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Ross, Doris M.1972 Legislation and Achievements: Special Programs.Research Brief No. 11.Education Commission of the States, Denver, Colo.Dept. of Research and Information Services..Aug 7361p..Education Commission of the States, 300 LincolnTower, 1860 Lincoln St., Denver, Colorado 80203($2.00)

MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29*Adult Education; *Career Education; *DisadvantagedYouth; Early Childhood Education; *EducationalLegislation; Exceptional Child Education; *VocationalEducation

The document is a survey of special legislation andstate programs across the U. S..for 1972..It covers adult education,the disadvantaged student, early childhood, the exceptional :student,and the vocational/career student. Each program or piece oflegislation is identified by sponsoring state, legislative citations,legislative status (enacted, failed, etc.), and one or two sentencesexplaining the program..It does not attempt to be a comprehensivereport of all such programs, but gathers the information from statedepartments of education, legislative service agencies, state schoolboard associations and state offices of the National EducationAssociation and the American Federation of Teachers. An appendixcontains the survey instrument and a list of the information sources..(AG)

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LEGISLATION AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Adult EducationThe Disadvantaged Student

Early ChildhoodThe Exceptional Student

The Vocational/Career Student

Prepared by Doris M. RossDepartment of Research and Information Services

Russell B. Vlaanderen, Director

Research Brief No. 11Education Commission of the States

Denver, ColoradoWendell H. Pierce, Executive Director

August 1973

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction iii

Adult Education 1

The Disadvantaged Student 3

Early Childhood 9

The Exceptional Student 15

The Vocational/Career Student 33

APPENDIX

Survey Instrument 42

State Education Agencies 44

Education Organizations, National. Offices 46

Legislative Service Agencies 47

State Abbreviations Inside Back Cover

INTRODUCTION

Research Brief No. 11, devoted to legislation and achievements related to special programs ineducation, is the seventh of a series of short reports on specific subject areas in education for 1972.This series is designed to replace the "big book" format used in previous years, and it is hoped thatthese smaller booklets will be easier to use and that they will provide the reader with a moredefinitive approach to his search for information.

In October 1972, questionnaires asking for information on legislation and achievements in educationwere sent to all state departments of education, legislative service agencies, state school boardsassociations and state offices of the National Education Association and the American Federation ofTeachers. In most states (17 states either failed to reply or did not submit information on specialprograms; 15 states do not hold regular legislative sessions in "even" years), one or more of theorganizations sent a reply. The compilation in this book is based on those replies withsupplementation and expansion from information collected by ECS in an ongoing effort to keepabreast of state education activity.

This report is in no way exhaustive or comparative of individual state activities involving specialprograms in education; it merely presents a picture of the state scenes as reported by thoseorganizations queried and as seen by an ECS staff review of newsletters, bulletins, special reports andlegislative summaries on file.

States are identified by the official two-letter postal abbreviations listed on the inside back cover.Under each category, reporting states are listed alphabetically. Legislative citations or identifyingwords are used after each state abbreviation; statute citations (if reported) are listed as well.

Each description of legislation begins with a capitalized word (ENACTED, FAILED, etc.) whichindicates the status of the legislation as of May 1973. Other activity descriptions include the nameand address (when available) of a person to contact for additional information. We have listedaddresses of state departments of education and legislative reference bureaus in the back of the book,along with addresses of the national offices of the National School Boards Association (NSBA), theNEA and the AFT.

For more information on the legislation listed in this book, write the appropriate state legislativeservice agency or department of education.

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MI SB 210

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HOW TO READ ITEMS IN THIS REPORT

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ENACTED. Authorizes and establishesintermediate school district to operatetrainable mentally handicapped, subjectlimitations.

procedures for anprograms for the

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State abbreviation"Michigan"see inside back cover.

Bill number and/or statute citation. Commonly used abbreviations are listed beicw.Special abbreviations are explained in item description (4).

H HouseS SenateA Assembly

HB House BillSB Senate BillAB Assembly BillLB Legislative Bill

ACT ActPA Public ActPL Public LawCh Chapter

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House ResolutionSenate ResolutionAssembly Resolution

HJR, SCR, AJR House,Senate or AssemblyJoint Resolution

HCR, SCR, ACR House,Senate or AssemblyConcurrent Resolution

3. Status of legislation in May 1973. Terms include: ADOPTED (for resolutions),ENACTED (for bills), FAILED, VETOED, WITHDRAWN and CARRYOVER TO1973 (bill remains under legislative consideration during 1973 session withoutreintroduction or change in number).

4. Description of item.

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ADULT EDUCATION1972

AZ SB 1060 ENACTED. Establishes a division of adult education, citizen-ship and language training within the state education depart-ment and allows the board of education to allocati funds toschool districts and counties for adult education programs.

AZ SB 1061 ENACTED. Authorizes the director of the department ofcorrections to employ a correctional rehabilitation programscoordinator and the superintendent of the state prison toappoint an education administrator.

CA SB 1377Ch 849

ENACTED. Authorizes the inclusion of the attendance ofinmates of penal institutions in the regular average dailyattendance (ADA) of a community college when such attend-ance is pursuant to a program authorized by Section 2690 ofthe penal code.

HI HB 1296 FAILED. Would have appropriated the sum of $35,000 toconduct a study on the most effective, efficient and economicalmeans of implementing the state's responsibilities in providingadult education.

MD FIJR, 13(PF 200)

FAILED. (Pre-File) Would have requested a study of thefeasibility of designating a single correctional institution as aneducation center for development of education programs forinmates of the Maryland Correctional System.

MA Ch 780 ENACTED. Lowers the age requirement to 18 years andeliminates the fees to an inmate of a correctional institutiondesiring to take the general education development tests.

MA H 330 FAILED. Would have lowered the high school equivalencystandards for persons age 65 or over and provide for theestablishment of summer courses for the elderly at theUniversity of Massachusetts or state and community colleges tomeet such high school equivalency standards.

MA H 4284 FAILED. Would have extended education privileges to persons65 years of age or older.

MA S 327 FAILED. Would have established an adult education divisionwith the department of education.

MA S 328 FAILED. Would have directed the state department of educa-tion to provide free courses in preparing to retire to personsover 60 years of age.

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MA S 1665 NO REPORT. S 14, providing that persons over 65 years of ageshall not be charged tuition at state colleges or communitycolleges was placed into study order S 1665. Since no reportwas issued by the end of the year, the legislation must beconsidered FAILED. 1971.*

NM FIB 44 ENACTED. Appropriates $350,000 for special adult vocationalCh 29 programs.

PA 'PROJECT Social seminar. The seminar is an 18-part mixed-media adulteducation program. It is designed to give educators, parents,police, medical professionals and others the opportunity toexamine the human, social and cultural issues surrounding theproblem of drug abuse. Its basic function is to help people growin terms of understanding the behavior and motivations ofthemselves and of others. The social seminar can be used forinservice teacher training. It may also be used in developing acoin munitywide drug education program. Some of the materialsmay be useful to students, but it is not designed for classroomuse. Seminar is for teachers, administrators, clubs, PTAs,religious organizations and selected students. Federal and statefunds. Contact: Mr. Carleton W. Jones, Health, Physical andConservation Education, State Department of Education.

SC H 3221 ENACTED. Amends code providing adult training by the SouthACT 1226 Carolina Opportunity School to "handicapped" rather than

"physically handicapped."

TX HB 1741 ENACTED. Provides for the state board of education toadminister high school equivalency examinations. Any personover the age of 17 who does not have a high school diplomamay take the examination in accordance with the rules andregulations promulgated by the board. 1971.*

TX SB 294 ENACTED. The central education agency shall establish anddevelop a state program for the education of deaf adults. Thepurpose of this program is to provide primary and secondaryeducation opportunities to adults whose hearing loss is severeenough to prevent use of the spoken method of communicationand whose handicap has interfered with the attainment of alevel of education advancement otherwise potentially achiev-able. 1971.*

*Not previously reported.

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AL SB 13ACT 106

THE DISADVANTAGED STUDENT1972

ENACTED. Alabama Exceptional Child Education Act: relatesto mandatory education for exceptional children, including butnot limited to the mentally retarded, the speech-impaired, thedeaf- and hearing-impaired, the blind and vision-impaired, thecrippled and otherwise physically handicapped, the emotionallyconflicted, the socially maladjusted, those with special learningdisabilities, tl..e multiply handicapped and the intellectuallygifted. 1971.*

CA AB 437 ENACTED. Requires, in the case of placement of a pupil in aCh 798 mentally retarded program, that a psychological examination

given a child whose primary home language is other thanEnglish be conducted in the minor's primary home language bya psychologist who is fluent in the primary language of theminor or with the assistance of an interpreter.

CA AB 1745 VETOED. Would have established a pilot study learningassistance program to assist pupils who are not achievingaccording to expectation. Pupils admitted to surh programsshall score in the lowest 15 per cent on both individualintelligence and group achievement tests. The superintendent ofpublic instruction would have established criteria for identifyinglearning-assisted pupils, selected the district to operate theprogram and evaluated .he pilot study program on its termina-tion on Jan. 1, 1974. The school district would have receivedthe same allowances as those currently received for educational-ly handicapped minors to conduct such a program.

CA AB 1876 ENACTED. Creates a comprehensive compensatory educationCh 1181 program which provides funds to school districts on the basis of

a weighting of bilingual-bicultural pupils, index of familypt:Dverty and the index of pupil transiency. Funding would bephased in to reach $250 million by the third year.

CO HB 1060 ENACTED. Enacts the Education of Children with LearningDisabilities (ECLD) Act of 1974, which defines "learningdisability" as any physical, mental, emotional or social disorderimpeding the learning process. Other provisions.

CT HB 5445 ENACTED. Requires the state board of education to appoint aPA 731 coordinator of intergroup relations who shall report the

progress and accomplishments of programs in intergroup rela-tions. Each local board shall designate a coordinator ofintergroup relations for its own district who will provide for theconduct of workshops and training programs for all teacher's ineach school, evaluate and make recommendations of materialsto be used concerning racial and cultural relations. In addition,all programs of teacher preparation leading to professionalcertification shall require that a candidate successfully completean intergroup relations component. 1971.*


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CT HB 6455PA 52

ENACTED. Provides that programs dealing with the educationof disadvantaged children and youth will be reviewed inevaluation reports by the state board of education and reportedsemiannually to the Joint Standing Committee on Education ofthe general assembly. 1971.*

CT HB 6927 VETOED. Provides teaching positions for members of minorityPA 711 groups on college faculties who are better able to serve the

needs of disadvantaged students attending institutions of highereducation. 1971.* HIGHER EDUCATION.

CT HB 6963 VETOED. Would have created a program called CONNTACPA 800 which would have required that the commissioner of higher

education assist those students who are economically oreducationally disadvantaged and want to attend institutions ofhigher education. 1971.* HIGHER EDUCATION.

HI PROJECT Pre-Industrial Preparation Program. Zeros in on the improve-ment of basic verbal, mathematical and scientific skills throughcorrelating them with concrete occupational experiences. It isan interdisciplinary program, primarily for the underachievingdisadvantaged student to help him see the importance ofusefulness of academic skills for performing a job task. Theoccupational experiences for these programs are available to anindividual in eight large clusters of occupations: (1) business,(2) personal/public service, (3) health, (4) food service, (5)electrical/electronics, (6) construction/civil technology, (7)mechanical and (8) technical graphics. The program includeson-the-job training experiences. Although this program wasinitiated in the inner city areas first, it is now being installedthroughout the state to serve all academically disadvantagedstudents. Grades 10-12. Federal and state funding. Contact:Emike I. Kudo, Vocational-Technical Education.State Department of Education.

