NationStates

Geilinor wrote:I've searched for the Organ Donation and Transplantation Act but I can't seem to find it.

Geilinor wrote:

Geilinor wrote:I've searched for the Organ Donation and Transplantation Act but I can't seem to find it.

It looks like it's been pruned.

Intergovernmental Organizations Ratification Act

Author: Eduardo Bustamante (Maklohi Vai | LD)
Sponsors: Esteban Ortega (Ikania | LD), Cristobal Araullo (Argentarino | LD), Eugenia Malgrave (Malgrave | SDA), David Vera Cruz (Heraklea- | SDA), Ariana Guzman (Skeckoa | CRP), Supported by the Government

Affirming that Calaverde seeks to be a productive member of the global and regional international communities,
Believing that intergovernmental organizations serve to strengthen these international ties,
Observing that Calaverde has joined very few organizations, and that many more useful ones exist,

The Senate of the Republic of Calaverde Hereby Enacts:

§1 - Organizations to Join as a Member
1. Upon the passage of this bill, Calaverde shall apply to, ratify the statutes of, or otherwise seek to join as a full member, the following organizations:

1. Association of Caribbean States
2. Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI)
3. Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, or Rio Pact
4. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
5. System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces
6. Inter-American Development Bank
7. Central American Integration System
8. Permanent Court of Arbitration
9. Global Environment Facility
10. International Whaling Commission
11. International Seabed Authority
12. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
13. International Tropical Timber Organization
14. World Organisation for Animal Health
15. International Renewable Energy Agency
16. International Organization for Standardization
17. International Bureau of Weights and Measures
18. International Organization for Migration
19. International Olympic Committee.

§ 2 - Organizations to Join as an Observer
1. Upon the passage of this bill, Calaverde shall apply to, ratify the statutes of, or otherwise seek to join as an observer, the following organizations:

1. Non-Aligned Movement
2. New Development Bank (BRICS Development Bank)
3. Southern Common Market (Mercosur)
4. Caribbean Community
5. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
6. Energy Charter Treaty.
7. Latin American Integration Association
8. Caribbean Development Bank
9. Nuclear Energy Agency.

§ 3 - Declaration of Intent to Participate in Free Entry Organizations
1. Calaverde shall seek to involve itself in the NATO Global Partnership/Partner for Peace;
2. The Ambassador of Calverde to the United Nations shall seek to involve their office with the Group of 77 within the United Nations.

Disease Control and Prevention Act

Author: Sen. Jeffrey Lewis (Vermark/TTN|FDP)
Sponsor(s): Sen. Selina Zhang (Electrum|FDP), Sen. David Vera Cruz (Heraklea-|WA), Sen. Alexander Lorensen (Odinburgh|FDP), Sen. Kenneth Diaz (Lykens|LDP), Sen. Hervé Charbonneau (Arkolon|NDP), Pres. Pres. Matilde Ojeda Campos (The Sarian|FDP)
A bill to facilitate the control and prevention of disease in Calaverde.

---

Definitions

Communicable disease: A disease that is transmitted between people, animals, or both.
Mental disease: A disease that effects an individuals cognitive, behavioural, or perceptual abilities.
Funds: Monetary capital provided to an agency.
Facilities: Offices, laboratories, or other buildings in which an agency conducts work in.
Equipment: Machinery or devices that aid work related to administration, research, or other duties.
Quarantine: Isolation of an individual or item that is known to possess a communicable disease.

