2016-2017 - University Interscholastic League · 2016-2017 5A State Congress PRELIM Legislation Item Legislation Authoring ESC P1 A Bill to Ban the Use of “Affluenza” Mitigation

2016-20175AStateCongressPRELIMLegislation

Item Legislation AuthoringESCP1 ABilltoBantheUseof“Affluenza”Mitigation 3P2 ABilltoEstablishaUSGuaranteedMinimumIncome 5P3 ABilltoIncreaseInternationalDiseaseScreening 10P4 ABilltoRequire18-yearoldCitizenstoServeintheMilitary 14P5 AResolutiontoAllowCollegeAthletestobePaid 16P6 ABilltoRemoveRace/EthnicityfromAllLegalDocuments 17P7 ABilltoEliminateAnti-LGBTLaws 19P8 AResolutiontoAnnexPuertoRicoasaState 20P9 AResolutiontoStandardizeVoterIDRequirement *P10 ABilltoProtectAncientNativeAmericanBurialGrounds *

5AStateCongressFINALSLegislationItem Legislation AuthoringESCF1 ABilltoBanPrivatelyManagedCharterSchools 2F2 AResolutiontoFundResource-RecoverySystemsforEnergy 4F3 ABilltoDisallowtheUseofEntrapmentbyLawEnforcement 6F4 AResolutiontoFormallyRecognizeandJointheICC 7F5 ABilltoIncreaseFundingTowardsCyberSecurity 8F6 ABilltoEliminateAllHighStakesStandardizedTestinginUS 11F7 ABilltoEndGeneticallyModifiedOrganismLabelingRequirements 12F8 ABilltoEstablishIndependentStateCommissionstoEndGerrymandering 13F9 ABilltoFundVeteransWithoutHealthCare 15F10 AResolutiontoGiveTermLimitstoSupremeCourtJustices *

Chambersmaysettheorderoftheirdocket.Legislationdoesnotbelongtothechamberuntilithasfirstbeenintroducedbytheauthororsponsor.ESCauthorshipisdesignated.If none is designated (indicated by *), the legislation will be introduced by the StateCongressionalDebateClerkandthusisopentoasponsorshipspeechbyanyschool.

ABilltoBantheUseof“Affluenza”Mitigation

BEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. CriminalDefenseAttorneys,whetherprivatelyretainedorcourt2

appointed,arebannedfromusingthemitigationof“affluenza.”3

Especiallywhenthedefendantischargedwithmanslaughterand/or4

homicide,asinthecaseofTexasv.EthanCouch.5

SECTION2. Affluenza:Asocialtheoryclaimingthatindividualswithveryprivileged6

andwealthybackgroundssometimesstruggletodeterminethe7

differencebetweenrightandwrongduetothenatureoftheir8

upbringing,(Business8Dictionary). 9

SECTION3. TheJudicialBranchofGovernmentwillberesponsiblefortheoversight10

andenforcementofthemandates.Iftheterm“affluenza”isusedasa11

mitigatingcircumstanceforanycriminalorcivilactinacourtoflaw,the12

defenseattorneyforthecasewillbeheldincontemptofcourtandliable13

forpunishmentatthejudge’sdiscretion. 14

SECTION4. ThislawshalltakeeffectonJanuary1,2017.15

SECTION5. Alllawsinconflictwiththislegislationareherebydeclarednullandvoid.16

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyESC 3.

ABilltoEstablishaUSGuaranteedMinimumIncome


SECTION1. TheUnitedStatesmustestablishaguaranteedminimumincome(GMI)to2

helplowerthepovertyrateamongU.S.citizens.3

SECTION2. Guaranteedminimumincomeisasystemtoensureallcitizensaswellas4

familieshaveasufficientincomeonwhichtosurvive.5

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofLabor(DOL)willstrivetomakesurethisbilliscarried6

outtoaidintheAmericancitizens’abilitytofundtheirbasichuman7

necessities.8

A. TobeeligiblefortheGMI,apersonmustworknolessthan20hours9

perweek.Theymustalsobeovertheageof18andpayingfortheir10

ownexpenses.11

B. TheGMIwillbesetat$20,000ayearforasingleindividualand12

$5,000perchild.Thesepaymentswillonlyaccountforoneadult13

parentperhousehold.Paymentswillbereleasedmonthly.14

C. Thisservicewillbefundedusingstateandfederaltaxes.15

SECTION4. ThisbillwillbeputintoeffectasofJanuary1,2018.16



ABilltoIncreaseInternationalDiseaseScreeningforInfectiousDisease;suchas,butnotlimitedto,ZikaVirusand

