Mideast Assembly Thread

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

Let's let the people decide.

[ZuWo]

Repeal of the Mideast Welfare Drug Screening Act

The Mideast Welfare Drug Screening Act shall be repealed.

Comment: Since the new Welfare Responsibility Act has become law, the old statute is obsolete.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Repeal of the Mideast Welfare Drug Screening Act

The Mideast Welfare Drug Screening Act shall be repealed.

Comment: Since the new Welfare Responsibility Act has become law, the old statute is obsolete.

Is this an actual bill?  If so, I second it.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

During a period of open discussion, a visibly frustrated Speaker Inks.LWC walks up to his chair at the front of the Assembly.

Fellow Assemblymen and citizens of the Mideast, today this Assembly passed two very short-sighted amendments.  As a life-long resident of the Mideast, and someone who has seen this region go through many cycles of activity and inactivity, I am deeply disappointed that my advice was ignored.  This assembly has now passed two amendments to our Constitution that will be on the ballot: one that will place back the Lt. Governorship and strip this Assembly of its ability to choose its leader, and another that will raise the size of the Assembly to 5 members (at least until 2014).

These amendments are the result of short-sightedness from some of my colleagues (for whom I still have much respect and generally agree with) and a select few influential citizens of this region.

I urge the citizens of this region to reject these amendments, at least for the time being.  Before we begin growing the size of our government, we should ensure that we have active members in our government.  I should also point out that these two votes were the first time that all five of our Assembly members actually engaged in voting in the Assembly.

I am deeply disappointed that these amendments made it out of this Assembly, but I have faith and confidence in the citizens of this region to reject these shortsighted amendments.

Let's let the people decide.

I can see both sides here.  But I agree, let the people decide.

[Inks.LWC Supports Chuck Hagel]

Didn't the people already decide in January?

[HappyWarrior]

Mideast College Athletic Act

1.  All athletic programs in the Mideast region will in the future devote a minimum of 50% of their profits from merchandise to their educational programs.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Mideast College Athletic Act

1.  All athletic programs in the Mideast region will in the future devote a minimum of 50% of their profits from merchandise to their educational programs.

Seconded.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Amendment to the Mideast Internet Freedom Act
Section 1, Clause 6 shall be amended to read:

6. Moderation refers to placing warnings on pornographic websites, deleting gruesome content on pornographic websites, closing down websites with criminal content and actively protecting citizens from computer viruses.

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

Common Courtesy While Driving Act

1. It is hereby prohibited to create excessive noise or havoc whilst driving in the Mideast Region.

2. "Excessive noise or havoc" shall be defined as excessively honking one's car horn, intimidating drivers, using profane language that is audible to other motorists and/or turning on high beams when it is not necessary to do so.

3. The punishment for committing any of these acts shall be a fine of $500 (five hundred dollars) and one week of anger management classes.

4. While each case will be handled individually, multiple violations of this law may result in suspension of driving privileges and/or revocation of one's license. 

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Common Courtesy While Driving Act

1. It is hereby prohibited to create excessive noise or havoc whilst driving in the Mideast Region.

2. "Excessive noise or havoc" shall be defined as excessively honking one's car horn, intimidating drivers, using profane language that is audible to other motorists and/or turning on high beams when it is not necessary to do so.

3. The punishment for committing any of these acts shall be a fine of $500 (five hundred dollars) and one week of anger management classes.

4. While each case will be handled individually, multiple violations of this law may result in suspension of driving privileges and/or revocation of one's license. 

Seconded, although I'm not sure whether I'll actually support it.

[Inks.LWC Supports Chuck Hagel]

You don't actually have to second bills.  I thought you guys were just doing that to voice support for them...

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

Underage Labour Guidelines Act of 2012

Section 1

1. If a company, business or corporation based in Mideast Region hires an employee under the age of 18 (eighteen) they must adhere to the following guidelines:

• The employee may not work more than 25 hours a week and no more than 5 hours a day.
• The employee may not work after 9 PM local time.
• The employee must be paid no less than the statewide minimum wage.
• The employee is entitled to the same benefits, be it health or otherwise, that any normal tenured employee is entitled to.
• The employee must work in appropriate working conditions, meaning they may not operate heavy machinery or any other type of dangerous machinery.
• Only those ages 17 and up may handle food products in the workplace.

