2nd Council of Lincoln Legislation Introduction

[Former President tack50]

Lincoln Education Act

An Act to specify the education standards and requirements in the region of Lincoln

SECTION I: Organization
1. School attendance in a certified school in Atlasia shall be mandatory for all residents of Lincoln between 6 and 16 years old. The practice of homeschooling is hereby banned, except with a proven major reason as approved by the school district. Homeschooled students shall be required to attend standardized tests every 2 years to check their development.
2. School lessons in the region of Lincoln shall last for 50 minutes. Schools and school districts may shorten or lengthen them by up to 5 minutes each way
3. School days in the region of Lincoln shall run between 8:30 and 14:00. School districts and states may delay or anticipate these times by up to 30 minutes each way
4. School years in the region of Lincoln shall run between the 2nd week of September and the 3rd week of June. States may delay or anticipate these times by up to 2 weeks each way.
5. Education in the region of Lincoln shall be organized into 4 stages:
a) Kindergarten and pre-Kindergarten, intended for children up to 6 years old
b) Primary School, intended for children between the ages of 6 and 11
c) Middle School, intended for children between the ages of 11 and 14
d) High School, intended for children between the ages of 14 and 18
6. Students shall be allowed to proceed to the next school year with up to this many failed subjects:
a) Kindergarten and pre-Kindergarten: Not applicable
b) Primary School: Up to 1 failed subject
c) Middle School: Up to 2 failed subjects
d) High School: Up to 2 failed subjects, but passing all subjects in all years of high school shall be a requirement to graduate

SECTION II: Subjects
1. Kindergarten shall not be composed of subjects. Instead, educators will have general guidelines on how to treat children and what to teach them

2. Primary school shall be composed of the following subjects, with the following amount of lessons per week:
i) Natural Sciences (3 lessons/week)
ii) Social Sciences (3 lessons/week)
iii) Art (3.5 lessons/week)
iv) Physical Education (3 lessons/week)
v) English Language and Literature (5.5 lessons/week)
vi) Foreign language (3.5 lessons/week)
vii) Mathematics (5.5 lessons/week)
viii) Civic and Social values (1 lesson/week)
ix) Emotional education (1 lesson/week)
x) General class meetings (1 lesson/week)

3. Middle school shall be composed of the following subjects, with the following amount of hours per week:
i) Biology and Geology (2 lessons/week)
ii) Physics and Chemistry (2 lessons/week)
iii) Physical Education (2 lessons/week)
iv) English Language and Literature (4 lessons/week)
v) First foreign language (3 lessons/week)
vi) Mathematics (4 lessons/week)
vii) Plastic and Visual Education (2 lessons/week)
viii) Music (2 lessons/week)
ix) General class meetings (1 lesson/week)
x) Second foreign language (2 lessons/week)
xi) Civic and Ethic values (2 lessons/week)
xii) Social Sciences, Geography and History (2 lessons/week)
xiii) Technology and Computer Science (2 lessons/week)

