Model Policies

Model Policies (page 36)

  • Recidivism Reduction Act image

    Recidivism Reduction Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Definitions.} In this title, the following words have the meanings indicated. (A) “Agency” means: (1) The Department of Corrections or the state agency responsible for supervising…

  • Resolution on DNA Testing Standards image

    Resolution on DNA Testing Standards

    Resolution on DNA Testing Standards Summary A Resolution supporting the FBI effort to “re-evaluate existing policies, standards, and protocols, including requirements for outsourcing DNA analysis to private laboratories and…

  • Swift and Certain Sanctions Act image

    Swift and Certain Sanctions Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Definitions.} In this title: (A) “Agency” means: (1) The Department of Corrections or the state agency responsible for supervising individuals placed on probation by the courts…

  • Resolution in Support of Justice Reinvestment image

    Resolution in Support of Justice Reinvestment

    WHEREAS, justice reinvestment is a data-driven strategy for policy-makers to lower corrections spending, lower recidivism, and improve public safety for citizens; and WHEREAS, the American Legislative Exchange…

  • Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act image

    Community Corrections Performance Incentive Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Intent} The provisions of this act are intended to reduce crimes committed by probationers and the number of probationers revoked to prison by giving probation departments…

  • Resolution in Support of H.O.P.E. image

    Resolution in Support of H.O.P.E.

    Resolution WHEREAS, Hawaii’s Circuit Judge Steve Alm started the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program in 2004 in an effort to reduce drug use and crime among those probationers…

  • Community Corrections Performance Measurement Act image

    Community Corrections Performance Measurement Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Definitions.} In this title: (A) “Agency” means: (1) The Department of Corrections or the state agency responsible for supervising individuals placed on probation by the courts…

  • Earned Compliance Credit Act image

    Earned Compliance Credit Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc} Section 1. {Intent} The act creates an “earned compliance credit” that would reduce the time that low-risk, non-violent offenders are on active supervision by…

  • Resolution on the Release of Inmates Directly from Solitary Confinement image

    Resolution on the Release of Inmates Directly from Solitary Confinement

    Model Resolution WHEREAS, tens of thousands of prison inmates in the U.S. are in solitary confinement; WHEREAS, thousands of inmates are released every year directly from solitary confinement to the…

  • Resolution Concerning Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands image

    Resolution Concerning Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands

    Resolution Concerning Oil and Gas Production on Federal Lands WHEREAS, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 give the…

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    Public Participation Protection Act

    PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROTECTION ACT Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Public Participation Protection Act. Section 2. {Time for Filing Special…

  • Resolution on Binding Arbitration for Public Employees image

    Resolution on Binding Arbitration for Public Employees

    Model Resolution WHEREAS, binding arbitration is commonly used to resolve impasses in collective bargaining between local governments and unions, especially those representing police and fire personnel; WHEREAS, binding arbitration commonly…

  • Public Employee Choice Act image

    Public Employee Choice Act

    NOTE: It is recommended this legislation be introduced after or in conjunction with ALEC’s Right to Work Act. Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be…

  • A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UPDATED NATIONAL SPECTRUM POLICY THAT EXPANDS UNLICENSED ACCESS TO SPECTRUM IN THE 5 GHZ AND 6 GHZ BANDS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND FOR WIRELESS BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES image

    A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN UPDATED NATIONAL SPECTRUM POLICY THAT EXPANDS UNLICENSED ACCESS TO SPECTRUM IN THE 5 GHZ AND 6 GHZ BANDS, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO MEET INCREASED DEMAND FOR WIRELESS BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES

    A Resolution Supporting the Development of an Updated National Spectrum Policy That Expands Unlicensed Access to Spectrum in the 5 GHZ and 6 GHZ Bands, or Portions Thereof,…

  • Local Investment Made Easy (LIME) Act image

    Local Investment Made Easy (LIME) Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.}            To amend relevant sections of [insert state name] securities law to provide for an exception for certain investments. BE IT ENACTED BY…

  • Model Policies Spring Task Force Summit 2014 image

    Model Policies Spring Task Force Summit 2014

    In May 2014, ALEC members met in Kansas City to discuss and debate new model policies. Below is a full list of newly adopted policies from the 2014 Spring Task…

  • DNA Profiling Act image

    DNA Profiling Act

    Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act may be cited as the DNA Profiling Act. Section 2. {DNA testing requirements.} (A) Any person who is convicted of…

  • Updating Net Metering Policies Resolution image

    Updating Net Metering Policies Resolution

    WHEREAS, the U.S. electric grid delivers a product essential to all Americans; and WHEREAS, electricity runs our economy—it powers our homes, businesses, industries, and the smart technologies and…

  • Resolution in Response to EPA’s Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act image

    Resolution in Response to EPA’s Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act

    Resolution in Response to EPA’s Plan to Regulate Greenhouse Gases under the Clean Air Act WHEREAS, the President has directed EPA to issue regulations setting greenhouse gas emission…

  • Resolution on Trade Promotion Authority image

    Resolution on Trade Promotion Authority

    WHEREAS, Americans are deeply concerned with job creation, economic stability, and expanding economic prosperity throughout the United States, and; WHEREAS, international trade is a critical engine of growth for the…