Sentences with phrase «for such a waiver»

City Housing Authority officials engaged in a «nefarious scheme» to exempt apartments from requirements that they be annually inspected for lead paint — even though they can't confirm those units qualified for such a waiver, an amended lawsuit claims.

The Board voted unanimously in late September to move expeditiously to lay the groundwork for such waivers and multiple Maryland districts (including Montgomery County, where I live) have indicated their intention to seek such waivers.

Although Torlakson noted the waiver program in his letter to Duncan - saying the «conditional nature» poses a problem for California - it is unclear if the first - year head of California schools is applying for such a waiver.

In the fall, 11 states applied for such a waiver, and all were approved.

House education chairman John Kline (R - MN) and Senator Lamar Alexander (R - TN), the top - ranking Republican on the education committee, have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO)-- Congress's investigative arm — conduct a study on the department's Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waiver policies, specifically examining the cost of applying for such waivers and the implications of the waivers on teacher and principal evaluation systems.

If you seek, but not qualify for such waiver, we will consider a written request from you to advance all or part of the filing fee.

Yes, there ways around PQD, and even the benefits to a mere Premier Platinum member might be worth spending $ 25,000 per year on a co-branded credit card for such a waiver.

In Canada, the term waiver is defined as, «the abandonment of some right that can be exercised, or to renouncement of some benefit or advantage which, but for such waiver, the party relinquishing would have enjoyed» (Robert W. Hubard, Susan Magotiaux and Susan M. Duncan, The Law of Privilege in Canada, Release No. 36 (Toronto: Thomson Reuters Canada, 2016), at 11 - 66.7).

The court held that Ms. Willard had no statutory executor authority for such a waiver of privilege but suggested that her husband's will might have given his executrix a broader power to waive his attorney - client privilege.

The spotlight has been on Xiaomi after Apple's application for such a waiver was turned down by the finance ministry earlier this month.

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References provided by candidates are unlikely to be negative, so ask for a background check waiver that allows you to talk to secondary references, such as mutual connections on LinkedIn, who may give you honest insight on how the candidate really performs.

«The vesting of each executive's awards will accelerate upon termination of his employment for any reason (including a resignation for good reason) other than cause, death or disability (as such terms are defined in such executive's employment agreement) if such termination takes place upon or within two years following a change in control (as defined in such executive's employment agreement) that occurs during the term of his employment agreement and such executive signs a general waiver and release that has become effective.»

Some fixed annuities provide waivers for surrender charges under special circumstances, such as a nursing home stay.

Importers of such samples may apply for a waiver from the COLA requirements from TTB in the form of a letter request.

You hereby agree and represent to the USTA Family of Companies that you own or have been granted the necessary intellectual property and other rights in the Submissions (including, without limitation, a waiver of any applicable moral rights) to grant such license to the USTA Family of Companies, that no such Submissions are, or shall be, subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of the USTA Family of Companies and that the USTA Family of Companies shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions.

Any forbearance or delay on the part of either party in enforcing any of its rights under this Terms of Service will not be construed as a waiver of such right to enforce same for such occurrence or any other occurrence.

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Furthermore, if SNA's current request for school meal waiver language in the 2015 appropriations bill is successful, schools obtaining such waivers are very likely to return to the old system, causing harm to the produce industry.

Such waivers would be for only one year but the amendment, if passed, is widely seen as a first step in chipping away permanently at the nutritional advances of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA).

In a statement issued on Tuesday, White House threatened to veto the spending bill if it contains the school meal waiver, saying that such a bill would be «a major step backwards for the health of American children by undermining the effort to provide kids with more nutritious food.»

They also pointed out how the education department has made recent adjustments to standardized testing, such as reducing the number of questions and testing time on state assessments for students in grades 3 through 8 this school year, and receiving a federal waiver to stop «double testing» in math for seventh and eighth graders through a combination of state and federal testing.

As a result of the testimony given, the report recommends the state Department of Education immediately address several concerns, such as expediting waivers from the U.S. Department of Education «to relax onerous and rigid testing restrictions placed on certain students,» especially with English as a Second Language students and students with disabilities; producing all missing or incomplete curriculum modules; aligning assessments proportionally to curriculum actually implemented; and increasing funding for the professional development of teachers.

Such an argument fundamentally states that the Legislature — which will meet only a handful of times in the months of January and February 2012 — can resolve an impasse that beset it such that it had to seek a second waiver from DOD simply because the legislature could not agree on resolving the issue for the entire session of 2Such an argument fundamentally states that the Legislature — which will meet only a handful of times in the months of January and February 2012 — can resolve an impasse that beset it such that it had to seek a second waiver from DOD simply because the legislature could not agree on resolving the issue for the entire session of 2such that it had to seek a second waiver from DOD simply because the legislature could not agree on resolving the issue for the entire session of 2011.

The governor said he was compelled to veto the bill for several reasons: That state law prohibited him from signing the bill, that it would prompt other cities to clamor for a waiver on their fees, that such a change might be better suited during the annual budget process, and that bondholders might be put at risk due to revenues lost by waiving the fees.

The law allows for waivers to be granted to «exceptionally qualified persons» who do not satisfy those conditions «but whose exceptional training and experience are the substantial equivalent of such requirements.»

This workshop will touch on the most common pathways that postdoctoral researchers can use to adjust to permanent residency status, including employment based filings such as Labor Certification for college and university teachers and the Outstanding Professor / Researcher category, as well as categories in which one can self - petition, including the Extraordinary Ability and National Interest Waiver categories.

