Relating to a prohibition of a monitoring system performance indicator based solely on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services. [SB-160]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
Relating to a prohibition of a monitoring system performance indicator based solely on the number or percentage of students receiving special education services.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to training regarding interactions with law enforcement during traffic stops. [SB-233]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Relating to training regarding interactions with law enforcement during traffic stops.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to public school accountability for bilingual education and English as a second language and other special language programs. [SB-61]
[Education ]
Relating to public school accountability for bilingual education and English as a second language and other special language programs.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the assignment of certain behavioral health professionals to certain public schools. [HB-353]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to the assignment of certain behavioral health professionals to certain public schools.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to requirements regarding electronic access to instructional materials provided in printed book format purchased for public schools. [HB-213]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Relating to requirements regarding electronic access to instructional materials provided in printed book format purchased for public schools.
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Utah 2017 General Session
School Day Care Classes Amendments [HB-74]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
School Day Care Classes Amendments
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Concealed handguns; authorization and training for persons designated to carry on school property. [HB-1469]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorization and training for persons designated to carry concealed handguns on school property. Permits a school board or an administrator of a private school to designate one or more employees of the school who may carry a concealed handgun on school property. Any person designated to carry a concealed handgun must be certified and trained by the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety or the National Rifle Association in the storage, use, and handling of a concealed handgun. The bill also outlines the training requirements for designated
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the preference given by state and local governmental entities, including public institutions of higher education, to agricultural products produced, processed, or grown in this state. [SB-60]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Education ]
Relating to the preference given by state and local governmental entities, including public institutions of higher education, to agricultural products produced, processed, or grown in this state.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to student harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying. [SB-180]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to student harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying.
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Utah 2017 General Session
School District Amendments [SB-60]
[Education ]
School District Amendments
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US Congress 115th Congress
Head Start Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1921]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Head Start Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Head Start Act to replace the existing Head Start program with block grants to states and Indian tribes for prekindergarten (pre-K) education. Instead of providing direct financial assistance to Head Start agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall allot block grant funds for pre-K education among eligible states and Indian tribes in accordance with their relative proportions of children, age five and younger, from low-income households. Grant recipients shall use the
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