Robert R. Martin Papers, 1923-1997 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Box and Folder Listing

Series 3: Legislative Series

Sub-Series 1: Legislative Correspondence

Box 2

Barcode: 31234013925878

Folder 9: Correspondence, 1977

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder mostly includes congratulatory letters from friends and family regarding Martin's election to this new position.

Folder 10: Correspondence, January - April 1978

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: KRS 189.285 (dealing with motorcycle helmet laws), KRS 13.080 (dealing with institutional regulation laws), HR budgeting, repair of the old capitol building, the Nurse Practice Act, and Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Senate Bill 22 (dealing with educational standards), and votes regarding abortion.

Box 3

Barcode: 31234013925886

Folder 1: Correspondence, May - August 1978

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: motorcycle helmet laws, the Equal Rights Amendment, unionization laws, workmen's comp, the Teachers' Retirement System, the Nurse Practice Act, HB 102 (dealing with Physician's Assistants practicing medicine), HB 651 (dealing with the mailing of medical records, Old Capitol Preservation, Martin's election to Board of Directors, Welfare, the Advisory Committee for United Nations Day in Kentucky, and vehicle tax regulations.

Folder 2: Correspondence, September - December 1978

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest:  appropriations revenue, Kentucky Association of Chief of Police, Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), tuition in both public and private institutions, KET "Distinguished Kentuckian" for Carl Perkins, education budget, Medal of Honor for the DAR, fuel tax auditors, Valley View Ferry, welfare, and vocational education.

Folder 3: Correspondence, January - August 1979

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Midway College Board of Visitors, the School Building Authority, hiring of interns for the Education and Labor Committee, Legislative Research Commission (LRC) "Citizens Speak Out" Sessions, the Kentucky Association of Museums, EKU Oral History, bill regarding the term of office for members of the Council on Higher Education and University Board of Regents and Trustees, the Kentucky Bureau of the Blind, the Kentucky Initiative Committee (KIC), the transport of radioactive materials across the state, Delta Natural Gas Company charges, National Conference of State Legislatures, and the Nature Conservancy Board of Trustees.

Folder 4: Correspondence, August - December 1979

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Appropriations & Revenue, KIC (declined), Telford Community Center, the Falmouth Dam/Falmouth Reservoir, the Jonathan Truman Dorris Museum, Bureau for the Blind, Richmond Solar Energy Community Assessment Group (declined), and Department of Transportation funding.

Folder 5: Correspondence, January - March 1980

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Council of Higher Education Membership, abortion legislation, letters regarding the ERA, appropriations and revenue, LRC Bill 74 (regarding Commonwealth Attorney Office abolition), SB 27 (regarding equal pay in higher education), banking commissioner qualifications, increase in teachers salaries, drug penalty laws, the Minit Mart murder of Becky O'Hearn, agriculture legislation, legislation relating to dogs and dog pounds, and funding for the Catalpa Park project.

Folder 6: Correspondence, April - May 1980

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest:  denture costs, Kentucky Housing Corp's mortgage money program, letters regarding legislation dealing with the manner in which taxpayers received public notices, KY libraries, Product Liability laws, commentary on abortion legislation, the Equal Rights Amendment, pay for members of court, community college salaries, domestic abuse legislation, Kentucky museum committee, Teacher Union Bill, SB 23 (concerning the publication of the annual financial statement by Kentucky cities), funding for firefighters, and legislation regarding psychiatric treatment.

Folder 7: Correspondence, June - July 1980

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: letters of appreciation from constituents to Martin regarding the 1980 legislative session, alcohol sponsorships with college sports, cost of living increase for teachers, Tuition Grant Programs at independent colleges in KY, flood control in central KY, addressing inequity in the KY Retirement System and gifted and talented program in KY schools.

Folder 8: Correspondence, August - December 1980

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Kentucky Diabetes Foundation, locking operations on the Kentucky River, Welfare Reform, public swimming pool crowding, healthcare debates ,the Bureau for the Blind, Patty A. Clay Infirmary Association, Kentucky Department of Transportation, Fort Boonesboro artifacts, electrical workers unions, vocational education, retirement legislation,  and state financial concerns.

Folder 9: Correspondence, 1981

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Madison County Department of Transportation projects, health and welfare, 10 Commandments in Classrooms, Board of Ethics opinions, the Margin for Excellence Fund, and budgets

Box 4

Barcode: 31234013925894

Folder 1: Correspondence, January - February 1982

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Board of Ethics opinions, Martin's visit to Taiwan, higher education spending, gifted and talented education programs, Kentucky Bankers' Association, SB 82 (regarding mental health treatment), extended employment, overcrowding in schools, "model funding" for regional universities, Kentucky State Police funding, a letter regarding recognition and memorialization for ex-P.O.Ws, and Central Kentucky Re-Ed program funding.

