Sentences with phrase «charter laws for»

A few weeks ago, I asked some very smart people who help states draft charter laws for a list of the key policy design questions that their policymakers tend to ask.

The department should remember that while many states permit linking teachers to student test scores, few districts actually do so, and that while Virginia and Mississippi have each had a charter law for more than a decade, combined they have only five charter schools.

Not exact matches

Shareholders provide capital to a corporation in exchange for a bundle of rights defined by state law and the corporation's charter and bylaws.

Or, almost no one: «The license is not required for merchants or consumers that utilize Virtual Currency solely for the purchase or sale of goods or services; or those firms chartered under the New York Banking Law to conduct exchange services and are approved by DFS to engage in Virtual Currency business activity.»

This makes itBit the only U.S. - chartered and supervised bitcoin exchange able to offer unique protection and security for customers in full compliance with New York and federal law.

The zero tolerance policy requires that any priest who at any time sexually abused a minor will be removed from ministry and, subject to applicable provisions of canon law, dismissed from the priesthood (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People [2002] at Art. 5).

Our local education agency is under the impression that charter schools aren't subject to the same laws for wellness policies.

The right to breastfeed anywhere, anytime is protected, for instance, by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and by U.S. state laws.

The right to breastfeed anywhere, anytime is protected, for instance, by equality legislation in the UK, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and by U.S. state laws.

@Andy international treaties such as UN charter are part of the legal system of the member nations (in Russia for instance, international treaties have precedence over federal laws except the constitution, in the US AFAIK the treaties have the same weight as federal laws).

NYSUT was opposed to the tax credit, but the labor union had its hands full on other key issues, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to once again overhaul teacher evaluations, weaken teacher tenure laws and strengthen charter schools in addition to the perennial push for more school aid.

See for example the 2000 Declaration of the South Summit by the G77 composed of about 130 member States [«We reject the so - called «right» of humanitarian intervention, which has no legal basis in the United Nations Charter or in the general principles of international law».

WASHINGTON — Rep. Aaron Schock, R - Ill., has repeatedly spent taxpayer and campaign funds to rent aircraft that are not certified charter services, despite House rules and federal law that generally prohibit the use of private aircraft for official and campaign use.

Mount Vernon — Accusations of impropriety continue for Mayor Richard Thomas, who is already facing corruption charges as the Mount Vernon Board of Ethics has accused Mayor Richard Thomas of collecting more than $ 100,000 as a trustee of the Amani Public Charter School in violation of state education law.

He criticized the «chief law enforcement officer of the state» for not standing up for Mayor Bill de Blasio's plans to close charter schools, «for the corruption in Albany» and for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision to close the Moreland Commission, an anti-corruption panel that was created by Cuomo in 2013.

Key reforms include fostering more effective charter schools, merit pay for teachers, more aid to parochial schools and the elimination of stultifying laws such as «Last in first out» for teacher layoffs.

A Pataki spokesman, David Catalfamo, contended that the jet used for the December trip had been chartered «consistent with the state procurement law and guidelines.»

The charter law was enacted after the Democrat's predecessor, Republican Steve Levy, took his annual State of the County message on the road, incurring extra costs for staff and security.

Antonacci asked the law department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislatulaw department to address two main issues: The county charter appears to say that raises for county legislators should be voted on when the budget for that year is approved; and state Municipal Home Rule Law indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the LegislatuLaw indicates that salary changes made during the term of an elected official, such as the county executive, should take the form of a local law, not a resolution as passed by the Legislatulaw, not a resolution as passed by the Legislature.

The proposed law would amend the Erie County Charter to require that goods purchased by the county that cost more than $ 10,000 be manufactured in the U.S. and all contracts for services for more than $ 10,000 are made with entities in the U.S. Morton said he has not given up on the issue and continues to pursue a compromise.

New York City has just 28 slots left for new charters, a number that could easily drop to zero over the next year with the growth of local charters guaranteed under a state law passed earlier this year.

«These regulations significantly undercut the quality of teaching in SUNY authorized charter schools by permitting insufficiently prepared individuals to educate large numbers of high needs students beyond that which is already allowed for by law,» the lawsuit states.

Unless otherwise stipulated elsewhere in this charter or through NYS law, advisory boards for Erie County shall be constituted as follows:

The new laws prevent de Blasio from charging rent to charters as he had said he would, require the city to find space for charters in D.O.E. buildings or to fund those schools up to $ 40 million for space in private buildings, and implement other safeguards for charters after an intensive charter lobbying effort in Albany.

The pressure is on for New York to pass a new charter - school law before submitting a new application to qualify for up to $ 700 million in federal «Race to the Top» funds by the June 1 deadline.

