2018 SC YIG High School Model Legislature Bill Submission

2025 SC YIG High School Model Legislature Bill Submission
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Welcome to the South Carolina Youth in Government Bill Submission Form!

This form is for any participating students that are members of the Model Legislature to submit their drafted legislation for inclusion in the 2025 Youth in Government Official Bills.

ChatGPT Policy: Students are prohibited from using ChatGPT or any other LLM to write their bills. Any bill recommended for an Outstanding Bill award will be examined for ChatGPT or other LLM assistance. Note that Outstanding Bills are not selected because the writing is outstanding; instead they are selected based on the importance of the issue, the clarity of explaining the issue and the proposed actions, research.

BILL BOOK DEADLINE: OCT 15th BY 6PM (NO EXCEPTIONS)

Bills should address issues that would legitimately be addressed at the state level, not the federal level. Please note that SC YMCA YIG staff does not prohibit bills on any topics. However, any bills deemed inappropriate or not respectful of the seriousness of the program will be removed and the authors will not have another opportunity to submit legislation for the conference. Joke bills are highly discouraged.

Here are the steps you will take when filling out this form:
- Make sure you know the correct chamber your advisor has assigned you to. Any bills with one or more first-year participant authors must be assigned to a Premier chamber.
- Input the email address of a bill partner you want the confirmation email to go to with an attached copy of your final submitted draft.
- Input the email address of your YIG advisor. They will get a confirmation email with an attached copy of your final submitted draft too.
- Input your names and sections of your bill EXACTLY as they will appear in the billbook. SC YMCA YIG staff will not edit your bill for you. It will be input exactly as submitted.
- Input the name or names of delegates in the opposing chamber who can sponsor you bill if it passes your chamber. For instance, if you are in the Premier House, you'll need a sponsor in the Premier Senate. If you're in the Premier Senate, you'll need a sponsor in the Premier House. Your sponsor does not have to be from your school, but should be someone who is willing to present your bill and work with you so that they understand it. If you do not have a bill sponsor, we will circulate a list of bills needing sponsorship and will help you find one.
- If a section is going to have subsections (e.g. "A., B., C."), you must type those in yourself. Simply start a new line in the section box and write it just as it appears above.
- There are eight available sections on this form. No bill may be more than eight sections. You do not have to use all sections available. Simply input the content you want to appear in the sections that you want to use.
- Input your Justification & Statement of Facts and the Financial Consideration in the appropriate boxes at the end of the form exactly as you want them to appear in your bill. If you need descriptions of these sections and what you are expected to put in them, download the bill writing instruction document at the link below.
Have you read the above instructions on how to properly complete this form and submit your piece of legislation?*

Yes

Student Email Address for Confirmation Email*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
YIG Club Advisor Email Address*

Confirmation Emailexample@example.com
Bill Author Names (as they will appear in the billbook)*
Opposing Chamber Co-Sponsor
School/Delegation*
If your school can for some reason not be found on this list, please contact Mary Capers at marycapers.bledsoe@ymcagreenville.org
Bill Title*
Write the title exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include "An Act to be Entitled: ".
Section 1:*
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Section 2:
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Section 3:
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Section 4:
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Section 5:
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Section 6:
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Section 7:
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Section 8:
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Justification & Statement of Facts (any data, supporting facts or reasoning that provides additional information to explain your bill)*
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Financial Considerations (what does this cost? how will it be funded?)*
Write the section exactly as it will appear in the billbook. We will include the header for you (Section 1, Section 2, Justification & Statement of Fact, etc.)
Thank you for all your hard work. Be sure to go back and spell/grammar check all of your sections!
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2025 SC YIG High School Model Legislature Bill Submission