Sentences with phrase «outside of the legislature»

Once a law is passed, it is largely outside of the legislature's hands - they don't have any strict control or compliance mechanisms unless the law says it does.

That provision, however, was passed outside of the legislature's usual appropriations process, and Gov. Chiles said it was an infringement on school districts» ability to manage their general state aid.

ALEC tries to shortcircuit all that nasty legislative stuff and put elected state officials directly in touch with corporations and other like - minded lobbyists and politicians to meet outside of the legislature and make things happen.

The comments are apparently repeated on the party's website and campaign materials, outside of the legislature where they would normally be protected by privilege.

Not exact matches

Much of the mainstream media coverage this week focused on speculation that Mr. Prentice could appoint individuals from outside the legislature to what is expected to be a smaller provincial cabinet.

That seems wholly outside the purvue of legislature, or politicians in the first place.

A bonus for Democrats is that gubernatorial nominee J.B. Pritzker is heavily funding his own campaign, leaving pro-Democratic outside groups able to devote their money and time to shoring up control of the legislature.

Both former leaders of the legislature are awaiting prison sentences on corruption convictions involving their outside income.

But, he said a law could be passed right now to limit outside income without having to change the structure of the legislature.

During a year where both former leaders of the legislature were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for corruption, after they abused their sources of outside income, Governor Cuomo said he'd seek to strictly limit lawmakers» ability to earn extra pay.

Bharara declined to comment on whether Cuomo should convene a special session of the legislature to enact ethics reforms — «That's not for me to say» — but did say New York's system of having part - time legislators who can earn outside income deserved consideration.

A part time legislature that pays $ 174,000 and allows outside income of up to an additional 15 %.

No yearly outside audits to be presented to the comptrollers and legislatures of both states.

«I think ultimately we will have to have in this state, sooner or later, a serious conversation and debate about moving to a full - time legislature, from the perspective of banning all outside income,» said the senator.

The Siena college survey asked voters about Cuomo's plan to make the state budget late if the legislature doesn't agree to an ethics package that includes fuller disclosure of lawmakers» outside income.

The three current major leaders of the legislature, Senate Leader John Flanagan, Independent Senate Democratic Leader Jeff Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, say they will no longer earn any outside income.

But he says a law could be passed right now to limit outside income, without having to change the structure of the legislature.

Appropriate transition rules should be adopted by the legislature for businesses that are outside of boundaries complying with these statutory requirements but which have already been fully certified.

That discretionary funding program mainly funds road and bridge projects «identified» by the governor and legislature outside of the regular budget.

Questions seeking to understand the rules and processes by which policy is made in various legislatures or ruling bodies (inside and outside of the United States!)

Congress, as you know a number of years ago, eliminated outside income and went to a full - time legislature.

But if we are really going to do everything we can to completely eliminate the influence of outside money in the process, then it seems to me that sooner or later we have to have the conversation about eliminating outside income for legislatures.

But the legal definition, we are technically a part - time legislature meaning we can earn income outside of our state government salary, as being a member of the Senate or the Assembly.

The legislature also approved a measure requiring lawmakers who earn over $ 5,000 per year in outside income to seek a ruling from the independent Legislative Ethics Commission to clear them of possible conflicts of interest.

But it now lets more outside money into state races — which is very bad — because of changes by the Democratic - controlled legislature in 2013.

Uber is not available in Buffalo or anywhere else in the state outside of New York City due to the inaction of the state legislature.

Senator Gipson says while he's made the choice to not earn any outside income, he's not judging the actions of other lawmakers, and does not think the state should change to a full time legislature.

In some ways the US Attorney Preet Bharara has effectively cleaned up some of Albany's potential for corruption through the arrests and convictions of several lawmakers, many accused of manipulating their employment outside the legislature for personal gain.

While some ethics reform provisions were included (such as mandatory reporting of outside income and stricter per diem regulations), there was no major campaign finance reform, nor did the legislature close the LLC loophole that allows wealthy corporations to skirt campaign contribution limits.

He leads the smallest faction in the legislature, in an Assembly dominated by Democrats, and is little known outside of Albany.

