Sentences with phrase «legislative committee»

Of that sum, school districts across the state would see nearly $ 200 million in revenue losses, according to a memo presented to a state legislative committee in 2012.

But action by a state legislative committee next month could shape that plan and how much it will cost.

She will make an appointment next week before legislative committee meetings begin.

Frankly, we, the advocates, did not show up at state board of education meetings the way we had for legislative committee hearings.

For example, we have drafted proposed environmental legislation, prepared and provided testimony before legislative committees and related governmental hearings, and presented client concerns to legislators.

If passed, legislative law also would be amended to limit the tenure of legislative committee chairs.

A joint legislative committee is studying whether to use a foundation formula to finance education in the state.

The 24 - member panel would meet quarterly, and provide regular reports to the county legislative committees and departments.

That bill is likely to advance through legislative committees later this week.

There are generally six legislative committees operating in tandem.

In the meantime, the state has formed an interim legislative committee to study the finance system.

To that end, they should report out regularly to the appropriate legislative committee that is responsible.

The following table describes legislative committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Individual legislative committees within the plastics industry had little or no effect.

I was invited to talk about the value of early education on the local news, and I testified in front of legislative committees.

She sent her deputy county executive to answer questions in legislative committee meetings.

Bills in two other states have advanced through legislative committees.

A Malloy administration energy bill aimed at making it more cost effective for Connecticut homeowners to install solar panels on their rooftops won the approval of a key state legislative committee on Thursday.

The sanctuary proposal originally was on the agenda for discussion by legislative committees this month, but Rodriguez said he asked that action be postponed so lawmakers could meet with VanBlarcum and other stakeholders in the community.

Trotta on Monday filed a proposed resolution to create a bipartisan six member legislative committee with subpoena power to probe alleged wrongdoing at top levels of the county police department.

Testify at committee hearings ALDF attorneys are available to help educate legislative committee members by testifying at public hearings or in helping to locate other special experts to testify.

Should Christian churches have been brought before legislative committees for fostering commitments that divided families over the issue of civil rights, over the Vietnam war?

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A measure that would make it illegal for people under the age of 18 to possess tobacco products in Ulster County took a step forward this week when two key legislative committees approved a resolution setting a public hearing on the proposal.

A Nassau legislative committee voted unanimously to nearly double the annual pay of county lawmakers from $ 39,500 to $ 75,000 beginning in January 2018.

Finance Minister Stan Struthers announced yesterday that an all - party legislative committee approved the Judicial Compensation Committee's recommendation for a pay increase of 2.7 per cent, which brings the judges» annual salaries to $ 230,155.

«We had a clear choice in endorsing Amber Small for the 60th District of the New York State Senate,» said WNY CWA Council Legislative Committee Chairman Tom Roulley.

The chairwoman of Milwaukee County's Board of Supervisors only could offer listening sessions as an alternative when she asked a state legislative committee Wednesday to reject a bill that would make her and her colleagues part - time employees.

A Nassau County legislative committee voted Monday to lower the threshold for a vote by lawmakers on county contracts to $ 1,000, but Democrats blocked $ 275 million in borrowing for capital projects in an effort to force Republicans to create an independent office to investigate county contracts.

Among other things, the New Mothers» Breast - feeding Promotion and Protection Act (H.R. 3531), now in various legislative committees, offers tax incentives to companies providing lactation rooms and benefits.

A state legislative committee tasked with making recommendations to the General Assembly for how to improve public education in North Carolina issued a modest report on Tuesday, proposing more flexibility for local school districts in implementing third grade...

In a brief interview, Flanagan pointed out the oversight at the state level was already in place, ranging from legislative committees, the comptroller and attorney general's offices as well as the governor's office itself.

Lobbyists and attorneys listen as student survivors from the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School interrupt a house legislative committee hearing in the hope to challenge lawmakers on gun control reform in Tallahassee, Fla., on Feb. 21.

Ken also has taught, trained, and supervised clinicians, provided testimony before State of California legislative committees addressing needs of runaway children and their families, and provided education and training to multiple governmental bodies and community organizations as well as to the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration.

Action needed before legislative committee work session!

Trenton, New Jersey (CNN)- A former campaign staffer for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie testified on Tuesday before a special legislative committee investigating the George Washington Bridge scandal.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- A Republican - controlled legislative committee on Thursday approved the first Wisconsin state employee pay plan created under a new law that takes away nearly all collective bargaining rights for public workers, despite objections from those who will be covered by it.

Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages, who was arrested last week on charges related to alleged domestic violence, has been stripped of legislative committee assignments and expelled from the Democrats» caucus.

Wednesday, a newly formed Suffolk legislative committee met to discuss investigating the decision by the Ethics Commission - whose members at the time were appointed or recommended by Levy - not to require Levy to file the county's disclosure forms since 2006.

Legislators» base pay has been $ 79,500 since 1998, but most lawmakers also receive stipends for chairing legislative committees as well as per - diem expenses for the time they spend in Albany.

A Nassau County legislative committee wants to hire a California nonprofit to monitor the county jail's medical provider.

Each bill and resolution reported by Council legislative committees are referred to COW to make sure the legislation is legally sufficient and complies with Council rules, and that its fiscal impact statement is sound.

The Kentucky School Boards Association advocacy efforts focus on the various committees, boards and organizations that deal with elementary and secondary educationin the Commonwealth, including legislative committees, the Kentucky Board of Education and the state Department of Education.

The province of Ontario, whose capital, Toronto, is Canada's financial center, formed the all - party legislative committee to review the deal soon after it was proposed in February.

CEA - Retired legislative committee co-chair Myles Cohen, a middle school guidance counselor for more than 37 years, said, «My commitment to the teaching profession didn't end when I retired.

The process to fill the vacancy created by Eric Schneiderman's abrupt resignation began Tuesday with a bipartisan legislative committee interviewing six candidates, including Barbara Underwood, the acting attorney general.

At least four public school systems — none in the New Orleans area — and a group of Baton Rouge charter schools have canceled a day of classes over the next two days because a number of teachers plan to jam the Louisiana Capitol on Wednesday and Thursday as legislative committees take up Gov. Bobby Jindal's plans to overhaul primary and secondary education.