Sentences with phrase «recent policy commission»

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A recent study by comScore (commissioned by UPS) Online Shopping Customer Experience Study, 63 % of customers look for the company's policy on returns before making a purchase.

In recent times, the policy spotlight has turned onto issues of online safety, arguably stemming from the Byron Review [5] which was the first UK government commissioned report on child online safety.

The most recent state records from late 2014 list the company as lobbying members of the Cuomo - appointed Public Service Commission, which oversees New York's telecommunications policy.

The following are summaries of recent court decisions dealing with redistricting policy, including questions relating to the consideration of race in drawing district maps, the use of total population tallies in apportionment, and the constitutionality of independent redistricting commissions.

The Pataki Commission can only justify this giveaway by totally ignoring research by the State's tax policy experts who, in the Department of Taxation and Finance's recent report on the estate tax, concluded that «Migration studies regarding the impact of taxes such as the estate tax have shown that taxes generally are not a major factor in the decision of where to live or retire.»

Professor Paul Ekins, Chair of the UCL Green Economy Policy Commission, said: «The recent floods and appalling weather conditions should remind policy makers of the dangers and risks of failing to take action to mitigate environmental thPolicy Commission, said: «The recent floods and appalling weather conditions should remind policy makers of the dangers and risks of failing to take action to mitigate environmental thpolicy makers of the dangers and risks of failing to take action to mitigate environmental threats.

This policy brief from the Education Commission of the States defines early college high schools, clarifies how they differ from traditional dual enrollment programs, and provides recent research on the positive impact of early college high school participation on academic outcomes for traditionally underserved students.

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and Council of Community and Technical Colleges produce an annual report on college - going rates of recent high school graduates, by county and school.

A recent report form the Texas Teaching Commission addressing policy gaps within key areas of the teacher pipeline in Texas.

This was the challenge posed by Sean McComb, 2014 National Teacher of the Year, at a recent Education Commission of the States National Forum on Education Policy.

Additionally, in response to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, President Trump designated US ED Secretary Betsy DeVos as the leader of a new federal commission on school safety that is charged, in part, with examining the repeal of the Obama administration's «Rethink School Discipline» policies.

The bipartisan Social Security Advisory Board called for the proportional approach, and the Bipartisan Policy Center included it in its recent Retirement Security Commission recommendations.

A recent poll commissioned by TD Insurance found 47 % of Canadian tenants under 35 do not have renter's insurance and 32 % incorrectly believe they are covered under their landlord's insurance policy.

The most recent mystery shop study conducted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that national retailers enforced their store policies by refusing to sell M - rated video games to customers under the age of 17 87 % of the time.

Some international groups are helping to foster synergies, including the World Health Organization's recent conference on Climate and Health, the Convention on Biological Diversity's initiative on Health and Biodiversity, the Lancet - Rockefeller Commission on Planetary Health, and the DIVERSITAS - Future Earth ecoHEALTH project, which brings together public and animal health, development, ecology, economics, and other sectors to investigate connections between health and environmental change to generate science and policy outputs that can inform sustainability solutions.

The Act created new charitable purposes, explicitly mirroring government policies and, more crucially, appeared to attempt to convert a non-ministerial regulatory body, the Charity Commission, into a law making one, with power, in the guise of satisfying the public benefit test, to end the life of any of the 183,506 registered charities — Catholic adoption agencies and public schools being its most recent targets.

The National Association of Bond Lawyers released a paper giving its members tools to help issuer clients develop written disclosure policies and procedures in response to recent Securities and Exchange Commission cases against issuers.

Having regard to the high cost of pharmaceuticals ($ 34.5 billion in 2013), and the recent decisions of the US Supreme Court and European Commission finding that reverse payments are «valid targets for antitrust scrutiny», the Bureau sought input «from all sides relating to the enforcement and policy stance the Bureau should take on issues specific to the pharmaceutical sector».

These and related discussions about new models for commissioning Indigenous health services were canvassed at the recent Health Services and Policy Research Conference in Melbourne (#HSR15).

Carson said he hired William because of a recent change in Canadian Real Estate Association policy allowing sellers to list their homes on the national MLS by hiring an agent for a flat fee instead of the traditional commission.