Louisiana House of Representatives

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New Acquisitions List – July 2012

AUDITS
CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION DIVISION, HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 106 : informational report, issued July 25, 2012 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2012.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/EDE3FE260352B9BA86257A440076093F/$FILE/0002B7F4.pdf
 
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, STATE OF LOUISIANA : procedural report, issued July 5, 2012 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2012.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/AD06E449C9F6969E86257A32006B5573/$FILE/0002B37C.pdf
 
DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT, PRIVATIZATION BY FARA [F.A. RICHARD & ASSOCIATES] : performance audit, issued July 18, 2012 /  Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2012.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/2189A97FAF02669186257A3F00610C61/$FILE/0002B70C.pdf
 
CHILDREN 
SNAP PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING CHILDREN / Washington, DC : Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2012.
http://www.cbpp.org/files/7-17-12fa.pdf
 
COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY
STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT BACKGROUNDER / Lexington, KY : CSG, 2012.
http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/drupal/system/files/sara_backgrounder_0.pdf
 
COLLEGE TUITION
COMMITTEE PRINT - FOR PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION : the failure to safeguard the federal investment and ensure student success / Washington, DC : U.S. Senate. Health Education Labor and Pensions, 2012.
http://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing/?id=cdd6e130-5056-9502-5dd2-e4d005721cb2
 
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS UNDER ARRA / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412602-Implementation-of-Community-Services-Block-Grants-under-ARRA.pdf?RSSFeed=Urban.xml
 
GAMBLING
GAMBLING IN AMERICA : are states hooked on money from games? / Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2012.
 
GOVERNMENTAL FINANCE
TAX REVENUES SURPASS PREVIOUS PEAK BUT GROWTH SOFTENS ONCE AGAIN : local property tax collections resume modest gains / Albany, NY : Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. Fiscal Studies Program, 2012.
http://www.rockinst.org/pdf/government%20finance/state%20revenue%20report/2012-04-19-SRR%2087.pdf
 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES TO IMPROVE THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF STATE
AND LOCAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412593-State-and-Local-Human-Trafficking-Cases.pdf?RSSFeed=UI%20JusticePolicyCenter.xml
 
JUVENILE JUSTICE
FIRST REPORT FOR LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF AGENCY PROPOSED RULE ENTITLED EDUCATIONAL AND WORK ASSIGNMENT EXPERIENCE INCENTIVE PROGRAM / Baton Rouge : La. Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 2012.
 
JUVENILES
PREVENTING TOBACCO USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS : executive summary / Rockville, Md. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012.
 
PREVENTING TOBACCO USE AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS : a report of the Surgeon General / Rockville, Md. : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2012.
 
MEDICAID
HOW HEALTH REFORM'S MEDICAID EXPANSION WILL IMPACT STATE BUDGETS : federal government will pick up nearly all costs, even as expansion provides coverage to millions of low-income uninsured Americans / Washington, DC : Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2012.
http://www.cbpp.org/files/7-12-12health.pdf
 
MAKING THE MEDICAID EXPANSION AN ACA OPTION: : How many low-income Americans could remain uninsured / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412606-Making-the-Medicaid-Expansion-an-ACA-Option.pdf?RSSFeed=Urban.xml
 
MEDICAID ENROLLMENT AND SPENDING, 2009 TO 2011 / Lexington, KY : CSG, 2012.
http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/drupal/content/medicaid-enrollment-and-spending-2009-2011  
 
OPTING OUT OF THE MEDICAID EXPANSION UNDER THE ACA: : How many uninsured adults would not be eligible for Medicaid? / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412607-Opting-Out-of-the-Medicaid-Expansion-Under-the-ACA.pdf?RSSFeed=Urban.xml
 
SUPREME COURT DECISION ON THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT: : What it means for medicaid / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412605-Supreme-Court-Decision-on-the-Affordable-Care-Act.pdf?RSSFeed=Urban.xml
 
MEDICAL PERSONNEL
SENATE BILL 93 (ACT 50) OF THE 2011 REGULAR SESSION / Baton Rouge : La. Department of Health and Hospitals, 2012.
 
MENTAL HEALTH
EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER IN STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS / Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 2012.
http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2012/sbpdIB.pdf
  
PENSIONS
ARE PENSION REFORMS HELPING STATES ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE BEST WORKERS / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412614-Are-Pension-Reforms-Helping-States-Attract-and-Retain-the-Best-Workers.pdf
 
PROPERTY TAX
THE IMPACT OF THE GREAT RECESSION ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES / Albany, NY : Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. Fiscal Studies Program, 2012.
http://www.rockinst.org/pdf/government%20finance/2012-07-16-Recession%20Local%20%20Property%20Tax.pdf
 
SCHOOLS
AN ACCIDENT OF HISTORY : breaking the district monopoly on public school facilities / Washington, DC : National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2012.
http://www.publiccharters.org/data/files/Publication_docs/NAPCS_An%20Accident%20of%20History_2012_20120713T092237.pdf?
 
TANF
TANF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT CARDS : some states are restricting certain TANF transactions, but challenges remain / Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) 2012.
http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592787.pdf
 
UNEMPLOYMENT 
DISADVANTAGED WORKERS AND THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412620-Disadvantaged-Workers-and-the-Unemployment-Insurance-Program.pdf?RSSFeed=Urban.xml
 
IDENTIFYING THOSE AT GREATER RISK OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412621-Identifying-Those-at-Greater-Risk-of-Long-Term-Unemployment.pdf?RSSFeed=Urban.xml
 
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DURING THE GREAT RECESSION / Washington, DC : Urban Institute, 2012.
http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412596-Racial-and-Ethnic-Differences-in-Receipt-of-Unemployment-Insurance-Benefits-During-the-Great-Recession.pdf?RSSFeed=Urban.xml
 
VOTING REQUIREMENTS
VOTER RIGHTS : should photo IDs be required at the ballot box?  / Washington, DC : CQ Press, 2012.
 
WISCONSIN 
SUMMARY OF THE 2011-2012 WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE SESSION / Madison, WI : Wisconsin. Legislative Reference Bureau, 2012.
Also contains a brief on concealed carry and firearms laws in Wisconsin. 
 

New Editions of Serials List – July 2012

ANNUAL REPORT
LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT / Baton Rouge : La. Public Facilities Authority, 1999-