IL SB 1489 ENACTED. "The Nonpublic State Parental Grant Plan forPA 77-1890 Children of Low-Income Families Act." Provides state grants,

equal to the amount of per-pupil state aid given for publicschool pupils in the particular school district to the parents ofchildren who attend nonpublic schools and who are members oflow-income families with an annual income of $3,000 or less, oron AFDC. Application for grant is made to superintendent ofeducational services region. Act to be administered by thesuperintendent of public instruction. Payments will be madesemiannually to parent and nonpublic school, jointly.

IL HB 4420 ENACTED. Amends the school code to authorize the statePA 77-2731 superintendent of public instruction to award grants to certain

uncertified special education teachers in "poverty area" schoolsfor enrollment in special education courses. Recipients mustagree after completing studies to teach for two years in a"poverty area" school. Effective July 1, 1972.


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LA SB 234 ENACTED. Abolishes the Louisiana Education Commission forACT 402 Needy Children.

MD HB 507 FAILED. Would have established priorities to be used indecisions relating to school sites, attendance areas and attend-ance practices; provided for adoption of rules and regulations toprevent and eliminate racial and ethnic imbalance of pupilenrollment.

MD SB 603 ENACTED. Provides that the state board of education shallprepare and implement a compensatory education program fordisadvantaged children.

MD PROJECT Model early childhood learning program: this project, which isbeginning its third year of operation, has established modelearly childhood learning centers in five schools where a highpercentage of the children are both educationally and econom-ically deprived. The basic objective of the project is to improvemarkedly the quality of instruction for disadvantaged childrenso that the level of their academic performance will be raised.Although the emphasis is on cognitive performance, thisemphasis in no way precludes attention to the child's social,emotional and physical development. The on-site evaluation atthe end of the first year of operation referred specifically to thebalance between structure and freedom, which has reached a"golden mean" in the program. There is time for both duringthe day, and the time can be determined by the individual needsof the child. Neither self-direction nor creativity is destroyed.To the contrary, their development occurs both with spontane-ity and with encouragement in a milieu where parents, teachersand children take pride in what each other is doing. Evaluationat the end of the second year of operation indicated that the IQgains made by the children had not been lost. A 30-minute filmentitled "Today's Children" is available through HallmarkFilms, 1511 E. North Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21213.

MD NOTE: Annual report on the status of ethnic/cultural instructionalprograms and integration in Maryland public schools is avail-able. Covers prekindergarten through grade 12. Contact: Dr.Richard K. McKay, Assistant State Superintendent in Research,Evaluation and Information Systems, State Department ofEducation.

MA Ch 958 ENACTED. Requires the holding of a public hearing by aschool committee prior to its changing any school district undera plan proposed to eliminate racial imbalance in its publicschools. 1971.*

MA H 4571 FAILED. Would have required the department of education todevelop curricula relating to women's contributions to societyand women's rights and liberation. 1971.*

Not previously reported.

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MI HB 1269 ENACTED w/LINE VETOES. State School Aid Act. IncludesPA 258 allocation not to exceed $200 per eligible participating pupil to

enable eligible districts establish or continue comprehensivecompensatory education programs designed to improve theachievement in basic cognitive skills of pupils in grades K-6.Includes allocation for programs utilizing the discovery methodto improve the basic skills of educationally needy children;includes allocation for salaries of teachers involved in learningdisability programs (K-3) and remedial reading programs (4-12).Other provisions.

MI HB 5718PA 7

MI SB 1106PA 138

NY NOTE:

NY NOTE:

ENACTED. Extends permission for school districts to spendremedial reading money in kindergarten through the thirdgrade. Reduces the local school millage that a district wouldhave to levy to qualify for full state aid for the 1971-72 schoolfrom 10 to 9 mills.

ENACTED. Permits girls to take part in noncontact interscho-lastic sports and to compete for a position on a boys' team.Lists, but does not limit participation in, the following sportsactivities: archery, badminton, bowling, fencing, golf, gymnas-tics, riflery, shuffleboard, skiing, swimming, diving, table tennis,track and field and tennis.

In the 1971-72 school year, the sum of $904,603 was expendedon the inservice training of teachers and paraprofessionals tohelp them provide direct education services to disadvantagedurban residents. There were over 300 people involved in theinservice training of teachers and paraprofessionals. Part of theNew York State Urban Education Program.

Seminar in Puerto Rican Culture: acquainted 40 New York Cityarea teachers with the cultural attributes and achievements ofPuerto Rican students to help teachers deal with differences inlearning style. State funds under a now-defunct Urban TeacherCorps program. ConsultAive services supported. In December1971, the teachers visited Puerto Rico for a first-hand study oftheir education processes.. The state education agency managing,unit presently provides consultative services to inservice pro-grams for inner city services. Contact: Norman Abramowitz,Associate in Foreign Area Studies, Center for InternationalPrograms and Compara*.ive Studies, State Education Depart-ment.

NY PROJECT Program for correcting racial imbalance: the state educationagency provides technical assistance and consultant services toprovide inservice training for teachers as school districtsdesegregate and integrate their programs. Grades K-12. State(administrative costs) and Title IV of the Civil Rights Act.Contact: Morton Sobel, Acting Coordinator, Division of Inter-cultural Relations in Education, State Education Department.

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NY PROJECT Effective urban teacher project: interstate urban elementaryschool network. An interstate network of urban elementaryschools to test programs and ar..tivities designed to improve thelearning outcomes for inner city pupils. Processes and activitiesbased on recommendations of effective urban teachers from theparticipating states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, NewYork and Pennsylvania. Grades K-12. Title V, Section 505,ESEA, plus state support of some administrative costs in1972-73. Contact: Richard Weiner, Assistant Director, Divisionof Urban Education, State Education Department.

PA PROJECT Job entry level vocational retraining for out-of-school youthsand adults whose educational backgrounds vary from anelementary level to college degree. There were 1,350 referralsmade into less-than-class-size training projects conducted underVocational Education Amendments of 1968, the ConcentratedEmployment Program and the Technology Mobilization andRe-employment Program fog engineers, scientists and techni-cians at a cost of $1,018,413. The less-than-class-size trainingcontinues to be a viable program in Pennsylvania for providinginstitutional training to the disadvantaged, DPA recipients andVietnam veterans. Training objectives can be tailored to theindividual's needs, and schools may be selected which will serveto the best advantage of the student. Training has been done inmore than 100 different occupations ranging from chicken-sexing to attorneys. As specified by state policy, all trainingperiods are limited to 52 weeks in length to provide training toas many referrals as can be accommodated with the fundsallocated. Most training under the less-than-class-size referralprogram is provided through the private sector, though somepublic schools and community colleges are utilized whenfeasible. Ninety per cent federal support, 10 per cent statematching funds. Contact: M. Wayne Podvia, Chief, RetrainingSection, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Departinent ofEducation.

PA PROJECT Training: attitude development and motivation for teachers ofthe disadvantaged. Contact: Mr. Paul R. Miller, Superintendent,Kane Area SchoD1 District, West Hemlock Avenue, Kane, Pa.16735; or Dr. Robert P. Stromberg, Assistant ExecutiveDirector, Seneca Highlands I.E. No. 9, 325 W. Main St.,Smethport, Pa. 16749.

SD SB 243 ENACTED. Requires instruction on respect for contributions ofminority and ethnic groups to history of South Dakota.

TN HB 834 FAILED. Would have requested commissioner of education toSB 17 encourage elimination of racial imbalance in the public schools.

1971.*


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TN HB 2349 FAILED. Would have required minority representation on localSB 2117 boards of education when total school enrollment includes 20

per cent or more of any minority groups.

TN HR 33 ADOPTED. Directs standing committee on education to inves-tigate status of black principals, supervisors and teachers inpublic school system.

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EARLY CHILDHOOD1972

AZ SB 1041 FAILED. Would have required the state board of regents toestablish full-time day care centers for children of faculty, staffand students employed or attending schools under the jurisdic-tion of the board of regents.

AZ HB 2152 FAILED. Would have authorized boards of trustees of commonschool districts to establish preschool programs of instructionwhich would have provided instruction in basic education skillsfor children 3 or 4 years of age; in those common schooldistricts not having kindergarten programs, children 5 years ofage would have also been allowed to enroll its the preschoolprogram.

CA AB 99 ENACTED. Establishes the Child Development Act of 1972,Ch 670 which makes the department of education the "single state

agency" responsible for child care and day care programs forthe children of working parents. It creates within the Healthand Welfare Agency the Office of Educational Liaison, thedirector of which is to be appointed by the governor. The officeis directed to work with various state departments concernedwith child development services planning, development andCoordination activities. A renoll io the legislature on thedevelopment of a comprehensive statewide child developmentplan is required by 1973.

CA AB 210 ENACTED. Sets up a pilot program for deaf or severelyCh 1342 hard-of-hearing children at least 6 months of age.

CA AB 1011 FAILED. Would have established a state early childhoodassessment program; required the superintendent of publicinstruction to designate pilot districts in 1973 and 1974 whichwere to develop instrument and evaluation procedures for theassessment of the mental and physical capabilities of pupils;required a report to the 1973 legislature.

CA SB 90Ch 1406

CA SB 206Ch 1063

ENACTED. School finance-tax reform measure: includes $82million for the educationally disadvantaged and $25 million forearly childhood education.

ENACTED. Appropriates $102,000 to the department ofeducation for employment for six visiting teachers to assistpreschool-age blind children and their parents.

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CA SB 1302Ch 1147

ENACTED. Establishes a new state categorical aid programdesigned to restructure early childhood education in the publicschools. To participate, school districts must submit masterplans indicating how they intend to restructure grades K-3emphasizing measurable program objectives, coordination ofdistrict resources, evaluation or pupil health needs, individual-ized instruction and evaluation procedures. District with ap-proved plans will be allocated up to $195 per pupil in gradesK-3 to carry out the plans. Children 3 years and 9 months ofage may be admitted to early childhood education programsafter 1975-76 if (1) the legislature provides specific statutoryauthorization, (2) the district has successfully restructurer'.grades K-3 and (3) the district demonstrates that each child w;.11benefit from instruction. The department of education isrequired to report to the legislature documented evidenceshowing instruction for children 3 years and 9 months of agewill be beneficial to such children. It appropriates $25 millionfor 1973-74 and $40 million for 1974-75 to implemr.ffil, theprogram, plus $250,000 for departmental administration.

CT HB 6470 VETOED. Would have changed the method of determiningPA 659 need, enabling more children to receive special education at an

early age. 1971.*

FL CSHB 2987 ENACTED. (Committee Substitute) Creates the Office of EarlyCh 72-285 Childhood Development in Office of the Governor to

promote, plan, coordinate and administer a program of earlychildhood training to meet educational, social, health andpsychological needs. At the present time, these needs arehandled by many separate agencies, resulting in overlapping,duplication and less efficient use of funds. Makes an appropria-tion.

SB 676GA ENACTED. Early childhood development act: provides for asound program of early childhood development. Provides forthe development of a state plan for these purposes which localschool boards of education and other agencies of the statecooperate to plan and implement early childhood developmentprograms, including but not limited to programs to meet therecognized needs of children whose parents voluntarily seektesting, diagnosis and treatment of physical or mental handicapsof children from 1-3 years of age; education programs forchildren 5 years of age and for children 3-5 years.of age whohave physical or mental handicaps.