§1 - Establishment

a. The Disease Control and Prevention Agency (DCPA) shall be established as a component of the Ministry of Health
b. The Chairperson of the Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall be responsible for the operations of the agency .
c. The Chairperson shall be nominated by the Minister of Health on a non-partisan basis, and serve at the pleasure of the Minister of Health.
d. Any funds, equipment, or facilities that are provided to the DCPA will be derived from the Ministry of Health

§2 - Disease Control

a. The agency shall be responsible for addressing, containing, and eradicating disease from Calaverde.
b. The agency shall be provided with the funds, facilities, and equipment necessary to conduct research in order to identify causes, symptoms, effects, treatments, and cures of diseases.
c. The agency shall have the power to take appropriate measures to contain communicable diseases.
d. The agency, with the aid of the military and law enforcement, shall be given the necessary authority to quarantine and secure individuals and items that are known to be infected with a communicable disease.
e. Violating an order to quarantine shall result in a penalty of no more than $5,000 dollars and/or three years in prison.
f. In a case where an individual spreads a disease to another individual while knowingly violating an order to quarantine will be responsible for all damages, injuries, and deaths and may be charged with assault or homicide in addition to the penalties described in §2.5.

§3 - Disease Prevention

a. The agency shall be responsible for educating and preventing disease in Calaverde.
b. The agency shall be provided with the funds, facilities, and equipment necessary to conduct research in order to identify preventions, risk factors, and characteristics of diseases.
c. The agency shall be responsible for publishing educational materials and distributing information to the public regarding disease prevention.
d. The agency shall be allowed, but not required, to work alongside the Ministry of Education to provide information to students regarding health and medical issues.

§4 - On Mental Disease

a. Mental health shall also fall under the responsibilities of the agency.
b. The agency shall work alongside the Ministries of Education, Health, and Justice to identify individuals with mental health issues and provide proper treatment to those individuals.
c. The agency shall be provided with the funds, facilities, and equipment necessary to conduct research in order to identify causes, symptoms, preventions, and characteristics of mental health issues.

§5 - Disease Research

a. All research that is conducted by the DCPA shall be published and accessible to all free of charge.
b. All research shall be conducted without partisan, corporate, or outside interests bar the overall well-being of the populace of Calaverde.
c. Research may apply to, but is not limited to, the study of statistics and data, examination of pathogens, studies conducted in laboratories, or clinical trials.
d. Research is to be carried out by medical professionals who are hired by the agency and work in agency facilities with agency funds and equipment.

---

Ad Hoc Committees Act
| Author: The Hon. Maria Haverkamp (Ainin, SDA) |
| Sponsors: The Hons. Roberto St. Marcos (Finium, FDP), Abraham Blakesman (Davincia, AVT), Shadak Fantom (Great Nepal, LDP), Willem de Ruyter (Byzantium Imperial, CRP), David Vera Cruz (Heraklea-, SDA), Caleb Ríos Maestas (Oneracon, SDA), Eugenia Malgrave (Malgrave, SDA), Maximilian Jakobiner (Mediciano) |
| GOVERNMENT BILL |

An Act to establish ad hoc parliamentary committees to ensure the proper scrutiny of contentious bills; and for connected purposes.

---

§1 - Committee Establishments
(1) Definition

a) An ad hoc committee is defined as a parliamentary committee for the scrutiny of contentious bills.
b) An ad hoc committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Prime Minister, four members by the Leader of the Opposition and one MP who is neither a member of the government or the Official Opposition who shall be appointed by the Leader of the Opposition. All voting members of the committee may be dismissed at any time by their appointer or by the chair.
c) An ad hoc committee shall last at least five whole days (one hundred and twenty hours) and at most seven whole days from the time it is summoned by the Speaker of the House.
d) An ad hoc committee shall hear testimony from all concerned parties and may subpoena the presence of individuals, or documents that are not held under executive privilege.
e) An ad hoc committee shall be titled as follows:
Ad Hoc Committee on the (name of concerned bill) of the Parliament of Calaverde
f) The President of Calaverde shall chair the committee and shall not vote in its proceedings unless a tie is present.
g) The responsibilities of an ad hoc committee are to:
i. Hear testimony from concerned parties, possibly also including the author, concerning its flaws, legality, spirit and benefits;
ii. Propose non-author-approved amendments to the bill that do not explicitly violate its spirit (e.g. adding the word 'not' into an operative clause to reverse its meaning);
iii. Optionally compose a report into the benefits and issues regarding the bill;
iv. On the last day of the committee's existence, host a 24-hour vote on whether to accept proposed amendments and the report.
h) A quorum is not present unless an equal number of government and opposition MPs (excluding the chair) are present and able during a vote. For quorum purposes, the independent committee member shall be considered a member of the opposition.

(2) Authorisation

a) An ad hoc committee shall be established in the following order:
i. A member states 'Mr. Speaker, I move to commit (name of bill currently being debated) to an ad hoc committee', or a reasonable derivative thereof;
ii. The motion is seconded by seven members before the time for debating it has elapsed;
iii. The Speaker approves the motion and summons the committee.
b) The Speaker shall not summon any committee whose purpose is:
i. dilatory or unreasonably obstructive;
ii. unnecessary as the bill is not contentious;
iii. useless as no parties of any significant importance wish to testify on its topic.
c) After a bill is referred to a committee, debate on it in the main chamber shall cease and it shall not be voted on until the committee finishes its duties.
d) A bill shall be subject to another 24 hour debate period after exiting committee and shall be considered a standard part of that week's schedule.
e) The President of Calaverde may exercise a line veto of any amendments made to bills referred to committee, although this practice is strongly discouraged unless it directly harms the spirit of the law or violates the constitution.

---

§2 - Exceptions
(1) Exceptions

a) No bill concerning confidence or supply shall be referred to an ad hoc committee.
b) No standing order or non-legislative procedural vote shall be referred to an ad hoc committee.
c) A petition of presidential impeachment shall always be referred to an ad hoc committee notwithstanding a lack of motion for doing so.

(2) Offences and Notes

a) Obstructing the work of an ad hoc committee shall be considered contempt of Parliament and shall be dealt with as such by the Speaker of the House and any other concerned authorities.
b) It is understood that ad hoc committees should be reserved for egregiously contentious bills or those on which many experts and concerned members of the public wish to speak on, and its use should be rare. The Speaker shall have the power to deny any motion for an ad hoc committee that does not fulfill the requirements of this clause.

---

---

City of San Cristobal Act (Amended)
Author: The Hon. Maria Haverkamp MP, Minister of Transport, Public Works and Urban Development
Sponsors: His Excellency Eduardo Bustamante, Minister of Foreign Affairs; The Rt. Hons Salvador O'Hara, Minister of the Environment and Eugenia Malgrave, Prime Minister; The Hon. Cristobal Araullo, Minister of Justice

An Act to consolidate local government in the San Cristobal metropolitan area; and for connected purposes.
GOVERNMENT BILL

---

---

WHEREAS the San Cristobal metropolitan area is Calaverde's largest,

WHEREAS such a large metropolitan area requires a central authority to plan, regulate and develop its infrastructure, economy and key operations,

WHEREAS its current arrangement as a series of separate municipal authorities is problematic and fails to take into account the greater good of the entire metropolitan area as a whole,

THE PARLIAMENT OF CALAVERDE hereby resolves to enact the following act into law.

---

§1 - Notes and Definitions

(1) Definitions

a) Prefecture is defined as the local government authority established by the Subnational Government Act.
b) Taxation is defined as a levy imposed on persons, enterprises, organisations by government that is not directly linked to a sold service or good.

---

§2 - Consolidation of the City of San Cristobal

(1) Merger

a) The following prefectures, as established by the Extraordinary Committee for Local Government, are hereby abolished:
i. Prefecture of San Cristobal
ii. Prefecture of San Cristobal Norte
iii. Prefecture of San Cristobal Sud
iv. Prefecture of San Cristobal Oeste
v. Prefecture of San Cristobal Este
vi. Prefecture of Lola Mendoza
vii. Prefecture of General Bolivar
viii. Prefecture of La Presqu'Île
ix. Prefecture of Dawson
b) The territory formerly encompassed by the nine aforementioned prefectures is transferred to the City of San Cristobal Authority.