Folder 2: Correspondence, February - May 1982

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: banking bills, midwifery bills, social security, increased punishment for drunk driving offenses, funding for historic preservation and heritage commission, P.O.W. license plates, and commentary/reflections on the end of the legislative session.

Folder 3: Correspondence, May - July 1982

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: J.T. Morris diary, Board of Ethics opinions, and reflections and opinions regarding the 1982 legislative session.

Folder 4: Correspondence, August - September 1982

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: requests for patronage from his constituents, letters reflecting on time spent with friends and members of the community, commentary on the death of Martin's brother (from cancer), distribution of medical care, gifted and talented programs in KY schools, Department of Transportation, the impact of closing factories on surrounding communities, Council on Higher Education, and drunk driving punishments.

Folder 5: Correspondence, January - March 1983

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: public works petition, legislator retirement, proposed flat tax rate, bankruptcy reform bill, KY Academy of Science, teacher testing laws, correctional pardons, Board of Ethics opinions, and letters from constituents requesting patronage.

Folder 6: Correspondence, March - April 1983

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: disability retirement qualification response, EKU Gospel Ensemble, Department of Transportation inspections, public affairs, and memos regarding subcommittee membership and review.

Folder 7: Correspondence, May - December 1983

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: committee on higher education, Kentucky task force on hunger, budgeting and funding for Kentucky institutions, Martin's retirement from committees and boards due to his diverticulitis, Board of Ethics opinions, BR286 (regarding people with developmental difficulties), and health treatment issues through Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Folder 8: Correspondence, 1984

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Board of Ethics opinions, project updates from transportation cabinet, criticism of the Pawn Broker Bill, SREB, Parole Laws, Prisons, KHEAA, Kentucky Dietetic Association, interstate vending machines, mental illness treatment, dogfighting in Richmond and punishment, joint study on personnel.

Box 5

Barcode: 31234013925902

Folder 1: Correspondence, January - August 1985

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: senate in review, 1985 session calendar, a recommendation for the NASA Teacher Space Project, Valley View Ferry, Legislative Services Questionnaire, constituents asking for patronage from Martin, proposed legislation regarding high school graduation requirements, Board of Ethics opinions, Richmond Bypass work, Governor's education improvement program, vocational education, retirement system legislation, Richmond road construction, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Jessamine County, budget approvals.

Folder 2: Correspondence, August - December 1985

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: educational legislation, legislation regarding criminal offenses, SREB, HR Pay,  "Before You Dig" program, letters from constituents regarding Martin's decision to retire, Council on Higher Education, budgets for Kentucky universities, letters regarding a bill for disabled veterans and veterans in nursing homes, Department of Highways and the Valley View Ferry, Living Will Bill, legislation for mental health, state lottery legislation, health insurance legislation, seat belt legislation, and adoption record legislation.

Folder 3: Correspondence, Jan-86

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: affordable public construction legislation, National Science Foundation, KY Teachers' Retirement System adjustments, higher education legislation, social services funding, health insurance, legislation regarding emergency first responders and equipment, Medicaid, Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, KY Real Estate Insurance and Licenses, state lottery, funding for remedial education, the Occupational Therapy Act, letters supporting the formation of an interpreters' training program in KY, seat belt bill, and incentive programs for firefighters and police officers.

Folder 4: Correspondence, January - February 1986

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: teacher retirement legislation, higher education requirements, property tax legislation, the Kentucky Nurses Association, legislation for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Department of Transportation funding, real estate laws, occupational therapy bill, legislation regarding nursing homes, vocational education, zoning legislation, legislation regarding disabled housing, state lottery, opposition to balanced budget amendment, and letters from constituents asking Martin for patronage.

Folder 5: Correspondence, Feb-86

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: increased funding for gifted education, legislation regarding bootleggers, coal research, Annexation bill,  balanced budget amendment, Kentucky Main Street Program, vocational education, higher education policies, food related programs in need of funding, and a briefing on drug and alcohol usage.

Folder 6: Correspondence, Feb-86

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest:  higher education salaries, farm machinery legislation, Community Improvement Foundation, state lottery, alcohol prices and liquor fair trade laws, Metro United Way, requests for road improvements, Kentucky voting laws, state minimum wage, insurance costs and concerns, and correctional facility laws.

Folder 7: Correspondence, February - July 1986

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: Commonwealth tuition assistance, educational leave programs, insurance for university presidents, state lottery, term limits, alcohol and drug abuse funds, gifted education programs, Omnibus Health Care Reform Act, nutrition of Kentucky, child education and competency tests, funding for higher education, protection of natural resources, pre-authorization for medical treatment, gas tax, judicial budget, highway improvements, development funds, and thankful letters from constituents to Martin as he finished his final legislative session.