2. If a company, business or corporation is found to be not adhering to these guidelines, they may be subject to a $1,500 (one thousand, five hundred) fine.

[Jayhawker]

Underage Labour Guidelines Act of 2012

Section 1

1. If a company, business or corporation based in Mideast Region hires an employee under the age of 18 (eighteen) they must adhere to the following guidelines:

• The employee may not work more than 25 hours a week and no more than 5 hours a day.
• The employee may not work after 9 PM local time.
• The employee must be paid no less than the statewide minimum wage.
• The employee is entitled to the same benefits, be it health or otherwise, that any normal tenured employee is entitled to.
• The employee must work in appropriate working conditions, meaning they may not operate heavy machinery or any other type of dangerous machinery.
• Only those ages 17 and up may handle food products in the workplace.

2. If a company, business or corporation is found to be not adhering to these guidelines, they may be subject to a $1,500 (one thousand, five hundred) fine.

As someone who was just in this position, I have some amendments I'll be proposing once this is brought up to debate.

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

Underage Labour Guidelines Act of 2012

Section 1

1. If a company, business or corporation based in Mideast Region hires an employee under the age of 18 (eighteen) they must adhere to the following guidelines:

• The employee may not work more than 25 hours a week and no more than 5 hours a day.
• The employee may not work after 9 PM local time.
• The employee must be paid no less than the statewide minimum wage.
• The employee is entitled to the same benefits, be it health or otherwise, that any normal tenured employee is entitled to.
• The employee must work in appropriate working conditions, meaning they may not operate heavy machinery or any other type of dangerous machinery.
• Only those ages 17 and up may handle food products in the workplace.

2. If a company, business or corporation is found to be not adhering to these guidelines, they may be subject to a $1,500 (one thousand, five hundred) fine.

As someone who was just in this position, I have some amendments I'll be proposing once this is brought up to debate.

Sweet!

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

Mideast Contest Winnings Taxation Act

Section 1

1. Any citizen of the Mideast Region who wins a lottery, radio contest or any similar contest within the region is hereby subjected to taxation on their winnings.

2. The taxation shall be:

• On any prize that totals less than $100,000 in value: 15%
• On any prize that totals more than $100,001 in value: 25%

3. Any prize that totals less than $500 shall be exempt from taxation.

[Is JCL in mushy sappy love]

The Nefarious Act aka The Mideast Anti-Human Trafficking Act

MAC 35-42-3.5
     Chapter 3.5. Human and Sexual Trafficking

MAC 35-42-3.5-1 Version a
Promotion of human trafficking; sexual trafficking of a minor; human trafficking
     Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2012. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2012.
    Sec. 1. (a) A person who, by force, threat of force, or fraud, knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports another person:
        (1) to engage the other person in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) to force the other person into:
            (A) marriage;
            (B) prostitution; or
            (C) participating in sexual conduct (as defined by IC 35-42-4-4);
commits promotion of human trafficking, a Class B felony.
    (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports a child less than sixteen (16) years of age with the intent of:
        (1) engaging the child in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) inducing or causing the child to:
            (A) engage in prostitution; or
            (B) participate in sexual conduct (as defined by IC 35-42-4-4);
commits promotion of human trafficking of a minor, a Class B felony. It is not a defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the child consented to engage in prostitution or to participate in sexual conduct.
    (c) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally sells or transfers custody of a child less than sixteen (16) years of age for the purpose of prostitution or participating in sexual conduct (as defined by MAC 35-42-4-4) commits sexual trafficking of a minor, a Class A felony.
    (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally pays, offers to pay, or agrees to pay money or other property to another person for an individual who the person knows has been forced into:
        (1) forced labor;
        (2) involuntary servitude; or
        (3) prostitution;
commits human trafficking, a Class C felony.
As added by P.L.173-2006, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.1-2012, SEC.4.
MAC 35-42-3.5-1 Version b
Promotion of human trafficking; sexual trafficking of a minor;


