State mandates--constitutional, statutory, or administrative actions that either limit or place requirements on local governments--are often opposed because they are not reimbursed or because they restrict the decision-making authority of local government officials. This report of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations examines the…

By means of a nationwide survey, this study of teacher aides sought to determine (1) their legal status in the classroom and (2) the distinction between teaching or instruction and non-teaching functions. A questionnaire was sent to the chief state school officer of the 50 states, asking for information on (1) state laws regulating teacher aide…

In 1967 California created a Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges to assume the responsibilities then held by the State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The law also directed the Coordinating Council for Higher Education to appoint a committee to recommend the proper functions of the new…

The New Jersey Tenant Action Handbook can be used as a training manual for community action workers, as a reference book for housing employees and volunteers, and as a guide for tenants living in low-income areas. It tells what the law in New Jersey can make an apartment house landlord or a tenant do, which housing problems can be solved by tenant…

This report is a history of Iowa's post-secondary education, outlining various studies, legislation, and possible restructuring of provisions of the existing Iowa Code that might lead to a combination of 2-year junior college education and area vocational education into a single comprehensive institution. The final pattern, however, was the…

The 1968 legislature authorized the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to establish a 2-year junior college for Tulsa County and environs. The Regents' staff began plans that included: a state bond issue ($4 million) to be matched by federal funds; studies of community population trends, socioeconomic trends, site needs, operating budget,…

This is the complete text of a 1968 Act of the New York State Legislature establishing a community school system in New York City. The state education law was amended by the addition of Article 52-A which authorizes this decentralization plan. (NH)

This document contains a summary of all legislation enacted during the 1976 legislative session having implications for Michigan's educational programs. The summaries are listed in order according to their Public Law identifying number. The Senate or House Bill number and the day the law was effective are also included. Three bills vetoed by the…

The 14 articles serve to promote interaction among Department of Public Welfare staff, judges, attorneys, and other persons or groups working in the area of child abuse and protective services in Texas and to clarify the law and procedure in this area. Included are the following titles and authors: "Perspectives of Child Abuse and Child…

This document details the California State Code's provisions concerning eye examinations for children in public schools. It explains how the examinations should beconducted and recorded, how teachers can observe children for vision problems, how to report vision problems to parents and recommend secure medical assistance, and what obligations the…

Each of the 50 states has a child abuse and neglect reporting law. An overview of these various statutes is provided in table form, giving the following information: citation; year enacted; effective date; requirement for mandatory reporting; reportable age; definitions of child abuse; requirement for education/school report; immunity, civil and…

The implications of the mandatory collective bargaining law in Oregon, House Bill 2263, are described in a case history of Lane Community College. In addition, problems that have emerged as a result of collective bargaining in Oregon are listed. (DB)

This guide presents an overview of collective bargaining in public employment in the State of Hawaii. Section 89-2 of the Hawaii Public Employee Collective Bargaining Law Partially defines collective bargaining as the "performance of the mutual obligations of the public employer and the exclusive representative at reasonable times, to confer…

As evidenced by statutory material, court decision, and school codes, the solution to the issue of smoking in the public schools is far from clear. Certain conclusions, nevertheless, can be drawn. Principals and all educators are faced with a question to which they must react. Whatever the case in the past, there is now undisputed knowledge that…

A brief description of the basis for collegiate authority in the states of Massachusetts, Michigan, and Missouri is presented, after which a comparative analysis is made in areas such as level of college control, level of curriculum, degree authority, and admission policies. The analysis was based on three official publications concerning…