Senate Concurrent Resolution 549

(As Adopted by Senate)

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 77TH SOUTHERN LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS AND RECOGNIZING THE MISSION OF THE SOUTHERN OFFICE (CSG SOUTH).

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, with regionally based leadership and perspective, and national-level resources, CSG South provides Southern Legislators and government staff with a wide variety of programs and services that facilitate regional cooperation and encourage the exchange of information; and

WHEREAS, CSG South is governed by an Executive Committee made up of legislative leadership, and policy topics are overseen by six Standing Policy Committees which consist of legislators and government staff from the Member States; and

WHEREAS, the mission of the organization 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 (SLC) for the past 76 years, beginning with its inception in Hot Springs, Arkansas and moving into decades of fellowship and cooperation between the 15 Southern States; and

WHEREAS, the 77th Southern Legislative Conference will convene in Charleston, South Carolina from July 8-12, 2023; and

WHEREAS, more than 1,500 Southern Legislators, government staff, and their families will gather to discuss policy matters specifically affecting Southern States to bridge commonalities and discuss solutions for current policy trends, challenges, and opportunities; and

WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we commend and highlight the Annual Southern Legislative Conference, and encourage all Southern legislative, executive, and judicial officials to attend.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That we do hereby commemorate the 77th Southern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments and recognizing the Mission of the Southern Office (CSG South), recognize and encourage all state governmental entities in the South to attend.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be forwarded to the appropriate state officials in Mississippi State government, forwarded to the Executive Director of the Southern Legislative Conference, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.