Folder 8: Correspondence, July - December 1986

This correspondence includes memos and letters from Martin's time as State Senator. This folder includes the following topics of interest: board of ethics opinions, education meetings, Department of Transportation, Hitachi plant creation, support for the Kentucky Democratic Women's Club presidential nomination, and public concerns regarding the education system.

Folder 9: Correspondence, Undated

This folder contains correspondence from Martin's time as State Senator. This correspondence does not contain exact dates, but contains the following topics of interest: Kentucky Medical Assistance Act, legislation regarding retired individuals, new prison building, Medicaid legislation, criteria to become a dietitian in Kentucky, statement on higher education, and organ donation.

Box 6

Barcode: 31234013925928

Folder 1: Campaign Advertising Correspondence, 1977

This correspondence is between Martin and various advertising agencies he contacted regarding his campaign for State Senator.

Folder 2: Letters of Concern, December 17, 1979 - February 15, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session regarding Worker's Comp issues.

Folder 3: Institute for Educational Leadership Correspondence, 1979 - 1980

Contains letters and pamphlets to Martin regarding his involvement with the Institute for Educational Leadership at the George Washington University. Topics include meetings, events, and programs.

Folder 4: Letters of Concern, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session regarding HB 555, 838, and 27 which dealt with the allowance of expansion of laws regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol.

Folder 5: Letters of Concern, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session regarding the School Building Authority.

Folder 6: Letters of Concern, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session regarding the Kentucky Academy of Physician's Assistants (KAPA), and in opposition to Senate Bill 101.

Folder 7: Letters of Concern, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session in opposition to Senate Bill 149. The bill, called P.N., collective bargaining, or 'meet and confer', led many Kentucky teachers to feel as though they were losing local control of their school systems.

Folder 8: Letters of Concern, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session  asking for support for the Gifted and Talented program in schools across Kentucky.

Folder 9: Letters of Concern, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session displaying concern for general educational issues appearing in Kentucky legislation, including teachers' issues and funding for education.

Folder 10: Letters of Concern, 1980

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during the 1980 session, regarding many different Health and Welfare issues such as - the cost for rape test kits, Medicaid, pay for services, sliding scale payments in medical billing, and impact of health and welfare legislation on local health departments across the state.

Folder 11: Kentucky Educational Seminar, 1980

Documents from the Kentucky Educational Seminar which Martin attended. Addressed at the seminar: funding and access to education, competency testing for educators, and educational fellowship.

Folder 12: Letters of Concern, 1980

Concerning HB 633 and 766, both of which regard the retirement system of Kentucky, especially for teachers' retirement.  Most letters call for the support of HB 766 and call for the defeat of HB 633.

Folder 13: Democratic Primary, 1981

Documents from the Democratic primary of 1981. Includes: lists of letters written, letters from constituents, notes on re-election campaign events, and congratulations on winning re-election.

Folder 14: Letters of Concern, 1982

Letters of concern for SB 103 - referred to in the letters as "The Greed Bill". Constituents writing appear very against the bill, and Martin defends himself to these writers, stating that he also does not support the bill as it may seem.

Folder 15: Letters of Concern, 1984-1985

Documents from constituents to Martin during 1984-1985 regarding their concern about the Medicare system in Kentucky.

Folder 16: Letters of Concern, 1985

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during 1985 regarding their concern about a felon, Todd Hume, being released from prison.

Folder 17: Letters of Concern, 1985

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during 1985 asking for support about an upcoming occupational therapy bill which would ensure that patients would be treated by authorized and capable occupational therapists.

Folder 18: Letters of Concern, 1985

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during 1985 asking for support in regards to naming conventions between nutritionists and dieticians.

Folder 19: Letters of Concern, 1985

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during 1985 regarding the Teachers' Retirement Pensions within the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System

Folder 20: Letters from Constituents, 1986

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during 1986 regarding House Bill 322, which involved Support Services for Hearing Impaired Students. The letters ask that Martin support the bill.

Folder 21: Letters of Concern, 1986

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during 1986 who are concerned about the opening of a state-sponsored lottery, claiming that it is un-Christian and morally wrong.

Folder 22: Letters of Concern, 1986

Contains letters from constituents to Martin during 1986, urging him to support HB 498/SB 84, which involved the personal care and assistance of disabled people.

