Under the laws of the United States, privileged communications are strictly limited to a few well-defined categories, such as communications between attorney and client, clergyman and penitent, and physician and patient. Certain official documents are recognized as privileged, and a privilege is accorded law enforcement officers to decline to…

The document reports the results of the Work Release-Manpower Study in two volumes. Volume I describes the efforts to develop a framework on which to conceptualize the understanding of work release and the variables that influence the effectiveness of the operation of community corrections. The framework was used to assess this influence in 50…

The report contains technical reports describing the establishment of procedures and detailed results of the State-by-State national survey. (Author)

This document is a summary of state regulations and requirements affecting the international exchange of teachers. Included are a summary of state regulations, which discuss matters such as citizenship and loyalty oath requirements, certification and fees for foreign exchange teachers, and retirement and credits for American exchange teachers; a…

This report identifies the universal and continuing purposes that have been generally accepted as the goals of public education in the nation. The document contains reviews of historical educational developments, landmark studies, and recent reports on the educational goals of other States, in an effort to develop longrange objectives for Texas…

A national survey was made among those people apt to be influential in promoting appropriate legislation for school food service programs and those who might be involved in decisionmaking about such programs. Questionnaire responses from a wide geographic sample clearly delineate that one major responsibility of school food service members should…

Many learning opportunities in subjects not widely available to students a generation ago have swelled curriculum offerings, and, in an effort to enrich its programs, larger school districts have been prompted to move toward an "extended school year" as a solution. This document reports the results of a study made to ascertain if the school year…

The purpose of this study was to develop a manual on the Texas laws of arrest for use by state and local law enforcement officers. It is not intended to be a legal treatise, although pertinent statutes and court decisions are reviewed and suggestions made for legislative change. A brief history of the laws of arrest is presented, together with a…

The 1970 legislative session of the New York State Assembly created the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs to review New York's Indian Law and state services provided to Indian reservations. Seven hearings were held on reservations to gather opinions, suggestions, and criticisms of the on-reservation Indian community. In addition, a special hearing…

Today all 50 states and Puerto Rico have laws relating to the employment of women; however, the standards established vary widely. This report examines employment legislation in regard to: (1) minimum wage, (2) overtime compensation, (3) hours of work, (4) equal pay, (5) fair employment practices, (6) industrial homework, (7) employment before and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-9. SUBJECT MATTER: Education for survival and safety education. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into eight sections: accident problems, safe behavior, safety in the home, safety in school, safety at work, safety in physical and recreational activities, safety in driving and walking, and safety in…

This survey, generated in planning sessions for the 5th National Seminar on Year-Round Education, puts into usable form needed information important to the year-round education movement. The document contains tables with data by State on number of programs, status of the programs, funding sources, grade levels, type of project, purpose of…

This monograph, the first in a series of documents being compiled from materials located in the Wisconsin State Educational Accountability Repository, reproduces copies of, or excerpts from, legislation that has been enacted through May 1972 in 19 States for Statewide assessment programs, accountability programs, and PPBS systems. Some of the…

There are many obstacles to assessing the impact of "new" or disadvantaged students enrolled in community colleges; minority students and staff often oppose such assessments, the conditions and problems in quantifying measurements are difficult to control, and it is difficult to separate and assess interrelated conditions and events…

The purpose of this study was to develop a manual on the Texas laws of arrest for use by state and local law enforcement officers. It is not intended to be a legal treatise, although pertinent statutes and court decisions are reviewed and suggestions made for legislative change. A brief history of the laws of arrest is presented, together with a…