The issue is a simple one: Many lawmakers
get stipends, called a «lulu» in the language of Albany, for chairing a committee or holding a leadership slot.
But Flanagan got creative last year and found a way to
get stipends also to members who don't head committees.
Democrats insist only committee chairs can legally
get the stipends and are demanding investigations.
You'll
get a stipend commensurate with living expenses in the local area where you serve, but you aren't getting much more.
Our three leaders who co-pastor
each get a stipend of about $ 500 I believe.
The local coalition needs to contact
[email protected] in advance of the meeting and let us know you are sending representatives and want them to
get the stipend for your coalition.
We are within the law to allow the temporary president, which is Senator John Flanagan, to determine who
gets stipends.»
Comptroller spokeswoman Jennifer Freeman said Monday that the Senate, under law, decides who
gets a stipend and, «At this time, we have no basis to take back this money.»
«What happens after this is that they will
get a stipend from IOM and will be assisted to get to their final destinations,» she added.
Nowhere in the statute does the term «vice chairman» appear for the purposes of
getting a stipend.
But quite frankly, it is a story about nothing,» Sen. Diane Savino, a Staten Island Democrat and one of the seven
getting stipends for a committee she does not chair, told NY1.
Senator Klein says it was «within the law» for the Senate Republican Majority Leader, John Flanagan, to «determine who
gets stipends» and to send paperwork seeking authorization to the state comptroller.
Klein said it was «within the law» for Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan to «determine who
gets stipends» and to send paperwork seeking authorization to the state comptroller.
They got the stipends even though they did not lead the panels that records submitted to the state controller's office said they did.
Senator Klein says it was «within the law» for the Senate Republican Majority Leader, John Flanagan, to «determine who
gets stipends», and to send paperwork seeking authorization to the state's Comptroller.
If he does
get a stipend, it won't exceed by much — and likely would be less than the $ 14,500 he was getting as the Democratic minority whip.
Indeed, it's better than free —
you get a stipend (a generous one by grad - school standards) while you attend.
Mickey
gets a stipend from Ray, but hopes for a bigger payday when he meets with movie exec Debra Gerson.
As a lowly graduate student,
I get a stipend of $ 36 a semester to print out articles.
** Can
you get a stipend from ACX to incentivize your narrators?
I'm working on the new novel, but didn't
get a stipend, so finding a narrator is harder this time around with new royalty share.
You'd be surprised to know that there are excellent universities there in the world where students don't pay a penny to study, and even
get some stipend.
Selected applicants
get no stipend, but they receive transportation to and from Antarctica, as well as room and board in relatively spartan barracks.
Not only did applications jump from 75 last year to over 200 this year, but the length of the residency was extended from two weeks to nearly a month, and residents now
get a stipend to help cover material costs.
When we were in the seminary
we got a stipend direct from the government and for that stipend we had an obligation to stick to our teaching job for five years.
1) Taking classes 2) Teaching i.e. being a TA and
getting a stipend (this is how you make the very little money you need to live on) 3) Doing research under the guidance of your mentor / advisor.
Not exact matches
«The key is having an interview with prospective interns to find out what their skills are and what they want to
get out of the internship,» said Laing, «It also doesn't hurt to offer a small
stipend.»
Companies can expect to receive some funding to
get started or gain traction, but the amount of the
stipend varies, as does the amount of equity the accelerator receives in return.
«None of the schools really call it «scholarships,» they just say «full funding» — and that usually means that you
get all of the tuition covered and then an additional
stipend on top of that to cover housing and living costs,» Corinne said.
These companies really encourage their staff to
get out the door, offering travel
stipends, deep discounts, freebies, or themed time off.
Working alongside YEP staff, youth are paid an educational
stipend while they learn vital hard and soft skills which help them
get and keep jobs.
Spokesperson Ronda Scott said in an e-mail that «I suppose if you had an anti-vacation manager, even the
stipend might not be enough to
get you away from your desk,» but it hasn't been an issue.
The Spectator received a
stipend from a North Carolina heiress to fund research on the Thomas - Hill story, and Brock
got the assignment.
I felt blessed that with the help of European programmes and German student
stipends I was able to spent my time walking around on the campus of Oslo university,
getting to know all kinds of people, learning Norwegian and visiting German and English language classes.
I mean the NCAA sure
gets their panties in a wad if a player is given a bagel by a booster or if a player accidentally uses their
stipend on the wrong items in the bookstore.
Unable to
get by on the U.S. Olympic Committee's $ 600 monthly
stipend, Thompson signed with promoter Cedric Kushner in February.
A self - deprecating NCAA is a welcome switch from the previously smug organization that has only been moved to meaningful action in the recent past by federal court decisions (the ban on cost - of - attendance
stipends became illegal once the NCAA
got whipped in O'Bannon vs. NCAA) and terrible PR (Connecticut guard Shabazz Napier made the schools look silly with their food rules by speaking out during a tournament that makes $ 770 million a year for the NCAA in television revenue, hence the unlimited meals rule change).
I'm sure he doesn't want to make a loss and ultimately wants to enjoy the benefit of his asset gaining in value, but unlike the Glazers (who really do fleece their club), the limit of Kroenke's profit at the moment is the # 1m p.a. he
gets as a
stipend / salary.
He does, however,
get a $ 12,500
stipend for his position as Housing Committee chairman).
«The Senate determines who
gets paid what
stipend consistent with state law and the practices of the house,» she said.
On the second, the Senate is relying on its legal interpretation of Legislative Law 5 - A, which spells out who
gets which
stipend.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan before the controversy over
stipends broke last week was confident a form of procurement reform would
get done by the end of June.
He doesn't receive the
stipend for the chair because he
gets a larger payment — $ 22,000 — as majority whip.
Look up how much salary,
stipend and other pay each lawmaker
gets.
Critics say they would like to see a major overhaul by either ending
stipends altogether, or at least making it much more transparent about who
gets what.
Defenders say the law allows the
stipends, commonly known as a «lulus,» to be transferred to someone else if the actual chair
gets a higher
stipend from some other leadership title.
But, he added, «if the legislators could prove they were acting on a good - faith interpretation of existing law, or if they
got advice from counsel before making the
stipend submissions, they may have defenses to some of these theories.»
«The Senate determines who
gets paid what
stipend consistent with state law and the practices of the house,» said DiNapoli spokeswoman Jennifer Freeman.
State legislators receive a base pay of $ 79,500, though many lawmakers also
get extra
stipends for leading committees or serving in party leadership posts, which boost average pay closer to $ 100,000.
He said his chamber does not rearrange
stipends so that lawmakers beyond committee chairs or those in leadership can
get higher
stipends.