Sentences with phrase «model legislation with»

«For instance, on January 16th, in an e-mail directed to members of Congress (see attached), Mr. Dranias openly attempts to discredit the 27 active BBA application count and the aggregation of ALEC model legislation with previous BBA applications.

The organization has also created model legislation with intended loopholes that allow energy companies to withhold names of certain chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

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One possibility is broader legislation dealing with bots, perhaps modeled on the Better Online Ticket Sales Act (better known as the BOTS Act), a 2016 law meant to clamp down on ticket scalping and computer programs that sweep up large numbers of tickets in online sales.

This policy and related procedures are consistent with the Canadian Standards Association Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information (herein «CSA Model Code») and applicable privacy legislation.

Remember it only takes one legislator with ties to ALEC to obtain «model legislation» from ALEC to proliferate it in a state capitol.

Legislation in Maryland supports 450 schools to implement a breakfast after the bell model combined with offering breakfast for free to all students through the state - funded Maryland Meals for Achievement program.

The bill is modeled after legislation that was passed and signed into law in California, which, along with New Jersey, are the only states that have instituted such a ban.

He said he used a model resolution and added language specific to the city of Kingston to draft the legislation adopted by the Common Council, adding that while the resolution does not «have teeth» with which to be enforced, the legislation adds Kingston to the list of other municipalities opposed to the pipeline.

The legislation, modeled on similar laws in California and Washington, D.C., encountered an unusual amount of resistance and resulted in what council members said was one of the closest votes in years, on par with the extension of term limits passed during the tenure of Mr. de Blasio's predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg.

This bill had the votes to pass the Senate, virtually unanimous support from mental health professionals, and was modeled after legislation passed with bi-partisan support in California and New Jersey, where it was signed by Republican Governor Chris Christie.

The supplement examines the issues surrounding distracted driving by teens, exploring developmental states and changes that are associated with adolescents» distractibility and their relation to driving, examining patterns of distraction among newly licensed adolescents as well as brain function, considering the potential role played by parental modeling of distracted behavior while driving, accounting for the role of technology and the influence of peer passengers and society norms, and investigating policy, legislation, and intervention.

This week, the parliament was expected to take up legislation to create the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI), modeled after the German Research Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation, and funded mostly with a loan from the European Investment Bank.

However, for use with integrated assessment models, energy balance models, and — most importantly — for writing of treaties and legislation — it is still generally necessary to translate all GHG's into some equivalent in terms of CO2.

With the road map in place, one might assume that moving into the future will be a straightforward exercise: the pieces are all there and model legislation is forthcoming, so state policymakers just have to enact the 10 Elements.

Jen Walmer, state director of DFER Colorado, added, «The Republicans» focus on the charter school model, coupled with the Democrats» focus on equity for students ultimately moved the legislation.»

A model bill for the «Parent Trigger Act» and much of school choice and privatization legislation is designed and promoted by the American Legislative Exchange Council or ALEC, which coordinates with the State Policy Network and has become notorious for promoting «stand your ground» legislation and propagating climate change denial.

Support legislation that advances college and career readiness for students, including: support the expansion of early / middle college options and dual enrollment with ISD and regional models, growing Career and Technical Education programs, and working toward permanent flexibility in MMC to allow students additional opportunities.

This organization works closely with ALEC and the Koch Bros. / Americans for Prosperity to promote passage of model legislation and influence political outcomes, so it was natural that after ALEC came under fire for its secretive nature, participants sought shelter within the SPN.

Politicians who agree to file model legislation simply fill in the blank with their name and tailor the identifying state language.

Along with the report, the NAACP presented delegates from its state and local chapters with model legislation to take home and present to lawmakers.

Model legislation is a template for a bill designed by education reformers, business leaders and lobbyists who work with state legislators to promote, sponsor and pass the bill.

The legislation would create a new state board of 15 members appointed by the governor and state superintendent of public instruction to create model academic standards, starting with English, reading and math, within one year of the bill's passage.

Along with American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), known for its efforts to provide conservative model legislation to GOP lawmakers across the country, the IJ published a report in 2007 titled «School Choice and State Constitutions: A Guide to Designing School Choice Programs.»

Legislation that passed the Indiana Senate this week would establish a Commission on Seclusion and Restraint to develop a model for handling students with challenging behavior.

Together, Jones and the Show - Me Institute — backed with Sinquefield cash, and using ALEC model legislation — have pushed an education privatization agenda in the state.

We can add Missouri to the growing list of states wrangling with legislation that would inhibit Tesla's ability to operate using its direct - to - consumer model.

Maryland Historic Vehicles: In a conversation with the Maryland State Police, SEMA has learned that legislation to revise the state's historic - vehicle registration requirements is only intended to subject historic vehicles of model - year ’86 and later to equipment repair orders.

