Model Policies
Model Policies (page 53)
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Resolution in Support of Preserving Reasonable Limits on Wrongful Death Actions
Summary This resolution responds to recent attempts in several state legislatures to expand both the scope of damages authorized and the class of claimants permitted to…
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Resolution in Support of Statutes of Limitations that Promote Certainty and Fairness in Civil Litigation
Summary All civil claims are subject to statutes of limitations. These laws are basically a legal “countdown” that begins when someone is injured. When the time…
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Resolution Opposing Increases in Minimum Wage Linked to the CPI
Resolution Opposing Increases in Minimum Wage Linked to the CPI WHEREAS, for most Americans minimum wage is entry level pay and not a way…
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ALEC Statement of Principles on Road Transportation Financing
Preamble: Government policy should encourage a market-driven highway system, one that responds to the needs of users, on a user-pays basis. Traffic congestion imposes enormous costs on the…
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Family Education Savings Account Act
The Family Education Savings Account Act Summary The Family Education Savings Account Act would create a tax deduction/credit for contributions made by state taxpayers into students’ Coverdell education…
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Employee Secret Ballot Protection Act
Model Policy [Note: If this model language is used in a state that does not allow public-sector collective bargaining, references to government agencies in Sections 3(B), 3(D), and 12(A) should…
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Resolution on Access to Financial Services for Unbanked and Underbanked Consumers
Resolution on Access to Financial Services for Unbanked and Underbanked Consumers WHEREAS, there is a substantial population of American consumers that do not have…
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Truth in Damages Act
Section 1. {Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Truth in Damages Act. Section 2. {Definitions} The following words, as used in this Act, shall…
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Resolution Recognizing the Large and Growing Need for Commercial Nuclear Energy and Urging the President and Congress to Make Steady Progress toward a Permanent Geologic Repository for Used Commercial Nuclear Fuel and Such Nearer-Term Priorities as Interim Fuel Storage and Research into Fuel Reprocessing and Closing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Model Resolution WHEREAS, America’s 103 commercial nuclear plants generate 20 percent of the Nation’s electricity with remarkably high levels of efficiency and reliability while producing zero emissions of pollutants or greenhouse…
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Resolution Calling for Increased Use of Healthy Oils
WHEREAS, both trans and saturated fatty acids have been recognized as unhealthy and have been associated with increased heart and circulatory diseases, WHEREAS, heart disease is a preventable disease costing…
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Smart Start Scholarship Program
The Smart Start Scholarship Program Summary This bill creates a scholarship program that helps children from low- and middle-income families attend the public or private 4-year-old preschool program…
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Alternative Certification Act
Alternative Certification Act Summary Teacher quality is crucial to the improvement of instruction and student performance. However, certification requirements that correspond to state-approved education programs in most states…
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Virtual Public Schools Act
The Virtual Public Schools Act Declaration. (A) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: (1) Meeting the educational needs of children in our state’s schools…
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Ombudsman Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short title} This Act may be referred to as the Ombudsman Act. Section 2. {Definitions} The following words, in this Act, have the meaning set forth…
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Business Activities Tax Simplification Act
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title} This Act may be cited as the “Business Activity Tax Simplification Act.” Section 2. {Application of Public Law 86-272} (A)…
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State Data Quality Act
AN ACT to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated by state agencies to the public, and to the federal government in…
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State Regulatory Responsibility Act
State Regulatory Responsibility Act Summary Quite often federal agencies under the guise of “policy” or “guidance” and without any specific statutory authority or regulation,…
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Non-Potable Groundwater Use Act
Non-Potable Groundwater Use Act PURPOSE : The purpose of this act is to remediate contaminated water that is not usable as drinking water and make it available for…
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National Teacher Certification Fairness Act
Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title.} The National Teacher Certification Fairness Act. Section 2. {Open Competition.} Wherever possible in appropriate state statute, the following language change shall be made: (A)…
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Drunk Driving Prevention Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short title} This Act may be cited as the Drunk Driving Prevention Act. Section 2. {Legislative Declaration} The purpose of this act is to reduce the…