5 CFR 734.102 - Jurisdiction.

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2013-01-01

... prohibited by the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 734, prosecute alleged... the District of Columbia government. (5 U.S.C. 1212 and 1216. Advice concerning the Hatch Act Reform... whether a violation of the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 734, has...

5 CFR 734.102 - Jurisdiction.

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2010-01-01

... prohibited by the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 734, prosecute alleged... the District of Columbia government. (5 U.S.C. 1212 and 1216. Advice concerning the Hatch Act Reform... whether a violation of the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 734, has...

5 CFR 734.102 - Jurisdiction.

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2011-01-01

... prohibited by the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 734, prosecute alleged... the District of Columbia government. (5 U.S.C. 1212 and 1216. Advice concerning the Hatch Act Reform... whether a violation of the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, as implemented by 5 CFR part 734, has...

26 CFR 301.9100-12T - Various elections under the Tax Reform Act of 1976.

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2010-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 18 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Various elections under the Tax Reform Act of... TREASURY (CONTINUED) PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION General Rules Application of Internal Revenue Laws § 301.9100-12T Various elections under the Tax Reform Act of 1976. (a) Elections...

77 FR 21277 - Customer Clearing Documentation, Timing of Acceptance for Clearing, and Clearing Member Risk...

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... implement new statutory provisions enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act'').\\1\\ Title VII of the Dodd... Commission (``SEC''). \\1\\ See Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203...

Pathways Home: Te Hoe Nuku Roa (The Long Journey).

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Durie, Arohia

New Zealand's 1989 Education Act has resulted in a range of educational reforms. These reforms have offered the Maori opportunities to bring about positive educational developments for their people. Devolution of educational responsibility from a regional to a local level provided some of the space quickly utilized by the Maori. The requirement…

Creating Nongraded K-3 Classrooms: Teachers' Stories and Lessons Learned.

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Hovda, Ric A., Ed.; And Others

Based on the experiences of teachers, principals, and parents involved in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), this book is a collection of accounts and reflections by teachers or administrators who have engaged in developing and implementing nongraded primary education programs. The articles in this book are: (1) "Reforming the…

26 CFR 301.9100-6T - Time and manner of making certain elections under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

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2010-04-01

... the investment tax credit at risk rules as modified by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to all transactions... identify the election as made under section 625(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and shall contain the name... enactment of section 95 of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. The Form 970 must be attached to the taxpayer's...

26 CFR 301.9100-6T - Time and manner of making certain elections under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

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2014-04-01

... the investment tax credit at risk rules as modified by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to all transactions... identify the election as made under section 625(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and shall contain the name... enactment of section 95 of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. The Form 970 must be attached to the taxpayer's...

26 CFR 301.9100-6T - Time and manner of making certain elections under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

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2012-04-01

... the investment tax credit at risk rules as modified by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to all transactions... identify the election as made under section 625(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and shall contain the name... enactment of section 95 of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. The Form 970 must be attached to the taxpayer's...

26 CFR 301.9100-6T - Time and manner of making certain elections under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

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2011-04-01

... the investment tax credit at risk rules as modified by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to all transactions... identify the election as made under section 625(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and shall contain the name... enactment of section 95 of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. The Form 970 must be attached to the taxpayer's...

26 CFR 301.9100-6T - Time and manner of making certain elections under the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... the investment tax credit at risk rules as modified by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 to all transactions... identify the election as made under section 625(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and shall contain the name... enactment of section 95 of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. The Form 970 must be attached to the taxpayer's...

State Implementation of Reforms Promoted under the Recovery Act. A Report from Charting the Progress of Education Reform: An Evaluation of the Recovery Act's Role. NCEE 2014-4011

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Webber, Ann; Troppe, Patricia; Milanowski, Anthony; Gutmann, Babette; Reisner, Elizabeth; Goertz, Margaret

2014-01-01

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or the Recovery Act) of 2009 provided an unprecedented level of funding for K-12 education. The program created a "historic opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of jobs, support states and school districts, and advance reforms and improvements that will create long-lasting results for our…

26 CFR 7.48-3 - Election to apply the amendments made by sections 804 (a) and (b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976...

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2010-04-01

... the Act to movie and television films that are property described in section 50(a) of the Code and... sections 804 (a) and (b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 to property described in section 50(a) of the Code... described in section 50(a) of the Code. (a) General rule. Under section 804(e)(2) of the Tax Reform Act of...

Appendix: The Dream Act of 2009--111th Congress, 1st Session, S.729

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New Directions for Student Services, 2010

2010-01-01

This article describes the Development, Relief, and Educational for Alien Minors Act of 2009 or the "DREAM Act of 2009." The authors of the bill aim to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher education purposes and to authorize the cancellation…

26 CFR 1.410(b)-10 - Effective dates and transition rules.

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2014-04-01

... amended by section 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1... provided for by section 1112(e)(2) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, in the case of a plan maintained pursuant... 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 do not apply to employees covered by any such agreement in plan...

26 CFR 1.410(b)-10 - Effective dates and transition rules.

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2012-04-01

... by section 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1... provided for by section 1112(e)(2) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, in the case of a plan maintained pursuant... 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 do not apply to employees covered by any such agreement in plan...

26 CFR 1.410(b)-10 - Effective dates and transition rules.

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2013-04-01

... amended by section 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1... provided for by section 1112(e)(2) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, in the case of a plan maintained pursuant... 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 do not apply to employees covered by any such agreement in plan...

26 CFR 1.410(b)-10 - Effective dates and transition rules.

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2011-04-01

... amended by section 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1... provided for by section 1112(e)(2) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, in the case of a plan maintained pursuant... 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 do not apply to employees covered by any such agreement in plan...

26 CFR 54.4981A-1T - Tax on excess distributions and excess accumulations (temporary).

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2010-04-01

... Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 1133 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-514) (TRA '86... section 491(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (TRA '84). (b) Individual retirement plan. An individual... section 491(b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 (TRA '84). (c) Other distributions. (1) Distributions under...

26 CFR 1.162-10T - Questions and answers relating to the deduction of employee benefits under the Tax Reform Act of...

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2010-04-01

... of employee benefits under the Tax Reform Act of 1984; certain limits on amounts deductible... and Corporations § 1.162-10T Questions and answers relating to the deduction of employee benefits... amendment of section 404(b) by the Tax Reform Act of 1984 affect the deduction of employee benefits under...

Media and Democracy: The Emergence of Commercial Broadcasting in the United States, 1927-1935.

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McChesney, Robert W.

1992-01-01

Presents U.S. broadcasting history as the interplay between powerful commercial forces and a broadcast reform movement that opposed commercial control of the industry. Suggests that broadcast reformers developed traditions of media criticism that are useful today. Describes the lack of debate preceding the Communications Act of 1934 as a weak spot…

76 FR 18059 - Taxpayer Assistance Orders

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2011-04-01

... Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000, and... and Reform Act of 1998 (RRA 98), the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000, and the American Jobs...). List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 301 Employment taxes, Estate taxes, Excise taxes, Gift taxes, Income...

Congress and National Security: Interest, Influence and Speed

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-03-01

impact of these variables in two case studies of security agency organizational reform. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004...all the stars in order to move fast on an issue of national security. Instead the positive impact of one or two variables combined with the... impact of these variables in two case studies of security agency organizational reform. The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 and

76 FR 4489 - Disclosure for Asset-Backed Securities Required by Section 943 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...

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2011-01-26

... Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission... Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ``Act'') related to asset-backed securities (``ABS'').\\11... securities. The Act broadened the mission of the MSRB to include the protection of state and local...

Jump-Starting Educational Reform. Implementing British Columbia's Comprehensive School Act.

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Goldman, Paul

An educational reform effort to implement a comprehensive school act in British Columbia (Canada) is analyzed with a focus on some sociotechnical and political aspects. An overview of the content, background, and implementation of the reform effort is followed by identification of seven contradictions inherent in the plan. Contradictions are as…

Examining Professional Development at the Organizational Level through the Lens of Teachers and Administrators

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Kelsey, Lori

2010-01-01

The purpose of this evaluative case study was to explore teachers' and administrators' perceptions of the organizational capacity during an initial implementation of a systemic change in professional development at a K-8 school. Educational reform acts such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 pressure public school systems to increase student…

Patients' rights to care under Clinton's Health Security Act: the structure of reform.

PubMed Central

Mariner, W K

1994-01-01

Like most reform proposals, President Clinton's proposed Health Security Act offers universal access to care but does not significantly alter the nature of patients' legal rights to services. The act would create a system of delegated federal regulation in which the states would act like federal administrative agencies to carry out reform. To achieve uniform, universal coverage, the act would establish a form of mandatory health insurance, with federal law controlling the minimum services to which everyone would be entitled. Because there is no constitutionally protected right to health care and no independent constitutional standard for judging what insurance benefits are appropriate, the federal government would retain considerable freedom to decide what services would and would not be covered. If specific benefits are necessary for patients, they will have to be stated in the legislation that produces reform. PMID:8059899

Evaluation, Supervision, and Staff Development under Mandated Reform: The Perceptions and Practices of Rural Middle School Principals

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Eady, Charlotte King; Zepeda, Sally J.

2007-01-01

The perspectives of three rural middle school principals as they implement Georgia's A Plus Education Reform Act of 2000 were investigated in this study. A case study approach was used, employing both within case and cross case analyses. Three interviews were conducted with each of the three participants, resulting in a total of nine interviews.…

Developing Strategic Leaders for the 21st Century

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-02-01

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. They note, for example, that any reform of the intelligence system is complicated by the...government that requires more mid-level managers and fewer entry positions continues. Figure 1 portrays the NSPC prgram graphically. Prior to...Stabilization, S/CRS, Fact Sheet: A Whole of Government Approach to Prevent , Resolve, and Transform Conflict, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of State

Reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, 97th Congress, First Session on H.R. 2318 to Reauthorize the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act (Washington, DC, March 9 and 12, 1981).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

The document contains the transcript of the congressional hearings on H.R. 2318 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs established in the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978. Among the individuals presenting statements are the following: A. Cohn on…

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996: an overview.

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Fragomen, A T

1997-01-01

"On September 30, 1996, President Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (1996 Act), Pub. L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009. After an intense lobbying effort by the business community, most provisions relating to legal immigration were omitted from the final bill. Instead, the 1996 Act focuses on illegal immigration reform and includes some of the toughest measures ever taken against illegal immigration." Aspects considered include border enforcement, penalities against alien smuggling and document fraud, deportation and exclusion proceedings, employer sanctions, welfare provisions, and changes to existing refugee and asylum procedures. excerpt

75 FR 66385 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: Guidance on Notification Responsibilities Under the Act...

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2010-10-28

... of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub. L. 111-203, approved July 21...-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act also defined when ``date of notice of foreclosure... possession of the property. (Failure to foreclose and evict in accordance with this reasonable diligence time...

Education Reform Legislation in the UK: A Summary. Mendip Paper.

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Graystone, J. A.

This paper summarizes the major pieces of education legislation passed in 1988 and 1989 in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. The Education Reform Act 1988, the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, and the Self-Governing Schools Etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 will all transform education in the 1990s. In all countries, the prime…

A Review of Research on the Kentucky Education Reform Act 1995 (KERA).

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Kentucky Univ.-Louisville Univ., KY. Joint Center for the Study of Educational Policy.

This review of research identifies, reviews, and summarizes studies that address the implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA) and that focus on the effects of the reforms on students, teachers, and other stakeholders. Introductory summary overviews are included in the areas of finance, governance, and curriculum, and on…

75 FR 72581 - Assessments, Assessment Base and Rates

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2010-11-24

... implement revisions to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act made by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and... The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) requires that the FDIC... a true reflection of the entire quarter. Second, the definition of tangible equity should reflect an...

75 FR 80367 - Share Insurance and Appendix

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2010-12-22

.... SUMMARY: Section 343 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) \\1... were transferred prior to the time of failure. For example, if pursuant to an agreement between an... Accounts In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, through December...

76 FR 20067 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting...

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2011-04-11

... the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act April 5, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b... the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act''). The text of... the Act, particularly with respect to the protection of investors and the public interest. \\5\\ 15 U.S...

76 FR 20058 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; EDGX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Granting...

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2011-04-11

... the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act April 5, 2011. Pursuant to Section 19(b... the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the ``Dodd-Frank Act''). The text of... the Act, particularly with respect to the protection of investors and the public interest. \\5\\ 15 U.S...

Develop, Link, Foster, and Encourage

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Hyslop, Alisha

2008-01-01

The third recommendation in ACTE's postsecondary reform position statement is to develop curriculum and instructional offerings that link to careers, foster lifelong learning, and encourage completion. Concrete linkages must be developed between middle and high school, postsecondary education and work, with lifelong postsecondary learning a part…

76 FR 39341 - Modification of Treasury Regulations Pursuant to Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...

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2011-07-06

... Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires each Federal agency to take such actions regarding its...(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203 (124 Stat... Modification of Treasury Regulations Pursuant to Section 939A of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...

Society of Gynecologic Oncology Future of Physician Payment Reform Task Force report: The Endometrial Cancer Alternative Payment Model (ECAP).

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Ko, Emily M; Havrilesky, Laura J; Alvarez, Ronald D; Zivanovic, Oliver; Boyd, Leslie R; Jewell, Elizabeth L; Timmins, Patrick F; Gibb, Randall S; Jhingran, Anuja; Cohn, David E; Dowdy, Sean C; Powell, Matthew A; Chalas, Eva; Huang, Yongmei; Rathbun, Jill; Wright, Jason D

2018-05-01

Health care in the United States is in the midst of a significant transformation from a "fee for service" to a "fee for value" based model. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 has only accelerated this transition. Anticipating these reforms, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology developed the Future of Physician Payment Reform Task Force (PPRTF) in 2015 to develop strategies to ensure fair value based reimbursement policies for gynecologic cancer care. The PPRTF elected as a first task to develop an Alternative Payment Model for thesurgical management of low risk endometrial cancer. The history, rationale, and conceptual framework for the development of an Endometrial Cancer Alternative Payment Model are described in this white paper, as well as directions forfuture efforts. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

76 FR 81019 - Electronic Fund Transfers (Regulation E)

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2011-12-27

... public comment. SUMMARY: Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd... CFR Part 205. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) \\1...,'' because it was designed to be informational only and is unnecessary for the implementation of the EFTA, as...

Comparing mandated health care reforms: the Affordable Care Act, accountable care organizations, and the Medicare ESRD program.

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Watnick, Suzanne; Weiner, Daniel E; Shaffer, Rachel; Inrig, Jula; Moe, Sharon; Mehrotra, Rajnish

2012-09-01

In addition to extending health insurance coverage, the Affordable Care Act of 2010 aims to improve quality of care and contain costs. To this end, the act allowed introduction of bundled payments for a range of services, proposed the creation of accountable care organizations (ACOs), and established the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test new care delivery and payment models. The ACO program began April 1, 2012, along with demonstration projects for bundled payments for episodes of care in Medicaid. Yet even before many components of the Affordable Care Act are fully in place, the Medicare ESRD Program has instituted legislatively mandated changes for dialysis services that resemble many of these care delivery reform proposals. The ESRD program now operates under a fully bundled, case-mix adjusted prospective payment system and has implemented Medicare's first-ever mandatory pay-for-performance program: the ESRD Quality Incentive Program. As ACOs are developed, they may benefit from the nephrology community's experience with these relatively novel models of health care payment and delivery reform. Nephrologists are in a position to assure that the ACO development will benefit from the ESRD experience. This article reviews the new ESRD payment system and the Quality Incentive Program, comparing and contrasting them with ACOs. Better understanding of similarities and differences between the ESRD program and the ACO program will allow the nephrology community to have a more influential voice in shaping the future of health care delivery in the United States.

26 CFR 1.410(b)-10 - Effective dates and transition rules.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... section 1112 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1989. (2... section 1112(e)(2) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, in the case of a plan maintained pursuant to one or more... March 1, 1986, the minimum coverage rules of section 410(b) as amended by section 1112 of the Tax Reform...

Harnessing the Affordable Care Act to catalyze delivery system reform and strengthen emergency care in America.

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Maa, John

2015-01-01

As health care reform in the US evolves beyond insurance reform to encompass delivery system reform, the opportunity arises to harness the Affordable Care Act to strengthen patient care in America. One area for dedicated individuals to lead this effort is by improving transitions in patient care across the continuum of team members, specialties, settings, and systems. This article will describe innovations of the surgicalist and acute care surgeon that have emerged in response to the challenges facing surgery in specialization, geography, and the need to comply with health care reform mandates. Three ways will be described to integrate these innovations with pilot programs in the Affordable Care Act: to promote teamwork, to reduce readmissions, and to strengthen emergency care because the key location where the joint efforts intersect most acutely with patient need is in our nation's Emergency Departments.

Harnessing the Affordable Care Act to Catalyze Delivery System Reform and Strengthen Emergency Care in America

PubMed Central

Maa, John

2015-01-01

As health care reform in the US evolves beyond insurance reform to encompass delivery system reform, the opportunity arises to harness the Affordable Care Act to strengthen patient care in America. One area for dedicated individuals to lead this effort is by improving transitions in patient care across the continuum of team members, specialties, settings, and systems. This article will describe innovations of the surgicalist and acute care surgeon that have emerged in response to the challenges facing surgery in specialization, geography, and the need to comply with health care reform mandates. Three ways will be described to integrate these innovations with pilot programs in the Affordable Care Act: to promote teamwork, to reduce readmissions, and to strengthen emergency care because the key location where the joint efforts intersect most acutely with patient need is in our nation’s Emergency Departments. PMID:25663212

Transitions in state public health law: comparative analysis of state public health law reform following the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act.

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Meier, Benjamin Mason; Hodge, James G; Gebbie, Kristine M

2009-03-01

Given the public health importance of law modernization, we undertook a comparative analysis of policy efforts in 4 states (Alaska, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and Nebraska) that have considered public health law reform based on the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act. Through national legislative tracking and state case studies, we investigated how the Turning Point Act's model legal language has been considered for incorporation into state law and analyzed key facilitating and inhibiting factors for public health law reform. Our findings provide the practice community with a research base to facilitate further law reform and inform future scholarship on the role of law as a determinant of the public's health.

FEMA Reform Act of 2012

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2

2012-09-21

House - 09/24/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Termination of pregnancy: a case for a change in the law.

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Griffith, Richard; Tengnah, Cassam

2007-07-01

In recent months there has been renewed public and parliamentary debate on whether the abortion law in the United Kingdom should be reformed. Parliament has debated the issue on three occasions and now the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology are calling for evidence in support of their inquiry into reform of the Abortion Act 1967. The inquiry gives district nurses the opportunity to inform the debate and ensure that their voices are heard given that topics for reform include nurse-led abortions and home abortions. In this article Richard Griffith and Cassam Tengnah review the development of the law relating to abortion and highlight the areas of reform to be considered by the select committee.

Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2009

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9

2009-11-19

House - 11/20/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Education for Liberal Democracy: Fred Clarke and the 1944 Education Act

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Ku, Hsiao-Yuh

2013-01-01

Fred Clarke (1880-1952), an English educationist, emerged as a leading figure with his liberal approach alongside such key figures as R. H. Tawney and Cyril Norwood in the reform leading to the 1944 Education Act. Many of his reform proposals, which were provided by the new Act, reflected his ideals of liberal democracy. Nevertheless, his…

Improving America's Schools Act

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Cradler, John; Bridgforth, Elizabeth

1995-01-01

The Improving America's Schools ACT (IASA) emphasizes coherent systemic education reform, with Goals 2000 setting common standards for IASA and the recently authorized School-to-Work Program. IASA addresses the need to raise academic achievement, increase opportunities to learn, improve professional development, increase community involvement, utilize instructional applications of technology, and improve assessment, and allow more local flexibility in the use of funds.

Tell Me the Name of Grant's Horse: Language Issues in the 1986 Immigration Act, March 1988.

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Wrigley, Heide Spruck

The content of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act is described, its current interpretations are examined, and the implications for developing a responsible language and citizenship curriculum to conform to the legislation are discussed. Specific attention is focused on the law's requirement that illegal aliens applying for amnesty and…

The Politics of Accountability: The Rise and Fall of Goals 2000

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Superfine, Benjamin Michael

2005-01-01

In 1994, Congress reauthorized Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and passed the Goals 2000: Education America Act. Together, these two laws were supposed to support the development and implementation of standards-based, systemic reform initiatives in the states. Despite these high hopes, Goals 2000 and Title I faced a number of…

Raising Standards in American Schools? Problems with Improving Teacher Quality

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Smith, Emma

2008-01-01

The quality of the teacher workforce is a subject of perennial concern in many developed countries. In the United States, through the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) Act, the federal government has a mandate for reform of teacher education that is unprecedented in its scale. Essentially the Act demands that every teacher of core academic…

An Act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15

2009-10-29

02/27/2010 Became Public Law No: 111-141. (TXT | PDF) (All Actions) Notes: Title on passage: To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until February 28, 2011. Tracker: This bill has the status Became LawHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Transitions in State Public Health Law: Comparative Analysis of State Public Health Law Reform Following the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act

PubMed Central

Meier, Benjamin Mason; Gebbie, Kristine M.

2009-01-01

Given the public health importance of law modernization, we undertook a comparative analysis of policy efforts in 4 states (Alaska, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and Nebraska) that have considered public health law reform based on the Turning Point Model State Public Health Act. Through national legislative tracking and state case studies, we investigated how the Turning Point Act's model legal language has been considered for incorporation into state law and analyzed key facilitating and inhibiting factors for public health law reform. Our findings provide the practice community with a research base to facilitate further law reform and inform future scholarship on the role of law as a determinant of the public's health. PMID:19150900

24 CFR 4.1 - Purpose.

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2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Purpose. 4.1 Section 4.1 Housing and Urban Development Office of the Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD REFORM ACT Accountability in the Provision of HUD Assistance § 4.1 Purpose. The provisions of this subpart A...

78 FR 14107 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA...

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2013-03-04

... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket Number FR-5500-FA-13] Announcement of Funding... AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION... and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this notice announces 26 permanent supportive housing...

State and District Receipt of Recovery Act Funds. A Report from Charting the Progress of Education Reform: An Evaluation of the Recovery Act's Role. NCEE 2012-4057

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Garrison-Mogren, Roberta; Gutmann, Babette

2012-01-01

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or the Recovery Act) of 2009 provided an unprecedented level of funding designed to "stimulate the economy in the short-term and invest wisely, using these funds to improve schools, raise achievement, drive reforms and produce better results for children and young people for the long-term…

3 CFR - Designation of Officials of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to Act as Director

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... for the District of Columbia By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345... otherwise eligible to so serve under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998. (c) Notwithstanding the...

The Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Implementation Issues and a Look Ahead at Additional Child Welfare Reforms. Working Paper

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Geen, Rob

2009-01-01

The passage of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (P.L. 110-351) represents the most significant federal child welfare reform in more than a decade. While the scope and nature of the federal reforms are far reaching, the actual impact of the legislation on children will depend largely upon how it is implemented.…

75 FR 66117 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Community Development Technical Assistance Programs Fiscal...

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76 FR 9588 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Rural Housing and Economic Development Program; Fiscal...

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2011-02-18

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24 CFR 401.2 - What special definitions apply to this part?

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2010-04-01

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24 CFR 401.2 - What special definitions apply to this part?

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2012-04-01

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24 CFR 401.2 - What special definitions apply to this part?

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2011-04-01

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24 CFR 401.2 - What special definitions apply to this part?

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2014-04-01

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Responsible Implementation of Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2013

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36

2013-09-19

House - 09/20/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Streamlining the SIP Process

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

EPA collaborated with the The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA/ECOs) SIP Reform Work Group to minimize federal and state burden in developing SIPs, but ensure the plans effectiveness in complying with the Clean Air Act.

Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing Act

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME

2011-03-02

Senate - 03/02/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Federal Protective Service Reform and Enhancement Act of 2010

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15

2010-04-15

House - 04/16/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

8 CFR 1245.12 - What are the procedures for certain Polish and Hungarian parolees who are adjusting status to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996? 1245.12 Section 1245.12 Aliens and Nationality... Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996? (a) How do I apply for adjustment of status under...

Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act. Conference Report [To Accompany S.1]. House of Representatives, 102d Congress, 2d Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House.

The Committee of Conference report on a Senate bill to promote educational reform is reported in this document. The purposes of the bill, cited as the "Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act," are to: promote achievement of the National Education Goals; measures progress toward these goals; develop national education standards and…

Anticipating the effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for patients with urologic cancer.

PubMed

Ellimoottil, Chandy; Miller, David C

2014-02-01

The Affordable Care Act seeks to overhaul the US health care system by providing insurance for more Americans, improving the quality of health care delivery, and reducing health care expenditures. Although the law's intent is clear, its implementation and effect on patient care remains largely undefined. Herein, we discuss major components of the Affordable Care Act, including the proposed insurance expansion, payment and delivery system reforms (e.g., bundled payments and Accountable Care Organizations), and other reforms relevant to the field of urologic oncology. We also discuss how these proposed reforms may affect patients with urologic cancers.

49 CFR 260.13 - Credit reform.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... appropriations, direct payment of a Credit Risk Premium by the Applicant or a non-Federal infrastructure partner... 49 Transportation 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Credit reform. 260.13 Section 260.13... REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENT FINANCING PROGRAM Overview § 260.13 Credit reform. The Federal Credit Reform Act...

