Sentences with phrase «standard under state law»

Creates regulations to bring unlicensed kennels and shelters up to minimum standards under state laws and provides a framework for enforcement and a funding structure.

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Under current law, taxpayers not claiming the standard deduction can deduct both their state and local property taxes, and either their state and local income taxes or their state and local sales taxes, whichever is higher.

Under licensure laws, it is illegal for a person to practice a profession without first meeting state standards.

For example, he said, an activist judge could decide that allowable levels of contaminants under state and federal laws did not meet the hazy standard of a «healthful environment.»

While Cuomo and the Senate Republicans want uniform harassment policies in state and local government, the Assembly proposal would mandate minimum standards for harassment policies for public and private employers and broaden the types of workers who would be protected under the state's anti-harassment laws.

Ripp's Friday email said he would «hold my financial disclosure hostage» because of what he said were «double standards» and the town's failure to provide him with «certified» copies of financial disclosure forms of Republican candidates and a town employee requested under the state Freedom of Information Law.

The Committee for Taxi Safety sent letters dated Monday to Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Suffolk County Executive Steven Bellone to enact tougher local standards on ride - sharing companies to improve safety to passengers that are required under the state law, according to copies of the letters provided to Newsday.

The law states that EPCs must save a municipality money and meet the standard definition of competitiveness under the state's procurement requirements.

State grants created under the federal stimulus law require the governor's office to agree on adopting the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code for residential buildings and the ASHRAE 90.1 standards for commercial buildings, she noted.

Under existing law, the state board of education and education department have authority to enact the final standards unless the legislature votes to block the action.

Back in 2011, states chafing under the badly outdated No Child Left Behind Act leapt at the Obama administration's offer of relief from the mandates at the center of the law — and the chance to forge a new and innovative partnership with the federal government to bolster standards, pinpoint good teachers, and fix low - performing schools.

Under the new law «About education in the Russian Federation» federal state educational standards should provide continuity of the main educational programs including basic and higher education programs (Eksmo, p. 22).

The Four Corners states had consistent failings in the eyes of the NACSA raters: None of the states» laws had a renewal standard tied to academic performance or a default closure provision, under which a school would lose its charter «by default» if it did not meet a minimum standard of performance.

Under the law, states must evaluate schools according to the standard of Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).

Under current law, a state must determine the average yearly progress (AYP) for all students and subgroups at the school, LEA, and state level; AYP standards mandate specified thresholds of performance with respect to assessments and graduation rates.

To make «adequate yearly progress» under the law, schools must show that increasing numbers of students can meet state standards, no matter what their race or poverty level.

However, states and the U.S. Department of Education must together confront substantial implementation problems in this area, because the new requirements are fraught with technical complications, will lead to dramatic increases in the number of schools identified as failing, set improvement targets that many see as unrealistic, and are no more grounded in research or experience than the standards set by most states under the old law.

Indiana Public Charter Schools Association president Russ Simnick said charter school sponsors are generally given broad authority under state law to hold schools accountable to high academic standards.

The term «proficiency» is key because the federal No Child Left Behind law mandates that 100 percent of students must be «proficient» under state standards by 2014 — a goal that has been universally described as impossible to reach.

That list also was kept shorter by another adjustment, which delayed raising the threshold for success under No Child Left Behind as the state moves toward the law's goal that all students meet WASL standards by 2014.

As a component of the school - level parental involvement policy mandated by federal law Title I, each school served under this part shall jointly develop with parents for all children served under this part a school - parent compact that outlines how parents, the entire school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved student achievement and the means by which the school and parents will build and develop a partnership to help children achieve the State's high standards.

But under state law, school districts can adopt their own standards and accompanying curriculum.

Under the new standards, only 15 states are in compliance with federal law.

The administration has also ignored red flags raised by peer review panels it has put in place to vet the submitted proposals — including concerns that states didn't present their proposals to American Indian tribes as required under both the waiver process (as well as under federal and state laws), and that D.C.'s plan for implementing Common Core reading and math standards was not «realistic and of high quality».

Nevertheless, Peter Cunningham, who worked for former secretary Duncan, wrote recently, «Under the new law, every state must adopt «college - and career - ready» standards.

Critics countered that the law did not ask the board to evaluate the quality of the out - of - state programs, instead requiring it to «issue a standard license to an otherwise qualified teacher candidate under this section who successfully performs throughout a program under this section, successfully completes all required skills, pedagogy and content area examinations,» and either demonstrates proficiency to a site - based evaluation team or completed an alternative certification program in another state.

The academies provision is the most prescriptive option under Title II and could require states to change laws that would lower standards for teacher education programs.

Under the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act, states are free to set their own standards, and it's certainly true that some have dumbed - down their exams to meet the law's requirements.

Long - standing state law and a more recent court order demand that the district use results on the state's annual standards exams as part of the teacher evaluation process, which the district plans to do by examining how much improvement individual students have shown over the year under each teacher.

