• On May 28, 2019, the Alabama State Senate passed Alabama Senate Bill 320, with 32 yea and 3 absent. (wikipedia.org)
  • The SIWES Orientation lecture for ND1 Full Time students who shall be proceeding on SIWES programme for the 2018/2019 Academic Session has been scheduled. (edu.ng)
  • Senate Bill 796 , introduced in 2021 by Senator Andre Jacque and carried over into 2022, sought to require a video depicting an abortion procedure be shown during sex education instruction. (siecus.org)
  • Additionally, Senate Bill 746 , introduced in 2021 by Senator Jerry Petrowski and carried over into 2022, sought to require the Department of Public Instruction to develop a child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for students in grades K-6 by July 1, 2022. (siecus.org)
  • Senate Bill 986 , introduced in 2022 by Senator Jerry Petrowski, aimed to require school boards to provide age-appropriate instruction to pupils regarding teen dating violence and sexual violence and establish certain criteria governing the instruction provided. (siecus.org)
  • With campaign and election season now in the past, the so-called "lame duck" portion of the 2016-2017 legislation session is underway. (njsba.org)
  • Across New England, a similar bill has had some success, being signed into law in Rhode Island and Connecticut in 2017, and Vermont in 2016. (nepsy.com)
  • 5/25/2016): Congress should not be elevating sexual orientation and gender identity as a protected class garnering special legal privileges, which is the intent of the Maloney Amendment. (ontheissues.org)
  • This section highlights sex education bills that were introduced during the 2020 state legislative session as well as bills that have been introduced thus far in 2021. (siecus.org)
  • Since 2020, sexual orientation has been applied to the definition of sex in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (wikipedia.org)
  • In addition to local efforts to improve sex education curriculum, advocates must continue to contact their representatives and urge them to support the Healthy Youth Act during the 2020 legislative session and take part in local action to raise awareness concerning this critical opportunity to advance sex education in Massachusetts. (siecus.org)
  • He was among 46 senators to introduce legislation to ban discrimination against LGBTQ Americans in May 2017. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • As legislative sessions continue in state capitols across the country, HRC is tracking more than 110 anti-LGBTQ bills and more than 166 pro-equality bills introduced in state legislatures. (hrc.org)
  • HRC's 2017 State Equality Index tracked last year's continued attacks on the LGBTQ community, monitoring 129 bills introduced in 30 states designed to restrict the rights of LGBTQ individuals and their families. (hrc.org)
  • FreeState Justice brought together LGBTQ advocates to lobby in Annapolis in support of the Youth Mental Health Protection Act (HB 902 / SB 1028) and the Ending Youth Homelessness Act of 2018 (HB 1224 / SB 1218). (hrc.org)
  • The Ending Youth Homelessness Act of 2018 seeks to establish a grant program to support homeless youth, addressing the overrepresentation of LGBTQ youth and youth of color experiencing homelessness. (hrc.org)
  • A judicial nominee who tried to argue that LGBTQ judges must overcome an assumption of bias was bound to get the attention of the U.S. Senate. (afj.org)
  • The NBA needs to pull the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte after North Carolina passed one of the most vile anti-gay pieces of legislation in the country. (outsports.com)
  • Senate Bill 150 , the legislation that sponsors call a parent's rights measure and opponents label as the worst anti-transgender law in the country, is set to take effect on June 29. (ket.org)
  • Many MHA-tracked bills saw movement during the last week of June, with both the House and Senate taking floor votes on legislation before they broke for the summer. (mha.org)
  • On the Senate side, a full floor vote was taken on legislation to prohibit insurance discrimination against living organ donors. (mha.org)
  • In the Utah State Senate, McAdams worked to protect victims of financial fraud and offered legislation to combat consumer fraud. (biographymask.com)
  • Shapiro currently serves as chair of the Senate Education committee, a crucial bottleneck for any legislation dealing with anti-bullying efforts in Texas. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • In 2001, when the James Byrd Hate Crimes Act was debated in the Texas Senate , Shapiro offered an amendment that would have completely rewritten the legislation to remove an enumerated list that included "sexual preference" as one of the characteristics bias against which would allow prosecutors to pursue tougher sentences. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • Since legislation in Texas must pass both the House and Senate in order to become law his long career creates an opportunity to compare his voting record directly against Shapiro's. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • Alabama state law does not address discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, discrimination in public accommodations, addresses harassment and/or bullying of students, and discrimination against students. (wikipedia.org)
  • The city of Birmingham prohibits all discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. (wikipedia.org)
  • After contacting their local school board, advocates can determine what topics are missing from sex education instruction, such as consent, sexual orientation and gender identity, and contraceptives. (siecus.org)
  • The Maloney Amendment would ratify President Obama's 2014 executive order barring federal contractors from what it describes as "discrimination" on the basis of "sexual orientation and gender identity" in their private employment policies. (ontheissues.org)
  • In 2007 Rep. Coleman attempted to amend the state budget to require schools receiving state funds to file reports documenting instances of harassment or discrimination on the basis of an enumerated list of characteristics that included sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • Budget Crisis Could Affect State Hospitals, Public Education Louisiana State Senator Troy Carter, Chairperson of the Senate Democratic Caucus, recently sent a letter to Governor John Bell Edwards urging him to call a special session of the legislature to address the state's budget crisis. (ambushmag.com)
