Sentences with phrase «of federal adoption»

Most had been pointing to the centennial of federal adoption in 2020.

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For instance, it encourages «model» federal legislation that would prop up the widespread and automatic adoption of «naloxone,» an opioid overdose antidote that an increasing number of police forces have adopted.
In a notice posted in the Federal Register, the agency said «the risk to the flying public justifies» the quick adoption of the rule.
Federal law requires only unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.
The White House report on the epidemic says that 142 Americans die of drug overdoses every day, and urges measures like federal legislation that would boost widespread adoption of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote.
The extent to which Rule 14a - 11 thereby displaces state corporate law with new federal entitlements was a key point in SEC Commissioner Troy Paredes» dissent from adoption of the rule.
So your MAGI is a better description of your ability to pay for education, adoption, or any of the other credits the Federal government may provide.
Third, the commission reaffirmed the traditional model of parliamentary government, but recommended the adoption of an elected Senate to sensitize the federal government more fully to the aspirations of Canada's diverse regions.
Google and four other companies are leading efforts to form a coalition to urge federal action for the adoption of self - driving cars.
This concern for the social problems produced by the new economic life in America was clearly expressed by the adoption, in 1908, of the Social Creed of the Churches by the Federal Council.
This act and subsequent revisions bar any agency involved in adoption that receives federal funding from discriminating because of race when considering adoption opportunities for children.
If you happen back on this thread, would you mind offering up a short list of adoption agencies actively advocating for federal open adoption agreements to be enforceable?
You wrote, «Actually open adoption agreements are legally enforceable in the majority of US states, and there are a number of adoption agencies who are advocating for birthparents and trying to make them enforceable at the federal level for all states.»
Beginning with tax year 2002, the federal adoption expense tax credit increased to a maximum of $ 10,000 per adoption.
Unfortunately there is an incentive not to return the children to their families: Thanks to the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act when a child, even a healthy baby, is adopted out of foster care, there is $ 4000 or $ 6000 bonus to be made from the federal government.
[31] It is a bill that would address federal adoption incentives and would amend the Social Security Act (SSA) to require the state plan for foster care and adoption assistance to demonstrate that the state agency has developed policies and procedures for identifying, documenting in agency records, and determining appropriate services with respect to, any child or youth over whom the state agency has responsibility for placement, care, or supervision who the state has reasonable cause to believe is, or is at risk of being, a victim of sex trafficking or a severe form of trafficking in persons.
Many families are eligible for the federal tax credit of up to $ 13,360 per domestic adoption attempt.
Families can typically recoup most or all of these expenses after finalization through the federal adoption tax credit.
The Federal Government on Thursday declared that the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that the adoption and release of the Dapchi schoolgirls were stage - managed...
He wants the state to begin the long delayed hydro fracking, saying it will create thousands of new jobs, and he's against the adoption of the federal Common Core learning standards.
State Democratic Committee Executive Director Basil Smikle on Monday cheered the adoption of support for a $ 15 federal minimum wage by the platform committee of the Democratic National Convention.
The 1954 Constitution was as a result of the Constitutional conference that took place in London in 1953 where the resolution for Nigeria to remain a Federal State was adopted and the reasons for the adoption of federalism were:
Skelos was so furious at Cuomo's adoption of anti-fracking rules last Dec. 17 that kept Adam from cashing in that the two discussed a possible run for governor by the senator to «kick» Cuomo's behind, according to a wiretap played at their federal corruption trial.
Attorney Norman Siegel suggests Cuomo «use his leadership and political capital to push for the adoption of a New York Voting Rights Act that mirrors the pre-Shelby» federal VRA.
The federal government incentivized adoption of the Common Core at the state level through its Race to the Top grants program, which garnered New York State $ 700 million that was then distributed to school districts.
Speaking during his citizens» engagement tour of some local government areas in the state, Prof. Ezeon explained that the said voting machines were designed by the Nigeria Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and demonstrated to the National Assembly members for adoption for elections, adding that the federal government was yet to adopt the electronic voting procedure for elections.