Sub-Series 2: Legislative Events and Invitations

Box 6

Barcode: 31234013925928

Folder 23: Events and Invitations, 1976 - 1980

Contains invitations and event documents related to events attended during Martin's time as senator. Included in this folder, of interest: Civil War Round Table, musical performances, Senatorial "Thank You" dinner, KY State Police Banquet, dinners, Legislative conferences, education conferences, Arlington Board of Directors, Bluegrass Dental Society, Appalachian Development, Commencement, Investors Heritage Life Advisory Board, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Diabetes Association, Taft Seminar,

Box 7

Barcode: 31234013925910

Folder 1: Events and Invitations, 1980 - 1983

Contains invitations and event documents related to events attended during Martin's time as senator, often related to his duties as senator. Included events of interest: Kentucky School Boards Association banquet, SREB, the Kentucky Oral History Commission, round table discussions, Taft Seminar, KET Advisory Committee, Kentucky Retired Teachers Association meetings, legislative meetings on higher education, State Zoo Dedication, KY League of Women Voters, Dresser Industries 100th Anniversary, Pattie A. Clay Hospital Ribbon Cutting.

Folder 2: Events and Invitations, 1984 - Undated

Contains invitations and event documents related to events attended during Martin's time as senator, often related to his duties as senator. Included events of interest:  Fort Boonesborough State Park Association Board, Western Kentucky Fun Weekend, State Fair Luncheon, Kentucky Squirrel Festival, Chamber of Commerce Legislative Classic, various banquets and receptions, Morgan County Sorghum Festival,  Derby Breakfast, YMCA Youth Assembly Conference,  and a couple of invitations not dated by year.

Sub-Series 3: Organizations and Committees

Box 7

Barcode: 31234013925910

Folder 3: Cancer Commission, 1978-1980

Contains legislation regarding the Kentucky Cancer Commission, as well as correspondence from meeting reminders and cancellations

Folder 4: Cancer Commission, Undated

Contains the bylaws for the Kentucky Cancer Commission.

Folder 5: Cancer Commission, 1980

Contains two different applications for grants by the Kentucky Cancer Commission. The applications are written for Cancer Hopeline Extended Services and the McDowell Cancer Network Program Support.

Folder 6: George Washington University, 1978-1980

Contains correspondence from George Washington University about establishing the Associate's Program in Kentucky.

Folder 7: "Kentucky Council on Standards and Training for Firefighters", 1979

Contains meeting schedules, minutes, and reports from the Kentucky Council on Standards and Training for Fire Fighters.

Folder 8: Governor's Advisory Committee Meeting, 1982

Contains correspondence from the Governor's Advisory Committee Meeting, including an agenda for one of the meetings along with a printed copy of the improvements to the Act of 1981.

Folder 9: Pattie Clay Hospital Board of Trustees, 1978 - 1979

Contains correspondence from the Pattie Clay Hospital Board of Trustees, including agendas for meetings, medical record statistics, and travel expenses.

Folder 10: Pattie Clay Hospital Board of Trustees, 1979 - 1980

Contains medical record statistics, meeting minutes, budget forms, and a legislative handbook regarding medical/hospital staff and trustees.

Folder 11: Program Review and Investigation, 1978-1979

Contains content from the second, third, and fourth meetings of the Program Review and Investigation committee. Some topics of discussion included: meeting minutes and agendas for each meeting, textbooks and supplies, KY's deferred compensation system, review of transportation cabinet contracts, review of possible program for the Bureau of the Blind, KY Tobacco investigations, the review of KY vocational education programs, real estate education standards and funding, and nursing home regulations across the state.

Folder 12: Program Review and Investigation, 1979

Contains content from the fourth and fifth meetings for the Program Review and Investigation committee. Some topics of interest were welfare vendor fraud and potential research programs.

Box 8

Barcode: 31234013925936

Folder 1: Program Review and Investigation, 1979

Contains content from the sixth meeting for the Program Review and Investigation committee. Contains a Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan and a summary of the 1978 changes in internal revenue code.

Folder 2: Program Review and Investigation, 1979

Contains content from the seventh meeting for the Program Review and Investigation committee.

Folder 3: Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Jul-78

Contains content from the first meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes meeting agenda, branch budgets, and memos regarding meetings and topics.

Folder 4: Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Jul-78

Contains continued content from the first meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes a report on the 1979 Kentucky Comprehensive Criminal Justice Plan, a Personal Service Contract report, memos with plans for the next meeting, a report on personal income growth, snow removal funding, human resources funding, program continuation costs, property tax relief, and press information following this initial meeting.

Folder 5: Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Aug-78

Contains content from the second meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes correspondence related to growth in personal income, hypothetical budgets, totals that each department would be getting, and personal service contracts.

Folder 6: Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Aug-78

Contains continued content from the second meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes similar content as the first folder from this meeting, but also contains meeting minutes, agenda, and further financial reports put together for the committee.