  • We applaud Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) for putting a hold in the Senate on leftist lesbian legal activist Chai Feldblum, whom President Donald Trump foolishly reappointed to the federal EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) last December. (americansfortruth.com)
  • The Yang di-Pertuan Agong or King of Kings is a constitutional monarch, but since the historic elections of 2018 and the revolving door of ruling coalitions that followed, the king has taken a more active role in politics. (royaltimes.net)
  • The bills now move to a House-Senate Conference Committee. (njsba.org)
  • Mike Pence Goes to the Olympics In 2014, the International Olympic Committee adopted a proposal to include sexual orientation in the Olympic Charter's non-discrimination principle. (ambushmag.com)
  • Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate. (colorado.gov)
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham has called on Ford to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee as soon as possible so that senators can hear what she has to say without delaying the vote. (alternet.org)
  • BILL NUMBER:S4917 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with a patient under the age of eighteen years PURPOSE: This bill would prohibit a mental health professional, as defined, from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts, as defined, with a patient under 18 years of age. (nysenate.gov)
  • The bill would provide that any sexual orientation change efforts attempted on a patient under 18 years of age by a mental health professional shall be considered unprofessional conduct and shall subject the provider to discipline by the provider's licensing entity. (nysenate.gov)
  • On March 7, the Iowa Senate Subcommittee on Education recommended passage of the bill. (hrc.org)
  • While New Hampshire law has explicitly prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodations since 1998, this bill would extend these critical safeguards from discrimination to include gender identity. (hrc.org)
  • The bill now moves to the New Hampshire Senate. (hrc.org)
  • The bill was introduced in a special session on Wednesday and passed the House and Senate and signed by Gov. Pat McCrory in only 12 hours. (outsports.com)
  • The bill is now law, which is why NBA Commissioner Adam Silver should act quickly and remove the 2017 All-Star Game from Charlotte. (outsports.com)
  • In Massachusetts, a bill introduced by Representative Kay Khan (D-11th Middlesex District) was passed by the state's House of Representatives but stalled in the Senate. (nepsy.com)
  • According to Khan's office, there is still potential for the bill to be passed during the state's informal session, which runs through December. (nepsy.com)
  • That bill - and another just like it - were not taken up by either the House or the Senate, but the problem remains and isn't confined to cities like Waterbury and Hartford. (yankeeinstitute.org)
  • House Republicans had objected to provisions in the Senate bill that extended VAWA's protections to lesbians, gays, immigrants, and Native Americans. (ontheissues.org)
  • For example, Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) voted against the VAWA bill because it was a "politically motivated, constitutionally-dubious Senate version bent on dividing women into categories by race, transgender politics and sexual preference. (ontheissues.org)
  • Her support of both HB 1942 (the "super" anti-bullying bill) and HB 1386 (teen suicide prevention) during the 82nd regular legislative session last spring was crucial to both bills passing. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • When the Senate finally voted on the bill, with the enumerated list intact, Shapiro was one of 10 Senators who opposed it. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • Before the bill was passed into law at a plenary session on Tuesday, Leader of the House, Mr. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu, noted that the amendment became necessary to accommodate all former governors and deputy governors in the state, from the days of the Old Anambra State. (royaltimes.net)
  • Eugene Truono, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Delaware. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate had human rights committees that operated without interference and participated in several activities nationwide in coordination with domestic and international human rights organizations. (state.gov)
  • There is no credible evidence that conversion therapy can change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression," said Stephen Peters, senior national press secretary and spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign. (nepsy.com)
  • the fact that Nielson advocated open discrimination based on sexual orientation was just not relevant to his confirmation, they argued. (afj.org)
  • In 2018, KET earned a national media award from Mental Health America for its multi-dimensional content on the opioid epidemic shepherded by Shaw. (ket.org)
  • We are deeply concerned that this discriminatory law runs counter to our guiding principles of equality and mutual respect and do not yet know what impact it will have on our ability to successfully host the 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte. (outsports.com)
  • While the Healthy Youth Act has successfully passed the Senate in the past two legislative sessions, it has routinely been blocked from being introduced in the House. (siecus.org)
  • According to the National Council of Justice, courts imposed sentences in 287 cases of femicide in 2018. (state.gov)
  • By 2017, eight counties were still protesting by refusing to issue any marriage licenses at all. (wikipedia.org)
  • After twelve months of Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley's rubber-stamping of Trump judicial nominees, it is clear that Republicans believe there is one set of rules for Obama nominees and another set for Trump nominees. (afj.org)
  • For Republicans, that changed on January 20, 2017. (afj.org)
  • HB's 4619 through 4623 were passed by the full House during the week of June 26 and will move to the Senate for more action later this year. (mha.org)
  • According to the report, there were eight credit union failures last year, compared to 10 failures in 2017. (nascus.org)
