Prepared by the California State Department of Education, the booklet reviews program components for the educable mentally retarded (EMR). Legal provisions cited include identification, assessment, and reevaluation procedures. Such administrative aspects as financing and supervision are considered. The characteristics and learning styles of the…

In recent years there have been a number of proposals to extend resident tuition and fee status to certain groups of foreign nationals (E-1) in the State of Washington. An E-1 national is "any nonimmigrant alien entitled to enter the United States under and in pursuance of the provisions of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the…

Policy recommendations on items outlined in Senate Resolution 1975-131 as adopted by the Council for Postsecondary Education on March 3, 1976 are presented. The report also discusses the composition of tuition and fees in Washington, the basis of educational costs as used in the report, and the current and past relationship of tuition and…

Examined are the written collective bargaining agreements that existed during any part or all of the 1973-74 academic year between four-year state colleges and faculties who have chosen bargaining agents. All of the written agreements in effect at four-year state colleges, a total of fourteen covering thirty-seven institutions, were analyzed. The…

Materials in this resource document were compiled for use in a Washington seminar directed to the interests of state and local government to develop strategies for privacy protection. Included are the texts of issue papers and supporting documents in the following subject areas: (1) criminal justice information; (2) public employee records; (3)…

This paper discusses the report of the California Commission on the Reform of Intermediate and Secondary Education and the proposed Reform of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RISE) bill that resulted from that report. In particular, the authors focus on whether the commission's report and the bill constitute genuine educational reform in…

A guide intended to clarify some concerns relating to collective bargaining in Massachusetts libraries considers both public institutions within the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Public Employee Collective Bargaining Law and private institutions under the National Labor Relations Act. Provisions of both pieces of legislation as to bargaining…

This document contains edited presentations given during a conference on teacher negotiations and solutions to impasse in Rhode Island. The principal speakers were Henry J. Nardone, chairman of the Elementary and Secondary Education Sub-Committee of the Board of Regents; Julius C. Michaelson, Attorney General for Rhode Island; and Dr. Peter…

The authors outline the school finance reform process in Ohio, emphasizing the groups that played central roles in the process. The major group was the state legislature and its policy study group, the Educational Review Committee, but the state department of education, the various educational associations, and the executive branch were also…

The document reviews nine separate bills which were introduced to the Illinois General Assembly in 1973 to implement Article X of the 1970 Illinois Constitution by creating a State board of education. Also discussed is a House Joint Resolution which is under consideration and which is a constitutional amendment that would revert the State to the…

In a looseleaf format which permits easy revision, this handbook synthesizes statutes, opinions, and regulations that affect library operation in New York State. The text consists of excerpts and synopses of statutes and opinions from state agencies and courts. Topics include: (1) library types; (2) establishment and dissolution of libraries; (3)…

The Michigan State Teacher Tenure Act is discussed, based on decisions of the Michigan Supreme and Appeals courts, and the opinions of the Attorney General. Designed to promote uniform interpretation of tenure legislation, topics deal with objectives, advantages, and disadvantages; probationary service; tenure rights; dismissal of tenured…

Reported is the status of Colorado public schools' special education services for the school year 1973-74 and midyear 1974-75. Presented is school year 1973-74 information on students served, not served, and the nature of services rendered. Summarized are data on special education instructional and support staff. Special education costs and…

Washington colleges and universities report 80 external program options, 52 of which entail cooperative efforts among institutions, agencies, or organizations. A total of 66 cities and towns in Washington are directly served through external offerings. This inventory lists each of these program options, including those at private institutions.…

This book is intended to provide reporters who cover court proceedings with a basic knowledge of the organization of California's courts and of the procedures they follow. It contains: material about court organization and jurisdiction, pretrial civil procedure, pretrial criminal procedure, and civil and criminal trial procedure; a legal…