Sentences with phrase «action by state legislatures»

Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma need action by their state legislatures or boards of education, Duncan said, or their waivers will be revoked.

Even if they are enacted, however, they will face an uphill battle absent broader reforms to teacher compensation systems — reforms that may be encouraged from Washington but will ultimately require action by state legislatures and local school boards.

The effort to secure action by state legislatures to require the teaching of creationism as science along with evolutionary theories has already succeeded in two states.

I know this action by the state legislature troubled him as it does all of us.

On January 1, 2006, the Mississippi state auto insurance liability coverage minimums increased following action by the state legislature the previous year to pass these amendments to the state law.

Not exact matches

Proponents of the bill were hoping a passage by the legislature would have been a call to action for other states, as more than 20 others have considered passing their own Internet privacy bills.

The committee's report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences — including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents — to improve what is knows about concussions and to reduce their occurrence.

It requires action by both the federal Congress and at least three - fourths of the state legislatures after that.

Cell phones, smart phones, and other personal electronic devices are free from arbitrary police snooping in California — at least for the time being, thanks to actions taken by the state legislature and Governor Jerry Brown.

In a 26 - page filing, association attorney Randy Mastro said the wage board and Labor Commissioner Mario J. Musolino's actions were «thinly veiled attempts by Governor Cuomo and his appointees to maneuver around an unwilling [state] legislature and to enact their own policy choices.»

The culprit was indeed a doctor, Dr. Edwin J. Goodman and he hoped to profit from his brainchild as follows, from the preamble to the bill» A bill for an act introducing a new mathematical truth and offered as a contribution to education to be used only by the State of Indiana free of cost by paying any royalties whatever on the same, provided it is accepted and adopted by the official action of the legislature in 1897.»

The action was part of several being considered by the legislature as it tried to improve the state's chances of receiving $ 700 million in federal funds under the Obama administration's Race to the Top competition (RttT).

When - Florida's governor, Charlie Crist vetoed the merit pay for teachers bill that had passed the state legislature, the governor explained his actions by saying «the people spoke, and they spoke loudly.»

Former vice chair of the State Board of Education Buddy Collins is encouraged by the legislature's actions around principal pay, but he is concerned about the potential harm to veteran principals along with a few other philosophical approaches to compensation that necessitate a serious course correction.

K12 was a major supporter of the effort, donating at least $ 300,000 in 2012 to «Families for Better Public Schools,» a Georgia political action committee behind a constitutional amendment that would further the charter school industry by bypassing the legislature and state board of education to create a new, politically appointed commission that would have the authority to independently override state and local control and approve new charter schools and online virtual schools.

In 2001, Wallace announced a three - year, $ 8.9 million grant to launch the State Action for Education Leadership Project (SAELP), a national consortium led by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and including the National Governors Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the National Association of State Boards of Education and the Education Commission of the States.

Dealers have responded by convincing their state legislatures to pass franchise laws that protect their businesses by limiting what actions an auto maker can take.

A political action committee, or PAC, is a vehicle created by state legislatures and Congress to enable organizations and individuals to pool funds and speak as one voice on issues of common interest.

Having passed overwhelmingly in the state's legislature (95 to 2 in the House and 38 to 1 in the Senate), it is now awaiting action by the Governor.

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So let us suppose part of California ultimately becomes the state of Jefferson, and the new state is admitted with a state constitution that explicitly names counties in Oregon that may join whenever they so choose, provided of course that Congress and the legislature of Oregon approve the measure, without any further action by the legislature of Jefferson than that clause in the state constitution.

HB 2201 Prohibits state courts from enforcing «federal actions» including federal court decisions unless decisions approved by Congress and / or state legislature.