Criteria For Selection of the Best Bill

The following are the areas that go into consideration for the Best Bill Award. They are considered in the order listed, all bills to be considered must meet each one of them. A committee of Advisors will make the selection at Augusta Sessions.

Each of the committees on Friday evening will be asked to make a recommendation for a bill they would like considered to be the Best Bill Award winner. A committee of advisors will make the final selection for the best bill.

PROPER SUBMISSION OF A BILL

All bills must be submitted online before Deadline

CONTENT (MUST HAVE EACH TO BE CONSIDERED)

    Fiscal Consideration…..........The author(s) idea’s for how much will this bill cost, or how much                                                      income will be generated for the State ?

      Statement of Fact….............This must be Statistical Information supporting the Bill.

      Justification………………..This is the opportunity for the sponsor(s) to give their opinions as to                                                         why the bill is a good idea

      Bill Summary........................This section will be a brief 2 or 3 line section that will be summary                                                        of the purpose of the bill.

       References or Sources…. Where did you get the information used in your bill?

CLARITY

Does the bill meet the “Straight Face” test?

Bills must follow a couple of general principals to be considered for submission to the Augusta Session.

            a) Is this bill an original idea? (Bills having been submitted in previous Youth in                                    Government programs will not be accepted unless there have been additions or                                      deletions from the original bill)

            b) Would you submit this bill to the actual legislature? (Would you be willing to stand                      before the actual legislature and defend this bill, and take the time of the actual                      legislature to hear this bill?)

Is the bill’s intent easy to understand?

As written, could the bill be enforced with little other interpretation?

ORIGINALITY/UNIQUENESS

Is it an innovative solution or concept to a problem?

Did sponsor come up with new ideas as a solution?

Bills will not be considered for Best Bill if the same bill has been submitted in the past years program.