The Venezuelan and Myanmarian Human Rights Act

Whereas, the regime of Venezuela has engaged in the perversion of democracy, massive corruption, extrajudicial executions, assassination plots against American public officials, and imprisoning citizens for political beliefs and opinions

Whereas, the military of Myanmar has engaged in acts of ethnic cleansing as recognized by many international bodies and organizations against the Rohingya people in Rakhine State.

Whereas, the government of the Atlantic Commonwealth is supports human rights and opposes authoritarian regimes

Be it enacted by the People of the Atlantic Commonwealth, represented in the General Assembly.

Section 1: Title

a. This Bill shall be known as “The Venezuelan and Myanmarian Human Rights Act”

Section II. Definitions

Ethnic Cleansing: The act of forcibly removing, through deportations, killings, or other inhumane methods, a population in a specific area

Extrajudicial Killings: The process in which a government authorizes an execution outside of the judicial system

Political Imprisonment: The act of imprisoning a citizen for no crime but voicing his or her political believers or otherwise expressing a political opinion as recognized by international organizations.

Section III: Sanctions Against Venezuela and Myanmar

a. No company, corporation, or individual with contracts or other such business dealings with the government, state industries, or individuals closely associated with the government of Myanmar or Venezuela will be allowed to enter contracts with the government of the Atlantic Commonwealth

b. Any company, corporation, or individual currently with contracts or other such business dealings with the government, state industries, or individuals closely associated with the government of Myanmar or Venezuela and currently in contract with the Atlantic Commonwealth has until 30 days after the enacting of this bill to end those ties.

Section IV: Punishments

a. Any company, corporation, or individual found to be in violation of this law will have their contract with the Atlantic Commonwealth immediately voided and their contract will be subject to the bidding process once more.

b. Any company, corporation, or individual found to be in violation of this law will be barred from contracts with the Atlantic Commonwealth for 5 years.

Section VI: Enactment

This bill will be enacted 30 days after passage.

Totally remembered to add this part:

Bill written by /u/gog3451 (Dem.)

Amendments to modmail next stage proceeds this thursday.

****Banning Anti-LGBTQ Legal Defenses Act ****

Whereas, claiming that an act of violence towards an LGBTQ person is justified by their sexual orientation or gender identity is disgusting

Whereas, this defense is commonly known as “Gay Panic” or “Trans Panic” Whereas, the state has an obligation to disallow courts and juries from taking into consideration such bigoted and unfounded legal defenses 

Be it enacted by the People of the Atlantic Commonwealth, represented in the General Assembly.

Section 1: Title a. This Bill shall be known as “The Banning Anti-LGBTQ Legal Defenses Act”

Section II. Definitions Gay and Trans Panic

A defendant doesn't realize someone is LGBTQ and engages in a flirtation or relationship, then discovers that person's sexual orientation and that discovery triggers a passionate involuntary response.

Section III: Restrictions

a. Courts and Juries in the Atlantic Commonwealth are barred from taking Gay or Trans Panic legal defenses into consideration and the presiding officer of the court is to public ally reprimand the defendant or legal counsel who engages in such defenses

b. The Legal Code of the Atlantic Commonwealth is to be modified to account for this law’s enactment.

Section IV: Enactment This bill will be enacted 30 days after passage.

This was submitted by /u/gog3451

Please send any amendments via modmail. Voting will begin this weekend.

With two nays, one yea, and one voting present (one absent), Bill 003, the Amendment to the Marijuana Legalization and Regulation Act of 2015, has failed.

Here are the results of the Legislator by-election:

/u/theSolomonCaine (I): 0

/u/WampumDP (Civic): 1

/u/thenewarchitect (Comm): 12

/u/Zanjero_ (I): 2

/u/mrpieface2 (D): 11

There were ten invalid votes

/u/thenewarchitect (C) and /u/mrpieface2 (D) are elected to the NE legislature! Congrats!

