Sentences with phrase «other local governments and school districts»

However, these upgrades could make it more economically feasible for the County to begin borrowing under its own authority once again like all other local governments and school districts including the City of Buffalo (which has a rating of A + one step below Erie County's new rating).

County leaders are feeling the squeeze this year, as are other local government and school district officials, given the allowable growth in the state's cap on property taxes is less than 1 percentage point.

Not exact matches

Municipal bonds are issued by state and local governments in the US as well as other public authorities, such as school districts.

Umbrella sponsors may be local government agencies, school districts, food banks, youth - serving organizations, and other private nonprofits.

The «Mandate Relief Redesign Team» («Team») will review unfunded and underfunded mandates imposed by the New York State government on school districts, local governments, and other local taxing districts.

The cap law, one of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's major initiatives, limits school districts and other local governments to basic annual tax increases of 2 percent or the inflation rate, whichever is less.

• Providing Mandate Relief: Governor Cuomo issued an Executive Order creating the «Mandate Relief Redesign Team» («Team») to review unfunded and underfunded mandates imposed by the New York State government on school districts, local governments, and other local taxing districts.

This team, made up of representatives of the Legislature, local government, education and private industry, will conduct a rigorous and comprehensive review of mandates imposed on school districts and other local taxing districts to identify mandates that are ineffective, unnecessary, outdated and duplicative in order to develop the best and most cost - effective ways to deliver mandated programs and services.

The tax cap, enacted in 2011, forces school districts and local governments to keep tax increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation (with other factors built in for adjustments)-- unless approved by a 60 percent «supermajority.»

Providing Mandate Relief: Governor Cuomo today issued an Executive Order creating The «Mandate Relief Redesign Team» («Team») to review unfunded and underfunded mandates imposed by the New York State government on school districts, local governments, and other local taxing districts.

The Team, established by an Executive Order announced by Governor Cuomo at his State of the State of Address, is charged with reviewing existing unfunded and underfunded mandates imposed by the New York State government on school districts, local governments, and other local taxing districts.

Adopted by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state lawmakers in 2011, the property - tax cap mandates that school districts, town boards, county boards and other local governments keep the growth of their tax levies at 2 percent or the rate of inflation — whichever is lower.

The law applies to school districts and to municipalities and other local governments.

The Workforce Diversity Taskforce will be tasked with evaluating the notification and posting procedures for exams and hiring to ensure they are clear to all audiences, suggesting locations for posting announcements that would encourage broader participation, and helping to more broadly promote awareness for the wide variety of employment opportunities in county and local government as well as other civil divisions such as local school, fire, and library districts.

[I'd like him to succeed as well but his budget, like so many others, is largely based on screwing local governments and school districts.]

I'd like him to succeed as well but his budget, like so many others, is largely based on screwing local governments and school districts.

Governor David Paterson recently signed into law CSEA - backed legislation to clarify that school district, and other local government workers, including those employed by public benefit corporations, be granted time off with no charge to their accruals for mammograms and prostate cancer tests.

The mandate relief team, also created via executive order, is tasked with reviewing existing unfunded and underfunded mandates imposed by state government on school districts, local governments, and other local taxing districts.

The Team is charged with reviewing existing unfunded and underfunded mandates imposed by the New York State government on school districts, local governments, and other local taxing districts.

Cuomo hailed the low tax figures Thursday while plugging his latest proposal to provide qualifying homeowners with tax rebates for two years, provided their school districts and other local governments keep within cap limits and achieve greater cost efficiencies.

At the local government level, he would consolidate the operations of most school districts at the county level, with a single appointed superintendent, and also consolidate other local town and village operations at that level.

«I think this language creates significant instability for school districts and other local governments,» Friedfel wrote in an email.

Currently, child victims have 90 days from the time of an incident to file notices of claim against school districts and other local or state government entities.

The legislation also permits school districts and other local governments to establish charitable funds.

The plan is a response to Gov. - Elect Andrew Cuomo's push for state lawmakers to approve a 2 percent cap on yearly increases in property taxes by school districts and other local governments.

First, school districts are local governments and thus, like all other local governments, are subordinate to their states.

Successful initiatives have been created by organizations as varied as school districts, United Ways, universities, funders, local governments, and other community - based organizations.

In an effort to help school districts provide students with a well rounded education that includes the humanities and arts, the U.S. Department of Education sent a letter to state and local education leaders outlining creative ways they may enhance holistic education programs by utilizing in conjunction various federal resources.The department defines humanities in the letter as history, civics, government, economics, geography, literature, art, music and other non-STEM subjects not usually found in the English / language arts curriculum.

L.A. County Rejects School Districts» Bid to Avoid Voting Rights Suits Los Angeles County officials rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hitSchool Districts» Bid to Avoid Voting Rights Suits Los Angeles County officials rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been Districts» Bid to Avoid Voting Rights Suits Los Angeles County officials rejected a bid Tuesday from several Santa Clarita Valley school districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hitschool districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been districts and a water district hoping to consolidate elections and avoid the kind of voting rights lawsuits that other local governments have been hit with.

Commonly known as the «Anti-Affirmative Action Proposition,» among other things, it prohibited ``... the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.»

The district joined the My Brother's Keeper effort and will collaborate with families, other branches of government, local businesses and community organizations to increase the number of males of color who are succeeding academically and socially in our schools.

He declared unconstitutional and «irrational» the way Connecticut funds and oversees local public schools; he found that the state government has the enforceable responsibility under Connecticut's constitution to provide all students an adequate education — not just the wealthy suburban kids who rank first nationwide in reading scores, but also the many «functionally illiterate» high - school graduates from the 30 poorest Connecticut school districts, which rank below Mississippi and 39 other states in those same scores.

The local school district is independent of other units of local government and its boundaries frequently vary from townships or cities served by the school district.

An obscure and often misunderstood corner of state government, the local mandate program derives from a Constitutional provision that prevents the Legislature from imposing requirements on cities, counties, school districts and other local jurisdictions without also providing the funds needed to cover the costs.

In addition to scholarly work, he has served as expert witness or special master in more than three dozen class action civil rights cases, on school desegregation, housing discrimination and other issues, and as consultant to many school districts, federal, state and local governments, civil rights groups and teachers organizations.

** Some state governments take full responsibility for teacher pension plans, other pass all the costs on to local school districts, while others split the responsibility between state and local governments.

When schools get budget cuts that affect their arts and music programs, when the government looks to others to take those classes over, and when funding is determined mostly by outsiders — local school districts are at their mercy to fund those programs.

Municipal bonds are issued by state and local governments in the US as well as other public authorities, such as school districts.

We serve local and regional governments, counseling counties, cities, school boards, water management districts, regional planning councils, housing authorities, redevelopment authorities, community development districts, and other special districts.

Other important companies include retail giants like Target and Costco, the city government and the local school district.