Sentences with phrase «state legislative intent»

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But in the case of clergymen, there is considerable evidence of legislative intent; namely, the statutes of 44 states and the District of Columbia (plus the proposed federal Rule of Evidence No. 506).

It has been around for decades and debated repeatedly by members of the State Assembly so there is no confusion as to what the legislative intent is.

(Buffalo School Board Attorney Frank Miller) is talking about 50 years of decision from the state education department and we're talking about the statute, the committee on open government, their interpretation of the statue, and legislative intent.

State Supreme Court Justice Francis A. Affronti ruled on Feb. 13 that, based on the legislative history and intent of the education law, the unprecedented board action conflicted with the law, which requires school boards to give access to military recruiters «on the same basis» as any other employment or college recruiters.

Various legislative proposals were introduced with the intent of eliminating the duly elected State Board of Education and replacing it with a Governor - appointed body.

According to this year's state - sponsored evaluation of charter schools by California's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst, charter schools «are meeting original legislative intent: expanding families» choices, encouraging parental involvement, increasing teacher satisfaction, and raising academic achievement, particularly for certain groups of disadvantaged studeLegislative Analyst, charter schools «are meeting original legislative intent: expanding families» choices, encouraging parental involvement, increasing teacher satisfaction, and raising academic achievement, particularly for certain groups of disadvantaged studelegislative intent: expanding families» choices, encouraging parental involvement, increasing teacher satisfaction, and raising academic achievement, particularly for certain groups of disadvantaged students.»

Legal teams from the state board of education, the Wyoming Department of Education and the Legislative Service Office are ferreting out the footnote's intent, state board Chairman Ron Micheli said.

While many colleges and universities say that graduates of redesigned high schools will not be disadvantaged in the admissions process, 66 family concerns about college admissions might inhibit enrollment in new high schools that use competency - based approaches.67 At least one state, Utah, has passed legislative language with the intent to bar public institutions of higher education from treating graduates of competency - based high schools unfairly during the admissions process.68 As new issues and challenges emerge, states will need to remain vigilant and creative about how to best encourage and enable innovative high school designs.

Our primary argument before the Texas Supreme Court focused on the legislative intent behind the 2015 amendments to Chapter 12 of the Education Code and the comprehensive statutory framework set forth by the state legislature for public charter schools in Texas.

The original intent of then HB - 350 was, first and foremost, to do away with decompression chambers that were indeed a most inhumane way to destroy unwanted pets and, in fact, by 1983 many states across the country had already outlawed this depraved and practically medieval contraption.  Alas, nothing legislative is simple in Pennsylvania's agriculturally driven general assembly.Â

07/24/13 - Cleveland Scene - Caged: How Ohio Politicians Keep the State's Puppy Mill Business Booming with Little Regulation 06/27/13 - Animal Law Coalition - Proposed OH Puppy Mill Regulations «Terrible» 05/13/13 - Bargain Hunter - Dog kennel inspectors will be focused on Holmes county, surrounding areas 11/29/12 - The Best Friends Blog - After decades of frustration, a new strategy against puppy mills Excerpt from this article: In the case of puppy mills the greatest efforts have gone into exposing the horrors of factory farming pets, with the intent of generating public support for legislative measures that will improve conditions in high - volume breeding operations.

«We are happy this lawsuit is moving forward with an appeal,» says Eric Steenstra, President of Vote Hemp, a non-profit organization working to bring industrial hemp farming back to the U.S. «We feel that the lower court's decision not only overlooks Congress's original legislative intent, but also fails to stand up for fundamental states» rights against overreaching federal regulation.

Paper addresses the legislative history of Bill 187 with its original stated intent (to eliminate deeming); expansion of deeming in the subsequent draft policies by introducing the concept of «under - employment»; recommendations for a policy that complies with past practice, founding principles and current wording of the Act; call for Board research on employment outcomes after retraining.

It is trite to state that the legislative intent under the FLA, and the intent of this Court when applying its provisions, is ensuring that a child's best interests are paramount.

Stratas cites the SCC's recent decision in Kanthasamy v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)(in which the court set aside the rejection of a humanitarian residency application) as a «baffling» case where the court flouted its own principle of «legislative supremacy» by ignoring Parliament's expressly stated intent that the Federal Court of Appeal should have the final say in the matter.

The Second Circuit upheld the District Court decision, holding that «[n] othing in the False Claims Act evinces a clear legislative intent to pre-empt state statutes and rules that regulate an attorney's disclosure of client confidences.»

Other states have provisions that reflect a legislative intent to award custody in a manner that assures that a child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents.