Sentences with phrase «current national legislation»

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Current information on national - level legislation, policies, and guidelines related to beverage alcohol.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

According to Matthew Hourihan, director of the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program, current legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would reduce support for the National Science Foundation's geosciences directorate by approximately 16 percent in fiscal year 2016, compared with current levels, while NASA's Earth Sciences program would receive a 5 % funding cut.

«Results lend support to current national initiatives from the National Academies, White House, and bipartisan legislation requesting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration create a new regulatory classification for hearing devices meeting appropriate specifications to be available over the counter,» the authornational initiatives from the National Academies, White House, and bipartisan legislation requesting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration create a new regulatory classification for hearing devices meeting appropriate specifications to be available over the counter,» the authorNational Academies, White House, and bipartisan legislation requesting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration create a new regulatory classification for hearing devices meeting appropriate specifications to be available over the counter,» the authors write.

All services provided are in accordance with the National Legislation and the European Legal framework (on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes), as well as the current Guidelines of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations - FELASA).

WASHINGTON — As the Clinton Administration readied its direct - loan and national - service legislation last week, guarantors, bankers, and secondary market officials began pitching alternative proposals to reform — not scrap — the current student - loan system.

SEL in After - School Programs The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) issued a brief on the importance of SEL in after - school programming and cites current SEL legislation in 10 states.

Student teachers who agree to teach in a rural school for at least two years would receive stipends and current rural teachers who want to earn a National Board Certification could receive grants under the legislation.

The National Education Union (NEU), a registered data controller under the Data Protection Act 1998, is committed to protecting the data provided and respecting your rights and privacy in line with the current legislation.

Join NACEP colleagues in networking with national education policy experts and learning about current policies and legislation affecting concurrent and dual enrollment programs.

We also collaborate with other statewide and national organizations to provide the most current resources and information to help school librarians and others, and we advocate for effective legislation that supports high standards in librarianship and library media programs in schools throughout the state.

Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.

The purpose of the English Surf School Scheme is to provide a clear set of rules for the safe and successful management of surfing activity on British beaches.This enables a surf school to comply with current national, regional and local beach, recreational and sport legislation.

Speaking at Energy Storage and Connected Systems, an event hosted last week in London by the national Renewable Energy Association (REA), shadow minister for energy and climate change Alan Whitehead claimed current energy legislation was now «obsolete» in the face of the changes underway in the sector.

It reviews existing documents to develop an understanding of current national economic environments, legislation, awareness, capacity and institutional mechanisms related to disaster risk reduction and disaster management.

NMBI legislation targets all new climate - damaging projects, and would include bans on new approvals and extensions to current permits for logging native forests, such as in the East Gippsland Kuark forest and Victoria's Central Highlands (the area of the proposed Great Forest National Park).

This report, Energy Efficiency in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009: Impacts of Current Provisions and Opportunities to Enhance the Legislation, discusses these national - level impacts and breaks them down on a state - by - state basis.

Peers» suggestion quoted above argues that, in contrast to the use of current Union legislation to guarantee the EU citizenship rights of UK nationals, a bilateral solution should be sought during the process of negotiating the United Kingdom's withdrawal treaty under Article 50 (2) TEU.

Both the current Coalition government of Liberal and National Parties and the main opposition Australian Labour Party have proposed new legislation, which will be introduced when Parliament resumes.

Over the next few years, as we move to embedding cultural safety into our systems and services, supported by the forthcoming Version 2 of the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and CATSINaM's current campaign to have Cultural Safety embedded into our Health Practitioners legislation, let us ensure that this brings meaningful improvement to rural and remote health services.

SEL in After - School Programs The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) issued a brief on the importance of SEL in after - school programming and cites current SEL legislation in 10 states.

However, following this shutdown we strongly urge Congress to speed passage of legislation to reauthorize and reform the National Flood Insurance Program for a longer term and end the uncertainty of the current stopgap approach.»