(2) The City of San Cristobal Authority

a) The City of San Cristobal Authority is hereby established as the local government authority for San Cristobal.
b) The City of San Cristobal Authority shall have all the legislative rights and powers granted to any prefecture by the Subnational Government Act, save for exemptions abrogated by this act.
c) The City of San Cristobal Authority shall not have the authority to collect any form of taxation other than a property tax.
d) The Ministry of the Interior shall allocate the Authority's budget with input from the City Council.
e) The San Cristobal International Airport Authority is transferred to the control and ownership of the City of San Cristobal Authority.

---

§3 - The San Cristobal City Council

(1) Establishment

a) The San Cristobal City Council is established as the legislature of the City of San Cristobal Authority.
b) The San Cristobal City Council shall be elected through biannual elections undertaken using a constituency-based instant-runoff voting system.
c) Twenty-five (25) constituencies shall be drawn by an independent and non-partisan commission appointed by the Minister of Transport, Public Works and Urban Development with consultation with local officials.

(2) Presiding Officer and Procedure

a) The Mayor of San Cristobal shall act as presiding officer of the City Council.
b) The City Council shall set its own rules for procedures and protocols pertaining to its operations, debates and voting.
c) The Minister of Transport, Public Works and Urban Development may veto any form of secondary legislation enacted by the City of San Cristobal Authority.

(3) Legislative Initiative

a) The San Cristobal City Council shall have the right to legislative initiative.
b) Struck out via amendment
c) No bylaw or legislation enacted by the City Council may violate:
i. The National Judiciary Act, Rights and Responsibilities Act or Government Establishment Act (laws of constitutional importance);
ii. The customary law of the nations and Calaverdean legal precedent;
iii. Primary legislation enacted by the Calaverdean Parliament and assented to by the President of the Republic.

---

§4 - The Mayor of San Cristobal

(1) The Mayor

a) The Mayor of San Cristobal shall be appointed by the President of Calaverde on the advice of the City Council.
b) The Mayor holds a veto over legislation passed by the City Council.
c) The Mayor shall not sit as a city councillor or hold any partisan office in Calaverde.
d) The Mayor is responsible for executing the will and intent of legislation and the legislature.

(2) Powers

a) The Mayor shall have the authority to call early elections if a working government cannot be formed in the City Council.
b) In the event where public health and welfare is in imminent and grave danger, the Mayor shall have the right to govern by decree and/or declare a state of emergency with the consent of the President of Calaverde.

The New World Oceania wrote:Submitting this bill.

---

First Amendment to the Education Framework Act

Author: Genevieve Duflot (Geilinor | NDP)
Sponsors: Mollary (NDP), Rt. Hon. Eugenia Malgrave (Malgrave | SDA)
An amendment to raise standards for lower secondary schooling; to clarify and improve education for students with disabilities.

GOVERNMENT BILL

---

Section I: Amending the EFA

a. Part I, Section III, Subsection d shall be amended to "At end of lower secondary schooling, there shall be examination for all subjects, details of which shall be determined by appropriate examination board which shall be graded on percentage basis where minimum average of sixty percentage is required and minimum of sixty percentage in all subjects shall be required to proceed onto secondary schooling. Where students fails to achieve such result, they shall have option to undertake additional classes during term breaks and resit the examination in subjects they choose once, should the student not take opportunity of resit as described or fail to satisfy conditions laid out - they shall be required to repeat the final year of lower secondary schooling."

b. Part I, Section VI, Subsection f, shall be amended to "All children shall be educated in the least possible restrictive environment based on their capabilities. However, for children with development disorders or other disability impeding on their ability to learn with their peers, there shall exist special needs establishments with grade structure similar to one described in this part however shall have separate curriculum developed to needs of the students in such establishments and such establishments may be except from carrying out academic examinations should such dispensation be included in their accreditation certificate. Non-special needs schools shall consult with experts in the field of special needs education to make accommodations that will benefit students with disabilities. Further details on this shall be as established by the Ministry of Education or by subsequent and specific legislation."

