State

Summary

Status

California
A.B. 1984

Creates the 21^st Century High School Afterschool Safety and Enrichment for Teens program. Requires the state department of education to select set guidelines for operating programs, grant selection criteria and select a minimum of 10 programs to receive the funds. Requires the department to only implement the program to the extent that federal funds are appropriated for the program. Stipulates the intent of the legislature to appropriate federal funds through the annual Budget Act.

Enacted

California
S.B. 1478

State the intent of the legislature to have federally-funded 21^st Century Community Learning Centers compliment the existing Before and After School Learning and Safe Neighborhoods Partnerships Program. Designates specific priorities for some of the funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2002. Prescribes other requirements for allocation of the remainder of funds. Stipulates bill is only operative to the extent that federal funs are made available.

Enacted

Georgia
S.B. 384

Amends definition of 'Afterschool program' to include programs that serve a combination of students who have previously dropped out of school and students who are in a regular day time school but who have previously failed courses. Changes the method of calculating funding for said programs.

Enacted

Georgia
S.B. 472

Authorizes self-administration of asthma medication by a student while in before-school or afterschool care on school operated property.

Enacted

Hawaii
H.B. 2496

Excludes from a child care regulation allowing the state to investigate the number of children in the care of an adult other than a relative, afterschool, weekend and summer school programs conducted by the department of education.

Enacted

Hawaii
H.R. 69

Requests that the special assistant on Children and Families in the office of the governor to convene and chair a task force, to be known as the Hawaii Afterschool Initiative (Initiative), and to develop a plan to ensure quality afterschool programs for every school-age child in the state. Further requests the initiative to do a needs-assessment and a mapping of existing funding streams and programs.

Adopted

Iowa
S.B. 2205

Changes definition of after school program to include a summer-only program for the purposes of child care regulations.

Enacted

Kentucky
H.B. 353

Changes regulations related to access to asthma medications. Allows a student with asthma to possess and use asthma medications when at school, at a school-sponsored activity, under the supervision of school personnel, or before and after normal school activities while on school properties including school-sponsored child care or afterschool programs. Defines the term "medications". Allows for student to self-administer medications. Specifies requirements students must meet to perform self-administration..

Enacted

Maryland
H.B. 1370

Extends and expands the Maryland Educational Opportunity Summer Pilot Program for 6 more years. Allows for other counties to apply for grants if additional federal funding becomes available.

Enacted

Massachusetts
S.B. 2218

Creates an act to provide support services to individuals with disabilities. Defines "flexible supports" as support services may include, but are not limited to, assistance in caregiving including: respite, day care, after school care and personal care or personal care surrogacy, when necessary.

Enacted

Minnesota
H.F. 4

Appropriates $5,510,000 for FY2002 and FY2003 for afterschool enrichment grants. Stipulates that the balance from the first year should be made available the second year if unused. Appropriates $25,000 in each year for a grant to the city of St. Louis Park for the Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project to continue cooperative activities that support at-risk children and youth programming. Funds also provide advice to the afterschool substance abuse prevention program and other grantees that seek to replicate the Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project program model.

Enacted

Missouri
S.C.R. 73

Creates a joint interim committee on Afterschool programs with 3 members from the House of Representatives and 3 members of the Senate. Directs the committee to make a comprehensive analysis of the quantity and quality of Missouri afterschool programs. Further directs the committee, in consultation with the departments of Elementary and Secondary Education and Social Services, to make recommendations for an efficient and effective development plan to provide and sustain afterschool programs. Requires the committee to report the findings to the General Assembly by January 1, 2003.

Adopted

New York
A.B. 11858

Directs the Commissioner of Education to establish procedures for the approval of providers of supplemental educational services. Authorizes school districts to contract with approved supplemental educational providers.

Enacted

Oklahoma
H.B. 2850

Requires coordination among the Office of Juvenile Affairs, Department of Human Services, State Department of Education, State Department of Health, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority for the purpose of creating an out-of-school resource center.

Enacted

South Carolina
H.B. 5305

Proclaims May, 2002, as "Licensed Childcare Month" and May 10, 2002, as "Provider Appreciation Day".

Enacted

Vermont
H.B. 485

Appropriates $150,000 to provide grants to support before and after school child care programs for school age children. Stipulates program requirements to receive grants.

Enacted

Washington
S.B. 6387

Provides an additional $300,000 from the general fund for after school programs for middle school youth.

Enacted