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Comprehensive tracking of proposed legislation for 2015 is presented for each of the following areas: early mathematics education, early literacy and third grade reading, dual and English language learners and family engagement.
Following each tracker is a summary of enacted legislation for each content area. This information is updated monthly for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
View a summary of selected 2015 legislation on the 2015 K-3 Education Legislation Review
Early Math
2015 Enacted Legislation
| Category |
Major Provisions |
State Bills |
| Accountability |
Statewide plans to ensure mathematical skill development and stipulations for monitoring and accountability. |
GA H 502 | VT H 128 |
| Aligned Standards/Readiness |
Alignment to K-12 standards, ensures school readiness through evidence-based programming. |
AL H 233 | FL H 7069 | SC H 3701 |
| Evidence-Based Curricula |
Utilizes a high-quality, research-based curriculum for students (includes math curricula). |
TX H 4 | UT S 263 |
| Professional Development |
Provides professional development and leadership opportunities to develop math teacher leaders. |
TX H 1 | UT H 30 | VA H 5002a |
| STEM Education |
Provides online programming, development of STEM education centers and Pre-K through 12th grade STEM educational curricula. |
AL S 179 | ID H 302 | MI H 4115 | OK S 136 | OR S 80 | TN S 453 | UT S 18 | VA H 1400 | WA H 1105 |
| Teacher Licensure and Recruitment |
Provides differentiated pay, stipends and scholarships to teachers in specific subject areas including mathematics to enhance the quality of instruction in early mathematics. |
AZ S 1469 | GA H 76 | IA H 658 | IN H 1001 | MA H 3650 | NY S 4612 | OR H 3380 |
Early Literacy | 3rd Grade Reading
Dual and English Language Learners
2015 Enacted Legislation
| Category |
Major Provisions |
State Bills |
| Accountability |
Creates accountability reporting and guidelines related to the instruction and assessment of ELL students. |
CT H 7018 | IA H 658 | KS S 7 | MN S 1218 |
| Certification and Professional Development |
Provides second language acquisition endorsements and professional development for ELL educators |
CT S 1098 | IL H 2657 | MA H 3650 | NV S 474 | OR H 5017 | TX H 218 | WA H 1105 | WA H 1570 |
| ELL Family Assistance |
Provides services to families of ELL students to increase representation on governing boards and increase access to school reports and programming related to ELLs. |
CT H 7018 | MD S 622 | NV S 405 |
| Funding and Grant Development |
Increases access to pre-kindergarten for ELLs, provides grants to districts with proven success in educating ELLs and providing funding as multipliers to increase services and supports for ELLs. |
AR S 174 | AZ S 1469 | CO S 108 | CT H 7061 | ID S 1186 | IL H 317 | MD H 70 | ND S 2031 | NE L 519 | NJ S 2016 | NY S 4612 | OR H 5017 | TN H 1374 | VA H 324 | WA S 5062 | DC B 283 |
| Language Programming |
Relates to research in the areas of curriculum and innovative practices in bilingual education. |
CT H 6835 | IN S 267 | MS S 2258 | TX H 1 |
| Standardized Testing Exemptions |
Allows for exemption requests from statewide assessments for ELL students who have had a specific duration of English language instruction. |
AZ S 1461 | CO H 1323 | FL S 702 | NJ S 2016 |
| Task Forces and Research |
Requires the development of a task force or study group to research best practices for ELLs, make recommendations and implement findings. |
CT H 6974 | IL S S1319 | MD S 622 | OR H 3499 | WA H 1105 |
| Valid Assessments and Accommodations |
Students who have been determined to have limited English proficiency may be allowed to take the standards-based assessment in their primary language. Provides accommodations for testing in English. |
CO S 56 | NM H 165 |
Family Engagement
2015 Enacted Legislation
| Category |
Major Provisions |
State Bills |
| Accountability |
Policies designed to promote parent involvement, improve parent and teacher cooperation in the areas of homework, discipline, and attendance, and provide report cards on schools’ provision of family engagement. |
CT H 6834 | CT S 1058 | HI H 820 | ID S 1087 | NV A 30 | NV S 515 | TX H 4 | UT H 163 | VA H 1320 |
| Community Schools |
Relates to schools that provide comprehensive services to families and their children including heatlh screening and English classes for ELL parents. |
MN H 1a | MO S 58 | NY S 2006 | OH H 70 |
| Family Literacy |
Literacy programming for parents and their children, with the goal of improving academic literacy skills. |
CT S 1101 | NE L 519 | OK H 2157 |
| Funding and Grant Development |
Provides grants to programs with parent training components and other family engagement resources. |
CO S 264 | IA H 658 | ME H 702 | MI H 4115 | MN S 1218 | ND S 2151 | NV S 474 |
| Increasing Parent Access |
Provides parents and guardians with processes for inquiring about the curriculum and making all other inquiries transparent and accessible, includes Internet resources. |
NE L 525 | NV S 405 | OK S 285 | OR H 3380 | UT H 360 | UT H 403 |
| Parenting Education |
Develops parenting education programming to enhance educational outcomes of young students and includes two-generational programming. |
AL S 179 | CT S 841 | OK S 285 | TX H 1 | TX H 2630 | UT H 360 |
| Task Forces and Research |
Creates task forces and commissions to develop the skills of parents to become actively involved in their children’s education. Examples include representation on school councils and other legislative bodies. |
GA S 133 | KY H 234 | NV A 448 | NV S 25 | NV S 92 |