Ebola,forAllPeopleEnteringtheUnitedStatesBEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. AllpeopletravelingtotheUnitedStatesafterbeinginanareaofan2

outbreakforanextendedperiodoftimemustgothroughamandatory3

diseasescreeningbeforedepartingfortheUnitedStates.4

SECTION2.5

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Anextendedperiodoftimeisdefinedasthirtydaysormorespentinan

infectedarea.Thepersonisnotallowedtore-entertheUnitedStates

untilthescreeningisclearedbytheUnitesStatefederalgovernment,

whichcantakeuptothreeweeks.8

SECTION3. TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionwillbetheenforcement9

agency.10

A. Thesampletestedmustbefromwithinthirtydaysofthedateof11

departure.12

B. Thecitizen’spassportwillbesuspendeduntiltheyaredeclaredclear13

byanegativetestresultfromtheCentersforDiseaseControland14

Prevention.15

C. Underspecialcircumstances,theresultsofthetestcanbeexpedited16

toachieveafasterdeparture.17

D. TheUnitedStateshastherighttoexerciseextraterritorialjurisdiction18

overinternationalairports.19

SECTION4. ImplementationwilloccurfordeparturesonFebruary1st,2017.20



ABilltoRequireAll18-yearoldCitizensWithoutPlansforEducationorEmploymenttoServeintheMilitaryfora

Minimumof1YearBEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. All18-yearoldcitizenswhodonothaveplansforeducationor2

employmentwillberequiredtoserveinthemilitaryforaminimumof13

year.4

A. Citizenswillberequiredtoregisterforthemilitarybeforetheir19th5

birthday.6

B. Citizenswhoqualifyforanexemptionfrommilitaryservicemust7

presentproofofplansforeitherfurthereducationoremployment8

beforetheir19thbirthday.9

C. Failuretoregisterorproveeducationoremploymentwillresultina10

fineofupto$250,000orupto5yearsinprison.11

SECTION2. Allrequiredmilitaryservicewillbefocusedtowardeducationandskill12

development.13

SECTION3. TheSelectiveServiceSystemshalloverseeimplementationofthisbill14

SECTION4. ThislegislationshallbeimplementedonJanuary1st,2017.15



AResolutiontoAllowCollegeAthletestoBePaid

WHEREAS, TheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociationprohibitsathletestobe1

compensatedapartfromcollegescholarships;and2

WHEREAS, NCAAgeneratesasurplusofalmostabilliondollarseveryyear,and3

WHEREAS, MuchoftheprofitsmadefromNCAArevenuedoesnotgotosupport4

academicendeavorsonthecollegecampusbutisusedinsteadto5

increasecompensationofcoachesandotheradministrativeofficials,and6

WHEREAS, Collegeathletesoftenmissclassforathleticevents;and7

WHEREAS, Athletesareunabletoreceivepaymentfromfansforautographs,8

paraphernalia,oranyuseoftheirnameorlikeness;now,therefore,beit9

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledrecommend thatstudentathletesshouldbe10

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allowedtoprofitfromtheuseoftheirname,likeness,orother

representation.