At the state policy level, 46 states have adopted leadership standards for principals, and many have begun aligning them to all components of a school leader's career continuum.125 In addition, recently more than half of states, through a mix of state and federal initiatives, have passed laws to strengthen the evaluation process for principals.3 AAnd under the federal Race to the Top grant, states such as Louisiana and Rhode Island implemented new requirements for principal preparation programs.

Still, he has fallen short on other measures that might have given the state better grades by Rhee's standards, including his stalled proposal for a school - voucher program and his failed bid to end teacher seniority rights under the new tenure law.

The standards and the tests designed based on them were, in part, a response to a growing sense that under the No Child Left Behind law — which penalized schools that weren't making gains on annual state tests — states were making those tests easier so that schools would show progress.

-- With respect to alterations of buildings or facilities designated as historic under State or local law, the guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall establish procedures equivalent to those established by 4.1.7 (1)(b) and (c) of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, and shall require, at a minimum, compliance with the requirements established in 4.1.7 (2) of such standards.

(a) Insert «1» after (a)» in subsection (a) and add at the end of subsection (a) the following new paragraphs: (2) No person acting under color of law shall --(A) in determining whether any individual is qualified under State law or laws to vote in any Federal election, apply any standard, practice, or procedure different from the standards, practices, or procedures applied under such law or laws to other individuals within the same county, parish, or similar political subdivision who have been found by State officials to be qualified to vote;

The Secretary may waive the application of standards established under subsection (a) to a State that has adopted a law or policy that provides for the safe and adequate accommodation as certified by the State (or other grantee), in all phases of project planning and development, of users of the transportation network on federally funded surface transportation projects, as determined by the Secretary.

Under prior law, a married couple with $ 20,000 in deductions such as charitable contributions, mortgage interest, and state and local taxes would itemize rather than claim the $ 13,000 standard deduction.

Just as a doctor working for a corporation might be held individual liable for violating his standards of practice, inspectors in licensing states are also bound by law and can be found liable under tort and contract theories if found to be Working RE Inspector Summer 2017 9 grossly negligent or acting in violation.

Under federal law, in particular the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, investment advisers are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or appropriate state authorities and are required to provide services to their customers under the fiduciary stanUnder federal law, in particular the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, investment advisers are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or appropriate state authorities and are required to provide services to their customers under the fiduciary stanunder the fiduciary standard.

For example, under pre-2018 laws, a 70 - year - old retired couple who pay $ 10,000 in state income tax, $ 5,000 in property taxes and $ 10,000 in charitable gifts would typically itemize their deductions, because they total $ 25,000 vs. their $ 15,200 standard deduction ($ 12,700 plus $ 1,250 over age 65 per person additional deduction).

Charitable donations are still going to be deductible under the new tax law, but with the loss of the state income tax deduction and the doubling of the standard deduction, many people will be claiming the standard deduction instead of itemizing in the future.

The state can, however, under current law, Â deny registration or revoke it if the breeder, dealer or auction does not meet department standards.

Under President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the United States has acted under existing laws to cut emissions with sector - specific policies, including: emissions regulations; tax incentives for clean energy technologies; standards for energy - efficient appliances, buildings, and vehicles; and voluntary partnership programs to address market barriers to low - carbon strateUnder President Obama's Climate Action Plan, the United States has acted under existing laws to cut emissions with sector - specific policies, including: emissions regulations; tax incentives for clean energy technologies; standards for energy - efficient appliances, buildings, and vehicles; and voluntary partnership programs to address market barriers to low - carbon strateunder existing laws to cut emissions with sector - specific policies, including: emissions regulations; tax incentives for clean energy technologies; standards for energy - efficient appliances, buildings, and vehicles; and voluntary partnership programs to address market barriers to low - carbon strategies.

Any methane destroyed as a result of the equipment Gailliot installed is «additional» to what is required by law and therefore eligible to be verified as offsets under the Climate Action Reserve (CAR), a carbon standard used widely in the United States.

In a number of states, too, utilities have met or are close to meeting their renewable energy requirements under renewable portfolio standard laws.

When an average fuel economy standard prescribed under this chapter is in effect, a State or a political subdivision of a State may not adopt or enforce a law or regulation related to fuel economy standards or average fuel economy standards for automobiles covered by an average fuel economy standard under this chapter.26

Agreements may be made in respect to any matter except to the extent that the agreement conflicts with the rules of international law incorporating basic standards of international conduct or the obligations of a member state under the Charter of the United Nations.

124] It is not entirely clear what situations fall under the second situation, but it seems that Bot has in mind those situations where EU law allows the Member States discretion in implementing, and where implementation can be realised with both respecting national rights standards as well as the effectiveness of EU law.

The privilege and confidentiality rules are governed by state law, the rules imposed on attorneys under state law and our ethics standards.

Instead, a wide variety of admissibility standards exist under national laws, meaning that some Member States have insufficient mechanisms to prevent meritless actions from being filed and pursued.

It would compel Member States to pay damages for actions that are perfectly lawful under EU Law (this follows from the simple fact of having absolute standards of protection next to non-discrimination norms).