Guidance on Streamlining the SIP Process

EPA Pesticide Factsheets

EPA collaborated with the The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA/ECOs) SIP Reform Work Group to minimize federal and state burden in developing SIPs, but ensure the plans effectiveness in complying with the Clean Air Act.

Electricity power Sector reform in the GCC region

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Al-Asaad, Hassan K.

2009-11-15

The Gulf Cooperation Council interconnection will act as a gateway towards achieving regional and pan-Arab power pools, thus promoting social, economic, and environmental development and cooperation in the Middle East and North African countries. (author)

77 FR 14558 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Public and Indian Housing Resident Opportunity and Self...

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78 FR 14109 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA...

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... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket Number FR-5600-FA-41] Announcement of Funding... AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice of... Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this notice announces 28 permanent supportive housing renewal...

Welfare Reform: States' Efforts To Expand Child Care Programs. United States General Accounting Office Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate.

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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div.

The sweeping changes of welfare reform embodied in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and which created the Child Care and Development Block Grant, raise many questions about how states will implement subsidy programs to help an increasing number of low-income families meet their child care needs. At the…

Reforms of a real estate cadastre in Poland / Reformy katastru nieruchomości w Polsce

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Pietrzak, Ludmiła; Hopfer, Andrzej; Cegielski, Stanisław

2012-11-01

On May 7, 2010 the act dated March 4, 2010 on the spatial information infrastructure was published which transposes the European Parliament and the European Council Directive No 2007/2/WE dated March 14, 2007 established the spatial information infrastructure (INSPIRE) in the European Community. This act introduced basic changes to the binding Act, i.e. the Law of Geodesy and Cartography and, as the consequence, the demand to develop various administrative decrees occurred. The authors of the paper present the analysis of the existing conditions of the cadastre, the task of governmental and public government administration, related to demands concerning the cadastral reforms, following the act on the spatial information infrastructure and they discuss possibilities to perform such reforms at the local and national scales. W dniu 7 maja 2010 r. weszła w życie ustawa a dnia 4 marca 2012 r. o infrastrukturze informacji przestrzennej dokonująca transpozycji dyrektywy Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady nr 2007/3/WE ustanawiającej infrastrukturę informacji przestrzennej w Europie. Ustawa to wprowadziła zasadnicze zmiany do obowiązującej ustawy prawo geodezyjne i kartograficzne, i w konsekwencji powstała konieczność opracowania nowych rozporządzeń wykonawczych. W chwili obecnej większość rozporządzeń jest już opracowana, część jest jeszcze konsultowana z organizacjami zawodowymi geodetów. W artykule autorzy dokonują analizy stanu istniejącego, zadań administracji rządowej i samorządowej związanych z koniecznością modernizacji katastru oraz podają zakres koniecznych do przeprowadzenie reform w skali kraju oraz w skali lokalnej.

Nursing homes and the affordable care act: a cease fire in the ongoing struggle over quality reform.

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Hawes, Catherine; Moudouni, Darcy M; Edwards, Rachel B; Phillips, Charles D

2012-01-01

Most provisions in the Affordable Care Act that affect nursing homes originated in two earlier attempts at reform, both of which failed multiple times in prior Congressional sessions: the Elder Justice Act and the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act. Both of these earlier efforts focused on improving quality and reducing elder abuse in nursing homes by strengthening oversight and enforcement penalties, expanding staff training, and increasing the information on nursing home quality available to consumers and regulators. Each bill addressed problems that were serious, widespread, and had persisted for years, but each failed to pass on its own. The Affordable Care Act, with its own momentum, became the vehicle for their passage. However, the reasons the bills failed in these earlier efforts suggest implementation challenges now that they have ridden into law on the coattails of the more general effort to reform the health care sector.

75 FR 62684 - Health Insurance Reform; Announcement of Maintenance Changes to Electronic Data Transaction...

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2010-10-13

... 0938-AM50 Health Insurance Reform; Announcement of Maintenance Changes to Electronic Data Transaction Standards Adopted Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 AGENCY: Office of... of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 standards made by the Designated...

Health Reforms as Examples of Multilevel Interventions in Cancer Care

PubMed Central

Fennell, Mary L.; Devers, Kelly J.

2012-01-01

To increase access and improve system quality and efficiency, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with sweeping changes to the nation’s health-care system. Although not intended to be specific to cancer, the act's implementation will profoundly impact cancer care. Its components will influence multiple levels of the health-care environment including states, communities, health-care organizations, and individuals seeking care. To illustrate these influences, two reforms are considered: 1) accountable care organizations and 2) insurance-based reforms to gather evidence about effectiveness. We discuss these reforms using three facets of multilevel interventions: 1) their intended and unintended consequences, 2) the importance of timing, and 3) their implications for cancer. The success of complex health reforms requires understanding the scientific basis and evidence for carrying out such multilevel interventions. Conversely and equally important, successful implementation of multilevel interventions depends on understanding the political setting and goals of health-care reform. PMID:22623600

Health reforms as examples of multilevel interventions in cancer care.

PubMed

Flood, Ann B; Fennell, Mary L; Devers, Kelly J

2012-05-01

To increase access and improve system quality and efficiency, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with sweeping changes to the nation's health-care system. Although not intended to be specific to cancer, the act's implementation will profoundly impact cancer care. Its components will influence multiple levels of the health-care environment including states, communities, health-care organizations, and individuals seeking care. To illustrate these influences, two reforms are considered: 1) accountable care organizations and 2) insurance-based reforms to gather evidence about effectiveness. We discuss these reforms using three facets of multilevel interventions: 1) their intended and unintended consequences, 2) the importance of timing, and 3) their implications for cancer. The success of complex health reforms requires understanding the scientific basis and evidence for carrying out such multilevel interventions. Conversely and equally important, successful implementation of multilevel interventions depends on understanding the political setting and goals of health-care reform.

Educational Reform and Curriculum Implementation in England: An Historical Perspective.

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Aldrich, Richard

This paper provides a historical perspective on the implementation of educational reform by the Thatcher government in England. Since 1979, and particularly since the Education Reform Act of 1988, the state educational system in England has undergone massive reform in the form of a national curriculum, increased school-based management, and the…

Investigation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: The Role of Stimulus Funding on Development of a Three-Tiered Intervention

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Grayson, Laura

2014-01-01

The purpose of this research study was to investigate how school districts, in the state of Missouri, dispersed funds from the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 to help drive educational reform, with respect to reading achievement and Response to Intervention strategies. The difference between the American Recovery and Reinvestment…

The Future of Foundations

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Kramer, Lawrence

1974-01-01

On account of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (taxing income of a foundation) foundations have developed more rationale grant-making philosophies, longer term grants, more evaluation of grantees, and greater responsibility on the part of the foundations for grantee survival. (Author/PG)

48 CFR 2819.7001 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... BUSINESS PROGRAMS Forecasts of Expected Contract Opportunities 2819.7001 General. Section 501 of Public Law 100-656, the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, requires executive agencies having... expected contract opportunities, or classes of contract opportunities that small business concerns...

Decriminalisation of abortion performed by qualified health practitioners under the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (Vic).

PubMed

Mendelson, Danuta

2012-06-01

In 2008, the Victorian Parliament enacted the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 (Vic) and amended the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) to decriminalise terminations of pregnancy while making it a criminal offence for unqualified persons to carry out such procedures. The reform legislation has imposed a civil regulatory regime on the management of abortions, and has stipulated particular statutory duties of care for registered qualified health care practitioners who have conscientious objections to terminations of pregnancy. The background to, and the structure of, this novel statutory regime is examined, with a focus on conscientious objection clauses and liability in the tort of negligence and the tort of breach of statutory duty.

Belarus: health system review.

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Richardson, Erica; Malakhova, Irina; Novik, Irina; Famenka, Andrei

2013-01-01

This analysis of the Belarusian health system reviews the developments in organization and governance, health financing, healthcare provision, health reforms and health system performance since 2008. Despite considerable change since independence, Belarus retains a commitment to the principle of universal access to health care, provided free at the point of use through predominantly state-owned facilities, organized hierarchically on a territorial basis. Incremental change, rather than radical reform, has also been the hallmark of health-care policy, although capitation funding has been introduced in some areas and there have been consistent efforts to strengthen the role of primary care. Issues of high costs in the hospital sector and of weaknesses in public health demonstrate the necessity of moving forward with the reform programme. The focus for future reform is on strengthening preventive services and improving the quality and efficiency of specialist services. The key challenges in achieving this involve reducing excess hospital capacity, strengthening health-care management, use of evidence-based treatment and diagnostic procedures, and the development of more efficient financing mechanisms. Involving all stakeholders in the development of further reform planning and achieving consensus among them will be key to its success. World Health Organization 2013 (acting as the host organization for, and secretariat of, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies).

Excerpts from U.S. Coast Guard Regulations and Policies Related to the Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act -- P.L. 104-55

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1997-04-11

The Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act (P.L. 104-55) requires "the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and : greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for...

Unfinished Business: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Munoz, Cecilia

The intent of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986 to eliminate the large exploitable subclass of undocumented immigrants living within the borders of the United States cannot be achieved through the methods chosen for its implementation. IRCA was designed to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants and to prevent more…

Implementing PICKUP in LEA Colleges under the Education Reform Act 1988. A Guidance Manual.

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Thomas, David

This manual on the provision of Professional, Industrial, and Commercial Updating (PICKUP) programming by colleges in England, Scotland, and Wales consists of a summary of recommendations, an introduction, 8 sections, and 11 appendices. Section 1 discusses planning; the requirements of the 1988 Education Reform Act; provision of programming;…

77 FR 75487 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of No Objection to...

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75 FR 60781 - Announcement of Funding Awards for Fiscal Year 2010 Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

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76 FR 59719 - Notice of Regulatory Waiver Requests Granted for the Second Quarter of Calendar Year 2011

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Improving Competition: Reforming the Requirements Process

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-07-01

45 Defense AT&L: July-August 2016 Improving Competition Reforming the Requirements Process Roy Wood, Ph.D. Wood is the Acting Vice President...professional. T ypical acquisition reform efforts have been focused in the margins, achiev­ ing marginal results. The evidence of decades of...acquisition reform indicates that the marginal reforms typically taken are not making the funda­ mental changes needed by the Department of Defense (DoD

Mechanisms Affecting the Sustainability and Scale-up of a System-Wide Numeracy Reform

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Bobis, Janette

2011-01-01

With deliberate system-level reform now being acted upon around the world, both successful and unsuccessful cases provide a rich source of knowledge from which we can learn to improve large-scale reform. Research surrounding the effectiveness of a theory-based system-wide numeracy reform operating in primary schools across Australia is examined to…

48 CFR 1807.7200 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... required by the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, it is NASA policy to— (1) Prepare an... forecast and semiannual update are available on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/). [69 FR 21763, Apr. 22, 2004] ...

48 CFR 1807.7200 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... required by the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, it is NASA policy to— (1) Prepare an... forecast and semiannual update are available on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/). [69 FR 21763, Apr. 22, 2004] ...

48 CFR 1807.7200 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... required by the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, it is NASA policy to— (1) Prepare an... forecast and semiannual update are available on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/). [69 FR 21763, Apr. 22, 2004] ...

48 CFR 1807.7200 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... required by the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, it is NASA policy to— (1) Prepare an... forecast and semiannual update are available on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/). [69 FR 21763, Apr. 22, 2004] ...

48 CFR 1807.7200 - Policy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... required by the Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, it is NASA policy to— (1) Prepare an... forecast and semiannual update are available on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/). [69 FR 21763, Apr. 22, 2004] ...

Payment Reform

PubMed Central

Schneider, Eric C.; Hussey, Peter S.; Schnyer, Christopher

2011-01-01

Abstract Insurers and purchasers of health care in the United States are on the verge of potentially revolutionary changes in the approaches they use to pay for health care. Recently, purchasers and insurers have been experimenting with payment approaches that include incentives to improve quality and reduce the use of unnecessary and costly services. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is likely to accelerate payment reform based on performance measurement. This article provides details of the results of a technical report that catalogues nearly 100 implemented and proposed payment reform programs, classifies each of these programs into one of 11 payment reform models, and identifies the performance measurement needs associated with each model. A synthesis of the results suggests near-term priorities for performance measure development and identifies pertinent challenges related to the use of performance measures as a basis for payment reform. The report is also intended to create a shared framework for analysis of future performance measurement opportunities. This report is intended for the many stakeholders tasked with outlining a national quality strategy in the wake of health care reform legislation. PMID:28083159

MEDICINAL CANNABIS LAW REFORM IN AUSTRALIA.

PubMed

Freckelton, Ian

2016-03-01

Attempts at medicinal cannabis law reform in Australia are not new. However, in historical perspective 2015 and 2016 will be seen as the time when community debate about legalisation of medicinal cannabis reached a tipping point in a number of Australian jurisdictions and when community impetus for change resulted in major reform initiatives. In order to contextualise the changes, the August 2015 Report of the Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) and then the Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2015 (Vic) introduced in December 2015 into the Victorian Parliament by the Labor Government are scrutinised. In addition, this editorial reviews the next phase of developments in the course of 2015 and 2016, including the Commonwealth Narcotic Drugs Amendment Act 2016 and the Queensland Public Health (Medicinal Canna- bis) Bill 2016. It identifies the principal features of the legislative initiatives against the backdrop of the VLRC proposals. It observes that the principles underlying the Report and the legislative developments in the three Australian jurisdictions are closely aligned and that their public health approach, their combination of evidence-based pragmatism, and their carefully orchestrated checks and balances against abuse and excess constitute a constructive template for medicinal cannabis law reform.

US Health Care Reform and Transplantation, Part II: impact on the public sector and novel health care delivery systems.

PubMed

Axelrod, D A; Millman, D; Abecassis, M M

2010-10-01

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act passed in 2010 will result in dramatic expansion of publically funded health insurance coverage for low-income individuals. It is estimated that of the 32 million newly insured, 16 million will obtain coverage through expansion of the Medicaid Program, and the remaining 16 million will purchase coverage through their employer or newly legislated insurance exchanges. While the Act contains numerous provisions to improve access to private insurance as discussed in Part I of this analysis, public sector coverage will significantly be affected. The cost of health care reform will be borne disproportionately by Medicare, which faces nearly $500 billion in cuts to be identified by a new independent board. Transplant centers should be concerned about the impact of the reform on the financial aspects of transplantation. In addition, this legislation also utilizes the Medicare Program to drive reform of the health care delivery system, by encouraging the development of integrated Accountable Care Organizations, experimentation with new 'models' of healthcare delivery, and expanded support for Comparative Effectiveness Research. Transplant providers, including transplant centers and physicians/surgeons need to lead this movement, drawing on our experience providing comprehensive multidisciplinary care under global budgets with publically reported outcomes.

Research Report on the Implementation of Professional Development in Kentucky.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Daniel, Patricia L.; Stallion, Brenda K.

The Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 required a complete restructuring of the educational system and greater emphasis on professional development focused on the needs of teachers at local schools. The purposes of this study were to determine the extent to which schools across the Commonwealth were implementing School-Based Professional…

ESSA and Rural Teachers. New Roads Ahead?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Gagnon, Douglas

2016-01-01

Inertia created by the 15 years of teacher quality reform leading up to Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), coupled with a renewed focus on innovation and flexibility under ESSA, might provide a recipe for establishing new ways to recruit, develop, and retain teachers in rural schools. Many hope that the development of complex and tailored staffing…

26 CFR 1.1502-81T - Alaska Native Corporations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 12 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Alaska Native Corporations. 1.1502-81T Section... Native Corporations. (a) General Rule. The application of section 60(b)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and section 1804(e)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (relating to Native Corporations established...

26 CFR 1.1502-81T - Alaska Native Corporations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 12 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Alaska Native Corporations. 1.1502-81T Section... Native Corporations. (a) General Rule. The application of section 60(b)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and section 1804(e)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (relating to Native Corporations established...

26 CFR 1.1502-81T - Alaska Native Corporations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 12 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Alaska Native Corporations. 1.1502-81T Section... Native Corporations. (a) General Rule. The application of section 60(b)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and section 1804(e)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (relating to Native Corporations established...

26 CFR 1.1502-81T - Alaska Native Corporations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 12 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Alaska Native Corporations. 1.1502-81T Section... Corporations. (a) General Rule. The application of section 60(b)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and section 1804(e)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (relating to Native Corporations established under the Alaska...

26 CFR 1.1502-81T - Alaska Native Corporations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 12 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Alaska Native Corporations. 1.1502-81T Section... Native Corporations. (a) General Rule. The application of section 60(b)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 and section 1804(e)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (relating to Native Corporations established...

Goals 2000: Overview and Analysis. CRS Report for Congress.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Stedman, James B.

Goals 2000: Educate America Act (P.L. 103-227) authorizes a range of initiatives for federal support of education reform. Its basic strategy is that of systemic reform guided by sets of agreed-upon educational goals and standards at each level of governance. An overview and analysis of the Act's basic provisions and authorizations is provided.…

76 FR 78159 - Safety Zone; Submarine Cable Installation Project; Chicago River South Branch, Chicago, IL

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2011-12-16

... negative way. In the event that this temporary safety zone affects shipping, commercial vessels may request... implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132, Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on... implications for federalism. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C...

Splintered Accountability: State Governance and Education Reform. SUNY Series in Public Policy

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Shober, Arnold F.

2010-01-01

The No Child Left Behind Act declared that improving education in every school in the United States was a top national priority. However, this act did not acknowledge how state departments of education have successfully constructed reforms for the past few decades, despite the power struggle between governors, legislators, school districts, and…

Nursing Home Staffing and Quality under the Nursing Home Reform Act

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Zhang, Xinzhi; Grabowski, David C.

2004-01-01

Purpose: We examine whether the Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) improved nursing home staffing and quality. Design and Methods: Data from 5,092 nursing homes were linked across the 1987 Medicare/Medicaid Automated Certification System and the 1993 Online Survey, Certification and Reporting system. A dummy-year model was used to examine the effects…

The Impact of Kentucky's Educational Reform Act on Writing throughout the Commonwealth.

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Harnack, Andrew; And Others

1994-01-01

The central role of writing in Kentucky's Education Reform Act is most evident in Kentucky's new assessment system, which employs writing on all levels. Even tests that have recently included multiple-choice items may be replaced by response items that require students to apply knowledge, concepts, and skills in a writing format. Writing itself is…

Medicaid Issues in Family Welfare and Nursing Home Reform. Including H.R. 2270, a Bill To Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act To Change the Medicaid Requirements for Nursing Facilities Based on Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (April 24 and May 12, 1987).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Two hearings held a month apart examine major issues concerning Medicaid benefits in family welfare and nursing home reform. The first set of hearings discusses the proposed Family Welfare Reform Act of 1987 (H.R. 1720), which is intended to replace the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program of the Social Security Act Title IV.…

Free Speech and Campaign Reform.

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Sharp, Harry, Jr.

The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, a political campaign reform measure, was enacted to limit campaign contributions and independent expenditures, to mandate disclosure of contributors, and to establish public financing of campaigns, all to minimize the opportunity for political corruption. Unfortunate implications of such reform on the…

77 FR 68047 - Policy Statement on the Principles for Development and Distribution of Annual Stress Test Scenarios

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.... OCC-2012-0016] Policy Statement on the Principles for Development and Distribution of Annual Stress... and factors to be used by the OCC in development and distributing the stress test scenarios for the annual stress test required by the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 as...

Surviving the Lunacy Act of 1890: English Psychiatrists and Professional Development during the Early Twentieth Century.

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Takabayashi, Akinobu

2017-04-01

In recent decades, historians of English psychiatry have shifted their major concerns away from asylums and psychiatrists in the nineteenth century. This is also seen in the studies of twentieth-century psychiatry where historians have debated the rise of psychology, eugenics and community care. This shift in interest, however, does not indicate that English psychiatrists became passive and unimportant actors in the last century. In fact, they promoted Lunacy Law reform for a less asylum-dependent mode of psychiatry, with a strong emphasis on professional development. This paper illustrates the historical dynamics around the professional development of English psychiatry by employing Andrew Abbott's concept of professional development. Abbott redefines professional development as arising from both abstraction of professional knowledge and competition regarding professional jurisdiction. A profession, he suggests, develops through continuous re-formation of its occupational structure, mode of practice and political language in competing with other professional and non-professional forces. In early twentieth-century England, psychiatrists promoted professional development by framing political discourse, conducting a daily trade and promoting new legislation to defend their professional jurisdiction. This professional development story began with the Lunacy Act of 1890, which caused a professional crisis in psychiatry and led to inter-professional competition with non-psychiatric medical service providers. To this end, psychiatrists devised a new political rhetoric, 'early treatment of mental disorder', in their professional interests and succeeded in enacting the Mental Treatment Act of 1930, which re-instated psychiatrists as masters of English psychiatry.

Medicare Postacute Care Payment Reforms Have Potential to Improve Efficiency, but May Need Changes to Cut Costs

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Grabowski, David C.; Huckfeldt, Peter J.; Sood, Neeraj; Escarce, José J; Newhouse, Joseph P.

2012-01-01

The Affordable Care Act mandates changes in payment policies for Medicare postacute care services intended to contain spending in the long run and help ensure the program’s financial sustainability. In addition to reducing annual payment increases to providers under the existing prospective payment systems, the act calls for demonstration projects of bundled payment, accountable care organizations, and other strategies to promote care coordination and reduce spending. Experience with the adoption of Medicare prospective payment systems in postacute care settings approximately a decade ago suggests that current reforms could, but need not necessarily, produce such undesirable effects as decreased access for less profitable patients, poorer patient outcomes, and only short-lived curbs on spending. Policy makers will need to be vigilant in monitoring the impact of the Affordable Care Act reforms and be prepared to amend policies as necessary to ensure that the reforms exert persistent controls on spending without compromising the delivery of patient-appropriate postacute services. PMID:22949442

24 CFR 4.22 - Definitions.

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7 CFR 3430.15 - Stakeholder input.

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26 CFR 1.42-3 - Treatment of buildings financed with proceeds from a loan under an Affordable Housing Program...

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... pursuant to section 721 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA... from a loan under an Affordable Housing Program established pursuant to section 721 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). 1.42-3 Section 1.42-3 Internal Revenue...

77 FR 41902 - Special Local Regulation and Safety Zone; America's Cup Sailing Events, San Francisco, CA

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26 CFR 143.5 - Taxes on self-dealing; indirect transactions by a private foundation.

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... 26 Internal Revenue 17 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Taxes on self-dealing; indirect transactions by... THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1969 § 143.5 Taxes on self-dealing; indirect transactions by a private... 101(b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 500) provides that the term “self-dealing” includes any...

26 CFR 143.5 - Taxes on self-dealing; indirect transactions by a private foundation.

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2011-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 17 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Taxes on self-dealing; indirect transactions by... THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1969 § 143.5 Taxes on self-dealing; indirect transactions by a private... 101(b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1969 (83 Stat. 500) provides that the term “self-dealing” includes any...

Remainder Gifts Under the Tax Reform Act of 1969: A Post-Final Regulation Outline, With Forms

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Myers, John Holt

1973-01-01

Reviews the Tax Reform Act of 1969 with regard to income, estate, or gift tax deductions available for the gift or bequest of a remainder interest. Compares the various types of deductible charitable remainder gifts. Legal forms are included for pooled income fund trusts and for charitable remainder annuity trust gifts and unitrust gifts. (JT)

28 CFR Appendix A to Part 58 - Guidelines for Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed Under...

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2010-07-01

... Administration DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (CONTINUED) REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACTS OF 1978 AND... Reimbursement of Expenses Filed Under 11 U.S.C. 330 (a) General Information. (1) The Bankruptcy Reform Act of... thus reflect standards and procedures articulated in section 330 of the Code and Rule 2016 of the...

75 FR 36522 - Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates

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2010-06-28

... demand for passports as a result of actions taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence... taken to comply with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004... with section 7209(b) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Public Law 108...

Illuminating Agency: A Latin@ Immigrant Parent's "Testimonio" on the Intersection of Immigration Reform and Schools

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Fernández, Erica

2016-01-01

Anti-immigration reform has created a hostile and threatening climate for Latin@ immigrants and their families. Simple everyday acts that are often taken for granted (i.e. parents dropping off children at school, driving to the grocery store, etc.) became acts that threaten to separate families. As a result, many Latin@ families are currently…

Local television news coverage of President Clinton's introduction of the Health Security Act.

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Dorfman, L; Schauffler, H H; Wilkerson, J; Feinson, J

1996-04-17

To investigate how local television news reported on health system reform during the week President Clinton presented his health system reform bill. Retrospective content analysis of the 1342-page Health Security Act of 1993, the printed text of President Clinton's speech before Congress on September 22, 1993, and a sample of local television news stories on health system reform broadcast during the week of September 19 through 25, 1993. The state of California. During the week, 316 television news stories on health system reform were aired during the 166 local news broadcasts sampled. Health system reform was the second most frequently reported topic, second to stories on violent crime. News stories on health system reform averaged 1 minute 38 seconds in length, compared with 57 seconds for violent crime. Fifty-seven percent of the local news stories focused on interest group politics. Compared with the content of the Health Security Act, local news broadcasts devoted a significantly greater portion of their stories to financing, eligibility, and preventive services. Local news stories gave significantly less attention to cost-saving mechanisms, long-term care benefits, and changes in Medicare and Medicaid, and less than 2% of stories mentioned quality assurance mechanisms, malpractice reform, or new public health initiatives. Of the 316 televised news stories, 53 reported on the president's speech, covering many of the same topics emphasized in the speech (financing, organization and administration, and eligibility) and de-emphasizing many of the same topics (Medicare and Medicaid, quality assurance, and malpractice reform). Two percent of the president's speech covered partisan politics; 45% of the local news stories on the speech featured challenges from partisan politicians. Although health system reform was the focus of a large number of local television news stories during the week, in-depth explanation was scarce. In general, the news stories provided superficial coverage framed largely in terms of the risks and costs of reform to specific stakeholders.

