00                   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8                                                                   
01 Recognizing and commending the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th                                    
02 anniversary in 2025.                                                                                                    
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04       WHEREAS the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) was founded in                                     
05 1975 and has evolved during the past half-century to become the premier organization solely                             
06 dedicated to serving state and territorial legislators and legislative staff; and                                       
07       WHEREAS NCSL was created from the merger of three organizations that served or                                  
08 represented state legislatures and that shared the belief that legislative service is one of                            
09 democracy's worthiest pursuits; and                                                                                     
10 WHEREAS NCSL is a bipartisan organization with the following three objectives: to                                     
11 advance the effectiveness, independence, and integrity of state legislatures; to foster interstate                      
12 communication and cooperation; and to ensure state legislatures have a strong, cohesive voice                           
13 in the federal system; and                                                                                              
14       WHEREAS the nation's state legislatures are laboratories of democracy and have                                  
15 continually shown that state legislatures are the bodies to tackle emerging challenges; and                             
16       WHEREAS a state legislature is where people from very different backgrounds,                                    

01 representing very different communities, can come together and find common ground; and                                  
02       WHEREAS NCSL has facilitated the exchange of ideas, provided critical research                                  
03 and information, and encouraged a rigorous review of complex issues confronting                                         
04 communities, states, and the nation; and                                                                                
05       WHEREAS NCSL strives to strengthen the bonds between the nation's state                                         
06 legislatures and the international community;                                                                           
07       BE IT RESOLVED that the Alaska State Legislature recognizes and commends the                                    
08 National Conference of State Legislatures for its superb leadership and its commitment to the                           
09 legislative institution.