4. High school shall be divided into 3 branches: the Sciences branch, the Humanities branch and the Arts branch. Students must pick one of these 3 branches; with the following configurations of subjects
4.1: For years 9 and 10
a) The following subjects shall be mandatory for all students:
i) Geography and History (3 lessons/week)
ii) Physical Education (2 lessons/week)
iii) Spanish Language and Literature (4 lessons/week)
iv) First Foreign language (4 lessons/week)
v) General class meetings (1 lesson/week)
b) The following subjects shall be mandatory for students of the Sciences branch
i) Mathematics (4 lessons/week)
ii) Biology & Geology (3 lessons/week)
iii) Physics & Chemistry (3 lessons/week)
c) The following subjects shall be mandatory for students of the Humanities branch:
i) Mathematics applied to Social Sciences (4 lessons/week)
ii) Latin (3 lessons/week)
iii) Economics (3 lessons/week)
d) The following subjects shall be mandatory for students of the Arts branch:
i) Plastic and Visual education (4 lessons/week)
ii) Music (3 lessons/week)
iii) Scenic Arts and Dance (3 lessons/week)
e) Students shall pick 3 subjects from the following list, but mandatory subjects for their branch can't be picked again:
i) Laboratory classes and Scientific Culture (2 lessons/week)
ii) Scenic Arts and Dance (2 lessons/week)
iii) Philosophy (2 lessons/week)
iv) Music (2 lessons/week)
v) Technology and Computer Science (2 lessons/week)
vi) Second Foreign Language (2 lessons/week)
vii) Plastic and Visual education (2 lessons/week)
viii) Classic Culture (2 lessons/week)
4.2: For years 11 and 12:
a) The following subjects shall be mandatory for all students:
i) Atlasian History (3 lessons/week)
ii) Philosophy (3 lessons/week)
iii) English language and literature (3 lessons/week)
iv) First foreign language (3 lessons/week)
b) Students of the Sciences branch must pick 3 subjects from the following:
i) Physics (4 lessons/week)
ii) Mathematics (4 lessons/week)
iii) Earth and Environmental Science (4 lessons/week)
iv) Biology (4 lessons/week)
v) Chemistry (4 lessons/week)
vi) Technical Drawing (4 lessons/week)
vii) Industrial Technology (4 lessons/week)
c) Students of the Humanities branch must pick 3 subjects from the following:
i) Latin (4 lessons/week)
ii) Classical Greek (4 lessons/week)
iii) World literature (4 lessons/week)
iv) Art History (4 lessons/week)
v) Geography (4 lessons/week)
vi) Business management (4 lessons/week)
vii) Mathematics applied to social sciences (4 lessons/week)
d) Students of the Arts branch must pick 3 subjects from the following list:
i) Artistic Drawing (4 lessons/week)
ii) Technical Drawing (4 lessons/week)
iii) Design (4 lessons/week)
iv) Art History (4 lessons/week)
v) Graphic Expression Techniques (4 lessons/week)
vi) Musical Analysis (4 lessons/week)
vii) Musical Language and Practice (4 lessons/week)
viii) History of Music and Dance (4 lessons/week)
ix) Universal Literature (4 lessons/week)
e) Students of all branches must pick 2 subjects from the following list (all with 3 lessons/week):
i) Second foreign Language
ii) Economics
iii) Psychology and Sociology
iv) Physical Education
v) Computer Science
vi) General Science Education

SECTION III: Curriculums
TBD

SECTION IV: Implementation
1. This bill shall go into effect in time for the 2020/2021 school year

[Adam Griffin]

Lincoln Cabinet and Elections Reform Amendment

Article II, Section 7 of the Lincoln Constitution is hereby repealed.

Article III, Section 1 is hereby amended to read:

1. The people of the Region of Lincoln may initiate the recall of any officer of this Region, except the Associate Justice of the Circuit Court, the Minister of Regional Elections or the Chancellor or ministers of the Cabinet, from that office — though they may still be recalled in their capacities as councilors - by delivering to the Minister of Regional Elections a petition stating the reason for recall and signed by one tenth of the total population of the Region. The Minister of Regional Elections shall then open the voting booth, according to the rules and regulations for elections set forth in this Constitution; but if the officer to be recalled is the Minister of Regional Elections in their capacity as a councilor, then the Speaker of the Council shall open the voting booth. The ballot question shall be, “Shall [A.B.] be recalled from the office of [name of the office held]?” A vote of “YES” shall be considered a vote for recall; a vote of “NO” shall be considered a vote against recall. Abstentions will not affect the results. Recalled officers shall forfeit their offices immediately.

Article V, Section 3 is hereby amended to read:

3. All elections and referendums of this Region shall be administered by the Minister of Regional Elections. The Minister of Regional Elections shall be appointed by the Chancellor, shall serve at the pleasure of the chancellor, and may be impeached and removed from office by a vote of two-thirds of the Council. Whenever the Minister of Regional Elections is unable to execute this duty, the Speaker of the Council Governor shall administer the election. Whenever the Minister of Regional Elections and Governor are both unable to execute this duty, the Speaker of the Council shall administer the election.