Folder 7: Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Aug-78

Contains a report from the second meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee, titled "Response to a Review of the 1979 Kentucky Comprehensive Criminal Justice Plan for the Interim Joint Appropriations and Revenue Committee".

Folder 8: Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Sep-78

Contains content from the third meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes correspondence regarding the General Fund Appropriations and the perfect of the budget that was used from 1968-1980. There is also a breakdown for each county in Kentucky, and new and expanded programs for areas like the justice cabinet, education cabinet, and arts cabinet.

Folder 9: Appropriations and Revenue Committee, Oct-78

Contains content from the fourth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes minutes from the meeting, concerns regarding Net Court Revenue, discussion topics for future meetings (such as future projects, debts, and memos of agreement), as well as correspondence from various parts of the state directed towards the committee in regards to their concerns over revenue.

Box 9

Barcode: 31234013925944

Folder 1: Appropriations and Revenue, Nov-78

Contains content from the fifth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes minutes from the meeting, concerns regarding state property taxes and tax exemptions, memos regarding upcoming topics of discussion, reports, and agenda for the meeting. Please note that the meeting contents from the sixth, seventh, and eighth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue committee are not present in this collection.

Folder 2: Appropriations and Revenue, April - May 1979

Contains content from the ninth and tenth meetings of the Appropriations and Revenue committee. Includes the minutes from each meeting, discussions regarding property tax, financial and audit reports to the committee, intangible taxes,  and a Professional Employment Contract Report.

Folder 3: Appropriations and Revenue, June - July 1979

Contains content from the eleventh meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Includes minutes from the meeting, agenda, and discussion topics as follows: "exceptional children and vocational education", coal tax, transportation funds, school funding, the Falmouth Lake Project (reports and discussion), auditor report, intangible taxes, tax and spending limits, property tax assessment and the impact on school districts.

Folder 4: Appropriations and Revenue, Jul-79

Contains content from the twelfth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Includes minutes from the meeting, agenda, discussion on LRC Bill No. 13, and discussions on the following: education and training programs for property assessment personnel, property tax administration report, professional employment contract report, finance-engineering and transportation contracts carrying over from the previous year, petroleum tax, coal tax, library and archive funding, quarterly figures for the general and transportation funds, services level projections, housing revenue, sales and use taxes, workmen's compensation, tax reports, and the Kentucky Comprehensive Criminal Justice Plan for LEAA monies.

Folder 5: Appropriations and Revenue, Aug-79

Contains content from the thirteenth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Includes agenda for the meeting. Includes discussions on the following: Department of Finance changes, budget review reference materials, professional employment contract report, budget request manual/executive budget for 80/82, tax calendars, and an HR report titled "Cost Projections for the Department of Human Resources"

Folder 6: Appropriations and Revenue, Aug-79

Contains additional content from the thirteenth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Includes minutes and discussion topics such as: delinquent property taxes collection, state revenue receipts, financing the old Seelbach in Louisville, and property tax legislation.

Folder 7: Appropriations and Revenue, Sep-79

Contains content from the fourteenth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Includes agenda and minutes for this meeting. Also includes documents on topics such as: Louisville development (including additional Seelbach reports, and a subcommittee report. Note that the fifteenth meeting is missing from documentation.

Folder 8: Appropriations and Revenue, Oct-79

Contains content from the sixteenth meeting of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Note that the content from the fifteenth meeting does not appear in this collection. Includes agenda and minutes, as well as discussion of the following topics: Ikonographics contract, budget verification, Kenton County mapping project, prefiled bill referral memos, professional employment contract report, sales and use tax revenue estimates, and a 504 handicapped accessibility program review report.

Folder 9: Appropriations and Revenue, October - November 1981

Contains meeting minutes and agendas from the 17th - 19th meetings of the Appropriations and Revenue Committee.

Folder 10: LRC on Pensions, June - October 1978

Contains content from the first meeting for the LRC on pensions. Includes: "A Legislator's Guide to Public Pensions", personal notes, subcommittee member list, meeting agenda, basic retirement provision chart, research report no. 123 ("Locally Administered City Pension Systems"), a report on Kentucky retirement systems, appointment of members, and a notice for the first meeting training seminar.

Box 10

Barcode: 31234013925951

Folder 1: LRC on Pensions, April - June 1979

Contains content from the second meeting for the LRC on pensions. Includes: House joint resolution 16 - retirement proposal, BR 80 - "Common to City Pension Systems for Non-Uniformed Employees", meeting agenda, meeting minutes, police and firefighter pension law, further analysis and changes to BR 80 regarding pension systems in the city.