ABilltoRemoveRaceandEthnicityQuestionsfromAllLegalDocuments


SECTION1. Questionswithinquiryofone’sraceorethnicityberemovedand2

prohibitedfromalllegaldocuments,including,butnotlimitedto,birth3

certificatesandthecensus.4

SECTION2. A.“Raceandethnicityquestions”aredefinedasanyquestionor5

statementthatrequiresorasksforaresponseregardinganindividual’s6

racialorethnicbackground.7

B. “Legaldocuments”referstoanyitemofinformationforpurposes8

involvingdocumentationbystateorfederalgovernments,and9

institutionsrelatingtohealthandeducation,including,butnotlimitedto,10

collegeandscholarshipapplications,medicalrecords,censusforms,and11

taxrecords.12

SECTION3. Allinstitutionsrecordingorrequestinginformationanddocumentation13

willoverseetheenforcementofprohibitingandremovingraceand14

ethnicityquestionsfromtheirrespectivedocuments.Violatorswillface15

sanctionsbytheIRS,withtheminimumpunishmentofafivepercenttax16

increaseforaminimumoffiveyears.17

SECTION4. ThisbillwillgointoeffectbyJanuary1,2018.18



ABilltoEliminateAnti-LGBTLawstoPreventDiscriminationinStateGovernment


SECTION1. RecentAnti-LGBTLawsinNorthCarolina,Arkansas,andIndianaare2

furtheringdiscriminationandhatecrimesinAmerica.3

SECTION2. TheUnitedStatesCongresswillbeallowedtoblockAnti-LGBTlawsthat4

mayariseinStateGovernment.5

SECTION3. TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJusticewilloverseeenforcementand6

administration.7

SECTION4. ImplementationoftheBillwillbeginassoonaspassed.8



AResolutiontoAnnexPuertoRicoasaStateinExchangeforFinancialAssistance

WHEREAS, PuertoRicohasmismanagedtheireconomyandareseekinganeconomic1

bailout;and2

WHEREAS, SincetheUnitedStateshasnocontroloverPuertoRico’sfiscaland3

economicplanning,thereisnoguaranteethatourhelpwouldstopthis4

trend;and5

WHEREAS, Inthestatusquo,Americancitizens’taxdollarsaregoingtothese6

economicbailoutsalthoughPuertoRicoisnotastateandthereforenot7

payingthesametaxes;and8

WHEREAS, PuertoRicoisstillreapingthebenefitsofstateswherecitizenspaythe9

taxesbeingusedtobailthemoutofbankruptcy;now,therefore,beit10

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledrequirePuertoRicotobeannexed11

aspartofabailoutplan;and,beit12

FURTHERRESOLVED,ThattheUnitedStatessubsequentlyeconomicallyassistPuerto13

Rico.14

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyESC20..

AResolutiontoStandardizeVoterIDRequirements

WHEREAS, ThereisawidevarietyinthevoteridentificationrequiredtovoteintheUnited1

StatesofAmerica;and2

WHEREAS, Thishascreatedconfusionaspeoplemovefromstatetostateanddiscoverhow3

radicallydifferentthevoterIDlawswithineachstateare;and4

WHEREAS, Therehasbeengreatdebatebetweenthestatesleadingtothisproblem.Some5

believethatstrictphotoIDlawsdisfranchiseminoritiesandrestrictpeoplebelow6

thepovertylinefromvoting.Othersbelievestatesthatallowvotingwithout7

identificationisallowingnon-citizensoftheU.S.tovoteandmakingvoterfraud8

easiertocommit;nowtherefore,beit9

RESOLVED, TheUILCongresshereassembledmakethefollowingrecommendationthat10

voterIDlawsbestandardizednationallytoeliminateconfusionandincrease11

voterturnout.12

IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyESC15.