77 FR 69553 - Policy Statement on the Principles for Development and Distribution of Annual Stress Test Scenarios

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... Development and Distribution of Annual Stress Test Scenarios AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation... distributing the stress test scenarios for the annual stress tests required by the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 as implemented by the Annual Stress Test final rule (``Stress...

77 FR 9955 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Community Challenge Planning Grant Program for Fiscal Year...

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2012-02-21

... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5500-FA-33] Announcement of Funding Awards for the Community Challenge Planning Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2011 AGENCY: Office of... Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this...

Anticipating the Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for Patients with Urological Cancer

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Ellimoottil, Chandy; Miller, David C.

2014-01-01

The Affordable Care Act seeks to overhaul the US healthcare system by providing insurance for more Americans, improving the quality of healthcare delivery, and reducing healthcare expenditures. While the law’s intent is clear, its implementation and effect on patient care remains largely undefined. Herein, we discuss major components of the ACA, including the proposed insurance expansion, payment and delivery system reforms (e.g. bundled payments and Accountable Care Organizations) and other reforms relevant to the field of urologic oncology. We also discuss how these proposed reforms may impact patients with urological cancers. PMID:24588021

75 FR 76706 - Acceptance of Public Submissions on a Study Mandated by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...

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2010-12-09

... COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34-63423... Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 719(b) AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Securities and Exchange Commission. ACTION: Request for Comments. SUMMARY: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform...

The High School Curriculum in the United States and the United Kingdom: Perspectives on Reform and Control.

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Holt, Maurice

1993-01-01

Examines the interplay of political and educational factors influencing current U.S. and British school reform. The dominant characteristic of educational policymaking in both countries is "hyperpoliticalization." Britain's 1988 Education Reform Act, motivated by conservative political considerations, represents a setback to secondary…

7 CFR 3430.15 - Stakeholder input.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... consider any comments received within the specified timeframe in the development of the future RFAs for the... Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND...) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) (7 U.S.C. 7613(c...

To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to extend the public assistance pilot program through December 31, 2009.

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Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1

2009-02-13

House - 02/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Kentucky and Missouri School Improvement Models.

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Wheeler, Nedra; Agruso, Ramona

The Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 mandates radical changes in curriculum, finances, and governance for all Kentucky schools and requires that all schools implement school-based decision making (SBDM). SBDM involves a cooperative problem solving approach to operational decisions. New York's Johnson City school district developed an…

The Role of the Community College in Welfare Reform since Passage of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996.

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Delmonico, Matt

The paper addresses the impact of welfare reform on the community college and discusses how community colleges are responding to this important social and economic issue. One of the main tenants of the 1996 Welfare Reform Bill is to shift the responsibility for welfare to the states, requiring that half of all able-bodied recipients find work by…

The inter-section of political history and health policy in Asia--the historical foundations for health policy analysis.

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Grundy, John; Hoban, Elizabeth; Allender, Steve; Annear, Peter

2014-09-01

One of the challenges for health reform in Asia is the diverse set of socio-economic and political structures, and the related variability in the direction and pace of health systems and policy reform. This paper aims to make comparative observations and analysis of health policy reform in the context of historical change, and considers the implications of these findings for the practice of health policy analysis. We adopt an ecological model for analysis of policy development, whereby health systems are considered as dynamic social constructs shaped by changing political and social conditions. Utilizing historical, social scientific and health literature, timelines of health and history for five countries (Cambodia, Myanmar, Mongolia, North Korea and Timor Leste) are mapped over a 30-50 year period. The case studies compare and contrast key turning points in political and health policy history, and examines the manner in which these turning points sets the scene for the acting out of longer term health policy formation, particularly with regard to the managerial domains of health policy making. Findings illustrate that the direction of health policy reform is shaped by the character of political reform, with countries in the region being at variable stages of transition from monolithic and centralized administrations, towards more complex management arrangements characterized by a diversity of health providers, constituency interest and financing sources. The pace of reform is driven by a country's institutional capability to withstand and manage transition shocks of post conflict rehabilitation and emergence of liberal economic reforms in an altered governance context. These findings demonstrate that health policy analysis needs to be informed by a deeper understanding and questioning of the historical trajectory and political stance that sets the stage for the acting out of health policy formation, in order that health systems function optimally along their own historical pathways. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

26 CFR 1.902-1 - Credit for domestic corporate shareholder of a foreign corporation for foreign income taxes paid...

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2013-04-01

... United States dollars by applying the law as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act... regulations thereunder as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See paragraphs... Corporation M and Corporation A's opening balances in post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign...

26 CFR 1.902-1 - Credit for domestic corporate shareholder of a foreign corporation for foreign income taxes paid...

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2014-04-01

... United States dollars by applying the law as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act... regulations thereunder as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See paragraphs... Corporation M and Corporation A's opening balances in post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign...

26 CFR 1.902-1 - Credit for domestic corporate shareholder of a foreign corporation for foreign income taxes paid...

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2011-04-01

... United States dollars by applying the law as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act... regulations thereunder as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See paragraphs... Corporation M and Corporation A's opening balances in post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign...

26 CFR 1.902-1 - Credit for domestic corporate shareholder of a foreign corporation for foreign income taxes paid...

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2012-04-01

... United States dollars by applying the law as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act... regulations thereunder as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See paragraphs... Corporation M and Corporation A's opening balances in post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign...

26 CFR 1.269-7 - Relationship of section 269 to sections 382 and 383 after the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

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2011-04-01

... the principal purpose of an acquisition is the evasion or avoidance of Federal income tax. [T.D. 8388... 383 after the Tax Reform Act of 1986. 1.269-7 Section 1.269-7 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED) INCOME TAX (CONTINUED) INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED) Items Not...

26 CFR 1.269-7 - Relationship of section 269 to sections 382 and 383 after the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

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2010-04-01

... the principal purpose of an acquisition is the evasion or avoidance of Federal income tax. [T.D. 8388... 383 after the Tax Reform Act of 1986. 1.269-7 Section 1.269-7 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED) INCOME TAX (CONTINUED) INCOME TAXES Items Not Deductible...

Critical Literacy, Educational Investment, and the Blueprint for Reform: An Analysis of the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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Morrell, Ernest

2010-01-01

This article analyzes, "A Blueprint for Reform: The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act," a recently released report from the U.S. Department of Education. It begins with an analysis of the strengths of the report. The Blueprint argues for increased college access and more federal attention to public education.…

The Transnational Idea of University Autonomy and the Reform of the Finnish Universities Act

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Piironen, Ossi

2013-01-01

In 2009, the Finnish parliament passed a new Universities Act that aimed to strengthen the institutional autonomy of the country's universities. But why and how did the idea of autonomy come to frame the reform agenda in the overt way it did? In analysing a sample of authoritative policy and strategy papers by the key stakeholders in the higher…

Rural Dimensions of Welfare Reform.

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Weber, Bruce A., Ed.; Duncan, Greg J., Ed.; Whitener, Leslie A., Ed.

The 16 chapters in this five-part book, each by different authors, trace the effects of welfare reform (mandated by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996), upon poor people in rural areas of the United States. The book begins with an introduction called "As the Dust Settles: Welfare Reform and Rural…

Longitudinal Assessment of Comprehensive School Reform Program Implementation and Outcomes: First-Year Report

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Tushnet, Naida C., Flaherty, John, Jr., Smith, And

2004-01-01

The Longitudinal Assessment of Comprehensive School Reform Implementation and Outcomes (LACIO) responds to the No Child Left Behind Act's requirement for an evaluation of the federal Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) program. The legislation stipulates two broad goals for the evaluation: (1) to evaluate the implementation and outcomes achieved by…

The Implementation of the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program: The Work of 40 Schools in Seven Midwest States.

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Faddis, Bonnie J.; Beam, Margaret; Hahn, Karen J.; Willardson, Marlyn; Sipe, Deborah; Ahrens-Gray, Paul

The Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration (CSRD) Program was established through Public Law 105-78, the 1998 Department of Education Appropriations Act. CSRD provides financial assistance to underachieving schools implementing comprehensive school-reform programs that are based on reliable research and effective practices. It intends to…

Gubernatorial Reactions to No Child Left Behind: Politics, Pressure, and Education Reform

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Fusarelli, Lance D.

2005-01-01

This article explores how federal authority exemplified in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) impacts another significant trend in educational governance and control--the significant growth and expansion of gubernatorial control over education reform. After briefly outlining the history of gubernatorial activism in education reform, the reaction…

Neoliberalism, Social Darwinism, and Consumerism Masquerading as School Reform

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Tienken, Christopher H.

2013-01-01

Education reform policies harvested from neoliberalism, social Darwinism, consumerism, and free-market ideologies have begun to replace the pragmatic progressivism of the pre-World War II era. In this article, I use three federal and state education reform policies and programs--No Child Left Behind Act, Common Core State Standards Initiative, and…

Quality and Importance of Health Policy, Reform, and Public Health Topics: A Study in Physician Assistant Education.

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Angerer-Fuenzalida, Frances M

2018-06-01

As key players in a changing US health care system, physician assistants (PAs) must be prepared to act with a clear understanding of health policy as reform changes are enacted. The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of graduating PA students about the importance of health policy, reform, and public health and their perception of their preparedness in these areas. The research question was: Do PA students identify these topic areas as important, and, for each topic area, do they feel adequately prepared with sufficient knowledge for clinical practice? Participants in the study included 352 PA students from 14 PA programs randomly selected from 4 geographic regions of the continental United States. A 20-item instrument, the Health Policy Perception Tool, was developed and validated for data collection. Physician assistant students rated content items high on the importance scale and displayed a wide range of ratings on their perceived preparedness in each content area. Health policy/reform items demonstrated the highest disparity, with students indicating that they were least prepared in content areas relating to the Affordable Care Act, such as patient-centered medical home and accountable care organizations. They also rated health system structure/function items as moderately important, but indicated that they were ill prepared on this topic. Public health topics were rated highly on both scales. Physician assistant programs appear to be addressing public health issues well; however, PA education leaders must address the low levels of preparedness in the other areas of health care, specifically those related to health structure/function and health reform.

Profiles 1999 State Report. Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program.

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Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. Office of Accountability.

The Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program is a system developed under the Oklahoma Education Reform Act of 1990 to assess the performance of public schools and school systems. "Profiles 1999" consists of state, district, and school components. Each component divides the information presented into three major reporting categories: (1)…

Schools Achieving Gender Equity.

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Revis, Emma

This guide is designed to assist teachers presenting the Schools Achieving Gender Equity (SAGE) curriculum for vocational education students, which was developed to align gender equity concepts with the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA). Included in the guide are lesson plans for classes on the following topics: legal issues of gender equity,…

77 FR 70177 - Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring Program (Mark to Market)

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2012-11-23

... DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5603-N-85] Multifamily Housing Mortgage... Program is authorized under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 as... used to determine the eligibility of FHA insured multifamily properties for participation in the Mark...

24 CFR 30.10 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Definitions. 30.10 Section 30.10... MONEY PENALTIES: CERTAIN PROHIBITED CONDUCT General § 30.10 Definitions. Since this part is primarily... regulations. Comprehensive definitions are in 24 CFR part 4 (HUD Reform Act). The terms ALJ, Department, HUD...

Tax Developments and Their Impact on Planned Giving.

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Clark, David W.

1979-01-01

The Tax Reform Acts of 1976 and 1978 and their impact on charitable giving are described. Tax policy is seen to be in a state of flux with charities now no longer enjoying a favored status. The educational community needs to be alert to Congressional attitudes toward tax incentives. (MLW)

Children and Child Care: The Forgotten Component in Welfare Reform.

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Miranne, Kristine B.; Young, Alma H.

1995-01-01

Evaluates the goals and objectives of the childcare component as outlined by the Family Support Act. Following a brief discussion of the legislation's childcare provisions, the authors outline Project Independence, Louisiana's response to the federal mandate, and explore the Toyota Families in Learning Program developed through this project.…

24 CFR 4.28 - Civil penalties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Civil penalties. 4.28 Section 4.28... REFORM ACT Prohibition of Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions § 4.28 Civil penalties. Whenever any... civil money penalty on the employee in accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 30. ...

24 CFR 4.28 - Civil penalties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Civil penalties. 4.28 Section 4.28... REFORM ACT Prohibition of Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions § 4.28 Civil penalties. Whenever any... civil money penalty on the employee in accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 30. ...

24 CFR 4.28 - Civil penalties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Civil penalties. 4.28 Section 4.28... REFORM ACT Prohibition of Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions § 4.28 Civil penalties. Whenever any... civil money penalty on the employee in accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 30. ...

24 CFR 4.28 - Civil penalties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Civil penalties. 4.28 Section 4.28... REFORM ACT Prohibition of Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions § 4.28 Civil penalties. Whenever any... civil money penalty on the employee in accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 30. ...

24 CFR 4.28 - Civil penalties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 24 Housing and Urban Development 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Civil penalties. 4.28 Section 4.28... REFORM ACT Prohibition of Advance Disclosure of Funding Decisions § 4.28 Civil penalties. Whenever any... civil money penalty on the employee in accordance with the provisions of 24 CFR part 30. ...

Recent Acquisition Reform Through Technology and Workforce Improvements

DTIC Science & Technology

2016-09-01

HMMWV High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle IED Improvised Explosive Device IRAD Independent Research And Development JCIDS Joint...their specific field within the acquisition community (Eide & Allen, 2012). In 1993, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) was enacted...need arises as the nation’s “adversaries are modernizing at a significant rate, and they are responding rapidly to our development programs and fielded

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2013

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4

2013-02-28

House - 04/08/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Surviving the Lunacy Act of 1890: English Psychiatrists and Professional Development during the Early Twentieth Century

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Takabayashi, Akinobu

2017-01-01

In recent decades, historians of English psychiatry have shifted their major concerns away from asylums and psychiatrists in the nineteenth century. This is also seen in the studies of twentieth-century psychiatry where historians have debated the rise of psychology, eugenics and community care. This shift in interest, however, does not indicate that English psychiatrists became passive and unimportant actors in the last century. In fact, they promoted Lunacy Law reform for a less asylum-dependent mode of psychiatry, with a strong emphasis on professional development. This paper illustrates the historical dynamics around the professional development of English psychiatry by employing Andrew Abbott’s concept of professional development. Abbott redefines professional development as arising from both abstraction of professional knowledge and competition regarding professional jurisdiction. A profession, he suggests, develops through continuous re-formation of its occupational structure, mode of practice and political language in competing with other professional and non-professional forces. In early twentieth-century England, psychiatrists promoted professional development by framing political discourse, conducting a daily trade and promoting new legislation to defend their professional jurisdiction. This professional development story began with the Lunacy Act of 1890, which caused a professional crisis in psychiatry and led to inter-professional competition with non-psychiatric medical service providers. To this end, psychiatrists devised a new political rhetoric, ‘early treatment of mental disorder’, in their professional interests and succeeded in enacting the Mental Treatment Act of 1930, which re-instated psychiatrists as masters of English psychiatry. PMID:28260566

26 CFR 1.902-1 - Credit for domestic corporate shareholder of a foreign corporation for foreign income taxes paid...

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2010-04-01

... of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See §§ 1.902-3, 1.902-4 and 1.964-1. (iii) Foreign income taxes... regulations thereunder as in effect prior to the effective date of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See paragraphs... Corporation M and Corporation A's opening balances in post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign...

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: Revisiting the ACA's Essential Health Benefits Requirements.

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Giovannelli, Justin; Lucia, Kevin W; Corlette, Sabrina

2014-10-01

The Affordable Care Act broadens and strengthens the health insurance benefits available to consumers by requiring insurers to provide coverage of a minimum set of medical services known as "essential health benefits." Federal officials implemented this reform using transitional policies that left many important decisions to the states, while pledging to reassess that approach in time for the 2016 coverage year. This issue brief examines how states have exercised their options under the initial federal essential health benefits framework. We find significant variation in how states have developed their essential health benefits packages, including their approaches to benefit substitution and coverage of habilitative services. Federal regulators should use insurance company data describing enrollees' experiences with their coverage--information called for under the law's delayed transparency requirements--to determine whether states' differing strategies are producing the coverage improvements promised by reform.

School Performance, Accountability and Waiver Reforms: Evidence from Louisiana. CEPA Working Paper No. 17-06

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Dee, Thomas; Dizon-Ross, Elise

2017-01-01

States that received federal waivers to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act were required to implement reforms in designated "Focus Schools" that contribute to achievement gaps. In this study, we examine the performance effects of such "differentiated accountability" reforms in the state of Louisiana. The Focus School reforms…

Pastors and the "Perpetuum Mobile": The Dynamics of Professional Learning in Times of Reform

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Reite, Ingrid Chr.

2015-01-01

In a changing knowledge society, many workplaces experience a great number of reforms, implying improvement, new ways of working and professional learning. When a reform is introduced, however, does a professional act as an ever-moving machine--a "perpetuum mobile"--always learning with full energy? In this article, I ask the following:…

The Politics of Blocking Equality Reforms in Education: A Study of Organised Interests in England, 1965 2010

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Wiborg, Susanne

2017-01-01

This article investigates how vested interests, particularly the teacher unions, responded to the British Labour government's school reforms designed to increase educational equality. Two significant reforms introduced to this end were Circular 10/65 on comprehensive education and the Learning and Skills Act of 2000 on the City Academies. The…

Welfare Reform. At Issue, An Opposing Viewpoints Series.

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Cozic, Charles P., Ed.

Efforts to reform the welfare system in the United States have been gaining momentum since the late 1980s. Critics have been arguing that states should receive federal waivers to create their own programs to encourage welfare recipients to find work. The thrust of the 1996 welfare reform act transfers control over welfare spending to the states.…

Writing Whirligigs: The Art and Assessment of Writing in Kentucky State Reform.

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Wolf, Shelby A.; McIver, Monette C.

In 1990, the state of Kentucky created a new school system through the Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA). While KERA mandates wide-ranging progressive reform, testing through the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS) makes sure teachers get the job done. Though all Kentucky teachers are involved in writing, those at the…

Redesigning an Education System: Early Observations from Kentucky. Strategic Investment: Tough Choices for America's Future.

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David, Jane L.

The Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) is the most comprehensive reform legislation nationally, bringing substantial change to all levels of the educational system. A group of researchers who have spent time in schools in Kentucky and policy analysts knowledgeable about Kentucky and other state education reform efforts convened in October 1992…

Restructuring Urban Schools. A Chicago Perspective. The Series on School Reform.

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Hess, G. Alfred, Jr.

The Chicago (Illinois) School Reform Act of 1988 set in motion a chain of reform efforts that have been the subject of considerable study. The plan emphasizes returning control of the schools to parents and the community through school-based management and local school councils. This book reports on studies of the implementation of the reform…

Elementary Change: Moving toward Systemic School Reform in Rural Kentucky.

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Kannapel, Patricia J.; Aagaard, Lola; Coe, Pamelia; Reeves, Cynthia A.

From 1990 to 2000, a qualitative study of the implementation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) was conducted in four small rural school districts in Kentucky. KERA reflects key components of what would later be termed "systemic reform": a unifying set of goals that all students must attain, a coherent system of instructional…

Interest Groups' Influence over Drug Pricing Policy Reform in South Korea

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Chung, Woojin

2005-01-01

In 1999, the Korean government made a drug pricing policy reform to improve the efficiency and transparency of the drug distribution system. Yet, its policy formation process was far from being rational. Facing harsh resistance from various interest groups, the government changed its details into something different from what was initially investigated and planned. So far, little evidence supports any improvement in Korea's drug distribution system. Instead, the new drug pricing policy has deteriorated Korea's national health insurance budget, indicating a heavier economic burden for the general public. From Korea's experience, we may draw some lessons for the future development of a better health care system. As a society becomes more pluralistic, the government should come out of authoritarianism and thoroughly prepare in advance for resistance to reform, by making greater efforts to persuade strong interest groups while informing the general public of potential benefits of the reform. Additionally, facing developing civic groups, the government should listen but not rely too much on them at the final stage of the policy formation. Many of the civic groups lack expertise to evaluate the details of policy and tend to act in a somewhat emotional way. PMID:15988802

Interest groups' influence over drug pricing policy reform in South Korea.

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Chung, Woo Jin; Kim, Han Joong

2005-06-30

In 1999, the Korean government made a drug pricing policy reform to improve the efficiency and transparency of the drug distribution system. Yet, its policy formation process was far from being rational. Facing harsh resistance from various interest groups, the government changed its details into something different from what was initially investigated and planned. So far, little evidence supports any improvement in Korea's drug distribution system. Instead, the new drug pricing policy has deteriorated Korea's national health insurance budget, indicating a heavier economic burden for the general public. From Korea's experience, we may draw some lessons for the future development of a better health care system. As a society becomes more pluralistic, the government should come out of authoritarianism and thoroughly prepare in advance for resistance to reform, by making greater efforts to persuade strong interest groups while informing the general public of potential benefits of the reform. Additionally, facing developing civic groups, the government should listen but not rely too much on them at the final stage of the policy formation. Many of the civic groups lack expertise to evaluate the details of policy and tend to act in a somewhat emotional way.

Polarized stakeholders and institutional vulnerabilities: the enduring politics of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Béland, Daniel; Rocco, Philip; Waddan, Alex

2015-04-01

We conducted a comparative study of how state-level political stakeholders affected the implementation of 3 major reforms within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). Our goal was to analyze the effects of policy legacy, institutional fragmentation, and public sentiments on state obstruction of the reform. We gathered quantitative and qualitative evidence to generate cross-case comparisons of state implementation of 3 reform streams within the ACA: health insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion, and regulatory reform. Our sources included secondary literature, analysis of official decisions, and background interviews with experts and public officials. We found that state-level opponents of the ACA were most likely to be successful in challenging reforms with few preexisting policy legacies, high institutional fragmentation, and negative public sentiments. Reforms that built on existing state legislation, avoided state veto points or offered lucrative fiscal incentives, and elicited less negative public reaction were less likely to be contested. Our findings point to the importance of institutional design for the role of political stakeholders in implementing reforms to improve the cost, quality, and availability of medical treatments. Although other research has found that political polarization has shaped early ACA outcomes, comparative analysis suggests political stakeholders have had the highest effect on reforms that were particularly vulnerable. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier HS Journals, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Goldwater Nichols Act of 1986: 30 Years of Acquisition Reform

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2016-12-01

making it more difficult to purchase commercial items from a sole source when the value is above the simplified acquisition threshold; such language ...that private-sector witnesses supported language in the bill that proposed “an aggressive training program for the acquisition workforce” because “a...TECHNOLOGICAL EDGE ACT (2015) The most recent effort before the current sweeping reform language proposed in the 2017 NDAA was the Agile Acquisition to Retain

26 CFR 1.382-2T - Definition of ownership change under section 382, as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986...

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2010-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 4 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Definition of ownership change under section 382, as amended by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (temporary). 1.382-2T Section 1.382-2T Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (CONTINUED) INCOME TAX (CONTINUED) INCOME TAXES Insolvency Reorganizations § 1.382-2T Definition...

Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 [1 July 1993].

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1993-01-01

This document contains major provisions of the 1993 Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act. This Act contains many new and improved individual employment protection rights (many of which bring the UK in line with European Community directives). All pregnant employees have a new right to 14 weeks of maternity leave in addition to the existing right to return to work up to 29 weeks after child-birth. The law also strengthens the protection against dismissal or selection for redundancy on the grounds of pregnancy or child-birth. Additional protections cover sex discrimination in collective agreements.

Supporting Science Teachers in Alignment with State Curriculum Standards through Professional Development: Teachers' Preparedness, Expectations and Their Fulfillment

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Paik, Sunhee; Zhang, Meilan; Lundeberg, Mary A.; Eberhardt, Jan; Shin, Tae Seob; Zhang, Tianyi

2011-01-01

Since "A Nation at Risk" was released in the 1980s, standards-based reform has been the most dominant trend in American educational policy, and the No Child Left Behind Act pushed the trend further by requiring states to develop rigorous curriculum standards. Though much has been said about these new standards, less has been said about…

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the regulation of the health insurance industry.

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Jha, Saurabh; Baker, Tom

2012-12-01

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a comprehensive and multipronged reform of the US health care system. The legislation makes incremental changes to Medicare, Medicaid, and the market for employer-sponsored health insurance. However, it makes substantial changes to the market for individual and small-group health insurance. The purpose of this article is to introduce the key regulatory reforms in the market for individual and small-group health insurance and explain how these reforms tackle adverse selection and risk classification and improve access to health care for the hitherto uninsured or underinsured population. Copyright © 2012 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Reforms 2014: SENCos' Perspectives of the First Six Months

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Curran, Helen; Mortimore, Tilly; Riddell, Richard

2017-01-01

The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reforms have been reported as the most significant reforms of their kind for over 30 years. Through the Children and Families Act 2014 the Government is seeking to effect cultural change regarding SEND. The SENCo is responsible for the operational and strategic aspects related to SEND provision…

U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich urges Senate lawmakers to undertake OSHA reform.