Folder 2: LRC on Pensions, Aug-79

Contains content from the third meeting for the LRC on pensions. Includes: agenda, minutes, continued discussion regarding BR 80, and house resolution no. 16

Folder 3: LRC on Pensions, Sep-79

Contains content from the fourth meeting for the LRC on pensions. Includes: agenda and acts related to pensions - BR 395, BR 80, BR 185.

Folder 4: LRC on Pensions, Oct-79

Contains content from the fifth meeting for the LRC on pensions. Includes the agenda, report on the subcommittee, research report titled "Pooled Pension Investments: An Option for City Pension Systems" (research report no. 153), BR 187, and a research report titled "The Judicial Retirement System - Expansion?" (research report no. 154)

Folder 5: LRC on Pensions, February - April 1979

Contains miscellaneous content from various meetings for the LRC on pensions. Contains letters regarding two city pension bills and a drafted speech for Martin regarding pension changes and the work of the subcommittee.

Folder 6: Health and Welfare Committee, Sep-78

Contains content from the first meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee. Includes a report to the interim joint committee on health and welfare from the department of human resources, list of subject matter under the jurisdiction of the committee, agenda, list of bills passed by the 1978 G.A., and background materials for the first meeting

Folder 7: Health and Welfare Committee, Oct-78

Contains content from the second meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee. Includes agenda, minutes, progress report on development of intermediate care centers for sick newborns, and appointment of subcommittees.

Folder 8: Health and Welfare Committee, Nov-78

Contains content from the third meeting (morning session) of the Health and Welfare Committee. Includes agenda, a Blue Cross Blue Shield report on Kentucky healthcare statistics, "The Hospital Reimbursement Mechanism" opening statement, cost data, and newspaper clippings regarding hospital costs.

Folder 9: Health and Welfare Committee, Nov-78

Contains content the third meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee. Includes a fact sheet regarding reactions of certain drugs vs. cancer, discussion of welfare fraud, discussion of HB 217 and 219, a "State Profile" report analyzing the state of health and welfare in Kentucky at that time, proposed calendar of activities, agenda, and report from the Committee on New Therapies for Pain and Discomfort regarding heroin and marijuana usage.

Folder 10: Health and Welfare Committee, Jun-79

Contains content from the seventh meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee. Meetings four through six are not present in the collection. This folder includes topics from the seventh meeting, including discussion of the "senior discount program", proposed amendments for physician supervision, mental health services funding, vaccination and testing requirements for children, transplant legislation, and the Kentucky Radiation Control Act. Also contains minutes and agenda for this meeting.

Folder 11: Health and Welfare Committee, Jul-79

Contains content from the eighth meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee. Includes agenda and discussions regarding the following topics: immunization requirements, LRC Bill no.30 (senior discount), perinatal care program review, cancer commission relief funding, drug cost control report

Folder 12: Health and Welfare Committee, Aug-79

Contains content from the ninth meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee. Includes discussion regarding disaster preparedness requirements and regulations surrounding nuclear energy usage, emergency medical services regulation, and LRC bill no.55 (regarding medical transplants and consent)

Folder 13: Health and Welfare Committee, Sep-79

Contains content from the tenth meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee. Includes discussion surrounding the following topics: KY housing and construction, sewage disposal, emergency medical services, glue and paint regulations, fee reimbursement to pharmacists, denture costs, and continued discussion surrounding nuclear emergency prep

Box 11

Barcode: 31234013925969

Folder 1: Council on Higher Education, Aug-78

Contains content from the first meeting of the Council on Higher Education. Includes a "fact booklet", plans for future meetings, list of members, agenda, KEA research bulletin about how Kentucky education "stacks up", 1978 transfer guide for students planning to move schools

Folder 2: Council on Higher Education, Sep-78

Contains content from the second meeting of the Council on Higher Education. Includes committee scheduling, annual public university report, funding discussion, agenda, and a research and development report

Folder 3: Council on Higher Education, November 1978 - March 1979

Contains content from the fourth, fifth, and sixth meetings of the Council on Higher Education. Includes a retirement study status report, "extended - campus offerings", minutes, an act regulating the council, HB 92 (regarding Kindergarten and first grade entrance age),  assessment regarding rising education costs, state board for proprietary education, reports of issues presented to subcommittees, comments from Constantine Curris (president of Murray State), commentary on proposed legislative regarding education, minutes and agendas.

Folder 4: Council on Higher Education, Jun-79

Contains content from the seventh meeting of the Council on Higher Education. Includes a report from the committee of professional schools admissions, continued expectations for the council, act relating to residency for medical students seeking work in primary care positions, testimony regarding early entrance testing, and meeting minutes.

