NLGA Consensus Resolution Format Example
(NLGA letterhead inserted if/when Consensus Resolution is adopted at meeting, in final draft.)
Title: For Consideration: NLGA Consensus Resolution [IN RECOGNITION OF/IN SUPPORT OF/REGARDING] [TOPIC]
WHEREAS, [INTRO OF TOPIC], and
WHEREAS, [WHY IS THIS A TOPIC IN NEED OF ADDRESSING AT THE STATE/TERRITORIAL LEVEL? MAY INCLUDE STATISTICS OR DATA], and
WHEREAS, [ADDITIONAL STATISTICS ON THE TOPIC], and
WHEREAS, [WHY SHOULD THE SECONDS-IN-COMMAND IN STATE/TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT CARE?].
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the National Lieutenant Governors Association:
[PICK ONE]:
- Encourages NLGA Members in the states and territories to learn more about [TOPIC] as a way to address [health outcomes, for example] in the future.
- Recognizes [DAY/WEEK/MONTH] as “National XXXXX”, and encourages NLGA Members to promote awareness of [TOPIC] in the states/territories.
- Supports additional efforts in the states/territories to research and learn more about [TOPIC].
ADOPTED, this ___ day of XXXX, 202X.
Co-Sponsors: *To be added following approval of Consensus Resolution.