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Louisiana House of Representatives
David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library
November 2007

Acquisitions || Serials

New Acquisitions List – November  2007

ADOPTION

CONSENT TO ADOPTION : summary of state laws / Child Welfare Information Gateway.  -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007.
Current through Apr. 2007.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws policies/statutes/consentall.pdf

COURT JURISDICTION AND VENUE FOR ADOPTION PETITIONS : summary of state laws / Child Welfare Information Gateway.  -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws policies/statutes/jurisdictionall.pdf

AIRPORTS

AIRPORT FINANCE : observations on planned airport development costs and funding levels and the Administration's proposed changes in the Airport Improvement Program / Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2007.
Report to the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d07885.pdf

AUDITS

CRESCENT CITY CONNECTION DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF LOUISIANA : financial statement audit, issued November 21, 2007 /  Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2007.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/CE4B50AF66FA82388625739900638C48/$FILE/000035E5.pdf

LAFAYETTE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD : compliance audit, issued November 14, 2007 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2007.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/967D47CCD20A37E38625739200715EED/$FILE/000035CD.pdf

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM, A COMPONENT UNIT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA : financial statement audit, issued November 14, 2007 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2007.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/B873A3C17BDCC586862573920078B21D/$FILE/000035CC.pdf

ROAD HOME PROGRAM PIPELINE RELIABILITY : performance audit, issued October 31, 2007 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2007.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/3357B9DD602F24CB86257385006C2F51/$FILE/00002650.pdf

WARD 7 FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT OF BIENVILLE PARISH : compliance audit, issued November 7, 2007 / Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 2007.
http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/40849E456CBFC5548625738D00593768/$FILE/0000357F.pdf

BOATING

BOATING STATISTICS / U.S. Coast Guard, 2007.
http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/Boating Statistics_2006.pdf

CHILD HEALTH

CHILDHOOD OBESITY : update of policy options and research / Winterfield, Amy / Denver : NCSL, 2007.
http://www.ncsl.org/bookstore/productDetail.htm?prodid=0166611

CHILD WELFARE

DELIVERING ON THE PROMISE : promoting court capacity to improve outcomes for abused and neglected children / Robison, Susan / Denver : NCSL, 2007.
http://www.ncsl.org/print/cyf/deliveringpromise.pdf

COMPUTER SECURITY

SPYWARE : background and policy issues for Congress /  Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2007.
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL32706 20070926.pdf

CORRECTIONAL STATISTICS

UNEVEN JUSTICE : state rates of incarceration by race and ethnicity / Washington, DC : Sentencing Project, 2007.
http://www.sentencingproject.org/Admin/Documents/publications/rd_stateratesofincbyraceandethnicity.pdf

DISASTER RECOVERY

GULFGOV REPORTS : response, recovery, and the role of the nonprofit community in the two years since Katrina and Rita / Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government; Public Affairs Research Council of La. (PAR)  -- New York, NY : Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2007.
http://www.rockinst.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=12698

EDUCATION STATISTICS

CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLS : closing the achievement gap. Innovations in Education / WestEd.  -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Education. Office of Innovation and Improvement, 2006.

THE FAMILY : America's smallest school / Princeton, NJ : Educational Testing Service, 2007.
http://www.ets.org/Media/Education_Topics/pdf/5678 PERCReport School.pdf

K-8 CHARTER SCHOOLS : closing the achievement gap. Innovations in education / WestEd.  -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Education. Office of Innovation and Improvement, 2007.

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION

OVERSEAS VOTING -- CHALLENGES AND INNOVATION / Washington, DC : Election Reform Information Project, 2007.
http://www.electionline.org/Portals/1/Publications/EB21%20overseas%20voting%20final.pdf

EMERGENCY POWERS

NATIONAL EMERGENCY POWERS /  Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2007.
Includes table of declared national emergencies, 1976-2007; bibliographical references.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/98-505.pdf

ETHICS AND ETHICS CODE

TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN LOUISIANA / Mercatus Center at George Mason University.  -- Arlington, Va. : 2007.
Address to the Government and Fiscal Reform Advisory Council.
http://www.mercatus.org/repository/docLib/20071128 Louisiana_Testimony Final.pdf

EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE AND PROOF / Maraist, Frank L. / 2nd ed.  -- St. Paul, Minn. : Thomson West, 2007.

FREEDOM OF RELIGION

THE LAW OF CHURCH AND STATE : U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 2002 / Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2007.
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34223 20071030.pdf

GUBERNATORIAL SUCCESSION

A HANDBOOK FOR GUBERNATORIAL TRANSITION IN KENTUCKY / Frankfort, Ky. : Kentucky. Legislative Research Commission, 2007.

HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT

AN UNHEALTHY AMERICA : the economic burden of chronic disease. Charting a new course to save lives and increase productivity and economic growth / Santa Monica, Calif. : Milken Institute, 2007.
http://www.milkeninstitute.org/pdf/chronic_disease%1feport.pdf

HEALTH INSURANCE

ASSESSING STATES' PROGRESS IN MEETING STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM GOALS / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General.  -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007.
http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-07-00330.pdf

JUVENILE JUSTICE

MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS / Hammond, Sarah Brown / Denver : NCSL, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE

A DIGEST OF PARLIAMENTARY LAW; ALSO, THE RULES OF THE SENATE, AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CONGRESS; WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND THEIR HISTORY / Wilson, Oliver M. (Oliver Morris) / 2nd ed.  -- Philadelphia : Kay & Brother, 1869.

LEGISLATORS

STATE PROVISIONS FOR RETIRED STATE LEGISLATORS' HEALTH INSURANCE / Snell, Ronald / NCSL, 2007.
Compiled October 2007.

MAPS

LOUISIANA STATE MAINTAINED HIGHWAY SYSTEM / La. Department of Transportation and Development. Office of Planning and Programming.  -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Transportation and Development, 2006.

MARINE ECOLOGY

MARINE DEAD ZONES : understanding the problem / Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2007.
http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/07Aug/98-869.pdf

THE PROBLEM / THE CAUSES OF HYPOXIA IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO / National Coastal Data Development Center.  -- [s.l.] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, undated.
http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/ecosystems/hypoxia/MoreHypoxiaInfo

MEDICAID

LOUISIANA MEDICAID PAYMENTS AND SERVICES RELATED TO HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA : data compendium. Memoranda Report / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Inspector General.  -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007.
http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-05-07-00300.pdf

MENTAL HEALTH

CRISIS IN CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH : LA-YES children's mental health plan / La. Youth Enhanced Services (LA-Y.E.S.)  -- New Orleans : 2007.
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/publications/pubs-142/ChildPlan2007PDF.pdf

MILITARY SERVICES

SUPPORTING DEFENSE COMMUNITIES : state and military lessons learned / Nelson, Christina L.; Morandi, Larry / Denver : NCSL, 2007.

MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE

EXPULSION OF STATE LEGISLATORS / Denver : NCSL, 2006.

MISCONDUCT BY A LEGISLATOR / Denver : NCSL, 2006.

NEW ORLEANS

AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE FOR NEW ORLEANS / RAND Gulf States Policy Institute.  -- Santa Monica, Calif. RAND, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references. Prepublication copy. This document has been peer-reviewed and edited, but not proofread.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical reports/2007/RAND TR547.pdf

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

KNOW YOUR BIBLE MINISTRIES / Baton Rouge : La. Office of State Inspector General, 2007.
http://doa.louisiana.gov/OIG/pdf%20reports/2007/1070019.pdf

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS

OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT : legal framework / Washington, DC : U.S. Congressional Research Service, 2007.
http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/07Oct/RL33404.pdf

POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

DEVELOPING A PUBLIC AGENDA FOR HIGHER EDUCATION / NCSL. Blue Ribbon Commission on Higher Education.  -- Denver : NCSL, 2007.
http://www.ncsl.org/bookstore/productdetail.htm?prodid=0131620003&catsel=xedu%3BEducation

GOOD POLICY, GOOD PRACTICE : improving outcomes and productivity in higher education: a guide for policymakers / National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education; National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.  -- San Jose, Calif. : National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2007.
http://www.highereducation.org/reports/Policy Practice/index.shtml

HIGHER EDUCATION, THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY AND METROPOLITAN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT : what can "eds and meds" do for the economic fortunes of a metro area's residents? / Kalamazoo, Mich. : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2007.
Louisiana cities included in survey: Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lafayette, Monroe, New Orleans, Shreveport.  Includes bibliographical references.
http://www.upjohninstitute.org/publications/wp/edsandmeds.pdf

POVERTY

DIVIDED THEY FALL : hardship in America's cities and suburbs / Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. Urban and Metropolitan Studies Program.  -- Albany, NY : Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2007.
http://www.rockinst.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=12896

PRESCHOOL EDUCATION

READY TO START : ensuring high-quality prekindergarten in SREB states / Atlanta : Southern Regional Education Board, 2007.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