Folder 5: Council on Higher Education, Sep-79

Contains content from the eighth meeting of the Council on Higher Education. Includes LRC Bill no.59 (regarding propriety education), student housing programs, progress reports, and minutes

Folder 6: Council on Higher Education, Oct-79

Contains content from the ninth meeting of the Council on Higher Education. Includes retirement system change proposals, employee salaries, retirement equality, federal research and development funding in Kentucky, and a study of physical facilities at public institutions.

Folder 7: Education, June - August 1978

Contains the following topics of interest: text of remarks from governor Julian Carroll, education task force steering committee, members list, HB no. 576 (gifted and talented programs), HB 579 (regarding "The Educational Improvement Movement of 1978"), HB 627 (regarding wealth disparity in schools), SB 292 (regarding school discipline), HB 92 (regarding kindergarten age requirements), SB 312 (The Education Foundation Program), SB 291 (Public Education cost regulation), HB 567 (power equalization program funding), HR 74 (education of dyslexic children), HR 61 (rural Kentucky getting medical education), HR 16 (retirement system equality), SR 33 (research and development), HR 67 ("exceptional education and vocational education), agenda, meeting schedule

Folder 8: Education, Oct-78

Contains content from the second meeting of the Education committee. Includes progress reports, agenda, schedule of meetings, a request to Congress to review federal statues related to Title I, and a list of members

Folder 9: Education, Jun-79

Contains content from the eighth meeting of the Education committee. Content for previous meetings (3-7) are not included in this collection. This folder includes minutes from previous meeting due for approval, a report on the study of vocational and special education programs, announcement on expected raise in teacher salaries, a summary report regarding recommendations for education preparation legislature, analysis of need for professional degrees in KY, residency to be hosted at University of Kentucky or University of Louisville, kindergarten early entrance testing regulation, legislation defining the council, proprietary education, and an act which defines a "school month"

Folder 10: Education, Sep-79

Contains content from the ninth meeting of the Education committee. Includes a textbook bill (no. 18), LRC 46 (regarding credit received for private school service in the KY retirement system), agenda, minutes from the previous meeting due for approval, and progress reports

Folder 11: Education, Oct-79

Contains content from the tenth meeting of the Education committee. Includes content on the following: property tax and the impact on schools, minutes from a previous meeting due for approval, BR 233 (regarding the right to recite the pledge and lords prayer in classrooms), BR 283 (regarding prayer in the classroom), an act which determines the cost per student, an act defining the responsibilities of the committee, public school teachers' right to strike, a discussion of the needs of dyslexic students, education and the arts, addressing overcrowded school buses, and an agenda for the meeting

Folder 12: SCR 30 Study, Feb-85

Includes agenda, minutes from previous December meeting for approval (that meeting not included in this collection), ID of states similar to KY, state spending for remedial services, and a financial report created for the committee (split into 3 parts: Higher Education funding, tuition in Kentucky universities, and student financial aid).

Folder 13: Task Force on Elections and Constitutional Amendments, May-85

Contains content from the sixth meeting of the task force on amendments and elections. Other meetings for this task force are not present in this collection. This folder includes a member list, minutes for approval,  BR121 (constitutional amendment promoting election of superintendent of public instruction), BR 84 (states that governor must appoint superintendent of public instruction), agenda

Box 12

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Folder 1: Implementation Oversight, April - September 1979

Contains content from various meetings of the Implementation and Oversight committee.  Includes meeting minutes, discussion of implementing SB 292 (alternative education division plan), AED progress report, HB 92 (corrected; regulating kindergarten for public schools in KY) , memos, learning achievement profile, BR 943 (public education and discipline), minutes and agendas, SB 291 (regarding school field trip regulation and instruction fees), report on consumer education, school building authority, and student fees

Folder 2: AASCU Summer Council of Presidents, Jul-79

Contains content from the AASCU Summer Council of Presidents, hosted at Maine Maritime Academy. Includes a participant list, preliminary program, welcome letter, schedule of events, meeting information, room packet, and maps and city info

Folder 3: Educational Seminar, 1979-1980

Contains content from Kentucky Education Seminars. Includes letters from Martin regarding duties at this meeting, request for funds form, schedule of events, steering committee (Martin as associate), notes from Director telling others what arrangements to make, letters detailing future meetings, review of past meetings. Martin appears to have been heading these seminars, as the folder also contain contacts and planning information he would have needed

Folder 4: Educational Seminar, 1979

Contains content from various educational seminars hosted by the Associate Program. This folder includes Utah, Washington, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and Oregon. Organized by George Washington University Institute for Educational Leadership. For each state, the folder includes an annual report that highlights challenges and goals in each state (i.e.: policy making, new programs, statistics, speakers, and future plans.)