IL 1-1;3 322 ENACTED. Amends the school code: allows children betweenthe ages of 3 and 21 with specific learning disabilities in reading,writing, speech and math due to perceptual handicaps, braininjury and other defects to qualify for special educationprovided by school boards.


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IL HB 323 ENACTED. Amends the school code: changes from 5 year to 3years the minimum age of children who may qualify asmaladjusted educable mentally handicapped, trainable mentallyhandicapped and speech-defective children, for special educa-tion purposes.

IL HB 4337PA 77-2727

ENACTED. Provides for an early childhood certificate to beissued to teachers for teaching of children up to 6 years of age,exclusive of children enrolled in kindergarten, to be issued topersons who graduate from institutions of higher learning withA.B. degree and not fewer than 120 semester hours, includingprofessional education or human development or early child-hood education instruction and practical experience involvingsupervised work with children under 6 years of age.

KS HB 2099 ENACTED. Repeals a law which fixed 3 years of age forpersons in special education programs as the minimum age forparticipation in any such program in order for it to qualify forstate reimbursement as a program for exceptional children.

MD PROJECT Model early childhood learning program: this project, which isbeginning its third year of operation, has established modelearly childhood learning centers hi five FPhools where a highpercentage of the children are both educationally and econom-ically deprived. The basic objective of the project is to improvemarkedly the quality of instruction for disadvantaged childrenso that the level of their academic performance will be raised.Although the emphasis is on cognitive performance, thisemphasis in no way precludes attention to the child's social,emotional and physical development. The on-site evaluation atthe end of the first year of operation referred specifically to thebalance between structure and freedom, which has reached a"golden mean" in the program. There is time for both duringthe day, and the time can be determined by the individual needsof the child. Neither self-direction nor creativity is destroyed.To the contrary, their development occurs both with spontane-ity and with encouragement in a milieu where parents, teachersand children take pride in what each other is doing. Evaluationat the end of the second year of operation indicated that the IQgains made by the, children had not been lost. A 30-minute filmentitled "Today's Children" is available through HallmarkFilms, 1511 E. North Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21213.

MA H 546 FAILED. Would have established prescho&. classes for childrenhandicapped in speech, the cost of which shat! be paid by theCommonwealth. 1971.*

MA H 642 FAILED. Would have transferred the jurisdiction of communityclinical nursery schools for retarded children of preschool agefrom the department of mental health to the department ofeducation. 1971.*


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nii HB 4510 ENACTED. Permits the board of any local or intermediatePA 88 school district, except a primary school district, to establish

nursery school or approved day care programs, provide suitablerooms, employ necessary qualified personnel and supply suit-able equipment for the programs. The former prohibitionagainst direct use of state money for these programs is deleted.The prior directive to the department of education thatadministrative code rules implementing this section of theschool code clearly restrict members1-4 in such programs on thebasis of the child's need for extended day care services also isrepealed.

MI HB 5718PA 7

ENACTED. Extends permission for school districts to spendremedial reading money in kindergarten through the thirdgrade. Reduces the local school millage that a district wouldhave to levy to qualify for full state aid for the 1971-72 schoolyear from 10 to 9 mills.

MI PROJECT PRIDE: Providing Reading Impetus through DevelopmentalExperiences. Experimental project in Wayne County intermedi-ate school district. Objectives are the training of 100 Head Startteachers and aides in the techniques of diagnosing potentialreading failure, training teachers and aides in the use ofprescriptive teaching techniques, implementing the WayneCounty Preventing Reading Failure Program in participatingHead Start programs, alleviating identified weaknesses of HeadStart pupils through prescriptive teaching techniques anddisseminating this program in receiving kindergartens. ProjectDirector: Walter J. Schumacker, 33030 Van Born Road, Wayne,Mich. 48184.

MI PROJECT Prekindergarten approach to relearning life experiences: ademonstration project in Shiawassee Independent School Dis-trict to provide early identification and treatment of youngchildren with emotional and environmental problems, help forparents of such. Project Director: Ms. Mary Lafter, ShiawasseeCounty Intermediate School District, Corunna, Mich. 48817.

MI PROJECT Parent readiness education project: an experimental project inRedford Union Schools to identify preschool children withpotential learning problems and develop and implement a planof remediation. Parents will be trained to provide intellectuallyenriching activities to promote preacademic skills. They willalso learn about child development and child managementtechniques. High school students will be taughc skills which willaid them in their future roles as parents. Project Director: Mrs.Diana K. Bert, 18499 Beach Daly Road, Detroit, Mich. 48240.

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OH HB 81 ENACTED. (Amended Substitute) Exempts from child day carelicensing by the department of public welfare certain programsoperated by public and nonpublic schools and all programsoperated only during the period those schools are on summervacation; exempts from the minimum standards portion of thelicensing law centers which do not care for any child for morethan four hours per day; requires licensure under standards ofthe director of public welfare and makes other changes in theday care laws.

SD HB 662 FAILED. Would have provided that nursery schools be subjectto jurisdiction of state board of education and state superin-tendent of public instruction.

SD SB 122

VT S 98No. 207

FAILED. Would have required that all school districts makeavailable an offering of kindergarten.

ENACTED. Amends and/or repeals parts of special educationcode, adds early childhood education, changes method offunding to percentage basis. 1971.*

VA H 688 FAILED. Would have reduced age limit for kindergartenadmission over a three-year period from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30.

VA H 770 ENACTED. Provides for the mandatory education of visuallyimpaired children, ages 2-21. This program will be the responsi-bility of the Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped.

VA S 143 ENACTED. Includes direction to the state board of educationto prepare and place in operation a special education programfor the physically handicapped, emotionally disturbed andmentally retarded persons between 2-21 years of age.

SPECIAL NOTE: For expanded information on early childhood program activityin the states, contact the ECS Early Childhood Project.


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THE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT

AL SB 13ACT 106

AZ SB 1149

AZ SB 1199Ch 105

AZ SB 1256Ch 106

CA AB 210Ch 1342

CA AB 300Ch 1373

THE EXCEPTIONAL STUDENT1972

ENACTED. Alabama Exceptional Child Education Act: relatesto mandatory education for exceptional children, including butnot limited to the mentally retarded, the speech-impaired, thedeaf- and hearing-impaired, the blind- and vision-impaired, thecrippled and otherwise physically handicapped, the intellectual-ly GIFTED; provides that each county municipal or other boardof education in the state of Alabama and the school districtassociated therewith shall provide not less than 12 years ofappropriate instruction and related special services for suchexceptional children at public expense beginning with those 6years of age; provides for the respective roles of the state boardof education and the local boards of education in implementa-tion; provides for the adoption of regulations; prOvides forlong-range implementation plans and the periodic review by thestate board of education; provides for the classification andplacement of exceptional children in school programs andclasses. 1971.*

FAILED. Would have required the governing body of everyschool district in the state to establish, either by itself or jointlywith one or more school districts, a special education programfor exceptional children.

ENACTED. Requires the department of education to prescribea program of, and annually request funding for, education forcrippled children.

ENACTED. Establishes a residential education facility foremotionally disturbed children who are either hearing-impairedor visually impaired.

ENACTED. Authorizes one experimental program for deaf orseverely hard-of-hearing children who are at least 6 months ofage. Operative until July 30, 1975.

ENACTED. Clarifies that persons to 21 years of age are eligiblefor specified special education programs rather than "minors"only.

CA A T3 437 ENACTED. Requires, in the case of placement of a pupil in a798 mentally retarded program, that a psychological examination

given a child whose primary home language is other thanEnglish be conducted in the minor's primary home language bya psychologist who is fluent in the primary language of theminor or with the assistance of an interpreter.

CA AB 1246 ENACTED. Revises provisions relating to the education ofCh 1123 handicapped students in community colleges.


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CA AB 1745 VETOED. Would have established a pilot study learningassistance program to assist pupils who are not achievingaccording to expectation. Pupils admitted to such programswould score in the lowest 15 per cent on both individualintelligence and group achievement tests. The superintendent ofpublic instruction would have established criteria for identifyinglearning-assisted pupils, selected the district to operate theprogram and evaluate the pilot study program on its termina-tion on Jan. 1, 1974. The school district would have receivedthe same allowances as those currently received for education-ally handicapped minors to conduct such a program.

CA SB 10 ENACTED. Postpones to May 1, 1973, the effect of changingCh 18 the age of majority to 18 on school apportionments and

community college nonresident tuition; includes in definitionsof mentally retarded, educationally handicapped and physicallyhandicapped persons up to 21 years of age; eligibility isextended to 21 years for school for deaf or for school forneurologically handicapped.

CA SB 90Ch 1406

CA SB 98Ch 427

ENACTED. School finance-tax reform measure which includes$82 million for the educationally disadvantaged and $25 millionfor early childhood education.

ENACTED. Includes development centers for handicappedminors in the state school building aid program.

CA SB 143 ENACTED. Provides alternative ways of qualifying, timewise, aCh 123 program for mentally GIFTED pupils for one semester of

student participation.

CA SB 158Ch 1120

CA SB 206Ch 1063

ENACTED. Requires that individual intelligence tests adminis-tered to pupils for placement in programs for mentally GIFTEDbe administered by a credentialled school psychologist. Forpurposes for placement in programs for mentally retarded andeducationally handicapped, authorization is given for a pupilpersonnel worker to serve on the admissions committee in lieuof a school psychologist, who is eliminated.

ENACTED. Eliminates connection with California School forthe Blind from provision for visiting teachers to blind preschoolchildren; appropriates $102,000 to the department of educationfor employment of six visiting teachers and one supervisor in1972-73.

CA SB 265 VETOED. Would have require rather than permitted, schooldistricts to maintain a prograr 3r educationally handicappectminors.

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CA SB 364 ENACTED. Increases in four annual steps beginning in 1972-73Ch 994 the mentally GIFTED program apportionment from the present

$60 to $100 per child in a program for a full year; a halfapportionment is provided for one-semester participation; in-creases allowance for identification from $40 to $50.

CA SB 670 ENACTED. Permits the parent of a pupil being evaluated forCh 382 placement in a program for the mentally retarded or physically

handicapped to be represented in the admissions committee andhave such representative present material and assist in thecommittee's determination.

CA SB 805 ENACTED. Provides that county superintendents of schoolsCh 458 may fund that portion of programs normally supported by

billing the district of residence through an increase of thecountrywide tax for support programs for mentally retardedminors, in lieu of billing the district of residence.

CA SB 1224 ENACTED. Encourages county superintendents to sponsorCh 654 teacher workshops to gain or increase understanding of nature

and range of physical, mental and emotional disabilities ofchildren and youth and major implications of such disabilities.

CO HB 1060 ENACTED. Revises the schedule for the mandatory establish-ment of special education programs by extending the deadlinefor school district submission of a comprehensive plan fromJuly 1, 1973, to Jan. 1, 1974; by providing for the recommen-dation of a plan by the state board of education by July 1, 1974,instead of Jan. 1, 1974, for those districts which do notcomply; and by requiring special education programs in everydistrict after July 1, 1976, instead of July 1, 1974. Modifiesfunding of special education programs. Enacts the "Educationof Children with Learning Disabilities (ECLD) Act of 1974"which defines "learning disability" as any physical, mental,emotional or social disorder impeding the learning process.Directed the department to submit to the general assembly,before Feb. 1, 1973, a report on the successes and failures ofthe "Handicapped Children Educational Act," defining eachlearning disability discovered in Colorado school and preschoolchildren, setting forth the number and general location ofchildren in each disability category, describing means ofdiagnosing and programs for remediating learning disabilities,analyzing Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness ratio for eachremediable disability, analyzing the impact of state support forlearning and proposing an accountability program for programsfor the remediation of learning disabilities. Provides for statefunding of 20 cents per child in average daily attendanceentitlement in the district during 1973 (but not less than $500per district) to defray expenses of school districts in preparingreports required by the department of education in thisconnection. Makes an appropriation.

