Model Policies

{Title, enacting clause, etc.} A RESOLUTION, for the purpose of petitioning the Congress of the United States to adopt an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, for submission to…

Model Policy Section 1. (a) The K-12 Efficiency Commission shall be composed of nine voting members as follows: (1) (A) Six at-large members appointed as follows: Two shall be appointed…

WHEREAS, maintenance of effort requirements contained in federal cost sharing programs, grants and regulatory agreements with [insert state] restrict state legislators’ ability to appropriate state funds and set regulatory policy;…

Model Policy Section 1. {Title} This act shall be known as the {chosen state tax} Tax Reduction Fund Section 2. {Definition} (a)  The {chosen state tax} tax reduction fund is a special…

Model Policy Section 1. {Title} This act shall be known as An ACT to prohibit state agencies from obligating [insert state] to federal maintenance of effort requirements Section 2. It is…

Model Resolution WHEREAS, since 1976, 43 states and the District of Columbia have enacted more than 100 car rental excise taxes, which are beyond typical sales taxes, resulting in car rental…

Resolution WHEREAS, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) permit states to voluntarily opt in to Medicaid expansion, which extends taxpayer-funded health benefits to able-bodied, working-age, largely childless adults earning up to…

Whereas, State, County and Municipal Governments have accrued trillions of dollars in unfunded Pension and OPEB Post-Retirement Benefit Liabilities over the course of many decades. Whereas, these unfunded Pension and…

Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the “Travel Agent Tax Fairness Act.” Section 2. {Legislative Findings} The Legislature finds that: (A) Travel agents and online travel companies…

Guiding principles of taxation The fundamental principles presented here provide guidance for a neutral and effective tax system; one that raises needed revenue for core functions of government, while…

WHEREAS, With our nation’s debt expected to exceed $20 trillion dollars or $250,000 for a family of four by 2020*; and WHEREAS, Annual interest on the debt is expected to be…

Section 1. {Adjustment Rate} (A) As used in this section: (1) “Consumer price index” means the United States consumer price index for all urban consumers as defined and reported by…