  • Privately insured, state-chartered credit unions posted some solid numbers at year-end 2018, with more than 6% asset growth, according to numbers compiled by NASCUS. (nascus.org)
  • The Senate ultimately confirmed Feldblum on a 54-41 vote during a lame-duck session in December of that year. (americansfortruth.com)
  • The American Psychological Association convened a Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation in 2009 which concluded that sexual orientation change efforts can pose critical health risks to lesbian, gay, and bisexual people ranging from confusion and depression, to substance abuse and suicide. (nysenate.gov)
  • Find your Senate and House State Legislators , U.S. Representatives & U.S. Senators by entering your US Postal address or Zip+4 Code. (flsenate.gov)
  • Additionally, several other members of the House and Senate are self-isolating after coming into contact with them. (biographymask.com)
  • The proposed law, known as "Ddl Zan," is being examined by the justice commission of the Italian Senate, after the text received initial approval from the lower house of parliament last November. (catholicworldreport.com)
  • Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information. (colorado.gov)
  • The package includes Senate Bills (SBs) 356 through 358 and HBs 4619 through 4623 . (mha.org)
  • The U.S. Senate late last week voted 51-49 to pass its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. (njsba.org)
  • Also last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the two funds administered by the FDIC - the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF), and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp. (FSLIC) Resolution Fund (FRF) - received clean audit opinions, based on 2017 and 2018 financial statements. (nascus.org)
  • In 2018 voters chose the president, the vice president, and the bicameral national legislature in elections that international observers reported were free and fair. (state.gov)
  • National Orientation Agency Urge Nigerians to collect their. (royaltimes.net)
  • Some local human rights organizations were critical of the Ministry of Human Rights, re-established by President Temer in 2017, stating their long-time contacts had been removed, many positions were unfilled, and the role of civil society in policy discussions had been severely reduced. (state.gov)
  • Chai Feldblum was first nominated to the EEOC by President Barack Obama in 2009, but she was not confirmed by the Senate. (americansfortruth.com)
  • In March 2010, President Obama skirted the Senate by seating Feldblum on the commission when Congress was in recess. (americansfortruth.com)
  • Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was also at the session to witness the defection. (theprecisionng.com)
  • State Sen. Florence Shapiro (R-Plano) announced yesterday that she will not seek re-election to the Texas Senate. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • The Equality Act is about the Golden Rule, ensuring that all Americans - regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity - have equal protection under the law from unfair discrimination. (lgbtqnation.com)
  • The law was signed by Governor Kay Ivey in May 2017. (wikipedia.org)
  • January 2018 is the 15th annual School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey, a time to raise public awareness of the role and responsibilities of local boards of education and to thank your community's school board members for their efforts. (njsba.org)
  • If sex education is offered, curriculum is not required to include instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity. (siecus.org)
  • Shapiro, who has served in the senate since 1993, told the Texas Tribune that she is in final negotiations for a job with a Texas Based education company. (danielwilliamstx.com)
  • The cost for 2018 (or the estimated cost of resolution at the time of liquidation, the report stated) was $785 million, compared to $24.4 million for 2017 failures. (nascus.org)
  • The bureau said its "small entity compliance guide" highlights information "that may be helpful when implementing the payment-related requirements of the Payday Lending Rule," which the agency issued in October 2017. (nascus.org)
  • health professional engages in sexual orientation change efforts upon any patient under the age of eighteen years old. (nysenate.gov)
  • It is a matter of a professional crossing a line into trying to change someone's sexual orientation. (nepsy.com)
  • In 2018, the European Court of Justice ruled that Italy could claim around 4 billion euros in back property taxes from the Vatican for a period from 2006 to 2011 when Italian law allowed a religious exemption to be claimed on properties used even minimally for religious activities. (catholicworldreport.com)
  • Many public colleges and universities have long had "all-comers" policies that prohibit student organizations from discriminating against students based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity if they are receiving any support - financial or otherwise - from the institution. (hrc.org)
  • Building on the new case, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a separate decision, taking the position that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (floridabar.org)
  • The battle over privatization of Medicare will likely become one of the major political battles of 2017 (see Legislative Issues below). (inthepublicinterest.org)
  • Some have construed Title VII to cover sexual orientation discrimination, while others have taken the position that such conduct, no matter how wrong it might be from a policy perspective, is not presently covered under this law, and that any expansion of Title VII's scope could only be accomplished by Congress. (floridabar.org)
  • More specifically, the reports noted that the NCUSIF (which held $15.8 billion in assets on Dec. 31, 2018) now protects the deposits of more than 115 million members at about 5,400 federally insured credit unions. (nascus.org)
  • According to the NGO Brazilian Public Security Forum, law enforcement identified 946 femicides in 2018. (state.gov)
  • According to the 13th Public Safety Yearbook released annually by the Brazilian Public Security Forum, there were 66,000 cases of rape in 2018. (state.gov)
  • NOTE: Due to the open videocast format of this meeting, additional NIH staff and members of the public were able to observe the open session of the meeting live and after it had been archived. (nih.gov)