ABilltoProtectAncientNativeAmericanBurialGroundstoRespecttheTraditionsandSovereigntyofNativeTribes


SECTION1. AncientBurialGroundsshallherebybeclassifiedasProtectedLands,2

underTribalOwnership.3

SECTION2. Historically,TheUnitedStateshasprioritizedbusinesses’needsoverthe4

traditionsandwelfareofNativeAmericans.Thisbillpreventsanyfurther5

destructionofsacredlandandtraditionsandplacesaceaseanddesiston6

anypresentactivityonNativeAmericanBurialSites.7

SECTION3. TheDepartmentoftheInteriorwillrecognizeandoverseetheProtection8

ofNativeAmericanBurialGrounds.9

SECTION4. Finesnottoexceed$500,000andprisonsentencinguptotenyearsfor10

desecrationofprotectedlandshallbeimposedforeachinfraction.11

SECTION5. Thislawshalltakeeffectimmediatelyuponitspassage.12



ABilltoBanPrivatelyManagedCharterSchoolsBEITENACTEDBYTHISUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. TheUnitedStateswillbanprivatelymanagedcharterschools.2

SECTION2. Charterschoolshaverepeatedlyadoptedpoliciesthatviolatestateand3

federallaw.Inaddition,charterschoolsoperatewithlittlepublic4

transparency,encouragingfinancialdishonestyandmismanagement.5

Academicqualityfluctuateswidelythroughoutprivatelymanaged6

schools,asnonationalguidelinescanoverseetheiradministration.7

SECTION3. ImplementationwillbeoverseenbytheU.S.DepartmentofEducation.8

SECTION4. ThisbillwillbeimplementedJanuary2017.9



AResolutiontoFundResource-RecoverySystemstoTurnWastewaterintoEnergySources

WHEREAS, Fundingforwastewatersystemsisveryminimal;and1

WHEREAS, TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)estimatesthatatleast$2712

billionisneededtoupgradethewastewaterinfrastructureandanequal3

amountisneededtomaintainandrepairtheexistingsystems;and4

WHEREAS, Wastewatercanberecoveredtobothsavemoneyandprovide5

renewableenergy,makingthesystemseventuallyself-sustaining;and6

WHEREAS, Fundingforwastewaterresource-recoverysystemsisnotcurrently7

availableformoststatesandterritories;and8

WHEREAS, Thetechnologiesarepromisingandprovidebothasystemtoeliminate9

wastewaterandawaytoprovidenewenergy;now,therefore,beit10

RESOLVED,11 ThattheUILCongresshereassembledrecommendtoprovidefunding

forfurtherresearchintechnologyforresource-recoverysystems;and,be

it12

FURTHERRESOLVED,Thatimmediatefundingbeprovidedtobuildandmaintain13

wastewaterresource-recoverysystemsbasedoncurrenttechnologyinall14

50statesandtheU.S.territories,and,beit15

FURTHERRESOLVED,Thatfundingbesetasideforfuturetechnologytorevampand16

rebuildwastewaterresource-recoverysystemsbasedonfuture17

technologyinall50statesandtheU.S.territories.18


ABilltoDisallowtheUseofEntrapmentbyLawEnforcement

BEITENACTEDBYTHEUILCONGRESSHEREASSEMBLEDTHAT:1

SECTION1. Entrapmentatalllevelsofgovernment,local,stateorfederal,shallbe2

discontinued.3

SECTION2. Entrapmentshallbedefinedasapracticewherebyalawenforcement4

agentinducesapersontocommitacriminaloffensethattheperson5

wouldhaveotherwisebeenunlikelytocommit.6

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofJusticeinconjunctionwiththeDepartmentof7

HomelandSecurityshallensurethefollowing:8

A. EntrapmentisDisallowedasaLawEnforcementMethod–Nolevel9

oflawenforcementshallbeallowedtouseentrapmenttoprovoke10

individualsorgroupsofindividualswiththeintentoflater11

prosecutingthemortakingthemintocustody.12

B. ConvictionsUsingEntrapment–Allconvictionslinkedtotheuseof13

entrapmentaresubjecttoreviewbytheDepartmentofJusticeand14

maybevoided.15

C. ViolationsareEnforced–Ifanyagencyisfoundusingentrapmentto16

meetquotasorprosecutenon-threateningindividuals,theyshallbe17

loseanaccumulating15percentoffundingperinfraction.18

SECTION4. ThisbillwillgointoeffectonJanuary1,201719


IntroducedforCongressionalDebatebyESC6.

