Model Policies
Model Policies (page 35)
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Truth in Spending Act
Truth in Spending Act Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This act shall be known and may be cited as The Truth in Spending Act.
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Government Services Competition Act
Government Services Competition Act Summary This model bill provides a general model for state government privatization efforts. States should adapt this model to meet their own particular needs and…
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Resolution Urging Congress to Aid State Tax Reform
Resolution Urging Congress to Aid State Tax Reform Summary A concurrent resolution encouraging the President of the United States to support and the Congress of the United States to…
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Resolution to Support Congressional Efforts to Ban Internet Access Taxes
Resolution to Support Congressional Efforts to Ban Internet Access Taxes Summary This resolution supports a permanent Internet Access tax moratorium. The current moratorium will expire November 1,…
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Efficiency in Government Act
Efficiency in Government Act Summary This bill establishes a framework for promoting bidding and streamlining government activities at the State level. It allows State officials to consider government priorities…
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Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act
Capital Gains Tax Elimination Act Summary Capital gains taxes, the tax on profits from investments, are detrimental to capital investment and economic growth. High capital gains taxes have…
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72- Hour Budget Review Act
72- Hour Budget Review Act Section 1. {Title} (A) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “72-Hour Budget Review Act.” Section 2. {Statement of…
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Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act
Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act Summary Unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments have become a tremendous financial burden. It has been estimated that during the 1990s, state…
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Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development
Resolution Supporting Congressional Action to Affirm State Authority over Tax Incentives and Economic Development Background The value of state tax incentives has always been a matter of vigorous…
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Budget Reserve Account Act
Budget Reserve Account Act Summary To help protect a state from sudden, unanticipated revenue shortfalls, budget reserve accounts should be implemented. These special funds provide a cushion for states…
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Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act
Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act Summary The Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act creates an independent commission charged with rooting out waste, fraud, abuse, and inefficiency in state government.
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Resolution on State and Local Business Activity Taxes
Resolution on State and Local Business Activity Taxes WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court, in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), held that remote sellers lacking…
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Privatization and Initiative Panel Act
Privatization and Initiative Panel Act Summary This bill establishes a privatization initiative panel to consider government priorities by determining what activities are inherently governmental and which could be…
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Personal and Business Flat Tax Act
Personal and Business Flat Tax Act Summary This Act establishes a single, flat-rate tax on personal and business income. Though the ultimate flat tax on income is 0…
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Taxpayer Right to Appeal Act
Taxpayer Right to Appeal Act Summary Taxpayers are often required to pay any tax assessment before they may exercise their right to dispute or appeal the assessment. This…
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Conditional Federal Funds Control Act
Conditional Federal Funds Control Act Summary The purpose of this legislation is to coordinate the acceptance of federal conditional funds among the several states. Conditional federal fund…
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Resolution in Support of Federal Pension Portability Legislation
Resolution in Support of Federal Pension Portability Legislation Summary This resolution supports federal legislation designed to improve portability and raise contribution limits to retirement programs such as 403(b),…
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Tax Indexing Act
Tax Indexing Act Summary Forty-four states impose broad-based income taxes. The income tax rates are progressive in all but six of these states. As incomes rise to keep…
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Resolution in Favor of a U.S. Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Taxation
Resolution in Favor of a U.S. Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Taxation Summary This resolution calls on the U.S. Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment that would re-affirm the…
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Federal Grant Review Act
Federal Grant Review Act Summary A major problem affecting state legislatures in maintaining fiscally sound government and reconciling competing needs for state revenues is the continuing participation of their…