Sentences with phrase «of landmark legislation»

NAR offers resources to underscore the importance of the landmark legislation on its 46th anniversary.

But there are a few items that may surprise you about the passage of this landmark legislation.

Here are some big industry voices on the passage of the landmark legislation after a wait of six years

What is the achievement of this landmark legislation?

New York City and New York State may not be the first places that come to mind when you think of places leading in the use of solar energy, but a pending piece of landmark legislation might work to change that.

The proceeds from which should provide the necessary funding for enforcement of this landmark legislation.

The fate of this landmark legislation is now in the governor's hands.

The passage of this landmark legislation, adopted in 2013, shifts California from a complex school finance system to one focused on equity, transparency, and performance through the LCFF and related Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Moore closed out her testimony with a plea to Congress to listen to educators as they consider the future of the landmark legislation: «Teachers are as unique as the students they serve.

Vice President Biden christened the just - passed health care bill with some more «salty» language, whispering to President Obama at a news conference that the passage of the landmark legislation was a «big f *** ing deal.»

Owen Hill, 22, of Washington Heights, was ecstatic as well at the passage of the landmark legislation Friday night in a close state Senate vote, making New York the sixth state to recognize the unions.

But what about the politics of this landmark legislation?

«As the chief sponsor of House Bill 400, Rep. McCoy was instrumental in securing the successful passage of this landmark legislation that will elevate our Kentucky Bourbon Trail ® experiences and answer visitor's number one demand — the ability to ship souvenir bottles home,» KDA President Eric Gregory said.

Not exact matches

On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed a landmark piece of legislation called The JOBS Act, allowing entrepreneurs to go to the crowd and publicly advertise their capital raises.

Under Poolman's leadership, the scope of consumer protection widened, in North Dakota and nationally, as he spearheaded landmark legislation related to suitability of sales, life settlements, among a host of others.

Hong Kong's securities regulator is reminding licensed corporations to improve standards against the backdrop of the landmark EU legislation

It was a landmark piece of legislation that eventually became codified as NCAA Bylaw 5 - 1 -(j).

The 2010 CNR saw the passage of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA), the landmark legislation which gave school meals their first major nutritional overhaul in decades.

«In 2010, Congress approved landmark flight safety legislation after the flight of 3407 crashed outside of Buffalo, New York in 2009.

I applaud the Governor for signing this bill today, commend the Legislature for passing this landmark legislation, and thank Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman for his tireless advocacy on behalf of the judiciary.»

The CCPA is a landmark piece of legislation that would put New York at the forefront of the fight against climate change by creating individualized plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and direct energy funding to communities like the 20th state senate district that are most impacted by climate change.

Washington — Central New York's three Democratic congressmen stood with their party Saturday night and voted for the landmark health care reform legislation that narrowly passed the House of Representatives.

McMahon was one of only 34 Democrats — and the only one from the city — to vote against President Barack Obama's landmark health - care legislation.

«What's more, she saw her provisions to increase access to care for women and working mothers included in the final version of this year's landmark Healthcare Reform bill, another piece of legislation she successfully championed.»

One of the authors of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, former Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, is urging Cuomo to push for disabled accessibility requirements in any legislation that authorizes ride - hailing companies to operate upstate.

Congress sent proposed legislation to the president that wipes away landmark online privacy protections, the first salvo in what is likely to become a significant reworking of the rules governing Internet access in an era of Republican dominance.

Congressional Republicans, buoyed by the Senate's approval early Saturday of a landmark tax overhaul, expressed confidence that final legislation would be sent to the president by the end of this month, though significant differences remain between the two bills.

This landmark piece of legislation aims to help keep children safely with their families when they come to the attention of the child welfare system, and when placement in...

«Our actions build upon the landmark legislation Governor Cuomo signed into law last year and this year's investment of over $ 200 million in additional support for prevention, treatment and recovery programs which address chemical dependency, expand residential service opportunities, and promote public awareness and education.

