Create a bill for-Agriculture/Environment & Energy/Transportation
Jennifer Sifford _ Student - WakefieldHS - Strickland's Copy of Bill Template Name/Bill Sponsor: Sen. Galey State: North Carolina District (if House): Bill Title______Funding For Educational Farms__________ 117th Congress Fall 22 Session HB or SB #___SB 1116_________ IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OR SENATE Date________ To give youth an opportunity to receive healthy food and expedited education. A BILL Be it enacted by the Senate OR House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. TITLE. This Act may be cited as the _________________________________________________________. SECTION 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/NEED (1) Working farms can teach kids a life skill that will help them when older. (2) This food from the farms is a source of healthy food, and can and would be used in the cafeteria as another free food option but healthy. (3) Kids who don’t have the option of healthy food at home can take things home. Ex. kids from low-income homes may not be able to afford 3 stable meals every day and this would hopefully fight that. (4) Those that work on the farm may earn trade credits and leave high school already eligible to get a job. (5) Classrooms can use the farms to learn about the science behind the fruits and vegetables chosen. (6) SECTION 3. PROVISIONS - BENEFITS AND ELIGIBILITY (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) SECTION 4. PROVISIONS - TERMS AND BENEFITS OF SERVICE (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) SECTION 5. ADMINISTRATION (Government agencies and department to execute the law once its passed) SECTION 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (Include amount of funding requested AND rational) SOURCES (Provide the list of all sources used in researching the bill including name of source and website link if online) https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/SenateStanding/134/Membership https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/SenateStanding/1162/Bills https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3755/text https://www.ncforum.org/schoolfinance/#:~:text=How%20are%20Public%20Schools%20Funded,expenses%20( buildings%20and%20maintenance). https://teaching-certification.com/teaching/education-spending-by-state/ Idea: Funding for working farms at the school which functions as a way to teach kids a life skill, a source of healthy free food in the cafeteria in addition to the normal food, kids can bring the food home who don’t have options to fresh food, if you work on the farm you can get trade credits $200 million https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/SenateStanding/134/Membership https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/SenateStanding/1162/Bills https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3755/text https://www.ncforum.org/schoolfinance/#:~:text=How%20are%20Public%20Schools%20Funded,expenses%20(buildings%20and%20maintenance) https://www.ncforum.org/schoolfinance/#:~:text=How%20are%20Public%20Schools%20Funded,expenses%20(buildings%20and%20maintenance) https://teaching-certification.com/teaching/education-spending-by-state/ Copy of Mock Congress Directions & Bill Requirements MODEL CONGRESS Simulation Directions AP US Government & Politics OVERVIEW During the Model Congress simulation, students will write and present bills to replicate the legislative process. Students will first be divided into the House of Representatives or Senate. After that they decide on which committee they would like to be a part of and that will decide what type of bill they will create. Following this, work will be done to draft bills, present to committee members and mark up, committee vote and finally a floor vote. ASSESSMENT Each student will receive a grade in two areas: 1) written bill; 2) participation during simulation. The bill and participation grades will be averaged together and count as the project grade. COMMITTEES FOR MODEL CONGRESS MODEL CONGRESS STANDING COMMITTEES House Committees 11-Agriculture/Environment & Energy/Transportation 12-Health & Human Services/Education 13-International Relations/National Security/Technology 14-Judiciary/Government Reform 15-Ways & Means/Commerce/Economic Opportunity Senate Committees 16-Agriculture/Environment & Energy/Transportation 17-Armed Services/Foreign Relations/Technology 18-Finance/Banking/Commerce 19-Health/Education/Labor 20-Judiciary/Governmental Affairs CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP President Pro Tem (Senate) ● Job- direct discussion of passed committee bills, debate times, and in charge of floor votes. Speaker of the House (House of Representatives) ● Job- direct discussion of passed committee bills, debate times, and in charge of floor votes. Committee Chair ● Job- direct discussion of bills, mark up process & committee vote, then submit bills that pass to the President Pro Tem OR Speaker of the House depending on which house of Congress you are in. MODEL CONGRESS SCHEDULE/TASKS Day 1: Committee Assignments & Bill Drafting 1) President Pro Tem or Speaker of the House will assign committee chairs & members. 2) Committee Chairs find a place in the classroom to meet and gather their members to start planning. 3) Committee members begin drafting an idea for a bill, each member (and chair) will come up with one bill. 4) End of the day, each committee member will report the name of their bill to the Committee Chair. o When each bill is reported, the Chair will assign it a number and the member should type it on their bill. 2 o Example Format for Bill Number: ● House Bill (HB) + Class Period (1) + Order Person Reports to Chair (1) + Committee Number (17) = HB 1117 ● Senate Bill (SB) + Class Period (1) + Order Person Reports to Chair (3) + Committee Number (15) = SB 1315 Day 2: Bill Drafting 1) Committee Chairs will meet in the same place with their members from yesterday. 2) For the rest of the day, committee members will work on drafting & researching their bill. 3) Each committee member (and chair) will submit their bill to Google Classroom by 11:59pm. o Everyone should bring a paper copy of their bill to class tomorrow o Everyone will present their bill to their committee tomorrow Day 3: Committee Bill Discussions (Mark Ups) & Votes 1) Committee Chairs will meet in the same place with their members from yesterday. 