Comprehensive plans for 19 states, in use or recommended at time of writing, were studied for this Monograph. It establishes a rationale for state master plans, analyzes relevant literature, tells who is doing the planning, describes the process of developing a plan and getting it adopted, examines the 19 plans for content, suggests ways to…

Along with a brief history of American junior colleges and the principles on which they were established and currently operate, this paper discusses their main problems: (1) sources of funds (state aid, local taxes, tuition, fees) and the proportionate amounts received from each; (2) the expected diversity of courses to satisfy remedial, academic,…

Licensing as a means of business regulation increases information by establishing minimum standards for entrants, provides an easy remedy in cases of fraud, and assures competence when social costs are greater than private costs. At present, all states license certain occupations and professions. A comparison of municipal licensing practices in…

Summarized are approximately 120 bills passed by state legislatures in 1972 pertaining to the education of handicapped children. The summaries are intended to provide general information concerning recent legislation by states and territories. Summaries usually include bill number and a resume of the bill's provisions. Examples of bills include…

The author describes legislative activity in the field of counselor credentialing, examines benefits to be obtained from licensure and certification, and warns against potential problems that may arise. (MJB)

Reports on 1986 national survey on life care and continuing care contracts which revealed 20 states with legislation and seven states with bills in various stages of development. Found although numerous financial oversights were mandated, states varied in how they defined life care and regulated the document that residents signed, whether it was…

Describes Wisconsin's new child support assurance system which includes collection of child support by withholding from income, a percent-of-income standard for support, and a benefit to the child equal to amount paid by noncustodial parent or to an assured child support benefit, whichever is higher. Provides estimates of benefits and costs of…

Examples of the descriptive language used in state legislatures. (Author/MLF)

Bolstered by positive research findings and continued strong support from the economic and business communities, early care and education programming for young children in preschool and kindergarten continued to gain support and attention during the 2005 state legislative sessions. This Policy Brief reviews the work of state legislatures during…

State open-meetings and records laws, often colloquially termed "sunshine laws," affect public higher education systems in numerous ways. Perhaps most visibly, the laws shape the governance activities of institutional boards and high-level campus leaders. Since their beginnings in the 1970s and 1908s, the laws have become an…

Discusses the filming of seven 30-minute film documentaries on the Nevada Legislature. (Editor)

Discusses Pennsylvania's Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act of 1971. (MB)

Library service has become a concern of government at all levels with each having its specific role to play. This introductory statement to this issue of Library Trends" indicates the major substantive areas of library legislation. (Author/NH)

Current legal notions of insanity and moves to change them show the haziness surrounding the concepts of "mental illness" and "insanity." The American Psychiatric Association's "Statement of the Insanity Defense" and the legislating of mental illness defenses at the state level are analyzed. (SR)

Considers theories of intellectual freedom for library users, focusing on policies and practices which have developed in publicly supported libraries in America in the late twentieth century. Related legislation is discussed, including the First Amendment and Library Bill of Rights. Twenty-six references are cited. (EJS)