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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
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Government Services Competition Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} An Act relating to activities in competition with…
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Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act
Model Legislation {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the Legislative Budget Audit Commission Act. Section 2. {Statement of Purpose} It is the intent…
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Resolution in Support of Federal Pension Portability Legislation
Model Resolution WHEREAS, under current federal law, employees are prohibited from rolling over retirement benefits from 457 deferred compensation plans into other qualified retirement accounts like 401(k) plans and 401plans;…
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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
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Definitions} In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (A) Department” means the department of education. (B) “Parent” means a resident of…
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State Implementation of Clean Water Act (TMDL) Requirements (Amended)
Model Legislation Section 1. {Title} This Act may be referred to as the Total Maximum Daily Load Implementation Act. Section 2. {Purpose and Intent} It is the purpose of this…
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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)
Model Legislation Section 1. {Short Title} This act shall be known as The Animal Ecological Terrorism Act. Section 2. {Definitions} A. “Animal” means any warm-blooded or cold-blooded animal lawfully confined…
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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
Model Policy [Title, enacting clause, et cetera] Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be known and cited as the Common Sense Scientific and Technical Evidence Act. Section 2. {Admissibility…
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Insurance Market Conduct Surveillance Act
Insurance Market Conduct Surveillance Act Table of Contents Section 1 Short Title Section 2 Purpose and Scope Section 3 Definitions Section 4 Immunity Section…
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Environmental Services Public-Private Partnership Act
Model Legislation Section 1. {Title} This Act may be cited as the Environmental Services Public-Private Partnership Act. Section 2. {Definitions} As used in this Act: (A) “Call for competition” means a…
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Civil Rights Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Civil Rights Act. Section 2. {Legislative Declarations.} (A) The civil rights achievements of the 1960’s were designed…
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Pupil Transportation Cost-Effectiveness Act
Pupil Transportation Cost-Effectiveness Act Summary ALEC’s model Pupil Transportation Cost-Effectiveness Act is designed to reduce school bus expenditures, without reducing quality or safety, by…
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Public Lands Policy Coordination Act
Bill Information This bill was originally introduced in the Utah legislatures 2005 session as SB 239. It has been enacted by the state. A similar bill was introduced in Wyoming…
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Environmental Literacy Improvement Act
Section 1. {Title} This act shall be known as the Environmental Literacy Improvement Act Section 2. {Purpose} The purpose of this act is to enhance…
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Groundwater Protection Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This act shall be known and may be cited as the Groundwater Protection Act. Section 2. {Legislative findings and declarations.}…