Model Policies

WHEREAS, Hawaii is home to more than 1.4 million residents and 8 million visitors per year and is the homeport of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor as well as…

WHEREAS, Article V of the U.S. Constitution establishes a procedure for states to propose constitutional amendments; and, WHEREAS, our Founding Fathers included this mechanism to maintain the originally-intended balance of…

Whereas, Article V of the Constitution of the United States provides that upon the application of two-thirds of the several states, Congress shall convene a convention to propose amendments to…

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States specifically provides that, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to…

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of [INSERT STATE] that a course on federalism is required as a condition of continued employment for every employee of the…

WHEREAS, the federal government exerts control over more than 50 percent of the U.S. land mass in the 12 continental states from Colorado westward including: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,…

Whereas, the United States and Georgia signed the Charter on Strategic Partnership in January 2009; and Whereas, Georgia has been developing its democratic and free market institutions for over a…

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of [INSERT STATE]: (1) “Catastrophic public nuisance” means a condition on state or federal land where natural resources and biota have…

WHEREAS, the United States-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership is a commitment by the United States and Indonesia to broaden, deepen and elevate bilateral relations between the United States and Indonesia;…

WHEREAS, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) recognizes the importance of protecting intellectual property (IP) rights including patented pharmaceuticals regardless of national borders; and WHEREAS, protection and enforcement of intellectual…

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of {insert state}: Section 1. Title __, chapter ___, article ___, ________ Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section ________, to…

{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…