Bill Analysis Paper Bill Options
Federal
Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4360?s=1&r=2
California State
Juveniles: custodial interrogation
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB203
Juvenile justice realignment: Office of Youth and Community Restoration
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB823
Bill Analysis Paper Guidelines
Maximum 5 double-spaced pages (not including title or reference pages; APA format throughout)
1) Title page (use the name of the bill as the title; see APA title page and Running Head instructions)
2) You do NOT need an abstract
3) Bill description
a) Select a US or California bill from the list above
b) Information about the bill include the following:
-Name of the bill
-Number of the bill
-Who is sponsoring the bill (this are the senator(s)/representatives(s)/assembly members)
-Describe the bill and the goal(s) of the bill
-Describe the bills status in the legislative process (include the date that you -checked the bills status)
4) Policy Analysis
a) Discuss Kraft and Furlongs evaluative criteria:
-Effectiveness: Is the proposed policy likely to accomplish its goals?
-Efficiency: What is the cost of the policy in relation to its expected benefits to society?
-Equity: How are costs and benefits of the policy distributed, and is it fair?
b) What contextual factors are important to consider for this bill?
-Political feasibility
-Economic context
-Social context (Racism, Demographic changes, Religious affiliation)
-Inter-related policy problems
-Other
5) Conclusion
a) Reference the bill and provide a summary of your evaluation on effectiveness, efficiency and equity with at least one justification for each criterion
6) References page, Must include references for:
-Bill
-Kraft & Furlong (I upload the book “Public Policy Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives” below. See attachment)
-Any other sources you used in the writing of your paper