Resources

Resources

• USERRA - Military Leave District Guidance [PDF 82,528kb]
  Downloadable military leave document for school districts.
  
• Leadership Insider, November 2003 [PDF 150,458kb]
  In this issue: Meeting the challenge of providing "highly qualified" teachers for all students; the U.S. Dept. of Ed. in need of improvement; rethinking teacher salaries; a new vision for professional development.
  
• USERRA statute, 38 U.S.C. § 4301 [PDF 162,149kb]
• NSBA's comments on the proposed rules on the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 [HTML 33,659kb]
• USERRA PROTECTS EMPLOYEES CALLED FOR MILITARY SERVICE [HTML 10,451kb]
  The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4333, provides certain rights for employees called for military service (regular armed forces, reserves, National Guard, and Public Health Service).
  
• A Non-Technical Resource Guide to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) [PDF 53,530kb]
• Collective Bargaining Resources [HTML 6,911kb]
  Browse this document for data and information specific to various states on the topic of collective bargaining including settlement trends, bargaining goals, sample contract language, state association services and more.
  
• FLSA Litigation: Coming Soon to a School District Near You [PDF 43,654kb]
  School districts in the south have been sued recently under the FLSA at an alarming rate. This article discusses what portions of the FLSA districts have violated and what districts can do to avoid liabilities.
  
• Educational Policy Decisions: Mandatory or Permissive? [XLS 48,128kb]
  This is a chart of each state which explains whether each state that has collective bargaining defines educational policy decisions as mandatory or permissive subjects of bargaining.
  
• Overview of HIPAA [PDF 13,729kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• Disclosures for the Purposes of Treatment, Payment and Health Care Operations Under HIPAA [PDF 12,447kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• Authorizations Under HIPAA [PDF 23,681kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• Model Authorization Form under HIPAA [PDF 13,926kb]
  Kentucky Medical Association materials on HIPAA.
  
• New Title I Requirements for Paraprofessionals [HTML 3,913kb]
  On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Public Law 107-110. The provisions relating to paraprofessionals in Section 1119 of the Act took effect at the time the legislation was signed.
  
• New Title I Requirements for Teachers [HTML 3,788kb]
  On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Public Law 107-110. The provisions relating to teachers in Section 1119 of the Act took effect at the time the legislation was signed.
  
• Teacher Liability Protection Act [HTML 6,929kb]
  A summary of the Federal Teacher Protection Act of 2001, which protects school board members and school employees from individual liability for actions related to student discipline.
  
• DOL's USERRA website
  The Department of Labor (DOL) has dedicated a webpage exclusively to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) which contains a variety of resource documents on the law.
  
• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
  ESGR's website provides a number of resource documents regarding the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
  
• FairPay website
  DOL has developed a Web site called “FairPay,” below, that provides resources to assist employers and employees in understanding the regulations.
  
• National Education Association
  NEA is an organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA has 2.7 million members who work at every level of education, from pre-school to university graduate programs.
  
• American Federation of Teachers
  The American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, gives voice to the professional, economic and social aspirations of teachers and works to strengthen the institutions in which they work.
  
• Before the Strike
  A California School Boards Association publication. This guide offers advice regarding planning steps to take before a strike begins.
  
• Maximizing School Board Leadership Series
  A California School Boards Association publication. This 8 part series covers a number of legal topics including human resources and collective bargaining.
  
• Non-Retention and Dismissal
  This book describes Alaska's non-retention and dismissal procedure.
  
• 14 Points of Employee Dismissal
  This document written in a question and answer form describes the when and how of terminating employees in Indiana.