---

Overseas Education Grant Act

Author: The Hon. Genevieve Duflot MP, Minister of Education
Sponsors: The Government, Jeffrey Lewis (The True North | FDP)
An Act to provide funding to university students for the purpose of receiving education abroad.
GOVERNMENT BILL

---

---

§1 - Application

(1)

a) The Overseas Education Grant Board shall be established within the Ministry of Education.
b) The Overseas Education Grant Board shall receive applications from university students within Calaverde in June of each year.
c.) The Overseas Education Grant Board shall process applications and notify students by September of each year.

(2) Qualifications
a) Students must be ranked academically in the top 10% of their university in order to be eligible for the Overseas Education Grant.
b) The applicant shall submit an essay detailing the expected benefit of the study to their career or life.
c) The student must plan to work in Calaverde after graduation for the amount of time they received the grant.
d) The student must have received acceptance to one or more of the following universities:

1. Brown University
2. Columbia University
3. Cornell University
4. Dartmouth College
5. Harvard University
6. University of Pennsylvania
7. Princeton University
8. Yale University
9. Stanford University
10. Oxford University
11. Cambridge University
12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
13. Imperial College London
14. London School of Economics and Political Science
15. ETH Zürich
16. University College London

The student must meet all requirements of the academic program at their chosen institution.

§2 - Grant Specifications

(1) Details
a) The Overseas Education Grant shall pay the full cost of the student's tuition to earn their first bachelor's or master's degree or a PhD.
b) The Overseas Education Grant shall include an annual maintenance grant no greater than $9080. The amount of the grant shall be reduced by 10% for every $10,000 of the students' household's income over $70,000.
c) A maximum of five hundred (500) students shall be eligible for the Overseas Education Grant each year.

Defense of the Republic Act
An act to prevent and respond to terrorist activities within the nation of Calaverde.

---

| Author: Pedro Ramirez III [CRP] | Sponsors: Esteban Ortega [LDP], Carl Rhodes [CRP], Cristobal Araullo [LDP], Cipriano Cortez [CRP], Dmitri Covasku [CRP] |

---

Section 0. Preamble

It is not a mystery as to why this act has been penned. Nor is it a mystery of the rampant sedition, terrorism, and criminal syndicates plague our great nation. It is the goal of this act to prevent the rise of paramilitary organizations and terrorists organizations by limiting their ability to gain weapons and other supplies. This act will also establish a national security agency to detect and avert potential attacks on civilians and infrastructure. It is the belief that prevention is better than reaction, and this bill intends to lay a framework that will allow us to ensure the security of the nation as a whole.

Definitions

paramilitary organization - organized similarly to a military force or private security firm

Section 1. Limits on Paramilitary Organizations

1. Organizations may not be uniformed in a manner similar to a military force, this means: BDUs, Camouflage, or any uniform so deemed by the Ministry of the Interior

1a. Furthermore paramilitary organizations may not possess any firearm larger than a handgun, unless for sporting
1a1. In the case of sporting shotguns and rifles are permitted, rifles may not exceed .22 caliber and shotguns may not exceed 20 gauge
1b. Uniforms considered acceptable are types that would mirror police forces or civilian attire

2. Organizations wishing to arm its members must first apply to the Ministry of the Interior for such a privilege

2a. The Minister of the Interior at the time of this bills assent to law will formulate an application for the granting of licenses to arm paramilitary groups
2b. It is mandated that the Centralised Police Authority [CPA] inspect all paramilitary groups equipment to ensure compliance with this act, such checks are to occur every six months following the assent of this act to law
2c. Paramilitary groups must register as either a sporting group or private security firm, not both

