Tag: 2016 Annual Meeting
Tag: 2016 Annual Meeting (page 2)
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Resolution Supporting Homeschooling Freedom
Whereas: It is the fundamental right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education and care of his or her child. Whereas: This right to direct the education of a child can…
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Campus Anti-Harassment Act
General Description This bill enacts provisions related to harassment at an institution of higher education. Highlighted Provisions This bill: defines terms; enacts requirements related to how an institution of higher…
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Assessment Choice Act
Be it enacted by the Legislature of [STATE]: {Section 1. Menu of locally procured achievement assessments; requirements; rules} A. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT A MENU OF LOCALLY…
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Next Generation Charter Schools Act
Section 1. {Title.} The Next Generation Charter Schools Act Section 2. {Declaration of Purpose.} (A) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that (1) The Charter School Act of [year]…
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Student and Family Fair Notice and Impact Statement Act
An Act relating to student and family fair notice and impact statement requirements prior to the closing or Significant Restructuring of any charter school: Section 1. {Purpose} If any process…
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Resolution in Support of Student-Centered Accountability Systems
WHEREAS, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) significantly restored the primacy of state policy- making in the area of public school accountability; and WHEREAS, the American Legislative Exchange Council supports…
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Resolution Urging Canada’s Administration to Appropriately Value and Protect Intellectual Property Rights by Reassessing the Changes to the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board Regulations and Eliminating Section 8 Damages
WHEREAS, the right to own property is a fundamental human right; and WHEREAS, protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) are crucial to the future of the innovation-based economy;…
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Resolution to Urge the President of the United States and Members of Congress to Better Protect Hawaii against the Increasing Threat of a Missile Attack from North Korea by Equipping and Enhancing Hawaii’s Ground-Based Ballistic Missile Defense System at Barking Sands, Kauai
WHEREAS, Hawaii is home to more than 1.4 million residents and 8 million visitors per year and is the homeport of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor as well as…
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Draft Memorial in Support of the Article V Records Transparency Act of 2016
WHEREAS, Article V of the U.S. Constitution establishes a procedure for states to propose constitutional amendments; and, WHEREAS, our Founding Fathers included this mechanism to maintain the originally-intended balance of…
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Resolution on Criminal Justice Fines and Fees
Summary This Resolution supports ensuring that fines and fees imposed by the criminal justice system are reasonable, transparent, and proportionate, and not in conflict with the goals of improving public…
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Uniform Standard for Lodging Taxes Act
Section 1. Definitions [Appropriately designated section number] of the statutes is created to read: (1) “Hotel” means any structure or space, or any portion thereof, that: (a) Is occupied, or…
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Fantasy Sports Contests Act
Section 1 – Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise: “Confidential Information” shall mean information related to the play of a Fantasy Contest by Fantasy Contest…
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Resolution Concerning the Stream Protection Rule
WHEREAS, the state of {state} supports reasonable, practicable and sensible efforts to improve stream protection; and WHEREAS, under existing rules, 90 percent of all coal mines have no…
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Resolution Concerning the Combined Impacts of Future EPA Regulations for Coal-Fired Power Plants
WHEREAS, the United States is blessed with abundant energy resources; and WHEREAS, it is in our national interests to have a diverse and balanced energy mix that takes…
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Comprehensive Public Employee Freedom Act
Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Comprehensive Public Employee Freedom Act Section 2. {Legislative Declarations.} This legislature finds and declares that: By bargaining over the allocation of…
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Proclamation Recognizing Tax Freedom Day
Whereas, Tax Freedom Day is a significant date for taxpayers and lawmakers because it represents how long Americans as a whole have to work in order to pay the nation’s…
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A LOCAL RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF STATE MINIMUM WAGE LAW
WHEREAS, [Insert Jurisdiction] is a political subdivision, created by the [Insert State] WHEREAS, [Insert Jurisdiction] is tasked by the [Insert State] to carry out certain core responsibilities as approved by…
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An Ordinance for Local Coordination on Federal Regulations
(A) Definitions. (1) “Coordinate” means the action necessary to achieve coordination. (2) “Coordination” means the process by which an agency of the federal government brings its regulations, whether proposed or…
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An Ordinance to Repeal Personal Property Tax Collection
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. [Insert number], passed on [Insert date], established personal property tax collection in [Insert Jurisdiction], and WHEREAS, the [Insert State] [insert state statute] has given [Insert Jurisdiction] the…
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Resolution in Favor of Tangible Personal Property Tax Repeal
WHEREAS, personal property taxes are ad valorem taxes on all property other than real property (i.e., property that is unaffixed or movable); and WHEREAS, though the name suggests that personal…