«This is an investment in a full - time legislature without the corrupting influence of outside income.»

«We need a budget proposal from the governor and legislature that finally pays the money owed to our children and prioritizes schools that need funding the most,» said Zakiyah Ansari, the advocacy director of the Alliance for Quality Education, at a Jan. 10 press conference outside City Hall to kick off a new push for public school funding in Albany.

Minority Democrats argue for a position outside the executive's supervision, subject to approval by a supermajority of the legislature and protected by contract from firing.

The Comptroller's report included a lengthy chart showing the legislature's inaction on ethics reform, criticizing the fact that, among other things, the budget «intentionally omits» measures such as requiring advisory opinions on legislators» outside income, closing the LLC loophole in corporate political contributions, and extending the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to cover the Legislature.

Some of the technology - focused changes the Assembly pledged to implement include making the functionality of the legislature's bill - tracking system available to the public; creating a web portal that includes all information related to bills, including committee actions and evaluations by outside groups; the creation of a C - Span like legislative television channel; making the content of the legislative library searchable online and modernizing the Assembly's phone system to include digital voicemail boxes.

Sacramento — The California legislature, responding to reports of imprudent spending practices in some school districts, has approved a new program to monitor the audit reports that districts receive annually from outside accounting firms.

Members of the legislature have sought unsuccessfully to abolish or curb the board, and an outside consultant's report last year found that many state educators resented the board's «heavy handed» style.

In Kansas the history stretches back to 2003 when the first decision in Montoy v Kansas specified that the state spending on schools was not constitutionally adequate and that the legislature should fully fund a cost study provided by a group of outside consultants.

I would set up a national scholarship program for teachers, school leaders and state policy officials to dedicate some of their own vacation time at federal expense to visit high performing systems outside and across the United States and to report on what they have learned to their own legislatures.

Could anyone truly imagine that those 2012 reforms, together with whatever initiatives and meager funding may come out of the 2013 legislature, are sufficient for affixing the «Mission Accomplished» banner outside the Capitol complex, proclaiming that the state at long last is meeting its constitutional obligation to schoolchildren?

I would set up a national scholarship program for teachers, school leaders and state policy officials to dedicate some of their own vacation time at Federal expense to visit high performing systems outside and across the US and to report on what they have learned to their own legislatures.

Important changes to copyright law are being made by governments and in courtrooms around the world changes that can have a direct impact on the business of publishing and the ways in which content is licensed and used outside the country whose legislature or court took action.

Missouri is taking a dangerous step towards weakening the regulatory compact, with a bill to allow utilities to modify their rate structures outside of formal rate cases making its way through the state's legislature.

Again, this raises the not - too - rhetorical question of what changed in the laws of nature governing reality in common law Canada — at least reality as it exists outside of the National Capital Region and the boundaries of the various provincial and territorial legislatures — so that the but - for test was now almost Ivory Snow level workable?

The «machinery» present in the legislatures and Parliament that secures complete speech immunity to its members, reflects the dual public interest of freedom of speech / freedom of debate and the freedom from outside interference in the affairs of Parliament and the legislatures.

For a municipal action to be shown as being unreasonable, the Court said that it must fall outside of a range of possible outcomes that were contemplated by the legislature when delegating the power.

At first glance, this seems very wide indeed for virtually all undertakings are bound by some federal legislation, such as the Competition Act, the Copyright Act, the Criminal Code, the Food and Drugs Act, the Trademarks Act and many more; however, they are not by reason of such legislation outside the exclusive authority of the legislatures of the provinces.

With respect to paragraph 2 (i) of the Canada Labour Code and those works, undertakings or businesses «outside the exclusive legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces», the question is actually a lot more complicated.

(i) a work, undertaking or business outside the exclusive legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces, and

Cases decided under the Code before it was amended to limit the undue hardship factors to costs, health and safety and outside sources of funding, such as Roosma v. Ford Motor Co. of Canada (No. 4), (1995), 24 C.H.R.R. D / 89 and Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v. Roosma, 2002 CanLII 15946 (ON SCDC), do not reflect the legislature's later decision to expressly limit the undue hardship factors.