And when tests are written hastily in response to legislative mandates, their quality may have actually declined.

The endowment's present legislative mandate expires on the last day of September.

The town was under no court order or legislative mandate to provide affordable housing, but "we were sensitive to need," he added.

Some centers have been built as a result of legislative mandate.

The Pataki administration would not release it, saying there was no legislative mandate to do so.

In some cases, school construction was the result of legislative mandates.

Valuable classroom time is taken up by "learn not to burn" sessions and other legislative mandates.

The Senate committee said the rights panel has yet to live up to its legislative mandate.

Since we are under legislative mandate, fines can be imposed.

The Department implements federal and state legislative mandates in education.