SE House legislation introduction Thread

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IDS Environmental Act
1. The average fuel efficiency for new cars and automobiles sold in the IDS will be 50 mpg by the year 2020, average new car efficiency increasing by 5 miles per gallon per year.
2. The IDS will invest heavily in renewable resources, getting the region to be powered 50% by clean energy by 2020.
3. This will happen through tax breaks and regional subsidies;

• up to 60% of cost paid by regional government for solar panels
• up to 50% of cost paid by regional government for wind turbines
• up to 40% of cost paid by regional government for all other renewable resources

4. Regional government must print on 50%+ recycled paper.
5. Minimum fuel efficiency standards for new appliances and air conditioners must be increased by 50% by 2020.

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Non controversial Act
1. Up to a $500 fine for littering
2. Minimum of two trees planted in every yard on newly constructed home with a yard.

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Let's Not Invade Other Regions Act
1. The IDS militia will not invade other regions of Atlasia.

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Women's Health Act
1. Women will not need a prescription for birth control after age 16
2. Women under 16 years of age will need a prescription for birth control
3. Women will not be subject to mandatory ultrasounds if they choose to abort a fetus
5. Visits to gynecologists will be covered under every health insurance plan
6. Mammograms will be covered under every health insurance plan

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Taxpayer Receipt Act
1. Every fiscal year, the residents of the IDS will receive a letter stating how their tax dollars are spent.
2. The letter will detail expenses based on: Education, Higher Education, Social Services, Transportation, Justice, Economic Development, Environmental Protection, Elected Officials, Debt, Buildings, and b General Government.
3. The receipt will show how much of their taxes are spent on each subject percentage wise (ex: Jose pays $4000 in income taxes to the regional government, he pays $400 of his taxes to Higher Education, therefore, 10% of his taxes are spent on Higher Education and both are marked as such on the graph).
4. Every resident will also be sent a letter with a pie graph showing how their sales tax is used for each of the previously listed subjects (ex: 7% of the money made from sales tax goes to Economic Development and that's how it's listed on the graph).
5. The income tax receipt will show the dollars allocated to each subject based on the household income reported to the regional government the previous fiscal year.

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Testing our Students Act
1. Payment for the ACT and the SAT tests will be covered by the regional government.
2. Payment for AP exams will be covered by the regional government.
3. Payment for college admission fees will be paid by the regional government with the listed unweighted GPA's.

• Up to two colleges to students with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA
• Up to three colleges to students with a minimum of a 3.0 GPA
• Up to four colleges to students with a minimum of a 3.5 GPA

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BRTD-Once a Year Activist Act
1. The second Monday in October will be designated as Bartolomé Day.

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Neighborhood Teacher Act

Purpose
The Neighborhood Teacher program is intended to prepare highly skilled, committed teachers who will teach in high-poverty schools and who will commit to remain in these schools for substantial periods of time.

Neighborhood Teacher
1. The South will establish a Neighborhood Teacher college scholarship  that aims to provide four-year college scholarships and government support to low-income high school seniors who are committed to teach in their district's high-need public schools.

Scholarship
1. The Neighborhood program shall provide four-year scholarships of $8,200 per year to select high school seniors who graduated from a public high school in the South, were eligible for free or reduced price lunch throughout their four years of high schools, commit to (within two years after college graduation) to teach for four years at a public school where at least 45% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and is in the same state where they graduated high school.

2. The scholarships shall be provided through a competitive application process. To select scholarship recipients, the Southern Legislature shall designate a committee of highly-qualified people who reflect the socioeconomic diversity of the district’s high-poverty schools.

3. In the event that any scholarship recipient fails or refuses to comply with the teaching obligation under subsection 1, the sum of the amounts of any scholarships received by such recipient shall be converted to a loan and be subject to repayment with interest. The interest will accrue from the date of the initial scholarship award, in accordance with terms and conditions specified by the administrator organization. The scholarship administrator may establish provisions for partial forgiveness of the loan if the recipient partially but does not fully fulfill his or her teaching obligation.

Appropriations
1. The number of scholarships available each year will be based upon an annual appropriation by the Southern Legislature.

Effective Date
1. This law shall become effective on July 1, 2016.

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