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TECHNICAL BRIEFS |
TECHNICAL BRIEFS are instructional pages on various issues of governmental policy. They are provided to Mississippi Legislators principally during regular sessions.
- March, 2008. Technical Brief - The Importance of Keep America Beautiful Affiliation (200-1234-03)
Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation’s largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. With a network of nearly 1,000 afiliate and participating organizations, Keep America Beautiful forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.
- February, 2008. Technical Brief - The Integration of Wireless in Mississippi Municipalities (200-1234-02)
To develop better broadband access, many municipalities in the United States have chosen to provide their municipalities with Wi-Fi access to ‘blanket’ the entire area. Local governments realize the importance of Wi-Fi for their constituency, and have responded accordingly. Wi-Fi in municipalities, sometimes known as Muni-Fi, is provided to speciic municipal areas at minimal or no cost for users. This is beneicial for businesses and consumers, providing municipal constituents with new platforms for economic opportunities.
- January, 2008. Technical Brief - Advantages of Single Sex Education (200-1234-01)
The idea of single-sex education began to be relegated to the exclusive domain of private schools in the ‘60s and ‘70s. Public education was maintained as strictly co-ed, to ensure equality in education and save our children from the possibility of discrimination on the basis of sex. In recent years, however, there has been a resurgence of interest in single-sex classrooms. Federal legislators and bureaucrats have responded to the wave of research pointing to the positive effects of single-sex education by allowing publicly funded institutions to implement gender grouped classrooms. Single-sex education, as a school choice, is an inexpensive and largely unexplored venue for promoting scholastic improvement in the state’s public education system.
- September, 2007. Technical Brief - Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (200-1203-12)
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science: Assessing the Benefits of a Residential High School for Gifted Students in Mississippi.
- August, 2007. Technical Brief - Recruitment and Retention of Paramedics (200-1203-11)
An opportunity for Mississippi to reclaim its status as a leader in the area of emergency medical services.
- June, 2007. Technical Brief - Administrative Hearings II (200-1203-10)
An Option for Municipal Regulatory Function (Part II)
- May, 2007. Technical Brief - Administrative Hearings I (200-1203-09)
An Option for Municipal Regulatory Function (Part I)
- March, 2007. Technical Brief - Shaming Taxes (200-1203-08)
Recouping Delinquent Taxes: Does "Shame" Work?
- March, 2007. Technical Brief - Global Warming (200-1203-07)
Is Interest in Global Warming Suddenly Politically Correct
- February, 2007. Technical Brief - Debit Cards (200-1203-06)
Delivering Benefits Via Debit Card
- February, 2007. Technical Brief - Real ID (200-1203-05)
Do Mississippians Need a Real ID?
- February, 2007. Technical Brief - H5N1 (200-1203-04)
H5N1: A Threat in Mississippi?
- February, 2007. Technical Brief - Can We Help Our Drop-Outs? (200-1203-03)
Suggestions on Dual Credit Methodology with Emphasis on Early and Middle College
- January, 2007. Technical Brief - Takings in Mississippi? (200-1203-02)
The United States Supreme Court decision in Kelo v. New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005) has turned the nation’s attention to the precarious nature of property rights in the face of a government takings effort. What is Mississippi’s response?
- January, 2007. Development Impact Fees (200-1203-01)
Technical Brief - Development Impact Fees: Considerations for Legislative Initiatives
- December 2006. Technical Brief - Katrina's Aftermath (200-1206-01)
Global Legislative Recommendations in Katrina's Aftermath
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