This document has been prepared by the department of education to assist school administrators in gaining a greater understanding of the needs assessment process in general and to examine the specific requirements for assessing needs contained in the South Carolina Education Finance Act and the state legislature joint resolution on the matter. The…

The statute citation, title, and text of Connecticut laws concerning education are contained in 36 chapters. An index of education laws is also included. (MLF)

Of all the states in the U.S., Maine is the only one that has American Indian tribal rePresentation in its legislature. The earliest records of Maine Indian representation are 1823 (Penobscot) and 1842 (Passamaquoddy), but Massachusetts' records indicate that Indian representation had probably been going on since or before the Revolution. Due to…

The fourth revision of this report, prepared under the sponsorship of the Cooperative Accountability Project (CAP), contains seven state accountability statutes enacted in 1975, as well as two other statutes enacted in 1972 and 1973. The contents of the nine laws consist of directives and recommendations for comprehensive planning, evaluation of…

In May 1974, the School Finance Project of the Lawyers' Committee published a Summary of State-Wide School Finance Cases. Its purpose was to provide an overview of the field so that interested persons could quickly learn the status of school finance litigation in the several states. This was accomplished by tracing the procedural history of each…

The Missouri Library Association (MLA) began in 1900 when the first meeting was held at the University of Missouri, Columbia, to discuss free public libraries, traveling libraries, and school libraries. With the state purpose of promoting library interest in the state, the MLA pushed legislation which led to the establishment of a state library…

The teaching profession must have certain responsibilities delegated to it by the public if it is to contribute significantly to the improvement of education and to be accountable for what happens in the schools. More is needed than the present extralegal state advisory councils and professional negotiation laws. What we want now in governance is…

The objectives of this study are to: (1) analyze current state library legislation in relation to a number of characteristics of the states to determine patterns of state-level legislation; (2) correlate information about legislation which provides present grants-in-aid support for library development and operation; (3) describe and analyze the…

This dissertation examines the history of the founding and opening of Colorado's public junior colleges, the people influencing the movement, how the colleges were interpreted to the public, and the relationships among the junior colleges, other institutions of higher learning, the General Assembly, and the communities that supported the colleges.…

This monograph presents the results of an Educational Testing Service study, studies by the Council of State Governments, and research by the Department of Labor staff on State occupational license laws. Major sections include: (1) Composition and Powers of the Licensing Boards, (2) Eligibility Requirements (covering personal and technical…

Since 1970 the early childhood task force of the Education Commission of the States (ECS) has worked to encourage states to focus attention on the quality of the life of children. As the task force explored the subject of child abuse, it quickly realized the need for: (1) better state programs for the prevention, identification and treatment of…

Information on program standards, sample school district configurations, recommendations, and current status and projected needs of Ohio's comprehensive plan for the education of handicapped children is presented. Noted is tripling of number of special education units in the last decade and a 1972 state law which requires submission of local plans…

This document is a study of existing child abuse reporting legislation. It reflects law changes over the last five years, records the status of the law in each of the states and territories, notes novel approaches, discusses problem areas, and challenges some existing concepts. The monograph provides guidelines for communities seeking to modify…

Broad influences impinge upon the question of "full disclosure," a question that asks what information about the conduct of public affairs should be made available to the public. Increasingly, state laws require the disclosure of all information about the conduct of public business, the receipt and expenditure of public funds, and the outcomes of…

This pamphlet is intended to be nothing more than a compilation of the statutes of Texas dealing with libraries and librarians. It is for the convenience of those connected with or interested in libraries and is not meant to be relied upon to settle complex legal issues. The present publication is an expansion and revision of an earlier…