3. Paramilitary organizations must ensure that training in the handling and deployment of firearms

3a. Training should consist of at least 20 accumulative hours of classroom and hands on instruction breaking down as follows: 1hr proper storage and transport, 2hrs proper range safety techniques and usage around others, 6hrs range time including qualifications required by the organization and proper handling of the firearm, 6hrs proper deployment methods, 5hrs on self-defense and 'friend or foe' exercises
3b. The above curriculum is meant to be a guide and may be revised by organizations with approval from the Ministry of the Interior

4. The Minister of the Interior is empowered with the ability to order the disbandment of an organization deemed to be a non-compliant with this act

4a. To deem an organization the Minister of the Interior must first determine what section of this act the organization has violated and notify the organizations administration of such violation
4b. Upon receiving a Notification of Non-Compliance the organization has 20 days to rectify the violation or disband
4b1. If the organization has not complied by the deadline, the Minister of the Interior may choose to extend the deadline by 10 days and award a fine of $2,500 USD, this may be repeated up to two [2] times
4b2. It is mandated that the CPA enforce the disbandment of any organization ordered to disband
4c. While under orders to rectify any non-compliance violation an organization must cease all normal activity until the issue is resolved
4d. The Minister of the Interior may also order the disbandment of any organization deemed to be a threat to national security, provided that the group is armed and/or advocating violence of any sort
4d1. Organizations seeking to subvert the paramilitary clause by registering falsely as a sporting club, will be faced with a $50,000 USD per member of the organization and may be faced with a maximum of 1 year in prison and face immediate disbandment
4d2. The prison sentence above is to be applied only to people considered to be the leadership of the organization
4e. The Minister of the Interior may order an organization to disband if they believe it to be a danger to the safety of the public at large
4e1. The Minister of Justice may be petitioned to review any disbandment and has the power to reinstate an organization
4e2. The CPA is mandated to enforce disbandment by force if a peaceful disbandment has not occurred within 30 days
4f. If a paramilitary organization remains unregistered within 6 months of this bill becoming law, they will be fined $50,000USD, if within a year they have not registered they will be ordered to disband

Section 2. The National Security Directorate

1. The National Security Directorate [NSD] will be deemed an intelligence gathering agency tasked with gathering intelligence on terrorist organizations, seditious groups, and providing investigative support to smaller police agencies

2. The NSD will be headed by a Director of National Intelligence, who may appoint up to four deputies [Deputy Director of National Intelligence for {assigned label}] at their leisure

2a. The Director of National Intelligence is appointed by the Minister of the Interior
2b. The Director of National Intelligence [DNI] will serve at the Minister of the Interiors leisure
2c. The DNI is authorized to seek the aid of the CPA whenever they may deem necessary

3. Field Agents of the NSD are empowered with the power to arrest, seize property pursuant to a warrant, serve active warrants issued by the appropriate authority, and request warrants for appropriate reasons.

3a. Field Agents may not engage in the everyday policing of the nation, unless a request for assistance is issued by the Centralised Police Authority [CPA]
3b. Field Agents are required to be armed and are required to meet the qualifications as laid out by the Police Establishment and Powers Act for firearms qualification
3c. The standard set of equipment an agent must carry in the field is to be laid out by the DNI
3d. The DNI is empowered to create branches of the NSD to better focus on specific tasks
3e. Agents must attend an appropriate law enforcement academy to qualify for field duties
3f. The NSD will begin with the following branches: Field Office, Forensics, Profiling and Psychological Operations,

4. A permanent sitting committee is hereby established, Committee for National Security; its task will be to review national security procedures, investigate cases assigned by the Ministry of Justice or Interior, and to issue a monthly report on the state of national security

4a. The committee shall have three government members and two opposition members
4b. The committee shall have the power to subpoena relevant persons to investigations or topics of discussion
4b1. Those who violate the order of the committee or ignore a subpoena will be charged with Contempt of Parliament
4c. The Prime Minister is to appoint the members of this committee and remove them at their leisure
4d. The chairman shall be selected by the Prime Minister from the members representing the government on the committee

Section 3. Sunset Clause

In acknowledgement that one day this act may become unneeded this sunset clause will be included.

