Archives: Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development / Model Policies
Archives: Commerce, Insurance and Economic Development / Model Policies (page 6)
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Resolution in Support of Insurance Commissioners’ Exclusive State Regulatory Authority Over Variable Life Insurance and Variable Annuities
Resolution in Support of Insurance Commissioners’ Exclusive State Regulatory Authority Over Variable Life Insurance and Variable Annuities Model Resolution WHEREAS, variable life insurance and…
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Property/Casualty Insurance Form Filing Act
Property/Casualty Insurance Form Filing Act Section 1. {Short Title} This act shall be known as the Property/Casualty Insurance Form Filing Act. Section 2. {Legislative Declaration} This legislature…
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Resolution to Repeal Special Privileges in Transit
Model Resolution WHEREAS, the nation faces serious problems of urban traffic congestion and air pollution; and WHEREAS, substitution of transit trips by automobile drivers reduces traffic congestion and air pollution;…
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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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Resolution Opposing Government Mandated Disclosure of Proprietary, Trade Secret Information
Model Policy WHEREAS, vigorous competition leads to market innovations and increased efficiency in all economic sectors; and WHEREAS, the cost structures which underlie market innovations are carefully guarded as proprietary…
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Affordable Housing Tax Credit Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that the inadequate supply of sales and rental housing units for persons and families of low…
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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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Resolution in Opposition to Frivolous Complaints and Permit Extortion
Model Resolution WHEREAS, regulatory agencies’ limited resources are being squandered for harassment purposes, in pursuit of non-life threatening complaints against employers; and WHEREAS, complaints about Hazard Communication Standards (record keeping) and…
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Workplace Drug Testing Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Workplace Drug Testing Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} As used in…
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Resolution in Support of Workforce Housing in America
Resolution in Support of Workforce Housing in America WHEREAS, working families are finding it increasingly difficult to purchase or rent a home in or…
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Resolution on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Model Resolution WHEREAS, states have the primary responsibility for regulating the business of insurance through laws and regulations; and WHEREAS, the current accreditation process of the National Association of Insurance…
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Employment Reference Immunity Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act shall be known as the Employment Reference Immunity Act. Section 2. {Legislative Declarations.} This legislature finds and declares that: (A) Recent court…
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Resolution in Opposition to Violence in Labor Disputes
Model Resolution WHEREAS, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the courts have generally held that federal labor laws do not preempt local laws with respect to tortious and criminal…
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Political Funding Reform Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known as the Political Funding Reform Act. Section 2. {Legislative Declaration} This legislature finds and declares: A. That it is…
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Resolution in Opposition to any Increase in the Starting (Minimum) Wage
Model Resolution WHEREAS, increasing the starting wage results in higher costs for business owners, which leads to higher prices for consumers; and WHEREAS, increases in prices has an adverse impact…
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Free Contract in Financing Act
Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. This Act may be cited as the Free Contract in Financing Act. Section 2. {Contracting for extension of credit.} Not withstanding any…
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Resolution in Support of Reporting Requirements for Public Sector Unions
Model Resolution WHEREAS, private sector unions are required by the Labor Management Disclosure Act (LMDA) to adhere to reporting and disclosure requirements; and WHEREAS, state and local public sector unions are…
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Resolution Concerning the Use of Credit Information in Personal Insurance
Model Resolution WHEREAS, insurance is the most important area of economic activity regulated almost entirely at the state level in the United States and; WHEREAS, a functioning insurance market depends…
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Workers’ Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act
Model Policy Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Workers’ Compensation Medical Records Disclosure Act. Section 2. {Definitions} For purposes of this Act,…
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Resolution Opposing “Pay at the Pump” Automobile Insurance
Model Resolution WHEREAS “pay at the pump” would impose increased automobile registration and license tag fees and a gasoline surtax to provide basic automobile insurance coverage for all registered cars;…