Writing Bills and Resolutions
1.
The bills will be graded on these criteria:
o
The bill subject is
relevant, serious.
o
Written in the correct
form, following the outline.
o
Articles are attached
which are related.
o
Bills are submitted
on-time
2. The bill must be typed or clearly written on the bill
form, the bill may not be longer than two pages.
3. Each line of the bill must be numbered.
4. You may write a:
o
Resolution- Not a law,
but a statement of opinion of the congress
o
Law, statute- Make
something illegal or legal
o
Program or construction
which will send or cut money to create or eliminate a program
5. After
the title the bill should have four sections:
Title
"To Establish..”
Section
1 Statement of Purpose, Findings and
Rationale
o
A short description of
what the goal of the bill is about
o
what it will accomplish
o
the reasons the bill is
needed.
Keep
this section short.
"It is the
purpose of this Bill to develop and expand early childhood education." Congress finds that: 1. Parental
involvement is essential to success in school."
"This Bill is
necessary to encourage parents to be more involved in the education of their
children to prepare them to learn in school."
Section
2 The law or the program
o
Describe the exact
wording of the law.
o
What will happen if
someone breaks the law (penalties)?
o
If a bill sets up a program or pays to build
something, then the bill will itemize the cost in basic terms, total the total
cost and the source of the revenue will also be described.
o
To cur a program the bill will describe the
program cut and the savings.
o
If the makes something illegal, it will have
penalties such as fines or jail time. Try for criminal classifications such
as misdemeanors or felonies.
"Each
state will receive a grant from the Department of Education to pay the cost
of establishing, expanding, and operating parents as teachers pro grams...."
Section
3 Controlling Agencies - – Executive Branch Departments
Which
executive branch department, section, or agency is responsible to write the
details of the bill and enforce the bill?
"The Department of Education will determine eligible
states and award grants to the states. The DoE will also write the necessary
rule and regulations to put this bill into force."
Section
4 Definitions
Define any words which may be open to interpretation
“DEFINITIONS- In this section:
`(1)
SYSTEM- The term `System' means the Responsive Emergency Alert and
Dissemination of Information Call System or READICall System established under
this section.”