1. This act shall be voted on every 3 years starting from the day it becomes law

1a. If a YES vote is returned, this act shall be struck out in it's entirety
1b. If a NO vote is returned parliament must wait the mandated 3 years before calling another vote

---

Arts and Humanities Funding Act
| Author: Maximilian Francis Isidore Roberts-Peterson Jakobiner - Ind. - (Mediciano) |
| Sponsors: Geneviève Minerva Duflot - Liberal Democrats - (Geilinor) ; Blake Hudson- CSP - (Byzantium Imperial) ; David Vera Cruz – Social Democratic Alliance - (Heraklea-) ; Agustín Tejeda - Ind. - (Nova Anglicana); Esteban Ortega - Liberal Democrats - (Ikania); Cristobal Araullo - Liberal Democrats - (Argentarino)|

---

Understanding that it is difficult for workers in the arts and humanities to achieve adequate funding for their work, and further acknowledging the extreme import of creative fields to Calaverdean culture and richness of life, this Act seeks to ensure the continuation of the artistic and creative tradition of our beautiful nation.

---

§1 - Establishing a General Fund for the Arts

(1) The Senate shall henceforth allocate an amount not lesser than 0.0005% of the nation's GDP for the 'General Fund for the Arts (GFA)' in each proposed budget.
(2) The GFA shall not be devalued after its allocation has been set by a passed budget, unless a subsequently proposed budget is passed by the Senate and modifies GFA funding.
(3) At no point shall any individual directly draw money from the GFA, nor shall the Senate at any point pull any monetary amount from the current GFA assets for reasons other than distribution through the channels described in the second section of this Act.
(4) Individual citizens shall have the opportunity to make private financial donations to the fund, which shall be tax deductible in accordance with the current tax code. These donations will not afford any special privileges, influence or insight into the distribution or use of the GFA, nor afford the donor any special consideration as a recipient of the fund's assets, other than what is standard for all eligible fund recipients.

§2 - Distribution of Assets Allocated to the General Fund for the Arts

(1) The GFA shall be administered by the office of the Minister of Culture, and this ministry will be responsible for distributing funds to worthy artists and creative institutions.
(2) The Senate will retain the right to veto, by way of a majority vote, any distribution of funds considered out of order or otherwise unacceptable to government sensibilities and responsibilities.
(3) Artists, either individually or through a cooperative, guild, club, league, society or other organization will be allowed to submit requests for funding distribution to the Ministry of Culture. These requests will be a matter of public record to ensure transparency in GFA fund allocations.

Geilinor wrote:

Overseas Education Grant Act

Author: The Hon. Genevieve Duflot MP, Minister of Education
Sponsors: The Government, Jeffrey Lewis (The True North | FDP)
An Act to provide funding to university students for the purpose of receiving education abroad.
GOVERNMENT BILL

---

---

§1 - Application

(1)

a) The Overseas Education Grant Board shall be established within the Ministry of Education.
b) The Overseas Education Grant Board shall receive applications from university students within Calaverde in June of each year.
c.) The Overseas Education Grant Board shall process applications and notify students by September of each year.

(2) Qualifications
a) Students must be ranked academically in the top 10% of their university in order to be eligible for the Overseas Education Grant.
b) The applicant shall submit an essay detailing the expected benefit of the study to their career or life.
c) The student must plan to work in Calaverde after graduation for the amount of time they received the grant.
d) The student must have received acceptance to one or more of the following universities:

1. Brown University
2. Columbia University
3. Cornell University
4. Dartmouth College
5. Harvard University
6. University of Pennsylvania
7. Princeton University
8. Yale University
9. Stanford University
10. Oxford University
11. Cambridge University
12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
13. Imperial College London
14. London School of Economics and Political Science
15. ETH Zürich
16. University College London

The student must meet all requirements of the academic program at their chosen institution.