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Reich, R

1994-07-01

Congress is considering reform of the 25-year-old Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich expressed his support of the Senate's OSHA reform bill (S. 575) in a statement before the Senate's Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Here is part of what he said.

Guidelines for Participation and Testing Accommodations for Special Populations in State Assessment Programs

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Bergeson, Terry; Heuschel, Mary Alice; Hall, Greg; Willhoft, Joe

2005-01-01

This publication is designed to assist administrators, teachers, parents, and students in making decisions regarding participation and testing accommodations for special populations in statewide testing in Washington. The intent of Washington's Education Reform Act of 1993 is to increase student achievement by developing a public school system…

Reshaping Education in the 1990s: Perspectives on Secondary Schooling.

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Pole, Christopher J., Ed.; Chawla-Duggan, Rita, Ed.

The 1988 Education Reform Act precipitated major educational change in the United Kingdom. This book is a compilation of papers originally presented at the 1994 Centre for Educational Development Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) conference at the University of Warwick (England). The papers focus on changes that have occurred and are occurring in the…

Reactors Save Energy, Costs for Hydrogen Production

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

2014-01-01

While examining fuel-reforming technology for fuel cells onboard aircraft, Glenn Research Center partnered with Garrettsville, Ohio-based Catacel Corporation through the Glenn Alliance Technology Exchange program and a Space Act Agreement. Catacel developed a stackable structural reactor that is now employed for commercial hydrogen production and results in energy savings of about 20 percent.

Music Teachers' Perceptions: The Role of Music Education in Early Literacy

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Holmberg, Susan D.

2010-01-01

In the wake of "No Child Left Behind Act" (U.S. Department of Education, 2006), educational reforms focused on providing students with effective systematic instruction in reading skills have become a nationwide concern. Report findings from the National Reading Panel (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000),…

Coroners and death certification law reform: the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and its aftermath.

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Luce, Tom

2010-10-01

After considering various different options for half a decade, the last Government legislated in 2009 to reform the England and Wales coroner and death certification systems. The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 provides for the creation of a new Chief Coroner post to lead the jurisdiction and for local medical examiners to oversee a new death certification scheme applicable equally to burial and cremation cases. In October 2010 the new Government announced that it judges the main coroner reform to be unaffordable, will not proceed with it and plans to repeal the provisions. It intends to implement the new death certification arrangements, which is welcome. The decision to abort the main coroner reform in spite of longstanding and widespread recognition of the need for major change is deplorable though in line with other failures over the last century to properly modernise this neglected service.

United States Health Care Reform Progress to Date and Next Steps

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Obama, Barack

2016-01-01

IMPORTANCE The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The law implemented comprehensive reforms designed to improve the accessibility, affordability, and quality of health care. OBJECTIVES To review the factors influencing the decision to pursue health reform, summarize evidence on the effects of the law to date, recommend actions that could improve the health care system, and identify general lessons for public policy from the Affordable Care Act. EVIDENCE Analysis of publicly available data, data obtained from government agencies, and published research findings. The period examined extends from 1963 to early 2016. FINDINGS The Affordable Care Act has made significant progress toward solving long-standing challenges facing the US health care system related to access, affordability, and quality of care. Since the Affordable Care Act became law, the uninsured rate has declined by 43%, from 16.0% in 2010 to 9.1% in 2015, primarily because of the law’s reforms. Research has documented accompanying improvements in access to care (for example, an estimated reduction in the share of nonelderly adults unable to afford care of 5.5 percentage points), financial security (for example, an estimated reduction in debts sent to collection of $600–$1000 per person gaining Medicaid coverage), and health (for example, an estimated reduction in the share of nonelderly adults reporting fair or poor health of 3.4 percentage points). The law has also begun the process of transforming health care payment systems, with an estimated 30% of traditional Medicare payments now flowing through alternative payment models like bundled payments or accountable care organizations. These and related reforms have contributed to a sustained period of slow growth in per-enrollee health care spending and improvements in health care quality. Despite this progress, major opportunities to improve the health care system remain. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Policy makers should build on progress made by the Affordable Care Act by continuing to implement the Health Insurance Marketplaces and delivery system reform, increasing federal financial assistance for Marketplace enrollees, introducing a public plan option in areas lacking individual market competition, and taking actions to reduce prescription drug costs. Although partisanship and special interest opposition remain, experience with the Affordable Care Act demonstrates that positive change is achievable on some of the nation’s most complex challenges. PMID:27400401

United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps.

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Obama, Barack

2016-08-02

The Affordable Care Act is the most important health care legislation enacted in the United States since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. The law implemented comprehensive reforms designed to improve the accessibility, affordability, and quality of health care. To review the factors influencing the decision to pursue health reform, summarize evidence on the effects of the law to date, recommend actions that could improve the health care system, and identify general lessons for public policy from the Affordable Care Act. Analysis of publicly available data, data obtained from government agencies, and published research findings. The period examined extends from 1963 to early 2016. The Affordable Care Act has made significant progress toward solving long-standing challenges facing the US health care system related to access, affordability, and quality of care. Since the Affordable Care Act became law, the uninsured rate has declined by 43%, from 16.0% in 2010 to 9.1% in 2015, primarily because of the law's reforms. Research has documented accompanying improvements in access to care (for example, an estimated reduction in the share of nonelderly adults unable to afford care of 5.5 percentage points), financial security (for example, an estimated reduction in debts sent to collection of $600-$1000 per person gaining Medicaid coverage), and health (for example, an estimated reduction in the share of nonelderly adults reporting fair or poor health of 3.4 percentage points). The law has also begun the process of transforming health care payment systems, with an estimated 30% of traditional Medicare payments now flowing through alternative payment models like bundled payments or accountable care organizations. These and related reforms have contributed to a sustained period of slow growth in per-enrollee health care spending and improvements in health care quality. Despite this progress, major opportunities to improve the health care system remain. Policy makers should build on progress made by the Affordable Care Act by continuing to implement the Health Insurance Marketplaces and delivery system reform, increasing federal financial assistance for Marketplace enrollees, introducing a public plan option in areas lacking individual market competition, and taking actions to reduce prescription drug costs. Although partisanship and special interest opposition remain, experience with the Affordable Care Act demonstrates that positive change is achievable on some of the nation's most complex challenges.

Federal Workplace Laws: Are Business Work Experience Programs in Compliance?

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Rader, Martha H.; Kurth, Linda A.

1999-01-01

Reviews federal laws (Fair Labor Standard Act's child labor regulations, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Immigration Reform and Control Act) for their implications for cooperative education and school-to-work programs. (SK)

20 CFR 718.1 - Statutory provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING COAL MINERS' TOTAL DISABILITY OR DEATH DUE TO... Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of...

Challenges of communicating integrated water resource management in Zimbabwe

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Marimbe, Simbiso; Manzungu, Emmanuel

With the promulgation of the 1998 Water Act the Government of Zimbabwe took a decisive step to reform the country’s water sector, to bring it in line with contemporary socio-political realities obtaining in the country, and in tune with the philosophy of integrated water resources management. Researchers have reported a lack of awareness of the reforms, particularly among the black communities, who were considered not just as one of the target of the reforms, but the beneficiaries. This paper analyses why this has been the case. The paper makes a case for differentiating communication from information dissemination. Information refers to a set of data packaged for delivery to a receiver while communication involves a dialogue. This paper critiques communication strategies used to communicate water reforms in Zimbabwe, applying recent developments in communication theories. The argument in the paper is that there was a failure to communicate although there was some success in dissemination information about the reforms. If the situation is to be reversed then methods that involve audience analysis may have to be used. Such methods tend to be expensive and time consuming--however, there is no substitute to this if integrated water resources management is to be institutionalised among the various stakeholders.

To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6

2011-01-05

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Evolution of US Health Care Reform.

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Manchikanti, Laxmaiah; Helm Ii, Standiford; Benyamin, Ramsin M; Hirsch, Joshua A

2017-03-01

Major health policy creation or changes, including governmental and private policies affecting health care delivery are based on health care reform(s). Health care reform has been a global issue over the years and the United States has seen proposals for multiple reforms over the years. A successful, health care proposal in the United States with involvement of the federal government was the short-lived establishment of the first system of national medical care in the South. In the 20th century, the United States was influenced by progressivism leading to the initiation of efforts to achieve universal coverage, supported by a Republican presidential candidate, Theodore Roosevelt. In 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, included a publicly funded health care program while drafting provisions to Social Security legislation, which was eliminated from the final legislation. Subsequently, multiple proposals were introduced, starting in 1949 with President Harry S Truman who proposed universal health care; the proposal by Lyndon B. Johnson with Social Security Act in 1965 which created Medicare and Medicaid; proposals by Ted Kennedy and President Richard Nixon that promoted variations of universal health care. presidential candidate Jimmy Carter also proposed universal health care. This was followed by an effort by President Bill Clinton and headed by first lady Hillary Clinton in 1993, but was not enacted into law. Finally, the election of President Barack Obama and control of both houses of Congress by the Democrats led to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as "ObamaCare" was signed into law in March 2010. Since then, the ACA, or Obamacare, has become a centerpiece of political campaigning. The Republicans now control the presidency and both houses of Congress and are attempting to repeal and replace the ACA. Key words: Health care reform, Affordable Care Act (ACA), Obamacare, Medicare, Medicaid, American Health Care Act.

Mainstreaming gender in integrated water resources management: the case of Zimbabwe

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Manase, G.; Ndamba, J.; Makoni, F.

Zimbabwe embarked on a water sector reform programme in 1995. Two goals of the water reform were to broaden women’s access to water and to enhance their participation in water management. This paper analyses how gender was addressed at the national and institutional levels and in the water reform process, paying particular attention on how strategic gender needs were addressed in the process and the resultant policies and Acts. The results show that although the government of Zimbabwe has made considerable progress in mainstreaming gender at the ministerial level, departments which are involved in the actual implementation of water programmes do not have clear gender policies. Therefore although gender equity was one of the main goals of the water reform, most poor women and men were not involved in the consultations. Consequently neither the new Water Act nor the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) Act addresses gender in explicit terms. Strategic gender needs are not addressed at all. It is recommended that all institutions in the water sector, including NGOs, should have clear gender policies, include a gender perspective in their organisation culture and practices and address strategic gender needs through training, education and supporting productive use of water.

To provide for insurance reform (including health insurance reform), amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare Advantage and reduce disparities in the Medicare Program, regulate the importation of prescription drugs, and for other purposes.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1

2010-03-10

House - 04/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

8 CFR 245.12 - What are the procedures for certain Polish and Hungarian parolees who are adjusting status to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996? 245.12 Section 245.12 Aliens and Nationality... adjusting status to that of permanent resident under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant...

Hearing on the Impact of Health Care Reform on Schools. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

These hearing transcripts present testimony concerning the impact of proposed health care reforms on American elementary and secondary schools. The hearing focused on how the proposed Health Security Act would affect and benefit schools and how American schools can assist in realizing the objectives of the Act. Much of the testimony was presented…

Welfare Reform. Hearings on S. 869, S. 1001, S. 1511, before the Committee on Finance. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (October 14 and 28, 1987). Part 2 of 3.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance.

This series of hearings, the second of three on welfare reform, focuses on the following legislation: (1) the Family Security Act (S. 1511); (2) child support enforcement bills (S. 1001 and S. 869); and (3) the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Employment and Training Reorganization Act. Among the speakers and witnesses were the following:…

Thinking outside Discipline Boundaries to Integrate Indian Education for All across the Curriculum

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Carjuzaa, Jioanna; Hunts, Holly

2013-01-01

The Montana Indian Education for All (IEFA) Act is an unprecedented reform effort 40 years in the making. In this paper we summarize the IEFA professional development opportunities provided to faculty at a land grant university in the western United States while highlighting a faculty member's personal efforts to integrate IEFA in a culturally…

Organizational Health and Student Achievement in Tennessee Middle Level Schools

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Henderson, Christopher L.; Buehler, Alison E.; Stein, William L.; Dalton, John E.; Robinson, Teresa R.; Anfara, Vincent A., Jr.

2005-01-01

Although the successful middle level school was designed to address both the affective and cognitive development of young adolescents (NMSA 2003), academic achievement is the outcome of paramount importance in the current political context of accountability, high-stakes testing, and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. In their efforts to reform,…

Tensions between Policy and Workplace Opportunities in Rural Arizona: Does Public Policy Ignore Social Equality?

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Danzig, Arnold; Vandegrift, Judith A.

Resources available to Arizona through the School-to-Work Opportunities Act will not be concentrated in rural communities, although their educational and economic development needs are proportionately greater. Absent from education reform bills pending in the Arizona House and Senate is any reference to school-to-work transition or any explicit…

School-to-Work Transition in Arizona: Does Public Policy Ignore Social Equality for Rural Populations?

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Danzig, Arnold; Vandegrift, Judith A.

1995-01-01

Public policy implications for Arizona of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act are explored, specifically with regard to rural areas. It is argued that should additional resources become available to the state, population-based allocations to rural areas are likely to be insufficient for meaningful educational and economic-development reform. (SLD)

The British Middle School at Age Thirty: An American Perspective.

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Hertzog, C. Jay

A historical overview of the development of the British middle school system is presented in this paper, with a focus on the impact of the national curriculum established by the Education Reform Act of 1988. Based on field observation, information is presented on curriculum, the role of head teachers and faculty, parental involvement, and student…

ESEA Reauthorization Principles and Recommendations: A Policy Statement of the Council of Chief State School Officers

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Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010

2010-01-01

This policy statement presents a vision for a "new deal" to guide reauthorization of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA). First, states must continue to lead the way with bold, thoughtful education reforms to ensure that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career. This includes developing and…

No Child Left Behind: Issues of Assessing Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities

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Perner, Darlene E.

2007-01-01

Neither school reform nor the focus on developing accountability systems that measure and evaluate the success of schooling are new or innovative educational practices. Even before the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001, many states had changed or were changing their accountability and assessment systems. Similarly, individual school…

The Influence of a Career Pathways Model and Career Counseling on Students' Career and Academic Self-Efficacy

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Stipanovic, Natalie; Stringfield, Sam; Witherell, Eric

2017-01-01

This qualitative study examines the effects of career pathways programming and targeted career counseling services on 71 high school seniors across seven schools engaged in school reforms funded through South Carolina's Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA). EEDA is a statewide, multipronged effort to improve academic achievement,…

Massachusetts Substance Use Disorder Treatment Organizations’ Perspectives on the Affordable Care Act: Changes in Payment, Services, and System Design

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Quinn, Amity E.; Stewart, Maureen T.; Brolin, Mary; Horgan, Constance; Lane, Nancy E.

2017-01-01

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded insurance benefits and coverage for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and encouraged delivery and payment reforms. Massachusetts passed a similar reform in 2006. This study aims to assess Massachusetts SUD treatment organizations’ responses to the ACA. Organizational interviews addressing challenges of and responses to the ACA were conducted in-person June–December 2014 with 31 leaders at 12 treatment organizations across Massachusetts. Many organizations were affiliated with medical or social services and offered a range of SUD services. Sampling was based on services offered (detoxification only, detoxification and outpatient, outpatient only). Framework analysis was used. Challenges identified were considered similar to ongoing challenges, not unique to the ACA. Organizations experienced insurance expansions in 2006 and faced new challenges, including insurance coverage, payment arrangements, expansion of services, and system design. System design efforts included care coordination/integration, workforce development, and health information technology. Differences in responses related to connections with medical and social service organizations. Many organizations engaged in efforts to respond to changing policies by expanding capacity and services. Offering a range of SUD treatment (e.g., detoxification and outpatient) and affiliating with a medical organization could enable organizations to respond to new insurance, delivery, and payment reforms. PMID:28350232

The Changing Face of Immigration Law.

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Nugent, Christopher

2001-01-01

Focuses on laws that influence U.S. immigration, such as the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (1996), the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996), the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (1996), and the Legal Immigration and Family Equity Act (2000). Includes discussion…

20 CFR 725.1 - Statutory provisions.

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... Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981, the Black Lung...

20 CFR 718.1 - Statutory provisions.

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... AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING COAL MINERS' TOTAL DISABILITY OR DEATH... Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, the Black Lung...

20 CFR 718.1 - Statutory provisions.

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2013-04-01

... AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING COAL MINERS' TOTAL DISABILITY OR DEATH... Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, the Black Lung...

20 CFR 718.1 - Statutory provisions.

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2011-04-01

... AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, AS AMENDED STANDARDS FOR DETERMINING COAL MINERS' TOTAL DISABILITY OR DEATH... Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act of 1977, the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, the Black Lung...

Intelligence Reform: A Question of Balance (Walker Paper, Number 5)

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2006-08-01

process and provided recommenda- tions for reform. The total number of these studies ranges from...Reorganization Act of 1986 as a model for reform of the IC.1 At least two thought processes appear to account for this. On the one hand, some re- formers...Criticism of the military aspects of the operation found areas for improvement, including evidence of service parochialism in the choice of

Tort reform: an issue for nurse practitioners.

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Klutz, Diane L

2004-02-01

To inform nurse practitioners (NPs) about the issues related to tort reform and its relationship to malpractice insurance costs. Current journals, newspapers, professional newsletters, and Internet sites. NPs are paying more for their malpractice premiums, and many are losing their places of employment as clinics close due to the increased cost of premiums. One method proposed for curbing the flow of monies spent on premiums and litigation is tort law reform. California serves as an example; its Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) tort reform law was passed 25 years ago, and it has maintained stable malpractice premiums. Other states have proposed similar laws, but some have not had similar success. To curb litigation costs, not only should tort laws be reformed, but NPs and physicians should keep abreast of current practice standards in order to provide quality medical care. Like physicians, NPs are affected directly by tort laws. These laws hold NPs accountable at the same level as physicians. In addition, many states limit NPs' practice to delegation of authority by a physician. Liability is therefore transferred from the NP to the physician and vice versa in cases of injury or wrongful act. In addition, many NPs are finding it increasingly difficult to locate insurers who will write policies for medical liability.

Help Wanted.

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Keegan, Lisa Graham

2003-01-01

Argues that effective school leadership is key to implementing reform policies. Describes two unintended consequences of "A Nation at Risk" report: Increased resistance to change by school establishment and the proliferation of federal education programs. Sees several positive reform initiatives in No Child Left Behind Act such as…

[The Act of Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Long-Term Care. Reflections and recommendations for better development].

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López Casasnovas, Guillem

2011-12-01

The present article provides a critical analysis of the state of affairs of the care of dependent individuals and proposals for reform of social protection systems for dependency - especially the Act of Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Long-Term Care. The existing form of public coverage is linked to the theory of public finance. Against this background, a series of recommendations are made to achieve the goals of this important component of the welfare state. Copyright © 2011 SESPAS. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.

Medicine and abortion law: complicating the reforming profession.

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McGuinness, Sheelagh; Thomson, Michael

2015-01-01

The complicated intra-professional rivalries that have contributed to the current contours of abortion law and service provision have been subject to limited academic engagement. In this article, we address this gap. We examine how the competing interests of different specialisms played out in abortion law reform from the early twentieth-century, through to the enactment of the Abortion Act 1967, and the formation of the structures of abortion provision in the early 1970s. We demonstrate how professional interests significantly shaped the landscape of abortion law in England, Scotland, and Wales. Our analysis addresses two distinct and yet related fields where professional interests were negotiated or asserted in the journey to law reform. Both debates align with earlier analysis that has linked abortion law reform with the market development of the medical profession. We argue that these two axes of debate, both dominated by professional interests, interacted to help shape law's treatment of abortion, and continue to influence the provision of abortion services today. © The Author [2015]. Published by Oxford University Press; all rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

The affordable care act and long-term care: comprehensive reform or just tinkering around the edges?

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Miller, Edward Alan

2012-01-01

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes several provisions that aim to improve prevailing deficiencies in the nation's long-term care system. But just how effective is the ACA likely to be in addressing these challenges? Will it result in meaningful or marginal reform? This special issue of Journal of Aging & Social Policy seeks to answer these questions. The most prominent long-term care provision is the now-suspended Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act. Others include incentives and options for expanding home- and community-based care, a number of research and demonstration projects in the areas of chronic care coordination and the dually eligible, and nursing home quality reforms. There are also elements that seek to improve workforce recruitment and retention, in addition to benefit improvements and spending reductions under Medicare. This article reviews the basic problems plaguing the long-term care sector and the provisions within the ACA meant to address them. It also includes a brief overview of issue content.

The Effect of Eliminating the Affordable Care Act's Tax Credits in Federally Facilitated Marketplaces.

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Saltzman, Evan; Eibner, Christine

2015-07-15

In this study, RAND Corporation researchers assess the expected change in enrollment and premiums in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant individual market in federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) states if the U.S. Supreme Court decides to eliminate subsidies in FFM states. The analysis used the Comprehensive Assessment of Reform Efforts (COMPARE) microsimulation model, an economic model developed by RAND researchers, to assess the impact of proposed health reforms. The authors found that enrollment in the ACA-compliant individual market, including plans sold in the marketplaces and those sold outside of the marketplaces that comply with ACA regulations, would decline by 9.6 million, or 70 percent, in FFM states if subsidies were eliminated. They also found that unsubsidized premiums in the ACA-compliant individual market would increase 47 percent in FFM states. This corresponds to a $1,610 annual increase for a 40-year-old nonsmoker purchasing a silver plan.

The Affordable Care Act: a case study for understanding and applying complexity concepts to health care reform.

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Larkin, D Justin; Swanson, R Chad; Fuller, Spencer; Cortese, Denis A

2016-02-01

The current health system in the United States is the result of a history of patchwork policy decisions and cultural assumptions that have led to persistent contradictions in practice, gaps in coverage, unsustainable costs, and inconsistent outcomes. In working toward a more efficient health system, understanding and applying complexity science concepts will allow for policy that better promotes desired outcomes and minimizes the effects of unintended consequences. This paper will consider three applied complexity science concepts in the context of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): developing a shared vision around reimbursement for value, creating an environment for emergence through simple rules, and embracing transformational leadership at all levels. Transforming the US health system, or any other health system, will be neither easy nor quick. Applying complexity concepts to health reform efforts, however, will facilitate long-term change in all levels, leading to health systems that are more effective, efficient, and equitable. © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The System of Teacher Education Management in Great Britain

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Chychuk, Antonina

2015-01-01

The system of teacher education management, namely, forms and principles of teacher education management according to the normative base (Education Reform Act (1988); Education Act (1992; 1993; 1996; 1997; 2002); School Standards and Framework Act (1998); Higher Education Act (2004), etc.), monitoring and participation of the public in its…

Structuring payment to medical homes after the affordable care act.

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Edwards, Samuel T; Abrams, Melinda K; Baron, Richard J; Berenson, Robert A; Rich, Eugene C; Rosenthal, Gary E; Rosenthal, Meredith B; Landon, Bruce E

2014-10-01

The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) is a leading model of primary care reform, a critical element of which is payment reform for primary care services. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) has emerged as a model of delivery system reform, and while there is theoretical alignment between the PCMH and ACOs, the discussion of physician payment within each model has remained distinct. Here we compare payment for medical homes with that for accountable care organizations, consider opportunities for integration, and discuss implications for policy makers and payers considering ACO models. The PCMH and ACO are complementary approaches to reformed care delivery: the PCMH ultimately requires strong integration with specialists and hospitals as seen under ACOs, and ACOs likely will require a high functioning primary care system as embodied by the PCMH. Aligning payment incentives within the ACO will be critical to achieving this integration and enhancing the care coordination role of primary care in these settings.

Child Welfare Act and Child Custody and Right of Access Act. Finland.

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Utriainen, Sirpa, Ed.

The two major articles of child welfare legislation in Finland are the Child Welfare Act of 1983 and the Child Custody and Right of Access Act of 1983. These new acts are part of a reform of social legislation and services providing increased flexibility and effectiveness in protecting Finnish children's health and happiness. The Acts attach…

Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Welfare Reform. New Federalism: Issues and Options for States, Series A, No. A-52. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.

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Weil, Alan

This brief presents 10 key findings about welfare reform, using research from the Urban Institute's Assessing the New Federalism project. Welfare reform has taken hold, and, in the immediate aftermath of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), states have made major changes to their welfare systems that…

Reformation of PURPA contracts: Strategies for success in power marketing

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Scalzo, P.J.

With the passage of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, real competition entered into the world of electric utilities. A slide presentations is given on reformation of Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) Contracts for success in power marketing strategies. Two ways to compete: Be the least cost provider or add value and `sell hard`. The PURPA vision was to increase efficiency in power generation, utilize renewable or waste fuels, and bolster the independent producers. Cogenerators and small power producers qualified. Utility planners predicted, avoided cost, utility loads, and oil and gas prices to increase. However, avoided costs, and oilmore » and gase prices declined. Two scenarios are discussed for contract reformation: Contract buyouts, and renegotiation of contracts. Options for for dealing with existing fuel agreements are presented.« less

[Psychiatric care act of Ukraine and issues concerning reformation of the mental health protection service].

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Moskalenko, V F; Gorban', E N; Tabachnikov, S I; Syropiatov, O G; Shtengelov, V V

2000-01-01

An analysis was performed of the conception and content of a new Psychiatric Care Act by making a comparison with data from published literature and the present-day status of the mental health protection service. The main features of the crisis of psychiatry in Ukraine are characterized together with possible ways of resolving it. Main trends in reformation of the psychiatric service are identified that are to be secured by relevant acts of departmental and interdepartmental character based on law. Priority is emphasized to defence of the patients' rights and liberties together with a need for a guarantee of a highly skilled medical care to be provided for mental patients.