     
    Sec. 1. (a) A person who, by force, threat of force, or fraud, knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports another person:
        (1) to engage the other person in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) to force the other person into:
            (A) marriage;
            (B) prostitution; or
            (C) participating in sexual conduct (as defined by IC 35-42-4-4);
commits promotion of human trafficking, a Class B felony.
    (b) A person who knowingly or intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports a child less than sixteen (16) years of age with the intent of:
        (1) engaging the child in:
            (A) forced labor; or
            (B) involuntary servitude; or
        (2) inducing or causing the child to:
            (A) engage in prostitution; or
            (B) participate in sexual conduct (as defined by MAC 35-42-4-4);
commits promotion of human trafficking of a minor, a Class B felony. Except as provided in subsection (e), it is not a defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the child consented to engage in prostitution or to participate in sexual conduct.
    (c) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age who knowingly or intentionally sells or transfers custody of a child less than sixteen (16) years of age for the purpose of prostitution or participating in sexual conduct (as defined by MAC 35-42-4-4) commits sexual trafficking of a minor, a Class A felony.
    (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally pays, offers to pay, or agrees to pay money or other property to another person for an individual who the person knows has been forced into:
        (1) forced labor;
        (2) involuntary servitude; or
        (3) prostitution;
commits human trafficking, a Class C felony.
    (e) It is a defense to a prosecution under subsection (b)(2)(B) if:
        (1) the child is at least fourteen (14) years of age but less than sixteen (16) years of age and the person is less than eighteen (18) years of age; or
        (2) all the following apply:
            (A) The person is not more than four (4) years older than the victim.
            (B) The relationship between the person and the victim was a dating relationship or an ongoing personal relationship.

The term "ongoing personal relationship" does not include a family relationship.
            (C) The crime:
                (i) was not committed by a person who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
                (ii) was not committed by using or threatening the use of deadly force;
                (iii) was not committed while armed with a deadly weapon;
                (iv) did not result in serious bodily injury;
                (v) was not facilitated by furnishing the victim, without the victim's knowledge, with a drug (as defined in MAC 16-42-19-2(1)) or a controlled substance (as defined in IC 35-48-1-9) or knowing that the victim was furnished with the drug or controlled substance without the victim's knowledge; and
                (vi) was not committed by a person having a position of authority or substantial influence over the victim.
            (D) The person has not committed another sex offense (as defined in IC 11-8-8-5.2), including a delinquent act that would be a sex offense if committed by an adult, against any other person.
As added by P.L.173-2006, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.1-2012, SEC.4; P.L.72-2012, SEC.3.
MAC35-42-3.5-2
Restitution orders
     Sec. 2. In addition to any sentence or fine imposed for a conviction of an offense under section 1 of this chapter, the court shall order the person convicted to make restitution to the victim of the crime under IC 35-50-5-3.
As added by P.L.173-2006, SEC.52.
MAC 35-42-3.5-3
Civil cause of action
     Sec. 3. (a) If a person is convicted of an offense under section 1 of this chapter, the victim of the offense:
        (1) has a civil cause of action against the person convicted of the offense; and
        (2) may recover the following from the person in the civil action:
            (A) Actual damages.
            (B) Court costs (including fees).
            (C) Punitive damages, when determined to be appropriate by the court.
            (D) Reasonable attorney's fees.
    (b) An action under this section must be brought not more than two (2) years after the date the person is convicted of the offense under section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.173-2006, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.106-2010,

