Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library New Acquisitions September and October 2009
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Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library New Acquisitions September and October 2009 While primarily serving the legislative branch, the Library is open to the public. The collection includes legislative publications, selected state and federal documents, and studies on governmental issues. Materials are available for use in the Library. For more information call 775-684-6827 or contact us by email. INDEX COMMERCE & LABOR HEALTH & WELFARE CRIMINAL JUSTICE/LEGAL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATION NEVADA ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES TRANSPORTATION GOVERNMENT & POLITICS COMMERCE & LABOR Title: 2009 NEVADA SMALL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE DIRECTORY (Book) --2009. Source: UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO (UNR) Pages: 48 Subject: 1. DIRECTORIES--NEVADA. 2. SMALL BUSINESS. URL: http://www.ag.unr.edu/uced/Reports/Technical/2009NVSmlBusCommDevResourceDirct09-10-04.pdf Title: 2010 STATE BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX (Book) --2009. Source: TAX FOUNDATION Pages: 60 Series: Background Paper Number 59 Subject: 1. BUSINESS TAX. Notes: "The Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index is an indicator of which states’ tax systems are the most hospitable to business and economic growth." Includes the following components: • Corporate Tax Index • Individual Income Tax Index • Sales Tax Index • Property Tax Index • Unemployment Insurance Tax Index Nevada is ranked 4th best URL: http://www.taxfoundation.org/files/bp59.pdf Title: COMPENSATION SURVEY : A survey of professional, scientific and related jobs in state government (Book) --2009. Source: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS (AFT) Pages: 120+ Subject: 1. COMPENSATION, WAGES AND HOURS. 2. EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. Notes: "This is the 10th year that AFT Public Employees has released its report comparing the salaries of state employees across the country. Each year we have been able to improve on our analysis of wage data from state to state and, hopefully, better assist negotiators and administrators involved in setting wage rates for state employees. This year's report includes information on both compensation structures and actual salaries in effect as of March 1, 2009." Pre-2009 title: AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey: A survey of professional, scientific and related occupations in state government URL: http://aft.org/salary/2009/PubEmpsCompSurvey09.pdf (2009 ed.) http://aft.org/salary/2008/PubEmpsCompSurvey08.pdf (2008 ed.) http://aft.org/salary/2007/PubEmpsCompSurvey07.pdf (2007 ed.) http://www.aft.org/salary/2006/download/PECompSurvey06.pdf (2006 ed.) http://www.aft.org/salary/2005/download/PECompSurvey05.pdf (2005 ed.) Title: NEVADA FORECLOSURE INFORMATION WORKBOOK : A tool to educate homeowners on the foreclosure process (Electronic Document) --2009. Source: NEVADA FORECLOSURE PREVENTION TASKFORCE Pages: 45 Subject: 1. FORECLOSURE. Notes: "This workbook is designed to be a tool that can help you make informed decisions when facing mortgage delinquency and possible foreclosure. It offers clear direction on what information you will need to gather—key documents, household income and household expenses—when you approach your loan servicer and a housing counselor about your situation. It provides information to help you decide if you can afford to keep your home or if you will need to take other steps. It tells you how to find your servicer, how to choose a reputable housing counseling agency and alerts you on how not to become a victim of a foreclosure scam." URL: http://www.hud.gov/local/nv/homeownership/forclosurewkbk.pdf Title: REPORT ON THE PREVAILING WAGE LAW OF NEVADA : Its history, cost and effects (Book) --2001. Source: PHILIPS, PETER Pages: 166 Subject: 1. COMPENSATION, WAGES AND HOURS. 2. PUBLIC WORKS. Notes: Exhibit L: Assembly Government Affairs, 3-31-09, A.B. 298 Written by Peter Philips, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, University of Utah URL: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Exhibits/Assembly/GA/AGA800L.pdf (executive summary) Title: [REPORTS PURSUANT TO NRS 686B.177 RE] INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE RATE/LOSS COST PROVISION FOR CATASTROPHIC EXPOSURE (Book) --AN 2004-- Source: NEVADA DIVISION OF INSURANCE Pages: UNP Subject: 1. INSURANCE, INDUSTRIAL. 2. WORKERS' COMPENSATION--NEVADA. Notes: Report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau pursuant to NRS 686B.177 Title varies Discusses changes in rates or in the Uniform Plan for Rating Experience, the Uniform Statistical Plan or the Uniform System of Classification 2006 edition includes implementation of VCAP (Voluntary Coverage Assistance Program) effective 7-1-06 Revised loss costs and assigned risk rates Holdings: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (2 vols.) CRIMINAL JUSTICE/LEGAL SYSTEM Title: FORECLOSURES : A crisis in legal representation (Book) --2009. Source: BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE Pages: 53 Subject: 1. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 2. FORECLOSURE. Notes: "The nation's massive foreclosure crisis is also, at its heart, a legal crisis. Many homeowners are losing their homes because they lack the ability to navigate the landscape of our lending laws. The Legal Services Corporation ('LSC'), the major federal source of funding for civil representation for the poor, reports that nonprofit legal services programs across the nation are 'besieged with requests for foreclosure assistance.' Too few people are ever able to obtain qualified legal guidance." URL: http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/foreclosures/ Title: LANGUAGE ACCESS IN STATE COURTS (Book) --2009. Source: BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE Pages: 74 Subject: 1. COURTS. 2. MINORITIES. Notes: "We examined interpretation services in 35 states and found: 1. 46% fail to require that interpreters be provided in all civil cases; 2. 80% fail to guarantee that the courts will pay for the interpreters they provide, with the result that many people who need interpreters do not in fact receive them; and 3. 37% fail to require the use of credentialed interpreters, even when such interpreters are available." URL: http://www.brennancenter.org/content/resource/language_access_in_state_courts/ (website includes state summaries) Title: PAINTING THE CURRENT PICTURE : A national report card on drug courts and other problem-solving court programs in the United States (Book) --2009. Source: BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE Pages: 30 Subject: 1. CRIMINAL JUSTICE--SENTENCING. 2. DRUG COURTS. 3. MENTAL HEALTH COURTS. Notes: Part of Exhibit C: Senate Judiciary, 4-14-09, A.B. 187 "This report provides an update of drug court and other problem-solving court activity in every state, territory, and district in the United States since the release of the inaugural issue ... in May 2004." URL: http://www.ndci.org/publications/publication-resources/painting-current-picture (2004 through current ed.) Title: STATE-BY-STATE TEEN DATING VIOLENCE REPORT CARD (Book) --2009. Source: BREAK THE CYCLE Pages: 114 Subject: 1. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 2. SEXUAL ASSAULT. 3. YOUNG ADULTS. Notes: "Sadly, teens face overwhelming obstacles to getting help such as limited access to basic securities like money, shelter and transportation. Exacerbating the barriers for teens are the widespread statutory restrictions that exist because so few states recognize teens as victims of domestic abuse. In fact, teens experience abuse at extremely high rates and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 exhibit the highest rates of abuse—above any other age group." URL: http://www.breakthecycle.org/resources-state-law-report-cards-2009.html Title: WHEN MEN MURDER WOMEN : An analysis of 2007 homicide data; females murdered by males in single victim/single offender incidents (Book) --2009. Source: VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER Pages: 35 Subject: 1. CRIME STATISTICS. 2. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Notes: Contents: • Introduction • Section One: National Data • Section Two: Black Women • Section Three: Laws that Help Protect Women from Abusers • Conclusion • Appendix One: Number of Females Murdered by Males in Single Victim/Single Offender Homicides and Rates by State, 2007 • Appendix Two: Additional Information for the 10 States with the Highest Rates of Female Homicide (LA, AK, WY, AR, NV, AL, NM, SC, OK, AZ) • Appendix Three: Additional Information on State Efforts to Help Prevent Domestic Violence Abusers from Obtaining Firearms URL: http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2009.pdf (2007 data) http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2007.pdf (2005 data) http://www.vpc.org/studies/wmmw2004.pdf (2002 data) EDUCATION Title: 39TH ANNUAL SURVEY REPORT ON STATE-SPONSORED STUDENT FINANCIAL AID : 2007-2008 academic year (Book) --2008. Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE STUDENT GRANT AND AID PROGRAMS (NASSGAP) Pages: 26 Subject: 1. UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES--TUITION. Notes: "Each year, NASSGAP completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report, the 39th annual survey, represents data from academic year 2007-08." URL: http://www.nassgap.org/viewrepository.aspx?categoryID=3 (1969-70 to current) Title: THE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT : Charter Schools (Book) --2009. Source: CENTER FOR EDUCATION REFORM Pages: 62 Subject: 1. EDUCATION--ACCOUNTABILITY. 2. EDUCATION--CHARTER SCHOOLS. Notes: "Nearly 18 years since the first charter school opened, individual state data indicates that charter schools are outpacing their conventional public school peers with fewer resources and tremendous obstacles. The data also proves charter schools are being held accountable for these results." URL: http://www.edreform.com/download/CER_2009_AR_Charter_Schools.pdf Title: DROPOUT AND COMPLETION RATES IN THE