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Bill: Solentian Civil Rights Act of 3835
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 3836
Description[?]:
| Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Goldman, DSP; Cosponsor(s): Sen. Donald Bing, APS; Sen. Bernard Sanderson, DSP; A bill to: secure the rights and value of all citizens of Solentia; to prevent discrimination on grounds of race, sex, religion, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate of the Democratic Republic of Solentia that, § 1. DEFINITIONS. Defined for the purpose of this legislation are the following terms: _(1.) Employment Institution: any organization, private or public, non-profit or for-profit, that actively hires employees as regulated under Title IV U.S.C. _(2.) Explicit Content: any material containing violent or pornographic acts or references. § 2. U.S.C AMENDMENTS Section 1: _(i.) Appendix (A.), § 1 of the U.S.C. dictating retirement age, will be amended to show the national minimal retirement age as being 57 year of age. _(ii.) Title (XII), § 23 of the U.S.C regulating polygamy, will be changed to show "Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages." _(iii.) Title (V), § 3 U.S.C, reading "Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time." shall be amended to show "Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless if they're in jail or not." _(iv.) Title (IV), § 1 of the U.S.C, currently reading "Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted." shall be stricken, and replaced with "All advertising is permitted." _(v.) Title (III), § 1 of the U.S.C, currently reading "Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies." shall be replaced with "Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy." § 3. RULES & REGULATIONS. Section 1: _(i.) Employment Institutions, as defined for this legislation, are prohibited to force their employees into retirement without reasonable medical reason. Such medical reasons include any form of physical or medical condition, age related or not, that may place the employee or others at risk, or otherwise inhibit proper and timely completion of labor related tasks. (Statutory Instrument {S.I.} A-001) _(ii.) Employers who fire, lay off or otherwise terminate the services of an employee for legal purposes outlined in the previous subsection will be required to provide their former employee with temporary unemployment benefits, equal to half of the employees salary. These benefits may last for up to one year after termination, and can only be cancelled prematurely by the recipient. ({S.I.} A-002) _(iii.) Employment Institutions who are unable to pay off the Unemployment Benefits outlined in the previous section for financial reason, can have their liability waved by a court. If this is the case, the National Government will pay for the remainder of the recipients benefits. ({S.I.} A-003) Section 2: _(i.) Advertisements displayed on public television and radio cannot contain explicit content. ({S.I.} A-004) _(ii.) Advertisements promoting harmful products such as alcohol, tobacco or firearms may not be displayed on public television or radio. ({S.I.} A-005) Section 3: _ Employment Instituions are prohibited under this act to not hire individuals based upon sex, race, sexual orientation or ethnicity; Employment Institutions are further prohibited from giving promotions, unearned authority or otherwise any other form of special treatment based upon sex, race, sexual orientation or ethnicity. ({S.I.} A-006) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The professional retirement age.
Old value:: 60
Current: 65
Proposed: 57
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to polygamy.
Old value:: There is no explicit government policy on polygamy.
Current: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Proposed: Polygamous marriages are accorded equal recognition to monogamous marriages.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote after a certain period of time.
Current: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Proposed: Criminals are always allowed to vote, regardless of whether they are in jail or not.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on advertising
Old value:: Only advertising that meets certain set standards is permitted.
Current: All advertising is prohibited.
Proposed: All advertising is permitted.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the legality of abortions
Old value:: Abortions are only allowed in medical emergencies.
Current: Abortion is allowed during the first and second trimesters.
Proposed: Abortion is allowed during the entire course of the pregnancy.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:01:22, April 23, 2015 CET | From |  Chann National Party (CNP) | To | Debating the Solentian Civil Rights Act of 3835 |
| Message | OOC: Hmm perhaps have the "law changes" in one section, like how you separate definitions, and then take the applicable regulations (that attach to the laws) in a separate section/article. And if you do (i) or (ii) it is better to separate them into their own paragraphs for readability, i.e.: (i) blah blah blah (ii) blah blah blah as opposed to (i) blah blah blah (ii) blah blah blah |
| Date | 01:51:10, April 23, 2015 CET | From | Chann National Party (CNP) | To | Debating the Solentian Civil Rights Act of 3835 |
| Message | OOC: Also, just for uniformity sakes, I reserve usage of "Articles" for constitutional things/amendments. "Titles" are for referral to U.S.C. titles or C.S.R. titles. For drafing bills, I would stick with using § (sections) in place of articles. So here it'd be § 1. DEFINITIONS. Defined for the purpose of this legislation are the following terms: _(1.) Employment Institution: any organization, private or public, non-profit or for-profit, that actively hires employees as regulated under Title IV U.S.C. § 2. Appendix (A.), § 1 of the U.S.C. dictating retirement age, will be amended to show the national minimal retirement age as being 57 year of age. (OOC: I only use (i) if there is more than one item) § 3. RULES & REGULATIONS. _(i.) Employment Institutions, as defined for this legislation, are prohibited to force their employees into retirement without reasonable medical reason. Such medical reasons include any form of physical or medical condition, age related or not, that may place the employee or others at risk, or otherwise inhibit proper and timely completion of labor related tasks. (Statutory Instrument {S.I.} A-001) _(ii.) Employers who fire, lay off or otherwise terminate the services of an employee for legal purposes outlined in the previous subsection will be required to provide their former employee with temporary unemployment benefits, equal to half of the employees salary. These benefits may last for up to one year after termination, and can only be cancelled prematurely by the recipient. ({S.I.} A-002) _(iii.) Employment Institutions who are unable to pay off the Unemployment Benefits outlined in the previous section for finical reason, can have their liability waved by a court. If this is the case, the National Government will pay for the remainder of the recipients benefits. ({S.I.} A-003) |
| Date | 02:19:39, April 23, 2015 CET | From | Free Democratic Party | To | Debating the Solentian Civil Rights Act of 3835 |
| Message | This bill, as it stands, is a glorious protection of the rights of Solentians. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 223 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 204 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 98 |
| Random fact: "Jezvraljogadsrlji" means "Social" in the Jelbic languages. |
| Random quote: "A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise." - Niccolo Machiavelli |