Guidelines for providing opportunities to qualified Canadians for employment at Canadian universities are presented. It is emphasized that to avoid governmental interference and possible regulation in this area, efforts should be made to inform Canadians of openings at Canadian Universities by means of advertisements in the "C.A.U.T.…

This manual is intended to articulate the rules and regulations for determining residence status in the State of North Carolina for students attending North Carolina public institutions of higher education. Nonresident students are required by law to pay a substantially higher cost for their education. The manual includes a definition of terms;…

A law was enacted during the session of the 1971 Washington State Legislature establishing definitions and procedures for residence classification. In the 1972 special session of the legislature, the 1971 residence law was amended to clarify several questions relative to the original legislation. At that time it was determined that the Council on…

This document describes the various qualifications for students to be classified as in-state or out-of-state students, primarily for purposes of tuition and fee charges, in state colleges and universities in Kentucky. Briefly stated, a student over the age of 18 years old who resides in the state without benefit of support by his parent or…

Over the past several years studies have indicated that traditional certification models are not working as well as they once did, particularly in relation to a larger and larger number of unconventional students to be served, and if possible, certified. Two major problems stand in the way of creating educational opportunities that would afford…

Presents the complete findings of a national survey (one major state university in each state) including number of out-of-state students, residence requirements and restrictions, fees, desire to eliminate fees, participation or interest in regional programs of reciprocity, opinions regarding current regulations, estimate of administrative costs,…

The New Canadian Citizenship Act (1974) differs in several ways from the first. For example, it no longer exempts older long-time residents and spouses from the requirement of having adequate knowledge of one of Canada's official languages. Enrollment in ESL (English as a Second Language) classes will undoubtedly increase. (CFM)

Campus judicial affairs administrators were asked to project the future status of 18 legal issues affecting higher education. The respondents foresaw changes in residency requirements, search and seizure, and in the legal protection afforded students attending private institutions. Entrance of due process into the territory of scholastic affairs…

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the impact of residency and guardianship requirements on the provision of educational opportunities to homeless children and youth. Specifically, the study sought to identify existing legal entanglements, from both state and local policy sources, that resulted in the denial of a free, appropriate public…

This document comprises resource materials on the education of homeless children. It is divided into three parts. Part 1, "Overview," collects publications of the Center for Law and Education, and articles and editorials from "Education Week" and "The New York Times." Part 2, "Relevant Statutes and…

Regulations governing classification of students for tuition purposes in each of the 50 states (including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) are summarized. This is followed by summaries of a number of court cases challenging the residency classification procedures used by public institutions of higher education. Each summary of state…

In May 1976, the Boston School Committee ordered "that all persons hired or promoted by the School Department" after July 1, 1976 must become residents of Boston "within three months of such hiring or promotion. . . ." Failure to comply was deemed "a voluntary termination of employment," except that promoted employees…

The Detroit Main Library's reference and research facilities have been used by increasing numbers of non-residents, although there has never been reciprocal financial support from suburban areas. Costs have increased and the city tax base has declined. In order to continue to operate as a metropolitan research library and to solve financial…

Legislation lowering the legal age of majority and decisions of U. S. courts in recent cases involving student residency are having reverberating effects upon postsecondary education throughout the nation. This document reviews the policies and means of Southern institutions for dealing with the admission of nonresident students and calls…

Examines some of the legal and practical matters involved when school boards adopt a policy giving competitive bid preferences to state and local vendors and contractors by penalizing the bids submitted by nonresident firms. (MLF)