Sentences with phrase «legislation in the state legislature»

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This year, our legislature passed several pieces of legislation which easies the regulatory burden on those who seek to create jobs in our state.

It can, in other words, position itself as a pedagogue, upstream of the actual member state legislatures, declaring as a matter of Europe - wide policy what is or is not a human right, and «calling on» member states to bring their legislation into line with what are now the human rights norms that every civilized nation agrees on.

A records search by the National Conference of State Legislatures didn't turn up any similar legislation in other states.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 49 of the 50 states have legislation in place protecting (or at least allowing) breastfeeding mother's right to nurse their child wherever they please.

She also said that the Park District, along with other park districts in Illinois, lost its authority to issue non-referendum bonds due to tax cap legislation approved by the state legislature in the early 1990s.

But despite electing a Democratic governor and state legislature, we still can't pass the kind of progressive legislation seen in California, Massachusetts and other Democratic - controlled states.

Gov. Cuomo Proposes Public Financing of Elections in Budget In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election lawin Budget In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election lawIn his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election laws.

In the wake of a grisly crime of animal cruelty in Halfmoon where a nine - month old puppy was set on fire, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today is calling on the state legislature to pass his legislation to create a statewide registry of animal abuserIn the wake of a grisly crime of animal cruelty in Halfmoon where a nine - month old puppy was set on fire, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today is calling on the state legislature to pass his legislation to create a statewide registry of animal abuserin Halfmoon where a nine - month old puppy was set on fire, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today is calling on the state legislature to pass his legislation to create a statewide registry of animal abusers.

He and the mayor singled out state Sen. Andrew Lanza (R - Staten Island) for helping to guide the bill through Albany, and Ignizio praised the bi-partisan effort behind the legislation - which passed through the state legislature in a prompt 23 days once it had been introduced, a timeframe de Blasio declared «pretty damn good.»

Recently at the Business Council of New York State's annual meeting, business leaders conceded that the $ 15 an hour minimum wage phase in is likely to be approved by the legislature, and they said they were seeking sweeteners in the legislation to mitigate its effects including new business tax cuts and a youth employment fund.

Cuomo says even if the public vote is delayed, the casino siting legislation would still need to be passed this year, based on a decades old opinion issued by a former State Attorney General, who said that constitutional amendment votes by the legislature need to happen in consecutive years, and can't skip a year in between votes.

The secretary of state says even though the legislature hasn't passed the Dream Act — legislation that would assist children whose parents are in the country illegally go to college — the governor is committed to the proposed legislation.

According to an analysis by the New York Public Interest Research Group, the 2012 session resulted in 571 pieces of legislation approved by both houses of the New York state legislature.

Governor Cuomo is indicating he may very soon release a plan to begin limited hydro fracking in New York, but the state legislature left for the summer without acting on any legislation that would speed up the process, or slow it down.

The state legislature goes on hiatus in two weeks, so any kind of legislation would have to be passed by then.

The final legislation, which is supported by the New York State AFL - CIO, was passed by the state legislature in State AFL - CIO, was passed by the state legislature in state legislature in June.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Senator Kathleen A. Marchione (R,C - Halfmoon) and Assemblyman Tony Jordan (R,C,I - Jackson) today announced new transparency legislation to protect Mt. McGregor state correctional facility in Wilton and three others that are slated for closure by requiring the state legislature to debate and vote on any prison closure plan submitted by the governor.

Kaehny said it made sense that Cuomo chose to implement an open data policy via an executive order rather than through legislation as in New York City, given the level of dysfunction in the state legislature.

The state legislature wrapped up their session last weekend with a flurry of legislation, capping off what Gov. Andrew Cuomo claimed was the most productive in modern state history.

Hudson Valley Congressmen Chris Gibson, a Republican, and Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat, have teamed up to urge Governor Cuomo to sign legislation the state legislature passed in June that would essentially expand treatment options for patients suffering from Lyme and other tick - borne illnesses.

The State Senate and Assembly both postponed votes that had been scheduled to cram key legislation into the final days of the lame - duck legislature, including a vote on $ 5 billion in potential tax credits to help lure Amazon to the sState Senate and Assembly both postponed votes that had been scheduled to cram key legislation into the final days of the lame - duck legislature, including a vote on $ 5 billion in potential tax credits to help lure Amazon to the statestate.

However, further legislation is needed before any bets can be taken, and the legislature is considering several bills that would shape the sports gambling industry in the state.

Republicans in the state legislature are pushing legislation that would repeal portions of the SAFE Act upstate.

In his executive budget proposal to the legislature this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo included legislation advancing reforms to the state's campaign finance, disclosure and election laws.

Our first objective is to get the state Senate and the Assembly to enact appropriate legislation in response to constitutional requirement that political lines for the legislature and Congress be redrawn every 10 years to reflect the changing population, as shown in the decennial federal census.

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, another Democrat whose national profile is rising, was widely credited with pushing the legislation through a divided legislature in his state.

In 2014, when he challenged pro-LGBTQ State Senator Gustavo Rivera in that year's Democratic primary, a YouTube video he produced while in Uganda surfaced in which he praised that nation's aggressively homophobic government as «the righteous» at the very moment its legislature was considering infamous «kill the gays» legislatioIn 2014, when he challenged pro-LGBTQ State Senator Gustavo Rivera in that year's Democratic primary, a YouTube video he produced while in Uganda surfaced in which he praised that nation's aggressively homophobic government as «the righteous» at the very moment its legislature was considering infamous «kill the gays» legislatioin that year's Democratic primary, a YouTube video he produced while in Uganda surfaced in which he praised that nation's aggressively homophobic government as «the righteous» at the very moment its legislature was considering infamous «kill the gays» legislatioin Uganda surfaced in which he praised that nation's aggressively homophobic government as «the righteous» at the very moment its legislature was considering infamous «kill the gays» legislatioin which he praised that nation's aggressively homophobic government as «the righteous» at the very moment its legislature was considering infamous «kill the gays» legislation.

