Sentences with phrase «set policy guidelines»

Framework agreements between Indigenous representatives and peak mining bodies set policy guidelines which may allow for limited expression of Indigenous perspective.
The aim of this process is to define the mission of the corporate, specify the achievable objectives, develop strategies, and set policy guidelines.
The independent, bipartisan National Assessment Governing Board was created by Congress in 1988 to set policy guidelines for The Nation's Report Card.

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We maintain a stock ownership policy for our non-employee directors, as described earlier in «Directors and Corporate Governance — Compensation of Directors» and as set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines (the «Guidelines»).
In the end, the leaders agreed to set vague «indicative guidelines» on identifying imbalances, secure in the knowledge that they lack the enforcement mechanisms to require countries to change their policies.
This means your portfolio manager will manage your money according to set guidelines defined in an investment policy statement (IPS) that outlines your risk tolerance, investment objectives, and time horizon.
In addition to mounting a bully pulpit on behalf of changed family policies, political leaders could push for revisions to the Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act, a set of national guidelines that states usually follow.
Additionally, although I don't at all doubt that nutrition policy makers are qualified to make decisions on the majority of guidelines regarding public health, I do question whether it is fair for them to decide what is and isn't achievable for the public in terms of food related behaviour, and to set the guidelines pertaining to this accordingly.
Although Force India's policy of no team orders will continue, Vijay Mallya is set to «specify guidelines» in order to achieve the best result for the team.
Additional Content Requirements: The State Board of Education amended its Health, Wellness, and Safety Policy in 2006 to require the Department of Education to set goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school - based activities and create nutrition guidelines for all foods that are available on each school campus during the school day.
The Policy sets minimal nutritional standards for such foods and additionally requires local wellness policies to address the following in greater detail: limiting and eventually eliminating the frying of foods; portion sizes; eliminating «for sale» or free foods and beverages that do not meet the state's Nutrition Policy Guidelines; eliminating foods of minimal nutritional value; and programs such as school gardens and farm to school.
They prefer to make their own policies and set their own guidelines rather than follow an authority figure's rules.
These guidelines present the core elements for transfer policies in each setting and include actions to promote respectful, interprofessional collaboration; ongoing communication; and compassionate, family - centered care.
Arch Creative and Play Therapy Centre Child Protection Policy sets out policies regarding confidentiality, limitations and best - practice information sharing with families and outside agencies, taking into account best - practice ethical and clinical guidelines by Play Therapy Ireland and relevant data protection guidelines.
(1) nutrition guidelines for all foods sold on school campus during the school day; (2) setting school goals for nutrition education and physical activity; (3) establishing community participation in creating local wellness policies; and (4) creating a plan for measuring implementation of these wellness policies.
Co-ordinating and communication are essential for success; the IBFAN Co-ordinating Council (IBCoCo) sets general policy guidelines for the whole network and individual members raise funds and carry out their programs within these general guidelines.
The American Academy of Pediatrics set the guideline for its physicians as part of updated policies to create safer sleep environments for babies and reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS.
State agencies can implement innovative state policies and initiatives to enhance Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) nutrition standards in child - care settings through guidelines and recognition programs, supported by training and technical assistance.
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The bipartisan Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 mandated that the USDA set guidelines for what needed to be included in local school wellness policies in areas such as setting goals for nutrition education and physical activity, informing parents about content of the policy and implementation, and periodically assessing progress and sharing updates as appropriate.
Few settings have formalized guidelines to manage this population, and more frequently the policies might be haphazard or are not consistent.
The new law requires public and private colleges to adopt a set of comprehensive procedures and guidelines, including a uniform definition of affirmative consent, a statewide amnesty policy, and expanded access to law enforcement to ensure the safety of all students attending colleges in New York State.
The mayor's announcement comes just after the City Council unveiled a report and a package of legislation aimed at reforming the city's Fair Share policies, which provide a set of guidelines and require public outreach before the city sites «challenging facilities,» including homeless shelters.
Sprawling guidelines on prosecuting suspected paedophiles are to be revised with a single policy to prevent another Jimmy Savile scandal, the director of public prosecutions is set to announce.