View the bill in its original formatting here

WHEREAS, Article VII of the Atlantic Commonwealth Constitution establishes that the legislature may impeach a Governor by a ⅔ majority vote in the legislature in favor of a resolution which clearly states the reasoning for such an impeachment,

WHEREAS, Governor /u/IlDuceWasRight has not nominated a Lieutenant Governor for a prolonged period of time,

WHEREAS, Governor /u/IlDuceWasRight has acted in a manner which shows negligence towards his role and the state in addition to being frequently inactive as governor,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE ATLANTIC COMMONWEALTH

I. Section I: Charges Against /u/IlDuceWasRight and Procedures for Impeachment

   A. This Assembly hereby finds /u/IlDuceWasRight guilty of the following:

      1. Negligence towards the role of Governor of the Atlantic Commonwealth and to the citizens of it.

   B. Procedures for the Vote on Impeachment

      1. The vote for impeachment shall be called in accordance with the schedule established for bills and resolutions.

      2. These Articles shall pass on a two-thirds margin.

II. Section II: Impeachment of Governor /u/IlDuceWasRight

   A. /u/IlDuceWasRight is hereby found to have neglected the Atlantic Commonwealth and has lost the mandate to govern while in office, and is hereby impeached by this Assembly.

III. Section III: Results of Impeachment

   A. /u/IlDuceWasRight is hereby removed from the Office of Governor by this Assembly.

   B. The office of Governor is to be filled in accordance with the State Constitution.

   C. All other empty positions are to be filled in accordance with the State Constitution.

IV. Section IV: Enactment

    A. These Articles shall go into effect immediately upon passage by the Assembly.

These Articles of Impeachment are written by /u/PaulaReece (D). Additionally, it was rushed to the top of the docket by the speaker.

Amendments go to modmail, voting on that or the articles on Thursday. Same old drill.

-/u/El_Chapotato, your neighbourhood clerk.

The bill may be found here.

Written by /u/Toasty_Man115 (S) and /u/realnyebevan (S). Sponsored by /u/Toasty_Man115 (S), /u/nintendodog1 (S), /u/Sygian (S), /u/ExplosiveHorse (S), and /u/Mabblies (S). Discussion will last until June 30th, 12:00AM EST.

HERE are the results.

5 - Maiq-musg

2 - no voting

Congratulations /u/Maiq-musg. Please let me know at your earliest convenience the bills for the next cycle.

Greeting citizens of Atlantic,

I, _MyHouseIsOnFire_, Governor of Atlantic, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws Atlantic, do hereby sign the following act:

A.B. 6: Atlantic Borders Act

A.B.9: Military Law Reform Act of 2021

Signed

House T Fire
Governor of Atlantic

Full text of the nomination can be found here.

The following nominations are up for confirmation by the state legislature:

Secretary of State: /u/tajjet

Attorney General: /u/risen2011

Secretary of Labor and Social Services: /u/chickenoflight

Secretary of Agriculture and the Environment: /u/wojna

Secretary of Commerce: /u/oslovite

Supreme Court:

Chief Justice: /u/Wildorca

Associate Justice: /u/bomalia

Associate Justice: /u/laffytaffyboy

The Text of the Amendment Can be Found Here

This Amendment was sponsored by /u/parhame95

The full text for the signing of AB.187 can be found here.

The full text for the signing of AB.188 can be found here

-Governor /u/trover2301

Governor /u/FreshLlama has nominated /u/realpepefarms for Lieutenant Governor.

The hearing will last until thursday, at which point voting will begin. Ask all questions here.

I hereby appoint /u/Parado-I to fill the Atlantic Commonwealth's vacant Senate seat.

I veto AB.089.

This bill says " The Assembly of the Southern State " under Title 4. as I cannot line item veto all of Title 4, I will veto the entire thing. I really wish I could sign it, Title II and Title III have many good parts that would greatly help the state.