75 FR 7297 - Sunshine Act Meeting

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... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange... environmental, social, and governance disclosure and on financial reform legislation, and discussion of next...

Quality and safety in medical care: what does the future hold?

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Liang, Bryan A; Mackey, Tim

2011-11-01

The rapid changes in health care policy, embracing quality and safety mandates, have culminated in programs and initiatives under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. To review the context of, and anticipated quality and patient safety mandates for, delivery systems, incentives under health care reform, and models for future accountability for outcomes of care. Assessment of the provisions of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, other reform efforts, and reform initiatives focusing on future quality and safety provisions for health care providers. Health care reform and other efforts focus on consumerism in the context of price. Quality and safety efforts will be structured using financial incentives, best-practices research, and new delivery models that focus on reaching benchmarks while reducing costs. In addition, patient experience will be a key component of reimbursement, and a move toward "retail" approaches directed at the individual patient may supplant traditional "wholesale" efforts at attracting employers. Quality and safety have always been of prime importance in medicine. However, in the future, under health care reform and associated initiatives, a shift in the paradigm of medicine will integrate quality and safety measurement with financial incentives and a new emphasis on consumerism.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: the victory of unorthodox lawmaking.

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Beaussier, Anne-Laure

2012-10-01

The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was a major legislative achievement of the 111th Congress. This law structurally reforms the US health care system by encouraging universal health care coverage through regulated competition among private insurance companies. When looking at the process for reform, what strikes an observer of US health care policy in the first place is that the Democratic majority was able to enact something in a political field characterized by strong resistance to change. This article builds on that observation. Arguments concentrate on the legislative process of the reform and support the idea that it may be partly explained by considering an evolution of US legislative institutions, mostly in the sense of a more centralized legislative process. Based on approximately one hundred semidirected interviews, I argue that the Democratic majority, building on lessons from both President Bill Clinton's health care reform attempt and the Republicans' strategy of using strong congressional leadership to pass social reforms, was able to overcome institutional constraints that have long prevented comprehensive change. A more centralized legislative process, which has been described as "unorthodox lawmaking," enabled the Democratic leadership to overcome multiple institutional and political veto players.

75 FR 79956 - Protection for Whistleblowers in the Coast Guard

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... constitutes evidence of sexual harassment and discrimination, among other subjects. Additionally, changes to... Mandates Reform Act F. Taking of Private Property G. Civil Justice Reform H. Protection of Children I... Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard''). Section 1034 covers allegations and disclosures of sexual...

77 FR 77187 - Electronic Fund Transfers (Regulation E)

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2012-12-31

... section 1073 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regarding remittance.... SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Overview Section 1073 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection... providers, section 1073 creates a new EFTA section 919, and generally requires: (i) The provision of...

Postsecondary Education Reform in Kentucky. Issue Brief.

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Rabuzzi, Daniel A.; Carson, Ron

As governors and states seek to improve the responsiveness of postsecondary education, Kentucky's experience provides a powerful example of a systemic reform strategy. In 1997, Kentucky's governor proposed, and the General Assembly approved, the Postsecondary Education Improvement Act (House Bill 1), which reshaped the state system of public…

Saving the Freshman

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Brown, Joyce V.

2010-01-01

The current educational reform agenda requires that stakeholders in the school community help all students graduate. The U.S. Department of Education's "A Blueprint for Reform: Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act" sends all stakeholders a clear message to take action that results in every student completing high school…

Border Patrol Pay Reform Act of 2013

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Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3

2013-11-13

House - 11/13/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.1691, which became Public Law 113-277 on 12/18/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Tax Reform and Higher Education.

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Franck, Gail

1987-01-01

The effect of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 on college and university revenues and expenditures is reviewed. Institutional revenues are derived primarily from five sources: tuition, charitable contributions, debt financing, endowment income, and governmental appropriations. The effect of the new law on family and student income, savings, student…

Education Policy as an Act of White Supremacy: Whiteness, Critical Race Theory and Education Reform

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Gillborn, David

2005-01-01

The paper presents an empirical analysis of education policy in England that is informed by recent developments in US critical theory. In particular, I draw on 'whiteness studies' and the application of critical race theory (CRT). These perspectives offer a new and radical way of conceptualizing the role of racism in education. Although the US…

How Has Vocational Culinary Arts Changed as a Result of a Redesign of the Education System.

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VanLandingham, Paul G.

Vocational education reforms that followed passage of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1963 initiated the development of many new vocational culinary arts programs that trained high school students with state-of-the art equipment. When the National Consortium of Competency Based Education was established in 1973, it changed the form…

Compendium of Budget Accounts Fiscal Year 2001

DTIC Science & Technology

2000-04-01

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (LA) 6 Legislative Branch Boards and Commissions Total 17 Bureau: Library of Congress Act. Est...development and management reforms in the District (Dl) 244 81 49 20-1709 806 Federal payment for Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration...congressionally enacted budgetary totals for the current year (fiscal year 2000) and reported actual totals for the previous year (fiscal year 1999). In effect

Out of the Shadows. The IRCA/SLIAG Opportunity. A Needs Assessment of Educational Services for Eligible Legalized Aliens in California under the State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants Program of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Commission Report 89-10.

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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento.

This document comprises an assessment of the educational needs of newly legalized aliens in California that must be met using State Legalization Impact Assistance Grants (SLIAGs) provided under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. Close to 1.5 million of the 1.7 million eligible legalized aliens are adults with very limited…

76 FR 78977 - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X)

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2011-12-20

...Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) transferred rulemaking authority for a number of consumer financial protection laws from seven Federal agencies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) as of July 21, 2011. The Bureau is in the process of republishing the regulations implementing those laws with technical and conforming changes to reflect the transfer of authority and certain other changes made by the Dodd-Frank Act. In light of the transfer of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rulemaking authority for the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) to the Bureau, the Bureau is publishing for public comment an interim final rule establishing a new Regulation X (Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act). This interim final rule does not impose any new substantive obligations on persons subject to the existing Regulation X, previously published by HUD.

Hospital Utilization and Universal Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act.

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Cseh, Attila; Koford, Brandon C; Phelps, Ryan T

2015-12-01

The Affordable Care Act is currently in the roll-out phase. To gauge the likely implications of the national policy we analyze how the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act impacted various hospitalization outcomes in each of the 25 major diagnostic categories (MDC). We utilize a difference-in-difference approach to identify the impact of the Massachusetts reform on insurance coverage and patient outcomes. This identification is achieved using six years of data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. We report MDC-specific estimates of the impact of the reform on insurance coverage and type as well as length of stay, number of diagnoses, and number of procedures. The requirement of universal insurance coverage increased the probability of being covered by insurance. This increase was in part a result of an increase in the probability of being covered by Medicaid. The percentage of admissions covered by private insurance fell. The number of diagnoses rose as a result of the law in the vast majority of diagnostic categories. Our results related to length of stay suggest that looking at aggregate results hides a wealth of information. The most disparate outcomes were pregnancy related. The length of stay for new-born babies and neonates rose dramatically. In aggregate, this increase serves to mute decreases across other diagnoses. Also, the number of procedures fell within the MDCs for pregnancy and child birth and that for new-born babies and neonates. The Massachusetts Health Care Reform appears to have been effective at increasing insurance take-up rates. These increases may have come at the cost of lower private insurance coverage. The number of diagnoses per admission was increased by the policy across nearly all MDCs. Understanding the changes in length of stay as a result of the Massachusetts reform, and perhaps the Affordable Care Act, requires MDC-specific analysis. It appears that the most important distinction to make is to differentiate care related to new-born babies and neonates from that related to other diagnostic categories.

75 FR 24470 - Health Care Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements

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... Health Care Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. ACTION... Affordable Care Act) was enacted on March 23, 2010. It requires the establishment of an internet Web site (hereinafter referred to as a Web portal) through which individuals and small businesses can obtain information...

Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act

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Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT

2013-07-10

House - 10/11/2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.2860, which became Public Law 113-80 on 2/12/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Teenagers and Welfare Reform.

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Offner, Paul

This report examines the extent to which welfare reform is changing adolescent behaviors that lead to welfare dependency. It begins by discussing the provisions in the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 that require teenagers to stay in school and live with a parent, concluding that relatively little can be…

75 FR 13207 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project

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... Respect to Certain Debt Obligations; Application of Repeal of 30 Percent Withholding by the Tax Reform [email protected] . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Registration Requirements With Respect to Certain Debt Obligations; Application of Repeal of 30 Percent Withholding by the Tax Reform Act of 1984. OMB Number: 1545...

76 FR 77712 - Seagoing Barges

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... Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.... Federalism F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act G. Taking of Private Property H. Civil Justice Reform I... shape in the ``Actions'' column. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an...

For Love or Money? Welfare Reform and Immigrant Naturalization

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Van Hook, Jennifer; Brown, Susan K.; Bean, Frank D.

2006-01-01

The Welfare Reform Act of 1996 generally restricted immigrants' eligibility for welfare to those who had naturalized. By increasing the salience of naturalization, the law provides a unique opportunity to examine how social and economic contexts of reception influence immigrants' pursuit of citizenship. This paper summarizes instrumental-legal…

Toothless Reform?

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Smarick, Andy

2010-01-01

To many education reformers, the passage of the federal government's massive stimulus plan, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), appeared to be a final bright star falling into alignment. The ARRA seemed to complete the constellation: an astounding $100 billion of new federal funds--nearly twice the annual budget of the U.S.…

77 FR 34221 - Air Quality Designations for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Several...

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2012-06-11

... Regulatory Review B. Paperwork Reduction Act C. Regulatory Flexibility Act D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act E... preamble. APA Administrative Procedure Act CAA Clean Air Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations D.C. District... Authority Rule U.S. United States U.S.C. United States Code VCS Voluntary Consensus Standards VOC Volatile...

ACHP | Alternatives for Implementing Section 106 of NHPA: An Assessment

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Historic Preservation Act: An Assessment: examines possible statutory, regulatory, and non-regulatory Preservation Act; considers the extent to which regulatory reforms already underway and new non-regulatory

77 FR 12255 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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...: Section 1042 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act), Public..., described in Section 1042(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, by which State Officials notify the Bureau of actions undertaken pursuant to the authority granted in section 1042(a) to enforce Title X of the Dodd-Frank Act or...

Flying beneath the Radar of Health Reform: The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act

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Miller, Edward Alan

2011-01-01

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act attempts to address prevailing deficiencies in long-term care (LTC) financing through the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, a national voluntary LTC insurance program administered by the Federal government. The CLASS Act is intended to supplement rather than supplant…

78 FR 18280 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Nevada; Regional Haze Federal...

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... emission limits applicable to Units 1, 2, and 3 at RGGS by 18 months from January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.... Paperwork Reduction Act C. Regulatory Flexibility Act D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act E. Executive Order..., or Use I. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act J. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions...

32 CFR 1700.1 - Authority and purpose.

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2011-07-01

... INTELLIGENCE PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT § 1700.1 Authority....S.C. 401-442; and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-458, 118...

32 CFR 1700.1 - Authority and purpose.

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2013-07-01

... INTELLIGENCE PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT § 1700.1 Authority....S.C. 401-442; and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-458, 118...

Ukraine: health system review.

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Lekhan, Valery; Rudiy, Volodymyr; Shevchenko, Maryna; Nitzan Kaluski, Dorit; Richardson, Erica

2015-03-01

This analysis of the Ukrainian health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. Since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, successive governments have sought to overcome funding shortfalls and modernize the health care system to meet the needs of the population's health. However, no fundamental reform of the system has yet been implemented and consequently it has preserved the main features characteristic of the Semashko model; there is a particularly high proportion of total health expenditure paid out of pocket (42.3 % in 2012), and incentives within the system do not focus on quality or outcomes. The most recent health reform programme began in 2010 and sought to strengthen primary and emergency care, rationalize hospitals and change the model of health care financing from one based on inputs to one based on outputs. Fundamental issues that hampered reform efforts in the past re-emerged, but conflict and political instability have proved the greatest barriers to reform implementation and the programme was abandoned in 2014. More recently, the focus has been on more pressing humanitarian concerns arising from the conflict in the east of Ukraine. It is hoped that greater political, social and economic stability in the future will provide a better environment for the introduction of deep reforms to address shortcomings in the Ukrainian health system. World Health Organization 2015 (acting as the host organization for, and secretariat of, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies).

78 FR 25756 - Announcement of Funding Awards for Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (OHHLHC) Grant...

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...: Announcement of funding awards. SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing... year appropriations. In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987; 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the names...

A guide to taxable debt financing alternatives.

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Aderholdt, J M; Pardue, C R

1989-07-01

The 1986 Tax Reform Act placed new restrictions on the use of tax-exempt financing for certain healthcare projects, and policymakers are considering further restrictions. In light of these developments, financial managers should become familiar with the available taxable debt financing options. These include commercial paper, taxable variable rate demand notes, floating rate notes, medium-term notes, long-term domestic public offerings, and domestic private placements.

JPRS Report, China

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1990-01-08

Wash- ington in the middle of the presidential race between Bush and Dukakis, Deng Xiaoping violated diplomatic protocol by telling U.S. officials...explanation for their evil acts and failed to prevent some of his subordinates from publicly breaking with the CPC authorities and seeking political...want to guide the masses of workers toward the road of reform and the road of labor-capital cooperation to prevent them from developing revolutionary

How to Make the Neighbourhood School a School for All?: Finnish Teachers' Perceptions of Educational Reform Aiming towards Inclusion

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Lakkala, Suvi; Uusiautti, Satu; Määttä, Kaarina

2016-01-01

A new special education strategy was launched in Finland by the Ministry of Education in 2007. The new Basic Act was enacted in 2010 and the new national core curriculum concerning three-tiered support for pupils in 2011. Since the 1990s, teachers across Finland have participated in developing Finnish basic education towards greater inclusion. The…

A Descriptive Review of the Development and Implementation of a Funding Model for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System: The First 10 Years, 1998-2008

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Zimmerman, Timothy F.

2010-01-01

Prior to the passage of the 1997 Kentucky Postsecondary Education Reform Act, postsecondary education in Kentucky was governed by the Council on Higher Education. The council was responsible for overseeing the educational activities of the University of Kentucky, the University of Louisville, Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky…

Critical Hope in English Higher Education Today, Constraints and Possibilities in Two New Universities

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Ainley, Patrick; Canaan, Joyce E.

2005-01-01

This paper questions how far it is possible to teach for critical hope in English higher education given changes now taking place and that can be anticipated from the self-styled "free-market reform" introduced by the 2003 HE Act. It draws upon Gramsci and Freire to develop a dialogic pedagogy with students at two former polytechnics. It then…

Why public health services? Experiences from profit-driven health care reforms in Sweden.

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Dahlgren, Göran

2014-01-01

Market-oriented health care reforms have been implemented in the tax-financed Swedish health care system from 1990 to 2013. The first phase of these reforms was the introduction of new public management systems, where public health centers and public hospitals were to act as private firms in an internal health care market. A second phase saw an increase of tax-financed private for-profit providers. A third phase can now be envisaged with increased private financing of essential health services. The main evidence-based effects of these markets and profit-driven reforms can be summarized as follows: efficiency is typically reduced but rarely increased; profit and tax evasion are a drain on resources for health care; geographical and social inequities are widened while the number of tax-financed providers increases; patients with major multi-health problems are often given lower priority than patients with minor health problems; opportunities to control the quality of care are reduced; tax-financed private for-profit providers facilitate increased private financing; and market forces and commercial interests undermine the power of democratic institutions. Policy options to promote further development of a nonprofit health care system are highlighted.

"Wuwei" (Non-Action) Philosophy and Actions: Rethinking "Actions" in School Reform

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Moon, Seungho

2015-01-01

This inquiry aims to enrich conversation regarding school reform. The author asks about what other discourses are possible when the action-oriented question of how to "act" is a major approach to "fix" current educational problems. Drawing from Taoist philosophy of "wuwei" (non-action), the author provides a frame to…

Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book: 2013-2014

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Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2014

2014-01-01

In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda that seeks to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal and administrative policies at the state and institutional level. At the center of these reforms is the need for more Tennesseans to be better…

Tennessee Higher Education Fact Book: 2012-2013

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Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2013

2013-01-01

In January 2010, the General Assembly passed the Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), a comprehensive reform agenda that seeks to transform public higher education through changes in academic, fiscal and administrative policies at the state and institutional level. At the center of these reforms is the need for more Tennesseans to be better…

Geography for Life and Standards-Based Education in the Commonwealth of Kentucky

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Howarth, David A.; Mountain, Keith R.

2004-01-01

Public education in Kentucky schools was fundamentally changed in 1990 with the passage of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA). This educational reform--mandated by the Kentucky Supreme Court ruling that funding for Kentucky public school districts was neither adequate nor equitably distributed--established a platform on which standards-based…

77 FR 17360 - Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles And...

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2012-03-26

... II Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles And...; cost principles and administrative requirements (including Single Audit Act). The original comment...-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfrv1_02.tpl . The Cost Principles for Hospitals are in the...

78 FR 36833 - Money Market Fund Reform; Amendments to Form PF

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2013-06-19

...-9408, IA-3616; IC-30551; File No. S7-03-13] RIN 3235-AK61 Money Market Fund Reform; Amendments to Form... govern money market mutual funds (or ``money market funds'') under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The two alternatives are designed to address money market funds' susceptibility to heavy redemptions...

States Will Lead the Way toward Reform

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Duncan, Arne

2009-01-01

This document contains remarks delivered by the Secretary of Education who spoke at the 2009 Governors Education Symposium. Secretary Duncan spoke about uses of Recovery Act funding to drive reform in four core areas of education: (1) Robust data systems that track student achievement and teacher effectiveness; (2) Teacher and principal quality;…

Elusive Sex Acts: Pleasure and Politics in Norwegian Sex Education

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Svendsen, Stine H. Bang

2012-01-01

While there is little political opposition towards sex education as such in Norway, recent attempts at reforming the subject reveal underlying heteronormative presumptions that seem resistant to reform. While a focus on homosexuality is included in the national curriculum at all levels of compulsory education, the sexual practices involved in…

Comprehensive School Reform: A Multi-Site Replicated Experiment.

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Sterbinsky, Allan; Ross, Steven; Redfield, Doris

For schools to spend Title I funds on comprehensive school reform (CSR) programs under the No Child Left Behind Act, there must be empirical evidence of significant improvement in the academic achievement of CSR students. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of convincing evidence that CSR programs have a positive impact on student achievement. Over a…

Federally Funded Charter Schools Should Foster Diversity. Issue Brief No. 2

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National Coalition on School Diversity (NJ1), 2012

2012-01-01

The Administration's "Blueprint For Reform," and FY 2011 budget proposal set forth an education agenda that would make the expansion of charter schools a cornerstone of the reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Likewise, HR 4330 would promote charter schools as a central catalyst for education reform. Without…

The Invisible Schism: Teachers' and Administrators' Differing Perceptions of Education Reforms

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Bridich, Sarah Melvoin

2016-01-01

This study examined teachers' and administrators' perceptions of education reforms, focusing on a state legislated education bill that altered teacher evaluations. A mixed-method design, including an electronic survey, was used to gather perceptions of Colorado Senate Bill 10-191: Great Teachers and Leaders Act from teachers and administrators in…

The Implementation of Kentucky's School-Based Decision Making Program.

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Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Inst. on Education Reform.

This report describes what schools and educators across Kentucky are doing to implement school reform in school-based decision-making based on the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 (KERA). The School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) component of KERA is a decentralized governance structure that vests great authority in SBDM councils operating at…

National Mandates and Statewide Enactments: Inquiry in/to Large-Scale Reform

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Hines, Mary Beth; Conner, Jenny; Campano, Gerald; Damico, James; Enoch, Melissa; Nam, Daehyeon

2007-01-01

Since the inauguration of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in the United States, with a billion-dollar budget to induce educational reform, American schools have been under the microscope for meeting accountability standards for students. The performance pressures have intensified as the consequences for not achieving academic…

Welfare Reform and Health

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Bitler, Marianne P.; Gelback, Jonah B.; Hoynes, Hilary W.

2005-01-01

A study of the effect of state and federal welfare reforms over the period 1990-2000 on health insurance coverage and healthcare utilization by single women aged between 20-45 is presented. It is observed that Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 which replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program of 1990s with…

Learning from Leaders: Welfare Reform Politics and Policy in Five Midwestern States.

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Weissert, Carol S., Ed.

This book examines welfare reform, occasioned by the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), which abolished Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and replaced it with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). It is based on research in Ohio, Kansas, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan that…

Vulnerability of Rural Hospitals to Medicare Outpatient Payment Reform

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Mohr, Penny E.; Franco, Sheila J.; Blanchfield, Bonnie B.; Cheng, C. Michael; Evans, William N.

1999-01-01

Because the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 requires implementation of a Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient services, the authors evaluated the potential impact of outpatient PPS on rural hospitals. Areas examined include: (1) How dependent are rural hospitals on outpatient revenue? (2) Are they more likely than urban hospitals to be vulnerable to payment reform? (3) What types of rural hospitals will be most vulnerable to reform? Using Medicare cost report data, the authors found that small size and government ownership are more common among rural than urban hospitals and are the most important determinants of vulnerability to payment reform. PMID:11481724

Responding to the Affordable Care Act: a leadership opportunity for social workers in employee assistance programs.

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Frauenholtz, Susan

2014-08-01

Until recently, estimates indicated that more than half of Americans obtain health insurance through their employers. Yet the employer-based system leaves many vulnerable populations, such as low-wage and part-time workers, without coverage. The changes authorized by the Affordable Care Act (2010), and in particular the Health Insurance Marketplace (also known as health insurance exchanges), which became operational in 2014, are projected to have a substantial impact on the provision of employer-based health care coverage. Because health insurance is so intricately woven with employment, social workers in employee assistance programs (EAPs) are positioned to assume an active leadership role in guiding and developing the needed changes to employer-based health care that will occur as the result of health care reform. This article describes the key features and functions of the Health Insurance Marketplace and proposes an innovative role for EAP social workers in implementing the exchanges within their respective workplaces and communities. How EAP social workers can act as educators, advocates, and brokers of the exchanges, and the challenges they may face in their new roles, are discussed, and the next steps EAP social workers can take to prepare for health reform-related workplace changes are delineated.

State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN

2011-09-15

Senate - 09/15/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Edible Oil Regulatory Reform Act [P.L. 104-55

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

1995-01-04

An Act to require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations and for other purposes.

76 FR 78265 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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2011-12-16

... Officers (CFO) Act of 1990, as amended by the Government Management Reform Act (GMRA) of 1994, requires... Medicaid payable and receivable accounting data from the States. Form Number: CMS-R-199 (OMB : 0938-0697...

[Medical treatment of NANBYO from patients' perspective].

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Ito, Tateo

2013-01-01

NANBYO policy which has practiced since 1972 has been discussing for making fundamental reform. As a part of a plan to reform, "Total Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act" executed. The target of this act is included with NANBYO patients. Regarding to the enforcement of the act, there are major changes as follows; 1) Regional government has a responsibility to set up the support project for NANBYO patients, 2) Welfare policy will be altered by a change in the definition of disability (the target of welfare for the disabled is not only patients who have fixed disabilities but have changed (e.g. NANBYO), 3) NANBYO patients will be regarded as a target for job assistance under the act. In this abstract, the author raises the fundamental issues as "Society where NANBYO patients can live is equal to that where all people can live", from patient's perspective.

76 FR 40612 - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA): Technical Corrections and Clarifying Amendments

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2011-07-11

...)(ii)(D) states that ``creditor'' is defined in the Consumer Credit Protection Act at 15 U.S.C. 1602(f... ``creditor'', as defined in section 103(g) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(g)), that... enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Financial Protection Act (Pub. L. 110-203...

78 FR 77632 - Amendments to Excepted Benefits

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2013-12-24

...This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act. Excepted benefits are generally exempt from the health reform requirements that were added to those laws by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Implementing the Affordable Care Act: state approaches to premium rate reforms in the individual health insurance market.

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Giovannelli, Justin; Lucia, Kevin W; Corlette, Sabrina

2014-12-01

The Affordable Care Act protects people from being charged more for insurance based on factors like medical history or gender and establishes new limits on how insurers can adjust premiums for age, tobacco use, and geography. This brief examines how states have implemented these federal reforms in their individual health insurance markets. We identify state rating standards for the first year of full implementation of reform and explore critical considerations weighed by policymakers as they determined how to adopt the law's requirements. Most states took the opportunity to customize at least some aspect of their rating standards. Interviews with state regulators reveal that many states pursued implementation strategies intended primarily to minimize market disruption and premium shock and therefore established standards as consistent as possible with existing rules or market practice. Meanwhile, some states used the transition period to strengthen consumer protections, particularly with respect to tobacco rating.

Behavioral health and health care reform models: patient-centered medical home, health home, and accountable care organization.

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Bao, Yuhua; Casalino, Lawrence P; Pincus, Harold Alan

2013-01-01

Discussions of health care delivery and payment reforms have largely been silent about how behavioral health could be incorporated into reform initiatives. This paper draws attention to four patient populations defined by the severity of their behavioral health conditions and insurance status. It discusses the potentials and limitations of three prominent models promoted by the Affordable Care Act to serve populations with behavioral health conditions: the Patient-Centered Medical Home, the Health Home initiative within Medicaid, and the Accountable Care Organization. To incorporate behavioral health into health reform, policymakers and practitioners may consider embedding in the reform efforts explicit tools-accountability measures and payment designs-to improve access to and quality of care for patients with behavioral health needs.