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CO HB 1128 ENACTED. Includes appropriations for the educationally hand-icapped: an increase from $6.75 million to $11.7 million in1973.

CT HB 5478 ENACTED. Establishes a 15-member advisory board to assistPA 167 the state board of education in the development of a state plan

for special education and to review regulations, standards andguidelines pertaining to special education. This provides theopportunity for parental input in special educational policies.

CT HB 5505 ENACTED. Directs the state board of education to develop aPA 115 statewide five-year plan for special education to be presented to

the general assembly in December 1973. This act spells out indetail those areas that such a plan should cover. In 1969,legislation was passed defining the responsibilities of the stateboard to children in need of special education. This is to helpimplement the special education policy established in 1969.

CT HB 5513PA 246

VETOED. Would have required the state board of education tocollect and evaluate information on its 'special educationprograms. This is a result of the recommendations of theinterim committee on program review and evaluation.

CT HB 6466 ENACTED. Provided for the preparation of a plan by FebruaryPA 92 1972 for developing and operating regional centers for children

requiring special education which is not being provided by thepublic schools. This plan would provide an estimate of the costof regional centers to the state. 1971.*

CT SB 287 ENACTED. Increases by $600 (to $4,000) the amount the statePA 567 will pay for instruction of the blind and by $1,500 (to $7,500)

the amount payable for instruction of those who are blind anddeaf or blind with other severe physical handicaps. 1971.*

DE NOTE:

DE NOTE:

FL SB 692Ch 72-319


A long-range state plan for special education is being developed,with local district plans being devised to fit the state plan.Grades K-12. A ederal and state support. Contact: Randall L.Broyles, State Department of Education.

The State Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children wasrevived at the request of the state board and asked torecommend changes in law and to advise the board on acontinuing basis. K-12 levels. Federal and state support.Contact: Randall L. Broyles, State Department of Education.

ENACTED. Authorizes the division of elementary and second-ary education to establish an instructional materials coordinat-ing unit and resource center for visually handicapped childrenand youth and appropriates $112,000 for implementation.

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GA SB 676 ENACTED. Early Childhood Development Act: Provides for asound program of early childhood development. Provides forthe development of a state plan for these purposes which localschool system boards of education and other agencies of thestate cooperate to plan and implement early childhood develop-ment programs including but not limited to programs to meetthe recognized needs of children whose parents voluntarily seektesting, diagnosis and treatment of physical or mental handicapsof children from 1-3 years of age, educational programs forchilthen 5 years of age and for children 3-5 years of age whohave physical or mental handicaps.

ID HB 431 ENACTED. Requires the trustees of a school district whoseexceptional children are transferred to another school district orany private or public rehabilitation center, hospital or corpora-tion, approved by the state board of education, to pay tuitionto that institution, corporation or district to educate suchstudent.

ID HB 612 FAILED. Would have required each district to provide educa-tion for exceptional children, but allow the district to contractfor education of such children out-of-district.

ID HB 664 ENACTED. Relates to definitions used in the foundationprogram act; revises definitions of the average daily attendance,the average daily attendance of the district's handicappedchildren, defines a homebound student and provides for hisattendance.

ID HB 754 ENACTED. (State Law) Requires that each school districtSL 312 provide education for exceptional children and eliminates the

provision that such education must be within the variousdistricts of the state.

IL .HB 69 ENACTED. Amends the school code: comprehensive programfor special education for handicapped children.

IL HB 322 ENACTED. Amends the school code: allows children betweenthe ages of 3 and 21 with specific learning disabilities in reading,writing, speech and math due to perceptual handicaps, braininjury and other defects to qualify for special educationprovided by school boards.

IL HB 323 ENACTED. Amends the school code: for special educationpurposes, changes from 5 years to 3 years the minimum age ofchildren who may qualify as maladjusted educable mentallyhandicapped, trainable mentally handicapped and speech-defective.

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IL HB 4156 ENACTED. Makes it mandatory that school districts paytuition or $2,000 per school year, whichever is less, plustransportation for the education of each child who re:, es inthat district and because of a handicap attends a nonpublicschool or special education facility.

IL HB 4328 ENACTED. Provides that where school districts are reimbursedby the state for special education and approved programs forGIFTED children, and where the school districts elect tooperate a full-year program, such reimbursement shall beincreased by 1/185th of the amount paid for each day school isoperated in excess of 185 days per calendar year. Otherprovisions.

IL HB 4366 ENACTED. Provides for stale reimbursement of school districtsfor costs of extraordinary special education services for handi-capped children in excess of $600 up to $1,400 per child.Defines requirements for receiving such reimbursement.

IL HB 4420 ENACTED. Amends school code to authorize state superintend-PA 77-2731 ent of public instruction to award grants to certain uncertified

special education teachers in "poverty area" schools forenrollment in special education courses. Recipients must agree,after completing studies, to teach for two years in a "povertyarea" school. Effective July 1, 1972.

IL HB 4523 ENACTED. Amends the school code: provides that schooldistricts entering into joint agreements for special educationfacilities and otherwise may withdraw by presenting petition tothe county board of school trustees of- -all-:counties havingjurisdiction over one or more of such districts in the jointagreement. Provides for a governing board composed of onerepresentative of each district.

KS HB 2075 ENACTED. Relates to the coordinating council for handi-capped children; provides for the appointment of the chairmanand calling of meetings.

KS HB 2099 ENACTED. Repeals a law which fixed 3 years of age forpersons in special education programs as the minimum age forparticipation in any such program in order for it to qualify forstate reimbursement as a program for exceptional children.

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KS SB 482 VETOED-ENACTED. Permits school districts to levy no morethan 1.5 mills to maintain and operate or cooperate in themaintenance and operation of special education classes orprograms. The previous law permitted a levy of 1 mill, subjectto the approval of the state board of tax appeals. The definitionof the term "developmentally disabled children" was changedto grant the director of the division of special ed7.cation to thestate department of education, subject to th,, rules andregulations of the state board of educadon. Luthority todetermine what children (persons under 21 years of age) wouldbe best served in a special class.

KS SB 600 ENACTED. In complying with the legislative mandate concern-ing special education courses or programs, a school districtboard of education is permitted to contract with any appropri-ate accredited private nonsectarian nonprofit corporation forsuch studentsif there are not public schools in the state withthe necessary facilities which will accept the student. Prior toagreement on any such contract, the curriculum provided bysuch school and the proposed contract must be approved by thestate board of education. The school district may agree to payfor students under such a contract at a rate of not more thanthree times the preceding year's per-pupil operating cost of theschool district. Any student being educated in a programoperated by a private nonsectarian nonprofit corporation is tobe considered a pupil of the contracting school district forpurposes of state and county aid or other financial assistanceavailable to the school district.

KY HB 85 FAILED. Would have allowed boards of education to contractfor services not otherwise available for exceptional children.

KY SB 36 ENACTED. Creates a new section of Ch 15. to direct the stateCh 1.57 board of education to create a bureau of education for

exceptional children in the department of education and toestablish appropriate divisions within the bureau, etc.

KY SB 39 ENACTED. Relates to one of the broad goals of the state taskforce for exceptional children. This goal of imp..:t.wing thequality and quantity of related services to exceptional childrenpermits local boards of education to contract to provide relatedservices to exceptional children and their families when thedesired services to exceptional children are not availablethrough a public or private agency.

KY SB 103 ENACTED. Requires the employment of a special educationteacher prior to alloting one classroom unit for exceptionalchildren under the minimum foundation program.

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KY SB 104 ENACTED. In alloting classroom units for special instructionalservices for exceptional children, one classroom unit shall beincluded for each teacher-consultant approved in accordancewith the provisions and regulations of the state board ofeducation.

LA HB 529ACT 544

LA HB 835ACT 368

ENACTED. Amends prior law designating special educationcenters located in colleges and universities as the "competentauthorities" for psychological and educational diagnosis andevaluation of handicapped children in the public schools, whichprovided for the assignment of children only upon recommen-dation by the centers or by other agencies.

ENACTED. Defines and fixes the duties of the state departmentof education, tic state board of education and parish and cityschool boards with respect to the education and training ofchildren needing special education and training. Includes provi-sions for retention of children in normal classes with specialteachers, aides, materials and opportunities, until there are fiveor more to make up a class. Defines trainable mentally retardedto include children down to 25 IQ. Adds to the categories ofexceptional children for which each school board is authorizedto include a teacher in its salary program and bases theallotment of such teachers on those categories; provides-forreduction of state allotment by 1/10 for each pupil less than thespecified minimum and payment of amount reduced by localschool board regardless of the number of pupils per teacher.Authorizes parish and city school boards to contract with otherpublic schools, the state department of hospitals or privateschools or facilities for education and training services. Otherprovisions.

LA HB 1508 ENACTED. Includes parents of exceptional children withACT 394. learning disabilities as eligible for assistance for the cost of

nonresidential services, including certain treatment and carefacilities; includes the cost of day schools in that assistance.

MD HB 26 ENACTED. Provides that the boards of education in the severalcounties and the board of school commissioners of BaltimoreCity shall provide a program of instruction for any childbetween the .ages of 6 and 21 who has. a mental, physical oremotional handicap and who is educable and qualified forspecial instruction under the rules, regulations and laws of thestate board of education.

MD HB 308 FAILED. Would have required that each student entering hisfirst year in any public elementary school be evaluated for thepurpose of identifying learning disabilities. 1971.*

MD HB 335

Not previously reported.

FAILED. Would have increased cigarette taxes and providedthat this act be contingent upon the passage of HB 336(failedsee p. 23).

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MD HB 336


FAILED. Would have revised the provisions on aid for specialtreatment for handicapped children and provided that this actbe contingent upon the passage of HB 335 (see p. 22).

MD HB 516 FAILED. Would have provided for a program of specialeducation for certain disabled persons; other provisions.

MD HB 672 FAILED. Would have provided for the award of scholarships bythe state scholarship board for the preparation of teachers ofthe mentally retarded.

MD HB 738 ENACTED. Provides for special financial treatment for handi-capped children.

MD HB 829 FAILED. Would have deleted the requirement that certainhandicapped children must come within the purview of thebylaws, rules and regulations of the state board of education toqualify for special instruction, and would have required thatlocal boards of education provide appropriate education facili-ties and services to handicapped children.

MD HB 870 FAILED. Would have provided a right of review of a handi-capped child's diagnosis and education program; for theappointment, powers and compensation of boards of review;and established the procedure for such review and appealstherefrom.

MD HB 871 FAILED. Would have provided for full state funding forsummer programs in special education course in the publicschools.

MD HB 928 FAILED. Would have provided for certain aspects of theeducation of certain handicapped children and for the reim-bursement to local boards of education of certain funds forpsychological evaluations of handicapped children.

MD HR 107 ADOPTED. Requests the formation of a committee to studythe problems of dyslexia and the attendant problems ineducation. 1971.*

MD SB 95 FAILED. Concerns the state scholarship and the awarding ofscholarships to teachers of the deaf and persons with impairedhearing.

MD SB 564Ch 219


ENACTED. Requires the county commissioners of FrederickCounty and the Frederick County Board of Education toprovide education programs, transportation facilities for retard-ed and handicapped children.

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MD SB 853 ENACTED. Includes within the definition of "handicappedchildren" those children with varying degrees of hearing loss.