Signed

House T Fire

/u/MyHouseIsOnFire

Bill results: AB.89, AB.90

Hello! Here are the results from the most recent voting session.

Results of AB.89

Yea - 3

Nay - 1

Abstain - 1

Not Voting - 1 (Vacant - Dem (1))

The bill passes.

Results of AB.90

Yea - 2

Nay - 4

Abstain - 0

Not Voting - 1 (Vacant - Dem (1))

The bill fails.

/u/MyHouseIsOnFire, your action is needed.

AB 6

“A Bill to set the official borders of the State of Atlantic”

Act Atlantic Borders

Authored and sponsored by Atlantic Commonwealth Governor House ‘Tweek” Fire (u/_MyHouseIsOnFire_)

The People of the State of Atlantic, represented in Assembly, do enact as follows,

Whereas the borders of the Atlantic Commonwealth, proving vital to policy planning and providing services, must be defined, and

Whereas Atlantic has been shorted in federal recognition of the state as such territories of Delaware and Maryland are rightfully part of Atlantic, and these territories have not been recognized by congress, and

Whereas all citizens residing within the borders of Atlatnic are entitled to all protections and services under Atlatnic law, therefor

§ I: Title

1. This bill is entitled the “Act Atlantic Borders” for all intents and purposes, unless stated otherwise.

2. The bill title shall also serve as the short title.

§ II: Definitions

1. “State” is defined as the state of the Atlantic Commonwealth, for all purposes, unless stated otherwise

§ III: Border

1. The westernmost border of the state shall begin at Lake Erie at point 42°19'24.5"N 80°31'11.2"W, follow the at a longitude of 42°19'24.5"N south until it interests 39°43' N (Latitude).

2. The southernmost border of the state shall begin at the point of 80°31' W and 39°43' N, and shall head east along the Mason-Dixon line till hitting 39°43'26.3" N, 75°47'19.9" W where the border shall head south until intersecting with the North Branch Potomac River, where the border shall follow the southern bank of the river till the river hits the Atlantic. The boarder shall also extend on the Delmarva Peninsula at 39° 43' N till the Coast of the Atlantic ocean. The area’s south of the Mason-Dixon line are recognized as occupied territory currently in the hands of Chesapeake. This shall be seen as a formal state claim and willingness to add any territory not currently in the state.

3. The easternmost border of the state shall begin at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and 39° 43' N, and shall follow up the coast of the state. The easternmost border shall also be comprised from the star of Monument Brook heading downstream to the Atlantic Ocean, located on the border of the United States and Canada, and shall serve as the limit of the northernmost border with the Atlantic Ocean. The line from the start of the Monument Brook, heading due north until hitting the St. Johns River shall also be part of the Easternmost border.