§2 - Grant Specifications

(1) Details
a) The Overseas Education Grant shall pay the full cost of the student's tuition to earn their first bachelor's or master's degree or a PhD.
b) The Overseas Education Grant shall include an annual maintenance grant no greater than $9080. The amount of the grant shall be reduced by 10% for every $10,000 of the students' household's income over $70,000.
c) A maximum of five hundred (500) students shall be eligible for the Overseas Education Grant each year.

Ikania wrote:Sheesh dude it's been two days.

---

Euthanasia Regulation Act

Authors: Abraham Blakesman (CRP) and Vladimiro Huarcaya (NDP)
Sponsors: Jeffrey Lewis (FDP), Boris Johnson (LDP), Tarquin Biscuitbarrel (CRP), Carl Rhodes (CRP), Pedro Ramirez III (CRP)
To uphold standards of decency in the practice of healthcare.

---

Section 1: Definitions

Euthanasia- The killing of a patient suffering from a presumably incurable disease or condition.
Coma- A state of prolonged unconsciousness over an indefinite period of time.
Alzheimer's Disease- Slow deterioration of brain functions, including memory skills and motor functions.
Late Cancer- Point in which a tumor’s development cannot be averted by modern healthcare or medicinal practices.
Disease- A disorder present in a human being, from which harmful symptoms can originate.

Section 2: Regulation for Hospitals

A. No hospital shall have the legal ability to kill patients suffering from entirely curable/treatable illnesses. Conditions for which euthanasia is permissible includes, but is not limited to: comas lasting longer than two months, Alzheimer’s Disease, and late stages of any cancerous disease.
B. Families and/or acquaintances of a patient afflicted with a permanent illness must be informed of all healthcare options, when the possibility of euthanasia is recommended.
C. A minimum of three doctors are to have insight whenever a patient seeks out euthanasia, or when another doctor recommends its use, to offset the chance of misuse on the sick.

Section 3: Consent of the Afflicted

A) Healthcare providers who euthanize patients without the following requirements: consent from the patient themselves, or from their families if consent cannot be given, approval of two other physicians, as well as corresponding legal confirmation/documentation are warranted for arrest by law enforcement.
B) Any patient, before which euthanasia can be applied, must have the option to decline or to seek care in a hospice whenever it is requested.
C) Medicinal euthanasia used outside a hospital or hospice, and has not been properly registered within those institutions, may be considered a tool of murder if used for such purposes.
D) To determine which diseases make an patient eligible for euthanasia, a council will be created and composed of medical experts and ethicists, operating under the Ministry of Health.

Declaration of Calaverdean Armed Neutrality

Author: Eduardo Bustamante (Maklohi Vai | LD)
Sponsors: Anastacia Feria Castillo (Osea 767 | SDA), Shadak Fantom (Great Nepal | LD), Abraham Blakesman (Davincia | CRP), Eugenia Malgrave (Malgrave | SDA)

Government Support

Affirming Calaverde's role as an active member of the international community,
Observing the lack of codified foreign policy,
Believing that Calaverde is at its best when not embroiled in others' affairs,

§1 - Declaration of Armed Neutrality
1. Calaverde shall henceforth seek to remain neutral in all foreign wars and armed conflicts.

§ 2 - Provisions
1. Calaverde shall maintain armed forces for the defense of the Republic of Calaverde and the constituent nations of Calaverde.
2. Parliament may pass resolutions permitting Calaverdean forces to participate in international humanitarian missions conducted by organizations of which Calaverde is a member, such as the United Nations.
3. Calaverde shall maintain its membership in all international organizations of which it is currently a member.