Sentences with phrase «federal definition»

The legislation would have created, for the first time, a broad federal definition of an «affinity» group and allowed payments to go to affinity groups for endorsing settlement services.

«We feel that reverting back to the new federal definition of two to fifty would make sense for New York employers,» says Jamie Schutzer, the president of the New York State Association of Health Underwriters.

Children thus affected need the best instruction at the earliest possible time, but current federal definitions of LD preclude such a basic, sensible policy.

Based on federal definitions of English learners, these students are supposed to be those who can't demonstrate content knowledge on exams because of language.

The federal data relies on lenders submitting data on their preapprovals, and some lenders say their preapprovals don't meet the federal government's formal federal definition.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Mortgage financiers Fannie Mae FNMA.OB and Freddie Mac FMCC.OB will limit their purchases to loans that meet a new federal definition of a «qualified mortgage» starting next year, the housing giants» regulator said on Monday.

Florida has released some data on high school graduation rates, using the new federal definition that requires high schools to be responsible for dropouts who immediately enroll in GED programs (previously, those dropouts were deleted from the state's official longitudinal rate which had been following 9th graders through graduation or attrition).

The current federal definition of research misconduct covers fabrication and falsification of data and plagiarism.

Though expansion of the federal definition of marriage to include same sex couples will markedly change the social landscape, there is still no federal recognition of LGBT people as a minority, and until the SCOTUS ruling on Wednesday, the Federal Defense of Marriage Act singled out LGBT people as a class that did not deserve equivalent treatment when it comes to federal benefits.

Most locations are well within the federal definition of a Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator, generating 100 kilograms or less of hazardous waste per month.

The federal definition of inclusion means that a student spends at least 80 % of their day in regular general education classes.

This definition, established by Congress via their legislative authorities, is the foundation for the Federal Definition of domestic terrorism.

Unlike the federal definitions, it does not include the objective furthering a social cause, which is another significant difference.

State Sen. Cathy Young (R - Olean), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is sponsoring a bill that would codify the federal definition of sexual harassment in state statute, prohibit secret settlements by public entities and prevent mandatory arbitration in instances of sexual harassment.

Those organizations are allowed to spend only a small portion of their money on lobbying, but the federal definition of lobbying, in contrast with the state definition, is relatively narrow.

The plan will elevate broadband speeds in under - served areas to previously unheard levels including a minimum speed of 100 megabits per second, more than ten times the federal definition of broadband.»

But harassment is not part of the federal definition of misconduct, although the American Geophysical Union has recently expanded its definition to include harassment.)

And differences of opinion are excluded from the federal definition of scientific misconduct.

Brown University: According to their statement, it appears Brown will be allowing hours tracking of postdocs and, similar to the attitude of Brandeis, appear to count postdoc fellows as exempt, counter to federal definitions and guidelines (see blogpost on this issue here).

Federal definitions of teacher shortages cover three scenarios:

These disabilities can be accompanied by emotional, social, and behavioral disorders, including attention deficits, but they can not, in the federal definition, be the primary cause of the learning disabilities.

Kirk posited LD as an amalgam of disabilities, all grouped under a single label, just as the federal definition of LD has ever since.

The state's school report cards include information on the percent of classes taught by teachers who do not meet the federal definition of «highly qualified,» as well as the percent of teachers with provisional licenses and conditional licenses in special education.

The second, Preschool Development Grants, supplies funding for states that adopt plans in compliance with the federal definition of «High Quality Preschool.»

For instance, the federal definition of «failing schools» unfairly picked on those serving disadvantaged students.

The federal definition of college - and career - readiness is similar, but Barnes says the point of the re-write is to create academic standards written at the state level.

The federal definition of special education is based upon legislation from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

NAESP opposes the establishment of a federal definition of a «highly qualified» or «highly effective» principal (or any similar definition).

In order to be eligible for the TCEP grant, the charter school must be accredited, qualify as a «charter school» under the federal definition, and meet the following academic and financial accountability standards:

Oregon's plan expands the federal definition of a well - rounded education, and details how they will use data to improve learning.

This means that once we ensure that all students have access to sufficient high - quality reading lessons, few will meet the federal definition of students with learning disabilities or dyslexia.

The federal definition for intellectual disabilities is «significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period that adversely affects a child's educational performance» (Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, 2004).

For example, a few negotiators advocated for a federal definition of «students with the most significant cognitive disabilities,» a term currently defined by states.

The Javits Act uses the federal definition of «gifted and talented students,» which is located in the definitions section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided by the school in order to fully develop those capabilities.

I believe the rule outside of Quebec is that the provinces have to accept the federal definition of net income and can only fiddle with the tax rates on net income and certain tax credits?

In addition to the federal deduction, 37 states and the District offer an identical or similar provision, usually through their connections to the federal tax code: Most of these states start their income tax calculations with one of the federal definitions of income — adjusted gross income or taxable income — that include the student loan interest deduction.

The state conforms with the federal definition of qualified education expenses, which includes expenses for higher education, as well as up to $ 10,000 per year in tuition in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school.

NOTE: The federal definition of «commercial breeder» (per the Animal Welfare Act) differs from the State of Minnesota definition.

According to 42 CFR § 488.301, the federal definition of abuse is «the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish.»

The Connecticut Supreme Court held that the Connecticut definitions applied to the State's charges, not the federal definitions.