Sentences with phrase «state agency standards»

On Thursday, the advocates called for all state agencies, authorities and affiliates such as the SUNY Poly nonprofits to adopt a uniform set of procurement and contracting standards to ensure competition and transparency, with existing state agency standards set as the minimum.

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A coalition of 17 states and Washington, D.C., is suing the Environmental Protection Agency to defend new vehicle emissions standards.

Calpers, the largest pension fund in the United States, has previously settled with Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor's, the other rating agencies that were named in the lawsuit.

India - based drug manufacturing facilities have been criticized by the FDA in recent years for violating quality standards, as the agency increases oversight of key suppliers to the United States.

California's government agency responsible for maintaining healthy air quality voted on Friday to adopt stricter emissions standards for automobiles, essentially daring President Donald Trump to confront the state in a legal battle over climate change.

The Trade Agreement Act of 1979, Public Law 96 - 39 (July 26, 1979), prohibits Federal agencies from engaging in any standards or related activities that create unnecessary obstacles to the foreign commerce of the United States.

The following are some facts about diesel car engines, the tailpipe pollution they emit and the «defeat device» software that federal regulators say VW used to circumvent emissions standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of California.

However, in August 2011 the long - term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America was downgraded to AA + from AAA by the Standard & Poor's ratings agency, reflecting increasing concerns about the U.S. budget deficit and its future trajectory.

I think that this is the perfect time to bring attention to fundraising for SNF, as the USDA will be requiring — under the HHFKA — to establish standards for all levels of personnel (state agencies, local school districts and schools) for training and certification.

The Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act recognized the need for USDA to establish education and training standards for all school nutrition personnel — including school nutrition assistants; managers; district supervisors and directors; and state agency directors as a means of helping to ensure that school nutrition programs meet the goal of healthy children ready to learn.

Promulgated by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), the agency which administers the state's federal school lunch program, the «Texas School Nutrition Policy» regulates the time and place in which competitive foods and beverages may be sold and also sets nutrition standards for those items.

The company follows EPA (United States Environmental Protective Agency) Green Chemistry standards.

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 assistState 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 assiststate 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.

Final Rule will probably give the state agencies 1 - 2 more years to train school districts, and school districts 1 - 2 years to fully implement changes, with minimum standards for all school districts fully implemented by either September 2014 or 2015, just in time for the new Dietary Guideline for Americans to be released in December 2015.

The proposal is based on the federal government's email retention policy and would create standards for permanent preservation of records generated by statewide public officials, state lawmakers and those in senior agency positions.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Marc Molinaro called on Cuomo to apply the «Vance Standard» to the employees of the state Division of Criminal Justice Services who allegedly suffered abuse from a top official — including two women who claim they were victims of reprisal by the agency itself.

New York state is rated Aa2 by Moody's Investors Service and AA by Standard & Poor's, the third highest rankings for both credit agencies.

By Jesse McKinley ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.

Through a new web - based portal set to go live July 1, the state Office of General Services will take control of allocating more than 10,000 parking spaces now controlled by individual agencies, which use different standards to award spots based on lengthy waiting lists.

The state development agency explained that standards have changed since the project was designed six years ago, and the passage now needs to be «updated with the same types of technological advances that are being incorporated into other transit improvements recently announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including upgrades to other sections of Penn Station.»

Leading a coalition of 11 states, AG Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit to compel the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promptly revise national air quality standards for air pollution involving soot.

Marc Gerstman, the department's acting commissioner, said government agencies routinely lobby the Legislature on issues they determine are in the state's interest, and NYCO's proposal to mine state land easily met that standard.

State Sen. David Carlucci said on social media, «We will ensure relevant state agencies are enforcing strict safety standards.&rState Sen. David Carlucci said on social media, «We will ensure relevant state agencies are enforcing strict safety standards.&rstate agencies are enforcing strict safety standards.»

State education department officials will launch an online survey for public input as part of the agency's review of its controversial Common Core academic standards, state education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia State education department officials will launch an online survey for public input as part of the agency's review of its controversial Common Core academic standards, state education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia state education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said.

State Assemblyman Dan Stec (R - Queensbury) said he understands that if Albany is asking localities to abide by a tax cap, then state agencies need to hold themselves to the same stanState Assemblyman Dan Stec (R - Queensbury) said he understands that if Albany is asking localities to abide by a tax cap, then state agencies need to hold themselves to the same stanstate agencies need to hold themselves to the same standard.

