Sentences with phrase «public law measures»

If the measure is one which has no equivalent in the law of the requested state — the Explanatory Report gives an example of a public law measure — then the requested state may adapt it to fit what it can achieve or may need to exercise its own substantive jurisdiction (assuming a change of habitual residence).

Not exact matches

«The Liberal government has once again demonstrated that they are more interested in their public image than meaningful and measured criminal law reform.

As in many states, the Mississippi measure replaced an antiquated law that allowed women to be arrested for indecent exposure or disorderly conduct for nursing in public.

The law itself blocks local governments from passing their own measures that ban discrimination in public places on sexual orientation or gender identity.

It could, then, be a requirement of incorporation under the law and the conferment of limited liability for investors, that a public company takes such measures as recognising its social as well as legal obligations.

Also at 11 a.m., the City of Mount Vernon Department of Law Corporation Counsel Lawrence R. Porcari will hold a press conference to announce new anti-corruption and public ethics measures, which include full funding of an independent Inspector General as required by Mount Vernon charter, City Hall, 1 Roosevelt Square, Mount Vernon.

Commentators talk about «plan A +» (i.e. bringing forward infrastructure programmes, deregulating the economy, supply - side measures in employment law, etc) or «plan B» (i.e. Labour's plans for a temporary reduction in VAT, a N. I. holiday and a deceleration of the public expenditure reductions).

Senate Democrats today renewed their effort to pass a form of overhauling the state's campaign - finance laws by introducing a measure by Sen. Eric Adams that would create an public financing system.

Other proposals include: measures to support families; a change in employment law; reform to public pensions; break - up of the banks; and a proposal to remove the UK from any liability for future EU bailouts.

Coumo is using emergency measures to pass laws out of the public eye.

As the State Senate today passed «Kirby & Quigley's Law» by a 59 - 2 vote, Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF - Glenville), the author and lead sponsor of the bill, has announced a new online petition drive to harness the power of the people to urge the Assembly to bring the public safety measure to the Floor of the New York State Assembly for a debate and up or down vote.

The governor is already running smack into a wall of opposition in the Senate, where Republicans (and at least one Democrat) don't want to hold a vote on a measure to strengthen abortion laws or allow for the public financing of political campaigns.

The budget would include measures to restore fiscal discipline and good economic governance, transparent and accountable use of public resources in accordance with the new Public Financial Management Law and to provide a credible basis for economic policy clarity going forward, the statement public resources in accordance with the new Public Financial Management Law and to provide a credible basis for economic policy clarity going forward, the statement Public Financial Management Law and to provide a credible basis for economic policy clarity going forward, the statement added.

Last week, the Governor and legislative leaders reached an agreement on multiple bills that include new programs and insurance reforms to improve treatment options for individuals suffering from heroin and opioid addiction; measures to strengthen penalties and put in place additional tools for law enforcement to crack down on the distribution of illegal drugs; provisions to ensure the proper and safe use of naloxone, an overdose antidote; and support for enhanced public awareness campaigns to prevent drug abuse.

The measure arrives on his desk amid heightened tensions among law enforcement, elected officials and the public.

In time of war or other public emergency threatening the life of the nation any High Contracting Party may take measures derogating from its obligations under this Convention to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, provided that such measures are not inconsistent with its other obligations under international law.

But that measure was never brought up for a public hearing or allowed to become law.

These measures will create the strongest and most comprehensive ethics laws for public officials of any state in the nation,» said Governor Cuomo.

The Commission wishes to state for the umpteenth time, that it believes in the rule of law and will not take extra-legal measures to ridicule or embarrass any member of the public that may or may not be under investigation.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a news conference this morning did not mention the women's agenda as potential measures he'd like to push in the spring, but did note the Dream Act, public financing of political campaigns and changes to the teacher evaluation law were items he wished were in the budget.

It's a measure that arrives on the governor's desk amid heightened tensions among law enforcement, elected officials and the public.

As CalWatchdog.com's Chris Reed argued, «That is good news for those considering taking on public employee unions in 2016 with ballot measures putting limits on government pensions or scrapping state laws allowing teachers to receive lifetime tenure after less than two years on the job.»

After a public hearing, the Legislature would vote on the measure and then County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz would decide whether to sign it into law or veto it.

Republican leadership said Monday it was prepared to insert into the budget measures that would eliminate most collective bargaining rights for public workers unless the High Court ruled on the bill, which had been blocked by circuit court judge Maryann Sumi because of concerns over the state's open meetings law.

«It's very disappointing that the reform bill was not signed into law,» agreed Assemblyman James Brennan, a Brooklyn Democrat and sponsor of an identical reform bill in Albany, in a separate statement, adding that «each measure was aimed at providing greater transparency and accountability to an authority that has come under growing public scrutiny over the years, as abuses and scandals accumulated.»

«He ensured that I was not cheated out by the exclusion of my name from the LLB class list at the Faculty of Law after my first university exams when I had qualified for placement on the programme by merit... His actions almost 43 years ago contributed in no small measure to my position, my passion for the defence of truth, fairness, integrity, transparency and merit in public life, and he must be publicly acknowledged for once.»