Four years ago, over the veto of then - Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the City Council passed the Community Safety Act, a landmark piece of legislation relating to policing in New York City.

Jonathan Lippman, former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, called the planned legislation «a landmark in the battle for equal justice.»

Republican challenger Dr. James Milano is demanding that U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - Bayside) explain his vote on the landmark health care legislation from March with his constituents, accusing the congressman of supporting the slashing of $ 500 billion in Medicare benefits.

Today, Legislator Lynne Dixon (I - Hamburg) released the following statement after the House announced landmark legislation that would ban taxpayer funding of sexual harassment settlements

While occasionally she has voted against her conference, as she did with a vote in favor of landmark 2013 gun control legislation, the Secure Ammunition and Firearm Enforcement (SAFE) Act, another signature Cuomo accomplishment, her work on behalf of her constituents is appreciated, according to Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a Republican from Canandaigua.

Congressional candidate Adam C. Powell IV took the opportunity to send out a fundraising email reminding supporters that his» Dad [Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr.] was a driving force behind this landmark legislation and was very proud of this achievement.»

Dear EarthTalk: How can the new Obama administration and / or Congress undo the many antienvironmental actions the Bush administration undertook over the last eight years, including the obstruction of Bill Clinton's landmark «roadless rule» legislation?

The landmark 1972 legislation recognized marine mammals as a central element of their ocean ecosystems, setting population goals based on levels that would contribute to the health and stability of those ecosystems.

The landmark package of laws is considered former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature legislation and has become a model for the rest of the world.

Flint Hills, a wholly - owned subsidiary of oil giant Koch Industries based in Kansas, has joined with Texas oil companies Valero and Tesoro in trying to block California's landmark climate legislation by funding the campaign to pass Proposition 23.

It was tacked onto the landmark healthcare legislation in the spring of 2010, with the details hammered out in the budget reconciliation process.

HGSE Grads Talk About Why Today's Kids Need Full - Service Education Last year, when Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer introduced landmark legislation to provide funding for full - service community schools, he became part of a nationwide movement aimed at making children's school days longer, more numerous, and filled with services once provided solely through other industries.

«This is landmark legislation, because it's the first sign that the federal [government] is getting involved in the facilities part of education,» said John K. Ramsey, the executive director and chief executive officer of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners...

The clash was especially notable given that key Colorado Democrats regarded Brenda Smith, the president of the DCFT, as a crucial ally on Colorado's landmark 2010 teacher quality legislation (Senate Bill 191).

Sandy Kress played a major role in fashioning the federal accountability law, No Child Left Behind, a landmark piece of legislation that has lifted the test performance of minority and disadvantaged students in the years since its passage.

Reville played a primary role in the drafting and passage of the Achievement Gap Act of 2010 — the most sweeping education legislation since the landmark Education Reform Act of 1993 - which included the nation's first «smart cap» lift on charter schools and created the pathway for more than 44 Innovation Schools that are now up and running across the state.

Bill Would Overhaul Student Testing in California A key hearing is set today for consideration of what may prove to be landmark legislation that would replace the state's existing statewide student performance testing program with one that is designed to be taken online and is also aligned with the new common core curriculum standards.

The landmark legislation prompted American leaders to examine how schools across the country could move beyond the separate - but - equal educational approach that Brown v. Board of Education had rightly condemned a decade before.

A key hearing is set today for consideration of what may prove to be landmark legislation that would replace the state's existing statewide student performance testing program with one that is designed to be taken online and is also aligned with the new common core curriculum standards.

Our Office for Civil Rights will continue to vigorously enforce the landmark legislation that banned discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin.

For instance the descriptions of the Democrats for Education Reform during the Democratic National Convention in 2008 and the work to pass Colorado's landmark teacher effectiveness legislation (S.B 191) were mostly accurate in their implications but missed key aspects of what and how they occurred.