The Governor said the setting up of the Council was in line with the Citizens Mediation Centre Law of 2015 (CMC Law), whose functions, among other things would include monitoring performance of the Centre; assess user satisfaction of mediation services; review and formulate new policy guidelines for the Centre for the overall development and growth of the Centre, amongst other functions.
The Forum on Human Germline Interventions, organized by AAAS, convened a multi-disciplinary group of scientists, ethicists, and theologians to participate in discussions regarding scientific freedom and responsibility issues; the history and status of religious involvement; ethical and theological issues; therapeutic vs. enhancement applications; and setting policy and developing guidelines on human germline research and applications.
Having said that, there are examples of excellent provision in some universities, and policy frameworks and awards such as the European Charter for Researchers and the HR Excellence Award set out guidelines for institutions, including career support for postdoctoral research staff.
The attendees agreed on a common set of Principles and Guidelines in Reporting Preclinical Research (www.nih.gov/about/reporting-preclinical-research.htm) that list proposed journal policies and author reporting requirements to promote transparency and reproducibility.
Based on this and other similar reports, several universities and research institutions set up committees and task forces in the last 3 years to put forward recommendations for PDF guidelines and policies.
As a consequence, scientists and policy makers are now scrambling to set up guidelines for how much information from such testing to share with patients and for how best to help them deal with the inevitable incidental findings.
After 3 years of debate, five of the largest Canadian universities (the University of British Columbia, the University of Ottawa, McGill University, Queen's University, and the University of Toronto) have each produced a set of guidelines and policies to establish official status and offer improved services and benefits for postdocs.
«The CMS sets global policies to ensure animals can move freely... and establishes rules and guidelines to reduce threats» from illegal fishing, hunting, trapping, poisoning, and capture.
In implementing these policies and guidelines, it is not intended to set up an elaborate administrative system; however, a minimum reporting structure is required.
Shortly after his inauguration, Bush ordered a review of the current National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy, which allows the funding of embryonic stem cell studies as long as researchers receive the cells from privately funded researchers who have derived them in accord with a set of ethical guidelines (ScienceNOW, 23 August 2000).
Dentists should not rely on a blanket policy on X-rays for all patients, according to guidelines set out by the American Dental Association.
Again, in this letter, OCR has attempted to establish regulatory policy unilaterally by setting forth «guidelines» that have not been subject to the usual process of public comment and interagency review.
According to a report from the Scotsman, the new set of guidelines says that schools should not place «undue pressure on family budgets» and that schools should design their uniform policies «with very minimum costs at the forefront of their minds».
Butchko joined forces with another mother who was having similar struggles and ultimately helped get the homework policy in her district changed, limiting homework on weekends and holidays, setting time guidelines for daily homework, and broadening the definition of homework to include projects and studying for tests.
The project culminated in a set of guidelines and resources for schools and districts to inform foreign transcript evaluation policies and processes.
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It set clear baselines for what counted as persistently low - performing, set guidelines for family engagement around notification and then articulated a set of policy solutions to ensure dramatic action was taken.
Given the brevity of the current policy guidelines, teachers have considerable freedom as to how to promote these values, «translating» national policy to fit their own setting.
Learn ways to support candidates with complying with the policies, guidelines, and assessment practices set forth by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Further, standardizing district reclassification policies into one uniform policy — for now, using the State Board of Education guidelines — would ease another concern: that districts have a fiscal incentive to set standards that maintain the supplemental funding they get for each EL student.
The policy sets uniform guidelines for all Milwaukee Public Schools; pants must be tan, navy blue or black khaki - style pants with black or navy blue polo shirts.
Learn ways to support candidates by complying with the policies, guidelines, and assessment practices set forth by the National Board.
In support of this initiative, the Dignity in Schools Campaign is releasing a set of model school discipline policies that provide guidelines to help districts and schools implement the moratorium and phase in positive alternatives.
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The San Francisco Unified School District has developed student reclassification policy and procedures based on criteria set forth by California Department of Education (CDE) guidelines.
School officials in at least three towns reported that when they called the State Department of Education for guidance about the sit and stay policy they were told that the mandatory SBAC Test Administration Manual was a set of guidelines and it was up to the town to decide whether to require children who have been opted out of the SBAC test to sit and stay in the classroom or whether to relocate students to the library or some other safe location where they could read or do homework.
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