Child labor provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act affect more people than any other aspect of the law. Latest changes in the law are reported regarding: (1) farm employment, (2) nonfarm work, (3) other hazardous jobs, (4) minimum wage, (5) overtime pay, and (6) State laws. (MW)

Two questions are presented for consideration by Bishop v. Wood. The first is when procedural due process must be followed before a public employee can be terminated or the employee's status significantly altered. The second is when a public agency must give an employee a hearing to allow the employee an opportunity to clear his or her name when…

The Task Force to Develop Standards and Goals for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention was initiated in the Spring of 1975 by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) of the U.S. Department of Justice. The efforts of this task force resulted in nine reports, each one dealing with one aspect of the Juvenile Justice System. This…

This document investigates the effectiveness and application of state laws relating to comprehensive health education. Many states mandate comprehensive health education and leave the choice of topics to be taught up to the individual school system or teacher. This study evaluates the health knowledge of a selected population of twelfth-grade…

Regulations governing classification of students for tuition purposes in each of the 50 states (including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) are summarized. This is followed by summaries of a number of court cases challenging the residency classification procedures used by public institutions of higher education. Each summary of state…

This report summarizes a variety of information on the operation of county School Attendance Review Boards (SARB) in California and is intended to aid the legislature in evaluating the degree of implementation and degree of effectiveness of SARBs. SARBs are community-centered review boards intended to assist school districts, students, and parents…

The school segregation cases, generally cited as Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) were first argued in the Supreme Court of the United States in December, 1952. On June 8, 1953, six months after the first arguments and nearly a year prior to the decision, the Supreme Court ordered that the cases be re-argued in the…

The history of prohibiting cameras in courtrooms is summarized in this document, and the arguments for and against the use of electronic media in the courtroom are enumerated. Several states now permit some form of broadcasting in their courtrooms; their codes and guidelines are described and evaluated. Suggestions are offered by which other…

Statewide plans for implementation of the metric system in Alabama and progress toward these goals are described. A legislative resolution concerning the teaching of the metric system is stated. (SD)

Chapter 766 of the Massachusetts Special Education Law mandates the development of a system of full public education for all children regardless of their special needs. Local schools are to provide whatever services children require to develop fully as individuals. (BJG)

This bulletin traces the history of Oregon's Child Development Specialist (CDS) program, desribes development of the program model, discusses the qualifications and role of the specialist, presents a brief overview of the implementation of the CDS program in Salem (Oregon), provides evidence of the state program's success, and suggests methods for…

Designed as a forum for the exchange and dissemination of ideas and viewpoints of California community college faculty, this journal offers six brief articles on various aspects of 2-year college education. In "Academic Standards and the Open Door," Leon Baradat asserts that community colleges must reverse the trend toward decreased…

With the purpose of supplying information on school district reorganization to school districts in Minnesota, this report begins with an overview of reorganization, including a definition of terms, an investigation of the impetus for reorganization, and a discussion of the manner in which school district reorganization legislation is usually…

Today, in this country, there is widespread public support for educational testing, evidenced by the large amount of state minimum competency testing legislation, and recent public opinion surveys. Despite a basically favorable view of standardized testing, parents are concerned about the effects of test anxiety and poor test-taking skills on…

This participant manual is designed to provide an overview of federal laws and regulations pertaining to the confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records. The relationship of federal laws to state laws and regulations is also discussed. The materials, useful for persons involved in the fields of substance abuse treatment or…