Discusses Kansas' three-year experience with mandatory continuing education for relicensure for all nurses. Includes information on the law as well as the effects and problems of mandatory continuing education. (JOW)

Describes statutory limitations on taxation or spending adopted in eight states and the effects on educational programs. (WD)

Supervisory collective bargaining in education has grown 67 percent in four years, from 1,100 to 1,838 units. In all, 21 states have laws that allow administrator unionization and bargaining. Seven other states and the District of Columbia have local, voluntary recognition of bargaining units for school supervisors. (Author/IRT)

Examines the fate of 25 innovative instructional programs implemented in 1971-73 as a result of state legislation. Arrives at seven conclusions about why some programs (seven) were still in existence eight years later and why others were not. (IRT)

Provides a brief history of the Pennsylvania Public Employee Relations Act, examining both its antecedents and the studies made of it after it was in operation for some years. (IRT)

The article traces the history of the Allen v McDonough case (a class action lawsuit aimed at enlisting the Massachusetts courts in an attempt to make the Boston Public Schools comply with state special education laws), particularly focusing on the initial year of the court order and on the role that monitoring played. (SBH)

The sanitarian often spends much of his working day performing, reviewing, or supervising inspections. It is important that the sanitarian realize the legal implications of inspections and be prepared to perform them in accordance with the law. (RE)

Outlines the history of Wisconsin's Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA), details the new MERA procedures, and analyzes some of the procedure's implications for municipal labor relations. Concludes that the limitations placed on the right to strike may undermine the statute's long-term effectiveness. Journal availability: see EA 511 539.…

Offers information on the 1977 law passed by the Minnesota legislature which supported adoptive parents' right to open the sealed birth certificates of their adopted children. (CM)

Study of the four years of legislative hearing related to school health education in Nebraska reveals the difficulties of achieving quality school health education programs through legislation. Reestablished priorities emphasizing examples of good health education have achieved what intended legislation failed to do. (JMF)

The author reports on progress being made in Tennessee as a result of recent legislative mandates. He discusses the Comprehensive Vocational Education Act, the Weldon Act, and the Post Secondary Education Authorization Act. (Author/BP)

An array of Florida laws which have affected the State's vocational programs are examined. Prevocational industrial arts programs, counselor education programs, and placement and followup services have been influenced in significant ways by the legislature's action. (Author/BP)

The author presents a concise sketch of what has happened since the State of Arizona legislature made a strong commitment to high quality career and vocational educational programs. The focus on career education has resulted in both qualitative and quantitative improvements in the State's vocational education. (Author/BP)

Traces historical roots of creation of first art therapy licensure bill to be written and entered into state legislative system. Explains concept development, writing of legislation, how bill was introduced, transformation and evolution to omnibus bill, and factors pertinent to passing of legislation during 1993 New Mexico Legislative Session.…

Describes the design and implementation of a mediation program for the resolution of child protection disputes in Nova Scotia. Focuses on the legal mandate for mediation, training programs for mediators, orientation programs for child protective workers, and the actual mediation process. (MDM)