«In addition
under the Governor's
proposed legislation every provider will be required to have an incident
review committee, which would include representatives of families, consumers and advocates, to
review the adequacy of investigations and
proposed changes to prevent similar incidents in the future.»
In addition to halting the implementation of the CCSS and renaming the Common Core, the
proposed legislation also establishes a commission, which would be
under the Department of Administration, to
review English and math standards and recommend alternatives that are more in line with North Carolina's needs to the State Board of Education.
Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass
legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species
under the Endangered Species Act; •
Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status
review on the proposal to list wood turtles
under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on
proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise
under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal
legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.