Sentences with phrase «following a state mandate»

America was founded, among other things, because of persecution of churches who were not following state mandated procedures and beliefs.
Rockland County already has a drug court in operation, however following a state mandate last year that court is now prioritizing felony cases.
While following state mandated guidelines may be one way to give yourself a starting point, it may not always be the very best way to go about getting yourself the coverage that you really need, because when push comes to shove, you could come up short if you get into an accident and need to file a claim.

Not exact matches

A coalition of conservative states historically opposed to the Affordable Care Act is suing the Trump administration in a move to end the nearly - decade old health law following last year's repeal of Obamacare's individual insurance mandate.
As New York's new cyber mandates roll out, other states and industries will likely follow.
Senate Bill 50 exempted industrial hemp from the state controlled substances act but also mandated that Kentucky follow all federal rules and regulations with respect to industrial hemp.
If these institutions do not follow the bishops» lead, but comply with the government's mandate instead, they will send a very clear message: When threatened by the state, Catholic institutions fall in line.
We emphasize that we do not decide that a state «mandated statement violates the Constitution simply because it disclaims any intent to communicate to students that the theory of evolution is the only accepted explanation of the origin of life, informs students of their right to follow their religious principles, and encourages students to evaluate all explanations of life's origins, including those taught outside the classroom.
there is no doubting that Arsene has helped to provide us with some incredible footballing moments in the formative years of his managerial career at Arsenal, but that certainly doesn't and shouldn't mean that he has earned the right to decide when and how he should leave this club... there have been numerous managers at each of the biggest clubs in Europe throughout the last decade who have waged far more successful campaigns than ours yet somehow and someway each were given their walking papers because they failed to meet the standards laid out by the hierarchy of their respective clubs... of course that doesn't mean that clubs should simply follow the lead of others, especially if clubs of note have become too reactionary when it comes to issues of termination, for whatever reasons, but there should be some logical discourse when it comes to the setting of parameters for a changing of the guard... in the case of Arsenal, this sort of discourse was largely stifled when the higher - ups devised their sinister plan on the eve of our move to the Emirates... by giving Wenger a free pass due to supposed financial constraints he, unwittingly or not, set the bar too low... it reminds me of a landlord who says he will only rent to «professional people» to maintain a certain standard then does a complete about face when the market is lean and vacancies are up... for those who rented under the original mandate they of course feel cheated but there is little they can do, except move on, especially if the landlord clearly cares more about profitability than keeping their word... unfortunately for the lifelong fans of a football club it's not so easy to switch allegiances and frankly why should they, in most cases we have been around far longer than them... so how does one deal with such an untenable situation... do you simply shut - up and hope for the best, do you place the best interests of those with only self - serving agendas above the collective and pray that karma eventually catches up with them, do you run away with your tail between your legs and only return when things have ultimately changed, do you keep trying to find silver linings to justify your very existence, do you lower your expectations by convincing yourself it could be worse or do you stand up for what you believe in by holding people accountable for their actions, especially when every fiber of your being tells you that something is rotten in the state of Denmark
States received points on the rubric if associated policies were required or mandated to be followed by the state high school athletics association member schools in that respective state.
This means that States are constitutionally mandated to follow Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 (which defines the electoral college) and the 12th amendment (which amends the electoral college's voting process).
INEC's Director of Publicity, Oluwole Osaze - Uzi, says this follows an order by the Abuja Federal High Court mandating INEC to immediately issue Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah who came second at the last Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Abia State.
The state constitution further mandates that district lines «should [follow] visible geographic features, city, town, and county boundaries, and undivided census tracts.»
ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)- Legislation introduced in New York state would mandate child - resistant packaging, warning labels and uniform colors for laundry detergent pods following the dangerous trend of people eating the toxic items.
Following the model of the Constitution, state and local executives are usually mandated, or at least expected, to deliver an annual address.
Follow this link to read more about her efforts to bring mandate relief to Erie County: Supporting New York State Assumption of the Local Share of Medicaid
Madden's moves in 2017, followed by similar action in the 2018 budget, such as a $ 160 per unit trash collection fee, had won support from the state comptroller's office in its mandated reviews of the city budget.
Dr. Jill Stein has won the Illinois Green Party primary with 71 % of the vote, making Illinois the fourth state in a row, following Ohio, Minnesota, and Maine, to give Stein a landslide mandate.
The school boards say it's up to Cuomo and the legislature now to follow through with the second part of property tax reform, and that's the elimination of what they say are costly state mandated programs and regulations.
Following a public hearing, the town board voted 5 - 0 to pass a resolution allowing the town to override the state mandated tax levy limit.
«DEC will follow the mandates in the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), which could include requiring an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).»
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After the tax cap was established, lawmakers were to follow up by eliminating some state regulations that local governments are mandated by law to finance.
The reason the state aid freeze is particularly destructive, according to Tkaczyk, is that it's coming at a time when schools must follow increased mandates.
The database follows from the passage of the Public Integrity Reform Act of 2011, which mandates the creation of a database «of any individual or firm that appears in a representative capacity before any state governmental entity.»
The Moreland Commission, in a recent public hearing, established that the state Board of Elections is not following its mandate to investigate possible violations or to punish those who flaunt the rules.