Two weeks after passing new gun control measures, New York officials are holding public forums around the state to discuss what's in the law.

In an extraordinary interview, Mr. de Blasio, appearing to unburden himself of months» worth of frustrations, said that Mr. Cuomo — who, like the mayor, is a Democrat — «did not act in the interests» of New Yorkers by blocking measures like reforming rent laws and the mayor's long - term ability to control the city's public schools.

Through lobbying, advocacy, coalition building, citizen education and policy development, EPL / Environmental Advocates has been New York's environmental conscience - ensuring that environmental laws are enforced; that new measures are enacted when necessary; and that the public is informed of, and participates in, important environmental policy debates.

In striking down that law, which would have been the first in New York, McCoy cited technical flaws that he said invited a lawsuit and vowed to follow up with a measure that instead would shield the products from public view.

R.T. Winston Berkman, a law and public policy graduate student at New York University, told Live Science, «As a public health measure, it's overly broad and casts a discriminatory net.»

The Senate wants to give NSF $ 750,000 so that the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) can study the impact of the new criteria, which help legislators measure if NSF is meeting a 1993 law aimed at making sure agencies spend tax dollars wisely.

Although the conclusions of the committees are known, details of the evidence on which they based their verdicts and how they measured the risks and benefits of triazolam are kept from the public by law.

Public Advocates Inc. argues that the California Basic Educational Skills Test, or CBEST, violates federal anti-discrimination laws because it is not an accurate way to measure a...

It may be that SAT scores, as a very public measure of school performance, lead to agitation for charter laws, but that charters themselves are more likely to target students at risk of dropping out, and therefore participation is more closely associated with dropout rates.

The good news is that, in large part because of NCLB and the accountability measures that federal law has encouraged at all levels of school reform — not to mention the dogged efforts of Diane Ravitch and Sol Stern to keep Bloomberg and Klein on their toes — these arguments are smarter and more refined — and, yes, despite public relations — more transparent.

However, far from a «Wild West» approach to charter oversight, his organization instead advocated for, and got, important accountability measures included in the law: mandatory closure for persistently low - performing charter schools, A — F grading of schools (both charter and public), and an end to so - called «authorizer shopping,» in which failing schools move to a new authorizer after their existing one withdraws its support.

The public is largely disenchanted with the way the federal No Child Left Behind Act measures student learning and teacher quality, and it would like greater input into the law's implementation, a report scheduled for release this week by the Public Education Network public is largely disenchanted with the way the federal No Child Left Behind Act measures student learning and teacher quality, and it would like greater input into the law's implementation, a report scheduled for release this week by the Public Education Network Public Education Network finds.

A series of unsavory revelations about the U.S. Department of Education's efforts to sway the public in favor of its major school improvement measure could stain the law's reputation and cast doubt on future information from the agency, say many observers, including supporters of the law.

Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois has signed into law a «truth in tuition» measure setting the price that incoming freshmen at the state's public universities have to pay for the rest of their undergraduate careers.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters)- Following weeks of debate and national attention, Florida Governor Rick Scott on Thursday signed into law a measure that will end tenure for new public school teachers and base pay more directly on student test scores.

HARTFORD, CT. — Students, parents and clergy will gather on the north steps of the Capitol building at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 urging state legislators not to back down from key measures in last year's education reform law (Public Act 12 - 116).

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is drafting a plan to measure student outcomes under new federal regulations which do not match the current state law for school report cards.

Example projects: Ms. Hassel co-authored, among others, numerous practical tools to redesign schools for instructional and leadership excellence; An Excellent Principal for Every School: Transforming Schools into Leadership Machines; Paid Educator Residencies, within Budget; ESSA: New Law, New Opportunity; 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best; Opportunity at the Top; Seizing Opportunity at the Top: How the U.S. Can Reach Every Student with an Excellent Teacher; Teacher Tenure Reform; Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance; «The Big U-Turn: How to bring schools from the brink of doom to stellar success» for Education Next; Try, Try Again: How to Triple the Number of Fixed Failing Schools; Importing Leaders for School Turnarounds; Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best; the Public Impact series Competencies for Turnaround Success; School Restructuring Under No Child Left Behind: What Works When?

A 2009 study by the Fordham Center on Law and Public Policy on Children's Educational Records and Privacy recommended state measures to protect its citizens.

California law prohibits community college districts and K - 12 school districts from using public funds or resources to campaign in support or opposition to bond measures.

Yevonne Brannon, chair of the advocacy group Public Schools First N.C., says state legislators should have waited until testing data was available for the schools before stripping any accountability measures from the law.

In blue state New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to «bust up» public education «monopolies» and has bullied through new laws that unfairly evaluate teachers based on wildly unreliable measures.

The Colorado Supreme Court recently restored a measure of fiscal sanity to public sector retirement law in the Centennial State by reversing a Court of Appeals ruling which said that the state could not cut cost - of - living adjustments to help return the state's pension system to health.

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, which has risen to prominence with its annual rankings of state charter school laws, sought to measure the «health» of each system, as determined by factors such as the size of charter populations, racial demographics, test scores and the use of «innovative» practices such as extended school days or apprenticeship programs.