Sentences with phrase «by state legislature»

The National Guard expressed interest in buying the property, but a purchase couldn't be worked out until funding was approved by the state legislature.

Secretaries of licensed real estate brokers and sales associates can set up appointments with buyers and sellers under a bill (H.B. 3016) passed this spring by the state legislature.

Best Beginnings» work was driven by a budget note passed by the state legislature in 2015 focused on creating a more integrated home visiting system.

Washington's Dispute Resolution Centers are private organizations that are authorized by the state legislature, and they provide low - cost mediation services by trained professionals.

FACT: The Texas rule to exclude Planned Parenthood from WHP comes after budget cuts passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Perry last year have dramatically reduced the state's family planning program by more than two - thirds.

These traffic violations are considered criminal infractions by the state legislature, and thus require you to appear in Honolulu Hawaii district court and will likely cause you to lose your Honolulu Hawaii driving privileges, at least temporarily, if you are convicted or plead guilty.

The auto insurance reforms that are pending approval by the state legislature will facilitate lower auto insurance premiums which will be the result of a limited PIP coverage.

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.

MLAC, created by the state legislature in 1983, is the largest funding source for civil legal aid in Massachusetts.

The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation was established by the state legislature in 1983 to ensure that low - income people with critical, non-criminal legal problems would have access to legal information, advice and representation.

You can't «debate» laws enacted by the State legislature in accordance with the State constitution that haven't been struck down — they just apply to everyone.

If you've ever been charged, there are many reasons it might fail to stick, such as prosecutorial discretion, limited taxpayer funds, lack of evidence, etc., and you can't win damages for false arrest if the state decides to enforce, or act toward enforcing, its laws created by the state legislature, which should tell you something.

State law is based on the state constitution and includes legislation made by the state legislature and decisions of the state courts.

The amount is calculated by a formula created by the state legislature, and this formula generally combines the gross income of each parent and sets out a basic support obligation amount based on those combined incomes.

A 2009 report on the effects of increasing taxes on fracking in Pennsylvania, which contributed to a proposed 5 % tax being rejected by the state legislature.

Under the proposal, local governments would be prohibited from doing almost anything that isn't specifically authorized by the state legislature.

The overall visibility and severity of these impacts have brought the drought to the forefront of California politics: landmark legislation regarding the regulation of groundwater recently was recently passed by the state legislature and has now been signed by the governor, and a «water bond» will feature prominently as Proposition 1 on the California ballot this November.

Senators shall be elected exclusively by the State legislature, upon a majority vote of legislators present and voting in a joint session.

Rather than a bill proposed by a state legislature, in 2009, the Texas School Board passed an amendent calling for the «balanced» teaching of climate change, meaning both science and «skepticism.»

That has not yet been approved by the state legislature, but did you know that many towns on the Cape require vacation rental owners to register their homes and pay...

The most recent charter was approved by the state legislature and received by the secretary of state in 1861.

see this as a «gotcha» by the state legislature in a sort of retaliation for their support of Prop B.

The request comes after HSUS spent more than $ 2.1 million of if its own money, plus another $ 200,000 of money from organizations under its own umbrella (Doris Day Animal League and Fund for Animals) for the passing of Missouri's Proposition B. Prop B was then dramatically changed by the state legislature.

Later the law was gutted by the state legislature, and the remnants are only mildly enforced.

Yet this formula is neither fully funded nor used by the state legislature to allocate education aid to municipalities.

Our primary argument before the Texas Supreme Court focused on the legislative intent behind the 2015 amendments to Chapter 12 of the Education Code and the comprehensive statutory framework set forth by the state legislature for public charter schools in Texas.

The move came after state officials allowed waivers for school districts that wanted more time to implement rules approved last spring by the state legislature and the Board of Regents.

The payment came from funds appropriated by the state legislature in anticipation of a legal settlement.

Bair says a turning point came when the district implemented the Star assessment solution, which it purchased with Title 1 funding and funds set aside by the state legislature for literacy programs.

N.C. Connections Academy, which is managed by the education giant Pearson, and N.C. Virtual Academy, managed by K12 Inc., are part of a four - year pilot program required by the state legislature.

Consider, however, that the powers of your School Board are established by our state legislature and your Board is based on the same principles of representation as our government.

Romney also paved the way for an expansion of charter schools by vetoing a Democratic bill passed by the state legislature that would have imposed a moratorium on any new charter schools.

The network was created at part of the education reform legislation passed by the state legislature earlier this year to turn around schools, such as the Milner Core Knowledge Academy at 104 Vine Street, considered one of the 25 lowest - performing schools in Connecticut.

Although Scarice is not a supporter of constant test prep and testing, ad nauseum, I believe the major focus initially is to address the teacher evaluation plan dictated by the state legislature in their last session.

North Carolina's class - size problem is complicated, but its roots date back to a 1995 decision by the state legislature to merge teacher funding allotments which had previously been split into separate allocations for classroom teachers and «specialty» or «enhancement» teachers in the arts, music and P.E.

Ten million dollars for the top performing 25 percent of North Carolina's teachers — a plan put into law by the state legislature last summer.

This proposal was not supported by the state legislature; therefore curriculum is still decided by local school districts.

Among the big budget questions that have yet to be resolved by the state legislature is how much school districts will need to contribute toward teacher pensions, which could affect hiring.

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) recently vetoed a measure passed by the state legislature that would require more accountability and transparency from the state's charters schools.

In 1911 the school's name was changed to Colorado State Teachers College by the state legislature.

With another billion in new basic education spending for teacher salaries included in the 2018 supplemental budget by the state legislature this session, lawmakers say they're meeting the State Supreme Court's mandate to fully fund K - 12 education as part of its 2012 McCleary decision.

And we're not talking about some «grass tops» agreement amongst elites or a law enacted hastily by a state legislature without much public input.

They are also among the most vocal opponents of school choice policies that have been considered by the state legislature in recent years.

The education reform bill, passed last year by the state legislature with overwhelming support and signed by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, grows high - performing public school options, provides fairer funding for public charter school students, and creates a Commissioner's Network to turnaround our state's chronically failing schools.

Provide additional funding and support services for struggling schools beyond the FEFP, especially for products and services mandated by state legislature.

Gov. Bruce E. Babbitt of Arizona late last week vetoed the first bill based on the controversial federal Hatch Amendment to be passed by a state legislature.

In the most recent state budget passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor last week, North Carolina lawmakers eliminated a provision — which exists in many states — that granted automatic pay raises to public school teachers who completed master's degrees.

School districts, including most charter schools, have no choice but to pay the rates set by the state legislature, even if they'd prefer to spend precious resources on higher teacher salaries, hiring more teachers, or making other critical investments in school services.

The plan, which one state education department official called «the most comprehensive teacher - accountability plan in the country,» is the result of an 18 - month study conducted by the state education department with $ 35,000 appropriated by the state legislature in 1980.

In Florida, for example, teachers widely criticized a merit - pay plan approved by the state legislature in 2006 as unfair and divisive because it allowed for only one - quarter of all teachers to receive bonuses.