The school boards» Dave Albert says if state aid is adequate, and schools had fewer mandates to follow, then «we wouldn't need a tax cap.»
Following the completion of the state - mandated shared service initiative, Clinton County Supervisors Association Chairman Michael Cashman (left) said the organization will continue to explore ways to find savings.
The legislation, the result of a collaboration between state and city officials following yet another public spat between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mr. de Blasio, will mandate all existing cooling towers be registered within 30 days of the law's enactment and new towers to be registered before they go online.
3) Property taxes will be raised by only 2 % within the State mandated guidelines following raises of 31.38 % in 2012, 18.43 % in 2013 and 10.38 % in 2014.
«State laws requiring autism coverage by private insurers led to increases in autism care: Autism mandates followed by large jump in spending by health plans on care for children with autism, say researchers.»
The story, based on the memoir by Amos Oz, revolves around Oz's childhood in Jerusalem in the period following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel, in addition to his teenage years on a kibbutz.
Though he sees potential in the «commonness» of the Common Core, he argues that true learning gains will only follow if states turn more demanding ELA standards into a mandate for knowledge - rich curricula and if test makers understand that «close reading» of texts could make things worse unless those texts are integrated with such a curriculum.
Success, however, is following state law, which mandates that charters accept students when seats become available through the beginning of 3rd grade.
According to the Gallup poll, the most common misconceptions are the following: thinking Common Core Standards are federally mandated, thinking they are a «mash - up» of all the states» standards, and thinking that the standards are telling educators how to teach.
First, states and districts can discontinue costly practices that have not been shown to enhance student achievement, including paying educators for out - of - field master's degrees and salary premiums for experience; following «last in, first out» personnel provisions; relying on regular classroom instructional aides; and adhering to mandated limits on class size.
☐ Is overseen by an elected school board ☐ Submits to a financial audit on a regular basis ☐ Follows state class - size mandates ☐ Adheres to health, safety, and civil rights laws ☐ Teaches a curriculum aligned to state standards ☐ Is a brick - and - mortar school (not an online one) ☐ Doesn't teach religion ☐ Is in session at least six hours a day, 180 days a year ☐ Follows state teacher - pay guidelines ☐ Participates in annual assessments ☐ Has at least one librarian, nurse, and counselor ☐ Does not practice selective admissions ☐ Demonstrates at least minimal growth in student achievement ☐ Employs unionized teachers ☐ Keeps student suspensions to a minimal level
A decisive element was added when U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings followed with a mandate that states had to report their high school data using that definition.
Attending all classes every day; Functioning in a college environment Acting appropriately in a professional / public environment; Following the student code of conduct handbook; Completing all state and federal mandates (complete and update an Educational Development Plan, take the state assessment, etc.); Maintain successful academic work in both high school and college courses
For local education agencies that have schools in the bottom five percent of achievement and are mandated to participate in the statewide scholarship program, the shift of state and required local BEP funding from these local education agencies to the non-public participating schools is estimated as follows: $ 16,570,000 in FY15 - 16; $ 25,473,800 in FY16 - 17; $ 34,815,000 in FY17 - 18; and an amount exceeding $ 69,630,000 in FY18 - 19 and subsequent years.
The contract also mandates that states track students who receive alternative credentials like GEDs and follow students who graduate in five, six, and seven years.
The comments came after the state Department of Education released its first - year report on new requirements that local school districts choose and follow state - mandated models for evaluating teachers.
The eight Republican members who attended the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing chastised King, saying he'd failed to follow numerous provisions, including mandates to reduce the size of the Department of Education, allow states to set rules for measuring performance and avoid complex reporting requirements for academic achievement.
Look to a memo» via the Sarasota Herald - Tribune — In a 6 - 1 vote, the Manatee County Commission decided not to increase its share of funding for school resource officers during the next academic year, despite a state mandate for increased school security following the Parkland massacre.
Following the 2017 - 18 school year, state law mandates the TEA must step in when a campus has failed or received a grade of «improvement required» for five or more consecutive years.
Vermont's State Board of Education followed with a resolution carefully reviewing the evidence on testing; calling on the federal government to reduce testing mandates and to stop using tests to evaluate teachers; and calling on state and national organizations to broaden educational goals and ensure adequate resources for schState Board of Education followed with a resolution carefully reviewing the evidence on testing; calling on the federal government to reduce testing mandates and to stop using tests to evaluate teachers; and calling on state and national organizations to broaden educational goals and ensure adequate resources for schstate and national organizations to broaden educational goals and ensure adequate resources for schools.
And districts have added many tests to follow on to state - mandated tests.
California's plan to follow the Every Student Succeeds Act, or «ESSA» — the latest iteration of a longstanding federal mandate that states must identify and help the worst - performing schools — was essentially incomplete, the feds said.
Following a legal process set out in the state Constitution, five school districts and CSBA's Education Legal Alliance are seeking a ruling from the Commission on State Mandates to recover the full cost to schools for administrating assessments based on the Common Core State Standards that began last spstate Constitution, five school districts and CSBA's Education Legal Alliance are seeking a ruling from the Commission on State Mandates to recover the full cost to schools for administrating assessments based on the Common Core State Standards that began last spState Mandates to recover the full cost to schools for administrating assessments based on the Common Core State Standards that began last spState Standards that began last spring.
But he opposed the idea of creating or continuing a federal mandate and requiring states to follow a Washington - based model of how to establish these types of systems.
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