Sentences with phrase «rescinding federal»

The possibility of DeVos rescinding federal guidelines has left civil rights advocates worried that more students like Diaz and Wangugi will feel disconnected from school.

Rescinding federal guidance leaves suspensions and expulsions up to local discretion, regardless of the disproportionate impact on students of color.

• Ability to serve victims without impeding the function of colleges and universities: Rather than rescinding federal funding to schools involved in sexual harassment inquiries, OCR pressures schools to negotiate legally binding agreements by subjecting them to expensive investigations that last years and threaten their reputation.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said he will rescind the federal policy that takes a hands off approach to states» legalized marijuana, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

Days away from a vote to rescind the Federal Communications Commission's 2015 net neutrality rules, FCC chair Ajit Pai is joking about his time as associate general counsel at Verizon.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today called on Congress to immediately rescind the federal government's devastating cuts in Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital payments that will go into effect on October 1st unless Congress acts.

Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored two House resolutions to rescind federal Department of Education rules.

He rescinded federal guidance on the rights of LGBTQ students and on discrimination in school discipline.

At a meeting held at the Department of Education (ED) in Washington today, conservative groups, parents and some teachers asked the Department to rescind federal guidance issued under the Obama administration, ensuring that school districts aren't discriminating against students through their discipline policies and practice.

On Wednesday Mr. Trump rescinded federal protection for transgender students.

S. 2231 — Student Protection and Success Act [Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D - NH)-RSB- would rescind federal student loan eligibility for higher education institutions at which less than 15 percent of students are not repaying their loans within three years of graduating or leaving school.

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Indeed, just days before the U.S. startup visa was to be implemented last July, the Department of Homeland Security published a rule in the Federal Register, delaying the implementation until March 2018 and stating it intended to rescind the regulation altogether.

In January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions» decision to rescind the Cole Memo — an Obama - era Justice Department memo that essentially protected states that have legalized marijuana from federal interference — caused concern in the cannabis industry that a crackdown could happen.

Some of key figures in Internet history, including World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners - Lee and networking guru Vint Cerf, asked the Federal Communications Commission not to rescind its 2015 net neutrality rules.

President Donald Trump's infrastructure agenda, unveiled on August 15, centered on rescinding Obama - era plans to require consideration of flood risk and climate change in any federal spending for infrastructure or housing and the like.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected on Thursday to rescind rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet, as protesters gathered to oppose the change.

The BLM «wants to avoid imposing temporary or permanent compliance costs on operators for requirements that may be rescinded or significantly revised in the near future,» the Interior Department said in a document it will publish in the Federal Register on Thursday.

More recently, in January 2018, Attorney General Sessions issued a Marijuana Enforcement Memorandum that rescinded the Cole Memorandum, and allows federal prosecutors to decide how to prioritize enforcement of federal marijuana laws.

January was a great month for the cannabis industry, despite Attorney General Jeff Sessions» decision to rescind the Cole Memo, an Obama - era memorandum that essentially protected state - legal cannabis businesses from federal prosecution.

The Federal Reserve has decided to rescind a technical change in the way it calculates the CCAR stress testing calculations for large banking organizations, a decision that averts a major increase...

After a year of speculation, Sessions has rescinded the Obama - era Cole Memo, opening the door for a federal crackdown against recreational cannabis businesses.

A federal court on Thursday upheld the Labor Department's Fiduciary rule, in defiance of a Trump executive order signed on Feb. 3, which sought rescinding the rule enacted by his predecessor The executive order, though not taking effect immediately, sought the Labor Department to review options...

SAN FRANCISCO — The decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to rescind an Obama - era policy on federal marijuana enforcement sparked an outcry from Republicans and Democrats.

Obama rescinded the ban on federal funds for overseas abortion providers and signed a healthcare law that many conservatives say subsidizes abortion, though the law's supporters say it respects the federal ban on abortion funding.

Thierfelder has expressed confidence that the school's «actions ultimately will be found to be in compliance with all federal and state laws and with the U.S. Constitution», but even President Bush's (now rescinded) conscience clause protected only hospitals and healthcare workers.

But green groups haven't hesitated to take aim at Trump online, with the Natural Resources Defense Council criticizing his recent move to rescind climate standards for federal infrastructure and the League of Conservation Voters praising Miami's Republican mayor, Tomás Regalado, for saying it is time to talk about climate change.