Sundram says for the first time, all six state agencies that deal with the disabled, as well as multiple providers that contract with the state, will all will have to live up to the same rules and standards for preventing and reporting abuse, providing «clarity».

If a contract is state - funded, then the MWBE standards should be the same regardless of whether it is administered by a state agency, authority or the City of New York,» said Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr..

Cuomo's administration proposed a new rule that would require credit reporting agencies to register with the state, subjecting them to strict cybersecurity standards in the wake of the recent Equifax hack.

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a plan from two Republican Wisconsin state lawmakers that allows companies to pay to delay compliance with strict phosphorous pollution standards.

Walter Hang, with the Ithaca - based Toxics Targeting, says his group already found instances where the existing pipeline violated state pollution standards, so the state environmental agency should issue a new certification.

«If a contract is state - funded, then the MWBE standards should be the same regardless of whether it is administered by a state agency, authority or the City of New York,» Diaz added.

The governor's executive orders also suspended other sections of state finance law that enable standard procurement processes to be waived by the commissioner of general services, a key state procuring agency, and the commissioner of transportation.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in 2016 proposed a package of electoral reforms that would include the automatic voter registration for anyone who deals with a state agency, same - day registration, early voting, and unified statewide training standards for poll workers.

ALBANY — State education commissioner MaryEllen Elia said that her agency and Gov. Andrew Cuomo need to be on the same page as the department and a Cuomo - created commission both push to review the Common Core standards and complete their reports before the governor's State of the State message in January.

The Environmental Protection Agency calls climate change a threat to human health.Judith Enck, EPA administrator for the region that includes New York state, says the new standards will make the air easier to breathe for people with repertory illnesses, like the 25 million Americans who live with asthma.

He said the new agency «will give New York State the strongest standards and practices in the nation for protecting those who are often the most vulnerable to abuse and mistreatment.»

Cynthia Dougherty, EPA's director of ground water and drinking water, told a Senate panel today that the agency has an important role to play in bolstering state standards.

Researchers from Healthcentric Advisors collaborated with Rhode Island health care providers, health plans, state agencies, and other stakeholders to develop communication standards and then worked with 10 hospitals to monitor adherence to the standards.

If the cuts are realized, «you will totally undermine the ability of EPA and its research arm to set standards at a level that science can rightfully be confident is protective of public health,» predicts William Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies, a Washington, D.C., organization representing state and local air pollution agencies around the Agencies, a Washington, D.C., organization representing state and local air pollution agencies around the agencies around the country.

In a speech, the agency head mentioned the Clean Power Plan, methane standards and the Waters of the United States rule as targets

Muller and his co-author, Akshaya Jha from the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, used annual data provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether a county within the United States was compliant with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)-- air pollution standards established by the Clean Air Act Amendment of 1990.

Naturopathic medicine has an independent accrediting agency, the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME), which is the only federally recognized authority for establishing and maintaining the educational standards for the naturopathic medicine profession in the United States.

And when the price tag for the full cost of new technology, training, leadership, teacher preparation, and all the rest became clear in 2014 and 2015, just as states emerging from the Great Recession were restoring cuts to state agencies and hoping to trim taxes, it was no surprise that a slew of states decided they'd keep the Core standards but also their old assessments, instructional materials, training, and teacher preparation.

By 2001, for instance, 16 states had created «teacher professional standards boards» that were entirely autonomous of the state education agency and thus largely beyond the influence of elected policymakers.

So, if this language goes through, to receive Charter School Program funds, states will now need to «provide for intervention, revocation, or closure of the public chartering agencies and charter schools that fail to meet... standards and procedures.»

First, ESSA leaves it up to state agencies to determine which interventions meet the «strong,» «moderate,» or «promising» evidence standards, as well as what constitutes a «well - designed and well - implemented» study.

WASHINGTON — A federal advisory panel last week called for continued federal recognition for the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools» Commission on Higher Education, despite that regional accrediting agency's controversial policy of requiring colleges and universities to meet a cultural - diversity standard.

State education agencies and districts struggled to finance and manage the implementation of the new standards and assessments.

Working for the past 20 years to define the characteristics and fundamental elements of an evidence - based high - quality induction program that accelerates the development of both teachers and their students, New Teacher Center (NTC) established the Teacher Induction Program Standards (TIPS) in an effort to create an industry standard that can be adopted by school districts, educational institutions, state agencies, and policymakers as the benchmark for success.

Discussion will include the legal standards and relevant factors used by Courts; the practical role of other state agencies and access to outside funding sources.