Sentences with phrase «in legislative studies»

He is also affiliated with the chair in legislative studies funded by the Chamber of Deputies.

In a legislative study committee on Thursday, lawmakers proposed a bill that would create a review commission to rewrite the academics standards by December 2015.

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The emphasis on clarification (it even appears in the study title) is clearly intentional, stopping short of specifying any precise legislative amendments.

Written by NCEO founder Corey Rosen, this issue brief discusses as of mid-2016 the extent and growth of employee ownership; survey data on ESOPs and corporate governance as well as ESOPs and executive compensation; research on the effect of ESOPs on corporate performance; the 2012 shared capitalism study of Great Place to Work applicants; data on employee ownership and employee financial well - being; the NCEO's analysis of data on ESOPs and default rates; trends in broad - based equity compensation plans; equity compensation and corporate performance; the impact of ESOPs and other broad - based plans on unemployment; legislative and regulatory issues for employee ownership; and international developments in broad - based plans.

A study conducted by the Department of Finance in 2001 examined fiscal rules in a number of countries at the national and subnational level and concluded that legislative fiscal rules are not necessary for achieving a balanced budget.

At times, a reactionary, legislative, and disciplinary form of Thomism was deployed, directed inward at members of the Church, chiefly about uses of philosophy in the study of sacred doctrine.

In Obergefell, Kennedy's claim was that although historically the interpretation of a fundamental right to marry has not included same - sex couples, the «referenda, legislative debates, and grassroots campaigns; studies and other writings; and extensive litigation in state and federal courts» has led to an «enhanced understanding» of how the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th amendment contain a right for same - sex couples to marry that was really there all along, though until now unseeIn Obergefell, Kennedy's claim was that although historically the interpretation of a fundamental right to marry has not included same - sex couples, the «referenda, legislative debates, and grassroots campaigns; studies and other writings; and extensive litigation in state and federal courts» has led to an «enhanced understanding» of how the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th amendment contain a right for same - sex couples to marry that was really there all along, though until now unseein state and federal courts» has led to an «enhanced understanding» of how the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th amendment contain a right for same - sex couples to marry that was really there all along, though until now unseen.

While the study found that high schools in the state were meeting the law's minimum guidelines - likely left purposefully vague as a necessary legislative compromise for an unfunded mandate - Chrisman and her co-authors thus expressed the hope that further revisions of the law would beef up the educational requirements for athletes and parents.

One concise and readable analysis of the CNA (although it was written in April so may not reflect the most current legislative activity) is this article written for The Atlantic Monthly by Marion Nestle, the widely respected professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University.

«I'm generally familiar with the bill, I've read newspaper accounts of the bill — I'm not an expert on that proposal but the reaction is, it's sort of — officially, without studying the bill itself — is that any concern that we might have, is there going to be a flood of new cases and will add to our case inventory and further frustrate what we're trying to do in the court system these days to eliminate delays and backlogs, and I have to say I don't expect that that proposal would lead to a flood of cases,» Marks told a joint legislative budget committee after a question asked by Sen. Brad Hoylman.

His publications include Legislative Politics and Economic Power in Russia (Palgrave, Basingstoke, 2006), as well as articles in journals such as Europe - Asia Studies, Government and Opposition, The Journal of Legislative Studies, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Party Politics, and Post-Soviet Affairs.

In the lead up to this weekend's New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus» conference in Albany, the Center for Working Families and Citizen Action of New York has released a study that found public financing of political campaigns helps candidates in poor and majority - minority districtIn the lead up to this weekend's New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus» conference in Albany, the Center for Working Families and Citizen Action of New York has released a study that found public financing of political campaigns helps candidates in poor and majority - minority districtin Albany, the Center for Working Families and Citizen Action of New York has released a study that found public financing of political campaigns helps candidates in poor and majority - minority districtin poor and majority - minority districts.

