Sentences with phrase «governing states»

America, is of course, a federation of self - governing states, and not all state judges followed Justice Marshall's lead.

Penalty fees for both late payments and returned payments range up to $ 37, and vary from state to state according to laws governing the states.

Those that are governing states have a representative that gives direct input and feedback into the development of the assessment that will accurately measure student progress toward college and career readiness.

California is one of the consortium's «governing states,» which allows it to vote on policy decisions.

We have no reason to expect changes among our 21 governing states.

This spring we are pilot testing the first 5,000 items and tasks we have developed with about a million students, engaging more than 5,200 schools drawn from all 21 of our governing states.

In March 2013, the governing states of Smarter Balanced endorsed a sustainability plan that included instructions for the Smarter Balanced executive director to enter into negotiations with the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) at UCLA to serve as a partner and host for the Smarter Balanced Consortium after the completion of the federal grant in September 2014.

In PARCC, our governing states tell us they are in it for the long haul.

PARCC has a total of 19 governing states and three participating states.

Chesterton called the family «the small state founded on the sexes [which] is at once the most voluntary and the most natural of all self - governing states.»

Here, in the outskirts of Sacramento, a handful of government workers face a daunting task: By Jan. 1, craft regulations and rules that will govern the state's emerging legal pot market, from where and how plants can be grown to setting guidelines to track the buds from fields to stores.

Based on the Illinois Supreme Court's May 8 overturning of the statute that governs the State of Illinois» (A3 negative) pensions, we believe that the city's options for curbing growth in its own unfunded pension liabilities have narrowed considerably.

He has had to do that many times in business, with the Olympic games, and in Governing a state.

Whereas after A.D. 1815 a Tsar of Russia had proposed to his fellow monarchs of Europe that they govern their states and their relations with one another on the basis of Christian principles, after A.D. 1914 a regime came into power which seeks to extirpate Christianity and to which some of the leading Christian virtues are anathema.

(b) A State organic program's governing State official may investigate complaints of noncompliance with the Act or regulations in this part concerning organic production or handling operations operating in the State.

(a) All agricultural products that are to be sold, labeled, or represented as «100 percent organic,» «organic,» or «made with organic (specified ingredients or food group (s)-RRB-» must be made accessible by certified organic production or handling operations for examination by the Administrator, the applicable State organic program's governing State official, or the certifying agent.

(3) Transfer to the Administrator and make available to any applicable State organic program's governing State official all records or copies of records concerning the person's certification activities in the event that the certifying agent dissolves or loses its accreditation; Provided, That, such transfer shall not apply to a merger, sale, or other transfer of ownership of a certifying agent.

(2) When a certifying agent or a State organic program's governing State official fails to take appropriate action to enforce the Act or regulations in this part.

(10) Maintain strict confidentiality with respect to its clients under the applicable organic certification program and not disclose to third parties (with the exception of the Secretary or the applicable State organic program's governing State official or their authorized representatives) any business - related information concerning any client obtained while implementing the regulations in this part, except as provided for in 205.504 (b)(5);

Such tests must be conducted by the applicable State organic program's governing State official or the certifying agent at the official's or certifying agent's own expense.

(b) Persons subject to the Act who believe that they are adversely affected by a noncompliance decision of a State organic program may appeal such decision to the State organic program's governing State official who will initiate handling of the appeal pursuant to appeal procedures approved by the Secretary.

When such review or investigation reveals any noncompliance, the State organic program's governing State official shall send a written report of noncompliance to the Program Manager.

(b) Within 6 months of receipt of submission, the Secretary will: Notify the State organic program's governing State official of approval or disapproval of the proposed program or amendment of an approved program and, if disapproved, the reasons for the disapproval.

The Secretary will notify the State organic program's governing State official of approval or disapproval of the program within 6 months after initiation of the review.

When rebuttal is unsuccessful or correction of the noncompliance is not completed within the prescribed time period, the certifying agent or State organic program's governing State official shall send the certified operation a written notification of proposed suspension or revocation of certification of the entire operation or a portion of the operation, as applicable to the noncompliance.

