SENATE RESOLUTION 10

(By Senators Blair (Mr. President), Azinger, Barrett, Boley, Caputo, Chapman, Clements, Deeds, Grady, Hamilton, Hunt, Jeffries, Karnes, Maroney, Martin, Maynard, Nelson, Oliverio, Phillips, Plymale, Queen, Roberts, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope, Takubo, Tarr, Taylor, Trump, Weld, Woelfel, and Woodrum)

[Introduced January 23, 2024]

Commemorating the 78th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments’ Southern Office.

Whereas, The Council of State Governments’ Southern Office (CSG South) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit member organization that serves the southern legislatures of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia; and

Whereas, Regionally based leadership, and a perspective with national-level resources, CSG South provides southern legislators and government staff with a wide variety of programs and services that facilitate regional cooperation and encourages the exchange of information; and

Whereas, The mission of the Council of State Governments is to serve as a community of the states, committed to connecting, informing, inspiring, and empowering public servants in all three branches of state government to put the best ideas and solutions into practice; and

Whereas, In pursuit of this mission, CSG South has convened the Southern Legislative Conference for the past 77 years where more than 1,500 southern legislators, government staff, and their families have gathered to discuss policy matters specifically affecting southern states to bridge commonalities and discuss solutions for current policy trends, challenges, and opportunities; and

Whereas, With decades of fellowship and cooperation between the southern states, the 78th Southern Legislative Conference will convene in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, from July 21, 2024 through July 25, 2024, at the Greenbrier Resort; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate hereby commemorates the 78th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments’ Southern Office; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Senate recognizes the decades of service CSG South has provided to all 15 southern states to ensure the exchange of information; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the West Virginia Legislature is proud to host the 78th Southern Legislative Conference in White Sulphur Springs at the Greenbrier Resort in 2024; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to Lindsey Gray, Regional Director of the Council of State Governments, Southern Office.