Sentences with phrase «aid reform proposals»

The LSC told the committee that there were 11 consultations on the present criminal legal aid reform proposals, seven on civil legal aid and one cross-cutting consultation.

Ed Stradling's exclusive mini-documentary on what he finds to be the dangers of legal aid reform proposals.

Not exact matches

If parliament gives its nod, Greek voters will be asked to rule on two complex draft documents that detail a proposal by the country's creditors to unlock aid of as much as 15.5 billion euros for Greece in return for sales - tax increases and pension reforms.

Insisting that what is important is not the amount of aid but its quality (a point of agreement with Edwards), Lancaster makes a number of sensible proposals for reform which are mainly of interest to specialists, and certainly grist for policy mills inside the Washington beltway.

The Governor prioritized education spending in his budget proposal, including growth that is twice what would be allowed under the cap.9 To truly prioritize education the State should reform the Foundation Aid formula to ensure the highest needs districts are properly funded without unnecessarily sending aid to the wealthiest districAid formula to ensure the highest needs districts are properly funded without unnecessarily sending aid to the wealthiest districaid to the wealthiest districts.

Members of both the Senate Republican and Assembly Democratic conferences have said in recent weeks that they opposed making a state aid increase contingent on the enactment of Cuomo's education reform proposals.

Typically, schools use the governor's budget proposal as a working point for crafting budgets, but this year Cuomo has proposed tying $ 1.1 billion in school aid increases to his education reforms, including teacher evaluations.

Remember last year, when Cuomo was in full - on war mode against the teachers unions, and trying to force education reform down the Legislature's throat by inserting it into his budget language and tying his proposals to a boost in school aid?

Gov. Andrew Cuomo put a number of progressive issues into his state budget proposal, including early voting measures, reforming the criminal justice system to end cash bail and the Dream Act to give college aid to the children of undocumented immigrants.

There is precedent for projecting aid or other funding even though certain proposals or reforms haven't been adopted by the state Legislature — or approved by voters.

If legislators don't agree to adopt his reform proposals, Cuomo said aid will increase by $ 377 million.

Budget talks began Wednesday, as Governor Cuomo met behind closed doors with legislative leaders to discuss school aid, economic development proposals and ethics reform.

Under the budget proposal presented by Cuomo, $ 23.14 billion would be set aside in education aid, an increase of $ 1.06 billion to all districts, if his education reform proposals are approved by the state Legislature.

In his State of the State address on Jan. 21, Governor Andrew Cuomo tied $ 1.1 billion in additional state education aid to the passage of his «reform» proposals in the state budget: individual merit pay, more charter schools, punishing struggling schools, and making teacher evaluation hinge on state test scores.

Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo put a number of progressive issues into his state budget proposal, including the Dream Act, to give college aid to the children of undocumented immigrants, early voting measures and reforming the criminal justice system to end cash bail.

Traditionally, the Budget Division releases school runs following its budget presentation, but this year the governor's administration indicated that his proposed $ 1.1 billion aid increase is linked to the success of his education reform proposals.

Across the aisle, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D - Chateaugay), who took office earlier this month, said he liked the middle class tax cut and increased education aid, and also hailed the governor's proposals to build on fighting the opiate epidemic, including the creation of drug recovery «high schools» and crisis treatment centers alongside deeper insurance reforms.

Tying state aid to reform proposals is not new for Cuomo.

She is a member of the board of the National Student Clearinghouse and has chaired major study groups through the College Board and the Brookings Institution, developing proposals for reforming federal and state student aid.

The bill's authors assert PROSPER's reforms will simplify and improve student aid and that the proposals outlined will help students borrow responsibly.1 Those are certainly laudable goals, but the bill seems to miss two of the largest problems facing higher education today: maintaining access and increasing affordability.

Specifically, the inspector general warned that certain provisions in the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act may repeal regulations that hold colleges accountable for how they manage federal aid.In the report, the inspector general's criticisms focused on the bill's proposal to end the 90/10 rule, which currently caps for - profit schools» revenue from federal aid at...

Legal aid is under review again as the Government set out proposals for the reform of payments through the Litigators» Graduated Fee Scheme and changing rates for court appointee work.

This proposal surfaced in a new discussion paper called Legal Aid and the Public Interest (which accused the government of having «lost its way» over legal aid reforAid and the Public Interest (which accused the government of having «lost its way» over legal aid reforaid reform).

The changes — which were originally proposed in the November 2013 consultation Judicial review: proposals for further reform — include further cuts to legal aid and amendments to the rules on costs which will make it more difficult for charities and NGOs to intervene in judicial review proceedings.

Proposals for further reform of the legal aid system in England and Wales.

More recently further legal aid cuts have been proposed by the Government: see «Transforming Legal Aid: Delivering a more credible and efficient system» Ministry of Justice, April 2013; «Transforming Legal Aid: Next Steps» Ministry of Justice, September 2013; and «Judicial Review Proposals for Further Reform» Ministry of Justice, September 20aid cuts have been proposed by the Government: see «Transforming Legal Aid: Delivering a more credible and efficient system» Ministry of Justice, April 2013; «Transforming Legal Aid: Next Steps» Ministry of Justice, September 2013; and «Judicial Review Proposals for Further Reform» Ministry of Justice, September 20Aid: Delivering a more credible and efficient system» Ministry of Justice, April 2013; «Transforming Legal Aid: Next Steps» Ministry of Justice, September 2013; and «Judicial Review Proposals for Further Reform» Ministry of Justice, September 20Aid: Next Steps» Ministry of Justice, September 2013; and «Judicial Review Proposals for Further Reform» Ministry of Justice, September 2013.

In its response to a recent Constitutional Affairs Select Committee report — Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid, which attacked many of the proposals for reform and warned the government to slow down implementation — the government says it will stand firm on its reform programme.

The Constitutional Affairs Committee Evidence 20th February on Legal Aid reforms — See what the Head of Legal Services Commission has to say on the implementation of the Carter Proposals.

While the Committee stressed the need for further research into the possible effect of the proposals on the supply of legal help to the most vulnerable, the impact these reforms may have on BME suppliers and the dangers of Best Value Tendering, the Government response has dismissed these worries out of hand, displaying a now familiar caviler attitude to the future of Legal Aid.

Lord Justice Jackson has criticised the Law Society for its decision to run a «single campaign» against his proposals for the reform of the costs of civil litigation, and proposed changes to legal aid, which are both outlined in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Biaid, which are both outlined in the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders BiAid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

To scrutinize and influence any proposals for the reform of Legal Aid provision to ensure that access to justice for all members of society is preserved and improved.»

It criticised the government for not having «all the information required to assess the true impact on legal aid suppliers of the reform proposals, especially of the new fee schemes on the legal aid market.

The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has published further proposals in relation to legal aid reform, this time covering police station and duty work.

«Access to justice and «value for money» for publicly funded legal work, which are major considerations behind the current reform proposals, are not only about the quantity of legally aided acts, but equally about the quality, nature and adequate geographic spread of those acts of assistance.»

In 2010, when the green paper proposing the legal aid reforms was published, it contained the following passage: «We recognise that the proposals to reduce the scope of legal aid will, if implemented, lead to an increase in the number of litigants representing themselves in court in civil and family proceedings.

The reform proposals must not be allowed to cause irreversible damage to the legal aid system.»

The consultation, Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales, ends on Valentine's Day.

The committee then turned to the ultimate goal of the reform proposals, the adoption of a market - based system where legal aid rates would be determined by competitive tendering for block contracts.

The consultation, «Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales», is due to end on Valentine's Day.