Sentences with phrase «legislators draft a law»

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The first no - fault divorce statute was drafted in California by a legislator who had ended a 25 - year marriage to wed a younger woman; of the 14 assemblymen who testified for the law, ten were divorced.

Last year, legislators passed a law requiring the Secondary School Activities Commission to draft regulations aimed at preventing youth concussions.

Astoria's state legislators have drafted and have made significant strides in passing a bill that they said would close a gap in a law punishing repeat sex offenders.

Second, as Richard «Dick» Lipton explains in the American Bar Association Tax Lawyer article «Hyperlexis» (which I can't link here) legislators in an attempt to curtail bureaucratic discretion draft more and more complex and arcane laws to clarify Congressional intent.

«Sometimes first drafts of the laws aren't perfect,» Simotas said, «and it's our job as legislators to make the laws become more effective.»

When Kentucky legislators sat down to draft their new charter school law, for example, what questions did they need to answer?

NYSUT helped legislators draft language that allows state tests to count for 20 percent of regulations, and another 20 percent should center on «other; locally selected measures of student achievement... and are developed locally in a manner consistent with procedures negotiated pursuant to the requirements of article fourteen of the civil service law.»

The Humane Society of the United States and the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) applaud Illinois legislators for creating a task force that will help draft a new law to ensure that pet stores and puppy producers provide humane care for dogs.

It is disappointing that Europe has not been able to come together and, instead, legislators across the continent have been focused on drafting NIMBY laws to make their particular jurisdictions less attractive.

I think of a lawyer who assists a state legislator in drafting a reform to consumer protection as undertaking law in the public interest.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

Whatever legislator (s) drafted the stunt drivng law did not do a thorough job.

The legislative assistant help the legislators to plan their legislative agenda, draft legislation (if possessing a law degree), draft speeches, conducting research activities, monitor legislative activities and list may continue with other activities assigned by the legislator.

In drafting legislation for the protection of genetic material it must be kept in mind that a law which treats everyone the same may nevertheless impact adversely on Indigenous peoples because of differences between what the legislators perceive as Australian cultural precepts and those of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders.