SE House legislation introduction Thread

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I would like to introduce the following legislation to revise and amend the Southeast Militia Initiative-
I will outline the sections I am amending

Section 2 - Definitions
Wherever used in this initiative, the following terms are defined:
   (1) “Officer” shall include commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and warrant officers, unless otherwise specified.
   (2) “Enlisted men” shall designate members of the militia other than commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and warrant officers.

There is a distinction between non-commissioned and warrant officers. Warrant officers are made so because of a specialty whereas non-commissioned refers to higher ranking enlisted men such as Sergeants.

Section 9 - Pension of members of militia wounded or disabled while in service of Region
(a). Every member of the militia of the Southeast Region who shall be wounded or disabled while:
   (1) on duty in the service of the Region or
   (2) while reasonably proceeding to or returning from such duty
   (3) serving the national interests
shall be taken care of and provided for at the expense of the State, and, if permanently disabled, shall receive the like pensions or rewards that persons under similar circumstances in the military service of Atlasia receive from Atlasia.
(b). No pension shall be granted by the Region for any disability received while in the service of Atlasia or while proceeding to or returning from such service.
I propose eliminating “B”. Though disabled soldiers receive pension from the federal government, they ought to receive regional pension as well as they are serving our region

Section 22 - Composition of National Guard
The Southeast National Guard shall consist of the commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers, enlisted men, and units of the militia of the Region, organized and maintained pursuant to Federal law. That portion that forms a reserve for the Atlasian Air Force shall be known as the Southeast Army National Guard. That portion that forms a reserve for the Atlasian Army shall be known as the Southeast Army National Guard.
See above

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Introducing the Higher Education STEM Act-

Any college or university which receives public funding from the Imperial Dominion of the South must provide programs of study in the fields of science, techology, engineering, and mathematics.


This originates from a college in my home state of Florida which was recently featured for havign only liberal arts and only 800 students yet eats up a proportionally high amount of taxpayers funding... we need to make sure the universities we fund have some sort of tangible program of study for students to give back to the region...
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I would also like to introduce the Southern Right to Work Initiative...

Right to Work

The right of persons to work shall not be denied or abridged on account of membership or non-membership in any labor union or labor organization. The right of employees, by and through a labor organization, to bargain collectively shall not be denied or abridged. Public employees shall not have the right to strike.

LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Regulating labor unions; region policy.

(1) Because of the activities of labor unions affecting the economic conditions of the country and the region, entering as they do into practically every business and industrial enterprise, it is the sense of the Legislature that such organizations affect the public interest and are charged with a public use. The working person, unionist or nonunionist, must be protected. The right to work is the right to live.

(2) It is here now declared to be the policy of the region, in the exercise of its sovereign constitutional police power, to regulate the activities and affairs of labor unions, their officers, agents, organizers and other representatives, in the manner, and to the extent hereafter set forth.

 Definitions.

The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

(1)   The term “labor organization” means any organization of employees or local or subdivision thereof, having within its membership residents of the state, whether incorporated or not, organized for the purpose of dealing with employers concerning hours of employment, rate of pay, working conditions, or grievances of any kind relating to employment and recognized as a unit of bargaining by one or more employers doing business in this state, except that an “employee organization,”  shall be included in this definition at such time as it seeks to register.

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§ Employees' right of self-organization.

Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor unions or labor organizations or to refrain from such activity, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in concerted activities, for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.

§ Penalties.

Any person or labor organization who shall violate any of the provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor

§ Civil remedy; injunctive relief.

(1) Any person who may be denied employment or discriminated against in his employment on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization shall be entitled to recover from the discriminating employer, other person, firm, corporation, labor union, labor organization, or association, acting separately or in concert, in the courts of this state, such damages as he may have sustained and the costs of suit, including reasonable attorney's fees. If such employer, other person, firm, corporation, labor union, labor organization, or association acted willfully and with malice or reckless indifference to the rights of others, punitive damages may be assessed against such employer, other person, firm, corporation, labor union, labor organization, or association.

(2) Any person sustaining injury as a result of any violation or threatened violation of the provisions of this section shall be entitled to injunctive relief against any and all violators or persons threatening violation.

(3) The remedy and relief provided for by this section shall not be available to public employees as defined in part II of this chapter.

 

PART II. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES


§ Public employees' rights; organization and representation.

(1) Public employees shall have the right to form, join, and participate in, or to refrain from forming, joining, or participating in, any employee organization of their own choosing.




§  Unfair labor practices.

(1) Public employers or their agents or representatives are prohibited from:

(a) Interfering with, restraining, or coercing public employees in the exercise of any rights guaranteed them under this part.

(b) Encouraging or discouraging membership in any employee organization by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other conditions of employment.

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(2) A public employee organization or anyone acting in its behalf or its officers, representatives, agents, or members are prohibited from:

(a) Interfering with, restraining, or coercing public employees in the exercise of any rights guaranteed them under this part . . . .

(b) Causing or attempting to cause a public employer to discriminate against an employee because of the employee's membership or nonmembership in an employee organization or attempting to cause the public employer to violate any of the provisions of this part.

[CLARENCE 2015!]

2012 IDS Budget Amendment

The budget surplus shall be returned to all citizens equally as a tax rebate

[CLARENCE 2015!]

Mr. Speaker, I submit the Education Freedom of Choice Act... It is flawed now and I hope every one can use theri knowledge to improve it. I ask that I be allowed to give an opening before debate on the bill


Education Freedom of Choice Act

Section 1
-This act assumes a regional population of 80 million and uses the 24% national figure under age 18 for the statistic of 19,200,000 citizens under age 18 and a population of 14,000,000 between the ages of 5 and 18

Section 2
-Each child over the age of 5 thru the age of 18 will be eligible to be granted up to $10,000 per year to attend a private school of the parents choice
-The parents must apply for this voucher thru the regional Department of Education after the child has been accepted to the school
-The regional government will pay the school directly
-The voucher will be divided as follows- $6,000 (tuition max), $1,000 (supplies max), $1,000 (transporation max), $1,800 (tutoring max), $200 (uniforms max)
-The Department of Education may choose to grant less then the max based upon parental income
-Any area not maxed will be returned to the regional Department of Education for use in the voucher program
-Eligibility for the voucher will be determined by Federal Financial Aid standards based on parental income similar to Pell Grant
-Parents must  disclose financial information including net worth and annual income

Section 3
-A total of $56,400,000,000 shall be used to fund the voucher program, replacing the line item of the School Choice Initiative in the IDS Budget

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[CLARENCE 2015!]

The End the Bullsh**t Amendment

From now on, those elected to the IDS Legislature shall have as their official title "Legislator"

[CLARENCE 2015!]

I accept it as friendly