Soon drew on research funded by the foundation in testifying before the Kansas state legislature during a 2010 debate on renewable energy legislation, the group says.

In a June 2014 webinar on state digital learning legislation, a National Council of State Legislatures representative said that they were still tracking 108 bills related to data security and privacy in 35 states, with more than 20 bills enacted to datIn a June 2014 webinar on state digital learning legislation, a National Council of State Legislatures representative said that they were still tracking 108 bills related to data security and privacy in 35 states, with more than 20 bills enacted to state digital learning legislation, a National Council of State Legislatures representative said that they were still tracking 108 bills related to data security and privacy in 35 states, with more than 20 bills enacted to State Legislatures representative said that they were still tracking 108 bills related to data security and privacy in 35 states, with more than 20 bills enacted to datin 35 states, with more than 20 bills enacted to date.

● In Kentucky, a student leader went to the state legislature to promote anti-bullying legislation.

In the meantime, the key takeaway to remember about the proposed legislation is that it gives state legislatures the power to decide how to intervene in low - performing schools without the constraints of the federal mandates in place under ESEA's previous iteration, No Child Left BehinIn the meantime, the key takeaway to remember about the proposed legislation is that it gives state legislatures the power to decide how to intervene in low - performing schools without the constraints of the federal mandates in place under ESEA's previous iteration, No Child Left Behinin low - performing schools without the constraints of the federal mandates in place under ESEA's previous iteration, No Child Left Behinin place under ESEA's previous iteration, No Child Left Behind.

In the nation's largest city, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been in charge of the nation's largest school system since 2002, when the state legislature approved legislation putting the 1.1 - million - student system under control of the New York City mayoIn the nation's largest city, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been in charge of the nation's largest school system since 2002, when the state legislature approved legislation putting the 1.1 - million - student system under control of the New York City mayoin charge of the nation's largest school system since 2002, when the state legislature approved legislation putting the 1.1 - million - student system under control of the New York City mayor.

California's version of the parent trigger was the first, but versions of the legislation have been considered in more than 20 state legislatures throughout the U.S., including bills now under consideration in Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma.

Malloy is having particular trouble with Gary Holder - Winfield — a major player on education in the statehouse — and Roberta Willis (who sits on the state legislature's higher education panel); this will make it difficult for Malloy to pass any school reform legislation.

SEL in After - School Programs The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) issued a brief on the importance of SEL in after - school programming and cites current SEL legislation in 10 states.

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She is supportive of efforts by a conservative, pro-business group known as ALEC, or the American Legislative Exchange Council, to create model legislation for school vouchers and similar programs for states to pass in their legislatures.

When Samuel first proposed this legislation to state representative Jason Bartlett, who became the bill's chief proponent in the legislature, he asked her, «Do you just want me to lose my career?»

Before a single child's information is turned over to any 3rd party, policymakers should give assurance to parents and educators that no harm will come to Tennessee school children by adopting the following principles: The state and districts should be required to publish any and all existing data sharing agreements in printed and electronic form, and include a thorough explanation of its purpose and provisions, and make it available to parents and local school authorities statewide; The Department of Education should hold hearings throughout the state or testify before the legislature to explain any existing data agreement, and answer questions from the public or their representatives, obtain informed comment, and gauge public reaction; All parents should have the right to be notified of the impending disclosure of their children's data, and provide them with a right to consent or have the right to withhold their children's information from being shared; The state should have to define what rights families or individuals will have to obtain relief if harmed by improper use or release of their child's private information, including how claims can be made; and finally, any legislation must ensure that the privacy interest of public school children and their families are put above the interests of any 3rd Party and its agents and subsidiaries.

The network was created at part of the education reform legislation passed by the state legislature earlier this year to turn around schools, such as the Milner Core Knowledge Academy at 104 Vine Street, considered one of the 25 lowest - performing schools in Connecticut.

The package also contains a «Student Bill of Rights» that would hold districts accountable for providing every student with a qualified teacher on day one of each school year.The educator's proposal to the legislature comes at a time when anti-union groups are pushing and paying across the state for support of legislation to restrict collective bargaining for teachers, including the group Stand for Children, which made the largest - ever single contribution to a legislative candidate in Illinois history (he lost).

Get the insider's scoop on what's happening with school choice legislation in states across the nation, and get a look into how legislatures work.

However, thanks to the education reform legislation enacted by last year's legislature it has «dramatically and comprehensively altered the public education system the plaintiffs ask this court to declare unconstitutional» (p. 2, Motion to Modify Scheduling) The state also claims that the funding that accompanied those reforms, laid out in the Mahoney affidavit, was substantial.

In response, Maryland's Democratic - controlled legislature has been working with teachers unions and education advocates on legislation that would shape the direction of the state's accountability plan, effectively limiting how much Hogan's appointees could decide on their own.

While we likely will not have quite so many when legislative sessions start in 2016, I still think almost every state legislature will introduce legislation on student data privacy.

NCSL staff in Washington, D.C. track and analyze federal legislation and policy and represent state legislatures on child support issues before Congress and the Administration.

Legislation currently pending in the Michigan state legislature could have prevented this tragedy.

In this case, the state legislature was considering the single surviving piece of adverse legislation at the state level.

In 2018 alone, at least six state legislatures (Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania) are considering such legislation.

That's one of the reasons the State legislature recently considered legislation to promote the use of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), the plywood - on - steroids building system that can replace concrete in low and mid-rise buildings.