Simplified version (same amendment, without bolding and with stricken portions removed):

Lincoln Cabinet and Elections Reform Amendment

Article II, Section 7 of the Lincoln Constitution is hereby repealed.

Article III, Section 1 is hereby amended to read:

1. 1. The people of the Region of Lincoln may initiate the recall of any officer of this Region, except the Associate Justice of the Circuit Court, the Minister of Regional Elections or the Chancellor, from that office — though they may still be recalled in their capacities as councilors - by delivering to the Minister of Regional Elections a petition stating the reason for recall and signed by one tenth of the total population of the Region. The Minister of Regional Elections shall then open the voting booth, according to the rules and regulations for elections set forth in this Constitution; but if the officer to be recalled is the Minister of Regional Elections in their capacity as a councilor, then the Speaker of the Council shall open the voting booth. The ballot question shall be, “Shall [A.B.] be recalled from the office of [name of the office held]?” A vote of “YES” shall be considered a vote for recall; a vote of “NO” shall be considered a vote against recall. Abstentions will not affect the results. Recalled officers shall forfeit their offices immediately.

Article V, Section 3 is hereby amended to read:

3. All elections and referendums of this Region shall be administered by the Minister of Regional Elections. The Minister of Regional Elections shall be appointed by the Chancellor, shall serve at the pleasure of the chancellor, and may be impeached and removed from office by a vote of two-thirds of the Council. Whenever the Minister of Regional Elections is unable to execute this duty, the Governor shall administer the election. Whenever the Minister of Regional Elections and Governor are both unable to execute this duty, the Speaker of the Council shall administer the election.

[lfromnj]

Young Traders Act

Opening a limited stock market to the youth.

Section I:Actions now Allowed
A. Age Lowering
    i. The minimum age to open a special youth stock market account shall be lowered to 16.
    ii. Nothing stated above may prevent private brokers from setting their own age restriction stated it is above the age of 16.
   iii. Stated youth stock market account will not have full function of the market and will be only be allowed to purchase and sell the top 500 companies in market cap at the date of purchase of the stock.
  iv. Brokers will not be held responsible for any losses due to trades
  V. Brokers may not give special options that increases risk such as selling on margin or selling short.

[Pyro]

Firearms Safety Act

to ensure we attain common sense weapons reform

Section I: Standard Regulations and Safety Measures

1. Background Checks shall be mandatory for all gun sales.

 a. In order to purchase a firearm, the prospective consumer must pass this Background Check.

 b. Background Checks shall be conducted by the Bureau of Firearm Safety (BFS).

2. Concealed Carry shall hereby be prohibited.

3. The sale of firearms to any person under the age of 18 shall hereby be prohibited.

Section II: Revising the Bureau of Firearm Safety

1. The Bureau of Firearm Safety (BFS) is to be established.

  a. The BFS shall have an NPC Director that is appointed by the Governor. The director shall lead the bureau and is tasked with the hiring of personnel.

  b. The BFS shall work in tandem with federal resources to administer and report on firearm Background Checks.

  c. The Governor may dissolve and reform the BFS.

Section III: Enactment

1. This act shall take effect upon the appointment of the BFS Director.

[S019]

Firearms Safety Act

to ensure we attain common sense weapons reform

Section I: Standard Regulations and Safety Measures

1. Background Checks shall be mandatory for all gun sales.

 a. In order to purchase a firearm, the prospective consumer must pass this Background Check.

 b. Background Checks shall be conducted by the Bureau of Firearm Safety (BFS).

2. Concealed Carry shall hereby be prohibited.

3. The sale of firearms to any person under the age of 18 shall hereby be prohibited.

Section II: Revising the Bureau of Firearm Safety

1. The Bureau of Firearm Safety (BFS) is to be established.

  a. The BFS shall have an NPC Director that is appointed by the Governor. The director shall lead the bureau and is tasked with the hiring of personnel.

  b. The BFS shall work in tandem with federal resources to administer and report on firearm Background Checks.

  c. The Governor may dissolve and reform the BFS.

Section III: Enactment

1. This act shall take effect upon the appointment of the BFS Director.

I would like to cosponsor the bill presented by the Chancellor

[Former President tack50]

More bills need better organization SOAP amendment

Section I. The Amendment
1. Section 2 of the Standing Orders of the Council of Lincoln shall be amended as follows

Section 2: Movement of legislation to the floor
A. The Speaker shall keep a thread on the Regional Governments board wherein for introducing legislation. This thread shall be known as the Lincoln Council Legislation Introduction Thread. Sitting Councillors may post in this thread.

B. The number of threads about legislation that may be opened simultaneously shall be as follows:
i. In Councils with 5 Councillors or less; there may be up to 7 threads about legislation. 5 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the government and 2 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the opposition.
ii. In Councils with 6 or 7 Councillors; there may be up to 9 threads about legislation.  6 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the government and 3 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the opposition.
iii. In Councils with 8 or more Councillors; there may be up to 11 threads about legislation.  7 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the government and 4 threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced or sponsored by members of the opposition.
 
C. The Speaker shall move government and opposition legislation to these threads in the order in which it was introduced in the Legislation Introduction Thread. If a government sponsor has 3 or more pieces of legislation in the floor, or an opposition sponsor has 2 or more pieces of legislation in the floor, legislation from other government or opposition sponsors who do not shall take priority instead.

D. Each piece of legislation on the floor shall receive its own thread. Threads shall be titled as follows:

L 1.1: The BLANK Act, where L acknowledges the legislation is in the Council of Lincoln, 1 indicating that the legislation is in the first meeting of the Council of Lincoln, 1 indicating that the legislation was the first piece of legislation introduced in the Legislation Introduction Thread, and BLANK being replaced with the name of the piece of legislation.

E. After any election for the Council, all legislation slots shall be emptied and all pending legislation shall be considered automatically tabled.

F. If a change in government or in a bill's sponsorship implies that there are more bills than there are slots available for the government or the opposition, the speaker may open temporary extra slots for these pieces of legislation. These slots shall be removed once a permanent slot is opened (at which point the bill in the temporary slot shall moved to the opened permantent slot), or the bill is removed from the floor by the means described in Section 2.G.

G. Each thread shall remain open until the bill either (a) becomes law via the Governor's signature, lack of Gubernatorial action, or referendum override, (b) fails to receive majority support from Council, (c) is sent to the public for a referendum, pursuant to Article I, Section 6 of the Comprehensive Constitutional Amendment, or (d) the Chancellor moves to revoke it from the floor, subject to a majority vote.

2. The following new section shall be added between Section 5: Role of Speaker and "Section 7: Amending the SOAP", with the rest of the SOAP renumbered accordingly

Section 6. Rules Disputes
1. The Council may elect to suspend any section of these rules at any time with the consent of two-thirds of sitting Counillors.

2. The presiding officer may unilaterally suspend any section of these rules at any time, unless another Councillor objects. If a Councillor objects, suspending the rules shall require the consent of two-thirds of sitting Councillors.

3. If the Council cannot resolve a rules dispute, Lincoln's chief judicial office may issue a binding decision dictating the proper interpretation.

[Pyro]

I introduce the following:

An Improved Police Body Camera Act

1: This shall amend the Police Body Camera Act (L 11.17) as follows.

Police Body Camera Act

Section 1: Short Title

This bill should be cited as the “Police Body Camera Act”.

Section 2: Requirements

i. All police officers employed within the Lincoln Region of Atlasia must wear body cameras at all times to record their actives while on duty.
ii. Police departments shall have the right to set their own punishments for police officers who do not wear their body cameras at all times. Police officers who fail to wear body cameras at all times shall be immediately removed from employment with their respective police departments.
iii. Local police departments shall pay for the body cameras, but if they are unable to afford them, the region will cover part or all of the costs associated with them.
iv. Any police department who does not purchase and implement body cameras within one year of this law's passage will pay a $5,000 $50,000 fine every year in which the cameras are not in place.
v. Any police officer who purposefully destroys their body cameras due to wrongdoing will face obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence charges.
vi. Any criminal who purposefully destroys an officer's body camera due to wrongdoing will face obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence charges.
vii. Police officer body cameras may be considered admissible as evidence in court as long as the police body camera meets all admissibility requirements set out in law for security camera footage.
viii. All body cameras must remain on and recording for the entire duration of the officer's time on-duty.
ix. Police departments must perform monthly inspections of camera equipment to ensure each camera is functional and operating.
x. Body camera video footage shall be considered public records and must be obtainable to the public no later than 30 days following a recorded incident. The only exception to disclosure shall be if privacy rights of the individuals depicted in the footage were to be violated.

Section 3: Enactment

This law shall be enacted immediately upon passage.

2. These changes shall take effect immediately upon passage.

[Pyro]

I introduce the following:

Fire In A Crowded Theater Amendment

Section I. This shall amend the Free Speech Protection Act (L 11.23) as follows.

Free Speech Protection act

Be it enacted:

1.) Any locality in the Lincoln Region which requires the posting of a liability bond prior to granting a parade or special event permit, shall be prohibited from considering the potential risk of unaffiliated protesters or counter protesters, when calculating the required coverage amount.

2.) No state or locality within the Lincoln Region shall create a buffer zone against constitutionally protected speech activities in an outdoor public area, except upon a finding that such a buffer zone is narrowly tailored to protect a compelling state interest and that the buffer zone is the least restrictive means of achieving that interest. found to protect public safety and the safety of individuals at risk.

3.) No locality may enforce any noise ordinance which is not based on an easily ascertainable standard.

4.) No State or locality may enforce any special sign or billboard regulations directed at the advertising of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, or imposing time limits on signs advertising temporary events, political viewpoints, trespassing prohibitions, or the sale of land.

5.) 4.) No Court in the Lincoln Region shall entertain a lawsuit alleging violation of a person's right to publicity more than 5 years after the death of that person.

6.) 5.) No Court in the Lincoln Region shall entertain a lawsuit filed by a Home Owner's Association or the landlord of an Apartment Complex alleging breach of contract for the mere outside or window display of: any flag including but not limited to the national flag of Atlasia, any regional or State flag in Atlasia, any historical flag of the United States Atlasia or Confederate States, or the POW flag.

7.) 6.) Any law in any locality in the Lincoln Region which prohibits: all in-person solicitation in public, in-person solicitation in public during a specific time but not other times, in-person solicitation unless a permit is required, or in-person solicitation in traffic medians while allowing other types of speech in the same medians, are hereby repealed.

8.) Any person in the Lincoln Region found sleeping on public property in an area that is freely accessible may be asked to leave the area by a law enforcement officer with proper jurisdiction. No person asked to leave under such circumstances shall be prosecuted for loitering, trespassing, or camping without a permit, provided the person leaves the area within a reasonable amount of time after the request.

9.) 7.) Nothing in subsection 7 6 of this act shall prevent a local government in the Lincoln Region from prohibiting persons from physically obstructing persons in public, from prohibiting true threats or harassment incident to in-person solicitation, or from prohibiting all speech activities in its roadways and traffic medians, provided the public safety requires it.

10.) 8.) All State and Local bans on wearing masks in public are hereby repealed. Nothing in this sub-section shall prevent any Regional, State, or Local government employee from lawfully requiring a person wearing a mask to temporarily remove the mask so as to ascertain identity.

11.) 9.) No public or private employer shall require any employee to join or pay money to any religious body, political party, social club, or other organization or association, other than occupational licensing groups or groups which train or certify persons in certain skills used during employment. in order to be employed.

12.) 10.) This act shall take effect immediately.

Section II. These changes shall take effect immediately upon passage.

