Education, Health and Welfare Committee

[12th Doctor]

I would like to take the oppostunity to get this committee off the ground now.

We still need another member.  It's just me and Nym so far.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I've got a lot of free time on my hands (unfortuenately). I'm happy to moonlight.

[12th Doctor]

I've got a lot of free time on my hands (unfortuenately). I'm happy to moonlight.

If you like, but just because this is not as popular as the other committees doesn't mean we don't expect you to participate.

[JohnFKennedy]

We really need to get a formal committee structure in with three three member committees.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Let's try informal for a term, then see.

[12th Doctor]

Let's try informal for a term, then see.

I agree.  I think that Al, Nym and Myself can do this without a chairman or a formal structure.  We are all resonable people.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I have an important piece of legislation that I will present to the committee tomorrow

[12th Doctor]

That wouldn't be the "Urban Renewal Bill" would it?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

That wouldn't be the "Urban Renewal Bill" would it?

Yes... I'll just find the file now and copy it up... I think it'd be helped by some committee level fiddling

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Urban Regeneration Bill (draft 1. Still pretty loose)

1. Indicators of Distress:

a) Negative population growth from 1970 until the most recent census
b) A poverty rate above the National average
c) An unemployment rate above the National average for at least three of the previous five years

2. Cities meeting the above criteria, are eligable for federal grants and localised tax breaks, the level of which to be determined by [?*]

3. Extra incentives to be given to industries to re-locate back to cities to which they have a historic tie

*Hopefully we can get a new cabinet post dealing with this sort of stuff fiddled into the constitution

It's pretty loose right now... (been sitting in a disk for about two weeks). I'll fiddle with it more later.
Comments welcome (remember it's just a first step)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I'm also working on a bill that will re-jig the boundaries of the ARC, while creating similer bodies in other economically depressed regions (a Mississippi Valley RC is desperately needed for example).

[Jake]

Urban Regeneration Bill (draft 1. Still pretty loose)

1. Indicators of Distress:

a) Negative population growth from 1970 until the most recent census
b) A poverty rate above the National average
c) An unemployment rate above the National average for at least three of the previous five years

2. Cities meeting the above criteria, are eligable for federal grants and localised tax breaks, the level of which to be determined by [?*]

3. Extra incentives to be given to industries to re-locate back to cities to which they have a historic tie

*Hopefully we can get a new cabinet post dealing with this sort of stuff fiddled into the constitution

It's pretty loose right now... (been sitting in a disk for about two weeks). I'll fiddle with it more later.
Comments welcome (remember it's just a first step)

*Voice from the Crowd*
"For levels determined by"
Maybe:
Unemployment   <25% NA    +25% NA    +35% NA  >45% NA   
Pop Growth
<-1%             10000000     15000000   25000000   35000000
<-2%             15000000      25000000  35000000   45000000
<-3%             25000000      35000000  45000000   55000000
<-4%             35000000      45000000  55000000   65000000
>-4%             45000000      55000000  65000000   75000000

NA-National Average
Center Numbers are the amount of Federal Grants.  I have no idea what a high or low number is so I guessed.  Tell me if it is too high or low.

[Nym90]

I strongly support the basis of this bill, Al, though I think you need a better definition of "historic ties".

[12th Doctor]

Good show, Al.  Unfortunatly, the Education Bill that I wanted isn't as easy as I thought it would be.  It's coming though.

[King]

If elected, I'd wish to join this committee.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I strongly support the basis of this bill, Al, though I think you need a better definition of "historic ties".

True. Like I said the bill needs a bit of fiddling.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I've introduced the Regeneration bill. I've gone for grants and tax breaks administered on a case by case basis by an independent body... I think this makes more sense than a one size fits all approach.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

The next piece of legislation is probably going to be very long...

Basically it's a bill that will re-jig the boundaries of the ARC (extending it north into New England, while chopping off Suburban areas further south) and creating similer bodies for other poor areas.
Now my intial thoughts were for a Mississippi Valley RC and a Great Lakes RC.
I'm thinking about adding a Praries (or Great Plains or whatever) RC and a Rockies RC as well.
Most of the bill will be taken up with lists of counties included etc... it might be easier if I added a map as well.

Ideas welcome

[Nym90]

The next piece of legislation is probably going to be very long...

Basically it's a bill that will re-jig the boundaries of the ARC (extending it north into New England, while chopping off Suburban areas further south) and creating similer bodies for other poor areas.
Now my intial thoughts were for a Mississippi Valley RC and a Great Lakes RC.
I'm thinking about adding a Praries (or Great Plains or whatever) RC and a Rockies RC as well.
Most of the bill will be taken up with lists of counties included etc... it might be easier if I added a map as well.

Ideas welcome

Great idea. We definitely need a GLRC in this area, and the others would be very useful, as well.