Corruption Trials and Two Reform Reports Make the Case for Action Now In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the -LSB-..In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the -LSB-..in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the -LSB-...]

In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethicIn light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethicin how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethics.

«A commission to study the feasibility of creating a State of Long Island will help Nassau County and its citizens determine whether such a proposal is in Nassau County's interest,» Mangano wrote to legislative presiding officer Peter J. Schmitt (R - Massapequa), who had requested his position.

The 88 Rockland County students at the conference simulated the state government legislative process including the study of public issues, debate of public policy, writing of legislation and a mock law - making experience in state legislative chambers.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections.

Pittsburgh - area legislator to introduce Family and Business Healthcare Security bill in current legislative session, while Healthcare 4 All releases results of Economic Impact Study.

In 2014, Ballotpedia conducted a study of competitive districts in 44 state legislative chambers between 2010, the last year in which district maps drawn after the 2000 census applied, and 2012, the first year in which district maps drawn after the 2010 census applieIn 2014, Ballotpedia conducted a study of competitive districts in 44 state legislative chambers between 2010, the last year in which district maps drawn after the 2000 census applied, and 2012, the first year in which district maps drawn after the 2010 census appliein 44 state legislative chambers between 2010, the last year in which district maps drawn after the 2000 census applied, and 2012, the first year in which district maps drawn after the 2010 census appliein which district maps drawn after the 2000 census applied, and 2012, the first year in which district maps drawn after the 2010 census appliein which district maps drawn after the 2010 census applied.

The study found state legislative candidates in the last cycle rasied 74 percent of their cash from donors and interest groups writing checks of $ 1,000 or more.

A 2015 study by Ballotpedia found that in state legislative elections between 1972 and 2014, the incumbency win rate never fell below 90 percent, with the exception of 1974 when 88 percent of incumbents won re-election.

He holds a degree in British Politics and Legislative Studies from the University of Hull.

Cuomo, of course, has sought to use the pay raise issue as leverage before, most notably when he sought to hold a special session in late 2016, linking the agenda to the approval of a salary increase by a commission studying legislative and executive pay.

Steering Committee members of the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) with Commission members in a group photo after the meeting.

Spurred by Trump's announcement in September that he planned to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, members of the chamber wrote a letter to the Florida congressional delegation urging them to «quickly find a legislative solution before the program expires»... «Without a legislative solution, 800,000 DACA recipients will lose their ability to work and legally study, and it will leave many Florida employers, workers and students without certainty,» the chamber's CEO Mark Wilson wrote in the letter... «The Florida Chamber supports an earned pathway to citizenship for immigrants that pass criminal background checks as well as supports policies that reduce illegal immigration and improve on border security.»

He made the call on 3rd November when Steering Committee members of the Nigerian Institute of Legislative Studies (NILS), led by their Chairman, Hon. Aminu Shehu Shagari, visited the Commission's headquarters in Abuja.

She told lawmakers at a joint legislative budget hearing in January that it is a top priority, citing studies that indicate children who participate in high - quality preschool programs are 50 percent less likely to be placed in special education courses, 25 percent less likely to drop out of school, and 60 percent more likely to attend some college.

The bipartisan theme was trumpeted in mid-January when legislative leaders formed a task force of 50 lawmakers — with equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats — to study the issues raised by Newtown and recommend legislation in response.

They also said it would work in concert with a special committee already appointed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to study the Newtown massacre and make legislative recommendations by March 15.

During the 14th legislative period of the German Bundestag, I successfully applied for a position as Staff Scientific Consultant in the office of the Study Commission «Law and Ethics in Modern Medicine».

The study, funded in part by a $ 500,000 grant from the Florida Legislative, was a collaboration between Saleh Naser, UCF infectious disease specialist, Dr. Shazia Bég, rheumatologist at UCF's physician practice, and Robert Sharp, a biomedical sciences doctoral candidate at the medical school.

