Sentences with phrase «authorized by a public agency»

Charter schools are free public schools open to all students and managed by organizations that are authorized by a public agency.

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Initiated in 1991 by a Minnesota law allowing private non-profit entities to receive public funding to operate schools if authorized by a state agency, the idea has spread to more than 40 states, and some 1.5 million students today attend charter schools.

Charter schools are tuition - free public schools that are governed by an independent contract or «charter» with an authorizing agency.

For the initial criminal history check, each noninstructional contractor who is subject to the criminal history check shall file with the Department of Law Enforcement a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law enforcement agency or an employee of a school district, a public school, or a private company who is trained to take fingerprints.

Charter schools are supervised and directed by, as well as accountable to, the public through charter authorizing agencies, according to federal regulations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

(d) The Secretary is also authorized to make grants upon application approved by the State agency designated under section 101 to administer the State plan, to public or nonprofit agencies, institutions, or organizations to assist them in meeting the cost of planning REHABILITATION facilities and the services to be provided by such facilities.

(3) to aid in the conduct of related activities which will expand or improve the services for or help improve public understanding of the problems of deaf - blind individuals; the Secretary, subject to the provisions of section 306, is authorized to enter into an agreement with any public or nonprofit agency or organization for payment by the United States of all or part of the costs of the establishment and operation, including construction and * equipment, of a center for vocational REHABILITATION of handicapped individuals who are both deaf and blind, which center shall be known as the National Center for Deaf - Blind Youths and Adults.

(e)(1) The Secretary is authorized, directly or by contract with State vocational REHABILITATION agencies or experts or consultants or groups thereof, to provide technical assistance (A) to REHABILITATION facilities, and (B) for the purpose of removal og architectural and transportation barriers, to any public or nonprofit agency, institution, organization or facility.

First, where other law requires or expressly authorizes information relating to the eligibility for, or enrollment in more than one public program to be shared among such public programs and / or maintained in a single or combined data system, a public agency that is administering a health plan may maintain such a data base and may disclose information relating to such eligibility or enrollment in the health plan to the extent authorized by such other law.

Health oversight agency means an agency or authority of the United States, a State, a territory, a political subdivision of a State or territory, or an Indian tribe, or a person or entity acting under a grant of authority from or contract with such public agency, including the employees or agents of such public agency or its contractors or persons or entities to whom it has granted authority, that is authorized by law to oversee the health care system (whether public or private) or government programs in which health information is necessary to determine eligibility or compliance, or to enforce civil rights laws for which health information is relevant.

A covered entity is not in violation of the requirements of this rule when a member of its workforce or a business associate of the covered entity discloses protected health information to: (i) A health oversight agency or public health authority authorized by law to investigate or otherwise oversee the relevant conduct or conditions of the covered entity; (ii) an appropriate health care accreditation organization; or (iii) an attorney, for the purpose of determining his or her legal options with respect to whistleblowing.

(A) A health oversight agency or public health authority authorized by law to investigate or otherwise oversee the relevant conduct or conditions of the covered entity or to an appropriate health care accreditation organization for the purpose of reporting the allegation of failure to meet professional standards or misconduct by the covered entity; or

Where a health plan that is a government program provides public benefits, such as SCHIP and Medicaid, and where eligibility for, or enrollment in, the health plan is determined by an agency other than the agency administering the health plan, or where the protected health information used to determine enrollment or eligibility in the health plan is collected by an agency other than the agency administering the health plan, and the joint activities are authorized by law, no business associate contract is required with respect to the collection and sharing of individually identifiable health information for the performance of the authorized functions by the health plan and the agency other than the agency administering the health plan.

(i) A public health authority that is authorized by law to collect or receive such information for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability, including, but not limited to, the reporting of disease, injury, vital events such as birth or death, and the conduct of public health surveillance, public health investigations, and public health interventions; or, at the direction of a public health authority, to an official of a foreign government agency that is acting in collaboration with a public health authority;

• Create and maintain liaison with state agencies to acquire legal papers, stamps and seals • Ascertain that all stamps, seals and papers are kept safely under lock and key • Be physically present at occasions that require state approvals such as for law suits and property matters • Interview clients briefly to ensure that they understand the mechanics of affidavits and other legal documents • Determine the eligibility of documents and clients» intentions by indulging them in conversation • Verify identification documents such as birth certificates, social security cards, passports and licenses • Ascertain that the signer is not coerced into signing a document and report any misdemeanors as soon as they arise • Prepare affidavits, depositions and other documents according to set content standards • Sign prepared documents and affix stamps and seals on them in a bid to provide approval • Perform marriage ceremonies by ensuring that proper licenses are obtained and documentation completed (authorized only in the states of Florida, Maine and South Carolina) • Create and prepare records of items notarized and ensure that they are in correct order for public reference

In New York State, home study investigations are usually conducted by authorized private Adoption Agencies (aka voluntary agencies), public Departments of Social Services, private Licensed Master or Clinical Social Workers, or individuals or organizations approved by a local court to conduct home study investiAgencies (aka voluntary agencies), public Departments of Social Services, private Licensed Master or Clinical Social Workers, or individuals or organizations approved by a local court to conduct home study investiagencies), public Departments of Social Services, private Licensed Master or Clinical Social Workers, or individuals or organizations approved by a local court to conduct home study investigations.

To public health authorities and oversight agencies that are authorized by law to collect information.

A multiple listing service is defined as a facility for the orderly correlation and dissemination of listing information among Participants so that they may better serve their clients and customers and the public; is a means by which authorized Participants make blanket unilateral offers of compensation to other Participants (acting as subagents, buyer agents, or in other agency or nonagency capacities defined by law); is a means by which information is accumulated and disseminated to enable authorized Participants to prepare appraisals and other valuations of real property; and is a means by which Participants engaging in real estate appraisal contribute to common databases.