Ive had the same problem on Ubuntu 12.04 - bluetooth applet used to "forget" the state during shutdown, and switched bluetooth on during startup. I was able to solve it by removing my "internet-over-bluetooth" profile from NetworkManager. As I saw from the logs, even though I didnt use this "profile", NetworkManager anyway took the control over bluetooth device and switched it on during startup. So, maybe in your case there is also some third-party service that switches bluetooth on?
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