Model Policies
Model Policies (page 5)
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A Next-Generation Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act
A Next-Generation Tax and Expenditure Limitation Act Short Title: Responsible Budgeting Act. Section 1. Structural Balance (a) Sense of the Legislature: Stewarding taxpayers’ funds requires a close connection…
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Statewide Health Data Utility Act
Section 1. Declaration of Purpose A state health data utility (“HDU”) can help achieve better patient outcomes, improve the overall health and wellbeing of the people of [STATE], and reduce…
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Resolution Supporting Taiwan’s Meaningful Participation in International Organizations Including the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and Interpol
WHEREAS, Taiwan, with a population of 23.57 million has: a dynamic and growing economy that produces many of the items necessary for 21st century life, a strong innovation culture, the…
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Resolution Calling on the Current Presidential Administration to Oppose Efforts at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to Expand the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Waiver Which Would Undermine Global Intellectual Property Rights
WHEREAS, in June 2022 the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced a waiver of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement rules protecting the IP underpinning COVID-19 vaccines; and…
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Resolution in Support of Deepening Euro-Atlantic Integration of the Republic of Moldova
WHEREAS U.S. assistance in Moldova works to strengthen democratic institutions, increase economic prosperity, secure the country’s recognized borders, and to assist Moldova to become a full partner in the European…
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Record Expungement Act
Section 1. Expungement of Other Convictions (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person who is convicted of 1 or more criminal offenses may file an application with…
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Act to Ensure US Amendments Ratified by Article V State Conventions are a Vote of “We the People”
An act to ensure that all Amendments added to the US Constitution by State Conventions are “an explicit and authentic act of the whole people.” Be It Enacted by…
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Act to Create a Feasibility Study on New Nuclear Energy Generation
(1) The commission shall engage an outside consulting firm to conduct a feasibility study on nuclear energy generation in this state. (2) The feasibility study shall consider all of the…
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Act to Establish a Study on the Commercial Application of Existing Technology to Reclaim and Repurpose Nuclear Fuel Rods
TO CREATE A STUDY ON THE COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY TO RECLAIM AND REPURPOSE SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL RODS. (a) The House Committee on ____ and the Senate Committee on…
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Alternative Teacher Credentialing Act
SECTION 1: Definitions A) “Alternative teacher certification program” means a teacher certification program that is not provided by a public or private institution of higher education and has been approved…
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Honesty in Teaching Act
SECTION 1: Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Honesty in Teaching Act. SECTION 2: Definitions A) “Contractor” means an individual, organization, corporation or business…
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Free Speech in Higher Education Act
WHEREAS, public universities and community colleges have an obligation to uphold students’ First Amendment rights of free speech; WHEREAS, the opportunity for disagreements, differences of opinion, and even heated arguments,…
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Resolution on Mental Health and Criminal Justice
WHEREAS, violent crime and suicide have significantly increased since 2020 and, though numerous factors still being studied are likely contributing factors, a rise in mental health problems has…
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Resolution in Support of Effective Strategies to Support Law Enforcement and Reduce Violent Crime
WHEREAS, the United States is in the midst of a troubling crime wave. 2019 to 2020 saw the single largest year-to-year increase in murders in our nation’s history, a trend…
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Resolution on Ensuring the Constitutional Right to Trial by Ameliorating the Trial Penalty
WHEREAS the power to prosecute, imprison, and restrict liberty is the most coercive power that the government regularly exercises against its citizens; WHEREAS the Framers considered the right to trial…
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Resolution in Support of Congressional Law to Combat Government Pressuring of Social Media Platforms to Remove Speech
WHEREAS, social media platforms are private businesses and if forced by the United States Government to carry or promote speech those actions by the United States Government should be exposed…
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Right to Start Act
BE IT ENACTED BY THE __________ (GENERAL ASSEMBLY OR LEGISLATURE) OF THE STATE OF __________: This bill shall be known and may be cited as the “Right-to-Start Act.” Section A:…
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Hospital Price Transparency Act
Section 1: Short Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Hospital Price Transparency Act. Section 2: Purpose The purpose of this Act is to require…
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Child Protection Investigations Reform Act
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to notifying a person accused of child abuse or neglect of the person’s rights in connection with an investigation conducted by the…
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Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act
Be it enacted by the legislature of the state: Section 1. Short Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act. Section…