Sentences with phrase «several states mandates»

Recent legislation in several states mandates that women be given information about breast density in order to guide decisions about breast cancer screening.

Several states mandate paternity leave that is more inclusive than leave under the FMLA.

PETA also fights reform efforts nationwide, including legislation introduced by animal lovers in several states mandating simple, common sense procedures which would protect shelter animals: such as requiring shelters to provide prompt and necessary veterinary care rather than allow animals to suffer, to work with qualified non-profit rescue organizations rather than killing animals who have a place to go, and to end convenience killing for savable animals when there are empty kennels or cages.

Several states mandate parenting classes for this reason, to help spouses focus on guiding their children through the divorce process and to prepare for parenting issues when the family is no longer intact.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, the governors of several other states have issued executive orders mandating net neutrality, and a couple dozen state attorneys general are suing the FCC over its December decision.

Higher wages sparked by a tight labor market and higher minimum wage mandates in several states.

Higher wages sparked by a tight labour market and higher minimum wage mandates in several states.

The low point (maybe - there are several to choose from) was in one forum where Robert P. George asked Michelle Bachmann if she thought the Constitution forbade a state - level health insurance purchase mandate like the one in Romneycare.

For many mothers, especially in the United States where paid maternity leave isn't mandated, choosing to breastfeed often means pumping several times a day.

The state several years ago began covering yearly Medicaid increases for the city and counties as a mandate relief measure.

The city has sent several reports but not filled out one mandated by state law and provided by the state Division of Budget, said Flanagan, R - Long Island.

Several companies for potential violations of state - mandated wages and benefits in public works contracts

«In the federal government's first response to a lawsuit brought against it by Texas and several other states, U.S. attorneys write that the guidance to schools was just that — guidance — and not a mandate to adopt programs.

The 2013 budget also continues several austerity measures, including freezes in pay increases for county employees as Niagara County's government continues to chart a conservative budgeting course during a period of declining state aid and increases in unfunded state mandates.

In the governor's State - of - the - State address, there was no mention of mandate relief, yet several county executives said they were not expecting to hear much about it then, that it would be during the governor's budget address where they would expect some details about coping with unfunded mandates.

While it would be the third consecutive aid boost for schools, many are still struggling to recover from several years of cuts and a state - mandated property - tax cap.

Over the last several months, discussions of the Common Core State Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» fState Standards have been eclipsed by the public's reaction to major issues which have arisen in their implementation — issues such as declining student test scores, and the role of such test scores in teacher evaluations, evaluations mandated if a state was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» fstate was to receive its share of federal money from the «Race to the Top» funds.

BUSINESS WEEK — May 9 — The founder and CEO of True.com, Vest has been pushing several state legislatures to pass a bill mandating that all online - dating sites do background checks on their members or carry a disclaimer if they choose not to.

Several State Legislatures in the U.S. are considering bills that would mandate criminal background checks by dating and social networking websites (or a large disclaimer posted on the home page saying that background checks have not been performed).

The bill, which the Governor had declared dead during the regular session, will make Washington only the second state to mandate that all school districts adopt policies allowing intradistrict transfers by students, according to several observers of the school - choice movement.

At a hearing on the issue last week, Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), was clearly sympathetic to arguments by several witnesses that Congress should keep the testing mandate but dump the rules that prescribe how states must hold schools accountable for test results.

Since the announcement of Race to the Top, several states have increased the frequency of evaluations for tenured teachers to at least once a year; 19 states now mandate that all teachers receive a performance review annually.

It consists of both performance - based assessments that are given several times a year, as well as the state - mandated standardized test, which is administered once a year.

However, several states also mandated that students pass the minimum - competency exam in order to graduate with a standard high - school diploma.

Just days before a deadline this month mandated by Congress, the Department of Education signed binding compliance agreements with several states that lag far behind in meeting federal requirements on standards and testing dating back to 1994.

These data were school - wide results on state - mandated tests of language and mathematics at several grade levels over three years (2003 to 2005).

California is not alone when it comes to wrestling with new accountability indicators as evidenced by the struggles of lawmakers and educators in several other states also undertaking reviews - some drawn in the wake of federal waivers from No Child Left Behind mandates.

During the preconference training activities, school board members and superintendents will attend one of several workshops where they will obtain state - mandated training.

Federal and State mandated Standardized Tests in the Stamford Public Schools are designed to answer several important questions:

But their leaders said teachers are dissatisfied with how the union has handled several major controversial issues: a property - tax cap, a state - mandated teacher evaluation system and the rollout of the Common Core standards.

State and federal mandates require districts to conduct drills, inspections and other tasks several times throughout the year.

the original mandate, giving states and districts several options about how to formulate their spending.

WHEREAS, there are several significant aspects of ESEA that should be amended during the Act's reauthorization, including the elimination of sanctions and unintended consequences; granting states and local educational agencies greater local flexibility; the elimination of federally mandated, annual standardized testing; and maintaining provisions of ESEA that support its original intent of supporting students with the greatest needs; and

The proposal makes several recommendations, including allowing districts that meet certain criteria to opt out of mandates and regulations, adopting an evidence - based funding model that would take into account geographic conditions and student needs, and incorporating technology in state learning standards.

Such political pushback has prompted several states to begin cutting the number of standardized tests mandated for accountability.

We didn't have state mandated teacher eval of any consequence for the last several decades, and instruction changed a fair amount.

The IDEA, previously known as the Education of the Handicapped Act («EHA») and amended several times since its inception in 1970, mandates federal grants to states to provide disabled children [3] with «a free appropriate public education» in the least restrictive appropriate environment.

The state rubrics for judging district - level progress will be finalized later this year, so it will still be several years before a district could face mandated state intervention.

Conservative estimates put the state - wide mandated costs for this training in the range of several millions of taxpayer dollars.

Response to Intervention and Instruction (RTI2) has been a state mandate for several years now, but state funding to carry out the program's demands has not been provided.

While different states mandate different types of insurance and there are several additional options (such as gap insurance) available, most basic auto policies consist of: bodily injury liability, personal injury protection, property damage liability, collision, comprehensive and uninsured / underinsured motorist.

That flexibility mandate could easily end up mirroring a state - by - state averaging approach to carbon emissions from power plants, which was detailed in an influential NRDC plan that appeared in December, several energy experts said.

They can't get it through the Legislature, because the Republicans control the Senate, and because the Legislature needs to raise several billion dollars in new revenue to meet a State Supreme Court mandate about funding the public schools.

«We've now had a number of state renewable portfolio standards mature,» where several mandates have been met and, in some cases, even exceeded, said Todd Foley, senior vice president of policy and government affairs at the American Council on Renewable Energy.

And, with cities and states increasingly making commitments to address climate change, including California's mandate of 50 % renewable energy by 2030 and a recent commitment from several Northeast states to reduce carbon emissions 65 % by 2030 — there are strong indications that the solar industry has plenty of growth ahead.

«We've now had a number of state renewable portfolio standards mature,» where several mandates have been met and, in some cases, even exceeded, said

Several states have mandated group purchasing.

In the states where auto insurance premium discounts are not mandated, several insurance companies voluntarily provide premium discounts to participants completing the AARP Smart Driver course.

The state of South Carolina mandates that the course is 4 hours long, and covers several chapters» worth of information relevant to someone who has received a moving violation.

While different states mandate different types of insurance and there are several additional options (such as gap insurance) available, most basic auto policies consist of: bodily injury liability, personal injury protection, property damage liability, collision, comprehensive and uninsured / underinsured motorist.