Sentences with phrase «state statute allowing»

Unless there is a specific state statute allowing or disallowing adoption by LGBTQs or a ruling by the state Supreme Court, you are somewhat at the mercy of the family court judge that will be hearing your adoption case.

In Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Washington state statute allowing the court to award grandparent visitation based only upon the best interests of the child, finding that such a broad standard violates the liberty interest of the parents in having custody of their children.

The state's highest court found that a state statute allowed the taking of private land as part of an economic development plan and such a taking is a «public use» and in the «public interest».

Not exact matches

And it's worth noting that there are now 28 states whose statutes allow directors to consider the interests of «other constituencies.»

The majority of states (37) have «specific statutes that allow for payday lending,» reports the National Conference of State Legislatures.

What I did was refer to some state laws, undeniably on the statute books, that allow abortion in many or all cases.

Two years ago, when the current lease was nearing expiration, the Water Reclamation District suggested that the Harbor Association work with Park District officials on a joint agreement, so they could rely on a provision in state statute that allows a governmental entity to bypass a required public bidding process to negotiate a lease with another taxing body.

In moving toward the annexations, Glen Ellyn would take advantage of state statutes that allow a community to go to court to group unincorporated areas that have signed pre-annexation agreements with those that have not.

Presents State statutes on postadoption contact agreements, which are arrangements that allow contact between a child's adoptive family and members of the child's birth family or other persons with whom the child has an established relationship.

School districts in some states, including all five surveyed, may have additional protection under «recreational use» statutes, which offer immunity from certain claims against landowners who open their property to the public for recreational use.10 In states with broad recreational use statutes, such as Indiana, opening school kitchen facilities could be considered a protected activity under the law, depending on the circumstances of the use and other factors.11 However, in Massachusetts, protection for recreational activities extends only to purposes that are «scientific, educational, environmental, ecological, research, religious, or charitable,» 12 so the state's statute might not apply when districts allow for - profit groups to use school kitchens.

Control of the Senate, too, would ease the way for Democratic bills currently blocked by the GOP, including ones to increase firearm restrictions, allow early voting, authorize state financial aid to students who entered the country illegally as children, and extend the statute of limitations on child molestation to allow victims to sue for decades - old abuse.

«A state statute that was enacted long before I was first elected to the Senate allows state employees who are 65 or older to retire and also earn an income in a state position.

In the 2018 Legislative Session he and Jacksonville Rep. Jason Fischer sponsored bills that would have allowed for the safe and legal operation of self - driving cars in Florida, mainly by updating state statutes that «require or presume» there's a human behind the wheel.

The compromise would require that state statutes be changed to allow certificates for closed or never - opened charter schools be transferred to new schools.

«Jackie's Law» will prevent GPS stalking by updating New York State's stalking statutes to allow law enforcement to pursue criminal charges against those who use GPS or other electronic devices to stalk their victims.

The first, filed by a city resident and a member of the Hartford City Council, alleged that Coleman improperly used his annual taxpayer - financed update for political purposes and his campaign against Wooden, which is not allowed under state statutes.

The Erie County Legislature's resolution encourages the state to repeal the statute, thus allowing for the sale of alcohol at 8 a.m. on Sundays.

Governor Andrew Cuomo Thursday signed the bill, which would allow those with health effects associated with a federal or state superfund site to file a personal injury suit by suspending the statute of limitations for three years after such a designation.

New York's controversial receivership law that allows for the takeover of failing public schools withstood a court challenge by the teachers union, with a state Supreme Court judge this week rejecting a number of arguments aimed at deeming the statute unconstitutional.

The Business Council of New York State argues increases in the state minimum wage should be addressed though the legislature, not unilaterally by the Commissioner of Labor as the statute currently alState argues increases in the state minimum wage should be addressed though the legislature, not unilaterally by the Commissioner of Labor as the statute currently alstate minimum wage should be addressed though the legislature, not unilaterally by the Commissioner of Labor as the statute currently allows.

The statute that created the Excellence Commission allowed local school boards to petition the state board of education to retain exclusive authority to sanction charter schools within their districts.

Owing to this ambiguity, I penned a letter [vi] to the Department of Education during the comment period on draft regulations arguing that they should broadly interpret the ESSA statute to allow states to use status measures of performance other than percent proficient.

The options allowed under the USED guidance include using counts of Identified Students (either alone, or multiplied by 1.6 to approximate the number of children who would be approved for free and reduced - price lunches); counts of students from low - income families based on state or local income surveys; and Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance, Census (where available), or composite data authorized under the ESEA statute.

The broader description of «proficiency» in statute allows states to take into account all levels of performance and incentivize a focus on all students.

Recommendation: We recommend revising § 200.19 to replace «2017 — 18» with «2018 — 19» to allow states to identify schools for assistance during the 2017 — 18 school year, based on indicators and school - improvement strategies, consistent with the ESSA statute's requirement and the FY 2016 omnibus bill.

