Sentences with phrase «act establishes the laws»

The Motor Vehicle Act establishes the law for users of roads in British Columbia, including cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers of vehicles.

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Under the Dodd - Frank Act, the law that established the agency, the head of the CFPB can be dismissed only for «inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.»
According to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), a firm has to procure a court order before repossessing a vehicle belonging to a member of the military, a law that was established to protect soldiers and other military personnel from having to deal with legal issues while they're actively serving.
That means the Affordable Care Act — the landmark health care law that passed in 2012 and established, among other things, health - insurance exchanges and required all Americans to have coverage — will surely wind up in his crosshairs.
Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.
In the early 1970s Senator Russell Long took the ideas of law professor and investment banker Louis O. Kelso and added sections to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 that defines ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) and establishes the tax - advantaged status for these plans.
Certain statements in this release constitute forward - looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
However, when people act to prevent people from doing things that they believe is wrong and not covered by established law, then we have an issue.
Thus, Jehovah God took from himself energy and created all the universe and its life, establishing the atomic layout, and the laws that govern how atoms act, whereby God asks the man Job: «Have you come to know the statutes (or governing laws) of the heavens?»
This effort led to the Uniform Declaration of Death Act (UDDA) in 1981, which established in law that death may be diagnosed by either traditional cardiorespiratory or neurologic criteria.
On the other hand, God must so act in the interests of both the self and all others as thereby to establish the cosmic order of natural law that sets the optimal limits of all other action, where by «optimal limits» I mean limits such that, were they to be set otherwise than they are, the ratio between opportunities for good and risks of evil would be less rather than more favorable than it in fact is.
The act states that «the Supreme Court and all courts established by Act of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.&raqact states that «the Supreme Court and all courts established by Act of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law.&raqAct of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law
The law also establishes the Hospital Infant Feeding Act, which requires all general acute care hospitals and special hospitals that have perinatal units to have an infant - feeding policy and to clearly post that policy in the perinatal unit or on the hospital or health system website.
Awareness Policies: A 2015 law HB 6975 An Act Establishing a Task Force to Study Life - Threatening Food Allergies in School established a committee to examine the food allergy policies in Connecticut public schools.
When you talk of policies, every university is established based on an Act (i.e Law).
«AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to an optional twenty - year retirement plan for members of the New York state and local police and fire retirement system and to amend chapter 504 of the laws of 2009, amending the retirement and social security law relating to establishing police and fire retirement provisions, in relation to special retirement plans for members of the New York state police and fire retirement system»
«On Sunday, January 2, 2011, the President signed into law: H.R. 847, the «James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act,» which establishes the World Trade Center Health Program and extends and expands eligibility for compensation under the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.
But now the law has been federally enshrined by the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act, otherwise known as the Speech Act and Rory's help is getting serious recognition in the new book, «You Can't Read This Book: Censorship in an Age of Freedom.»
Jimmy Carter signed into law the Taiwan Relations Act, which established unofficial relations.
The Senate, which is currently controlled by Republicans and a group of breakaway Democrats, was responsible last year for blocking the final plank in the Women's Equality Act proposed by Mr. Cuomo, which would have codified in state law the right to abortion as established by Roe v. Wade.
His case, which is being supported by Dignity in Dying, hopes to establish that the current law is incompatible with the Human Right Act 1998, specifically with regard to Article 8 on the right to respect for private and family life.
Some of the ideas already mooted include drafting of a model law establishing SIECs to bring them in line with the Electoral Act and global best practice, as well as the development of voluntary «Guiding Principles for the Conduct of Free, Fair and Credible Elections in Nigeria» to which we expect all 37 Election Management Bodies in Nigeria to accede.
Acting leader Vince Cable said it was «essential» to establish the facts and for anyone that has broken the law to face the consequences of their actions.
The law, known as the SAFE Act, expanded the state's ban on purchasing new assault weapons, established more comprehensive background checks for gun and ammunition purchases, and toughened laws against illegal gun possession.
Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico, has called on the state to adopt legislation similar to a bill recently introduced in California known as the California Values Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish a statewide policy that recognizes immigrants as «valuable and essential members of the California community» and would limit the state's participation in federal immigration law enforcement.
