Sentences with phrase «set under federal law»

Though scores remain fairly steady in the 80s and 90s in surrounding counties, significantly fewer schools made adequate yearly progress targets set under federal law.

Not exact matches

Under various federal laws, an employee generally can not be fired for refusing to work in an abnormally dangerous work setting.

The debt ceiling refers to the maximum amount of money the United States Federal Government can borrow, and is set by law (created under the Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917).

Faso would not disclose the names of the individuals with whom he's involved in this endeavor, saying only that they are people sympathetic with positions of economic growth,» adding: «Disclosure means I disclose the contributors and the expenditures, but I don't have to disclose anything else, nor would you with a reguklar PAC if you set up something under federal or state law.»

Steiner said Cuomo was obliged to set a special election date for a congressional seat under federal law, but state law allows the governor to set one for a state legislative vacancy at his discretion, so a court challenge might not be successful.

Although under some laws HBO may have a right to an award of attorneys» fees and expenses if it prevails in an arbitration, HBO agrees that it will seek such an award only in the event that the substance of your claim or the relief sought has been deemed by the arbitrator to be frivolous or brought for an improper purpose (as measured by the standards set forth in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 (b)-RRB-.

The low performance of U.S. students has been attributed to low expectations set by states under the 2002 federal law, No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which expects all students to reach full proficiency by 2014.

Many states have set the bar so low for children who are learning English that students in those states could leave high school without being taught to read or write the language, yet their schools would face no consequences under federal education law.

This issue can also be addressed by broadening the set of indicators against which schools are evaluated, which many states are poised to do under the new federal accountability law.

«I'm glad the New York City Council is setting aside funds for what are in some ways the most disadvantaged among those eligible for deferred action under the federal law,» Yoshikawa said.

On top of his own policies, Trump will also have to deal with education - related decisions made under President Barack Obama, including the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act — the new federal law set to replace No Child Left Behind at the beginning of next school year.

The graduation rate is included in calculations by the federal government to determine if a high school, district or the state clears the performance hurdle set under the No Child Left Behind law, the sweeping education reform that imposes increasingly severe penalties for coming up short.

Schools that receive federal aid for disadvantaged students and that consistently fall short of the goals set under No Child Left Behind are subject to increasingly severe penalties, beginning with the bailout provision offered parents after two straight years of shortfalls in either one of the two subjects currently covered by the law: math and reading.

Special education (SPED)-- Specially designed instructional and related services delivered at no cost to the parent that adapts the curriculum, materials or instruction for students identified as having educational or physical disabilities under federal law and tailored to the individual student's needs and learning style and provided in a general education or special education classroom, home, hospital, separate school or other setting.

Make sure the policy complies with the requirements set forth in federal law and includes goals, required under the Healthy Schools Act, for:

This report details state - set goals for graduation rates under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, showing how improvement targets are often so low that they undercut the aim of significantly raising graduation rates.

It largely has to do with the targets set under the different federal and state laws.

Know your rights under the Truth in Lending Act — This federal law provides bedrock consumer protection by requiring lenders to disclose credit terms in a standardized way, and sets the rules for fees and billing... (See TILA)

Know your rights under the Truth in Lending Act — This federal law provides bedrock consumer protection by requiring lenders to disclose credit terms in a standardized way, and sets the rules for fees and billing... (See TILA)

For instance, under the law, consumer cards» interest rates can rise only in a set number of situations — if you've missed two consecutive payments, or the Federal Reserve raises its key lending rate.

Canada is under increasing international pressure to include lawyers in its anti-money-laundering and terrorist - financing system, setting the stage for a new confrontation between the federal government and Canada's law societies in coming months.

Within the past decade, banking and insurance companies have hired historical legal experts and spent a lot of time litigation over the US Federal Court system's power to issue equitable remedies such as the Mareva injunction and equitable liens to seize assets in federal litigation; the Alien Torts Act which has been used by international human rights organizations had its breadth restricted by use of 18th century views of the «law of nations» requiring recourse to historic writers like Hugo Grotius, and even administrative law has come under assault by dissents of Justice Thomas arguing that the «Chevron» doctrine of deference to agency interpretations of their own statutes should be set aside as being incompatible with the understanding of the American separation of powers doctrine as it was understood at the time of the country's foFederal Court system's power to issue equitable remedies such as the Mareva injunction and equitable liens to seize assets in federal litigation; the Alien Torts Act which has been used by international human rights organizations had its breadth restricted by use of 18th century views of the «law of nations» requiring recourse to historic writers like Hugo Grotius, and even administrative law has come under assault by dissents of Justice Thomas arguing that the «Chevron» doctrine of deference to agency interpretations of their own statutes should be set aside as being incompatible with the understanding of the American separation of powers doctrine as it was understood at the time of the country's fofederal litigation; the Alien Torts Act which has been used by international human rights organizations had its breadth restricted by use of 18th century views of the «law of nations» requiring recourse to historic writers like Hugo Grotius, and even administrative law has come under assault by dissents of Justice Thomas arguing that the «Chevron» doctrine of deference to agency interpretations of their own statutes should be set aside as being incompatible with the understanding of the American separation of powers doctrine as it was understood at the time of the country's founding.

That particular law of Canada sets out federal powers that, in some circumstances defined in the case law, are given paramount or wholly exclusive status under the doctrines of paramountcy and interjurisdictional immunity.

Ms. Hoffman also defends doctors, nurses, and mid-level providers who work in correctional settings in both state and federal courts under Georgia law and 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

depends if advance case under the divorce act or family law act / minor differences under the wording of the two sets of guidelines / amounts of child support under provincial is the same as federal

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times provides a news update headlined «High court gives sentencing judges more power; The justices» decision allows for greater ease in setting lower prison terms under strict federal cocaine laws.»

If a conflict arises, the covered entity should evaluate the specific potential conflicting provisions under the implied repeal analysis set forth in the «Relationship to Other Federal Laws» discussion in the preamble.

The CanWest News Service article entitled Funding for minority groups to challenge federal laws under review reports that the program, first set up under former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, «has been the target of harsh criticism from social conservatives and critics of so - called judicial activism, who assert the initiative is a slush - fund for left - leaning groups to circumvent the will of elected legislators by challenging them in court».

There is good basis to believe the Department of Justice lawsuit may fail... The Arizona law does not necessarily preempt the Federal government; rather [it] sets the state and local government as enforcers of what is already available, and on certain cases, mandatory under immigration law.»

In both civil and criminal settings, if the person is given immunity eliminating the threats of criminal prosecution, then they can be compelled to give testimony (though it gets sticky when the same conduct can be classified as an offense under both state and federal law).

It's very exciting that Wyoming is the first state to define what a utility token is, setting an example of how this could become a standard under federal law.

The set of requirements below represents a consolidation of the various requirements under the federal Racial Discrimination Act and state and territory discrimination laws.

States and localities are set to make homeownership assistance available this summer under the new federal American Dream Downpayment Initiative, an NAR - backed program enacted into law last year.