Compliant with emissions legislations in all fifty states, the latest diesel model from Mercedes - Benz shows that premium elegance and outstanding economy are not mutually exclusive.

Late 1974 U.S. 260Z models (often referred to as 1974.5 models) carried the heavier bumpers that would remain on the 1975 - 76 model years of the 280Z so as to be in compliance with United States bumper legislation in 1973.

From 1968 on, Alfa Romeo models for the US market were fitted with fuel injection systems instead of carburettors to comply with emissions control legislation.

We've all been down this copy protection road many times before with music and then video... and now eBooks... The publishers need to realize that change is not only inevitable, but inherently good and we're quickly moving to a dis - intermediated world... Darwin was right about who will survive (i.e. adapt or die) and the technology has been (and always will be) ahead of legislation and emerging business models... Sharing among trusted friends is basically «free marketing» and there's plenty of empirical evidence out there to support a complementary effect on book sales.

But FICO says mandating the process of updating the credit score model through legislation is unnecessary, and warns that halting the FHFA review to replace it with a new process could ultimately delay the arrival of a new credit - scoring framework.

This goes hand - in - hand with the sample model animal control law and serves as a guide for those who wish to write their own legislation.

Upon passing of legislation these states will serve as models for implementation of the RVN title and the VNI will continue working with the boards of veterinary medicine in regulating the various professional distinctions.

Credit card APRs steady, though banks are tweaking other terms — Even as banks continue to tinker with their business models in reaction to new credit card legislation, the national average annual percentage rate on new credit card offers was unchanged this week at 12.17 percent, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.

However, for use with integrated assessment models, energy balance models, and — most importantly — for writing of treaties and legislation — it is still generally necessary to translate all GHG's into some equivalent in terms of CO2.

More Information: Further details of Mr. Vaad's deep and substantive ties with ALEC, details of IRS 501 (c)(3) tax fraud charges filed against ALEC by Common Cause and ALEC model legislation calling for repeal of state Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards (RPS) and the ALEC Market - Power Renewables Act that directly seeks to influence state legislators and public utility commissioners to weaken clean energy regulations can be viewed at the website of: Friends of the Colorado PUC

These corporate funded gifts paid for Rep. Vaad's travel to ALEC's conferences, where lobbyists draft model legislation in partnership with state legislators.

It has carried on this engagement even to this day through its continuing association with ALEC — the American Legislative Exchange Counsel — an organization that writes model conservative legislation, and which continues to argue that anthropogenic climate change is scientifically uncertain at best.

ALEC orchestrated opposition against EPA regulations on greenhouse gasses with their model legislation, «Resolution in Opposition to EPA's Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act.»

BHI's reports mirror ALEC's model legislation attacking the Clean Power Plan, which was discussed at fossil fuel - funded events attended by Berman's partners and representatives from coal, oil, gas, and utility companies with a financial interest in blocking the EPA's new regulations.

The Heartland Institute, a libertarian think tank skeptical of climate change science, has joined with the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council to write model legislation aimed at reversing state renewable energy mandates across the country.

Within ALEC, every state has a legislator partnered with a lobbyist, who together act as state co-chairs to raise cash for the organization and promote the ALEC agenda through «model» legislation.

[27][28] ALEC has worked closely with the Heartland Institute in its attempts to deny and spin climate change, for example drafting model legislation that would require schools to teach climate denial to children.

The project assessed how the companies in passenger and freight transport comply with the European users rights protection legislation shielding theses parties against travel delays, cancellations and / or disruptions, and in case of gaps in conformity, propose new guidelines for cross-modal alignment of decision - making, capacity planning and reserve - building models at transport service and infrastructure providers in addition to incentive structures and policy instruments for more effective legislation enforcement.

Connecticut Fund for the Environment Climate and Energy Attorney Claire Coleman agreed with Smithwood that much of the bill came from CCSA's model legislation.

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper thinks the state's legislation will become a model for other states, according to the Denver Post, because it goes further than other states with disclosure laws by requiring all chemicals to be named (or in cases where the oil and gas commission is convinced a specific chemical should be kept a trade secret, then the chemical family needs to be named), as well as the concentrations in which they are used.

Among other things, they have a valuable section on legal instruments, where you can find links to international conventions, regional IP agreements and legislation, bilateral IP agreements, some national IP laws (with a link over to WIPO's collection), and a section on model laws affecting IP and development.

«Now that we have so many models of employment,» says Kastner, «the sense among workers» advocates in particular is that workers don't have the range [of protections] that they once had, and that legislation doesn't keep up» with the changing labour marketplace.

As the Commission prepares its official legislation, Rickard said it has «the opportunity — and the duty — to ensure that the EU's first model of collective redress is consistent with best practices and is not open to abuse and opportunism.»