Behavioral Health and Health Care Reform Models: Patient-Centered Medical Home, Health Home, and Accountable Care Organization

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Bao, Yuhua; Casalino, Lawrence P.; Pincus, Harold Alan

2012-01-01

Discussions of health care delivery and payment reforms have largely been silent about how behavioral health could be incorporated into reform initiatives. This paper draws attention to four patient populations defined by the severity of their behavioral health conditions and insurance status. It discusses the potentials and limitations of three prominent models promoted by the Affordable Care Act to serve populations with behavioral health conditions: the Patient Centered Medical Home, the Health Home initiative within Medicaid, and the Accountable Care Organization. To incorporate behavioral health into health reform, policymakers and practitioners may consider embedding in the reform efforts explicit tools – accountability measures and payment designs – to improve access to and quality of care for patients with behavioral health needs. PMID:23188486

26 CFR 1.9006 - Statutory provisions; Tax Reform Act of 1969.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... is attributable to the amendments made by this Act, shall be assessed or collected for any period... reason of the amendments made by this Act, such amount or additional amount shall be paid ratably on or before each of the remaining installment dates for the taxable year beginning with the first installment...

36 CFR 65.2 - Effects of designation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Federal, State and local agencies, as well as of private organizations and individuals and encourages the... 2124 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Tax Treatment... National Park System General Authorities Act of 1970, as amended (90 Stat. 1940, 16 U.S.C. 1-5), directs...

36 CFR 65.2 - Effects of designation.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... Federal, State and local agencies, as well as of private organizations and individuals and encourages the... 2124 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Tax Treatment... National Park System General Authorities Act of 1970, as amended (90 Stat. 1940, 16 U.S.C. 1-5), directs...

Intercity passenger rail : Amtrak needs to improve its accountability for taxpayer relief act funds

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2000-02-01

This report discusses 1) how much Amtrak has spent in TRA (Taxpayer Relief Act) funds and what types of activities it has funded; 2) whether Amtrak has used TRA funds in accordance with the act; 3) what the roles of the Amtrak Reform Council and the ...

45 CFR 402.2 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Definitions. 402.2 Section 402.2 Public Welfare... § 402.2 Definitions. As used in this part— The Act means the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986... secondary school, services allowable under section 607 of the Emergency Immigrant Education Act, 20 U.S.C...

Vermont's Act 60: Early Effects of Comprehensive School Finance Reform.

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Mathis, William J.

A unanimous 1997 state Supreme Court decision declaring Vermont's educational funding system unconstitutional prompted the legislature to pass Act 60 establishing state block grants and a guaranteed tax-yield system. Act 60 is working to provide equity in tax burdens and in tax rates. A variety of transitional features have helped to buffer…

45 CFR 147.140 - Preservation of right to maintain existing coverage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH... grandfathered health plan within the meaning of section 1251 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... Affordable Care Act, do not apply to grandfathered health plans. In addition, the provisions of PHS Act...

45 CFR 147.140 - Preservation of right to maintain existing coverage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH... grandfathered health plan within the meaning of section 1251 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... Affordable Care Act, do not apply to grandfathered health plans. In addition, the provisions of PHS Act...

45 CFR 147.140 - Preservation of right to maintain existing coverage.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... RELATING TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH... grandfathered health plan within the meaning of section 1251 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... Affordable Care Act, do not apply to grandfathered health plans. In addition, the provisions of PHS Act...

77 FR 69491 - Privacy Act of 1974: System of Records; Secure Flight Records

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2012-11-19

... page at http://www.regulations.gov ; (2) Accessing the Government Printing Office's Web page at http...) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (IRTPA),\\4\\ Congress directed TSA and... Intelligence Agency, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Defense. The Attorney General, acting...

77 FR 76064 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment; Public Housing Reform Act: Changes...

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2012-12-26

... on hand and available for inspection policies related to admission and continued occupancy, so as to... through the Freedom of Information Act. Written documentation of policies relating to public housing and...

State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2011

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5

2011-01-26

House - 02/08/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy . (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5

2010-01-19

House - 02/12/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

75 FR 5925 - Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

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2010-02-05

... comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1091, to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management..., Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Mitigation Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency... federalism implications under Executive Order 13132. Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This...

Advocacy Groups and the Discourse of Teacher Policy Reform: An Analysis of Policy Narratives

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Harrison, Christopher

2017-01-01

In recent years, several states have engaged in significant action surrounding a key policy area-- teacher policy reform. In Florida, for example, the passage of Senate Bill (SB) 736, the Student Success Act, heralded substantial shifts in the boundaries defining the profession of teaching in the state. Through SB 736 and its unsuccessful…

The Impact of Standards-Based Reform on Teachers: The Case of "No Child Left Behind"

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Smith, Jason M.; Kovacs, Philip E.

2011-01-01

Standards-based reform is a trend affecting the educational systems of nations around the world, driven by desires to create educational systems suited to increasing economic productivity. In the USA, The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 includes goals of reducing achievement gaps and getting "highly qualified" teachers in all…

77 FR 27456 - Guidance on the Effective Date of Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...

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2012-05-10

... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Comptroller of the Currency FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM... Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC... Corporation (FDIC). ACTION: Notice of joint guidance. SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...

Leave No City Behind: England/United States Dialogue on Urban Education Reform

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Hannaway, Jane; Murphy, Marilyn; Reed, Jodie

2004-01-01

Both the United States and England initiated ambitious standards-based education reform to eliminate large gaps between their highest and lowest achievers. England appears to be ahead, having started in 1988 with a national curriculum, tests, and performance tables. The United States' No Child Left Behind Act began rewriting state rules in 2002…

Parents and Educational Reform.

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Wikeley, Felicity; Hughes, Martin

This paper discusses the findings of a United Kingdom study that examined the impact of the 1988 Education Reform Act (ERA) on a group of parents whose children would be most affected by the changes. Between the fall of 1989 and the summer of 1992, five rounds of interviews were conducted with the same sample of 138 parents from 11 different…

What Does Health Care Reform Mean to Children with Special Needs and Their Families?

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Minoux, Ankeny

2010-01-01

After the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, thousands of families across the U.S. breathed a sigh of relief at the White House's reassurance: "Reform will eliminate health insurance discrimination against people with disabilities." However, the actual language of the law and the proposed implementation timeline of the…

Local School Council Meetings during the First Year of Chicago School Reform.

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Easton, John Q.; And Others

This study analyzes local school council (LSC) meetings in Chicago (Illinois) during their first year of operation. The Chicago School Reform Act of 1988 created a radical shift in authority from the central bureaucracy to the LSCs, empowering the LSCs to set educational policy and govern schools. The councils hire and evaluate the principal,…

Addressing Elementary School Teachers' Professional Stressors: Practical Suggestions for Schools and Administrators

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Stauffer, Sarah D.; Mason, Erin C. M.

2013-01-01

Purpose: Given the preponderance of education reform since the No Child Left Behind Act (U.S. Department of Education, 2001), reform efforts have shaped the nature of the work and culture in schools. The emphasis on standardized testing to determine schools' status and student performance, among other factors, has generated stress, particularly…

Revisiting "The Widget Effect": Teacher Evaluation Reforms and the Distribution of Teacher Effectiveness

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Kraft, Matthew A.; Gilmour, Allison F.

2017-01-01

In 2009, the New Teacher Project's "The Widget Effect" documented the failure of U.S. public school districts to recognize and act on differences in teacher effectiveness. We revisit these findings by compiling teacher performance ratings across 24 states that adopted major reforms to their teacher evaluation systems. In the vast…

77 FR 15379 - Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: Additional Guidance on Notification Responsibilities Under...

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2012-03-15

... provided by PTFA sunset on December 31, 2014. Section 1484 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and... protections to December 31, 2014. Section 1484 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection... completion and in acquiring title to and possession of the property. (Failure to foreclose and evict acquire...

A First Look at Higher Performing High Schools: School Qualities that Educators Believe Contribute Most to College and Career Readiness

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ACT, Inc., 2012

2012-01-01

The Common Core State Standards Initiative represents one of the most significant reforms to US education in recent history. As of June 2012, 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Standards. ACT is pleased to have played a leading role in the development of the Standards. Not only did the initiative draw on its longitudinal…

Programs of Study as a State Policy Mandate: A Longitudinal Study of the South Carolina Personal Pathways to Success Initiative. Executive Summary

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Hammond, Cathy; Drew, Sam F.; Withington, Cairen; Griffith, Cathy; Swiger, Caroline M.; Mobley, Catherine; Sharp, Julia L.; Stringfield, Samuel C.; Stipanovic, Natalie; Daugherty, Lindsay

2013-01-01

This executive summary outlines key findings from the final technical report of a five-year study of South Carolina's Personal Pathways to Success Initiative, which was authorized by the state's Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) in 2005. The Personal Pathways initiative is a K-16, career-focused school reform model intended to improve…

Adult Education and Family Literacy Reform Act. Hearing on S. 797 Authorizing Funds for Fiscal Years 1996 through 2005 to Improve and Reform Literacy Services for Adults and Families, before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This Congressional hearing discussed the issue of reform of adult education and family literacy legislation. Testimony includes oral and written statements of U.S. senators and individuals representing the following: U.S. Department of Education; National Institute for Literacy; Dallas Can! Academy, Dallas, Texas; Pima County Adult Education,…

The School-to-Work Opportunities Act: An Opportunity To Serve All Students. Women's Educational Equity Act Publishing Center Digest.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Wiberg, Mary

This digest consists of two brief articles. The lead article, "The School-to-Work Opportunities Act: An Opportunity To Serve All Students" (Mary Wiberg) tells how the STW Act differs from vocational education by expanding the traditional programs and reflecting the constructivist model of education reform and how STW meets the needs of…

District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 2010

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large

2009-03-05

Senate - 09/29/2010 By Senator Lieberman from Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-339. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status Passed HouseHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

20 CFR 410.703 - Adjudicatory rules for determining entitlement to benefits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV-BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (1969- ) Rules for the Review of Denied and Pending Claims Under the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act (BLBRA) of 1977 § 410.703 Adjudicatory...

20 CFR 410.703 - Adjudicatory rules for determining entitlement to benefits.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV-BLACK LUNG BENEFITS (1969- ) Rules for the Review of Denied and Pending Claims Under the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act (BLBRA) of 1977 § 410.703 Adjudicatory...

78 FR 17300 - Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Cost Principles and...

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2013-03-21

... Administrative Requirements (Including Single Audit Act) AGENCY: Executive Office of the President, Office of... Single Audit Act) published February 1, 2013. The original comment period was scheduled to end on May 2...

29 CFR 1985.100 - Purpose and scope.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... (CONTINUED) PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING RETALIATION COMPLAINTS UNDER THE EMPLOYEE PROTECTION PROVISION OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT OF 2010 Complaints, Investigations, Findings, and Preliminary Orders... the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, Section 1057 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...

[Habitus, capital and fields: the search for an acting head of the Hamburg Asylum Friedrichsberg in 1897].

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Sammet, Kai

2005-01-01

In 1897 Hamburg was in search of an Oberarzt for the asylum Friedrichsberg who should function as the acting head of the head Wilhelm Reye (1833-1912). This search was part of the intended reformation of the outmoded psychiatric care in Hamburg. During this application procedure the Hamburg Physikus John Wahncau examined all possible candidates and applicants. The article explores the election process by using some sociological categories developed by Pierre Bourdieu (habitus, capital, field). The author argues that not only meritocratic attributes led to the choice of one candidate, but also his functional "fitting" into the field in Hamburg.

Let's Get Real About Health Care Reform.

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Karpf, Michael

2017-09-01

In light of the ongoing debate about health care policy in the United States, including efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, it will be critically important for the academic community to engage in the dialogue. Developing a viable approach to health care reform requires an understanding of the interaction and interdependence between choice, cost, and coverage in a competitive and functional market-based system. Some institutions have implemented models that indicate the feasibility of providing high-quality, efficient patient care while working within fixed budgets. The academic community must stay engaged in these conversations because of its moral commitment to equitable access to health care for all. Academic medical centers will also have to define and protect their roles in an evolving health care delivery system in the United States.

Condition of America's Schools and Colleges. Hearing Examining Whether the Nation Is Meeting Its Education Goals and To Review Proposals To Reauthorize the Higher Education Act, Focusing on Problems and Reforms in Elementary and Secondary Education, Strengths and Weaknesses of Higher Education, and Access to Student Federal Aid Programs, before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This report provides a transcription of the speeches and written statements presented at a Senate hearing concerning the state of crisis within American education. The hearing examines whether the nation is meeting its education goals and reviews proposals to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. It focuses on problems and reforms in elementary…

Paying for individual health insurance through tax-sheltered cafeteria plans.

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Hall, Mark A; Monahan, Amy B

2010-01-01

When employees without group health insurance buy individual coverage, they do so using after-tax income--costing them from 20% to 50% more than others pay for equivalent coverage. Prior to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), several states promoted a potential solution that would allow employees to buy individual insurance through tax-sheltered payroll deduction. This technical but creative approach would allow insurers to combine what is known as "list-billing" with a Section 125 "cafeteria plan." However, these state-level reform attempts have failed to gain significant traction because state small-group reform laws and federal restrictions on medical underwriting cloud the legality of tax-sheltered list-billing. Several authorities have taken the position that insurance paid for through a cafeteria plan must meet the nondiscrimination requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act with respect to eligibility, premiums, and benefits. The recently enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act addresses some of the legal uncertainty in this area, but much remains. For health reform to have its greatest effect, federal regulators must clarify whether individual health insurance can be purchased on a pre-tax basis through a cafeteria plan.

The Crucible simulation: Behavioral simulation improves clinical leadership skills and understanding of complex health policy change.

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Cohen, Daniel; Vlaev, Ivo; McMahon, Laurie; Harvey, Sarah; Mitchell, Andy; Borovoi, Leah; Darzi, Ara

2017-05-11

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 represents the most complex National Health Service reforms in history. High-quality clinical leadership is important for successful implementation of health service reform. However, little is known about the effectiveness of current leadership training. This study describes the use of a behavioral simulation to improve the knowledge and leadership of a cohort of medical doctors expected to take leadership roles in the National Health Service. A day-long behavioral simulation (The Crucible) was developed and run based on a fictitious but realistic health economy. Participants completed pre- and postsimulation questionnaires generating qualitative and quantitative data. Leadership skills, knowledge, and behavior change processes described by the "theory of planned behavior" were self-assessed pre- and postsimulation. Sixty-nine medical doctors attended. Participants deemed the simulation immersive and relevant. Significant improvements were shown in perceived knowledge, capability, attitudes, subjective norms, intentions, and leadership competency following the program. Nearly one third of participants reported that they had implemented knowledge and skills from the simulation into practice within 4 weeks. This study systematically demonstrates the effectiveness of behavioral simulation for clinical management training and understanding of health policy reform. Potential future uses and strategies for analysis are discussed. High-quality care requires understanding of health systems and strong leadership. Policymakers should consider the use of behavioral simulation to improve understanding of health service reform and development of leadership skills in clinicians, who readily adopt skills from simulation into everyday practice.

Work First and Forget about Education: New York City's Personal Responsibility Act and the Creation of a Working Underclass.

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Jones-Brown, Delores; Mahoney, Jacqueline

2001-01-01

Though New York City's welfare reform act claims to emphasize personal responsibility, its design diminishes the possibility of sustained, meaningful employment or long-term economic stability for substantial numbers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Family recipients. By focusing on gaining employment, the act ignores well-established avenues to…

State Education Reform within Reach? Exploring the Effectiveness of State Support Teams for Districts and Schools

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Hanna, Robert

2013-01-01

Since Congress enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 1965, the federal government has emphasized states' shared responsibility for improving student achievement. When Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2001 as the No Child Left Behind Act, it called upon states to provide technical support to…

76 FR 6715 - Swap Trading Relationship Documentation Requirements for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

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... VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Section 731 of... registered entities and intermediaries subject to the Commission's oversight. \\1\\ See Dodd-Frank Wall Street... section 701 of the Dodd-Frank Act, Title VII may be cited as the ``Wall Street Transparency and...

Attitudes to abortion in the era of reform: evidence from the Abortion Law Reform Association correspondence.

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Jones, Emma L

2011-01-01

This article examines letters sent by members of the general public to the Abortion Law Reform Association (ALRA) in the decade immediately before the 1967 Abortion Act. It shows how a voluntary organisation, in their aim of supporting a specific cause of unclear legality, called forth correspondence from those in need. In detailing the personal predicaments of those facing an unwanted pregnancy, this body of correspondence was readily deployed by ALRA in their efforts to mobilise support for abortion law reform, thus exercising a political function. A close examination of the content of the letters and the epistolary strategies adopted by their writers reveals that as much as they were a lobbying tool for changes in abortion law, these letters were discursively shaped by debates surrounding that very reform.

Albanian-NATO Relations in the Fight Against International Terrorism

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-12-01

conformity with international standards.258 “The law provides for the coordination among all state institutions, bank sector , insurance companies...5 US-Adriatic Charter-5 AAF Albanian Armed Forces ACT Allied Command of Transformation AII Adriatic-Ionian Initiative AIS ...reform. With the country’s membership in PfP, Albania initiated military and defense- sector reforms in accordance with the program. In 1997

Finnish Reform of the Funding and Provision of Special Education: The Views of Principals and Municipal Education Administrators

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Pulkkinen, Jonna; Jahnukainen, Markku

2016-01-01

This study examines the current state of special education provision and resources in Finland after the extensive reform of the government transfer system and Basic Education Act implemented in 2010-2011. Data were collected from a survey of compulsory school principals and from interviews with the highest-ranking officials in municipal education…

"That Dog Won't Hunt!": Exemplary School Change Efforts within the Kentucky Reform.

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Wolf, Shelby A.; Borko, Hilda; Elliott, Rebekah L.; McIver, Monette C.

2000-01-01

Presents case studies of four exemplary schools as they worked to meet the demands of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) and the assessment system, the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System. Finds that the ways schools met the challenges were unique to each site, but outlines aspect common to teachers in all four sites. (SLD)

Kindergarten through Third Grade Reading Tutors in Northeast Mississippi

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Williams, Angela

2010-01-01

All public schools in the United States have been caught up in educational reform. This has especially been true since the 1980's. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was a major component in how schools have changed the process of educating students. In response to reform efforts, many schools have relied on their own knowledge to achieve higher…

Teaching Literature and Literacy in the Eye of Reform: A Dilemma in Three Acts.

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Florio-Ruane, Susan; Berne, Jennifer; Raphael, Taffy E.

2001-01-01

Tells a story of crossing borders in support of dilemma management in the teaching of literature. Discusses working together to manage dilemmas in literacy and teacher education. Sketches the genealogy of a network of teachers from across the southeast region of Michigan. Focuses on the teachers working in the "eye of reform" at an…

The Impact of Welfare Reform on Academic Outcomes: Does Parental Work Boost Grades? Institute for Policy Research Working Paper.

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Pareja, Amber Stitziel, Lewis, Dan A.

The 1996 welfare reform act forced many poor parents into the labor market, with little understanding of how the parents' workforce participation would affect family life in general and their children in particular. In this paper, researchers examine the relationship between parental workforce participation, welfare receipt, and children's…

Evaluation of the Comprehensive School Reform Program Implementation and Outcomes. Third-Year Report

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Orland, Martin; Connolly, Brooke; Fong, Tony; Sosenko, Lauren Davis; Tushnet, Naida C.; Yin, Robert K.; Burt, Janeula M.; Warner, Emily

2008-01-01

The Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Program was established as a demonstration program in 1998 and authorized as a full program in 2002 as part of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). It is one approach to help low-performing K-12 public schools meet state performance standards. CSR emphasizes two major concepts: mandating that school reform…

The Effects of Comprehensive School Reform Models in Reading for Urban Middle School Students with Disabilities

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Shippen, Margaret E.; Houchins, David E.; Calhoon, Mary Beth; Furlow, Carolyn F.; Sartor, Donya L.

2006-01-01

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has mandated sweeping accountability in public education. Low-performing urban schools find themselves in the crossfire of political and educational divergence. Comprehensive school reform (CSR) models predate NCLB, but the impact of their implementation has been even more pronounced since the passage of NCLB.…

High School Graduation Rates of Potential First Generation College Students: A Qualitative Case Study

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Dansby, Jacqueline O.; Dansby-Giles, Gloria

2011-01-01

Educational reform in the United States has focused on several factors such as academic achievement, performance on standardized test scores, dropout rates, the mandate of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (Dee and Jacob, 2010) and other changes. A new call for a broader and bolder strategy for educational reform that focused on…

No Child Left Behind: The Ongoing Movement for Public Education Reform

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Paige, Rod

2006-01-01

In this essay, former secretary of education Rod Paige depicts the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) as the culmination of more than half a century of urgent but largely unheeded calls for reform of the nation's public education system. He explains the rationale for the design of NCLB and responds to several criticisms of the legislation, including…

Children in Single-Parent Families Living in Poverty Have Fewer Supports after Welfare Reform. IWPR Research in Brief.

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Lyter, Deanna M.; Sills, Melissa; Oh, Gi-Taik

Since the 1996 passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (welfare reform), impoverished children in single-parent families receive less aid than under the previous system, and the most disadvantaged of these children have slipped deeper into poverty. This research brief summarizes a study that explored the economic well-being…

Afghanistan Suspension and Debarment Reform Act

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3

2013-08-01

House - 08/01/2013 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the... (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

The Politics of Teacher Reform in Florida: Analyzing Causal Narratives Surrounding State Adoption of Performance-Based Evaluations, Performance Pay, and Tenure Elimination

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Harrison, Christopher; Cohen-Vogel, Lora

2012-01-01

Following a multiyear debate, Florida lawmakers passed the "Student Success Act" in March 2011, introducing some of the most sweeping educational reforms in the state's history--the introduction of teacher evaluation systems based on value-added modeling, mandatory "performance pay" for teachers, and the elimination of…

77 FR 51898 - Registration of Intermediaries

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[Epidemic Cholera and American Reform Movements in the 19th Century].

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Kim, Seohyung

2015-12-01

The 19th century was the age of great reform in American history. After constructing of the canal and railroads, the industrialization began and American society changed so rapidly. In this period, there were so many social crisis and American people tried to solve these problems within the several reform movements. These reform movements were the driving forces to control cholera during the 19th century. Cholera was the endemic disease in Bengal, India, but after the 19th century it had spread globally by the development of trade networks. The 1832 cholera in the United States was the first epidemic cholera in American history. The mortality of cholera was so high, but it was very hard to find out the cause of this fatal infectious disease. So, different social discourses happened to control epidemic cholera in the 19th century, these can be understood within the similar context of American reform movements during this period. Board of Health in New York States made a new public health act to control cholera in 1832, it was ineffective. Some people insisted that the cause of this infectious disease was the corruption of the United States. They emphasized unjust and immoral system in American society. Moral reform expanded to Nativism, because lots of Irish immigrants were the victims of cholera. So, epidemic cholera was the opportunity to spread the desire for moral reform. To control cholera in 1849, the sanitary reform in Britain had affected. The fact that it was so important to improve and maintain the water quality for the control and prevention of disease spread, the sanitary reform happened. There were two different sphere of the sanitary reform. The former was the private reform to improve sewer or privy, the latter was the public reform to build sewage facilities. The 1849 cholera had an important meaning, because the social discourse, which had emphasized the sanitation of people or home expanded to the public sphere. When cholera broke out in 1866 again, the new discourse to raise the necessity of professional medical personnel. The establishment of Metropolitan Board of Heath forced to appoint trained medical people and the treatment of disease at the home moved to medical doctors who had professional knowledge and authority. In this meaning, the medical reform provided the opportunity the appearance of professionalized medical doctors. These epidemic cholera during the 19th century, there were different reform movements in American society. The infectious disease affected development and changes of American society, the most important thing was that the problem of sanitation and public health was not only the private one, but the serious problems in society and nation. So, epidemic cholera during the 19th century provided more balanced perspective to analyze the American society in this period.

Promotion of malignant phenotype after disruption of the three-dimensional structure of cultured spheroids from colorectal cancer.

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Piulats, Jose M; Kondo, Jumpei; Endo, Hiroko; Ono, Hiromasa; Hagihara, Takeshi; Okuyama, Hiroaki; Nishizawa, Yasuko; Tomita, Yasuhiko; Ohue, Masayuki; Okita, Kouki; Oyama, Hidejiro; Bono, Hidemasa; Masuko, Takashi; Inoue, Masahiro

2018-03-23

Individual and small clusters of cancer cells may detach from the edges of a main tumor and invade vessels, which can act as the origin of metastasis; however, the mechanism for this phenomenon is not well understood. Using cancer tissue-originated spheroids, we studied whether disturbing the 3D architecture of cancer spheroids can provoke the reformation process and progression of malignancy. We developed a mechanical disruption method to achieve homogenous disruption of the spheroids while maintaining cell-cell contact. After the disruption, 9 spheroid lines from 9 patient samples reformed within a few hours, and 3 of the 9 lines exhibited accelerated spheroid growth. Marker expression, spheroid forming capacity, and tumorigenesis indicated that stemness increased after spheroid disruption. In addition, the spheroid forming capacity increased in 6 of 11 spheroid lines. The disruption signature determined by gene expression profiling supported the incidence of remodeling and predicted the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer. Furthermore, WNT and HER3 signaling were increased in the reformed spheroids, and suppression of these signaling pathways attenuated the increased proliferation and stemness after the disruption. Overall, the disruption and subsequent reformation of cancer spheroids promoted malignancy-related phenotypes through the activation of the WNT and ERBB pathways.