[Pyro]

I introduce the following:

Lincoln Symbols Act

Section I. The Flag of Lincoln

1. The Flag of Lincoln shall be depicted as thirteen stripes alternating maroon and yellow; the blue-fielded canton of the upper-lefthand side of the flag featuring a yellow sailboat as tribute to our boating and fishing culture, to celebrate and promote the conservation of the region's many lakes and bodies of water, surrounded by a ring of fourteen stars, each representing a single constituent state of Lincoln.

2. The Flag of Lincoln shall recognize the history and cultural identity of Lincoln.

3. The Flag of Lincoln shall be flown above regional offices beside the National Flag of Atlasia.

4. The Governor of Lincoln shall be granted the right to appoint and organize a flag-change committee once per term, with a final decision contingent upon a two-thirds majority in the Lincoln Council.

Section II. The Great Seal of Lincoln

1. The Great Seal of Lincoln shall feature the Liberty Bell in a navy blue background above the Official Motto of Lincoln, the border embroidered with blue rings, surrounded by maroon rings, overlapped by yellow petals.

2. The Great Seal of Lincoln shall recognize the history and cultural identity of Lincoln.

3. The Great Seal of Lincoln shall be present and visible in all regional offices and placed upon official podiums within the Council Chamber and the Offices of Governor, Speaker and Chancellor.

Section III: The Official Motto of Lincoln

1. The official motto of Lincoln shall be inscribed in Latin: Verum potestatem facit lex, translated to English: Truth, not power, makes law.

Section IV: The Anthem of Lincoln

1. Lincoln shall have three recognized regional anthems. These shall be as follows.

  a. "Battle Cry of Freedom," written in 1862 by George Frederick Root.

  b. "Solidarity Forever," written in 1914 by Ralph Chaplin.

  c. "This Land is Your Land," written in 1944 by Woody Guthrie.

Section V: The Flower of Lincoln

1. The Carnation shall be recognized as the Official Flower of Lincoln.

Section VI: The Bird of Lincoln

1. The Red-Tailed Hawk shall be recognized as the Official Bird of Lincoln.

Section VII: The Pokémon of Lincoln

1. Bulbasaur shall be recognized as the Official Pokémon of Lincoln, as well as the Official Kanto Starter of Lincoln as per Resolution L 15.11.

2. Arceus shall be recognized as the Official Legendary Pokémon of Lincoln as per Resolution L 15.11.

Section VIII. And The Rest

1. The Official Northern Symbols Act AKA the Northern Regional Symbols Act of 2016 (N141) is hereby repealed.

Section IX: Enactment

1. This bill shall become law upon the signing of the Governor.

[PSOL]

Taxation Adjustments Act

Section I:PROPOSED TAXES ON PERSONAL TRAVEL
1. Taxes placed on non-commercial, personal travel with the usage of fossil fuels shall be taxed in the following way:
Excise Taxes
Gas:
Lowest 20% earners-5¢/g
Second lowest 20%- 15¢/g
Mid 40%-60%- 30¢/g
60-80%- 40¢/g
Upper 20%- 60¢/g


 
Diesel:
Lowest 20% earners-20¢/g
Second lowest 20%- 30¢/g
Mid 40%-60%- 50¢/g
60-80%- 60¢/g
Upper 20%- 75¢/g

Section II: Identification

1. For future purposes involving personal transportation with the diesel and gas taxes, the Region of Lincoln will incorporate household income into a form of a card with specific identification
   a. Only applicable to gas and diesel taxes at this time
   b. Identification will be free and given and distributed at a local post office
       I. To all members of the household requesting one
       II. Failure to comply to paying for the correct tax brackets will lend a fee worth 15% of missed
            taxes expected
           1. Must be payed after each fiscal quarter
   c. Information must be automatically changed after the annual time of tax filings
   d. The card allows for the scanning of what exactly must be paid at the pump
  

Section III: Awareness
1. For the purposes of informing residents, the government of Lincoln will inform awareness of these changes in the following way
    a. Have all the personal transportation taxes be printed on an appropriate section of the official
        driver’s almanac of the respective areas of Lincoln, if such inter-regional deviations in the official
        almanac exists
     b. Have an official press interview for specifically informing the public of the nuances of the law.

Section IV: Implementation Date
1. The following Amendment will be implemented at 05/15/2021.

[S019]

Lincoln Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act

SECTION I: NAME

1. This bill may be cited as the Lincoln Assault Weapon and Automatic Weapon Ban Act.
2. This bill may, in short, be cited as the Lincoln Assault Weapon Ban Act.

SECTION II: ASSAULT WEAPON BAN

1. There shall be a regiowide ban on the purchasing, sale, or possession of assualt weapons, these weapons include semiautomatic rifles, pistols, and shotguns, which can accept detachable magazines, as well as revolving cylindrical shotguns.

2. Any weapon that is purchased, sold, or possessed may not have a folding or collapsible stock, a bayonet lug, a threaded barrel, a grenade launcher, or a barrel shroud.

SECTION III: AUTOMATIC WEAPON BAN

1. There shall be a ban on the purchasing, sale, or possession of fully automatic weapons, also known as Title II weapons under the National Firearms Act.

SECTION IV: LEGAL LIABILITIES FOR GUN MANUFACTURERS

1. Gun manufacturers may be sued if their weapons are used in violent crimes, by family members, close friends, and/or legal counsel of family members or close friends of gun violence victims.

2. Manufacturers may be sued for up to $15 million.

3. These cases will be be submitted to, heard, and ruled on by Lincoln's regional Justice.

SECTION V: GUN TAX

1. There shall be a 15% additional tax imposed on all shotguns

2. There shall be a 30% additional tax imposed on all handguns and pistols

3. There shall be a 50% additional tax imposed on all other firearms, that are legal to purchase, under this bill.

SECTION VI: TIMING

1. This bill shall take effect, one week after being signed by the Governor.

[Pyro]

I introduce the following:

Protect Reproductive Health Act

Section I: Recognition

1. We recognize that reproductive health care, including contraception and abortion, is a core component of women's health, privacy and equality.

2. It is the solemn duty of Lincoln to protect the right of women to access safe and legal abortion services.

Section II: Abortion

1. A licensed or certified health care practitioner acting within his or her lawful scope of practice may perform an abortion when, according to the practitioner's reasonable and professional judgement, the patient is within twenty-four weeks from the commencement of pregnancy, or there is an absence of fetal viability, or the abortion is necessary to protect the patient's life or health.

Section III: Roe

1. In commemoration and celebration of the decision reached by the Supreme Court in the case involving Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe) vs. Henry Wade, January 22nd shall be known as Reproductive Health Day.  

Section IV: Retroactive Tidiness

1. The Reasonable Limitations Act (L 603) is repealed.

Section V: Enactment

1. This act takes effect immediately upon signing by the governor.

[Pyro]

I introduce the following:

Emergency Speaker Election Act

Section I

1. Be it resolved that Councilor PyroTheFox shall serve as Speaker of the Council of Lincoln.

2. In compliance with Article I-4 of the Lincoln Constitution, Councilor PyroTheFox shall immediately vacate the Office of Chancellor of Lincoln.

Section II

1. This act takes effect immediately upon consent by the Council of Lincoln.

[PSOL]

Reasonable Gun Control Modifications Act

Section I

1. Concealed Carry is hereby legalized throughout Lincoln
    a. It is deemed illegal to bring a gun into established gun-free zones
        I. Declared by private areas and residences for an indiscriminate amount of time
        II. As set forth during public events
            1. Must have a time limit not exceeding a month per event
                 a. Events in the same spot must not be more than two months apart
                 b. Such orders can be granted or challenges to change the status as directed by the courts
2. The following members of society will not be discriminated in full for their rights of owning firearms
    a. Minors have the full rights of gun ownership with the following restrictions
      I. The purchase, equipment in public, and possession must be approved and supervised by a legal guardian
      II. These rights may be revoked if found guilty of a felony or the minor is designated as a threat by a psychologist, psychiatrist, or social worker
            1. Must be renewed every two years until they are an adult
     b. Felons are hereby stripped of any restrictions put forth on their rights
         I. Excludes and is modified with the following crimes
             1. Those charges with sexual crimes are unable to get such rights until 20 years after the last offense
             2. Those accused of trafficking of persons are restricted from any and all rights related to firearms



