Sentences with phrase «require state lawmakers»

Treu's ruling was stayed, pending the appeal, and should it stand, would require state lawmakers to draft new teacher employment laws.

The board isn't a legislative body, however, and some legislative observers wonder whether the changes are significant enough to require state lawmakers to give their own blessing to the new rules.

There were also deals, or near deals, to bar campaign donations from those seeking state contracts, create a public campaign financing system for state Supreme Court judicial candidates, and require state lawmakers to seek a formal opinion on whether their outside income represents conflicts of interest.

Howie Hawkins, the recent Green Party candidate for Governor, issued the following statement today in response to the announcement that Governor Cuomo would require state lawmakers to adopt a 5 point ethics reform plan as part of the state budget process.

However, resuscitation requires state lawmakers, when they reconvene this fall, to override Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's recent veto of legislation calling for an Illinois Student Loan Bill of Rights.

On ethics, Cuomo proposed requiring state lawmakers to seek an advisory opinion on any outside income and closing an election - law loophole that allows companies to skirt contribution maximums by forming an unlimited number of subsidiaries to channel donations.

The same legislation that requires state lawmakers review the Common Core requires the nationally - crafted standards be the basis for whatever expectations for students Indiana uses next.

We just need to make sure the grades really reflect the schools and those grades give information to those who manage the schools — the principals, the superintendents, the schools boards — of what they need to do to correct and improve the outcomes,» he said, noting that doing so also requires state lawmakers and his office to assist schools trying to improve their marks.

Not exact matches

At a news conference following a series of meetings with senior U.S. trade officials and lawmakers in Washington, Guajardo said that Mexico was still trying to understand the U.S. proposals that would require 50 % of vehicles» value content be produced in the United States as part of updated North American Free Trade Agreement rules.

A similar generator proposal has been filed by state lawmakers that would also require facilities to have enough fuel for five days in case of a power outage.

In Illinois, lawmakers passed a bill last week that would require gun dealers to be licensed by the state, but it was not clear whether the Republican governor would sign it into law.

Any state incentives offered to Amazon will require approval by lawmakers and will get a full public vetting before being made fully available to Amazon, Abbott said.

The lawmakers also want Veneman to support legislation that would bolster the safety of school meals by requiring mandatory recalls by USDA and swifter notification to schools by state officials, who administer the program.

The Illinois Constitution requires that state lawmakers live in the districts they serve.

«While my policy as leader is not to sign the many pledges that are presented to me, I want you to know my position on the three issues that you have raised with the members of the State Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY UpriState Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Upristate budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Uprising.

Environmental advocates are calling on state lawmakers to use the final six weeks of the session to develop and pass legislation requiring lead and copper water testing at the tap in New York schools and, if necessary, remediation of contamination.

One effort features state lawmakers in an ad urging Cuomo to sign a bill that would require the state to reimburse counties for the cost of legal services for the poor.

Two suburban lawmakers on Friday called on the GOP - led state Senate to pass a bill that would require a Department of Transportation study of level grade rail crossing safety statewide.

The announcement came after several state lawmakers introduced legislation that would create a new email retention policy for the state, requiring that online communications be preserved for at least seven years — much like how the federal government currently operates.

Legislation that would require members of the Regional Economic Development Councils to disclose their finances is «no different» than the transparency requirements state lawmakers have approved for themselves in recent years, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said on Wednesday.

Doctors would be required to report drivers who have «an impairing ailment» to the state DMV, and the agency could then suspend his or her license, according to proposed legislation detailed by state lawmakers after a car crash in Brooklyn that killed two little kids.

Astorino will also propose that new lawmakers be required to join a «defined contribution plan,» as opposed to the current «defined benefit plan,» for future pension benefits, a move that will reduce the state's long - term pension costs.

Concerned about children's exposure to lead found in drinking water, lawmakers met with reporters today at the state capitol in Albany to discuss a last - minute push to require lead testing in all public schools.

A bi-partisan group of state lawmakers is pushing for an anti-bullying measure that would require schools to tell parents when their child is being bullied, or if their son or daughter is behaving like a bully towards others.