Folder 5: Educational Seminar, 1980

Contains content from various educational seminars hosted by the Associate Program. This folder includes California, Connecticut, Nevada, and Florida. Organized by George Washington University Institute for Educational Leadership. For each state, the folder includes an annual report that highlights challenges and goals in each state (i.e.: policy making, new programs, statistics, speakers, and future plans.)

Folder 6: Southern Regional Education Board Work Conference, Aug-78

Contains speech notes for Martin, reservation notes, and agenda

Folder 7: Southern Regional Education Board Work Conference, 1980

"Report of Special SREB Committee on Regional Contract Programs", "Fees in the Regional Contract Program", schedule of events, program, agenda, "Report on SREB Executive Committee Meeting", proposed budget, notes on program objectives

Folder 8: Legislative Research Committee, 1982

LRC 1982 session. Includes contact info, office info, procedures for mail and messages, travel regulations, maps and info about Frankfort

Folder 9: Welfare Task Force, Jan-80

Governor's Task Force on Welfare Reform. Includes the following topics: recommendations for consideration (report: employment, children, juvenile and youth services, AFDC/COPE, home and family services, disabled assistance, welfare management, medical assistance), agenda, and a report on public responses with study group recommendations.

Folder 10: Welfare Task Force, Jan-80

Continued report from previous folder. Includes study group recommendations.

Folder 11: Neonatal Statistics, 1978-1979

Contains neonatal statistics for the state of Kentucky for years 1978-1979

Folder 12: Long Term Care Subcommittee, Nov-78

Contains content from the subcommittee on long term care, a subcommittee of the health and welfare committee. This folder contains an agenda, correspondence regarding formation of the subcommittee, regulations of the definition of "long term care", and a report to the main committee about fraud and guidelines.

Folder 13: Long Term Care Subcommittee, 1977

Contains a report for the subcommittee on long term care, "Nursing Homes in Kentucky".

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Folder 1: Long Term Care Subcommittee, Jun-79

Contains contents of the second meeting of the subcommittee on long term care. Includes discussion of the recommendations made by the 1977 subcommittee on long term care. Includes minutes from the previous meeting due for approval and legislation defining guardianship.

Folder 2: Long Term Care Subcommittee, Jul-79

Includes text of a home health presentation from Regina Mapes. Includes recommendations of the Kentucky Home Health Association, agenda, and minutes from previous meeting due for approval.

Folder 3: Oral History Commission, 1976 - 1986

Includes documents noting the establishment of the commission, "guidelines and procedures: applications and grants" booklet, executive order 76-45 (regarding the establishment of a State Historical Records Advisory Board), program for the Kentucky bicentennial oral history commission, minutes, publications program, schedule of district meetings to discuss the oral history project, list of library development districts, revised list of oral history interview topics, process of "Robert R. Martin Project" oral history, discussion of grants, oral history expenditures, agendas, notes on usage of grant funds, interview plans, program from the 1986 KY conference on oral history, financial reports, list of grants from 1984-1985, and BR 377 (regarding confidentiality in oral history).

Folder 4: Oral History Commission, 1978

This folder includes grant applications for the oral history commission, including: Barren River Area Historic Preservation Documentation Project, The Attack on Organized Crime in Northern Kentucky in the 1950s and 60s, An Oral History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Kentucky in the 20th Century, Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project, John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project, Appalachian Kentucky's Female School Superintendents: A Case Study

Folder 5: McBrayer Election, 1979

This folder contains content from the 1979 election campaign for Terry McBrayer. Martin was the co-chairman of the McBrayer campaign. This folder includes schedules, speeches, speech notes, campaign flyers, and press releases.

Folder 6: McBrayer Election, 1979

Contains continued content from the 1979 election campaign for Terry McBrayer. This folder contains campaign materials from McBrayer's opposition, as well as letter drafts.

Folder 7: McBrayer Election, 1979

Contains continued content from the 1979 election campaign for Terry McBrayer. This folder contains additional letter drafts, support letters from Martin, and lists of chairmen across Kentucky.

Folder 8: Eagleton Institute of Politics, 1978

Contains content from the Eagleton Institute of Politics, held at Rutgers University. This folder includes a schedule for the seminar, HB 352, and a participant list for the seminar.

Folder 9: The Nature Conservancy, 1976 - 1979

Contains content from the annual meeting of the Kentucky chapter of the nature conservancy held at Natural Bridge State Park, memos to board of trustees regarding planning future meetings, lists of members, and one letter regarding Martin's participation in the 1979 meeting

Folder 10: Travel Vouchers, -

Contains various travel vouchers and invoices for meetings and senate travel for Martin

Folder 11: Membership Cards, -

Contains membership cards for Martin showing his involvement in groups such as boy scouts, cinemas, historical clubs, fraternities and social clubs, auto clubs, education associations, and political cards