2) Committees will begin the bill discussion process called “MarkUp Sessions” o Chairs will set the order in which each bill will be discussed 3) Chairs will announce the bill name and number for the bill’s sponsor to explain their bill to the committee 4) The bill sponsor (writer) will explain their bill and answer any questions that the other committee members have o If during the discussion the bill sponsor wants to make changes to their bill based on comments & questions, they can mark-up the bill with a blue or red pen. o Once the mark-up is done OR if there are no changes to the bill, the member should tell the chair they are ready for a vote 5) Single Bill Votes: Committee Chair will now call for a vote on the bill which was just presented o By show of hands the chair will ask members to vote “yay” (yes) OR “nay” (no). o The Chair will record what bills pass 6) Committee Chair: Overall Bill Votes- Once all voting has been completed on all bills, ONLY 1 bill can be selected to represent the Committee. The final selection! It must be a bill that was already approved. o The Chair should guide a discussion and final vote on the best bill to represent their committee. ▪ Record what bill has been voted on ▪ A printed copy of the bill should be brought to class tomorrow with any changes from mark-up typed in red. Day 4: Floor Debates & Voting 1) All members of the House of Representatives should meet on one side of the room and all members of the Senate should meet on the other side of the room. 2) Committee Chairs should give their selected bill name and number to the President Pro Tem OR the Speaker of the House depending on which house the chairs are in. 3) The President Pro Tem and Speaker of the House will determine in what order the bills will be introduced, control all discussion on the floor and be in charge of the session. They will also remind all members that: a. Bills being discussed cannot be changed or amended. b. There is a time limit for debate/questions of each bill (15 minutes) c. At the end of the debate time a floor vote will be taken of all members 3 d. Everyone must be respectful, only one person can speak at a time, and everyone should participate 4) President Pro Tem/Speaker of the House will announce the bills to the floor by saying: a. The sponsor and author of (Bill Name & Bill Number) will now present their bill 5) Presenting Bills & Floor Debate/Discussions a. The bill sponsor will explain the major aspects of their bill and then the floor is open to questions and discussions about the bill ■ Presenters should be persuasive!!! b. The President Pro Tem/Speaker of the House will keep time (15 minutes) and announce when time is up and it is time to vote 6) Bill Voting a. President Pro Tem/Speaker of the House will now call for a vote on the bill which was just presented ■ By show of hands the chair will ask members to vote “yay” (yes) OR “nay” (no) b. Once voting is done, the President Pro Tem/Speaker of the House will announce that the bill has passed OR died and if it is passed, it will be sent to the Congressional Joint Committee on Bills. c. Bills that are sent to the Congressional Joint Committee, should be handed to Mr. Atkinson after all voting has been done. Bill Requirements 1. The bill must be realistic and include a relevant federal issue appropriate for Congress to address. Each bill must be creative -- you may research actual bills, but your bill should contain original ideas. Use examples from actual bills at http://www.house.gov/ and http://www.senate.gov/ to assist you.You will make one copy of your bill in the Bill Project template AND bring ONE hard copy of the bill to class. 2. Critical Elements of the Bill - Each bill must contain the following: a. SECTION 1. TITLE - Your title should convey what your bill is about. You can name it after yourself b. SECTION 2. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/NEED - Provide a thorough explanation of why this bill is necessary or important. Specific details, and supporting evidence should be included (i.e. facts, statistics from research). Consider including information about how this would benefit the people of your state (if Senate) or District (if House). c. SECTION 3. PROVISIONS - BENEFITS AND ELIGIBILITY - This section of the bill identifies and explains exactly who (i.e. individuals or demographic groups) that are eligible to receive benefits proposed and/or who is ineligible; what is legal or illegal? d. SECTION 4. PROVISIONS - TERMS AND BENEFITS OF SERVICE - Provide specific details and explanation about what your bill will do and/or change. Be thorough and don’t leave anything out! e. SECTION 5. ADMINISTRATION – Identify and explain the role of federal government agencies (ex: NASA, EPA, FCC), executive departments (ex: Departments of Defense, Department of Justice, Homeland Security) charged with carrying out/enforcing the provisions in the bill. In some bills, state and local governments will also have a role in carrying out/facilitating the provisions in the bill 4 f. SECTION 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS - If your bill requires funding (most of them do), then you must identify the amount of money your bill requires, and justify why this bill should go to the appropriations committee to receive money. Indicate how/why the government can/should afford to pay for this program. To get a sense of projected federal expenditures for this fiscal year, you can go to the website http://nationalpriorities.org. g. SOURCES - You must do in-depth research for you bill and cite a minimum of FIVE sources in this section (may be a academic sources, news article, expert interviews, statistic you find from a think tank, interest group or political party on the Internet), but at more than five are strongly recommended. More weight will be given to issue specific sources. Cite your sources at the bottom of your bill. Mock Congress Bill Rubric Mastery Proficient Developing Section 1- Title 15 pts Specific in giving the reader an idea about what the bill is. 13 pts General in giving the reader an idea about what the bill is. 11 pts General and not clear what the bill will be about. Section 2- Statement of Purpose 15 pts Specific detail in each area. 6 covered 13 pts Specific detail in each area. 4-5 covered 11 pts General detail in each area. 3 or less covered. Section 3- Benefits & Eligibility 15 pts Specific detail in each area. 3-5 covered 13 pts General detail in each area. 3-5 covered 11 pts General detail in each area. 3 or less covered Section 4- Terms & Benefits of Service 15 pts Specific detail in each area. 5-7 covered 13 pts General detail in each area. 4-7 covered 11 pts General detail in each area. 3 or less covered Section 5- Administration 15 pts Specific agencies & departments listed. 13 pts General agencies & departments listed. 11 pts Agencies or departments listed. Section 6- Appropriations 15 pts Specific request and rationale. 13 pts General request and rationale. 11 pts Specific request and rationale, but lacking correct evidence. Sources 10 pts Specific website & link if online. 3 or more 6 pts Specific website & link if online. 2 or less