4. The northernmost border of the state shall begin with the intersection of the line due north of where Monument Brook begins and hits ½ way across the St. John River. The border shall follow the middle of the river upstream, before heading north up the middle St. Francis River, comprised of passing through middle of McKeon Pond and through the middle of Glazier Lake though these bodies of water are part of the St. Francis, to through the middle of Beau Lake, through the middle of Kelly Rapids until hitting the point where Kelly Rapids and Pohenegamook Lake intersect at 47° 46’ N, 69° 22’ W. The border shall continue on a series of straight lines that sequentially passes from the current coordinate to the next listed coordinate shall compose the next border starting from 47° 46’ N, 69° 22’ W to 46°41'43.9" N 69°59'49.5" W to 46°41'43.9" N 69°59'49.6" W to 46°24'59.6" N 70°03'23.6" W. The boarder shall follow in the middle of the St John River starting from 46°24'59.6" N 70°03'23.6" W heading upstream until the St John River becomes the Southwest Branch Saint John River which stops at 46°06'00.5" N 70°15'11.2" W in Little Saint John Lake. The border shall continue on a series of straight lines that sequentially passes from the current coordinate to the next listed coordinate shall compose the next border starting from 46°06'00.5" N 70°15'11.2" W to 46°05'58.4" N 70°15'17.8" W to 46°05'58.6" N 70°15'25.9" W to 46°06'01.0" N 70°15'27.4" W to 46°06'01.9" N 70°15'34.3" W to 46°06'03.5" N 70°15'38.7" W to 46°06'02.7" N 70°15'43.3" W to 46°06'01.5" N 70°15'45.3" W to 46°06'01.9" N 70°15'47.9" W to 46°06'02.4" N 70°15'49.4" W to 46°06'01.9"N 70°15'52.2"W to 46°06'02.8"N 70°15'55.3"W to 46°06'02.5"N 70°15'57.7"W to 46°06'04.8"N 70°16'06.6"W to 46°06'03.8"N 70°16'13.3"W to 46°06'05.4"N 70°16'17.1"W to 46°06'06.2"N 70°16'19.7"W to 46°06'07.5"N 70°16'21.1"W to 46°06'07.5"N 70°16'24.8"W to 46°06'05.2"N 70°16'29.0"W to 46°06'05.2"N 70°16'29.3"W to 46°06'04.6"N 70°16'31.8"W to 46°06'01.8"N 70°16'38.7"W to 46°05'59.5"N 70°16'45.7"W to 46°05'59.5"N 70°16'47.8"W to 46°06'01.5"N 70°16'58.8"W to 46°06'01.0"N 70°17'02.1"W to 46°05'59.4"N 70°17'05.1"W to 46°05'59.4"N 70°17'09.4"W to 46°05'59.3"N 70°17'09.4"W to 46°05'57.5"N 70°17'06.8"W to 46°05'52.4"N 70°17'03.1"W to 46°05'49.5"N 70°17'05.8"W to 46°05'48.7"N 70°17'08.3"W to 46°05'42.8"N 70°17'17.4"W to 46°05'41.9"N 70°17'19.7"W to 46°05'40.5"N 70°17'22.9"W to 46°05'30.4"N 70°17'27.7"W to 46°05'24.7"N 70°17'28.0"W to 46°05'22.0"N 70°17'27.5"W to 46°05'18.8"N 70°17'28.8"W to 46°05'18.4"N 70°17'28.8"W to 46°05'14.2"N 70°17'29.7"W to 46°05'12.4"N 70°17'31.3"W to 46°05'11.3"N 70°17'33.1"W to 46°05'08.9"N 70°17'34.9"W to 46°05'07.8"N 70°17'37.0"W to 46°05'04.2"N 70°17'51.8"W to 46°05'03.1"N 70°17'54.8"W to 46°05'01.8"N 70°17'57.0"W to 46°05'00.9"N 70°18'01.2"W to 46°04'59.1"N 70°18'04.4"W to 46°04'56.5"N 70°18'06.9"W to 46°04'52.0"N 70°18'08.7"W to 46°04'49.6"N 70°18'08.2"W to 46°04'44.6"N 70°17'59.5"W to 46°04'38.6"N 70°18'07.6"W to 46°04'35.8"N 70°18'10.4"W to 46°04'18.4"N 70°18'18.1"W to 46°04'02.8"N 70°18'25.0"W to 46°04'00.8"N 70°18'28.8"W to 46°03'52.6"N 70°18'39.0"W to 46°03'51.0"N 70°18'39.4"W to 46°03'45.0"N 70°18'33.9"W to 46°03'40.0"N 70°18'24.8"W to 46°03'37.4"N 70°17'47.3"W to 46°03'37.6"N 70°17'31.9"W to 46°03'20.4"N 70°16'45.9"W to 46°03'15.4"N 70°16'50.7"W to 46°03'11.6"N 70°16'50.9"W to 46°02'58.2"N 70°17'00.2"W to 46°02'50.7"N 70°17'13.7"W