PRESCRIPTION DRUG STATE LEGISLATION, 2007 / Denver : NCSL, 2007.
http://ncsl.org/programs/health/drugbill07.htm

PRIVATIZATION

USER GUIDEBOOK ON IMPLEMENTING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES / Federal Highway Administration, 2007.
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ppp/ppp user guidebook_final 7-7-07.pdf

PROPERTY TAX

PROPERTY TAX COMPENDIUM / Denver : NCSL, 2007.
"The compendium was crafted specifically for those interested in public education funding resources." -- Pref.
http://www.ncsl.org/print/educ/PROPERTYTAXCOMPENDIUMII.pdf

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

SCHOOLS NEED GOOD LEADERS NOW : state progress in creating a learning-centered school leadership system / Atlanta : Southern Regional Education Board, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references.
http://sreb.org/main/Goals/Publications/07V48 School_leadership.pdf

SCHOOL FINANCE

FY 2007-2008 EDUCATION EXCELLENCE EXPENDITURE PLANS / La. Department of Education.  -- Baton Rouge : 2007.
Presented to the House Education Committee, November 27, 2007.

SEX CRIMES

MANAGING CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS IN THE COMMUNITY / Washington, DC : NGA Center for Best Practices, 2007.
http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0711SEXOFFENDERBRIEF.PDF

SOCIAL SECURITY

SOCIAL SECURITY : issues regarding the coverage of public employees / Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office, 2007.
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08248t.pdf

SPEECHES

GOVERNOR BLANCO ADDRESSES THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THE WORLD TRADE CENTERS ASSOCIATION / Blanco, Kathleen Babineaux  -- Baton Rouge : La. Office of the Governor, 2007.
http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=4&articleID=3285

GOVERNOR BLANCO DELIVERS REMARKS ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA / Blanco, Kathleen Babineaux  -- Baton Rouge : La. Office of the Governor, 2007.
http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=4&articleID=3168

GOVERNOR BLANCO DELIVERS REMARKS REGARDING AN UPDATE IN THE JENA 6 CASE / Blanco, Kathleen Babineaux  -- Baton Rouge : La. Office of the Governor, 2007.
http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=4&articleID=3238

GOVERNOR BLANCO'S REMARKS AT THE LACHIP CONFERENCE / Blanco, Kathleen Babineaux  -- Baton Rouge : La. Office of the Governor, 2007.
http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=4&articleID=3326

SHREVEPORT GENERAL MOTORS ANNOUNCEMENT / Blanco, Kathleen Babineaux  -- Baton Rouge : La. Office of the Governor, 2007.
http://www.gov.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=newsroom&tmp=detail&catID=4&articleID=3304

TANF

STATE POLICY REGARDING PASS-THROUGH AND DISREGARD OF CURRENT MONTH'S CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTED FOR FAMILIES RECEIVING TANF-FUNDED CASH ASSISTANCE /  Washington, DC : Center for Law and Social Policy, 2007.
http://www.clasp.org/publications/pass through 2007june01.pdf

TEACHERS

STRENGTHENING TEACHER QUALITY IN HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS -- POLICY AND PRACTICE / Washington, DC : Council of Chief State School Officers, 2007.

TUITION OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM (TOPS)

TOPS REPORT TO THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE, NOVEMBER 27, 2007 / La. Board of Regents.  -- Baton Rouge : 2007.
http://www.regents.state.la.us/Reports/topsrptsys.htm

Louisiana House of Representatives
David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library

New Editions of Serial Titles – November 2007

ABORTION
ABORTION SURVEILLANCE : UNITED STATES / Atlanta : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003-

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/ss/ss5609.pdf

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS
LOUISIANA SUMMARY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, [YRS.] / Baton Rouge : LSU. Agricultural Center, 2004, 2007.