While a bill to actually implement a cap - and - trade system eluded state lawmakers in the legislative session that ended in March, they did direct the state Department of Environmental Quality to study «a market - based approach to controlling greenhouse gas emissions.»

This study is the first to advise legislative bodies as there are currently no guidelines set for the horizontal distance required between the fluid injection points and pre-existing cracks in the rock.

«A number of legislative initiatives have been implemented to increase the study of interventions in children.

The study, published in the newest special issue of Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, was mentioned in a presentation on the topic of medical marijuana to the New Mexico Legislative Health & Human Services Committee last November, and is now available from Routledge Journals with Free Access.

The bill was introduced in the House as part of a legislative package that also called for the establishment of a «Council for Science and Mathematics,» which would study math and science education in the state.

Evidence thus far — including a 2007 legislative report in California and concerns stemming from lawsuits in Pennsylvania and Louisiana — suggests this is happening, but ProPublica wanted to study the question more systematically by combining federal databases, and supplementing them with local data.

By the ruling, the legislature and the courts may still use estimates of cost studies in assessing legislative actions, but they should not be taken as definitive as previously done in Kansas.

The indeterminate nature of leadership in the course of policy making, and the slippage that occurs as policy refinements accrue during implementation, help to explain how policies succeed or fail.243 Particular instruments used to reformulate policy are less important, according to this perspective, than understanding how a particular policy issue got the governor «s or the legislative committee «s attention in the first place.244 A third image, the practitioner perspective, emerges from studies of publicsector administrators; it examines the tendency of administrators to seek flexibility and autonomy in interpreting policies, and ways in which this tendency affects the broader process of change.

The final report for this study examines the progress of MSAP projects in achieving four legislative purposes of the program.

Study of the Voluntary Public School Choice Program: Interim Report (2007) uses a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods to measure the progress VPSC sites have made in meeting the program's legislative goals to: 1) maximize choice, 2) encourage students to transfer to higher achieving schools, and 3) promote interdistrict transfers.

The Study of the Voluntary Public School Choice (VPSC) Program: Final Report (2008) uses a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods to measure the progress VPSC sites have made in meeting the program's legislative goals to: 1) maximize choice, 2) encourage students to transfer to higher achieving schools, and 3) promote interdistrict transfers.

Soon after, Republican state Rep. Dean Knudson authored and got passed a provision in the state budget to study and hold public hearings on the standards and to create a legislative commission to investigate them.

Event history analysis applied in this way is particularly useful for understanding state policymaking around curriculum and assessment — areas that are likely to be missed by studies of legislative activity alone.

A 2010 legislative study recommended grouping special education students by relative level of need (low, moderate, and high) in order to target these limited funds more effectively, but to date no legislative changes have been proposed.

«I don't think large is inherently bad,» CMS Superintendent Clayton Wilcox told Policy Watch Wednesday, hours after a legislative study committee dominated by Republicans convened to consider whether students in mammoth districts like CMS and Wake County Schools, the state's largest school system, would be better served by smaller districts piloted by local municipalities.

Included in the Capitol Update this week: * Independent Study Briefing * CREDO Releases California and Los Angeles Charter Schools Reports * FPPC Pulls Draft Charter School Regulation from April Agenda * School Energy Coalition Energy Emporium * Legislative Update * Happenings: Updates and Deadlines

A recent study presented to the Joint Legislative Program Evaluation and Oversight Committee revealed inequities in the current funding formulas and made suggestions for entirely new ways to allocate money to the local school districts.

At its first meeting in October, the Joint Legislative Study Committee on School - Based Administrator Pay reviewed a proposal to eliminate the current complicated salary schedule for school principals and the insufficient salary schedule for assistant principals in favor of a new system that would pay principals a base salary with a structure for locally chosen bonuses.

Many lawmakers support the creation of a legislative Charter School Advisory Commission that will conduct an in - depth study of issues related to charter schools before the enactment of legislation.