to 46°02'47.4"N 70°17'20.8"W to 46°02'45.2"N 70°17'22.9"W to 46°02'35.1"N 70°17'32.7"W to 46°02'26.6"N 70°17'50.5"W to 46°02'17.6"N 70°17'57.4"W to 46°02'12.8"N 70°17'59.5"W to 46°02'05.1"N 70°18'03.9"W to 46°02'00.0"N 70°18'06.7"W to 46°01'54.4"N 70°18'07.1"W to 46°01'42.3"N 70°18'06.2"W to 46°01'26.7"N 70°18'34.8"W to 46°01'10.2"N 70°19'02.5"W to 46°01'08.7"N 70°19'04.8"W to 46°00'58.1"N 70°18'50.6"W to 46°00'43.4"N 70°18'40.7"W to 46°00'37.3"N 70°18'32.0"W to 46°00'20.1"N 70°18'21.4"W to 46°00'12.9"N 70°18'20.0"W to 46°00'04.3"N 70°18'14.5"W to 45°59'55.3"N 70°18'08.5"W to 45°58'50.6"N 70°18'31.6"W to 45°57'50.4"N 70°18'57.4"W to 45°51'08.4"N 70°20'31.0"W to 45°50'09.8"N 70°22'06.4"W to 45°50'06.7"N 70°22'15.0"W to 45°49'12.9"N 70°23'10.5"W to 45°49'07.7"N 70°23'16.9"W to 45°48'47.7"N 70°23'24.6"W to 45°48'29.2"N 70°23'48.1"W to 45°48'26.3"N 70°23'49.7"W to 45°48'22.4"N 70°23'47.9"W to 45°48'19.9"N 70°23'48.4"W to 45°48'17.7"N 70°23'49.7"W to 45°48'14.8"N 70°23'52.2"W to 45°48'13.6"N 70°23'52.3"W to 45°47'52.0"N 70°24'24.0"W to 45°47'51.6"N 70°24'30.3"W to 45°47'44.6"N 70°24'58.6"W to 45°47'43.9"N 70°25'00.8"W to 45°47'38.3"N 70°25'04.1"W to 45°47'07.3"N 70°24'56.7"W to 45°46'23.6"N 70°24'27.6"W to 45°45'45.0"N 70°24'25.3"W to 45°42'23.5"N 70°27'55.6"W to 45°40'15.7"N 70°32'02.1"W to 45°40'01.3"N 70°33'26.7"W to 45°39'45.8"N 70°33'49.4"W to 45°37'47.2"N 70°35'48.3"W to 45°36'25.6"N 70°38'40.2"W to 45°34'09.4"N 70°41'16.6"W to 45°30'49.6"N 70°43'21.3"W to 45°25'33.3"N 70°47'55.5"W to 45°24'01.1"N 70°49'32.7"W to 45°23'35.0"N 70°49'30.9"W to 45°22'47.9"N 70°48'35.2"W to 45°22'42.6"N 70°48'27.5"W to 45°21'24.6"N 70°48'51.7"W to 45°20'51.5"N 71°00'38.8"W to 45°15'00.3"N 71°09'44.3"W to 45°15'15.0"N 71°11'49.8"W to 45°15'15.5"N 71°12'09.0"W to 45°15'10.8"N 71°12'16.7"W to 45°15'08.7"N 71°12'19.0"W to 45°15'11.0"N 71°12'25.8"W to 45°15'27.3"N 71°13'59.6"W to 45°15'39.2"N 71°14'08.1"W to 45°15'40.0"N 71°14'09.6"W to 45°15'48.0"N 71°14'21.1"W to 45°16'07.7"N 71°14'44.2"W to 45°16'22.7"N 71°15'21.5"W to 45°16'23.5"N 71°15'23.0"W to 45°16'54.7"N 71°15'47.7"W to 45°17'35.6"N 71°15'52.0"W to 45°17'39.8"N 71°15'58.8"W to 45°17'47.6"N 71°16'21.7"W to 45°18'08.4"N 71°17'03.1"W to 45°17'56.9"N 71°17'46.4"W to 45°17'32.7"N 71°18'16.2"W to 45°17'11.8"N 71°18'55.5"W to 45°16'48.8"N 71°19'51.0"W to 45°16'46.2"N 71°19'54.2"W to 45°16'12.9"N 71°21'36.9"W to 45°16'01.8"N 71°21'49.1"W to 45°14'50.6"N 71°22'01.0"W to 45°14'33.4"N 71°24'08.0"W to 45°14'28.9"N 71°24'27.9"W to 45°14'20.9"N 71°26'22.8"W to 45°14'16.5"N 71°26'43.9"W to 45°14'05.7"N 71°26'33.8"W. The border is to then the historic flow of the branch off of Halls Stream before merging into the historic flow of Halls Stream. The boarader follows the historic parts of the Halls Stream until it hits the point 45°00'48.4"N 71°30'03.7"W. The border shall continue on a series of straight lines that sequentially passes from the current coordinate to the next listed coordinate shall compose the next border starting from 45°00'48.4"N 71°30'03.7"W to 45°00'42.2"N 71°39'59.2"W to 45°00'13.6"N 72°18'42.8"W to 45°00'28.9"N 72°33'19.4"W to 45°00'53.1"N 72°38'05.0"W to 45°00'20.8"N 74°40'14.4"W. The border from 45°00'20.8"N 74°40'14.4"W becomes the middle of the historic flow of the St Lawrence River merging into the middle of Lake Ontario, through hte middle of the Niagara River, and through the middle of Lake Erie to the point 42°19'24.5"N 80°31'11.2"W.