CHILDREN
LOW-INCOME CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES : national and state trend data, 1996-2006 / New York, NY : National Center for Children in Poverty, 2007.

http://nccp.org/publications/pub_761.html

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT
FISCAL YEAR 20-- ANNUAL PLAN : ecosystem restoration and hurricane protection in coastal restoration and hurricane protection in coastal Louisiana / La. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, 2006-

http://www.lacpra.org/assets/docs/FY08%20Annual%20Plan%20--FINAL--%20(2).pdf

CORRECTIONS
BRIEFING BOOK, UPDATE / Baton Rouge : La. Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 2007.

http://www.corrections.state.la.us/Statistics/BB.htm

DISASTER RECOVERY
THE NEW ORLEANS INDEX : tracking recovery of the region / Brookings Institution. Metropolitan Policy Program; Greater New Orleans Community Data Center.  -- Washington, DC : Brookings Institution, 2007.

http://www.gnocdc.org/

EDUCATION STATISTICS
ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL REPORT / La. Department of Education. Office of Research and Development.  -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Education, 1990-

TRENDS IN STUDENT AID 20--  / New York, NY : College Entrance Examination Board, 2005-

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/trends/trends_aid_07.pdf

TRENDS IN COLLEGE PRICING 20--  / New York, N.Y. College Entrance Examination Board, 2005-

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/trends/trends_pricing_07.pdf

SECOND AND THIRD GRADERS' READING ABILITIES : fall [yr.] progress report / La. Department of Education. Division of School Standards Accountability and Assistance.  -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Education, 2000-

EDUCATION TESTING
THE NATION'S REPORT CARD MATHEMATICS [YR.] : National Assessment of Educational Progress at grades 4 and 8 / National Center for Education Statistics  -- Washington, DC : U.S. G.P.O. 2005-

THE NATION'S REPORT CARD READING [YR.] : National Assessment of Educational Progress at grades 4 and 8 / National Center for Education Statistics  -- Washington, DC : U.S. G.P.O. 2005-

FOOD
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN THE UNITED STATES, [YR] / U.S. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service.  -- Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2004-

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR29/
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err49/#2007-11-14

FOOD STAMP PLAN
STATE FOOD STAMP PARTICIPATION RATES IN [YR.] / Mathematica Policy Research.; U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service, 2005-

MEDICAID
COMPARATIVE DATA REPORT ON MEDICAID : a report submitted to the Fiscal Affairs and Governmental Operations Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, Council of State Governments / La. Legislative Fiscal Office.  -- Atlanta : CSG. Southern Legislative Conference, 1992-

http://lfo.louisiana.gov/publications
http://www.slcatlanta.org/Publications/publications.htm#Comparative%20Data%20Reports

MEDICAL CARE
AMERICA'S HEALTH RANKINGS : a call to action for people and their communities /  Minnetonka, Minn. : UnitedHealth Foundation, 2003-

http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/shr.html

POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
EDUCATION PAYS : the benefits of higher education for individuals and society / New York, NY : College Entrance Examination Board, 2007.

http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/about/news_info/cbsenior/yr2007/ed-pays-2007.pdf

PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INVESTMENT EARNINGS SUMMARY, FISCAL YEAR ---- / Baton Rouge : La. Department of the Treasury, 2006-

RETIREMENT FUNDS
ACTUARIAL REPORT ON LOUISIANA PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS / La. Office of Legislative Auditor; La. Legislative Actuary.  -- Baton Rouge : La. Office of Legislative Auditor, 1993-

http://app1.lla.state.la.us/PublicReports.nsf/DEE3527E95B3E8E98625739A005CDD03/$FILE/000035E6.pdf

SCHOOLS
LOUISIANA SCHOOL DIRECTORY / La. Department of Education. Office of Research and Development.  -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Education, 2007.

SMALL BUSINESSES
SMALL BUSINESS  / SMALL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT / La. Department of Environmental Quality. Small Business Assistance Program.  -- Baton Rouge : La. Department of Environmental Quality, 2007.

SMALL BUSINESS SURVIVAL INDEX : ranking the policy environment for entrepreneurship across the nation / Washington, DC : Small Business Survival and Entrepreneurship Council, 2007.

http://sbecouncil.org/Media/pdf/SBSI_2007.pdf

STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
LASERS MEMBERSHIP HANDBOOK / Baton Rouge : La. State Employees' Retirement System, 2006.

http://www.lasers.state.la.us/publicat.htm

SUBSTANCE ABUSE
MONITORING THE FUTURE : national survey results on drug abuse, 1975-2006 / University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research; National Institute on Drug Abuse.  -- Bethesda, Md. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2007.

TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF LOUISIANA ACTUARIAL VALUATION / S.J. Actuarial Associates. 2007.

TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FACT BOOK / Washington, DC : American Public Transportation Association, 2007.

http://www.apta.com/research/stats/factbook/index.cfm

UNIFORM LAWS
HANDBOOK OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE MEETING IN ITS ___ YEAR / National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.  -- Buffalo, NY : William S. Heine, 1933-

http://www.nccusl.org/Update/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=2&tabid=60