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pushing for an anti-bullying measure that would require schools to tell parents when their child is being bullied, or if their son or daughter is behaving like a bully towards others.

His proposal, released Tuesday, would end nondisclosure agreements for victims, and no longer require state taxpayers to fund payouts after a lawmaker or state official settles a sexual harassment case.

Two state lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require the Long Island Power Authority's board of trustees to protect the economic interests of its ratepayers when proposing rate increases.

She urged voters to elect lawmakers to both houses of the State Legislature who are committed to enacting even more rigorous legislation, noting that some Republicans have sought to stop the establishment of the ammunition registry the SAFE Act requires.

While the governor's proposal calls for 12 days of early voting, bills introduced by two state lawmakers, Assemblyman Charles Lavine and state Sen. Brian Kavanaugh, would require an eight - day early voting period.

A new poll shows New Yorkers think State lawmakers should be required to work full time for their current

The Assembly voted to close the LLC loophole in campaign finance laws, cap contributions by limited liability corporations at $ 5,000 and require them to identify the individuals who make the donations in the LLC's name, and limit lawmakers» outside income to 40 percent of the annual salary of state Supreme Court justices.

A new poll shows New Yorkers think State lawmakers should be required to work full time for their current pay.

Cuomo and state lawmakers agreed in the budget to have a package of measures including requiring lawyers to disclose their legal clients who they took on beginning next year.

So far, neither the Senate nor the Assembly has introduced Cuomo's amendments — a move required before they can be formally considered by state lawmakers.

Four local state lawmakers are drafting legislation that would see the state create less rigorous programs for would - be members of volunteer firefighters who don't join because they don't have the time for the extensive training the state requires of full - fledged firefighters.

Cuomo has proposed an extra $ 1 billion in school aid, but only if lawmakers agree to revamp the state's new teacher evaluation system and require more experience for teachers to qualify for tenure.

And that's because the law requires Governor Dannel Malloy to take charge of state spending if lawmakers fail to pass a budget by July 1.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Two New York state lawmakers are calling for a state law to require new packaging for laundry detergent pods following the dangerous trend of people eating the toxic items.

Locally, the 35,000 - member Hotel Trades Council, a union representing hotel workers, pushed for that law and also wants city and state lawmakers to require the company to disclose hosts» addresses, according to Crain's New York.

The bill would require that state lawmakers disclose details of their sources of outside income, even law clients, and that they prove they were actually in Albany, using an electronic card swipe system, before they are entitled to per diem expense payments.

The same 2011 law requires any firm with business before the state to declare business relationships with state lawmakers, but no one has done so for Silver.

Among his recommendations, Astorino favors switching elected officials from the defined - benefit pension plan to a defined - contribution plan; replacing the per diem system for lawmaker expenses to one requiring stricter bookkeeping; and scrapping the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics in favor of a new independent ethics watchdog appointed by the judiciary.

But SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson, in a hearing on the budget before state lawmakers Tuesday, pointed out that while full - time enrollment may be down at SUNY's community colleges, a large chunk of their population is made up of adult learners, who are far more likely than fresh - out - of - high - school students to study part time and require more services.

Both proposed taxes require approval from state lawmakers who have previously dismissed the plans.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Two New York state lawmakers are calling for a state law to require new packaging for laundry detergent pods following the dangerous trend of people eating the toxic items.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters he remains «cautiously optimistic» about completing a state budget by the March 31 deadline, and hopes lawmakers will be able to do so without waiving the required three - day waiting period on bills with a so - called message of necessity.

Lawmakers are required to pass a state budget before Friday, but that seems like an impossible deadline for them to meet.

The law, which becomes fully effective when a new Legislature is seated in 2013, will require disclosure of the names of a lawmaker's clients and / or customers doing business with the state, as well as the clients of the lawmaker's own firm that may be doing such business.

It was an expected development, as state law requires the seat of any lawmaker convicted of a felony to be immediately vacated.

These lawmakers should be required to disclose to the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics exactly how much money they made from which companies — not simply provide ranges of income, as they do now.