New City, NY — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced today that the Appellate Court unanimously overturned an earlier court ruling that said the County's bids for public bus transportation violated the General Municipal Law and the Rockland County Charter.

PRESS RELEASE FROM COUNTY New City, NY — County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef announced today that the Appellate Court unanimously overturned an earlier court ruling that said the County's bids for public bus transportation violated the General Municipal Law and the Rockland County Charter.

The NYC Department of Education rejected requests for space made by a dozen charters so far this school year, forcing them to file appeals in Albany for relief under the state's charter - school siting law.

1118 - FCO - For first time in 64 year history the Commonwealth will have a formal Charter setting out core values: democracy; human rights; peace and security; tolerance, respect and understanding; freedom of expression; separation of powers; rule of law; good governance; sustainable development; environmental protection; access to health, education, food and shelter; gender equality; and the importance of young people and civil society.

The GMB union is calling for a referendum to highlight its opposition to the UK's opt - out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which it argues will compromise workers» rights and prevent them from using EU law to appeal against unsatisfactory conditions.

The petition copied to Mr Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption reads in part: «SERAP considers these amendments to be in bad faith, patently an abuse of legislative powers, politically biased, and demonstrably unjustified in a democratic and representative society governed by the rule of law, and incompatible with the country's international human rights obligations and commitments particularly the UN Convention against Corruption, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples» Rights, which Nigeria has ratified.»

Asked how unions could take advantage of gaps in the law while criticizing others for exploiting LLC loophole, Korn said, «Twelve hedge fund billionaires gave more than 187,500 teachers in the 2014 elections,» referring to charter school supporters that gave heavily to an outside group backing Senate Republicans.

After the legislature voted raises for themselves and the county executive, Bob Antonacci, the county comptroller, made it known that he believed the county charter and county laws say that raises can only happen during the budget process or through a local referendum.

The provisions of this Charter are addressed to the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union with due regard for the principle of subsidiarity and to the Member States only when they are implementing Union law.

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.

In the 25 years since Minnesota passed the first charter school law, these publicly funded but privately operated schools have become a highly sought - after alternative to traditional public education, particularly for underserved students in urban areas.

The new SUNY regs stemmed from a side - deal hashed out between the city and the charter school sector in June that helped pave the way for an extension of the law giving Mayor de Blasio control of the city schools.

Moskowitz organized several massive pro-charter rallies after de Blasio rescinded a handful of previously approved co-locations, and she helped push the passage of a new state law that guaranteed protections for local charters.

Under a 2014 law opposed by Mr. de Blasio and championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York City is legally required to provide new charter schools free rent in public school buildings or pay for their rent in a private building.

«Our position is the same as it was when the legislation was passed: We believe the legislation's intent did not allow for SUNY to adopt regulations that are inconsistent with current laws governing charter schools, including laws related to teacher certification requirements.»

It's time that Albany strengthens the laws to ensure that charter operators admit children with special needs and that they comply with the same accountability measures for enrollment that neighborhood schools must adhere to.

That's why we put forward with six names, Local Law 12 - 2, which obviously worked because we got the other side of the aisle voting for it, too,» said Mills, who maintains the Charter Revision contains other positive changes, including a stronger Ethics Board, and full pay for County employees in the military who get called up for active duty.

She called the plan a violation of a state law demanding «reasonable, adequate or comparable» facilities for charters.

Although the state constitution and county charter prohibit the use of government resources for political purposes, «it is nearly impossible to bring a criminal charge for these abuses under current law,» Singas wrote.

For example, the city's recycling law still hasn't been brought in line with the state mandate, although Common Council President Darius Pridgen in February asked the Corporation Counsel to review the recycling provisions in the City Charter and recommend changes.

Gov. Cuomo and the state Legislature subsequently approved a law requiring the city to provide charters space in public school facilities or pay for their rent at private space.

There's no room for new or expanding charter schools in the Big Apple — because the de Blasio administration continues to flout state law by refusing to guarantee them space, records reviewed by The Post show.

Under state law, the commission will be able to review the entire city charter for possible changes.

But after Mr. Cuomo last year pushed through a law giving charter schools more power to obtain free space in city school buildings, Mr. de Blasio's administration appears wary of doing anything that could jeopardize its biggest priorities in Albany, which include getting mayoral control of schools renewed and securing more aid for prekindergarten, after - school programs and city schools in general.

Although the charter sector ultimately gained an advocate in Governor Andrew Cuomo and successfully lobbied for a sweeping pro-charter law passed during the last legislative session, Moskowitz said she refers to this spring as «the dark period.»