Sentences with phrase «general assembly passed»

The General Assembly passed a law mandating that Mecklenburg review its property valuations after problems surfaced from the 2011 revaluation.

On 14 December 1960, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution, the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples.113 The Declaration includes a provision that «the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domination and exploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations and is an impediment to the promotion of world peace and co-operation» 114 and «all peoples have the right to self - determination; by virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.»

In 2014 the General Assembly passed a law exempting solar generating equipment «owned or operated by a business» from state and local taxation for installations up to 20 MW.

In 2016, the General Assembly passed a law to override any local ordinance prohibiting pet stores from buying puppies from high - volume breeders, torpedoing ordinances adopted in Grove City and Toledo.

The General Assembly passed bills to address the issue of puppy mills, the importance of spay and neuter programs, to crack down on animal abuse and to protect pets in domestic violence situations.

Our business launched in 1915 in the basement of Notre Dame Parish in Central Falls — one year after the Rhode Island General Assembly passed a law allowing so - called «loan societies» like ours to incorporate as credit unions.

The General Assembly passed teacher tenure reform legislation in 2011 which changes a teacher's probationary period before becoming eligible for tenure from three to five years as well as linking tenure status to performance evaluations.

Last year, the General Assembly passed a law designed to prohibit out - of - school suspensions and expulsions for students in preschool through second grade in all but the most extreme cases, but the law did not take effect until the current school year.

Yesterday, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a bipartisan budget adjustment agreement (Senate Bill 543), which made revisions to the state's biennial budget that was signed into law in October 2017.

On June 30th, the PA General Assembly passed a budget that included $ 927.7 million in funding cuts to public education.

But last month, the General Assembly passed a bill banning education - reform - focused solutions for turning around low - performing schools, including charter school conversions, vouchers, and a «recovery» school district.

The new school voucher system that the General Assembly passed into law last July will provide low - income students currently enrolled in public schools with up to $ 4,200 annually to use at state - recognized private schools (the list of endorsed schools is viewable

The new school voucher system that the General Assembly passed into law last July will provide low - income students currently enrolled in public schools with up to $ 4,200 annually to use at state - recognized private schools (the list of endorsed schools is viewable here).

In 2012, the Connecticut General Assembly passed new legislation requiring a master's degree to advance most provisional level educator certificates to the professional level.

The General Assembly passed legislation this year to add to the nine - member board two new members who would be elected by city voters.

While the NEW SAT will make its appearance in all of Connecticut's high schools in March, the truly unsettling reality is that the Connecticut General Assembly passed and Governor Malloy signed into law a requirement that every high school junior take the NEW SAT next spring and that those students be judged by a test that is being redesigned and aligned to the Common Core, that no one has seen and that will almost certainly test students on content that they haven't even learned.

The General Assembly passed a kindergarten transition bill (HJR -LSB-...]

In 2013, the Iowa General Assembly passed legislation to create the Teacher Leadership and Compensation System, a voluntary program for school districts in the state.

During the 2017 Legislative Session, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Open Meetings Act training requirements for public bodies, including local school boards.

Testing and Evaluation This spring, the 109th Tennessee General Assembly passed the Tennessee Teaching Evaluation Enhancement Act (http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0108) to lessen the effect that implementation of a new assessment will have on accountability measures for educators.

On Wednesday, May 9, the Connecticut General Assembly passed a bipartisan budget adjustment agreement (Senate Bill 543), which made revisions to the state's biennial budget that was signed into law in October 2017.

In 2008, the Georgia General Assembly passed into law the creation of Student Scholarship Organizations (SSOs) and set aside $ 50 million or more annually in tax credits to be redirected to an independent school of a taxpayer's choice and to be used for need - based financial aid.

That was the thinking used when the General Assembly passed its budget last year with a section that limited class sizes for grades K - 3 starting with the 2017 - 18 school year.

The contract came about because the General Assembly passed legislation calling on the state to open bidding for new assessments rather than continue as planned with administration of the PARCC tests.

Last year, the General Assembly passed what some characterized as a historic teacher pay raise.

«The General Assembly passed a law last year preventing us from using Smarter Balanced or PARCC assessments,» Atkinson said.

Read on to find out what bills the General Assembly passed on behalf of kids and schools in 2017.

The General Assembly passed a kindergarten transition bill (HJR 24) and allocated $ 50 million in new money to early education programming.

After a nearly year - long budget impasse, the General Assembly passed a stopgap budget in late June 2016 that ensured that schools would open on time in Fall 2016.

Earlier this year, the Kentucky General Assembly passed House Bill 176 (KRS 160.346), which gives persistently low - performing schools four improvement - model options.

During the 2010 legislative session, the General Assembly passed SEA 316, and the Governor signed IC 20 -19-3-10 into law.

Last year, the Vermont General Assembly passed legislation creating the Green Mountain Secure Retirement Plan.

On Tuesday, the general assembly passed a non-binding resolution condemning settlement activity by 196 votes to six.

Following the high court's decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the General Assembly passed a law in June 2010 that removed those restrictions at the state level.

The state General Assembly passed a bipartisan $ 20 billion budget late Wednesday night that keeps the bulk of the expected...

In 2007, the General Assembly passed a law solidifying the board's powers to oversee and audit state procurement efforts as part of a clean - contracting law.

Two weeks ago, both houses of the General Assembly passed a Republican - proposed spending plan with the support of several Democrats in the House and Senate.

On February 19, 2016, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation moving the state's congressional primary from March 15 to June 7, 2016.

In the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed pay increases for state lawmakers, judges, and top executive - branch officials.

Three years after the Illinois General Assembly passed a law intended to make stepping off street corners safer, police reports indicate some Orland Park pedestrians still prefer crossing in the middle of the block.

But shortly after the General Assembly passed the budget bill over Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto, the Governor's Office of Management and Budget found that the budget resulted in a $ 1.5 billion deficit.

It is my sincere hope that this proposal will help the General Assembly pass a budget that I can sign into law.»

if the General Assembly passes a new bill that would force schools to display signs saying «In God We Trust.»

North Carolina public schools could soon become a little more religious, if the General Assembly passes a new bill that would force schools to display signs saying «In God We Trust.»

The General Assembly passes a bill by a three - fifths vote of the members elected to each house that declares a state of fiscal emergency requiring an in - term decrease in compensation and decreases the compensation amount for every elected public office by the same percentage.

****** The Post article published Feb. 17, 2007 states: «As many as 20 judges across the state — including three from Northern Kentucky — could take early retirement this summer unless the General Assembly passes legislation extending the senior judge program.

The Maryland General Assembly passes Senate Bill 790 — a bill to protect individuals who are endangered by the disclosure to insurance policy holders of confidential information about medical, reproductive health, and behavioral health services.

Not exact matches

Rt Rev Dr Derek Browning, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said: «We mark his passing with respect, and join with others in confidence in say, «Well done, good and faithful servant.»»

In a little - noticed resolution passed overwhelmingly by the 2001 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), delegates declared that the theology of the series is «not in accord with our Reformed understanding» of the New Testament Book of Revelation.

In my denomination of the PCA, we are starting to see individual churches and Presbyteries coming together for the purpose of passing a robust statement on child protection that prayerfully will be adopted by the upcoming general assembly.