Three selected papers and some additional comments from six regional conferences on state law and educational services for the handicapped are presented. Included are papers by Edwin W. Martin, Associate Commissioner, Bureau of Education for the Handicapped, on the education of handicapped children as a new public priority and by James J.…

Summaries of bills pertaining to higher education from the Washington State Senate and House of Representatives are presented. The legislation covers the following: library services to Indian tribes; acquisition of surplus EXPO facilities; creation of the Vocational Education Commission; renaming of the Council for Postsecondary Education;…

Attempts to resolve inequalities in the state's financing of education in the 1975 legislature were a failure because the groups behind the three advocacy positions (increase teacher salaries, increase funds for basic costs, and increase equalization) caused divisiveness that allowed erosion of the reform measures. The basic issues in late 1976…

Presented is the summary report of an Oregon study (for the 1975-77 biennium) to determine existing funding patterns for the State special education programs and to suggest two alternative formulas for State reimbursement of school district expenditures for handicapped children. Relevant legal definitions legislative bills are cited with emphasis…

Based on a nationwide state-by-state survey, information is presented on state laws regulating charitable solicitations for contributions undertaken on an interstate basis by charitable organizations. Brief summaries are given of each state's (and some municipalities') requirements applicable to colleges and universities and of state and federal…

Recommends five guidelines for schools to follow in applying federal and state alcohol and drug abuse confidentiality laws. Views these laws in the context of increasing litigation over students' rights. (BP)

A review of the development of energy standards legislation in building design and the positions emerging in response to the proposed performance standards. (Author)

Discusses the impact of citizen revolt against taxes and governmental spending on community colleges in relation to recent state legislative developments, focusing on the states in which community colleges rely heavily on local tax support. Considers effects on community college autonomy and growth. (MB)

Analyzes the decisions state courts have made on the scope of bargaining in teacher negotiations by examining the factors influencing the courts, examining the philosophical approaches courts have adopted, and studying and comparing representative examples of the results reached. (Author/IRT)

Reviews some of the circumstances that have prompted North Carolina to modify its parent-residence rule and shows how the state deals with pupil-assignment problems. (Author/IRT)

Describes the political values operating to allow the Illinois finance reform legislation to be passed in 1973, outlines the legislation and subsequent amendments to the reform, and discusses evaluative research done on the reform. (Author/IRT)

Provides information about the existence, purposes, and design of state mandated reading assessment programs. (MKM)

Summarizes and discusses PL 94-142, the federal Education of All Handicapped Children Act, and compares it with North Carolina's Equal Educational Opportunities Act. Also comments on Sec. 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other relevant North Carolina legislation. (JG)