Section II

1. This act takes effect immediately upon consent by the Council of Lincoln.

[Pyro]

I introduce the following:

Supreme Court Confirmation for Bacon King

Section I: Confirmation

1. Honoring the nomination set forth by the Governor of Lincoln, Mr. Bacon King of New York shall be hereby appointed to the position of Regional Justice of the Supreme Court of Atlasia.

[PSOL]

Homeless Integration Act

Section I: Homeless aide

1. The Region of Lincoln shall ensure fair housing to the homeless by the establishment of the Department of Landless People (D.P.L.)
    a. The budget for the department shall be 0.2% of the annual Lincoln budget
    b. The department shall ensure that the needs of the Homeless are ensured
        I. 30% of the allocated funds shall be designated for nutritional needs of the homeless
        II. 40% of the allocated funds shall be taking care of housing concerns
             1. The creation of public homeless shelters (40%)
             2. Sanitation and inspection control (60%)
             3. In no way, when faced with crowded conditions and need of supply, shall the government of Lincoln pay for rent
        III. 20% of the allocated funds shall be designated for job and vocational training programs         
        IV. 10% of the allocated funds shall be directed to subsiding the medical needs of the participants
    c. In crowded conditions among a lack of supply, homeless and landless people shall be sent to vacant private housing
            I. Taking up 10% of each building unit
            II. Kicking out renters for room is deemed a breach of protocol
                1. Punishable by a $5,000 fine
2. The Region of Lincoln shall allocate 35% of its Luxury Tax to pay for the establishment of subsidized
    housing for the landless people of Lincoln
3. Any vagrancy or squatting laws affecting public property in Lincoln are hereby nullified
4. Anti-homeless architecture is hereby deemed illegal in Lincoln
   a. Such as
        I. Spikes on public property clearly in reach of a possible sleeping area
        II. Middle handles on benches or other flat space on public sitting arrangements
Section II: initiation

1. This act takes effect on June 28^th, 2022

[PSOL]

Intoxicant Screening Reform Act

Section 1: Title

This legislation may be cited as the Drug Screenings Reform Act.

Section 2.

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:

1. It is unlawful for any employer in this Commonwealth to fail or refuse to hire a  prospective employee because the prospective employee submitted to a screening  test  and  the results of the screening test indicate the presence of marijuana.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if the prospective employee is applying for a position:

(a) As a firefighter

(b) As someone in the following medical fields;
      I. As a medical technician
      II. As a hospital worker
           1. Possible termination may only go into effect if the drugs are commonly used for medical
               purposes in the specific occupational and residency area

(c) That requires an employee to operate a motor vehicle and for which  federal or state law  requires the employee to submit to screening tests; or


3. If an employer requires an employee to submit to a screening test within the first 30 days of employment, the employee shall have the right to submit to an additional screening test, at his
or  her  own  expense,  to  rebut  the  results  of  the  initial  screening test.  The employer shall accept and give appropriate consideration to the results of such a screening test.

Section 3: Exceptions

The provisions of this section do not apply:

(a) To the extent that they are inconsistent or otherwise in conflict with the provisions of an   employment contract or collective bargaining agreement.

(b) To the extent that they are inconsistent or otherwise in conflict with the provisions of federal law.

Section 4: Definition of "screening test"

1. As used in this section, “screening test” means a test of a person’s blood, urine, hair or saliva to detect the general presence of a controlled substance or any other drug.

Section 5: Enactment

1. This act becomes effective on January 1, 2020.