Commends David and Marilyn Ferguson upon the celebration of their 37th wedding anniversary and retirement after long and productive careers in education
Urges and requests Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to reconsider the directive that he issued which instituted six-month moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico and to possibly alter that directive to minimize the negative economic impact of such directive on the already damaged economies of the state of Louisiana and the other oil and gas producing states along the Gulf of Mexico.
Memorializes congress to direct available federal funding for the purpose of enhancing the monetary and workforce value at the General Motors/Motors Liquidation Assembly Facility
Suspends, from Aug. 10, 2010, through Aug. 13, 2010, the state excise tax on cigars and smoking tobacco given away by a dealer (EN -$45,000 GF RV See Note)
Directs the Board of Regents to submit to the presiding officers of the legislature information regarding consolidation of baccalaureate degree granting public postsecondary education institutions
Requests the Board of Regents to restructure the performance-based funding formula and not to allocate funding based on performance until improvements to the formula are made
Creates an advisory committee to study the feasibility of authorizing public adjusters to charge consumers on a contingency fee basis for loss adjustment services
Requests reports to specified legislative committees regarding the possibility of implementing a four-day work week consisting of four ten-hour days in a week
Memorializes congress to eliminate or reduce the Social Security reductions known as the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision