Sentences with phrase «new oversight»

He added new oversight to the city's mayor - run school system.

Federal authorities announced their largest - ever push for bus safety, shutting down 26 discount bus companies and assuming an aggressive new oversight stance after a series of deadly crashes.

This technical feat should have been a wake - up call to governments around the world, but little new oversight resulted.

Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg should step down as board chairman and make way for new oversight of how the company protects user data, according to the investment adviser to New York City's pension funds, which own about $ 895 million in shares of the social media giant.

After Senate Republicans proposed a one - year extension last weekend with an independent inspector with new oversight powers over city schools, the bill was met with such dissent that Flanagan was forced to publicly defend his belief in public education over multiple days at the Capitol.

Alexander's and Isakson's announcement comes one day after the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan NCLB bill that alters the federal government's ability to start charter schools, which are publicly funded but can be privately run, adding new oversight provisions.

After a long discussion, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) decided the two studies should be published and federal officials issued new oversight rules for certain H5N1 studies.

On the heels of a scathing review of the Lawrence, Mass., schools, state and local officials have struck a deal that forestalls a takeover of the district but gives the state new oversight authority.

A seven - page summary of the full bill, which appropriates $ 182 billion, says that legislators found money for the Webb telescope «by making commensurate reductions in other programs and institut [ing] several new oversight measures for JWST's continuing development.»

A bill that passed with two dissenting votes «creates new oversight and accountability to track financial assistance agreements» and how successful they actually are at creating jobs, according to a memo from the labor federation.

However, any fundamental changes to how the federal government provides mortgage insurance could require new oversight mechanisms and would require careful deliberation.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has remained silent as nearly $ 50 billion in market capitalization of his company has been wiped out with investors fearing new oversight by government regulators.

Regulators are also considering new oversight rules.

Worked with the Legislature and Governor to approve legislation that continues the appointment of monitors in East Ramapo, provides new oversight authority for the monitors and the Department over the school district's budget, and provides $ 3 million in state funds to restore and expand educational programming for the public schools within the district;

DiNapoli has signaled he would like to have that power to review the spending once again, and Speaker Carl Heastie has told lawmakers and legislative staff he would like new oversight options as well.

Heastie also pledged to create new accountability and openness on per diem expenses, and promised to work with the office of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (a former assemblyman from Long Island) on new oversight.

The budget also expands the pension forfeiture law and puts in place new oversight for lawmakers travel expenses.

In the spending plan, Mr. Cuomo also sought and won new oversight of the city's public schools.

On Thursday morning, police commissioner Bill Bratton said the Council should focus on supporting the department, rather than enacting new oversight legislation.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Calling them «dangerous pieces of legislation,» Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to veto two bills that will impose new oversight of the NYPD.

Assemblyman Bob Oaks, a Wayne County Republican, asked if there were new oversight protections built into the state's economic development programs to deal with some «corruption issues» that have arisen.

Corruption cases have been the work of federal prosecutors, Farrell suggested, adding «I guess they will continue» until the state puts new oversight procedures in place.

While some argued that for radical changes, others argued that the field merely builds on a long history of manipulating DNA in living organisms and worried that tough new oversight could stifle research.

Over the past two years, according to a report out Tuesday from the National Council on Teacher Quality, 33 states have passed meaningful new oversight laws or regulations to elevate teacher education in ways that are much harder for universities to game or ignore.

Beginning January 2013, the nation's largest debt collection companies will face new oversight by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

«This rule brings new oversight to those large student loan servicers that touch tens of millions of borrowers.»

Ottawa, December 18, 2006 — The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, has new oversight responsibilities under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Bill C - 25), which just received Royal Assent.

The session ended Wednesday night with no action on ethics or new oversight of state economic development programs at the center of a bid - rigging criminal case against some of his former top aides.

Charter advocates have pointed out that the groups still won some battles without having to sacrifice anything legislatively, such as new quotas for how many special - needs students charters must enroll, or new oversight measures.

But on the reform issue that drew the most attention in Albany this year — adding new oversight and transparency to the state's contracting process — the usual scenario actually was reversed.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has been using its new oversight powers to look more deeply into the private equity industry — and it does not like what it sees.

The new oversight board has been called unresponsive by investors since the initial rise in trades did not cause any reaction.

And perhaps the bishops could provide oversight of Catholic ethics teaching and practice on the order of the new oversight of Catholic theology in Catholic universities.

A new oversight and investigations division could set up more frequent and public clashes with Mr. de Blasio and the agencies he oversees.

This new IG report suggests that new oversight is needed.

Cheers erupted as the lawmakers voted Thursday to implement the new oversight provisions for the NYPD.

The IG was created last year over the objection of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, establishing a new oversight arm for the NYPD.

Since then, the Texas legislature passed a bill overhauling CPRIT's operations, and a new oversight board was appointed.

But experts differed on whether synthetic biology requires a new oversight framework or a beefing up of existing rules.

The new oversight group, which he said will be part of the NIH's Council of Councils, will consist of independent experts from a «wide variety of perspectives» to judge research proposals and see whether they meet criteria spelled out in the report.

But he will also appoint four of seven members of a new oversight body that will have the power to reject contracts and fire school - board employees who impede implementation of the reforms.

The resolution also would establish a new oversight committee and requires that all charters adopt ISIS by January 1, 2013.

It replaces the previous moratorium on new charter schools with a request for charters to «voluntarily delay requesting action on new charter applications» until a new oversight scheme can be developed.

A raft of reforms to school accountability, including an education commissioner for Birmingham, inspections of city academy chains and new oversight of school governors, were announced on Tuesday by the education secretary in response to a damning report into extremist infiltration of schools.

But the most controversial part of Zimmer's motion is that it would place a moratorium on all new charter school applications until the new oversight structure is in place.

While some believe that new oversight will help halt skyrocketing real estate prices in Toronto, some experts anticipate very little change.

No new oversight panels or boards would be created.

Being part of this new oversight system would help bring greater vigilance and guard against abuses.