Provides support for a 5-year project relating to alternative residential treatment for mental illness.

Requires school districts to count services in special, bilingual or compensatory education under contract with private or other public agencies as tenure services.

Provides that where an employer elects for an independent contractor to come under the worker's compensation by election, that contractor retains his status as an independent contractor for all other purposes.

Creates an examination unit in the Department of Consumer Affairs to provide technical assistance to licensing agencies.

Appropriates additional funding to cover anticipated deficit for the 1977-1978 fiscal year.

Requires nutritional labeling on prepackaged dairy products.

Establishes a commission to develop financial data on state and local government finances to enhance economic growth.

Changes tax assessments on Section 8 and federally-subsidized housing.

Provides financial assistance to children suffering from severe dental disease.

Revised provisions for certified employees-- department heads in school districts and community colleges--allowing them to acquire tenure.