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School Collective Bargaining Agreement Sunshine Act
School Collective Bargaining Agreement Sunshine Act Summary For the purpose of transparency, this legislation requires school district boards of education to provide copies of all collective bargaining agreements…
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Innovation Schools and School Districts Act
The Innovation Schools and School Districts Act Section 1. {Title.} The Innovation Schools and School Districts Act Section 2. {Legislative Declaration.} (A) The Legislature hereby finds that:…
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Legislative leader of liberal group smears ALEC | The Iowa Republican
By: Jeff Patch DES MOINES—Iowans should be outraged that an out-of-state group that doesn’t disclose its donors and aims to influence policy exists to bend the ears of state lawmakers,…
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If Broadband Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix it With Overbuilding
By John Stephenson The old adage that goes “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” appears to be giving way to “if it ain’t broke, build two (or more) of…
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Sequestration: Putting Our States and Nation at Risk
By Karla Jones No organization is more committed to limited government, lower taxes and balancing the federal budget than the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). We have long championed fiscal…
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Governor Patrick’s Tax and Spend Vision for Massachusetts
In a recent budget proposal that exemplifies the “tax and spend” approach to policymaking, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has requested a 1 percentage point hike in the state’s income…
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PPACA on Campus: Professors and Students Lose Out
Evidence of the unintended consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continue to abound. This time, adjunct professors—a group comprising an estimated 70% of university faculty in…
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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 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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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 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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Independent Revenue Forecasting Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Independent Revenue Forecasting Act. Section…
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Taxpayer Transparency Act
Section 1. {Intent} The Legislature finds that taxpayers should be able to easily access the details on how the state is spending their tax dollars and what performance results are…
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School Choice Directory Act
School Choice Directory Act Summary This legislation requires the state department of education to produce a catalogue of educational options available…
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State Implementation of Clean Water Act (TMDL) Requirements (Amended)
Summary This Act sets forth criteria and procedures for states to implement the mandate of the Clean Water Act to develop total maximum daily loads for impaired waters within…
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State-Based Healthy Forest Plan
Purpose: The purpose of this act is to create healthier forests and reduce the risk of catastrophic forest fires for communities by: creating a state urban-wildland fire safety committees; authorizing…
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The Animal and Ecological Terrorism Act (AETA)
Summary This act creates penalties for persons encouraging, financing, assisting or engaged in {optional language insert “politically motivated”} acts of animal and ecological terrorism. Model Legislation Section 1. {Short…
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Water/Wastewater Utility Public-Private Partnership Act
Water/Wastewater Utility Public-Private Partnership Act {Title, Enacting clause, etc.} Be it enacted by the legislature of the state of [insert state] Section 1. Definitions 1. Governmental agency refers…
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The Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act
Summary ALEC’s model Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act is designed to ensure that state courts follow the same guidelines in admitting expert…
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State Medical Licensing Board Act
State Medical Licensing Board Act Summary The purpose of this Act is to give an authorized state Health Professional Licensing Board clear statutory authority…