You can read the enrolled bill and some of its legislative history at the LegiScan Texas website, which can also link you directly to the Texas legislature’s website.
As you read the law, do not confuse these two legal actions:
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October 2021 is Archives Month in Oregon
Visit the Portland Archives news and events page for info on and links to Archives Month 2021 events around the state.
Visit their Local Heritage Organizations page for a long list of regional archival collections and professional archivists no self-respecting researcher, speaker, teacher, historian, or other well-informed person would ignore before claiming a modicum of knowledge on a subject.
Have a productive research adventure in 2021!
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True Grift: Financial Crime: Bad Blood (Theranos), Madoff, Cuckoo’s Egg, Watergate, Etc
I’m no fan of the blood and drugs True Crime sub-genre, but I can’t resist a well written true (or alleged to be true) financial crime story, aka Follow the Money crime, no longer just associated with political crimes.
It’s possible I like them because the best of them are written by people who know their subjects, are excellent story tellers, and who almost always have a sense of humor that takes a slight edge off the outrage.
These are only a few of the many books written about financial and political flim-flams, confidence tricks, swindles, and scams, but they are some of my favorites. There are many more political, financial, and judicial true crime stories I could include … maybe later:
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Vaccination Insurance Programs and Covid-19 Vaccines
The national Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) is not the only federal insurance program that exists to protect people who are injured after receiving specific (aka covered) vaccinations.
Visit the VICP website and read the FAQ page to find answers to questions like:
“Will the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program provide compensation to individuals injured by COVID-19 vaccine?”
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month. The proclamation was signed by President George H.W. Bush in August 1989. Here’s one link to the law:
Proclamation 6008—National Library Card Sign-Up Month, 1989
For other sources of the law, you can search these keywords: library card sign up month Proclamation 6008, 103 STAT. 3075 (August 1989)
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Improve Your Legal Information Buying Skills and Save Time and Money
Ken Svengalis, former Rhode Island State Law Librarian, is celebrating the publication of the 25th edition of his unique and invaluable buying guide:
“Legal Information Buyer’s Guide and Reference Manual” (2021 edition)
Purchasing and other information is at the New England Law Press website.
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Office for Access to Justice to be Established in the U.S. Department of Justice?: A Bill in Congress: HR 4501
U.S. Representative Nadler (D-NY) introduced this bill in Congress on 7/19/21, with bipartisan co-sponsors. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee. You can track its progress from Congress dot gov:
H.R.4501 (2021): To provide for the establishment of the Office for Access to Justice in the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.
Action: 7/19/2021 Introduced and then Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary
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Human Composting Law: Oregon 2021 HB 2574 (Effective July 1, 2022)
Human composting may also be referred to as “natural organic reduction.”
This bill passed in the 2021 Oregon Legislature (Regular Session):
“Relating to disposition of dead bodies.
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Oregon Law Will Require High School Students Receive Civics Education Before They Graduate
Read on for a bit of Oregon “Civics Education” from me:
Senate Bill 513 A (2021) requires that Oregon high school students receive one half-credit in civics education prior to graduation. It has been approved by both legislative chambers and will (we assume) be signed by the Governor. (Visit the Governor’s homepage, look under the Administration tab, and click on the Bills Signed link for a list.)
How this law will be implemented will be fun, um, interesting to watch. It appears everyone is fairly realistic about the speed of this process. The bill says: “Applies to high school diplomas awarded on or after January 1, 2026.”
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Job: Classroom Law Project (CLP): Is Looking for a Program Manager
Portland, Oregon: CLASSROOM LAW PROJECT is looking for a PROGRAM MANAGER
Excerpt: “POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Program Manager (PM) will lead the collaborative CLP team effort to develop and deliver our Mock Trial program, including statewide student competitions and showcases, as well as related professional development workshops, and collaboration with teachers to support their implementation of these active-learning strategies in their classrooms. In addition, the PM will serve as the instructor for the Street Law seminar at Lewis & Clark Law School, which places law students in high school classrooms to teach lessons in practical law. The PM will also oversee our annual Law Day Conference for Students and We the Readers Book Club for teachers, and contribute to development and implementation of our major annual events for teachers, the Oregon Civics Conference for Teachers and the Summer Institute, as well as our online Educator Resource Community. They will provide active support across all CLP programs including teacher, student, and volunteer recruitment, relationship development within the legal and education communities, and representation of CLP and its civics education mission in a variety of public venues.