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  • Tax Expenditure Transparency Act image

    Tax Expenditure Transparency Act

    Model Policy Short Title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “Tax Expenditure Transparency Act. Section 1. (A) For purposes of this section, “tax expenditure” means…

  • Resolution in Opposition to a Carbon Tax image

    Resolution in Opposition to a Carbon Tax

    WHEREAS, affordable and abundant electricity is a strategic resource that is essential to modern life, America’s economic competitiveness. WHEREAS, the application of a carbon tax to gasoline and other transportation…

  • Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act image

    Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Title.} This Act shall be known as the Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act. Section 2. {Definitions.} (A) Funded Ratio. The…

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    Tax Amnesty Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title} This Act shall be known and may be cited as “The 20XX Tax Amnesty Act.” Section 2. {Definition} For the…

  • State Internet Tax Freedom Act image

    State Internet Tax Freedom Act

    Model Policy: {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.} This Act may be cited as the “{Insert State} Internet Tax Freedom Act.” Section 2. {Declarations.} (A) As a massive global network…

  • State Grant Transparency and Accountability Act image

    State Grant Transparency and Accountability Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Purpose} The State Department charged with overseeing State grants, within 12 months after the effective date of this Act, shall establish and maintain a website, known…

  • Committee to Reduce Government Waste & Nonessential Expenditures image

    Committee to Reduce Government Waste & Nonessential Expenditures

    Model Policy Section 1 {Commission created; purpose; composition; compensation and expenses; office space} There is hereby created the Joint Commission on Reduction of Nonessential State Expenditures in the legislative branch…

  • Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act image

    Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1. {Short Title.}  This Act may be cited as the “Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2012”. Section…

  • Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act image

    Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act

    Model Policy Section 1. {Short Title}  This Act shall be known and may be cited as “The Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act of 20XX.” Section 2. {Definitions} For the…

  • Defined-Contribution Pension Reform Act image

    Defined-Contribution Pension Reform Act

    Intent Section The Legislature finds that the defined-benefit model of retirement benefits for state and municipal employees is not fiscally sustainable. It is the intent of the Legislature, therefore, to…

  • Resolution in Support of Agriculture Research Charities image

    Resolution in Support of Agriculture Research Charities

    Resolution in Support of Agriculture Research Charities Whereas, federal spending on agricultural research has already recently been trending downward, and further needed spending reform…

  • Short-term Credit Services Act image

    Short-term Credit Services Act

    Model Policy {Title, enacting clause, etc.} Section 1.  {Short Title} This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Short-term Credit Services Act.” Section 2. {Definitions} As used…

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    Taxation Disclosure Act

    Section 1. {Intent Section} The intent of the legislature is to make citizen access to state and local tax rates as open transparent, and publicly accessible as is…

  • Independent Performance Audits Act image

    Independent Performance Audits Act

    Section 1. Short Title. (A) This Act may be cited as the “Independent Performance Audits Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A) “Government” means an agency, department, office, officer, board, commission, bureau,…

  • Statement of Principles for Telecommunications Tax Reform image

    Statement of Principles for Telecommunications Tax Reform

    1.  Taxes should be economically neutral and equitable. A tax is economically neutral, or efficient, if it does not induce taxpayers to change their behavior in response to the tax. …

  • Efficiency in Government Act image

    Efficiency in Government Act

    Efficiency in Government Act Summary This bill establishes a framework for promoting bidding and streamlining government activities at the State level. It allows State officials to consider government priorities…

  • 72- Hour Budget Review Act image

    72- Hour Budget Review Act

     72- Hour Budget Review Act Section 1. {Title} (A) This Act shall be known and may be cited as the “72-Hour Budget Review Act.” Section 2. {Statement of…

  • Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act image

    Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act

    Congressional Delegate Mandate Constitution Act Summary Unfunded federal mandates on state and local governments have become a tremendous financial burden. It has been estimated that during the 1990s, state…

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    Budget Reserve Account Act

    Budget Reserve Account Act Summary To help protect a state from sudden, unanticipated revenue shortfalls, budget reserve accounts should be implemented. These special funds provide a cushion for states…

  • Conditional Federal Funds Control Act image

    Conditional Federal Funds Control Act

    Conditional Federal Funds Control Act Summary     The purpose of this legislation is to coordinate the acceptance of federal conditional funds among the several states. Conditional federal fund…