The federal government's announcement earlier this month is just the latest action to further diminish civil rights protections for transgender students and follows the February 2017 decision by President Trump and the federal Departments of Education and Justice to rescind guidance that clarified federal legal protections for transgender students.

«Regardless of the federal government's dangerous actions to rescind Title IX protections, this state and this administration will continue to stand with and advocate for survivors, and we will not go backwards in the fight against sexual assault.»

And that his top aide Larry Schwartz, who is accused of ordering the Moreland Act Commissioners to rescinded subpoenas sent to Cuomo donors, will be speaking to the federal investigators soon.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded an Obama - era rule earlier this year that allowed states to legalize marijuana without federal interference.

He also emphasized the state's ability to fight back against federal rulings, citing as an example the federal government's decision to rescind an order requiring public schools to respect the gender identities of transgender students.

Congress failed to rescind Disproportionate Share Hospital payment cuts that became effective on October 1, reducing critical federal funding that reimburses hospitals through the Medicaid program for uncompensated health care costs.

Cuomo said that Congress failed to rescind Disproportionate Share Hospital payment cuts that became effective on October 1, reducing critical federal funding that reimburses hospitals through the Medicaid program for uncompensated health care costs.

Federal law requires that the administration undertake a formal evaluation of the rule before a decision is made about whether to rescind the regulation, the senior official said, adding that the review would likely take a «long time to get through.»

The federal ban continued until 1966, when it was finally rescinded, leaving it up to individual states whether or not to maintain restrictions.

Hehir, as former director of the OSEP from 1993 to 1999, was responsible for federal leadership in implementing IDEA, and wrote some of the guidelines that were rescinded by DeVos.

In planning for the 1988 survey — which provides the only federal data on civil - rights compliance in education — O.C.R. has quietly inched back toward its old method, rescinding a change that allowed large districts to sample only certain schools and designing the sample to include more districts that have not been surveyed recently.

This adverse effect is especially pronounced in five areas: oversight of federal education law; enforcement of federal guarantees of educational equity; budget and tax policy; the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy; and Trump's embrace of bigoted rhetoric and action that challenges the identities of students who are racial, ethnic, or religious minorities.

«As I consider Secretary Arne Duncan's decision, I can only conclude rescinding the waiver is a failure of federal policy, not of our public schools, students or teachers,» she said.

Some politicians have incorrectly blamed gun violence in schools on this federal guidance, and now DeVos is even closer to rescinding it.

President Trump issued an executive order directing Secretary DeVos to «review every policy and directive of the Department of Education and rescind any that she deems to overstep the role of the federal government.»

As news reports indicate that officials in the Department of Education are considering rescinding the guidance, we urge members and allies to tell the Department of Education to keep the important 2014 federal school discipline guidance in place.

This week, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded guidance regarding Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 as it relates to transgender students in schools and educational programs that receive federal funding.

A different group of Minnesota teachers and parents argued for rescinding it at a meeting with federal education officials last November.

Yet, educational achievement barriers — compounded by the Trump administration's rescinding of DACA and drastic proposed cuts to federal education spending — will continue to keep Latinxs teachers out of the classroom.

After careful review in accordance with the Congressional mandate contained in the FAST Act, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will rescind the ECP mandate.

On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of House Representatives sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos requesting that the Department of Education (ED) rescind its recent interpretation of law preempting states from regulating federal student loan servicers.

The federal Education Department has raised the possibility that students» acceptance into a loan forgiveness program could be rescinded.

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(c) As to transactions entered into after May 20, 1996, a creditor shall have no liability under this chapter for any act or practice done or omitted in conformity with any (i) regulation of the administrator, or (ii) any rule, regulation, interpretation, or approval of any applicable Alabama or federal agency or any opinion of the Attorney General, notwithstanding that after such act or omission has occurred, the regulation, rule, interpretation, opinion, or approval is amended, rescinded, or determined by judicial or other authority to be invalid for any reason; provided, however, that any interpretation or opinion issued after May 20, 1996, shall not have any effect on any litigation pending on May 20, 1996, nor shall any interpretation or opinion issued after May 20, 1996, have any effect on litigation if issued subsequent to filing of the litigation.