Sentences with phrase «authority of the legislature»

«The Court of Appeals decision undermines the constitutional authority of the legislature to craft education policy.

At first glance, this seems very wide indeed for virtually all undertakings are bound by some federal legislation, such as the Competition Act, the Copyright Act, the Criminal Code, the Food and Drugs Act, the Trademarks Act and many more; however, they are not by reason of such legislation outside the exclusive authority of the legislatures of the provinces.

With respect to paragraph 2 (i) of the Canada Labour Code and those works, undertakings or businesses «outside the exclusive legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces», the question is actually a lot more complicated.

(i) a work, undertaking or business outside the exclusive legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces, and

Section 32 states that the Charter applies: (a) to the Parliament and government of Canada in respect of all matters within the authority of Parliament including all matters relating to the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories; and (b) to the legislature and government of each province in respect of all matters within the authority of the legislature of each province.

Part of where the thinking of the court bothers me in this area is that ultimately administrative bodies like the law society are exercising a delegated statutory authority of the legislature.

Definition of «prize fight» (2) In this section, «prize fight» means an encounter or fight with fists or hands between two persons who have met for that purpose by previous arrangement made by or for them, but a boxing contest between amateur sportsmen, where the contestants wear boxing gloves of not less than one hundred and forty grams each in mass, or any boxing contest held with the permission or under the authority of an athletic board or commission or similar body established by or under the authority of the legislature of a province for the control of sport within the province, shall be deemed not to be a prize fight.

Not exact matches

Party leaders are centralizing authority and muting the voices of duly - elected members, warns the legislature's Speaker.

In November 1992, the voters of Colorado, in a referendum, foreclosed to legislatures at all levels the authority to treat gays and lesbians on the same plane as groups that have suffered discrimination based on race, religion, and gender.

-- Vrdolyak, Cook County Democratic chairman and Washington «s chief antagonist, lost his bold move in the legislature to push through a measure that would have protected the administrative authority of Chicago Park District Supt. Edmund Kelly.

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

«Why haven't the Governor and the state legislature taken control of this bloated, inefficient authority and make it a Department answerable to the Governor?

He also was appointed to a paid position on the board of the Suffolk County Water Authority, and ran unsuccessfully for the county legislature and State Senate.

But, Reynolds said, when leaders chose not to let the state handle project details, including awarding of a request for proposals, it gave the legislature the authority to review it.

She said she was told by one of them that the clause could theoretically be used to whittle away the legislature's authority to nothing.

The dozens of rally participants appeared unaware that the Municipal legislature in New York City has power and authority to

Questions during the post-speech «gaggle» included the cost of a special election, his reaction to a New York Republican Party 50 Shades of Grey parody of Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton, Rudy Giuliani's recent comments about Barack Obama, the expected Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election, state legislature financial disclosure forms, the refusal of Port Authority commissioners to accede to Cuomo and Chris Christie's request to resign, his planned trip to Cuba, congestion pricing, and UFT comments asserting that the governor has shortchanged New York City schools by $ 2.5 billion.

Using executive authority, Governor Andrew Cuomo bypassed the state legislature and added transgender New Yorkers to the list of those protected under state law.

Several good government groups are calling on Governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie to sign a package of bills aimed at reforming the Port Authority that passed its final hurdle in the New Jersey legislature, yesterday.

Given the past history, while I may have the legal authority to proceed unilaterally, I choose to only proceed in full public view and with support of the legislature in a spirit of cooperation.

· Allowing counties an option to modify how they fund state mandated pension contributions · Providing counties more audit authority in the special education preschool program · Improving government efficiency and streamlining state and local legislative operations by removing the need for counties to pursue home rule legislative requests every two years with the state legislature in order to extend current local sales tax authority · Reducing administrative and reporting requirements for counties under Article 6 public health programs · Reforming the Workers Compensation system · Renewing Binding Arbitration, which is scheduled to sunset in June 2013, with a new definition of «ability to pay» for municipalities under fiscal distress, making it subject to the property tax cap (does not apply to NYC) where «ability to pay» will be defined as no more than 2 percent growth in the contract.

As taxpayers struggle to make ends meet — including affording the ever - increasing MTA fares — and the governor and legislature are working to control state spending and make our state fiscally solvent, the MTA just disregards reality,» said Rabbitt, who has been a vocal and leading advocate for reforming the MTA, and was a driving force behind the repeal of the MTA payroll tax, having called for a fiscal audit of the authority and its board.

He said he'd like the authority to make cuts to state agencies, particularly those affected by any Medicaid cuts, without having to convene a special session of the legislature.

Taking economic development from under the thumb of the executive and shifting some oversight authority to the legislature strikes me as an exercise in futility.

While the governor of New York has the constitutional authority to veto legislation passed by the state legislature, this shows that power isn't absolute.

With the exception of the appointment of department heads, none of whom have been challenged by the legislature in more than five years of charter government, Hein has virtually unlimited authority on hirings and firings.

