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Submit a Bill Online

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A BILL IS

NOVEMBER 2nd.

 

Complete all fields

Email Address:  An email we can send a confirmation of receipt of the bill.

 

Sponsor: The name of the prime sponsor of the bill

 

Co-Sponsor: Up to 3 other names of those assisting with drafting of this bill

 

School / Club / YMCA:  What is the name of your delegation?

 

Endorsed By:  Name of Advisor, Bills will be emailed to them to confirm they have approved the bill.

Bill Title:   A short descriptive title with the opening,

Don’t use cutesy titles

If the bills revises or amends existing law the Maine Revised Statute Annotated (MRSA) title number must appear.

A Correct Title :

To require that all motorists carry liability insurance amending Sections xx-xx and xx-xx MRSA

An Incorrect Title

Get all Bums off the roads act

 

Statement of Fact: These must be verify able statistics and facts that will support your bill. 

 

Justification: This is your place to give your opinion and arguement for your bill.  Limited to 2-5 lines

 

Fiscal Consideration: What impact on the Governor's Budget will your bill have ?

How much will the bill cost to implement or how much revenue will the bill generate.

(What needs to be considered as a cost, or the revenue this bill will generate,  t his should not be a dollar figure but items that will create a cost for this bill.)

Revenue Positive : This type of bill will generate money (ie Tax, Fee, Fine etc) for the Governor's Budget

Revenue Negative: This bill will cost money and will impact the Governor's Budget

This must be a realistic estimate of the cost, or revenue that will be generated by the bill.

 

References: List any sources you used to draft the bill, including where you found your facts used in supporting the bill.

 

Bill Summary: This will be a 2 or 3 line brief summation of what the bill will do.

 

 

Spell Check your bill: Before you enter the bill into the form

below, please make sure that you have done spell and

grammar check. 

 

Bill Submission Form

* Email:

 

* School / Club / YMCA:

 

*  Date Submitted:

* Bill Sponsor:

 

* Co-Bill Sponsor:

 

* Endorsed By:

* Bill Title:

 

* Bill Summary: (1 or 2 sentences that express your intent for the bill)

 

* Statement of Fact: (Only verifiable statistical information that supports your bill)

 

* Justification: (Your arguments for your bill, this can be opinions)

 

* Fiscal Consideration: (What needs to be considered as a cost, or the revenue this bill will generate, this should not be a dollar figure but items that will create a cost for this bill.)

 

* References:  (Where did you get your information and facts for your bill)

 

GUIDELINES FOR BILLS TEXT.

1. Single-spaced. Times New Roman Font

2. Do not number bill lines, that will be done by Youth in Government Office

3. Start new sections with SECTION 1: ( CAPS, UNDERLINE, ARABIC NUMBER)

4. If you are defining a term: DEFINITION of  ?: (what you want to define) (CAP and ITALIC)

5. Express your intent in clear, concise, everyday language. Do not use vague or flowery language.

6. Because our time is short and printing costs are high, bills are limited to 2 pages.

7. If you want to remove a section on an existing law. Simply write in your bill.  STRIKE FROM..........., (What ever you want to remove).  This system will not accept a strikeout type.

8. Bills should deal with only one subject; rather combining several ideas into one bill submit more bills.

9, Suggestion to draft bill in a word processor program then cut and paste into form

Bill Text:

 

 

DID YOU SPELL CHECK YOUR BILL, MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE BILL   ?

 
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