Tag: 2014 SNPS
Tag: 2014 SNPS
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Model State Administrative Tax Tribunal Act
Section 1. Statement of Purpose To increase public confidence in the fairness of the State tax system, the State shall provide an independent agency with tax expertise to resolve disputes…
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Resolution to Endorse the Recommendations of the 2014 Blue Ribbon Panel on Public Pension Plan Funding
WHEREAS, many states and local government entities are facing significant defined benefit (DB) pension unfunded liabilities. The cumulative deficits computed in today’s dollars are estimated to be between $1T to…
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Resolution Opposing International Taxation Initiatives
WHEREAS, federal officials have been coordinating with other nations for the purpose of creating worldwide tax enforcement; and WHEREAS, UN officials have proposed a wide ranging Financial Transactions Tax (Tobin…
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Resolution in Opposition to Discriminatory Food and Beverage Taxes
WHEREAS this global recession has spread economic stress across all income levels, with lower and middle-income Americans especially hard hit; WHEREAS a frugal lifestyle and stretching the daily living expenses…
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Establishing an American Legislative Exchange Council Democracy and Governance Program
Establishing an American Legislative Exchange Council Democracy and Governance Program WHEREAS, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) was established to advance the Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government,…
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Public Policy Statement on Transfer of Public Lands
Public Policy Statement on Transfer of Public Lands 1. WE URGE THE TIMELY AND ORDERLY TRANSFER OF FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS TO WILLING STATES FOR LOCAL CONTROL THAT WILL…
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Resolution Supporting a Robust 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program
Resolution Supporting a Robust 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program WHEREAS, offshore energy development supports hundreds of thousands of American jobs, generates billions of dollars in government revenue…
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Juvenile Justice Act
Model Policy I. Definitions Section 1. {Definitions.} (A) “Agency” means the Department of Juvenile Justice or the state agency responsible for the care, control and custody…
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Open and Fair Competition Resolution for Municipal [or Local] Water and Wastewater Projects
Open and Fair Competition Resolution for Municipal [or Local] Water and Wastewater Projects {Title, Enacting clause, etc.} Be it enacted by the [Insert jurisdiction]. Section 1. {Definitions} (A)…
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Criminal Records Confidentiality Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Legislative Intent.} It is the intent of the legislature that, to the extent practicable, the [insert state] hold confidential records of criminal…
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State Science Advisory Board Act
State Science Advisory Board Act Preamble Increasingly state legislators are confronted with scientific reports—particularly in the human health and environmental policy areas—which…
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Resolution to Retain State Authority over Hydraulic Fracturing
Resolution to Retain State Authority over Hydraulic Fracturing WHEREAS, Hydraulic fracturing is a proven technology with a long history of environmentally safe use in the completion of oil and…
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Resolution to Repeal Section 526
Resolution to Repeal Section 526 WHEREAS, Section 526 attempts to prohibit agencies of the government of the United States from purchasing transportation fuels that are derived from alternative or…
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Resolution Urging the European Union to Remove Its Ban on the Sale of Smokeless Tobacco
Resolution Urging the European Union to Remove Its Ban on the Sale of Smokeless Tobacco Whereas, Sweden is a member of the EU; and Whereas, the Four Freedoms: free…
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Property Insurance Claims Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Title, enacting clause, etc.} This Act shall be known as the Property Insurance Claims Act. Section 2. {Applicability.} This Act applies to…
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Resolution Opposing the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Model Resolution WHEREAS, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will supersede a state’s autonomy and control over the practice of medicine; and WHEREAS, the Interstate Commission under the Compact will…
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Act Requiring Approval of State Plan to Implement EPA’s Carbon Guidelines
Act Requiring Approval of State Plan to Implement EPA’s Carbon Guidelines EPA has proposed “guidelines” to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants. The EPA…
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Resolution in Support of Oral Health
Model Resolution WHEREAS, oral health is a critical component of overall health affecting speech, nutrition, growth and function, social development, employability and productivity, and quality of life; and WHEREAS,…
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Resolution Supporting Reasonable Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone
Resolution Supporting Reasonable Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently in the process of reconsidering…
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Resolution Recognizing the Mutual Benefit between Health Care Sharing and Health Savings Accounts
Model Resolution WHEREAS, health care cost support is an essential element of economic security for American families, and individuals and families require more health care cost support choices, not…