Sentences with phrase «supports legislative proposals»

They said the administration supports legislative proposals to cap testing time on a federal level, but wanted to offer states a model for how to cut down on testing absent congressional action.

Early Childhood Bills (S973, S997, S1454, S1455, S1456) Ceil Zalkind recently testified before the Senate Education Committee on a package of early childhood bills, to both support the legislative proposals and to strengthen some provisions of the bills to better serve children and families.

Neil P. Ramsey, the founder and president of a Louisville based asset management firm RQSI, is supporting the legislative proposal and is a member of EdChoice KY's business coalition, the Smarter Future Council.

Not exact matches

A problem that has vexed Catholics and others in the pro-life movement, however, is the question whether it is legitimate to support a less than perfectly protective legislative proposal restricting abortion, euthanasia, and like injustices, when the only politically realistic alternative at the moment is a proposal that is even less protective of the rights of the unborn, elderly, or handicapped.

Cuomo, whose staff has been holding secret talks with aides to legislative leaders on the proposal, will turn up the heat by introducing his own ethics bill in the Legislature, which would force lawmakers to say if they support it or not.

The State of the State allows the executive a unique opportunity to command public attention and to mobilize support for his proposals, as well as to kick off the legislative session.

The speaker called for the wage hike in a legislative election year and polls show that the proposal has broad support among New York voters, with more than 80 percent backing it.

Malloy is a lame duck, so it's unclear how much legislative support he'll have for his proposals.

Molinaro also said county governments need state support and cooperation to improve local economies and enhance local tax bases, including local home rule authority to enact budget proposals, as well as the legislative relief from the burden of unfunded mandates.

BY NATHAN RILEY A legislative proposal in Albany to reduce stigma, curb police harassment of drug users, and improve access to clean needles demonstrated broad support at a January 15 press conference in Manhattan.

The county proposal has already proven divisive in both the Legislature and amongst residents countywide who filled the legislative chambers in White Plains on Monday to show their support and objections to a potential ban.

Spokespeople for Moskowitz said Thursday that Moskowitz in fact supports the concept of mayoral control and is pushing to make it stronger, although they declined to say which legislative proposal on mayoral control she favors.

The group, the Committee to Save New York, has spent millions on television advertising in support of Mr. Cuomo's legislative agenda, and some government watchdog groups have questioned whether the gambling industry's support for the group influenced him as he drew up his proposal to expand casino gambling.

For these reasons, The Business Council strongly supports legislative approval of this Executive Budget proposal.

Worried that the bill may gain support during the bargaining that occurs at the end of every legislative session, the chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority went on record against the proposal Wednesday.

But lawmakers and advocates continued to work on the proposal after the legislative session was over and earlier this year, they secured the support of the state chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

A proposal in Oregon to join California's cap - and - trade program failed to receive a vote in this year's one - month legislative session, though advocates say they have enough support to pass it next year.

The proposals within the legislative change are very clear, no child or family will lose out during this transition but there will need to be extensive conversation with families to ensure they understand that the provision identified within the plan has very targeted outcomes and not just about hours of support.

(Calif.) The non-partisan Legislative Analyst urged lawmakers Tuesday to reject a proposal from the governor to double the state's ongoing support for online education at community colleges to $ 20 million annually.

Addressed to Chairman Lamar Alexander (R — Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D — Wash.), the bill's architects, NSBA's letter also calls upon the Committee «to oppose any proposals supporting vouchers or tuition tax credits to non-public schools» throughout the legislative process.

To imply that competition will lift all boats — especially in the context of this legislative proposal — isn't supported by the research.

The package also contains a «Student Bill of Rights» that would hold districts accountable for providing every student with a qualified teacher on day one of each school year.The educator's proposal to the legislature comes at a time when anti-union groups are pushing and paying across the state for support of legislation to restrict collective bargaining for teachers, including the group Stand for Children, which made the largest - ever single contribution to a legislative candidate in Illinois history (he lost).

Expectations are that if Brown's proposal for 2018 - 19 wins support from legislative leaders, a similar schedule will be followed next fiscal year.

Research and Policy Opportunities Support for developmental education reform and guided pathways at community colleges has been spearheaded by the multimillion - dollar investments made through the Community College Chancellor's Office, the governor's annual budget, and legislative proposals, including AB 705 and SB 539.

In China, has provided expert advice to Chinese animal groups to advance several legislative proposals for a dog meat trade ban, and hopes that the time will soon come when the National People's Congress supports such proposals and advances robust animal welfare legislation.

Most of the legislative proposals therefore include substantial allocations of funds to support such R&D, such as the CLEAR Act which directs 25 percent of all auction revenue to this purpose.

I did not feature this issue in the blog post, because my purpose was to lay out the major legislative and judicial options, and government support of R&D is part of a number of the proposals.

Senator Michael Barrett, who sponsored S. 1747, has since reintroduced his carbon tax proposal as S. 1021, and climate advocates are planning a campaign to support the bill during the 2017 - 2018 legislative session in Massachusetts.

The only major legislative proposal currently drafted and seeking support is the Honest Ads Act, championed by Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner and Republican Sen. John McCain.

Throughout my experience as a focused and efficient Public Policy Administrator, I have successfully provided strong support and guidance to numerous state legislative members, while implementing efficient and innovative budgeting and project solutions to the complex issues policy proposal interpretation, and Government Relations strategies, and promotional incentives.

It has put its support behind a range of FR legislative proposals and position papers.

NAR issued 6 letters of support for various legislative proposals aimed at addressing the issue of student loan debt.