MD PROJECT Coordination of special education classes with vocationalrehabilitation. In the fall of 1971 a cooperative programinvolving special education classes located in the county andcity schools and a vocational rehabilitation facility located at astate institution for the mentally retarded was organized. Thespecial education students attended the rehabilitation program ahalf-day and then returned to their respective schools for theremainder of the school day. Transportation was provided bythe rehabilitation facility. Early results indicate that this is afeasible and practical approach in rehabilitating the mentallyretarded. Junior and senior high. Federal and state funding.Contact: Dr. Norwood L. Williams, Assistant Director, FieldServices, Vocational Rehabilitation, State Department of Edu-cation.

MA H 546

MA H 642

MA H 1708

MA H 2386

MA H 3006

MA H 3012

MA H 4568

MA H 5743

FAILED. Would have established preschool classes for childrenhandicapped in speech, the cost of which would have been paidby the Commonwealth. 1971.*

FAILED. Would have transferred the jurisdiction of communityclinical nursery schools for retarded children of preschool agefrom the department of mental health to the department ofeducation. 1971.'1'.

FAILED. Would have provided state reimbursement to citiesand towns for extra compensation paid to teachers of specialclasses in public schools. 1971.*

FAILED. Would have required instruction for retarded educableand trainable persons in regional vocational schools. 1971.*

FAILED. Would have provided that teachers of physically,mentally and emotionally handicapped children in publicschools be paid by the Commonwealth. 1971.*

. FAILED. Would have provided that cities and towns bereimbursed for salaries of teachers of emotionally disturbedpersons. 1971.*


FAILED. Would have placed the education of retarded childrenunder the control and jurisdiction of the department ofeducation. 1971.*

POCKET-VETOED. Would have provided the same specialeducation and training to pupils attending private schools as areprovided to pupils in the public schools.

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MA Ch 67 ENACTED. A resolve increasing the scope of the specialcommission established to make an investigation and studyrelative to training facilities available for retarded children.Resolves of 1971.*

MA Ch 766 ENACTED. Further regulates programs for children requiringspecial education; provides reimbursement for physical andmental disabilities; salaries of teachers. Adds new category:children with special needs.

MA Ch 766


ENACTED. This act repeals the present fragmented andincomplete special education laws and provides a more com-prehensive scheme effective September 1974. It strengthens andregionalizes the division of special education and provides forand urges cooperation among agencies concerned with childrenwith special needs. It also encourages parent involvement bycreating regional and state advisory committees. The powersand duties of the division of special education are broad andinclude assisting school committees in the placement of childrenwith special needs and in the development of all specialeducation programs. The division of special education must alsodevelop certification standards for education personnel em-ployed in special education programs and assist public andprivate colleges and universities in developing a special curricu-lum. The division is to allocate federal and state funds forprograms and may recommend to the board that it withholdfunds for programs arid may recommend to the board that itwithhold funds for noncompliance with department regulations.The act establishes a regional branch of the division of specialeducation in each regional office. Each branch will be headedby a director appointed by the board of education. Each regionmust establish an advisory council consisting of 16 members,eight of whom must be parents of children in special educationprograms. Each advisory council will elect two representativesto the state advisory commission which will evaluate the qualityand adequacy of special education programs and recommendimprovements. The act removes the stigmatizing names anddefines a child with special needs as one who (for a variety ofreasons) is unable to progress effectively in a regular schoolprogram and requires special classes, instruction period or otherspecial education services in order to successfully develop hisindividual education potential. It provides for a detailedprocedure for placement of children in special programs. Eachschool committee must identify children with special needs,diagnose and evaluate the needs of such children and provide aspecial education program to meet those needs. A schoolcommittee may jointly offer a special education program withanother school committee or with any public or private school.Any child with special needs who is denied admission to apublic school must be provided an alternative form of educationapproved by the department. The department may referchildren to any institution within or without the Common-wealth which offers curriculum, instruction and facilities whichare appropriate to the child's needs. The act provides thatchildren receiving special education be entitled to participate ina' wide variety of programs and encourages participation inregular classes to the extent that they are able to function

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MA Ch 766 therein. It requires the department of education to establish and(continued) operate a school department in each institution under the

control of the department of mental health, public health andyouth services. The director and the staff of each schooldepartment will be employees of the department of educationwhich will assume the costs of all aspects of the educationprograms. It requires the secretaries of the offices of humanservices and education to jointly submit an annual report to thegovernor and the general court evaluating the success of the actand recommending improvements. The act provides for a newreimbursement formula and for automatic reimbursement ofspecial education programs without legislative appropriation. Italso provides for reimbursement to cities and towns which offerrecreation programs for children with special needs. No schoolconstruction project will be approved unless the school buildingassistance bureau and the division of special education avesatisfied that adequate provisions have been made for childrenwith special needs.

MA S 1662 NO REPORT. (Study Order) S 152, which would authorize thedepartment of education to approve day programs for the care,education, rehabilitation or treatment of the mentally retarded;and H 427, which would allow certain physically handicappedpersons to take courses of the department of education withouttuition charge, were placed into study order S 1662. Since noreport was issued by the end of the year, the legislation isconsidered FAILED. 1971.*

MI SB 210 ENACTED. Authorizes and establishes procedures for anintermediate school district to operate programs for thetrainable mentally handicapped, subject to conditions andlimitations.

MI PROJECT Performance contract learning project in Coldbrook School,Grand Rapids, to provide a better education model forprogramming for the educable mentally handicapped student.Project Director: Mr. Robert A. Whitecraft, Coldbrook School,1024 Ionia NW, Grand Rapids, Mich. 45903.

MI PROJECT Haptic perceptual development program in Port Huron AreaSchools. An experimental and demonstration project to im-prove the haptic (tactile and kinesthetic) perceptual develop-ment of learning-disabled children in K-2, to improve theirlearning ability and to evaluate statistically the effect ofimproved haptic perceptual development on psycholinguisticability and on the ability to handle symbolic material in anintegrated manner. Project Director: Mrs. Yvonne Wilson,Lincoln School, Port Huron, Mich.


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MI PROJECT Continuous progress for handicapped youngsters in OceanaIndependent School District. A demonstration project aimed atpreventing dropouts before graduation, sufficient job prepara-tion for educable mentally retarded, job placement and follow-up. Project Director: Mr. Ernest K. St. Johns, IntermediateSchool District, Oceana County, Hart, Mich. 49420.

MI PROJECT Hard-of-hearing child in the regular classroom in Oaklandschools. An experimental project designed to explore simpleand practical methods of managing hard-of-hearing children in aregular classroom environment. Procedures will be developed sothat any teacher in the state of Michigan who has a hard-of-hearing child in the classroom can learn to manage this childeffectively to provide an environment in which he can learn tohis maximum potential. Project Director: R. L. Paul, Ph.D.,Oakland Schools, Pontiac, Mich.

MI PROJECT Regional interdisciplinary services team project in DetroitPublic Schools. To help the regular teaching staff to provideeffective individualized instructional materials and methods sochildren with learning disabilities can ke'n pace with their agepeers in school achievement and adjust,.-cmt. Pi.oject Director:Sheldon Sofer, 10100 Grand River Ave., De roit, Mich.

MI PROJECT Behavior engineering for handicapped children in Wayne-Westland community schools. Demonstration project to in-crease the rate of pupil academic growth; institute, increase ordecrease selected pupil social behaviors; train staff in the use ofbehavior modification techniques and to train selected parentsin the use of behavior modification techniques. Project Direc-tor: Gene Schirmer, Wayne-Westland Community Schools, 3712Williams, Wayne, Mich.

MI PROJECT FAST: Functional Analysis Systems Training in Essexville-Hampton public schools. A project aimed at improving theinstruction of children with learning disabilities. Project Direc-tor: Mr. Herbert H. Escott, Essexville-Hampton School District,303 Pine St., Essexville, Mich. 47832.

MS HB 303 ENACTED. Provides for 60 per cent of a teacher unit for eachteacher employed in a special education class as authorized byChapter 283, Laws of 1952.

MS HB 638 ENACTED. Allows the board of trustees of a municipalseparate school district of a municipality having a population inexcess of 150,000 to make payments to defray the cost ofspecial education.

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MO HB 219 FAILED. Would have provided auxiliary services and specialeducation programs to nonpublic school pupils on an equalbasis with those enrolled in public schools.

MO HB 303 ENACTED. Establishes a coordinating commission for thehandicapped and defines its membership, powers and duties,with an expiration date.

MO HB 1096 ENACTED. Authorizes the establishment of special schooldistricts for the education and training of handicapped childrenand fo! a vocational program of education.

MO SB 27 FAILED. Would have extended auxiliary services and specialeducation programs for all school-age children to those attend-ing nonpublic schools.

MO CR 28 ADOPTED. (Concurrent Resolution) Calls for a joint commit-tee of the Missouri general assembly to compile a comprehen-sive study on the care, treatment, training, education, confine-ment and special physical, mental and disciplinary handicaps.The committee will also appoint advisors to carry out obliga-tions.

NB LB 690 ENACTED. Defines orthopedically handicapped children andprovides for payment for transportation of orthopedically,visually and acoustically handicapped pupils to school.

NB LB 741 ENP.' _ED. Defines and provides for state aid for children withspecific learning disabilities.

NB LB 774 WITHDRAWN. Would have provided that school districts shallprovide for the education of trainable handicapped children.

NB LB 1000 ENACTED. Provides for costs of programs of education forhandicapped persons; provides for disbursement of funds asprescribed; provides for cash funds and reimbursement asprescribed.

NM HB 38 ENACTED. Provides for additional financial assistance toCh 87 school districts and other public institutions for education and

related services for exceptional children. Provides for flexibilityin the distribution formula for determining special educationreimbursement to local school districts. An additional $1.5million was appropriated for the 1972-73 school year.

NM SB 14 ENACTED. Requires special education adapted for exceptionalCh 95 children.

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OH HB 1203 ENACTED. (Amended) Allows a credit against the state incometax for private schooling costs and for certain kinds of specialtraining and instruction. The credit would be $90 per child forthe 1971-72 and 1972-73 school years and, as school founda-tion payments per public school pupil increase, automaticallyincreases to a ceiling of 50 per cent of the total state, local andfederal expenditures per pupil for current expenses in the publicschools.

OH SB 405 ENACTED. (Substitute) Requires every school district tosubmit a comprehensive plan for special education to the stateboard of education by Dec. 1, 1972; makes distribution of statefunds for handicapped programs contingent on approval of adistrict's plan by July 1, 1973, and prohibits exclusion of anydistrict from the statewide clan.

OK HB 1070 ENACTED. Authorizes the state board of education to selectschool districts in which to establiz,h a special educationprogram for partially sighted children from first through ninthgrades. Directs that state funds appropriated for this purposeshall be apportioned among the participating districts on aper-student basis. Emergency.

OK SCR 92 ADOPTED. Calls for state regents for higher education toencourage the development of teacher education programs inthe field of learning diiabilities and to make a report of theprogram developments to the 24th Legislature.

PA HB 1020 ENACTED. Increases state (75 per cent) and school district (25ACT 273 per cent) reimbursement to private schools for exceptional

children from $4,200 per year to $5,500 per year for tuitionand maintenance for day students; $4,125 per year for deaf orblind students; $3,500 per year for cerebral-palsied and/orbrain-damaged and/or muscular-dystrophied students and$3,300 per year for socially and emotionally disturbed children.

