Sentences with phrase «changes during the legislative session»

Cuomo had proposed those changes during the legislative session, but the measures face opposition in the Republican - controlled state Senate.

The question is: Will they make any changes during the legislative session that starts in January?

The no - fault insurance system in Florida will see some major changes during the legislative session.

Not exact matches

Some legislators sought to make some changes to the law, but they were unsuccessful during the legislative session that ended early Saturday.

With the Assembly Democrats squarely against the changes, the wild card could be the extent to which the Senate, controlled by a coalition of Republicans and the eight Independent Democratic Conference members, would during the 2018 legislative session join a push to force a delay or a revisiting of the rule changes.

Senate higher education committee chair Kenneth LaValle, a Long Island Republican, ushered a bill through his chamber during the 2014 session that would change how the Regents are selected, giving the governor and legislative conferences appointment power.

Major issues during the 2014 legislative session included a court - mandated $ 5 billion education funding package, transportation funding through a gas tax increase, and climate change proposals.

Uber hopes to persuade state lawmakers to change that during next year's legislative session.

Proposed changes, which will come into focus during the upcoming legislative session, include amending or altogether repealing a 2011 statute that provided SUNY more flexibility by eliminating the need for pre-approval from the state comptroller for all SUNY procurements (excluding non-construction service purchases totaling more than $ 250,000)-- a measure lawmakers reauthorized in April through 2021.

The decrease is likely also driven by the changed political calculus for both unions and charter groups after most of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sweeping education reform proposals failed during last year's legislative session.

The bills ranged from sweeping changes — from measures banning most larger campaign donors from securing state contracts to legislation blocking political consultants from doing double duty as lobbyists — to the more symbolic, such as one that would bring an end to political fundraisers in Albany County during the legislative session.

There are two versions of each of the laws — one clean version that includes the revisions that were made during the past legislative sessions and one red - lined version which shows where changes in the laws were made this year.

Having just completed a brutal round of jousting in the interest of public education reform during the Texas legislative session, I have a renewed appreciation for the obstacles we face in achieving meaningful systemic change in our education delivery system.

Start the process well before session and get detailed language and messaging about changes distributed early so that some key fights can be settled before having to make quick decisions during the legislative process.

Rep. Keith Ripp (R - Lodi) introduced a bill during the last legislative session that would have changed the way schools test for dyslexia and how educators are certified to teach reading, which I wrote about several months ago.

The group of lawmakers and state education managers was created during the most recent legislative session to examine and recommend changes to Utah's tangled web of funding formulas.

The evaluation and compensation changes in Indiana came during a contentious 2011 legislative session in which hundreds of teachers protested laws restricting their collective bargaining rights, making it easier for charter schools to expand and introducing an expansive private school voucher system.

Earlier this year, we shared with you our goals to advance great schools for all by championing common - sense policy change during the 2018 legislative session.

Rep. Blackwell, who voted for the new plan that was inserted into the state's budget bill last year, says he'd like to see some key changes made to how principals are now paid during the upcoming legislative session.

NCPAPA and the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) both plan to fight for changes to the principal pay plan during this upcoming legislative session.

The teacher employment changes in Indiana came during a contentious 2011 legislative session in which legislators proposed bills to restrict teachers» collective bargaining rights, change the evaluation system, and reduce tenure rights.

During last year's legislative session, the General Assembly changed the school funding formula, giving every school district a similar amount of money.

As per a recent article in the Tennessee Education Report (see also an article in The Tennessean here) Governor Bill Haslam announced this week that «he will be proposing changes to the state's teacher evaluation process in the 2015 legislative session,» the most significant change being «to reduce the weight of value - added data on teacher evaluations during the transition [emphasis added] to a new test for Tennessee students.»

During this legislative session, many states have passed laws that dramatically alter the face of public education, changing what it means to be a teacher.

The timing of the Parkland shooting — during the state legislative session and in an election year — forced Florida lawmakers to approve modest changes to the state's gun laws.

Note: The information below reflects changes to the Oklahoma State Dental Act enacted by the Oklahoma legislature during the 2015 legislative session.