§ IV: Rights of Citizens

1. All individuals within these borders, minus disputed territory, are considered citizens of Atlantic and are able to use Atlantic State services.

2. All individuals within these borders, minus disputed territory, are considered citizens of Atlantic and are protected under Atlantic Commonwealth Law.

§ V: Summary

1. The borders of Atlantic are set on the historic borders of the states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Delaware and Maryland..

§ VI: Enactment

1. The bill will go into effect immediately

§ VII: Servability

1. If any provision, section, or subsection of this legislation is deemed unconstitutional, the rest shall still go into effect.

2. This bill supersedes previous legislation by the state, county or municipal.

I'll be answering questions every week.

You can ask as many questions as you desire, but I shall only commit myself to answering 2 questions and 2 follow-ups from each legislator and 1 question and 1 follow up from each citizen.

So, ask away until Sunday night!

Flight consumer protection act

The people of the Atlantic Commonwealth do hereby enact, through the assembly, the following

Whereas overbooking flights is a cruel trick

Whereas overbooking flights pose a potential danger to those involved

Whereas overbooking flights is fraud

Section I. Title

    This bill will be cited as “Flight Consumer Protection Act”.

Section II. Definitions

a) “Overbook(ing) a flight” is hereby defined as anytime any individual or entity knowing sells more tickets than there are seats available

Section III. Declarations

a) It is hereby illegal to overbook a flight

i) Punishment for overbooking a flight will henceforth be a monetary fine of $1,000 for the first violation

ii) Punishment for a second violation will be a monetary fine of $5,000

iii) Third and each subsequent violation will be $10,000

b) Section a.i, a.ii, and a.iii all hereby apply within the state of the Atlantic Commonwealth

Section IV. Enactment

    This will be enacted within 30 days of passage.

This bill was written and sponsored by /u/FreshLlama

Please send all amendments to modmail. The voting process will commence on Thursday.