PA PROJECT This project is a contract with the Northeastern PennsylvaniaSociety for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc. to evaluate some800 students. The purpose is to identify and evaluate thehandicapped student enrolled in special education classes. Willinclude an accurate diagnosis, the prognosis of the handicappingconditions displayed by the individual students and a prescribedtreatment program to develop their vocational potential. Sec-ondary level. Supported under Vocational Education Amend-ments of 1968 funds to school districts who contract with thegrivate school for these services. Contact: Mr. Robert Muzzi,Director, Lackawanna County Area Vocational/TechnicalSchool, 200 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18503.

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PA PROJECT A pilot program contracting with Marywood College to providetraining to 20 educable mentally retarded females in the areasof: semiskilled needle trades workers, homemaking and relatedskills, waitress-kitchen aides, child care, semiskilled officeworkers. A work study arrangement will also be used in the areaof work they receive training in and ultimately steady employ-ment. Secondary level. Under Vocational Education Amend-ments of 1968. Contact: Dr. Peter M. Mensky, ExecutiveDirector, Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit No. 19,200 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18503.

RI H 2228A ENACTED. Provides that the state department of mentalCh 117 health, retardation and hospitals may include education pro-

grams for the mentally ill.

RI S 344 FAILED. Requires the state board of regents for education toinclude mentally retarded and/or multihandicapped persons inthe category of exceptional child.

SC ACT 977 ENACTED. Establishes a mandatory program for education ofhandicapped children in the public schools. The purpose of thisact is to provide for the mandatory establishment of educationand training services and facilities for handicapped children inthe public schools who cannot be trained adequately withoutspecial education facilities and services. This act calls for anappropriate education for all handicapped children and youthsenrolled in public schools or eligible for enrollment therein.Ithplementation of an intensive five-year plan to expand andimprove existing programs for exceptional children in the publicschools.

SC H 3221 ENACTED. Amends school code, providing adult training byACT 1226 the South Carolina Opportunity School to "handicapped"

rather than "physically handicapped:"

SC H 3440 ENACTED. Relates to definitions concerning handicappedACT 1447 children and state aid for such children.

SD SB 107 FAILED. Would have provided for state aid grants equal tomoney raised in diStricts by special education tax levy.

SD SB 108 ENACTED. Provides that it is the responsibility of thegoverning board of school district to provide resident exception-al children with appropriate education program.

TN HB 1052 FAILED. Would have provided for schooling of multiplySB 888 handicapped children in public schools. 1971.*

*Nol previously reported..

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TN HB 1053 FAILED. Would have added developmentally disabled childrenSB 889 to law relative to education of exceptional and handicapped

children. 1971.*

TN HB 1604 FAILED. Would have substantially revised present law pertain-SB 1466 ing to exceptional children; would have enacted exceptional.

child education act relative to compulsory education.

TN HB 1827 FAILED. Would have established comprehensive program forSB 1814 providing special education services to handicapped children.

TN HB 2053 ENACTED. Provides that $100,000 of the funds appropriatedSB 1906 for special education may be used to create a division for theCh 839 education of the handicapped within the state department of

education, an advisory council for the education of thehandicapped, a special education services association, require-ments for the commissioner of education in making plans forthe implementation of special education and a requirement fora three-phase incremental program, a special education materialsand training unit; provisions for training of special educationpersonnel, requirements for special education facilities andprovisions for financial aid. Provides for other necessaryadministrative procedures. This is the model law that wasproposed on a national level by those interested in education ofthe handicapped.

TN HJR 142 ADOPTED. Relates to provision of education services toexceptional and handicapped children.

TX HB 1606 ENACTED. In any county having a population of not less than19,500 nor- more than 19,680, according to the last precedingfederal census and employing a countywide school for excep-tional children, the average daily attendance earned by eachpupil at that school shall be retained and counted by theresident school district in its application for foundation schoolfunds: 1971.*

TX SB 294

VT S 98No. 207


ENACTED. The central education agency shall establish anddevelop a state program for the education of deaf adults. Thepurpose of this program is to provide primary and secondaryeducation opportunities to adults whose hearing loss is-severeenough to prevent use of the spoken method of communicationand whose handicap has interfered with the attainment of alevel of education advancement otherwise potentially achiev-able. 1971.*

ENACTED. Amends and/or repeals parts of the special educa-tion code, adding early childhood education and changingmethod of funding to percentage basis. 1971.*

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VA HB 30 ENACTED. Item 520 of this act provides for an increase instate aid to localities for special education during the nextbiennium. This will provide state reimbursement to localities for60 per cent of the salary cost of special education teachers onthe basis of the state minimum salary scale; for reimbursementto localities for the employment of teachers of the homebound,school psycholOgists, psychological evaluations, hospital teach-ers, teacher aides, attendants, therapists, transportation, tuitionassistance for certain handicapped children and vocationaleducation of handicapped children under rules and regulationsof the state board of education and in conformity with Virginiaschool laws.

VA HB 770 ENACTED. Provides for the mandatory education of visuallyimpaired children, ages- 2-21. This program is to be theresponsibility of the Virginia Commission for the VisuallyHandicapped.

VA SB 143 ENACTED. Includes direction to the state board of educationto prepare and place in operation a special education programfor the physically handicapped, emotionally disturbed andmentally retarded persons between 2-21 years of age.

VA SB 144 ENACTED. Requires comprehensive physical examinations, asprescribed by the state department of health, of children beforethey enter any public kindergarten or elementary school.

VA SB 145 ENACTED. Requires that private schools for handicappedpersons be licensed.

VA SB 152 ENACTED. Provides for teacher scholarships to be awarded bythe state board of education for special education courses.

SPECIAL NOTE: For additional information on current legislation relating to theeducation of exceptional children, Report No. 35, "A Summaryof Major State Legislation Passed in 1972 Relating to theEducation of Handicapped Children," and Report No. 36, "ASummary of Issues and State Legislation Related to theEducation of Handicapped Children in 1972," can, be obtainedfrom the Handicapped Children's Education Program, ECS.

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THE VOCATIONAL/CAREER STUDENT

THE VOCATIONAL/CAREER STUDENT1972

AZ SP 1103 ENACTED. Revises the base and procedure for determiningCh 122 state aid in the form of capital outlay funds for community

college districts. Also increases state aid for community collegeoperational expenses, with greater emphasis being placed onvocational or technical students. Appropriates additional $4.6million for fiscal year 1972-73. HIGHER EDUCATION.

AK CSHB 441 ENACTED. (Committee Substitute) Changes the formula fJrCh 137 state support for vocational education allowing more state

funds to medium-sized and large districts under the publicschool foundation program; amends upward the state share ofstate aid to borough and city school districts for retirement ofschool construction debt for vocational facilities. Effective July1, 1972.

CA SB 723 ENACTED. Includes regional occupational centers within theCh 845 definition of "school building" for the purposes of the Field

Act.

CO HB 1059 ENACTED. Deletes the provision in the 1970 law establishingthe program of state assistance for vocational education whichprovided for the expiration of the program on June 30, 1973,and states that the program shall continue until otherwiseprovided by the general assembly.

CT HB 5953 ENACTED. Expands vocational ocCupation programs in highPA 841 schools in the state. A new formula for distributing grants

allows more money to go to schools where fewer childrenattend postsecondary schools. This is intended to help thenon-college-bound students who will be seeking employmentimmediately after being graduated from high schools. 1971.*

.DE HB 851 ENACTED. Defines an occupational-vocational unit for finan-Ch 569 cing purposes as 27,000 pupil minutes per week instead of 450

pupil periods.

FL HB 3656 ENACTED. A preapprenticeship education program was estab-Ch 72-113 lished in the public school system for students 16 years of age

or older. The division of vocational education will administerthe program and assist school boards and community collegeboards of trustees in developing it. Graduates of this programwill have priority in admission to apprenticeship programs andin jobs over persons not completing such a program.


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THE VOCATIONAL /CAREER STUDENT1972

HI PROJECT Career development continuum project, K-14. This will result ina conceptual model and design for career development to beimplemented in the schools of Hawaii. By June 1973, prototypedelivery systems are expected to be ready for K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and10-12 levels. The field-testing of materials is part of thedevelopmental phase. Federal and state support. Contact: Dr.Antoinette Ryan, Principal Researcher and Coordinator, Educa-tion Resc3rcl. and Development Center, University of Hawaii,1776 University Ave., Honolulu, Hawaii 96822; or Emike I.Judo, Administrator, Vocational-Technical Education, StateDepartment of Education.

HI PROJECT Pre-Industrial Preparation Program. Zeros in on the improve-ment of basic verbal, mathematical and scientific skills throughcorrelating them with concrete occupational experiences. It isan interdisciplinary program. This program is primarily for theunderachieving disadvantaged student to help him see theimportance of usefulness of academic skills for performing a jobtask. The occupational experiences for these programs areavailable to an individual in eight large clusters of occupations:

. (1) business, (2) personal/public service, (3) health, (4) foodservice, (5) electrical/electronics, (6) construction/civil technol-ogy, (7) mechanical and (8) technical graphics. The programincludes on-the-job training experiences. Although this programwas initiated in the inner city areas first, it is now beinginstalled through the state to serve all academically disadvan-taged students. Grades 10-12. Federal and state funding.Contact: Emike I. Kudo, Administrator, Vocational TechnicalEducation, State Department of Education.

IL HB 3078 ENACTED. Provides for the construction of area vocationalcenters by the school building commission. Requires jointemployment of architects and engineers by the school board ofa district and the school building commission.

MD HJR 55 FAILED. Would have encouraged the Maryland State Depart-ment of Education and,. the local school systems to focuseducation programs around the theme of career education.

MD PROJECT Coordination of special education classes with vocationalrehabilitation. In the fall of 1971 a cooperative program wasorganized involving special education classes located in thecounty and city schools and a vocational rehabilitation facilitylocated at a state institution for the mentally retarded. Thespecial education students attended the rehabilitation programhalf-days and then returned to their respective schools for theremainder of the school day. Transportation was provided bythe rehabilitation facility. Early results indicate that this is afeasible and practical approach in rehabilitating the mentallyretarded. Junior and senior high. Federal and state funding.Contact:, Dr. Norwood L. Williams, Assistant Director, FieldServices, Vocational Rehabilitation, Maryland State Departmentof Education.

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MD PROJECT Vocational student-teacher data system. The collection, analysisand dissemination of actuarial and sociodemographic data on allvocational-technical students and teachers in Maryland. Secon-dary, postsecondary and ^ levels. Federal support. Contact:Marinus A. Kip, Coordin RCU, DREIS, State Departmentof Education. HIGHER EDUCATION.

MD PROJECT Evaluation of vocational-technical education. Models, plans andongoing evaluation projects in the area of vocational-technicaleducation. Secondary and postsecondary levels. HIGHER EDU-CATION.

MA Ch 101 ENACTED. Prohibits discriminatory practices relative to sex orage in vocational training institutions. The institutions coveredare those whose primary purpose is to offer technical, agricul-tural, business or trade courses of study leading to employmentin recognized trades or occupations. Aggrieved individurds underthis act may file a petition with the Massachusetts CommissionAgainst Discrimination for relief.

MA Ch 263 ENACTED. Provides guidelines for the work activities ofstudents in vocational schools.

MA Ch 760 ENACTED. Provides for the conduct of certain classes underthe state apprenticeship program.

MA Ch 842 ENACTED. Establishes a Massachusetts fire training council, abureau of fire training in the division of occupational educationand a Massachusetts firefighting academy. 1971.*

MA H 2386 FAILED. Would have required instruction for retarded educableand trainable persons in regional vocational schools. 1971.*

MI HB 1269 ENACTED w/LINE VETOES. State School Aid Act: Includesprovision for reimbursement of districts and secondary areavocational centers for secondary level vocational educationprograms on an added cost basis.

