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IN SB0301
Bill
AI Summary
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Office of Management and Budget must prepare a "Coercive Federal Funds Report" for each budget bill detailing all federal funding sources exceeding $5,000,000 and the conditions required for continued eligibility.
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OMB shall classify federal fund conditions into three categories: conditions on how federal funds must be spent, conditions on nonfederal state or local funds, and conditions relating to policy matters other than spending directives.
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Attorney General is authorized to bring suit in federal court to enjoin application of federal funding conditions; if the Attorney General declines, the Governor or Legislative Council may hire private counsel to bring the suit.
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Establishes state policy declaring federal programs with coercive conditions unconstitutional and incompatible with federalism and democratic representative government.
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Governor may consult with other state governors to develop coordinated approaches to address coercive federal funding programs.
Legislative Description
Coercive federal funds in the budget. Requires the office of management and budget to: (1) prepare a coercive federal funds report for each budget bill; and (2) classify the conditions of each source of federal funds in the budget bill. Permits the attorney general to bring a suit in federal court to enjoin spending conditions of federal funds. Provides that the governor or legislative council may hire private counsel to bring a suit if the attorney general declines to bring a suit. Provides that the governor may consult with other governors to develop a coordinated approach to issues concerning coercive
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
1/9/2017