Archives: Broadband / Model Policies
Archives: Broadband / Model Policies
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Resolution In Support of Telehealth Modernization Principles
WHEREAS, laws and regulations should allow health care providers to practice the full extent of their professional training and expertise through telehealth; WHEREAS, laws and regulations should permit health care…
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Resolution Supporting Efforts of Telehealth Working Group
WHEREAS, the cost of healthcare has grown an average of 2.4 percent faster than GDP since 1970 and currently represents 18 percent of the United States’ total GDP; and WHEREAS,…
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Statement of Principles for Cybersecurity
WHEREAS, it is the mission of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to advance the principles of free markets, limited government and federalism; and WHEREAS, effective cybersecurity is essential for…
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Employee Online Privacy Act
Employee Online Privacy Act Summary Job applicants and employees are increasingly using online accounts for their personal communication and social networking. Potential and actual employers should not request or…
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Information Security Management Act
Information Security Management Act Summary An act concerning cyber security for communication and information resources in public agencies, and making an appropriation in connection therewith. Be it…
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Resolution Protecting Online Platforms and Services
WHEREAS, the Internet has created millions of new American jobs and generated billions of dollars in revenue for American businesses; WHEREAS, online platforms enabled users to generate, upload, and share…
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Statement of Principles for Telecommunications Tax Reform
1. Taxes should be economically neutral and equitable. A tax is economically neutral, or efficient, if it does not induce taxpayers to change their behavior in response to the tax. …
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Six Principles for Communications and Technology
Six Principles for Communications and Technology Summary The goal of this statement of principles is to provide policymakers with general guidance consistent with ALEC principles. The statement affirms…
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Resolution Opposing Government Involvement in Commercial Negotiations
Resolution Opposing Government Involvement in Commercial Negotiations WHEREAS, it is the mission of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism and…
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Resolution to Oppose Imposing Intermediary Liability on the Internet under State Laws
WHEREAS, the State of [insert state name here] believes in the principles of free markets and limited government, and WHEREAS, those principles have allowed the Internet to flourish, transforming all…
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State Internet Tax Freedom Act
Model Policy: {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the “{Insert State} Internet Tax Freedom Act.” Section 2. {Declarations.} (A) As a massive global network…
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Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the “Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2012”. Section…
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Advanced Voice Services Availability Act of 2007
Advanced Voice Services Availability Act of 2007 Summary The purpose of this legislation is to promote the availability of competitive advanced voice services, such as Voice over Internet Protocol…
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A Resolution on Network Neutrality
WHEREAS, it is the mission of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government, federalism, and individual liberty, and WHEREAS, ALEC recognizes…
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Computer Protection Act
Computer Protection Act Summary Prohibits a person from using specified protected computers to relay or retransmit commercial electronic mail messages with the intent to deceive or mislead recipients or…
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Computer Spyware Protection Act
Computer Spyware Protection Act Summary Spyware is a catch-all term for computer programs that can track computer users’ movements online. There are hundreds of programs that range from innocuous…
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Resolution Providing Recommendation on UN Internet Oversight
Resolution Providing Recommendation on UN Internet Oversight Summary This resolution will call on the US delegation to the United Nations (UN) to stand in opposition to any attempts…
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Anti-Phishing Act
Anti-Phishing Act Summary This Act will help ensure that phishing and pharming are illegal and that the state has the ability to prosecute the bad actors that prey on…
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Electronic Government Services Act
Electronic Government Services Act Summary While the continued development of information technology and the proliferation of the Internet has permitted government agencies to make more efficient the necessary transactions…
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Neutrality and Integrity in Software Procurement Act
Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the “Neutrality and Integrity in Software Procurement” Act. Section 2. {Legislative Findings} The legislature finds that: A. there is a broad…