Sentences with phrase «school construction bill»

A charter school construction bill would change the standards needed to qualify for the facilities funding and make it easier for some charters to expand.

The school construction bill adopted by the General Assembly established the state's share of the $ 31.8 million project at 53 percent, far short of the hoped for 80 percent to 95 percent.

Not exact matches

During his 45 - minute outline of the bold initiative, in which he repeated the phrase «pass this jobs bill» more than a dozen times, Obama described reforms to create new construction projects, restore American schools, and cut the payroll tax in half.

Assistant Superintendent for Technology Bobby Blount, center, explains the features of the theater, as Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower, right, Assistant Superintendent for Support Services and Facilities / Construction Management Bill Sebring and Principal Cindy Cooper look on.

De Blasio is moving to gut a bill that would quiet down construction noise next to schools — a bill drafted in response to an Upper West Side building project supported by one of his big donors.

Today Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Nisha Agarwal as commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, Lorraine Grillo as President of the School Construction Authority and Steve Banks as commissioner of the Human Resources Administration.

Randi Weingarten, president of the United Federation of Teachers, criticized the Senate version of the bill for cutting about $ 40 billion from money «targeted to help states avoid drastic education cuts and teacher layoffs,» as well as $ 20 billion from construction aid to schools and colleges and $ 1 billion from new aid for Head Start and other early childhood education programs.

The bill, Intro 420, would require that construction noise next to city schools not reach above 45 decibels and would task the Department of Environmental Protection with providing regular enforcement.

Introduced at the end of July by City Councilman Mark Levine, the bill has since gained the support of 12 fellow councilmembers through the lobbying efforts of Levine's staff and parents at P.S. 163, a West 97th Street elementary school that would neighbor a construction site under a plan to build a 20 - story nursing home development.

A new bill introduced in Congress this week would provide federal funding for the removal of PCBs, a dangerous construction material, from the city's public schools.

Meanwhile, the parents also met in early 2014 with City Councilman Mark Levine (D - Manhattan) to get him to sponsor a bill restricting noise at construction sites within 50 feet of schools and hospitals to no more than 45 decibels.

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Republicans defended the increase in charter school funding as part of an agreement included in a separate education bill (HB 7055) that will let school districts keep their local property taxes for maintenance and construction rather than share it with charter schools.

You should never use grant funds to pay for things that the district is clearly responsible for; utility bills, basic textbooks, construction, or big ticket items that are necessary for running the school.

A bipartisan bill, jointly proposed by Rep. Nancy L. Johnson (R - Connecticut) and Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D - New York), modeled after President Bill Clinton's school construction proposal, would lend $ 24.8 billion to states and school districts with interest - free, 15 - year bobill, jointly proposed by Rep. Nancy L. Johnson (R - Connecticut) and Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D - New York), modeled after President Bill Clinton's school construction proposal, would lend $ 24.8 billion to states and school districts with interest - free, 15 - year boBill Clinton's school construction proposal, would lend $ 24.8 billion to states and school districts with interest - free, 15 - year bonds.

The Minnesota Senate Education Committee has approved a bill that would require school districts planning new classroom construction or renovation to follow guidelines set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for classroom acoustics.

This proposal injects a bit of «pay - as - you - go» from district general funds into educational facilities construction — a departure from the bond debt financing that has driven school construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act ofschool construction since the enactment of Senate Bill 50, the Leroy F. Greene School Facilities Act ofSchool Facilities Act of 1998.

Kerry, in 1997, was a co-sponsor of a bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun to create a federal school - construction assistance program.

Nevertheless, Pate said her organization is tracking the bills today, although the group's primary focus is on efforts to approve a nearly $ 2 billion bond bill for school construction needs statewide.

In 1994, a bill was introduced in Congress that would allocate federal funding to help address the nation's school - construction needs and improve the dilapidated condition of K - 12 facilities.

Among other things, the bill would prohibit schools from using Design - Build methods and it would also prohibit schools from negotiating with local contractors or establishing a bidding preference for local contractors on all school construction, repair or remodeling projects above $ 50,000 (the original bill called for projects above $ 75,000 but the bill authors introduced an amendment that appears to change that to $ 50,000).

Update: After a week in legislative limbo, a bill that would have placed a $ 4.3 billion school construction bond on the November ballot is now officially dead.

The bill comes after Rep. Erik Fresen, R - Miami, accused school districts of misspending on construction for new schools.

A massive education bill covering everything from a teacher bonus program to school construction is rolling out of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Meanwhile, one little - mentioned provision of the major school safety / gun access bill signed by Gov. Rick Scott provided funding for the demolition of Stoneman Douglas High's Building 12, where the shooting took place, as well as construction of a new building and a memorial.

Conspiracy theorists might note that many urban districts sued the state over last year's education bill that required traditional public schools to share construction and maintenance money with charter schools.

Before the bill became law, local governments had to provide for school facilities either through direct appropriations for construction, by borrowing money in the form of bonds or leasing existing buildings.