MI HB 5630 ENACTED. Provides that a school district in a state borderingPA 376 on Michigan which maintains a program of vocational-technical

education approved by the Michigan superintendent of publicinstruction shall be considered a legal school district with whichthe board of a Michigan school district that does not maintainsuch specialized instruction may contract to enroll residentstudents.


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MI SB 552 ENACTED. Permits a local or intermediate school district boardPA 297 to enter into contractual arrangements, including the leasing of

school sites or a portion thereof, with, business and industrialfirms to provide secondary vocational education programs. Suchprograms shall be subject to the approval of the MichiganDepartment of Education and shall not be permitted in a schooldistrict of the first class.

MI SB 824 ENACTM. Permits intermediate district board to expend areaPA 164 vocation t1- technical funds for the purpose of operating area

vocational-technical education programs approved by the super-intendent of public instruction, and for the purpose ofacquiring, purchasing or constructing area vocational-technicaleducation buildings, acquiring sites therefor or purchasing areavocational-technical education equipment.

MI SB 1365 ENACTED. Mandates the state board of education to do twoPA 364 things: (1) submit to the legislature a detailed report on the

extent to which school districts are providing a comprehensiveoccupational program to prepare students for employment andto make available to each student career development informa-tion, including recommendations for legislation to provide forcomprehensive career education beginning in the 1974-75school year; due April 1, 1973. Career education is defined as atotal education program which maximizes the future careeroptions of youth and adults by providing adequate careerdevelopment and career preparation.

MI PROJECT An area educational-vocational guidance center at MontcalmCommunity College. An experimental and demonstration proj-ect. Project Director: Robert G. Gravelle, Montcalm Communi-ty College, Sidney Road, Sidney, Mich. 48885.

MI PROJECT Vocational reading power project in Oakland schools. Ademonstration project aimed at minimizing or eliminating thecommunications-learning gap arising from differences in stu-dents' reading abilities and text-reading. demands in vocationaleducation, augmenting cognitive learning in vocational educa-tion and at enriching teacher ki,owledge, attitudes and skills asthese relate to text utilization and reading-related activities.Project Director: Dr. Roy J. Butz, Oakland Schools, Readingand Language Center, 2100 Pontiac Lake Road, Pontiac, Mich.48054.

MI PROJECT An exemplary vocational guidance project. A demonstrationproject in the Saginaw public schools to acquaint all secondaryguidance counselors with updated skills, understandings, abili-ties and knowledge specific to vocational counseling, to train acadre of specialists, to develop and implement program corn-ponents of the exemplary vocational educational project.Project Director: Ray Tortora, Supervisor of ESEA Title III,Vocational Guidance Program, Sagihaw School District, 550Millard St., Saginaw, Mich. 48607.

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MI PROJECT CERT: Career Exploration for Related Training. A demonstra-tion project aimed at establishing a career development programin every school in the district. Project Director: Mr. Al Tipton,P.O. Box 278, Rudyard, Mich. 49780.

MI PROJECT Computer-Oriented Management of Education Talent (COMET)in Mason County Central Public Schools. Tn order to establishthe cost feasibility and acceptance of a resident computer in asmall school system, COMET will use off-line computer-assistedinstruction to increase learning of basic math, reading, psycho-motor and other specialized skills, K-12, to provide anup-to-date vocational program in electronic data processing atthe secondary level, to utilize the computer for administrativetasks and to provide an opportunity for the community toparticipate in the operation and use of a computer system.Project Director: Wayne E. Hansen, Mason County CentralSchool, Scottville, Mich. 49454.

MS SB 2015 ENACTED.' Permits a contract for construction of a vocationaland technical school financed in part by a grant of funds fromthe state public school building fund for the use and benefit ofa county school district to be entered into and awarded by theboard of trustees of a junior college district, where a grant offederal funds from the Appalachian Commission has been madeto such junior college district to assist in financing theconstruction of such vocational training facility for such countyschool district; and for related purposes. HIGHER EDUCA-TION.

MO HB 1096 ENACTED. Authorizes the establishment of special schooldistricts for the education and training of handicapped childrenand for a vocational program of education.

NB LB 1348 FAILED. Would have restated the purpose of state colleges toinclude vocational training.

NM HB 44Ch 29

ENACTED. Appropriates $350,000 for special adult vocationalprograms.

PA PROJECT In order to provide vocational instruction to those who areinterested in cosmetology at New Brighton School District, acontract between the school and Balzer's Beauty School in NewBrighton was negotiated. This allows the student to completehis academic training at the home high school and attend theprivate school for purposes of obtaining a professional license asa beautician upon graduation. Secondary level. Supported underVocational Education Amendments of 1968 funds to schooldistricts who contracted with the private school for theseservices. Contact: Dr. William T. Zeffiro, Superintendent, NewBrighton Area School District, 823 Third Ave., New Brighton,Pa. 15066.

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PA PROJECT Career opportunities program in school district of Philadelphia.Undergraduate level. Contact: Mr. Malcom J. Ford, ProjectDirector, Career Opportunities Program, Muhr School, ThirdFloor, 12th and Allegheny Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19133.

PA PROJECT Career opportunities program in the school district of Erie, Pa.Undergraduate level. Contact: Mr. Dalhart Dobbs, ProjectDirector, Career Opportunities Program of Erie, 1511 Peach St.,Erie, Pa. 16501.

PA PROJECT Job entry level vocational retraining for out-of-school youthsand adults whose educational backgrounds vary from anelementary level to college degree. 1,350 referrals were madeinto less-than-class-size training projects conducted under Voca-tional Education Amendments of 1968, the ConcentratedEmployment Program and the Technology Mobilization andRe-employment Program for engineers, scientists and techni-cians at a cost of $1,018,413. The less-than-class-size trainingcontinues to be a viable program in Pennsylvania for providinginstitutional training to the disadvantaged, department of publicassistance recipients and Vietnam veterans. Training objectivescan be tailored to the individual's needs, and schools may beselected which will serve to the best advantage of the student.Training has been done in more than 100 different occupationsranging from chicken-sexing to attorneys. As specified by statepolicy, all training periods are limited to 52 weeks in length toprovide training to as many referrals as can be accommodatedwith the funds allocated to this program. Most training underthe less-than-class-size referral program is provided through theprivate sector, though some public schools and communitycolleges are utilized when feasible. Ninety per cent federalsupport, 10 per .cent state matching funds. Contact: M. WaynePodvia, Chief, Retraining Section, Commonwealth of Pennsyl-vania, State Department of Education.

PA PROJECT This project is a contract with the Northeastern PennsylvaniaSociety for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc. to evaluate some800 students. The purpose is to identify and evaluate thehandicapped student enrolled in special education classes. Willinclude an accurate diagnosis, the prognosis of the handicappingconditions displayed by the individual students and a prescribedtreatment program to develop their vocational potential. Sec-ondary level. Supported under Vocational Education Amend-ments of 1968 to school districts who contract with the Privateschool for these services. Contact: Mr. Robert Muzzi, Director,Lackawanna County Area Vocational-Technical School, 200Adams St., Scranton, Pa. 18503.

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PA PROJECT A contract with the Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation toprovide :In individualized instruction program to adults for oneyear. This will be done at the John F. Kennedy Center, and thecontracted services include individualized instruction, a place-ment program, service on all equipment and a followup.Postsecondary level. Under Vocational Education Amendmentsof 1968. Contact: Dr. William T. Kelly, John F. Kennedy SkillCenter, 734 Schyulkill Ave., Philadelphia Pa. 19146.

PA PROJECT Career opportunities program in Northeastern EducationalIntermediate Unit No. 9. Undergraduate level. Contact: Mr. BenSimoncelli, Director, Federal Programs, 200 Adams Ave.,Scranton, Pa. 18503.

PA PROJECT A pilot program contracting with Marywood College to providetraining to 20 educable mentally retarded females in the areasof: semiskilled needle trades workers, homemaking and relatedskills, waitress-kitchen aides, child care, semiskilled officeworkers. A work study arrangement will also be used in the areaof work they receive training in and ultimately steady employ-ment. Secondary level. Under Vocational Education Amend-ments of 1968. Contact: Dr. Peter M. Mensky, ExecutiveDirector, Northeastern Educational Intermediate "Unit No. 19,200.Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18503.

PA NOTE: While the administration of the Vocational Education Act of1968 and of the state plan for vocational education is aresponsibility of the bureau of vocational, technical andconthauing education in the department of education, evalu-ation has been delegated to the division of evaluation and isconducted cooperatively by the professional staff of thedivision of evaluation and the bureau of vocational, technicaland continuing education. The evaluation is conducted throughself-evaluation and on-site visits. Grades 9-12. State support.Contact: Kenneth R. Miller, Bureau of Curriculum Develop-ment and Evaluation, State Department of Education.

RI H 5365A ENACTED. Creates the Rhode Island State Advisory CouncilCh 284 for Technical-Vocational Education and enumerates its compo-

sition, functions and duties.

SC H 3169 ENACTED. Creates the state board for technical and compre-ACT 1268 hensive education, provides for its powers and duties, repeals

certain sections of the code. Board will have within itsjurisdiction, in accordance with the provisions of this act, alltwo - year, state-supported postsecondary institutions and theirprograms that are presently operating and any created in thefuture. Excepted are the present university branches andcenters, which shall continue the present programs. Otherprovisions. HIGHER EDUCATION.

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SD SB 114 FAILED. Would have placed the division of vocational educa-tion within the department of public instruction.

TN HJR 472 ADOPTED. Directs the state board of education to develop atwo-shift day schedule at area vocational-technical schools.

TN HJR 474 ADOPTED. Directs the state board of education to reviseprovisions for vocational education in the public schools.

TX SCR 89 ADOPTED. Requests the advisory council for technical-voca-tional education in Texas to conduct a feasibility study todetermine: (1) the role and scope of a sole citizens' advisorycouncil in Texas for occupational education and manpowerdevelopment, (2) the type mechanism that would be required toserve this capacity, (3) the requirements as these relate to staff,budget and supportive services for such a mechanism, (4) thecomposition of such a mechanism, appointing authority, linesof communication and responsibility, (5) how this mechanismwould relate to various agencies. Report to the 1973 Legisla-ture. 1971.*

TX SB 189 ENACTED. The board of trustees of a school district maycontract with another school district or with a public or privates-:hool which is regulated by the state, as designated in the stateplan for vocational education, to provide vocational classes forstudents in the district.


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APPENDIX

SURVEY INSTRUMENT

The survey instrument for collecting information to be used in this and forthcoming research briefson education legislatio ) and achievements in the states for 1972 was released in seven two-page partsin a single mailing to state departments of education, legislative councils, state offices of the NationalSchool Boards Assoc state offices of the National Education Association and state offices ofthe National Education Association and state offices (where existent) of the American Federation ofTeachers. The sample on the following page is a composite diagram showing the general format.

Page 1 of the form asked for information on passed or proposed legislation; page 2 asked forinformation on projects, commissions and studies. The seven topics were listed as follows:

ACCOUNTABILITY/ASSESSMENT, including but not limited to Statewide Education Goals,Assessment Programs, Statewide Testing Programs, Management by Objectives,Program-Planning-Budgeting Systems, and Community/School Advisory Programs.

DRUG EDUCATION, including but not limited to Teacher Training Programs, CommunityInvolvement Programs, and Student Programs.

