Sentences with phrase «by the state legislature»

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

Since the congestion pricing plan still needs to be approved by the state legislature, concerns on both sides will have to be taken into account no matter what.

The lines drawn by the state legislature are subject to veto by the governor.

Currently, the redistricting of congressional boundaries is controlled by state legislature every ten years.

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

Drivers in the state are compelled to abide by financial responsibility standards set forth by requirements put into place by the state legislature.

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.

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

I am informed that merger was rejected in a local vote, and then imposed by the state legislature.

Furthermore, the spending requirements placed on a national government are far more extensive than those faced by a state legislature.

The project, which has been fast - tracked by the state legislature, would put the concert venue on land that was used as a dumping place for industrial waste for years.

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

Again, these are only minimum standards put together by the state legislature and many motorists in the state do carry additional liability protection to guard themselves in the event of an accident.

That decision was made by the city council and approved by the state legislature, not the county.

The Colorado Supreme Court has upheld a lower - court ruling that concluded a voucher law passed by the state legislature in April 2003 was unconstitutional because it interfered with local - control provisions.

Running for the third judgeship created by the state legislature in June are family court support magistrate John Beisel of Kingston, court clerk Gilda Riccardi of Saugerties and Kingston attorney Kevin Bryant.

Under a new plan pressed by Governor Andrew Cuomo and adopted by the state legislature as part of the budget, half of a teacher's performance review could be based on how well the students do on the exams.

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.

But the deal, which would need to be approved by the state legislature as well as Governor Andrew Cuomo, is far from complete, despite the praise.

The basis for the suit relies on the fact that elected officials in New York enrolled in the RGGI without approval by the state legislature.

According to Wikipedia, five states initially had the electors chosen by the state legislature, without having the people vote at all, and South Carolina continued to use this system until 1860.

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.

New Jersey's Pet Purchase Protection Act, which was passed by the state legislature last year to ensure a supply of healthy, well - bred pets for state residents, requires pet stores to label the cages of dogs and cats for sale with information about the animals» breeding, acquisition and health.

The additional money is part of $ 90 million included in the 2015 - 16 state budget adopted by the state legislature on April 1.

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.

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.

Rosa helps create state education policy as Chancellor, but the matter of who controls the city schools is ultimately decided by state legislature.

The IDC is helping black and Hispanic students gain entry to top city schools with $ 2 million in new state funding, setting aside the money in the $ 155 billion state budget that was finalized by the state legislature and Cuomo April 1.

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

He is a former state assemblyman in New York, who was elected by the state legislature as New York State Comptroller on February 7, 2007.

Cuomo also touted the SAFE Act, the controversial gun control legislation passed by the state legislature after the Sandy Hook incident in Connecticut in 2013.

Another would overturn the 17th amendment, thus returning us to the appointment of Senators by state legislatures.

This latter norm prohibits the exercise of arbitrary power by state legislatures, and means that not every law that they enact is by that fact alone constitutional.

Appearing with about 100 supporters Wednesday James declared that she's seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general, but she is not seeking to be appointed by the state legislature to the roughly six month balance of former attorney general Eric Schneiderman's term.

The bill, one of the few comprehensive reform packages considered by a state legislature this year, includes provisions sought by the Governor that will tie school accreditation to student performance and other «outcomes»; give financial rewards to the best schools and threaten the worst with the prospect of state takeover; extend the school year by five days; and expand a statewide student - testing program, with mandatory summer remediation for low - achieving students.

Administration officials confirmed the school runs were being withheld because the governor's education reform agenda hasn't been met favorably by the state legislature.

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.

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.

Nancy Zimpher, chancellor for the State University of New York, saw her major initiative, the Public Education Empowerment Act, defeated by the state legislature over the summer.

New York state's comptroller finds that local and school property taxes will increase by the lowest percentage in decades, under the rules of the tax cap program recently renewed by the state legislature.

The tentative agreement must be acted upon by the state legislature and ratified by CSEA rank and file members.

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.

The directive joins efforts by the state legislature, including a bill introduced by state Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy that would extend the net neutrality principles to providers conducting business with local governments in addition to state governments.

And there is the uncomfortable interaction between faith and public policy, which has led to contentious public debates that have driven decades of controversial and often contradictory decisions by state legislatures, the courts, Congress, and the White House.

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 park board must seek voter approval for the increase because of the enactment of the Property Tax Extension Limitation Act by the state legislature on Oct. 1.

On Friday afternoon, the governor's office released 259 individual vetoes for the appropriation budget bills, which were passed by the state legislature at the end of March.