The failure of a party to file an arbitration claim within the applicable limitations period shall constitute a waiver by that party of its right to bring such a claim relating to any Dispute in any form, and a complete bar to any claim based on any Dispute, and the arbitrator shall not have jurisdiction to make a determination for a party that has not brought its Dispute for determination within the applicable limitations period.

The U.S. Department of Education so far has granted conditional waivers to 26 states from mandates such as the 2013 - 14 deadline for bringing all students to proficiency on state tests and the NCLB law's teacher - quality requirements.

Many low - income students may therefore be poorly informed about their college opportunities or deterred by apparently small barriers such as the paperwork required to request a waiver for application fees.

However, because such a policy is likely to be controversial in a country dedicated to open access, and might have unintended effects, it would be best to test it out in a small - scale program, under a state waiver as allowed by the president's proposed Race to the Top Fund for higher education.

Schools may submit requests for waivers from state rules and regulations, accompanied by a rationale for why such waivers are needed.

We would expect any effects of such waivers on the demand for school - quality information to be proportional to the percentage of the population that previously had access to NCLB - based choice.

Specific actions, such as public school choice and supplemental educational services for students in schools identified for accountability consequences, become optional in waiver states, and few waiver states continue to require these specific interventions.

[23] The designated ESEA requirements that can be set aside in states that obtain such waivers include some of the most significant outcome accountability requirements, such as the requirement that states set performance standards for schools and LEAs aiming toward a goal of 100 percent student proficiency in reading and mathematics by the end of the 2013 - 14 school year and take a variety of specific actions with respect to all schools and districts that fail to make adequate yearly progress toward this goal.

Governor Hogan's original executive order — which the attorney general's office said he may not have had the authority to issue in the first place — established such limits, creating an unbroken summer break for Maryland public schools from June 15 to Labor Day, but also allowing the State Board of Education (to which the Governor appointed me and — so far — eight other members) to issue waivers to districts that present «compelling justification» for exceeding those limits.

The federal government, as a condition for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind law, is requiring that states adopt a minimum of three performance levels, such as «meets expectations, doesn't meet expectations, and needs improvement.»

The fact that school reformers and others such Charlie Barone of Democrats For Education Reform, Andy Rotherham, and the Center on Education Progress proved that Duncan's estimates were nothing but smoke didn't dissuade the administration from granting waivers to 33 states and the District of Columbia so far this year.

The decision three years ago by President Barack Obama to not push for a budget for 2010 - 2011, a move to which Democrats who controlled all of Congress at the time had acquiesced (even as it was clear that the party would lose control of the federal lower house), has resulted in sequestration - triggered budget cuts that denies the administration funding it can leverage through competitive grant programs such as Race to the Top in order to force states to fulfill their promises under the waiver.

And he said there would be the potential of waivers or exceptions for candidates who could show their qualifications in other ways, such as high SAT scores or recommendations from their programs.

Will the waiver permit academic accountability that sets different goals for students in math and reading based on their race, economic status, ability to speak English and disabilities such as Florida and Alabama have?

The administration promised $ 1 billion in new spending on preschool; spurred states to adopt controversial K - 12 reforms such as performance - based teacher evaluations and the adoption of the Common Core State Standards through its Race to the Top grant program and waivers to the No Child Left Behind law; significantly expanded the federal School Improvement Grant program to turn around low - performing schools; targeted for - profit colleges and attempted to increase accountability in the higher education sector; and pushed a proposal by the president to make community college free.

The best indicator of the imperfections of NCLB is the large number of states that the federal government has awarded waivers from NCLB requirements in exchange for planning and pursuing new policies, such as enhanced teacher evaluation systems.

But the law expired in 2007 without congressional reauthorization, and the Obama administration has encouraged states to apply for waivers that allow them to avoid AYP penalties and the 2014 goal in exchange for adopting policies favored by the Obama Department of Education, such as tying teacher evaluations to student test scores.

Second, the new superintendent began to recognize other instances in which district policies were likely to conflict with Dewey's approach — such as requirements for districtwide professional development — and in some cases, offered the school waivers even before the principal requested them.

Add in embarrassments such as approving Virginia's waiver request — which allowed the Old Dominion to define expectations and levels of proficiency down for poor and minority kids in a way that evokes Plessy v. Ferguson — and nothing good can be said about how the Obama administration has handled the waiver gambit so far.

The administration granted waivers to states such as New York, New Mexico, and Oklahoma failed to consult with American Indian tribes on waiver plans as required by the administration's own rules for the waiver process, Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, and under treaties between tribes and states themselves.

And this publication's warnings about the Obama Administration's gambit have come to fruition over the past three months as it has begun threatening to end waivers for states such as Oregon and Oklahoma over their failures to implement promised reforms.

Certainly a few reformers, notably those of a civil rights orientation, have battled strongly against the waiver gambit; this includes Alliance for Excellent Education, which has rallied organizations, along with congressional leaders such as Rep. George Miller (who helped craft No Child) to beat back against the administration's efforts to allow states to game graduation rates.

When the Obama administration rejected California's first application for a waiver in 2012, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said, «It is disappointing that our state's request — which enjoyed such strong support from parents, teachers, administrators, and education advocates across California — has been rejected.»

In fact, it allows for Romney and conservative and Republican reformers acting as surrogates for his campaign to make a strong case that neither Obama nor Duncan are fit to take on the tough task of advancing systemic reform from the federal level; given that swing states such as Virginia have been granted waivers despite their poor records on advancing reform, they can even argue that the waivers are politically - motivated by the president's re-election concerns (even though there is no evidence of this).