Sentences with phrase «year pilot program»

«We're calling on the province to invest a small portion of the $ 1 billion Property Transfer Tax (PTT) revenue windfall in a two - year pilot program to reduce transfer taxes as a consumer incentive to buy new homes that meet or exceed a green standard,» says Subhadra Ghose, president of the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) in Nanaimo.

The two - year pilot program soon will also be implemented in Seattle and San Francisco.

CCR began as a three - year pilot program in 2013.

In April 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a one - year pilot program in The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit, which was designed to motivate companies to voluntarily self - disclose FCP - related misconduct, fully cooperate, and remediate flaws in their controls and compliance programs.

The first year of the two - year pilot program began this month and runs through December 2015.»

2014 - 32 establishing a temporary one - year Pilot Program providing administrative relief from the imposition of penalties for failure to timely file Form 5500 - EZ and similar filers.

«It's an innovative first,» says Suzanne Rix, a partner at Cox & Palmer's Halifax office, of the three - year pilot program.

December 22, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada launched a one - year pilot program to issue open work permits for eligible spouses or common - law partners who are applying for permanent residency from inside Canada, before the decision on their PR application is made.

Launching a 1 - year pilot program in Houston, Texas around April or May, the partners are hoping to find out a range of things about home energy use, such as how to help households minimize energy use, how the smart grid and home owners work together, and more importantly, how households use home energy monitors.

SB 676 would create an 8 - year pilot program to allow industrial hemp farming in five California counties, Kern, Kings, Imperial, San Joaquin and Yolo.

The bill clarifies that industrial hemp is separate and distinct from forms of Cannabis used to produce marijuana and if passed will allow commercial farming of industrial hemp in five counties (Imperial, Kern, Kings, San Joaquin and Yolo) under an 8 - year pilot program.

Therefore, BMW's one - year pilot program consisting of just 500 converted electric Mini Coopers leased at an astonishing $ 850 per month will earn the same full credit as a standard vehicle production program.

The three - year pilot program is expected to jumpstart community solar in the state, proving the viability of this fast - growing industry segment.

Earlier this year, Bike Arlington launched a one - year pilot program that allows Arlington County residents to pay for their Capital Bikeshare memberships and fees in cash at one of five Commuter Stores.

Earlier this month, Bike Arlington announced a one - year pilot program that allows residents of Arlington County to pay their Capital Bikeshare membership and user fees in cash.

New Rules Provide Structure for State's Three - Year Pilot Program Washington, D.C. (June 14, 2016)-- The Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) today issued the following statement on the Maryland Read More

HABRI urges passage of H.R. 3016, the Veterans Employment, Education and Healthcare Improvement Act, with a particular interest in Section 106 of the bill, which «directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five - year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans» post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of educating those veterans in the training and handling of service dogs for veterans with disabilities.»

*** UPDATE *** March 2018... Harris County agrees to roll a 3 year pilot program for Community Cats thanks to the hard work of Best Friends Animal Society.

As part of a four - year pilot program, home buyers who undergo counseling will receive a discount on the mandatory mortgage insurance most FHA borrowers have to pay.

Simon & Schuster, together with The New York Public Library, Brooklyn Public Library, and the Queens Library, announced today a one - year pilot program under which the publishing company's complete catalog of ebooks will be made available to the libraries.

Simon & Schuster lauched a one - year pilot program this spring in which it made its entire e-book catalog available to three public libraries in New York City.

The deal comes following a two - year pilot program where Applebee's tested the tablets across 30 restaurants around the U.S..

After a one - year pilot program, the organization has launched Worldreader Mobile, a way for any feature phone user with a 2G connection to read more than 1,400 books for free.

NEARY: In April, Simon & Schuster began a one - year pilot program with three public libraries in New York City.

In a one - year pilot program with OverDrive competitor 3M, beginning in August, Penguin will make e-books available to the New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library.

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Today, Simon & Shuster announced a one year pilot program for the New York, Brooklyn, and Queens Public Libraries.

The publisher announced Monday that it is making its complete list of electronic titles available at the New York Public Library, the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Library as part of a one - year pilot program beginning April 30 (mid-May in Queens).

The House Education Committee on Wednesday passed a bill that would appropriate $ 750,000 to create a three - year pilot program to provide training for teachers and resources to enhance interventions for students in kindergarten through fifth grade at risk for reading difficulties, including dyslexia.

N.C. Connections Academy and the N.C. Virtual Academy are both in the third year of a four - year pilot program testing the concept of online charter schools.

both in the third year of a four - year pilot program testing the concept of online charter schools.

A foundation supported by a national teachers union said results reported today of a five - year pilot program in five elementary schools in Springfield, Massachusetts point to the value of a collaborative approach to education.

The 2014 state budget contained a provision calling for two online charter school companies to establish a four - year pilot program in the state.

The online school, called «N.C. Virtual Academy,» is one of two virtual charters (the other, N.C. Connections Academy, is backed by education behemoth Pearson) to participate in a four - year pilot program enacted by lawmakers last year.

More than a quarter of teachers who were reviewed in a two - year pilot program of the state's new evaluation system were rated only «partially effective» or worse in one part of the new system, according to a new report.

Congress forced the DC voucher program, formally named the Opportunity Scholarship Program, upon the people of the District in 2003 as a five - year pilot program.

Low - performing districts and schools should use available flexibility to create new, advanced teaching roles and pay teachers in part according to these roles, not just for years of service, National Board certification, and degrees earned.10 The 2016 Appropriations Act includes a new three - year pilot program to develop and implement advanced teaching roles and related compensation models.

But other members stressed Republican lawmakers hadn't envisioned those types of restrictions when they created a four - year pilot program for two virtual charter schools in last year's budget bill.

I look forward to attending the BTN full - year pilot program, 2015 - 2016.»

The scholarship is currently a two - year pilot program awarded to young men who give back to their community through volunteer and community service projects.

N.C. Connections Academy, which is managed by the education giant Pearson, and N.C. Virtual Academy, managed by K12 Inc., are part of a four - year pilot program required by the state legislature.

However, at its June 11 meeting, Colorado's State Board of Education approved a two - year pilot program that will allow Title I funds to follow students (a lengthy discussion of the pilot program begins at minute 30 in the part 5 recording).

Yee's SB 596 would require the California Department of Education to establish a three - year pilot program in four schools where special education, mental health and school climate services are integrated for early identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs.

Despite concerns expressed at Wednesday's meeting, the applications are likely to be approved, with a requirement set by the Republican - led legislature to open up two online charter schools as part of a four - year pilot program.

The head of a controversial virtual charter school wants North Carolina lawmakers to funnel more cash into the program and clear operations beyond the 2019 sunset of its four - year pilot program, despite lagging test scores and a host of concerns about similar programs nationwide.

Governor Herbert signed HB43, creating a five - year pilot program to disperse grants to address the needs of Alaskan Natives and Native American students in rural areas in Utah.

University of Hawai`i (UH) recently announced a three - year pilot program in which Smarter Balanced assessment scores of Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) 11th grade students can be used to enroll directly into entry - level college courses at all of its 10 campuses starting in Fall 2016.

«We're talking about three months into a four - year pilot program,» she said.

The Success Highways intervention was developed based on 20 years of research at the University of Wisconsin and a seven - year pilot program in an urban school district.

The four - year pilot program, which has been dogged by criticism since its inception, requires reports from North Carolina's charter school office to the N.C. General Assembly.