GOVERNANCE, including but not limited to Collective Bargaining, Teacher Tenure, TeacherAides/Paraprofessionals, Differentiated Staffing, Teacher Evaluation Programs, School DistrictReorganization, and Changes in State Board Structure, Regents, Higher Education, etc.

INNER CITY TEACHING, including but not limited to Inservice Training, Higher EducationPrograms, On-the-Job Training, and Special Salary Schedules.

PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING, including but not limited to Private/Profit Groups, TeacherOrganizations, Fixed Price Contracts, Turnkey Contracts, Remedial or Special Programs, andAdult/Vocational Programs.

VOUCHER EDUCATION, including but not limited to Statewide Programs, Pilot/DemonstrationPrograms, Private/Parochial Schools, Tax Credit Plans, and Direct Payment Plans.

YEAR-ROUND SCHOOLS, including but not limited to Extended School Year, Changes inAttendance Legislation, and Four-Day School Week.

Future Research Briefs will cover all of the areas listed above, but not necessarily in those groupings.

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STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES

ALABAMALeRoy BrownSuperintendeht of EducationState Department of EducationMontgomery 36104

ALASKA.,Marshall L. LindCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationAlaska Office BuildingJuneau 99801

ARIZONAWeldon P. ShofstallSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationPhoenix 85007

ARKANSASA. W. FordCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationLittle Rock 72201

CALIFORNIAWilson RilesSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationSacramento 95814

COLORADOCalvin M.. FrazierCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationDenver 80203

CONNECTICUTWilliam J. SandersCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducallonHartford 06115

DELAWAREKenneth C. MaddenSuperirit2ndent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionDover 19901

FLORIDAFloyd T. ChristianCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationTallahassee 32304

GEORGIAJack P. NixSuperintendent of SchoolsState Department of EducationAtlanta 30334

HAWAIIShiro AmiokaSuperintendent of EducationState Department of EducationP.O. Box 2360Honolulu 96804

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IDAHOD. F. EngelkingSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationBoise 83702

ILLINOISMichael BakalisSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionSpringfield 62706

INDIANAHarold NegleySuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionIndianapolis 46206

IOWARobert BentonSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionDes Moines 50319

KANSASC. Taylor WhittierCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationTopeka 66612

KENTUCKYLyman V. GingerSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationFrankfort 40601

LOUISIANALouis MichotSuperintendent of EducationState Department of EducationBaton Rouge 70804

MAINECarroll R. McGaryCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationAugusta 04330

MARYLANDJames A. SensenbaughState Superintendent of SchoolsState Department of EducationFriendship International AirportP.O. Box 8717Baltimore 21240

MASSACHUSETTSGregory AnrigCommissioner of EducationState Department of Education182 Tremont StreetBoston 02111

MICHIGANJohn W. Po-terSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationLansing 48902

MINNESOTAHoward B. CasmeyCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationSt. Paul 55101

MISSISSIPPIGarvin H. JohnstonSuperintendent of EducationState Department of EducationJackson 39205

MISSOURIArthur L. MalloryCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationJefferson City 65101

MONTANADolores Colburg (Mrs.)Superintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionHelena 59601

NEBRASKACecil E. StanleyCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationLincoln 68509

NEVADAKenneth H. HansenSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationCarson City 89701

NEW HAMPSHIRENewell J. PaireCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationConcord 03301

NEW JERSEYEdward W. KilpatrickActing Commissioner of EducationState Department of EducationTrenton 08625

NEW MEXICOLeonard J. DeLayoSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationSanta Fe 87501

NEW YORKEwald B. NyquistCommissioner of EducationState Education DepartmentAlbany 12224

NORTH CAROLINAA. Craig PhillipsSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionRaleigh 27602

NORTH DAKOTAM. F. PetersonSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionBismarck 58501

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OHIOMartin W. EssexSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationColumbus 43215

OKLAHOMALeslie R. FisherSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationOklahoma City 73105

OREGONDale P. ParnellSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Board of EducationSalem 97310

PENNSYLVANIAJohn C. PittengerSecretary of EducationState Department of EducationHarrisburg 17126

RHODE ISLANDFred G. BurkeCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationProvidence 02908

SOUTH CAROLINACyril B. BusbeeSuperintendent of EducationState Department of EducationColumbia 29201

SOUTH DAKOTADonald BarnhartSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionPierre 57501

TENNESSEEBenjamin E. CarmichaelCommissioner of EducationState Department of EducationNashville 37219

TEXASJ. W. EdgarCommissioner of EducationTexas Education AgencyAustin 78711

UTAHWalter D. TalbotSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Board of EducationSalt Lake City 84111

VERMONTRobert A. WitneyCommissioner of Educatik nState Department of EducationMontpelier 05602

VIRGINIAWoodrow W. WilkersonSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Board of EducationRichmond 23216

WASHINGTONFrank B. BrouilletSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Plzblic InstructionOlympia 98501

WEST VIRGINIADaniel B. TaylorSuperintendent of Free SchoolsState Department of EducationCharleston 25305

WISCONSINBarbara ThompsonSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of Public InstructionWisconsin Hall-126 Langdon StreetMadison 53703

WYOMINGRobert G. SchraderSuperintendent of Public InstructionState Department of EducationCheyenne 82001

CCSSO WASHINGTON, D.C.. OFFICEByron W. HansfordExecutive SecretaryCouncil of Chief State School Officers1201 Sixteenth Street, N.W. 20036

EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS

NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATIONHarold V. Webb, Executive Director1233 Central StreetEvanston, Illinois 60201

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONTerry E. Herndon, Executive Secretary1201 16th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSJohn Schmid, DirectorDepartment of State and Local Assistance1012 14th Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20005

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LEGISLATIVE SERVICE AGENCIES

ALABAMA Legislative Reference ServiceLouis G. Greene, SecretaryState CapitolMontgomery 36104

ALASKA Legislative Affairs AgencyJohn M. Elliott, Executive DirectorPouch Y, State CapitolJuneau 99801

ARIZONA Legislative CouncilHarry Gutterman, Executive Director324 State CapitolPhoenix 85007

ARKANSAS Bureau of Legislative ResearchMarcus Halbrook, DirectorState CapitolLittle Rock 72201

CALIFORNIA Administrative LegislativeReference Service

Mrs. Irene V. Stone, HeadAurninistrative Legislative Reference ServiceCalifornia State LibrarySacramento 95814

COLORADO Legislative CouncilLyle C. Kyle, DirectorState CapitolDenver 80203

CONNECTICUT Office of Legislative ResearchAllan H. Rouse, DirectorState CapitolHartford 06115

DELAWARE Legislative CouncilGeorge L. Frick, Research DirectorLegislative. HallDover'l 9901

FLORIDA Legislative Library ServicesDavid V. Kerns, DirectorState CapitolTallahassee 32304

GEORGIA Office of Legislative CounselFrank H. Edwards, Legislative CounselState CapitolAtlanta 30334

HAWAII Legislative Reference BureauSamuel B. K. Chang, DirectorThe State CapitolHonolulu 96813

IDAHO Legislative CouncilMyran H. Schlechte, DirectorState CapitolBoise 83707

ILLINOIS Legislative CouncilWilliam L. Day, Director of ResearchM-9, State HouseSpringfield 62706

INDIANA Legislative Counc'.IAnthony E. Arcl. Executive DirectorState CapitolIndianapolis 46204

IOWA Legislative Service BureauSerge H. Garrison, DirectorState CapitolDes Moines 50319

KANSAS Legislative Coordinating CouncilJ. W. Drury, Director of ResearchState CapitolTopeka 66611:

KENTUCKY Legislative Research CommissionJackson W. White, DirectorState CapitolFrank fort 40601

LOUISIANA Legislative CouncilDe Van D. Daggett, Executive DirectorP.O. Box 44012, Capitol StationBaton Rouge 70804

MAINE Legislative Research CommitteeSamuel H. Slosberg, DirectorState HouseAugusta 04330

MARYLAND Department of Legislative ReferenceCarl N. Everstine, DirectorState HouseAnnapolis 21404

MASSACHUSETTS Legislative Research BureauDaniel M. O'Sullivan, DirectorState House, Room 236Boston 02133

MICHIGAN Legislative Service BureauAllan E. Reyhons, DirectorState CapitolLansing 48903

MINNESOTA Legislative Reference LibraryRaymond C. Lindquist, DirectorState CapitolSt. Paul 55101

MISSISSIPPI Legislative Reference BureauCarol C. West, Legislative Reference LibrarianState LibraryJackson 39205

MISSOURI Committee on Legislative ResearchFrank M, Masters, Director of ResearchState CapitolJefferSon City 65101

MONTANA Legislative CouncilMrs. Rose Weber, Acting Executive DirectorState CapitolHelena 59601

NEBRASKA Legislative CouncilGeorge Gerdes, Executive DirectorState CapitolLincoln 68509

NEVADA Legislative Counsel BureauArthur J. Palmer, Research DirectorState CapitolCarson City 89701

NEW HAMPSHIRE Office of Legislative ServicesArthur G. Marx, DirectorState HouseConcord 03301

NEW JERSEY Law Revision and LegislativeServices Commission

William M. Lanning, Chief CounselState HouseTrenton 08625

NEW MEXICO Legislative Council ServiceClay Buchanan, DirectorState CapitolSanta Fe 87501

NEW YORK Legislative Reference LibraryWilliam P. Leonard, LibrarianState CapitolAlbany 12224

NORTH CAROLINA Legislative ServicesClyde Ball, Legislative Services OfficerState CapitolRaleigh 27602

NORTH DAKOTA Legislative CouncilC. Emerson Murry, DirectorState CapitolBismarck 58501

OHIO Legislative Service CommissionDavid A. Johnston, DirectorState CapitolColumbus 43218

OKLAHOMA Legislative CouncilJack A. Rhodes, DirectorState CapitolOklahoma City 73105

OREGON Legislative Counsel CommitteeThomas G. Clifford, DirectorState CapitolSalem 97310

PENNSYLVANIA Legislative Reference BureauJohn R. Gailey, Jr., DirectorP.O. Box 1127Harrisburg 17120

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RHODE ISLAND Legislative CouncilAngelo A. Mosca, Jr., DirectorState HouseProvidence 02906

SOUTH CAROLINA Legislative CouncilHenry L. Lake, DirectorP.O. Box 11417Columbia 29211

SOUTH DAKOTA Legislative Research CouncilMichael P. Ortner, DirectorState CapitolPierre 57501

TENNESSEE Legislative Council CommitteeJames J. Mynatt, Executive DirectorState CapitolNashville 37219

TEXAS Legislative CouncilRobert E. Johnson, Executive DirectorState CapitolAustin 78711

UTAH Legislative CouncilLewis H. Lloyd, Director of ResearchState CapitolSalt Lake City 84114

VERMONT Legislative CouncilDonald Smith, ChairmanState CapitolMontpelier 05602

VIRGINIA Division of Statutory Research andDrafting

John B. Boatwright, Jr., SecretaryState CapitolRichmond 23219

WASHINGTON Legislative CouncilJames W. Guenther, Executive SecretaryState Legislative BuildingOlympia 98501

WEST VIRGINIA Office of Legislative ServicesEarl M. Vickers, DirectorState CapitolCharleston 16305

WISCONSIN Joint Legislative CouncilBonnie Reese, Executive SecretaryState CapitolMadison 43703

WYOMING Legislative Service OfficeRalph e;. Thomas, DirectorState CapitolCheyenne 82001

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