(2) Transfer to the Secretary and make available to any applicable State organic program's governing State official all records concerning its certification activities that were suspended or revoked.

(a) A State organic program's governing State official must submit to the Secretary a proposed State organic program and any proposed amendments to such approved program.

The Administrator, the applicable State organic program's governing State official, or the certifying agent may conduct an investigation of the certified operation to determine the cause of the prohibited substance.

(3) Transfer to the Administrator and make available to the applicable State organic program's governing State official all records or copies of records concerning the certifying agent's certification activities in the event that the certifying agent dissolves or loses its accreditation; Provided, That such transfer shall not apply to a merger, sale, or other transfer of ownership of a certifying agent.

(a) A State organic program's governing State official must promptly notify the Secretary of commencement of any noncompliance proceeding against a certified operation and forward to the Secretary a copy of each notice issued.

(b) The Administrator, applicable State organic program's governing State official, or the certifying agent may require preharvest or postharvest testing of any agricultural input used or agricultural product to be sold, labeled, or represented as «100 percent organic,» «organic,» or «made with organic (specified ingredients or food group (s)-RRB-» when there is reason to believe that the agricultural input or product has come into contact with a prohibited substance or has been produced using excluded methods.

(2) Makes a false statement under the Act to the Secretary, a State organic program's governing State official, or a certifying agent shall be subject to the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.

(b) A noncompliance proceeding, brought by a State organic program's governing State official against a certified operation, shall be appealable pursuant to the appeal procedures of the State organic program.

When a certified operation demonstrates that each noncompliance has been resolved, the certifying agent or the State organic program's governing State official, as applicable, shall send the certified operation a written notification of noncompliance resolution.

(c) After receipt of a notice of disapproval, the State organic program's governing State official may submit a revised State organic program or amendment of such a program at any time.

(c) A State organic program's governing State official may review and investigate complaints of noncompliance with the Act or regulations concerning accreditation of certifying agents operating in the State.

(1) If the certified operation fails to correct the noncompliance, to resolve the issue through rebuttal or mediation, or to file an appeal of the proposed suspension or revocation of certification, the certifying agent or State organic program's governing State official shall send the certified operation a written notification of suspension or revocation.

(9) Maintain all records pursuant to 205.510 (b) and make all such records available for inspection and copying during normal business hours by authorized representatives of the Secretary and the applicable State organic program's governing State official;

The organization has resisted filing its boxer drug - testing contracts with governing state athletic commissions.

All contracts for drug testing should be filed upon execution with the Association of Boxing Commissions and the governing state athletic commission.

If it's true that USADA reported the results [in the Morales case] to Golden Boy and not to the governing state athletic commission, that's a recipe for deception.»

Alao said APC remains the only party that has the credibilty and potential to govern the state in accordance with the people's will as being reflected in the governance style adopted by the present administration.

One observer was overheard to remark: «If he can't find his mustache, how can he govern the state?»

This website as well as the official social media accounts offers quick and easy access to essential information and features to keep party members, the media and indeed the general public abreast of party activities, the APC - led federal government and APC - governed states.

Mr. Liu and Ms. Meng — who like Mr. Avella, are Democrats hailing from northeast Queens — criticized Mr. Avella when asked about about his recent move to join the breakaway conference Democrats governing the State Senate with the Republican Party.

Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Leader Sheldon Silver, and Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith (all Democrats) reached an agreement behind closed doors to repeal much of what is left of the draconian drug laws that govern the state — ones that were passed in the seventies during a heroin epidemic in urban areas and are commonly called the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo State governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, has dismissed the speculation that his desire to govern the state is to serve his personal interest.

The former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission said his ambition to govern the state had been strengthened and rekindled by the experience of the November 18 poll.

The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada has apologized to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kogi Chapter for all his shortcoming while governing the State between 2012 - 2016.

And Kolb said the governor, who has been speaking out more often on the national stage lately, may be too distracted by a desire to run for president in 2020 to effectively govern the state.