This handbok has been designed to identify critical issues facing state legislators and governmental bodies with alternatives for developing or administering state collective bargaining legislation in relation to postsecondary education. Following introductory material and historical development, emphasis is placed on general issues in federal and…

This brief is the third in a series of four that list and index items by subject and State. It covers items related directly to educational facilities, extra-education services provided to students, and students themselves. No legislation that was vetoed or that failed, nor any carryover legislation, is listed in this current series. (Author/JF)

Presented is the second of two volumes reporting on a 2-year study of Georgia's services to the mentally retarded by the Atlanta Association for Retarded Children. The second volume concentrates on the organization and methodology of the project with special emphasis on the implementation of study recommendations. Described are internal and…

Summarized are the recommendations and findings of 1 1/2-year project to prepare a plan to combat mental retardation in Kansas. The study is said to have been based on the principle that needs rather than diagnostic labels should determine services provided. Outlined are mental retardation planning activities at the federal level and preplanning…

Presented alphabetically by state are summaries of the legal provisions for delivery of educational services to handicapped children on a cooperative basis among school districts as of June 1, 1973. It is noted that the total number of school districts has steadily declined during the last 40 years. Among organizational patterns reported to be…

Presented alphabetically by state is information regarding the legal and administrative procedures for the transportation of exceptional children in public school programs as of June 1, 1973. It is noted that general state law often extends specific authority to the handicapped, while the prime modus operandi for transportation is often contained…

This report transmits the fruits of an inquiry into the constitutional constraints on the question of whether it is possible in Massachusetts to design programs to assist private higher education with public funds. The original focus of the inquiry was on the Massachusetts Constitution, especially its unique Amendment 46. Amendment 46 suggests…

Regulations promulgated in accordance with the authority provided the Office of Cable Television, Board of Public Utility Commissioners, State of New Jersey, to regulate cable television in the public interest are set forth. These apply to cable television (CATV) companies which own, control, operate, or manage cable television systems and to…

In a review of personnel polygraphing, the history of the polygraph technique is discussed. Since it is a controversial technique used by employers to test employees' honesty and loyalty by measuring physiological reactions, an increasing number of States and localities are taking legal action to prevent its use. The results of several arbitration…

Reported are results of a study by the New Mexico Department of Education to determine educational needs for exceptional children. The study is explained to be the first step in compliance with a 1972 mandate of the State legislature to provide educational services for all exceptional children in the State. Described is the study design which…

This report contains the results of an extensive study into State and local tax revenue potentials for the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) States. It identifies, on a State-by-State basis, both the degree of current use and the potential for increased use of (1) general and selective sales and gross receipts taxes, (2) death and gift…

The Conservation Foundation reported on the experience of a resource development specialist in the state of Massachusetts on the public's growing concern for environmental quality. After tracing the origins of the Massachusetts movement, the report draws upon a variety of specific state experiences to illustrate the commission's growing pains and…

This report contains results of an extensive study into State and local tax revenue potentials for the 15 Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) States and presents quantitative data on the 50 State-local tax systems. Data set forth in the 35 statistical tables enable the researcher to compare his State's total tax revenues with those of each of…

Achievements and legislation (1972) related to teachers and school personnel are listed. Information was garnered via questionnaires sent to all state departments of education and related educational agencies in October 1972; legislative status as of March 1972 is indicated at the beginning of each description. Included topics are certification,…

This compendium of abstracts of state day care licensing regulations has been prepared as part of the National Survey of Day Care Licensing conducted by Consulting Services Corporation in conjunction with Social and Administrative Services and Systems Association for the Office of Child Development, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and…