SEC.15.
MAC 35-42-3.5-4
Rights of alleged victims
     Sec. 4. (a) An alleged victim of an offense under section 1 of this chapter:
        (1) may not be detained in a facility that is inappropriate to the victim's status as a crime victim;
        (2) may not be jailed, fined, or otherwise penalized due to having been the victim of the offense; and
        (3) shall be provided protection if the victim's safety is at risk or if there is danger of additional harm by recapture of the victim by the person who allegedly committed the offense, including:
            (A) taking measures to protect the alleged victim and the victim's family members from intimidation and threats of reprisals and reprisals from the person who allegedly committed the offense or the person's agent; and
            (B) ensuring that the names and identifying information of the alleged victim and the victim's family members are not disclosed to the public.
This subsection shall be administered by law enforcement agencies and the Indiana criminal justice institute as appropriate.
(C) The Mideast shall grant asylum to any victim that is not an Atlasian national provided approval from the national government
    (b) Not more than fifteen (15) days after the date a law enforcement agency first encounters an alleged victim of an offense under section 1 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency shall provide the alleged victim with a completed Declaration of Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons (LEA Declaration, Form I-914 Supplement B) in accordance with 8 CFR 214.11(f)(1). However, if the law enforcement agency finds that the grant of an LEA Declaration is not appropriate for the alleged victim, the law enforcement agency shall, not more than fifteen (15) days after the date the agency makes the finding, provide the alleged victim with a letter explaining the grounds for the denial of the LEA Declaration. After receiving a denial letter, the alleged victim may submit additional evidence to the law enforcement agency. If the alleged victim submits additional evidence, the law enforcement agency shall reconsider the denial of the LEA Declaration not more than seven (7) days after the date the agency receives the additional evidence.
As added by P.L.173-2006, SEC.52. Amended by P.L.130-2009, SEC.27.


Sponsor JCL

[Oldiesfreak1854]

The Mideast Educational Reading Reform Act

1. All future high school students in the Mideast region will be required to take a speed-reading course at any time before their graduation.
2. The course that students take may be part of their regular high school cirriculum or may be a course offered privately and outside regular school hours.

[Jayhawker]

If someone could sign on to this, that'd be great.

Preventing an Oligarchy Amendment

Article III, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Mideast Constitution shall be amended to read:

Should the Assembly pass ordinary legislation by a majority vote, then the Governor may sign such legislation into Law, or veto such legislation. A veto may be overturned upon the two-thirds vote if the Assembly consists of five members or by a unanimous vote if the Assembly consists of three members.

[Senator Gass3268]

If someone could sign on to this, that'd be great.

Preventing an Oligarchy Amendment

Article III, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Mideast Constitution shall be amended to read:

Should the Assembly pass ordinary legislation by a majority vote, then the Governor may sign such legislation into Law, or veto such legislation. A veto may be overturned upon the two-thirds vote if the Assembly consists of five members or by a unanimous vote if the Assembly consists of three members.

I'll sign on to this. It's a common sense fix.

[Inks.LWC Supports Chuck Hagel]

I'd really hoped to stop considering anything else this session since we have so many bills going on already, but since it's been supported, I guess it's going up as well.

[Inks.LWC Supports Chuck Hagel]

Mideast Pension Tax

A citizen's taxable income shall be calculated as his/her income before any contributions to a pension or other retirement fund.

Any contributions to a pension or retirement fund by an employer shall be taxed at a rate of 1.5%.  This tax shall be paid as part of the yearly tax filing for the year the contribution is made.

[Inks.LWC Supports Chuck Hagel]

FYI, I'm out of town until Sunday so I only have mobile access which
Makes it hard to paste votes to the governor, so we won't have any more  ores until I return on Sunday.

[Pacific Councillor Big Wiggly Style]

FYI, I'm out of town until Sunday so I only have mobile access which
Makes it hard to paste votes to the governor, so we won't have any more  ores until I return on Sunday.

Or I could be named temporary speaker

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Mideast Election Day Act

1. During elections in the Mideast, all government offices will be closed until the first weekday after voting has ended or until the end of the next government holiday.

2. The above requirements will become effective beginning with the November 2012 Mideast elections.

3. All public safety and medical facilities will be exempt from the above requirements.

Mideast Health Care Reform Act of 2012

1. All Mideast citizens will be able to purchase private health insurance from outside the Mideast region or their state of residence.

[ZuWo]

Thank you - it has been a pleasure to work with you during the last session!