Legislation is the process of creating a bill, sending the bill to committee, marking up a bill, and finally voting on the bill. This is not an easy process and many bills

24 Jun Legislation is the process of creating a bill, sending the bill to committee, marking up a bill, and finally voting on the bill. This is not an easy process and many bills

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Legislation is the process of creating a bill, sending the bill to committee, marking up a bill, and finally voting on the bill.

This is not an easy process and many bills that are introduced never make it out of committee. Why do legislators not want safe staffing for nurses, or

better mental healthcare, or vaccines for children? Money is one issue. The big tobacco companies, Pharma, and others lobby against passing bills.

That is why nurses are needed! For week 4, you will choose proposed legislation (not enacted) and analyze it.  Remember that there are two parts. 

For part 1, please use the template that is provided, which will ensure that you address all of the essential elements of the assignment.   For part 2,

you will write an advocacy statement.  This should be written in first person, in a persuasive manner, aimed at addressing the concerns of the opponents or

proponents to your proposed legislation, depending on which stand you take.

Submit your Legislation Comparison Grid (Part 1) and your Advocacy Statement (Part 2).  Be sure to compare your grid and advocacy statement to the assignment rubric,

which is used for grading.  Please let me know if you have questions. The Advocacy Statement should have:

Testimony in Support of your Position

Rebuttal to Opposition

Proposed Amendment to Bill

References

Use APA in-text citations in your advocacy statement. Use 5 references. References do not count as a page.

If you are having trouble finding opposition to your bill, look for older bills on the same health issue that were not passed and discuss those opponents.

 Most often the same opposition will come up if not corrected in the new bill. 

I would recommend combining your Legislation Comparison Grid and Advocacy Statement together in one document. If you upload separately, be sure to attach to the assignment

link at the same time.The response needs to fully integrate at least 2 outside resources and 2-3 course specific resources that fully supports the summary provided

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Agenda Comparison Grid Assignment Template for Part 1 and Part 2

Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid

Use this Agenda Comparison Grid to document information about the population health/healthcare issue you selected and the presidential agendas. By completing this grid, you will develop a more in depth understanding of your selected issue and how you might position it politically based on the presidential agendas.

You will use the information in the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid to complete the remaining Part 2 and Part 3 of your Assignment.

Identify the Population Health concern you selected.
Describe the Population Health concern you selected.
Administration (President Name)
Explain how each of the two presidential administrations approached the issue.
Identify the allocations of resources that the current and previous presidents dedicated to this issue.

Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis

Using the information you recorded in Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid, complete the following to document information about the population health/healthcare issue you selected

Administration
Which administrative agency (like HHS, CDC, FDA, OHSA) would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you selected? Why is this agency the most helpful?
How do you think your selected healthcare issue might get on the presidential agenda? How does it stay there?
Who would you choose to be the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor (this can be a celebrity, a legislator, an agency director, or others) of the healthcare issue you selected? An example is Michael J. Fox a champion for Parkinson’s disease.

Legislation Grid Template

Use this document to complete Part 1 of the Module 2 Assessment Legislation Grid and Testimony/Advocacy Statement

Health-related Bill Name
Bill Number
Description
Federal or State?
Legislative Intent
Proponents/ Opponents	Proponents:
	Opponents:
Target Population
Status of the bill (Is it in hearings or committees?)
General Notes/Comments

Legislation Grid Template

24 Jun Legislation is the process of creating a bill, sending the bill to committee, marking up a bill, and finally voting on the bill. This is not an easy process and many bills

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