Corruption: In July 2013, amid a legislative session riddled with political corruption, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) established an investigative commission by executive order under the Moreland Act and New York Executive Law.
At 10 a.m., the Senate Standing Committee on Education will meet to discuss a number of amendments to education law - including an act in relation to establishing the Asian Lunar New Year school holiday and an act in relation to authorizing the option of assigning community service as an alternative to suspension of students or in conjunction with student suspension.
At 12:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on Social Services will meet to discuss a number of amendments to social services law - including an act in relation to additional options for local social services districts to implement effective welfare - to - work programs and an act in relation to directing the office of children and family services to establish workload standards for child protective services worker.
Section 3 of the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act actually requires that he takes some of our recommendations and prosecute so that link has been established by law.
Some of the ideas already mooted include drafting of a model law establishing SIECs to bring them in line with the Electoral Act and global best practices, as well as the development of voluntary «Guiding Principles for the Conduct of Free, Fair and Credible Elections in Nigeria» to which we expect all 37 Election Management Bodies in Nigeria to accede.
Since then, a revised and improved law now called the «Strategic Development Act» has been developed for consideration, which establishes the rules, membership and parameters for the creation and functioning of the new Planning Board.
When the Budget Control Act was signed into law in 2011, it first established an original spending cap baseline, along with a joint Congressional committee to come up with some kind of trillion - dollar grand bargain to further reduce deficits.
On 16 September 2011, President Barack Obama signed into law HR1249, the Leahy - Smith America Invents Act, which has been described as the most important change in U.S. patent legislation since 1952, when the structure of modern patent law was established.
On July 6, 2012, the President signed into law the RESTORE Act, establishing a trust fund for programs, projects, and activities that restore and protect the environment and economy of the Gulf Coast region.
While Cookson acknowledges that these suggestions are «basic,» he stresses that they are intended to act as a foundation for future progression, not as established laws or administrative solutions.
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 and other laws have been established to protect the privacy of minors and we abide by all federal and state laws and guidelines regarding youth privacy.
In 2013, «An Act Establishing Commonwealth Virtual Schools» (Chapter 379) was signed into law; MAVA was required to apply for CMVS status, which it received in summer 2013.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) would reauthorize ESEA, which has been due for a rewrite since 2007, marking a new period for the law established exactly 50 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Colonial Act of 1647, also known as the Old Deluder Satan law, mandated that every town with more than fifty households would hire a teacher, and once a town had more than 100 families, a grammar school would have to be established.
«An Act Establishing the Connecticut Special Education Cost Cooperative represents a serious threat to over forty years of special education programming decisions which are — by law — supposed to be determined through a planning & Placement Team process that includes both parents and teachers who know the student's educational needs best.»
«In summary, the State Board of Education is authorized to establish the statewide accountability system pursuant to state law, including the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act.
The Parent Empowerment Act — or «parent trigger» law — was established in 2010 and allows parents and legal guardians who are dissatisfied with their children's struggling schools to voice their discontent and overhaul the structure and operations of their schools.
Much will change in practice and policy as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) replaces the law, regulations, and guidance established through NCLB; but two elements of the new legislation stand out: the shift away from federal mandates toward greater state and local authority, and the emphasis on evidence - based school improvement practices.
1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple
Fortunately Act 51, which was recently signed into law, establishes a commission to study and make recommendations for an entirely new statewide funding formula that could solve many of the issues and inequities inherent in Pennsylvania's existing education finance system.
Researchers already have suggested that school districts consider new sources of possible teacher candidates, including ESPs and returned Peace Corps volunteers.76 The Every Student Succeeds Act, signed into law into December 2015, allows states to dedicate Title II funds to carry out programs that establish, expand, or improve alternative routes into teaching for paraprofessionals and former military personnel.77
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) maintains the key components of previous federal education law in this area, including establishing certain parental rights, requiring a variety of involvement activities, and providing funding for programs to support these rights and activities.
This law also required parents to attend meetings on poor student behavior and pledged state protection from frivolous lawsuits against teachers who act reasonably to establish order in their classrooms.
This research brief describes the legal and operational structure of the Texas longitudinal data system related to recent changes in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)-- which establishes the rights of parents to access their children's educational records and protects the confidentiality of student information — that more closely align law and practice.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 [Public Law No. 106 - 159, 113 Stat.
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