The statute allows parents to apply nearly every dollar the state typically spends per pupil, almost $ 6,000 in most areas, to virtual charter schools, as long as they are authorized by the state.

The Maryland State Board of Education last week conducted hearings on a proposed bylaw to state education statutes that would allow school superintendents to waive college - graduation and teacher - certification requirements for parents who wish to teach their children at State Board of Education last week conducted hearings on a proposed bylaw to state education statutes that would allow school superintendents to waive college - graduation and teacher - certification requirements for parents who wish to teach their children at state education statutes that would allow school superintendents to waive college - graduation and teacher - certification requirements for parents who wish to teach their children at home.

Alabama also enacted tuition grant state laws permitting students to use vouchers at private schools in the mid-1950s, while also enacting nullification statutes against court desegregation mandates and altering its teacher tenure laws to allow the firing of teachers who supported desegregation.50 Alabama's tuition grant laws would also come before the court, with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama declaring in Lee v. Macon County Board of Education vouchers to be «nothing more than a sham established for the purpose of financing with state funds a white school system.»

Amends the statute allowing transfers from the state tuition reserve account to the state general fund to be made during the state fiscal year beginning in 2015 and in the state fiscal year beginning in 2016 if distributions for choice scholarships cause a reduction in state tuition support.

have affordable housing ordinances, there's a long tradition of Jersey towns evading their responsibility through a loophole in state statute that allows municipalities to enter into Regional Contribution Agreements that let them pay off another town to take its share of affordable units.

When the notion of simply moving control of Bridgeport's school system to the City's mayor failed, the focus shifted to utilizing a provision in the state statutes that would allow the Commissioner of Education to throw out a community's elected board of education and install a panel appointed by the state.

Although only certified teachers are allowed to participate in the State Teachers Retirement System, a loophole in the state statutes will allow Steven Adamowski, who IS NOT CERTIFIED to teach or certified be a school administrator; to use his new job in the Malloy administration to add years to his Teachers Retirement penState Teachers Retirement System, a loophole in the state statutes will allow Steven Adamowski, who IS NOT CERTIFIED to teach or certified be a school administrator; to use his new job in the Malloy administration to add years to his Teachers Retirement penstate statutes will allow Steven Adamowski, who IS NOT CERTIFIED to teach or certified be a school administrator; to use his new job in the Malloy administration to add years to his Teachers Retirement pension.

The statutes of NCLB only allow Duncan to grant waivers at state or local education agencies» requests.

SB 2156 (Chicago only) allows no more than four tests per year — two state standardized tests, and two tests to «comply with the Evaluation of Teachers» statute.

Specifically, we ask that you hold firm to fully fund: the charter per - pupil increases currently set in statute: 10 new state charter schools; all 25 of the legally allowed commissioner's Network Schools; and the full statewide rollout of the educator evaluation program»

Many other state statutes are drafted differently and allow dealers or the state's attorney general or a motor - vehicle board standing to enjoin direct motor vehicle sales by a manufacturer (see e.g., Tex..

Amend the Preferred Lender List statute to allow schools the ability to recommend to students and families loans offered through nonprofit and state - based organizations; and

Although it is a uniform code, each state is allowed to add their details through state statutes so that the bankruptcy process may be different from state to state.

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In this case, the court ruled in the owner's favor, stating that the anticruelty statute was too vague to allow the public to know specifically what level of veterinary care was required for their animals.

The lawsuit was filed under the state's Civil Remedy for Protection for Animals statute (Chapter 19A), a North Carolina law that allows a private citizen or organization to file suit to stop animal cruelty.

The state statute is very similarly worded, but allows such acts to be treated as a felony calling for imprisonment of up to one year in a county jail or up to five years in a state penitentiary and / or a fine of up to $ 500.00.

The EnergyVision 2030 Progress Report for Vermont gauges the state's progress toward necessary clean energy targets and summarizes policies that together will allow the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to comply with Vermont statutes to reduce emissions 50 % from 1990 levels by 2028 and 75 % by 2050.

While s. 2702 (b) allows for disclosure with the consent of the sender or recipient of the information, no law and no jurisprudence ensures that «consent» pursuant to state law, especially consent deemed to exist by state statute, will effectively bring a disclosure into subsection (b).

It's important to know that the Florida Supreme Court has ruled that some of the provisions of this statute are unconstitutional because the statute allows the state to interfere with parents» right of privacy (i.e., to raise their children without government intervention).

Other states, like only allow a claim to be brought within one year from the date of the truck accident.Florida has a four year statute of limitations for injury actions.

Many states have «dram shop» laws or statutes which allow victims to pursue liability claims against establishments that provide the alcohol to drunk drivers who are involved in accidents and cause injuries or other damage.

Some state and federal statutes allow you to file an action for fraud against contractors or others who are defrauding the government.

But most states allow mom to collect interest on unpaid child support at a rate set by statute.