However, during the interview, Mr. Cuomo placed a heavy emphasis on the legislature's legal authority to draw the lines and stressed the need for a constitutional amendment that would likely not take effect until the next round of redistricting, in 2022.

Thumbing their noses at their state legislatures, Cuomo and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie jointly vetoed a bipartisan bill to overhaul the Port Authority, which is trying to move past a series of scandals tied to lane closures at the George Washington Bridge last year.

The Founding Fathers only said in the U.S. Constitution about presidential elections (only after debating among 30 ballots for choosing a method): «Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors...» The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly characterized the authority of the state legislatures over the manner of awarding their electoral votes as «plenary» and «exclusive.»

Much of the regulation and policy within the authority is set by the state while the legislature votes to confirm commissioner appointments.

DOT would also have the authority to establish toll rates, subject to approval of the appointed authority but not the legislature — another potentially controversial vote avoided.

Judy Jacobs (D - Woodbury), who was presiding officer of the legislature in 2000 when voters approved a referendum requiring legislative approval of all personal services contracts of $ 25,000 or more, said the county executive's authority to approve lower - cost agreements «is being abused.»

The budget agreement also includes the legislature giving away oversight authority for state agencies to the sole discretion of the Executive Branch.

Brodsky says giving the commissioners the authority to probe the legislature made the Moreland commission a kind of hybrid, of «a two headed monster,» partly governed by the Moreland Act which is under the purview of the governor, but also partly now under the direct authority of the attorney general.

It is obvious that the Port Authority has lost its way, and Governors Cuomo and Christie have now vetoed a bill which was unanimously supported by the state legislatures of New York and New Jersey, numerous public stakeholders and editorial boards.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone is asking state officials to examine whether bonuses given by the local district attorney's office to its prosecutors were legal, saying they «were not authorized by the county legislature pursuant to any legal process or authority that I am aware of.»

The three member board, known as the Public Authorities Control Board, includes a representative from the Cuomo Administration, and the majority parties in each house of the legislature.

The suit alleges that Onondaga County violated Not - for - Profit Corporations Law through the sale of necessary property and that the county legislature exceeded their authority by abolishing Van Duyn's work force in the county budget, which essentially eliminates the county department of Long Term Care Services, established under county charter.

Mahoney, who is also the chair of the Thruway Authority board, was in a seemingly tough spot due to her dual roles when the legislature passed the bill this June.

«These bonuses were not authorized by the county legislature pursuant to any legal process or authority that I am aware of,» Mr. Bellone said in a Monday letter to Thomas DiNapoli, the New York state Comptroller.

The bill gave the New York state legislature final authority over the city's rent regulation at a time when the city was on the edge of financial disaster.

At that time, the Labor Federation's Executive Board was granted authority to decide on endorsements after the special session of the legislature concluded, and when the Board could make an informed decision based upon the entire 2008 Legislative Session.

The MTA is an authority created by the legislature to deliver transit services throughout the region, not to stifle projects at the expense of millions of suffering customers.

It was really around the legislature's authority and the options of what can happen,» State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said.

Cahill, who also wants the county to take over the cost of running elections from municipalities, has said that he expects the Assembly to convene in September to take up the request, but only Gov. Andrew Cuomo has the authority to call the legislature into a special session.

Though the legislature does not have the authority to change the name of the plaza itself, it can make the request.

Of course, while the Hansens of the world were publishing in the scientific literature, the Michaels of the world were publishing such tripe as «Meltdown», «The Satanic Gases», «Taken by Storm» as well as being constantly marketed to newspapers for op eds as scientific authorities on climate, and of course serving as the justification du jour for the ostrich brigade in various legislatureOf course, while the Hansens of the world were publishing in the scientific literature, the Michaels of the world were publishing such tripe as «Meltdown», «The Satanic Gases», «Taken by Storm» as well as being constantly marketed to newspapers for op eds as scientific authorities on climate, and of course serving as the justification du jour for the ostrich brigade in various legislatureof the world were publishing in the scientific literature, the Michaels of the world were publishing such tripe as «Meltdown», «The Satanic Gases», «Taken by Storm» as well as being constantly marketed to newspapers for op eds as scientific authorities on climate, and of course serving as the justification du jour for the ostrich brigade in various legislatureof the world were publishing such tripe as «Meltdown», «The Satanic Gases», «Taken by Storm» as well as being constantly marketed to newspapers for op eds as scientific authorities on climate, and of course serving as the justification du jour for the ostrich brigade in various legislatureof course serving as the justification du jour for the ostrich brigade in various legislatures.

Under existing law, the state board of education and education department have authority to enact the final standards unless the legislature votes to block the action.

According to them, modern democratic systems meet four basic criteria: 1) executive and legislatures are chosen through open, free, and fair elections; 2) universal suffrage; 3) protection of political rights and civil liberties; and 4) elected authorities possess real authority to govern (not subject to tutelary control by another unelected group).

As such, they necessarily impinge upon state legislatures» traditional authority to determine the level of education appropriations.