Promotion of malignant phenotype after disruption of the three-dimensional structure of cultured spheroids from colorectal cancer

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Endo, Hiroko; Ono, Hiromasa; Hagihara, Takeshi; Okuyama, Hiroaki; Nishizawa, Yasuko; Tomita, Yasuhiko; Ohue, Masayuki; Okita, Kouki; Oyama, Hidejiro; Bono, Hidemasa; Masuko, Takashi; Inoue, Masahiro

2018-01-01

Individual and small clusters of cancer cells may detach from the edges of a main tumor and invade vessels, which can act as the origin of metastasis; however, the mechanism for this phenomenon is not well understood. Using cancer tissue-originated spheroids, we studied whether disturbing the 3D architecture of cancer spheroids can provoke the reformation process and progression of malignancy. We developed a mechanical disruption method to achieve homogenous disruption of the spheroids while maintaining cell–cell contact. After the disruption, 9 spheroid lines from 9 patient samples reformed within a few hours, and 3 of the 9 lines exhibited accelerated spheroid growth. Marker expression, spheroid forming capacity, and tumorigenesis indicated that stemness increased after spheroid disruption. In addition, the spheroid forming capacity increased in 6 of 11 spheroid lines. The disruption signature determined by gene expression profiling supported the incidence of remodeling and predicted the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer. Furthermore, WNT and HER3 signaling were increased in the reformed spheroids, and suppression of these signaling pathways attenuated the increased proliferation and stemness after the disruption. Overall, the disruption and subsequent reformation of cancer spheroids promoted malignancy-related phenotypes through the activation of the WNT and ERBB pathways. PMID:29662620

76 FR 54537 - Swap Data Repositories: Registration Standards, Duties and Core Principles

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2011-09-01

...The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is adopting its regulations to implement section 21 of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'' or ``Act''), which establishes registration requirements, statutory duties, core principles and certain compliance obligations for registered swap data repositories (``SDRs''). Section 21 of the CEA was added by section 728 of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act'').

Analyzing the Effects of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act

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2014-06-01

otherwise, an ICD is developed. The ICD is the first key document that JCIDS contributes to the acquisition system. This document feeds into the MSA...WSARA is the initiator of bottom-line change, if not the catalyst for changes that occur. . The bottom line in the corporate world is profit. For a...combat engineering, force sustainment, petroleum and water, sets, kits, outfits and tools, test 22 measurement and diagnostic equipment, and

Analyzing the Effects of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act

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2014-05-28

an ICD is developed. The ICD is the first key document that JCIDS contributes to the acquisition system. This document feeds into the MSA and the...make an assumption that the WSARA is the initiator of bottom-line change, if not the catalyst for changes that occur. The bottom line in the...force sustainment, petroleum and water, sets, kits, outfits and tools, test measurement and diagnostic equipment, and contingency basing infrastructure

A First Look at Higher Performing High Schools: School Qualities That Educators Believe Contribute Most to College and Career Readiness. Executive Summary

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ACT, Inc., 2012

2012-01-01

The Common Core State Standards Initiative represents one of the most significant reforms to US education in recent history. As of June 2012, 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted the Standards. ACT is pleased to have played a leading role in the development of the Standards. Not only did the initiative draw on its longitudinal…

Homicide law reform: Coke v Bumble - revisited and reassessed.

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Hodgkinson, Sarah; Prins, Herschel

2011-10-01

This contribution is a sequel to an earlier paper in the journal by the second author. It examines the Government's remit to the Law Commission to suggest revision to the law relating to homicide, and the eventual somewhat muted implementation in the Coroners and Justice Act of 2009. These changes to the law of homicide, and more specifically the revisions to the partial defences of diminished responsibility and provocation, are critically reviewed, and are discussed in light of the future of homicide law reform. It is argued that more radical reform to the substantive law of homicide is needed, but this article also discusses the problems of implementing this more radical reform given the Government's reluctance to remove the mandatory life sentence for murder.

12 CFR 1212.2 - Definitions.

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2011-01-01

... Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION FOR SENIOR... Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, or any successor thereto. Regulated entity means... Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, Division A of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act...

12 CFR 1212.2 - Definitions.

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2010-01-01

... Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION FOR SENIOR... Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System, or any successor thereto. Regulated entity means... Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, Division A of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act...

77 FR 42692 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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... Provisions. OMB Control Number: 0563-0055. Summary of Collection: Section 533 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (1998 Research Act) requires the Federal Crop Insurance... mediation, arbitration, or litigation requires interpretation of a policy provision or procedure. Need and...

Community health events for enrolling uninsured into public health insurance programs: implications for health reform.

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Cheng, Scott; Tsai, Kai-ya; Nascimento, Lori M; Cousineau, Michael R

2014-01-01

To determine whether enrollment events may serve as a venue to identify eligible individuals, enroll them into health insurance programs, and educate them about the changes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will bring about. More than 2900 surveys were administered to attendees of 7 public health insurance enrollment events in California. Surveys were used to identify whether participants had any change in understanding of health reform after participating in the event. More than half of attendees at nearly all events had no knowledge about health reform before attending the event. On average, more than 80% of attendees knew more about health reform following the event and more than 80% believed that the law would benefit their families. Enrollment events can serve as an effective method to educate the public on health reform. Further research is recommended to explore in greater detail the impact community enrollment events can have on expanding public understanding of health reform.

Parties heed (with caution)

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Fisher, Justin

2011-01-01

Despite comprehensive reform (Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act) and recent review (Phillips Review in 2007) of party finance in Britain, public opinion of party finance remains plagued by perceptions of corruption, undue influence from wealthy donors, carefree and wasteful spending and, more generally, from the perception that there is just ‘too much money’ in politics. In this article we argue that knowledge of and attitudes to party finance matter, not least because advocates of reform have cited public opinion as evidence for reform. However, because attitudes to party finance are part of a broader attitudinal structure, opinion-led reforms are unlikely to succeed in increasing public confidence. Using data generated from YouGov’s online panel (N=2,008), we demonstrate that the public know little of the key provisions regulating party finance and attitudes to party finance can be explained along two underlying dimensions – Anti-Party Finance and Reformers. As such, we consider whether parties and politicians should be freed from the constraints of public opinion in reforming party finance. PMID:29097904

Elder abuse and neglect: challenges and directions for legal reform.

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Breedon, Laura

2010-09-01

The last two decades have heralded an increased community and professional awareness of the phenomenon of elder abuse and the challenges it poses to the enjoyment of the human rights of some older people. The contemporary Australian legal system provides many of the components of a framework required to assist in the promotion of the rights of the elderly and in the prevention and remedy of elder abuse. This framework acts in concert with health and community services dedicated to the advancement of health and wellbeing into old age. In the future, the acknowledgment and adoption of international legal principles which are directed to the needs of the elderly, the reform of existing domestic legislation and the development of new elder-specific statutes may all impact upon the incidence and consequences of elder abuse. To date, no Australian jurisdiction has adopted a legislative regime targeted specifically at the issues confronting older Australians who may be vulnerable to abuse and neglect. This column looks at some of the options for legal reform in this area.

Commentary: the importance of Medicaid expansion for criminal justice populations in the south.

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Zaller, Nickolas D; Cloud, David H; Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren; Martino, Sarah; Bouvier, Benjamin; Brockmann, Brad

2017-12-01

Though the full implications of a Trump presidency for ongoing health care and criminal justice reform efforts remain uncertain, whatever policy changes are made will be particularly salient for the South, which experiences the highest incarceration rates, highest uninsured rates, and worst health outcomes in the United States. The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 was a watershed event and many states have taken advantage of opportunities created by the ACA to expand healthcare coverage to their poorest residents, and to develop partnerships between health and justice systems. Yet to date, only four have taken advantage of the benefits of healthcare reform. Expanding Medicaid would provide Southern states with the opportunity to significantly impact health outcomes for criminal justice-involved individuals. In the context of an uncertain policy landscape, we suggest the use of three strategies, focusing on advancing incremental change while safeguarding existing gains, rebranding Medicaid as a local or statewide initiative, and linking Medicaid expansion to criminal justice reform, in order to implement Medicaid expansion across the South.

A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 To Request Government Records. First Report by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. House of Representatives, 104th Congress, 1st Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

This report explains how to use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act of 1974. It reflects all changes to the laws made since 1977: major amendments to the Freedom of Information Act passed in 1974 and 1986; a major addition to the Privacy Act of 1974 was enacted in 1988; and minor amendments to the Privacy Act were made in…

What Is the Penny Buying for South Carolina? Assessment of the South Carolina Education Improvement Act of 1984.

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South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Div. of Public Accountability.

South Carolina's Education Improvement Act (EIA) of 1984 was a comprehensive piece of reform legislation providing for 60 new educational policies and programs. These new activities were funded by a one-cent increase in the state sales tax. The Act requires annual reports that present information concerning the benefits of EIA, provide additional…

What It Means: TMA Analyzes Pros and Cons of Health System Reform Law.

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Ortolon, Ken

2010-05-01

Congressional passage of the health system reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sent physicians and patients scrambling to examine the fine print to determine how the new law will impact health care for all Americans. TMA launched a massive new education campaign to help Texas physicians and their practices survive and thrive in the new health care environment.

A Study of the Sustained Effects of Comprehensive School Reform Programs in Pennsylvania

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Evans, William; Baugh, Carnell; Sheffer, Jim

2005-01-01

The general purpose of this study is to present post-funding Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) data to address the more lasting features of CSR programs, their relation to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and support of its requirements, and the impact of CSR on student achievement. For the schools included in this study, many of the components…

Debt Limit Reform and Congressional Pay for Performance Act of 2014

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6

2014-02-10

House - 02/10/2014 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within... (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Health-care reform's great expectations and physician reality.

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Van Mol, Andre

2010-09-01

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will not prove to be the reform for which physicians were long hoping. Private insurance rates will climb sharply, forcing people onto government programs; physician reimbursement will plummet; the physician shortage will worsen; rationing in the form of waiting lists is certain; health care as a whole will worsen; and once fully engaged, nationalization of health care will be irreversible.

Welfare and immigration reform and use of prenatal care among women of Mexican ethnicity in San Diego, California.

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Loue, Sana; Cooper, Marlene; Lloyd, Linda S

2005-01-01

Foreign-born women and, in particular, Hispanic foreign-born women, are less likely to have insurance, are less likely to have insurance that covers prenatal care, and are less likely to utilize prenatal care compared with US-born Hispanic women. Significant concern has been raised regarding the ability of immigrant women to access prenatal care services because of severe restrictions imposed on immigrants' eligibility for Medicaid-funded services following the passage in 1996 of the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reform Act (PRWORA) and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRAIRA). We conducted an interview-based study of prenatal care utilization with women of Mexican ethnicity and diverse immigration statuses in San Diego County, California. Our findings indicate that, despite increased levels of fear associated with recent immigration and with undocumented status, there were no statistically significant differences across immigration statuses in length of time to receipt of medical care for gynecological events and for prenatal care.

Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012

THOMAS, 112th Congress

Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7

2012-03-07

House - 03/07/2012 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.2170, which became Public Law 112-230 on 12/28/2012. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

76 FR 12888 - Registration of Intermediaries

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... enacted by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act... list of principals remains a meaningful reflection of the persons who actually exercise control over... the futures markets; (3) price discovery; (4) sound risk management practices; and (5) other public...

12 CFR 1231.2 - Definitions.

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2013-01-01

... Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ENTITY REGULATIONS GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENTS § 1231.2 Definitions... Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, enacted under Division A of the HERA. (b) Director means... Finance. (e) Federal Home Loan Bank means a bank established under the Federal Home Loan Act; the term...

12 CFR 1231.2 - Definitions.

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2011-01-01

... Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ENTITY REGULATIONS GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENTS § 1231.2 Definitions... Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, enacted under Division A of the HERA. (b) Director means... Finance. (e) Federal Home Loan Bank means a bank established under the Federal Home Loan Act; the term...

12 CFR 1231.2 - Definitions.

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2012-01-01

... Banking FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY ENTITY REGULATIONS GOLDEN PARACHUTE PAYMENTS § 1231.2 Definitions... Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008, enacted under Division A of the HERA. (b) Director means... Finance. (e) Federal Home Loan Bank means a bank established under the Federal Home Loan Act; the term...

34 CFR 461.12 - What must the State plan contain?

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2012-07-01

... education services will be significantly expanded (including efforts to reach typically underserved groups..., the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the... experimental demonstration projects and teacher training projects that meet the requirements of § 461.33; (19...

34 CFR 461.12 - What must the State plan contain?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... education services will be significantly expanded (including efforts to reach typically underserved groups..., the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the... experimental demonstration projects and teacher training projects that meet the requirements of § 461.33; (19...

34 CFR 461.12 - What must the State plan contain?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... education services will be significantly expanded (including efforts to reach typically underserved groups..., the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, the... experimental demonstration projects and teacher training projects that meet the requirements of § 461.33; (19...

12 CFR 1005.3 - Coverage.

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2013-01-01

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12 CFR 1005.3 - Coverage.

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2012-01-01

... Banking BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS (REGULATION E) § 1005.3 Coverage... Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, Title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376. (b) Electronic fund transfer—(1) Definition. The term...

77 FR 23729 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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... OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Tribal Personal Responsibility Education Program (Tribal PREP... Affordable Care Act, 2010, also known as health care reform, amends Title V of the Social Security Act (42 U... Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). The President signed into law the Patient Protection and...

75 FR 79992 - End-User Exception to Mandatory Clearing of Security-Based Swaps

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...In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (``Dodd-Frank Act''), the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is proposing new Rule 3Cg-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') governing the exception to mandatory clearing of security-based swaps available for counterparties meeting certain conditions. The Commission is requesting comments on the proposed rule and related matters.

Health care reform: preparing the psychology workforce.

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Rozensky, Ronald H

2012-03-01

This article is based on the opening presentation by the author to the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers' 5th National Conference, "Preparing Psychologists for a Rapidly Changing Healthcare Environment" held in March, 2011. Reviewing the patient protection and affordable care act (ACA), that presentation was designed to set the stage for several days of symposia and discussions anticipating upcoming changes to the healthcare system. This article reviews the ACA; general trends that have impacted healthcare reform; the implications of the Act for psychology's workforce including the growing focus on interprofessional education, training, and practice, challenges to address in order to prepare for psychology's future; and recommendations for advocating for psychology's future as a healthcare profession.

“Will Employers Drop Health Insurance Coverage because of the Affordable Care Act?” Health Affairs 32(9): 1522–1530

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Buchmueller, Thomas; Carey, Colleen; Levy, Helen G.

2014-01-01

Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, there has been considerable speculation about how many employers will stop offering health insurance once the major coverage provisions of the Act take effect. While some observers predict little aggregate effect, others believe that 2014 marks the beginning of the end for our current system of employer- sponsored insurance. We address the question “how will employer health insurance offering respond to health reform?” using theoretical and empirical evidence. First, we describe economic models of why employers offer insurance. Second, we recap the relevant provisions of health reform and use our economic framework to consider how they may affect employer offers. Third, we review the various predictions that have been made on this subject. Finally, we offer some observations on interpreting early data from 2014. PMID:24019355

Race to the Top: States Implementing Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems Despite Challenges. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives. GAO-13-777

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Scott, George A.

2013-01-01

The Department of Education (Education) created Race to The Top (RTT) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide incentives for states to reform K-12 education in areas such as improving the lowest performing schools and developing effective teachers and leaders. In 2010, Education awarded 12 states nearly $4 billion in…

76 FR 6810 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Special Needs Assistance Programs-Technical Assistance...

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...In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Special Needs Assistance Programs Technical Assistance program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and amounts of the awards made available by HUD.

26 CFR 1.904-7 - Transition rules.

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26 CFR 1.904-7 - Transition rules.

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2012-04-01

... limitation income) (prior to their amendment by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the Act)) after application of... pools shall constitute the opening balance of the noncontrolled section 902 corporation's pools of post...-through pools shall constitute the opening balance of the look-through pools of post-1986 undistributed...

26 CFR 1.904-7 - Transition rules.

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2013-04-01

... limitation income) (prior to their amendment by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the Act)) after application of... pools shall constitute the opening balance of the noncontrolled section 902 corporation's pools of post...-through pools shall constitute the opening balance of the look-through pools of post-1986 undistributed...

26 CFR 1.904-7 - Transition rules.

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2014-04-01

... limitation income) (prior to their amendment by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (the Act)) after application of... pools shall constitute the opening balance of the noncontrolled section 902 corporation's pools of post...-through pools shall constitute the opening balance of the look-through pools of post-1986 undistributed...

76 FR 6473 - Sunshine Act; FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 8, 2011

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... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act; FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, February 8, 2011 February 1, 2011. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the... status of the comprehensive reform efforts to improve the agency's fact-based, data- driven decision...

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... subject matter of the Open Meeting will be: Item 1: The Commission will consider whether to adopt rules to... 413(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act regarding the definition of... ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the...

Sixth Annual Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy: The RealAudio Proceedings.

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Glover, Barbara; Meernik, Mary

1996-01-01

Reviews the sixth Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP) held in March 1996. Highlights include the Communications Decency Act, part of the 1996 Telecommunications Reform Act; European views; Internet service providers; limiting online speech on campus; cryptography; the global information infrastructure; copyright; and China and the…

76 FR 34010 - Credit Risk Retention

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... 2501-AD53 Credit Risk Retention AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC... credit risk retention requirements of section 15G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as added by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Credit Risk NPR'' or ``proposed rule...

The second act. With Obama and the reform law here to stay, big decisions are ahead for healthcare.

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Daly, Rich; Zigmond, Jessica

2012-11-12

The re-election of President Barack Obama to a second term and the preservation of a Democratic majority in the Senate removed doubts about the survival of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as the law of the land.

Unequal Opportunities: The Recruitment, Selection and Promotion Prospects for Black Teachers.

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Brar, Harbhajan Singh

1991-01-01

The 1988 Education Reform Act greatly impacted equal opportunities in recruitment and selection of black teachers in the United Kingdom. A case study examines recruitment and selection in London, noting that ad hoc practices (encouraged by the 1988 Act) perpetuates the poor position of black teachers. (SM)

76 FR 71932 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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... Control Number: 1505-0237. Abstract: Section 1042 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer... procedures that govern the process, described in Section 1042(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, by which state... 1042(a) to enforce the Dodd-Frank Act or regulations prescribed thereunder. In accordance with the...

76 FR 30250 - Share Insurance and Appendix

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2011-05-25

...-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) \\1\\ provides that, on a temporary... the time of failure. For example, if pursuant to an agreement between an insured credit union and its... unions would retain flexibility regarding the form of the notice. Therefore, in conjunction with...

Did the Pension Protection Act (PPA) of 2006 Resolve the Pension Crisis in Corporate America?

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Luca, John J.

2009-01-01

On August 17, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act (PL 109-280). The 907-page federal law has been referred to as the most comprehensive reform of the nation's pension law since the enactment of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 (Lucas, 2008). This paper will examine the major…

Not-for-profits' role in a reformed system.

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Clinton, H R

1994-06-01

As head of the White House task force that helped to craft President Bill Clinton's healthcare reform proposal (the Health Security Act), First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton demonstrated her determination that reform result in a system that has caring and service at its center. In an address a year ago at the Catholic Health Association assembly, she stressed the administration's goal of providing the security of healthcare coverage to everyone in the United States. Saying the current complex, disjointed system "fragments the care people receive," the First Lady applauded programs that reach out to underserved populations and strengthen the country's healthcare infrastructure. In this interview with Health Progress, Mrs. Clinton discusses tough issues in achieving the system she envisions and the role of Catholic healthcare organizations in a reformed system. Here are her remarks.

Retrospect and Analysis of China's Policies with Regard to Students Sent by the State to Other Countries since 1978

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Chinese Education and Society, 2005

2005-01-01

China entered a new historical era after the conclusion of the Cultural Revolution. Reform and opening up to the outside have become basic national policies. Acting on the need to reform and open up, a directive on increasing the number of students sent for studies abroad was issued in 1978 by Deng Xiaoping. These policies became an integral part…

The Student Success Act: Reforming Federal Accountability Requirements under No Child Left Behind. WebMemo. No. 3461

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Burke, Lindsey M.

2012-01-01

On its 10-year anniversary, there is consensus that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is broken. The debate over how to reform NCLB has generated a number of proposals from both houses of Congress and the Obama Administration, but ideas about how to rewrite the law differ greatly. In early 2012, the House Education and the Workforce Committee introduced…

A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes.

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Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ

2014-01-14

House - 01/31/2014 Held at the desk. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.3370, which became Public Law 113-89 on 3/21/2014. Tracker: This bill has the status Passed SenateHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Employment and Welfare Reform in the National Survey of America's Families. Discussion Papers. Assessing the New Federalism: An Urban Institute Program To Assess Changing Social Policies.

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Loprest, Pamela; Wissoker, Douglas

Data from the National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) in 13 states for 1997 and 1999 was used to study how welfare reform policies, mandated by the 1996 passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, affected employment of single mothers with children. The states were Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida,…

A systems thinking approach to analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Williams, John C

2015-01-01

The public health community is challenged with understanding the many complexities presented by systems thinking and its applications in systems modeling. The model presented encompasses multiple variables needed (eg, model building) for the construction of a conceptual system model of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The model tracks the ACA from inception, through passage, March 2010, to its current state. Justification for the need to reform the current health care system rests, in part, on the heels of social justice. Proponents of the ACA have long argued that health reform was needed by the millions of uninsured person who suffered from health disparities, took little advantage of health prevention advice, and faced issues of access to providers as well as insurers. In addition the ACA seeks to address our uncontrollable spending on health care delivery. This article highlights the ACA from a systems perspective. The conceptual model presented encompasses both health reform variables (eg, health care provisions, key legislative components, system environment) and system variables (eg, inputs, outputs, feedback, and throughput) needed to understand current health care reform efforts from a systems perspective. The model presented shows how the interrelationships and interconnections of elements of a system come together to achieve its purpose or goal.

Strategic Planning for Deepening the All-Around Structural Reform of Education: Issues of Structural Reform in the "National Medium- and Long-Term Educational Reform and Development Guideline (2010-20)"

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Songhua, Tan; Wang, Catherine Yan

2012-01-01

The "National Medium- and Long-Term Educational Reform and Development Guideline (2010-20)" (hereafter abbreviated as the "Guideline") posits that the development of education must be driven by reform and innovation. It devotes six chapters to mapping out the targets, tasks, and major policy measures for reforming the…

A comprehensive snapshot of States' small group market reforms on insurer pricing & rating practices, 1999.

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Xirasagar, Sudha; Stoskopf, Carleen H; Shrader, William R; Glover, Saundra H

2004-01-01

This paper presents a qualitative analysis of states' small group health insurance reforms that impact small group premiums, mostly enacted by the states during 1996-99, following the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in 1996. It draws from an intensive review of statutes of 48 states and the District of Columbia as of 1999. It analyses regulations related to insurer pricing and rating practices concerning rating criteria and rating bands, pricing incentives, premium stability from year to year, minimum loss rations, reinsurance and carve-out coverage for the medically uninsurable. It also covers regulations targeting employer purchasing and coverage practices such as pooled purchasing and adverse selection. This is the second of a two-part series analyzing states' small group market reforms, the first being devoted to state reforms to promote access and improving the value of health plans offered in this market (Xirasagar et al. 2004). The variety in pricing and rating reforms illustrate the differences in the depth of reforms across states, and represent a far wider range of potential actuarial combinations than the sample of reforms documented in past literature.

The History and Future of Neoliberal Health Reform: Obamacare and Its Predecessors.

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Waitzkin, Howard; Hellander, Ida

2016-10-01

The Colombian reform of 1994, through a strange historical sequence, became a model for health reform in Latin America, Europe, and the United States. Officially, the reform aimed to improve access for the uninsured and underinsured, in collaboration with the private, for-profit insurance industry. After several historical attempts at health reform adhering to the neoliberal pattern, favored by international financial institutions and multinational insurance corporations, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) similarly enhanced access by corporations to public-sector trust funds. An ideology favoring for-profit corporations in the marketplace justified these reforms through unproven claims about the efficiency of the private sector and enhanced quality of care under principles of competition and business management. The ACA maintains this historical continuity by dealing with health care as a commodity bought and sold in a marketplace, rather than a fundamental human right to be guaranteed according to principles of social solidarity. As the ACA heads toward probable failure, a space finally will open for a U.S. national health program that does not follow same historical patterns of the neoliberal model. © The Author(s) 2016.

Parties heed (with caution): Public knowledge of and attitudes towards party finance in Britain.

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vanHeerde-Hudson, Jennifer; Fisher, Justin

2013-01-01

Despite comprehensive reform ( Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act ) and recent review (Phillips Review in 2007) of party finance in Britain, public opinion of party finance remains plagued by perceptions of corruption, undue influence from wealthy donors, carefree and wasteful spending and, more generally, from the perception that there is just 'too much money' in politics. In this article we argue that knowledge of and attitudes to party finance matter, not least because advocates of reform have cited public opinion as evidence for reform. However, because attitudes to party finance are part of a broader attitudinal structure, opinion-led reforms are unlikely to succeed in increasing public confidence. Using data generated from YouGov's online panel (N=2,008), we demonstrate that the public know little of the key provisions regulating party finance and attitudes to party finance can be explained along two underlying dimensions - Anti-Party Finance and Reformers . As such, we consider whether parties and politicians should be freed from the constraints of public opinion in reforming party finance.