Mrs Babalola who described the initiative as a prototype of the youth empowerment programme already initiated by the Governor Rauf Aregbesola led administration in Osun, said the adoption of the scheme by the federal government would go a long way to stimulate the nation's economy and as well eradicate the challenges of unemployment in the country.
The don also commended the efforts of the Federal Road Safety Commission [FRSC] in preventing and reducing road accidents through the implementation of speed limits but however, recommended the adoption of Intelligent Transport Systems [ITS] in Nigeria as operated in developed countries.
Frustrated by what he has characterized as continued obstructionism by the Bloomberg administration, a federal judge on Wednesday appointed Robert M. Morgenthau as a special master to oversee the city's adoption of practices aimed at increasing the number of black and Hispanic firefighters.
The Common Core standards were developed by a group of state education leaders but promoted by the federal government, particularly through Race To The Top, a nationwide competitive grant program that required the adoption of standards that boost college - and career - readiness.
Lawmakers, calling the roll out of Common Core a «nightmare» and a «mistake», grilled King and asked for more time for the adoption of the new federal standards.
While the current study is one of several that have demonstrated the potential benefits of telemedicine, widespread adoption of this technology is hindered by federal healthcare policies.
The Policy The federal government needs to support, through policy and direct R&D funding, the development and adoption of biofuels, wind farms, solar panels, and hydrogen fuel cells.
«The federal government has made a significant investment in the adoption of these systems, particularly with the challenges of expanding remote access to high - quality care.»
But Eric Lander, co-chair of the panel convened by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), says their adoption would require «little or no new federal money.»
The Electric Drive Transportation Association, whose members make everything from chargers to batteries to cars, said the House bill «identifies critical areas where federal support can advance adoption of plug - in vehicles.»
Not only do Quinn and her colleagues want to see more industry adoption of low - invasive feedstock plants, they also want state and federal governments to step up regulations and communicate more clearly between agencies.
The authors outline how recent collaborations between major hospitals, technology vendors, federal committees, and industry organizations are accelerating the adoption of standard application programming interfaces for reading and writing data from electronic health record systems.
They're among the 21 plaintiffs who are suing the federal government and President Obama to force the adoption of a science - based national climate recovery plan.
The Obama administration has signaled that it intends to link federal money to adoption of a Linda Darling - Hammond test or whatever other nonsense this centralized process may produce.
Traditionally one of the barriers to the adoption of those types of systems by school districts has been the lack of the ability to include federal dollars, which need to be allocated to schools by the rules of the different formula streams.
Mike Petrilli talks with Hill and Jochim about this proposal, what it would mean for policy and practice at the federal, state, and local levels, and the prospects for its adoption in this edition of The Education Next Book Club.
So, if a race to the bottom is fueled by the desire to satisfy federal bureaucratic rules, why would we think the solution is in the adoption of more federal bureaucratic rules?
It lists 40 recommendations for bringing about more equitable treatment of girls by schools, ranging from strengthened enforcement of federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination to the adoption of «gender fair» curricula.
Federal bureaucrats would do well to focus on targeted competitive grant programs to encourage the adoption of their desired policies in places that really want to pursue them.
I witnessed one facet of the resurgence of the character education movement in the federal government's adoption of it during the Clinton administration.
And the Obama administration is floating the idea of making state adoption of these national standards a requirement for Title I or other federal funds.»
The adoption of the national standards was coerced by making state receipt of federal funds at least partially dependent on endorsing them.
Of course, the federal government clearly encouraged states to adopt the standards through its No Child Left Behind waiver program, but it did not require adoption (which is obvious insofar as several states did not adopt the standards).
Also in this issue: an analysis of open educational resources and what the federal role should be in facilitating their adoption; an assessment of Mayor Bill de Blasio's first few years in office in New York City; and an expert debate on the merits of two different approaches to designing state accountability systems.
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