Sentences with phrase «specific legislative language»

When Connecticut's School Climate Report was finally issued, there were simply no recommendations, despite the specific legislative language mandating that recommendations be provided.

The bill, expected to be taken up by the U.S. Senate as early as next week, contains specific legislative language on local governance that restores the balance between federal and local government and provides states and school districts the flexibility needed to support student learning and achievement.

Specific legislative language should be vetted by the parties most directly affected, in this case the religious communities.

Not exact matches

Rather than line out specific amounts for individual projects, the funds are giant lumps of cash inserted into budget legislation, with diffuse language governing their spending and a nod toward a process for spending that involves a state agency or authority and sometimes a memorandum of understanding with legislative leaders.

That vague but specific language was the result of a secretive legislative process.

This book could have gone deeper into the kind of research that NCLB and other legislation require, how the legislative language on required research and assessment was derived, how it is being interpreted and specified by the federal agencies, and the specific weaknesses in the research that passes administrative muster.