Sentences with phrase «diem system of»
State lawmakers so far have refused to introduced Cuomo's 30 - day budget amendments, which link appropriations to new disclosure requirements, such as revealing private business clients and reforming the per diem system of travel reimbursements.
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Cuomo is reportedly thinking of trading an end to the much - abused per diem system for a legislative pay raise.
Astorino's plan calls for the replacement of automatic per - diem reimbursements with a simple reimbursement system based on the submission — under penalty of perjury — of expense receipts for travel, lodging and food.
The bill would require that state lawmakers disclose details of their sources of outside income, even law clients, and that they prove they were actually in Albany, using an electronic card swipe system, before they are entitled to per diem expense payments.
Among his recommendations, Astorino favors switching elected officials from the defined - benefit pension plan to a defined - contribution plan; replacing the per diem system for lawmaker expenses to one requiring stricter bookkeeping; and scrapping the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics in favor of a new independent ethics watchdog appointed by the judiciary.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he's also interested in changes to the per diem system as part of the pay raise plan.
Cuomo is proposing a five - point plan, including public financing of campaigns, full and complete disclosure of lawmakers» outside income, and reform of the legislative per diem system where the governor says lawmakers come to Albany just to make money through the daily expense payments.
Lawmakers are pushing for their first pay raise since 1999, and Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos says he'd accept a deal on a salary increase that would include reform of the per diem system.
Abuse of the per diem system has led to indictments of some lawmakers.
Liz: Legislators receive a per diem allowance above their salary and are members of the Common State Pension System.
Heastie also said he would curb abuse of the per - diem pay system by having the State Comptroller monitor how they are being dispensed.
The «per diem» system has also contributed to the lengthening of the annual legislative sessions — since the more time lawmakers spend «working,» the more per diems they can claim.
We hope that this prosecution helps bring an end to abuses of the state legislature's per diem system.»
«We are hoping that with today's sentencing and with the result of this case that we are going to see the beginning of the end of abuses of the state per - diem system and perhaps improvement in the behavior of anyone who thinks that public service can be intertwined with self - service,» Hartunian said.
It would also amend the state constitution to require lawmakers convicted of corruption charges to surrender their pensions, make changes to the per diem system, and create a commission to examine the possibility of a pay increase for state commissioners and lawmakers.
ALBANY — Staking out a broad vision of ethics reform amid a swirl of other proposals in the capital, New York's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, called for an elimination of all outside jobs for state legislators and the end of a widely criticized system of per diem payments.
The bill would require that state lawmakers disclose details of their sources of outside income, even law clients, and that they prove they were actually in Albany (using an electronic card swipe system) before they are entitled to per diem expense payments.
Assembly Speaker Heastie, a Bronx Democrat who has been one of the top participants in the per diem system, released new regulations for Assembly travel reimbursement this spring, satisfying what had been agreed to in the budget.
Instead we need to be doing what an increasing number of schools like another Arizona - based school, the Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School, are doing and disrupting that flawed paradigm by implementing online learning to create a student - centric system — not to increase costs for the community through bond measures or otherwise, as the article reports — but to use existing resources to prioritize student learning and achieve great results.
I think the wide diversity in charter school offerings (think of Carpe Diem and Great Hearts both operating under the same regulatory structure) is confirmation that such a system can still appreciate autonomy and respect diversity.
We selected Carpe Diem as we were really impressed with the mobility of the system.
Welcome to the latest issue of the Legal IT Insider newsletter — June 2016 # 294 — TOP STORIES INCLUDE: Linklaters to drop Tikit Carpe Diem & switch to Intapp Rekoop + roadtest AI options + Legal Tech startups say they are under threat from Brexit + DLA Piper signs up with AI outfit Kira Systems: «We're trying to be ahead of the curve!»
Tikit Carpe Diem is an easy to use, intuitive web - based timekeeping system that incorporates all the elements of timekeeping into a single solution.
Zver, president of legal services software developer Tikit Inc. (North America) which offers the Carpe Diem Next Generation timekeeping system, quotes the Peer Monitor Index Q3 2015 Executive Report, issued Oct. 26, 2015, by Thomson Reuters, when he states that U.S. law firm realization rates (the ability to collect what they bill) have slumped to a trough of 82.9 per cent.
He took responsibility for Tikit software development shortly after Tikit bought TFB and now, as Development Director, has ultimate responsibility for the development of Tikit's Legal IT products including Carpe Diem, eMarketing, Template Management System (TMS), TikitConnect and Partner for Windows.
Elliot Health System, the largest provider of comprehensive healthcare services in Southern New Hampshire is hiring experienced Medical Assistants for per diem and full time positions!
Title: Pharmacy Technician Department: Pharmacy - CH Requisition #: 174371 Hours: Per Diem Shift: Variable shifts including day, weekend, off - shift and holiday coverage Grade: 5 Union: Non-Union Posting Date: 08/21/2017 Status: Non - exempt / Hourly Location: Clinton Hospital HealthAlliance and Clinton Hospital is part of the UMass Memorial Heath Care system.