HOMEWORK: Draft a bill. Your bill should propose some course of action related to our Go Green initiative. Pick ONE particular course of action, and consider all aspects of that action (goals/outcomes, resources, methods, etc.) Be creative--we don't need 32 bills all about recycling plastic bottles.
You want your bill to be clear, yet still conscise so you can easily get it through committee. All bills will be submitted using "House" rules (i.e. in the "Hopper"), assigned a number, and then sent to committee. Students will be assigned to the following committees: Recycling, Reduction, ReUse, Marketing, Energy Efficiency, and Rules.
Each student will propose their "bill" and the committees will votes on which bill to put forth. Each committee may add or subtract to the original bill through a "mark-up" session. Each committee will draft a single bill to submit to the Committee of the Whole. Debate will be held, and then bills will be voted on.
Education
15 years ago
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well my bill consisted of the senior class banding together with FBLA/FFA and presenting our accomplishments and ideas etc....in workshops that they participate in with schools all across the U.S. ....but b/c of certain unsolved 'problems' with a few of my committee partners my ideas were not apart of the (previous) and final draft.....but i still plan to carry out my opposition as part of the committee.
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My groups bill consisted of regulating what resources and materials we are using. Each faculty member would recieve all of their materials for the whole quarter at the begining of each quarter. They would have to make do with the specified amount of materials and if they run out it encourages them to find greener and more sustainable ways to get their work done. For example teachers would be given a specific amount of paper and they would have to resort to using both sides of paper and would have to come up with ways to use less. By reducing their use they also reduce the amount of waste and cost. It would help the budget greatly if they didn't have to supply and endless amount of paper for use by everyone.
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