A RESOLUTION proposing that the constitution be amended by modifying article VI pertaining to the name of the Supreme Court

Whereas the trial-level state court in the Atlantic Commonwealth bears the name “Supreme Court of the Atlantic Commonwealth”,

Whereas the intermediate-level state appellate court in the Atlantic Commonwealth bears the name “Supreme Court of the Atlantic Commonwealth, Appellate Division”,

Whereas the high court of the state in the Atlantic Commonwealth bears the name “Supreme Court of the Atlantic Commonwealth”,

Whereas all three levels of the Atlantic Commonwealth judiciary thus have identical names, causing much confusion,

Whereas this is poor practice and should be solved by renaming at least one of the three levels of the Commonwealth judiciary,

Be it resolved by the people of the Atlantic Commonwealth represented in General Assembly,

1. That the constitution be amended by modifying article VI to read as follows—

Article VI. The Judiciary

1. The judicial power of the Atlantic Commonwealth shall be vested in one Court of Chancery, and inferior courts as the assembly may from time to time ordain and establish; provided that the judicial power includes interpretation of the laws and Constitution of this state; further provided that the judicial power includes ruling on the constitutionality and legality of legislation or actions in accordance with the United States Constitution; and further provided that the judicial power includes, non-exhaustively, review of cases or controversies arising between two parties which both reside within the Atlantic Commonwealth.

2. The Court of Chancery shall be composed of no more than one Chancellor and two Vice Chancellors, and no less than one Chancellor. A quorum shall consist of a majority of judges constituting such courts, and a quorum shall be sitting in order for any action of such courts to take effect, excluding grants of writs of certiorari or other writs of review.

3. Rulings, arguments, petitions, orders, writs, or other judicial actions shall be posted on /r/ModelNortheastCourts.

4. Members of the judiciary shall be appointed by the Governor with affirmative consent of a majority of the Assembly; members of the judiciary shall retain the right to practice law, provided however that their practice of law does not contravene any reasonable standard of judicial ethics; members of the judiciary shall be protected from their payment from being reduced, halted, or otherwise negatively impacted, by any actors, provided that judges may voluntarily decide to forego payment upon reversible, written declaration; nothing in this article shall be construed as to disparage the rights, express or otherwise, or the employment, of sitting judicial officers of the state.

5. That, wherever the term “Chief Judge” appears, such term shall be substituted with “Chancellor”; be it further provided that wherever the term “Justice” or “Judge” appears, such term shall be substituted with “state court judge”.

That, the Court of Chancery shall be constituted with the existing judges and cases of the Supreme Court as established in article VI of the Constitution.

Introduced by HurricaneofLies, Chief Judge of the Atlantic Commonwealth

Sponsored by UnorthodoxAmbassador (Soc.), Speaker of the Assembly

The text of the bill may be found here.

M: As the bill has unlinked photos, it is presented in its original format.

An act to require public schools to teach and require Financial Literacy courses in its establishment to be taken by the students in the commonwealth

WHEREAS studies indicate that high school students who were required to receive personal finance instruction were more likely to make smarter decisions about paying for college;

WHEREAS a study conducted by the Consumer Financial Bureau states that “Well-implemented state financial education mandates lead to a clear improvement in financial behaviors,”;

WHEREAS the Atlantic Commonwealth should require Financial Literacy courses be needed to successfully graduate high school.

THE PEOPLE OF THE ATLANTIC COMMONWEALTH, REPRESENTED IN ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Sec .1. Short Title

(a) This act may be cited as the “The Financial Literacy Act of 2020”

Sec. 2. Definitions

In this act:

(a) “Financial Literacy course” means a course in, Personal Finance, Economics or Career Readiness

Sec.3.Findings

(a)Requirements matter. So does access

(b)A review of youth financial education: Effects and evidence

Sec .4. Mandatory Financial literacy course

(a) All public high schools would require that students must take at least one semester of any Financial Literacy course

Sec .5. Enactment

(a) This act is enacted 3 months upon being signed into law

Written by /u/Microflamer

I am formally nominating /u/Jack-of-few-trades12 as the next Lt.Governor of the Commonwealth. Through the interview process and several personal referrals from my closets advisers I have no doubt Jack is up for the job. I ask the legislator for a speedy confirmation in order to continue our important work leading the Commonwealth.