Achieving a deeper understanding of the implemented provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

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Zhang, Shuang Qin; Polite, Blase N

2014-01-01

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Since that time, numerous regulations have been promulgated, legal battles continue to be fought and the major provisions of the law are being implemented. In the following article, we outline components of the ACA that are relevant to cancer health care, review current implementation of the new health care reform law, and identify challenges that may lie ahead in the post-ACA era. Specifically, among the things we explore are Medicaid expansion, health insurance exchanges, essential health benefits and preventive services, subsidies, access to clinical trials, the Medicare Part D donut hole, and physician quality payment reform.

77 FR 9733 - Business Conduct Standards for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants With Counterparties

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...The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``Commission'' or ``CFTC'') is adopting final rules to implement Section 4s(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'') pursuant to Section 731 of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the ``Dodd-Frank Act''). These rules prescribe external business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants.

Student Adjustment Act of 2001 (H.R. 1918 IH). House of Representatives, 107th Congress, 1st Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House.

The purpose of this bill is to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to permit states to determine state residency for higher education purposes and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to cancel the removal and adjust the status of certain alien college-bound students who are long-term U.S.…

75 FR 80897 - Swap Data Repositories

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2010-12-23

...The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (``CFTC'' or ``Commission'') is proposing rules to implement new statutory provisions introduced by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (``Dodd-Frank Act''). Section 728 of the Dodd-Frank Act amends the Commodity Exchange Act (``CEA'' or the ``Act'') by adding new Section 21, which establishes registration requirements, statutory duties, core principles and certain compliance obligations for registered swap data repositories (``SDRs'') and directs the Commission to adopt rules governing persons that are registered, as such, under this Section.

75 FR 21022 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency...

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2010-04-22

...In accordance with Section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department for funding under Notice PIH 2009-40 (HA) for the Housing Choice Voucher Family Self-Sufficiency (HCV/FSS) Administrative Fee funding. This announcement contains the consolidated names and addresses of those award recipients selected for funding based on the funding priority categories established in the NOFA.

77 FR 68567 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the Continuum of Care Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011

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2012-11-15

...In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of past funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the FY2011 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFAs) for the Homeless Assistance Grants program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD in FY2011.

77 FR 34972 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the McKinney-Vento HMIS Technical Assistance (HMIS TA) Fiscal...

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2012-06-12

...In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the McKinney-Vento HMIS Technical Assistance program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and amounts of the awards made available by HUD.

77 FR 10766 - Announcement of Funding Awards for the McKinney-Vento HMIS Technical Assistance (HMIS TA) Fiscal...

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2012-02-23

...In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of funding decisions made by the Department in a competition for funding under the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the McKinney-Vento HMIS Technical Assistance program. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and amounts of the awards made available by HUD.

New Lives for Poor Families? Mothers and Young Children Move through Welfare Reform. The Growing Up in Poverty Wave 2 Findings: California, Connecticut, and Florida. Technical Report.

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Fuller, Bruce; Kagan, Sharon Lynn; Loeb, Susanna

This report examines how state welfare-to-work programs have affected young children since the 1996 welfare reform act, which moved millions of women into low-wage jobs. Researchers followed a sample of 948 mothers and young children for 2-4 years after the women entered new welfare programs in California, Connecticut, and Florida. After…

"Nowhere That Fits": The Dilemmas of School Choice for Parents of Children with Statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) in England

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Bajwa-Patel, Meanu; Devecchi, Cristina

2014-01-01

Giving parents a choice with regard to their children's education has been central to the political discourse of school reform at least since the 1988 Education Reform Act (ERA). With regard to children with a Statement of special educational needs (SSEN), a plethora of policies and laws have given parents the right not only to choose a school,…

Beyond Random Acts: Family, School, and Community Engagement as an Integral Part of Education Reform. National Policy Forum for Family, School, & Community Engagement

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Weiss, Heather B.; Lopez, M. Elena; Rosenberg, Heidi

2010-01-01

The policy forum brought to the center what is now on the periphery of education reform: family, school, and community engagement (FSCE) as a strategy to support student success. The forum sought to serve as a catalyst for reframing what FSCE should look like in the twenty--first century, and for repositioning this engagement as a major…

Reforming U.S. Export Controls Reforms: Advancing U.S. Army Interests

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-12-01

The author wishes to thank several anonymous and peer re- viewers as well as Alex Barnes, Rachel Bauman, Justin Blaszczyk, William Cardon ...is worth noting in that it requires, pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, that: certification be provided to Congress prior to the granting of...security. Otherwise, approval cannot be granted until 15 days after Congress has re- ceived the certification for the manufacturing license or technical

The Role of Special Education Administrators in Addressing Contextual Factors When Implementing Comprehensive School Reform in Response to the Mandate of the No Child Left behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110)

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Darensbourg, Kennith Houston

2011-01-01

This study is designed to identify the effective implementation practices that special education administrators enact to alleviate the negative and enforce the positive effects of contextual factors when implementing comprehensive school reform. Two research questions were designed to address this issue. Research Question One sought to identify…

Acquisition Reform in House and Senate Passed Versions of the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1735)

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-07-02

defense acquisitions may depend less on the extent to which provisions of the bill make substantive changes to acquisitions...1 Because the House Armed Services Committee’s focus on small business predates the current reform effort, and because small... business provisions also affect only a specific segment of the industrial base, not the overall acquisition system, such sections were excluded from

78 FR 29245 - U.S. General Services Administration Federal Property Management Regulations; Administrative Wage...

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2013-05-20

..., to include its creation, authority, functions, location, mailing address, and telephone number. The... Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995. VI. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 This rule is not a major rule as defined by section 251 of the U.S. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement...

The New Immigration Act: What Educators Ought To Know.

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Orum, Lori S.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which provides legalization to certain undocumented aliens and imposes sanctions on employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers, affects school districts in their capacity both as employers and as providers of services to children and families who may be seeking to legalize their immigration…

11 CFR 300.1 - Scope and effective date, and organization.

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2010-01-01

... 11 Federal Elections 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Scope and effective date, and organization. 300.1 Section 300.1 Federal Elections FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT OF 2002...) Introduction. This part implements changes to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (“FECA” or...

School Governance and the Mediation of Engagement

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Ranson, Stewart

2011-01-01

The 1988 Education Reform Act radically transformed the local governance of education, according school governing bodies new delegated powers for budgets and staff as well as responsibility for the strategic direction of the school in a quasi market place of parental choice. To take up these new responsibilities the earlier Education Act 1986 had…

The Diagnosis of LD in English Learners: Is It Nondiscriminatory?

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Figueroa, Richard A.; Newsome, Patricia

2006-01-01

This study examined the operationalization of one of the key reforms initiated by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (U.S. Congress, 1975) and continued through the 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (U.S. Congress, 2004)--namely, nondiscriminatory assessment. The original and current…

45 CFR 402.2 - Definitions.

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2012-10-01

... control. Phase II outreach means public education and outreach (including the provision of information to... § 402.2 Definitions. As used in this part— The Act means the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986... § 402.31, § 402.33, or § 402.34. Allotment means the total amount awarded to a State, as determined...

45 CFR 402.2 - Definitions.

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2013-10-01

... control. Phase II outreach means public education and outreach (including the provision of information to... § 402.2 Definitions. As used in this part— The Act means the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986... § 402.31, § 402.33, or § 402.34. Allotment means the total amount awarded to a State, as determined...

45 CFR 402.2 - Definitions.

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2014-10-01

... control. Phase II outreach means public education and outreach (including the provision of information to... § 402.2 Definitions. As used in this part— The Act means the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986... § 402.31, § 402.33, or § 402.34. Allotment means the total amount awarded to a State, as determined...

A Blueprint for Reform. The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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US Department of Education, 2010

2010-01-01

On Saturday, March 13, the Obama administration released its blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which would ask states to adopt college- and career-ready standards and reward schools for producing dramatic gains in student achievement. The proposal challenges the nation to embrace educational standards that…

77 FR 75299 - Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Sexual Abuse and Assault in Confinement Facilities

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2012-12-19

... Proficiency NAICS North American Industry Classification System NPREC National Prison Rape Elimination... National Detention Standards PLRA Prison Litigation Reform Act PREA Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 PSA... the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission explained in its 2009 report: \\1\\ As discussed in...

Educational Reform in South Africa: Decentralization and Parent Engagement

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Joubert, Rika; van Rooyen, Jean W.

2011-01-01

The promulgation of the South African Schools Act in 1996 was a critical moment in the process of making a compromise between a centralized and a decentralized system. The act describes the establishment, membership, and responsibilities of school governing bodies as the vehicle for parental engagement and decision making. The article touches on…

Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act

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Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI

2009-06-09

Senate - 06/09/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.2675, which became Public Law 111-30 on 6/19/2009. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

California's New School Finance Law.

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Lindman, Erick L.

Following a touch-and-go struggle in the California legislature, a school finance reform law, known as the Property Tax Relief Act of 1972, was passed. The contents of this act were affected in part by the California Supreme Court decision--Serrano vs Priest. The new law includes boosts in foundation programs, expressed in dollar amounts per pupil…

75 FR 66977 - Housing Trust Fund

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2010-10-29

.... Comments submitted electronically through the http://www.regulations.gov Web site can be viewed by other... INFORMATION: I. Background The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-289, approved July 30... Act of 2008, which is found in Division A, Title I of HERA. Section 1131 of the GSE-reform portion of...

Analysis of State School Finance Reform Legislation in Florida, 1973.

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Mintz, Steven

On June 26, 1973, the system for financing elementary and secondary education in Florida was radically altered when the Florida legislature passed the Florida Education Finance Program Act of 1973. Significant features of this act include (1) substantially increased fiscal equalization; (2) a systematic plan and substantial State commitment to…

Understanding the Impacts of the Medicare Modernization Act: Concerns of Congressional Staff

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Mueller, Keith J.; Coburn, Andrew F.; MacKinney, Clinton; McBride, Timothy D.; Slifkin, Rebecca T.; Wakefield, Mary K.

2005-01-01

Sweeping changes to the Medicare program embodied in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), including a new prescription drug benefit, changes in payment policies, and reform of the Medicare managed-care program, have major implications for rural health care. The most efficient mechanism for research to…

78 FR 65045 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, Premium Stabilization...

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Antitrust Criminal Penalties Enforcement and Reform Act of 2004 Extension Act of 2010

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI

2010-04-26

Senate - 04/26/2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see H.R.5330, which became Public Law 111-190 on 6/9/2010. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.

THOMAS, 111th Congress

Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10

2010-08-10

House - 08/10/2010 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform (All Actions) Notes: For further action, see S.3717, which became Public Law 111-257 on 10/5/2010. Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Ten Facts Every Parent Should Know about the No Child Left Behind Act = Diez datos que cada padre debe saber sobre La Ley. Que Ningun Nino Se Quede Atras.

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Department of Education, Washington, DC.

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is President George W. Bush's education reform law passed by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. This flier, in both English and Spanish, details 10 facts concerning NCLB to inform parents as to the goals of the Act and how they will affect their child's school. The flier highlights how the Act: (1) gives…

Adapting to social and political transitions - the influence of history on health policy formation in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma).

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Grundy, John; Annear, Peter; Ahmed, Shakil; Biggs, Beverley-Ann

2014-04-01

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar (Burma) has a long and complex history characterized by internal conflict and tense international relations. Post-independence, the health sector has gradually evolved, but with health service development and indicators lagging well behind regional expectations. In recent years, the country has initiated political reforms and a reorientation of development policy towards social sector investment. In this study, from a systems and historical perspective, we used publicly available data sources and grey literature to describe and analyze links between health policy and history from the post-independence period up until 2012. Three major periods are discernable in post war health system development and political history in Myanmar. The first post-independence period was associated with the development of the primary health care system extending up to the 1988 political events. The second period is from 1988 to 2005, when the country launched a free market economic model and was arguably experiencing its highest levels of international isolation as well as very low levels of national health investment. The third period (2005-2012) represents the first attempts at health reform and recovery, linked to emerging trends in national political reform and international politics. Based on the most recent period of macro-political reform, the central state is set to transition from a direct implementer of a command and control management system, towards stewardship of a significantly more complex and decentralized administrative order. Historical analysis demonstrates the extent to which these periodic shifts in the macro-political and economic order acts to reset the parameters for health policy making. This case demonstrates important lessons for other countries in transition by highlighting the extent to which analysis of political history can be instructive for determination of more feasible boundaries for future health policy action. Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Health reform and primary care capacity: evidence from Houston/Harris County, Texas.

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Begley, Charles; Le, Phuc; Lairson, David; Hanks, Jeanne; Omojasola, Anthony

2012-02-01

This study estimated the possible surge in demand for primary care among the low-income population in Houston/Harris County under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and related it to existing supply by safety-net providers. A model of the demand for primary care visits was developed based on California Health Interview Survey data and applied to the Houston/Harris County population. The current supply of primary care visits by safety-net providers was determined by a local survey. Comparisons indicate that safety-net providers in Houston/Harris County are currently meeting about 30% of the demand for primary care visits by the low-income population, and the rest are either met by private practice physicians or are unmet. Demand for primary care by this population is projected to increase by 30% under health reform leading to a drop in demand met by safety-net providers to less than 25%.

As the nation goes, so goes Maine?

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Kilbreth, Elizabeth

2014-06-01

Historically, Maine has been a state with generous safety net programs and a track record of innovative efforts in health system reform, developed under the leadership of Democratic administrations and with frequent support from moderate Republicans. But the 2010 elections in Maine dramatically changed the political balance of power, anointing both a governor and a legislature ideologically at odds with the state's recent political past. Maine has become a bastion of resistance to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, with a reduced Medicaid program, defunded state access initiative, and no state exchange. In addition, the state has adopted a laissez-faire approach to insurance market dysfunction. Using Maine as a case study of the shifts in national political mood, this article describes in broad brushstrokes Maine's history of health reform efforts and recent shift in political direction, and discusses some of the factors that contributed to the change. Copyright © 2014 by Duke University Press.

Framing divorce reform: media, morality, and the politics of family.

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Adams, Michele; Coltrane, Scott

2007-03-01

No-fault statutes changed divorce from an adversarial system pitting victims against victimizers, with the state acting as enforcer of marital norms, to a private decision between unhappily married but legally blameless partners. Divorce reform following no-fault primarily focused on making divorce more fair for the parties involved. Over the last several decades, divorce reform has transitioned from making divorce better to making marriage healthier. The good divorce has slipped from policy attention, elevating the potential for restigmatization of divorced couples and their children. We trace the trajectory of media framing of divorce reform discourse in three general circulation newspapers from the start of the no-fault revolution, noting how media framing parallels and naturalizes the transition in divorce reform policy. We conclude by observing the prevalence of divorce and the related need for therapists to be cognizant of this naturalization process, thereby keeping the good divorce as a goal for those who desire to end their marriages.

Controls and measurements of KU engine test cells for biodiesel, SynGas, and assisted biodiesel combustion

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Cecrle, Eric Daniel

This thesis is comprised of three unique data acquisition and controls (CDAQ) projects. Each of these projects differs from each other; however, they all include the concept of testing renewable or future fuel sources. The projects were the following: University of Kansas's Feedstock-to-Tailpipe Initiative's Synthesis Gas Reforming rig, Feedstock-to-Tailpipe Initiative's Biodiesel Single Cylinder Test Stand, and a unique Reformate Assisted Biodiesel Combustion architecture. The main responsibility of the author was to implement, develop and test CDAQ systems for the projects. For the Synthesis Gas Reforming rig, this thesis includes a report that summarizes the analysis and solution of building a controls and data acquisition system for this setup. It describes the purpose of the sensors selected along with their placement throughout the system. Moreover, it includes an explanation of the planned data collection system, along with two models describing the reforming process useful for system control. For the Biodiesel Single Cylinder Test Stand, the responsibility was to implement the CDAQ system for data collection. This project comprised a variety of different sensors that are being used collect the combustion characteristics of different biodiesel formulations. This project is currently being used by other graduates in order to complete their projects for subsequent publication. For the Reformate Assisted Biodiesel Combustion architecture, the author developed a reformate injection system to test different hydrogen and carbon monoxide mixtures as combustion augmentation. Hydrogen combustion has certain limiting factors, such as pre-ignition in spark ignition engines and inability to work as a singular fuel in compression ignition engines. To offset these issues, a dual-fuel methodology is utilized by injecting a hydrogen/carbon monoxide mixture into the intake stream of a diesel engine operating on biodiesel. While carbon monoxide does degrade some of the desirable properties of hydrogen, it acts partially like a diluent in order to prevent pre-ignition from occurring. The result of this mixture addition allows the engine to maintain power while reducing biodiesel fuel consumption with a minimal NOx emissions increase.

The Legacy of the U. S. Public Health Services Study of Untreated Syphilis in African American Men at Tuskegee on the Affordable Care Act and Health Care Reform Fifteen Years After President Clinton’s Apology

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Mays, Vickie M.

2013-01-01

This special issue addresses the legacy of the United States Public Health Service Syphilis Study on health reform, particularly the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The 12 manuscripts cover the history and current practices of ethical abuses affecting American Indians, Latinos, Asian Americans and African Americans in the United States and in one case, internationally. Commentaries and essays include the voice of a daughter of one of the study participants in which we learn of the stigma and maltreatment some of the families experienced and how the study has impacted generations within the families. Consideration is given in one essay to utilizing narrative storytelling with the families to help promote healing. This article provides the reader a roadmap to the themes that emerged from the collection of articles. These themes include population versus individual consent issues, need for better government oversight in research and health care, the need for overhauling our bioethics training to develop a population level, culturally driven approach to research bioethics. The articles challenge and inform us that some of our assumptions about how the consent process best works to protect racial/ethnic minorities may be merely assumptions and not proven facts. Articles challenge the belief that low participation rates seen in biomedical studies have resulted from the legacy of the USPHS Syphilis Study rather than a confluence of factors rooted in racism, bias and negative treatment. Articles in this special issue challenge the “cultural paranoia” of mistrust and provide insights into how the distrust may serve to lengthen rather than shorten the lives of racial/ethnic minorities who have been used as guinea pigs on more than one occasion. We hope that the guidance offered on the importance of developing a new framework to bioethics can be integrated into the foundation of health care reform. PMID:23630410

The Legacy of the U. S. Public Health Services Study of Untreated Syphilis in African American Men at Tuskegee on the Affordable Care Act and Health Care Reform Fifteen Years After President Clinton's Apology.

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Mays, Vickie M

2012-11-01

This special issue addresses the legacy of the United States Public Health Service Syphilis Study on health reform, particularly the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The 12 manuscripts cover the history and current practices of ethical abuses affecting American Indians, Latinos, Asian Americans and African Americans in the United States and in one case, internationally. Commentaries and essays include the voice of a daughter of one of the study participants in which we learn of the stigma and maltreatment some of the families experienced and how the study has impacted generations within the families. Consideration is given in one essay to utilizing narrative storytelling with the families to help promote healing. This article provides the reader a roadmap to the themes that emerged from the collection of articles. These themes include population versus individual consent issues, need for better government oversight in research and health care, the need for overhauling our bioethics training to develop a population level, culturally driven approach to research bioethics. The articles challenge and inform us that some of our assumptions about how the consent process best works to protect racial/ethnic minorities may be merely assumptions and not proven facts. Articles challenge the belief that low participation rates seen in biomedical studies have resulted from the legacy of the USPHS Syphilis Study rather than a confluence of factors rooted in racism, bias and negative treatment. Articles in this special issue challenge the "cultural paranoia" of mistrust and provide insights into how the distrust may serve to lengthen rather than shorten the lives of racial/ethnic minorities who have been used as guinea pigs on more than one occasion. We hope that the guidance offered on the importance of developing a new framework to bioethics can be integrated into the foundation of health care reform.

Patient turnover and nursing employment in Massachusetts hospitals before and after health insurance reform: implications for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Shindul-Rothschild, Judith; Gregas, Matt

2013-01-01

The Affordable Care Act is modeled after Massachusetts insurance reforms enacted in 2006. A linear mixed effect model examined trends in patient turnover and nurse employment in Massachusetts, New York, and California nonfederal hospitals from 2000 to 2011. The linear mixed effect analysis found that the rate of increase in hospital admissions was significantly higher in Massachusetts hospitals (p<.001) than that in California and New York (p=.007). The rate of change in registered nurses full-time equivalent hours per patient day was significantly less (p=.02) in Massachusetts than that in California and was not different from zero. The rate of change in admissions to registered nurses full-time equivalent hours per patient day was significantly greater in Massachusetts than California (p=.001) and New York (p<.01). Nurse staffing remained flat in Massachusetts, despite a significant increase in hospital admissions. The implications of the findings for nurse employment and hospital utilization following the implementation of national health insurance reform are discussed.

FANS Act

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26

2013-11-12

House - 01/09/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Examining the social and scientific roles of invention in science education

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Calabrese-Barton, Angela

1998-03-01

I have been drawn to the construct of “invention” and “inventive acts” because in my research involving how homeless children construct science and the self-in-science, an overwhelming theme has been the multiple ways in which self-identity in science has been described by the children through a language of invention. Using post-modern feminism and science and technologies studies, I examine the multiple uses and definitions of “invention” in science in order to develop a theory of invention and inventive acts around the themes: invention as a social act, invention as a recursive and socially linked process, and embodied agency. I use this framework to examine the construct of “invention” in two different case studies involving the science education of urban homeless children. Finally, I link this discussion of invention and inventive acts with current international reform initiatives revolving around constructivist science teaching and learning.

Offshore Fairness Act

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6

2013-04-09

House - 04/30/2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Verify It Act

THOMAS, 113th Congress

Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8

2014-05-29

House - 07/21/2014 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. (All Actions) Tracker: This bill has the status IntroducedHere are the steps for Status of Legislation:

Special Education Finance at the Federal, State and Local Levels. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Education Reform of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

This document presents the transcript of a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Education Reform concerning special education finance at the federal, state, and local levels as part of the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Highlights of the testimony include: how states are allocating the increased federal aid…

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... their status as a member of law enforcement. During Hurricane Katrina, displaced individuals experienced... in Section 689c of the Post- Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) of 2006, Public Law 109... successful verification. Authority for maintenance of the system: Section 689c of the Post-Katrina Emergency...

28 CFR 85.3 - Adjustments to penalties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

..., falsification or failure to file required reports: from $10,000 to $11,000. (4) 5 U.S.C. App. 4 105(c)(2..., Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, violation: from $1,000,000 to $1,100,000. (7) 12 U.S.C. 1833a(b)(2), Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, continuing violations (per day...

Teacher Unions and No Child Left Behind Reconstitution: The Calm before the Storm

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McNeal, Laura

2012-01-01

This article examines the intersection of teacher unions, school reform and the No Child Left Behind Act. Specifically, this article highlights the legal challenges that school leaders are likely to experience as they attempt to implement No Child Left Behind Act's reconstitution mandates in failing schools, while not infringing on teachers' legal…

Whatever Happened to Workplace Literacy? Myths and Realities.

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Imel, Susan

Workplace literacy was the focus of attention during the era of the National Workplace Literacy Program (NWLP), funded by the U.S. Department of Education from 1988-1996. Since then, it has not disappeared, in part because recent legislation such as the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and Welfare Reform Act has increased the work-related focus of…

Implementation of Response to Intervention in Urban Elementary Schools

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Morning, Karen Vanessa

2012-01-01

Education has been under major reform since the passing of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Under the NCLB Act states have set benchmark goals to measure whether districts and schools are making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) toward ensuring that all children are proficient in reading and math by 2014. Lack of progress in reading has…

5 CFR 2641.102 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... RESTRICTIONS General Provisions § 2641.102 Applicability. Since its enactment in 1962, 18 U.S.C. 207 has been... provisions of 18 U.S.C. 207 as amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, title I, Public Law 101-194, 103... enacted by Act of June 22, 1979, Pub. L. 96-28, 93 Stat. 76). Regulations providing guidance concerning 18...

5 CFR 2641.102 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... RESTRICTIONS General Provisions § 2641.102 Applicability. Since its enactment in 1962, 18 U.S.C. 207 has been... provisions of 18 U.S.C. 207 as amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, title I, Public Law 101-194, 103... enacted by Act of June 22, 1979, Pub. L. 96-28, 93 Stat. 76). Regulations providing guidance concerning 18...

5 CFR 2641.102 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... RESTRICTIONS General Provisions § 2641.102 Applicability. Since its enactment in 1962, 18 U.S.C. 207 has been... provisions of 18 U.S.C. 207 as amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, title I, Public Law 101-194, 103... enacted by Act of June 22, 1979, Pub. L. 96-28, 93 Stat. 76). Regulations providing guidance concerning 18...

5 CFR 2641.102 - Applicability.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... RESTRICTIONS General Provisions § 2641.102 Applicability. Since its enactment in 1962, 18 U.S.C. 207 has been... provisions of 18 U.S.C. 207 as amended by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, title I, Public Law 101-194, 103... enacted by Act of June 22, 1979, Pub. L. 96-28, 93 Stat. 76). Regulations providing guidance concerning 18...