AResolutiontoFormallyRecognizeandJointheInternationalCriminalCourt

WHEREAS, TheInternationalCriminalCourthasempiricallyshownitssupportfor1

humanitariancauses,andthepunishmentandprosecutionofegregious2

humanrightsviolations;and3

WHEREAS, TheUnitedStateswillserveasabeaconforothernationstojointhe4

Court,aswellasensurebetterrightsforitspeoplebyadheringtothe5

Court’srulings;and6

WHEREAS, NationslikeSouthAfricaandGambiahaverecentlymovedtowithdraw7

fromtheCourt,andmaypromptothernationstodothesame;and8

WHEREAS, TheUnitedStates’entrancetotheCourtwillurgeandinfluencethese9

nationstoreturn,anddeterothersfromleaving;now,therefore,beit10

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledjointheInternationalCriminal11

Court;and,beit12

FURTHERRESOLVED,thatitsinternationaljurisdictionberecognizedwithintheUnited13

StatesofAmerica.14


AResolutiontoIncreaseFundingForHomelandSecurity’sCyber SecurityDivision

WHEREAS, Duetoinsufficientfundingforcyber-securityunits,anincreasein1

hacking,attacks,andlackofprivacyhasensued;and2

WHEREAS, ThecurrentfundingforTheDepartmentofHomelandSecurityissetat3

41.2billiondollarswithonly587milliondollarsallocatedfortheCyber-4

SecurityDivision;and5

WHEREAS, Hackingcanresultinthelossofinformation,moneyandprivacy,and6

damagereputations;and7

WHEREAS, Theincreaseinfundingwillbesolelyusedforcurtailingattacksand8

securitybreachesthatoccurbecauseofthelackofcyber-security;now,9

therefore,beit10

RESOLVED, ThattheUILCongresshereassembledmakethefollowing11

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recommendationtoallocateasubstantialportionoftheHomeland

Securitybudgettothecyber securityunit.IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebatebyESC 8.

ABilltoEliminateAllHighStakesStandardizedTestingIntheUnitedStates


SECTION1. AllHighStakesstandardizedtestingbeeliminatedinallUnitedStatespublic2

schools.3

SECTION2. Highstakestestsarethosewhichdetermineifastudentwilladvanceingrade4

leveland/orbeeligibleforgraduation.5

SECTION3. Gradeleveladvancementand/orgraduationwillbedeterminebythestudent’s6

gradeaverage.Eachschool,workingwithintheirstatelawswilldeterminethe7

requiredgradesnecessary.8

SECTION4. Studentswhodonotmeettheaveragegraderequirementswillberemediatedin9

amannerdeterminedbyalocalcommittee.Thecommitteewillbecomposedof10

theSuperintendent,Principalsandteachers,ortheirrepresentatives.11

SECTION5. TheU.S.DepartmentofEducationwilloverseetheenforcementofthisbill.12

SECTION6. Thisbillshallbecomeeffectivewiththebeginningofthe2017-18schoolyear.13



A Bill to End Genetically Modified OrganismLabeling Requirements

BE IT ENACTED BY THIS UIL CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 1

SECTION 1. 2

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The United States federal government shall not require that genetically

modified food be labeled as genetically modified, genetically engineered,

or as genetically modified organism. 4

SECTION 2. 5

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Genetically modified foods include any product or byproduct of any

organism whose genetic code has been altered to include genes not usually

present. Text, symbols, and QR codes are considered labels. 7

SECTION 3. 8 The United States Department of Agriculture will oversee the

enforcement of the bill. 9

SECTION 4. This statute will take effect immediately, once passed into law. 10

SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void.11

Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by ESC 12.

ABilltoEstablishIndependentStateCommissionstoEndGerrymandering


SECTION1. Anindependentcommissionshallbeestablishedineachstateinaccordance2

withSection4oftheLetPeopleDrawtheLinesAct(HR2978)tooverseeand3

enactredistricting.4

SECTION2. Eachdistrictcreatedbystatecommissionsmustaccomplishthefollowing:5

A. Haveasequalofpopulationaspracticable.6

B. ComplywiththeVotingRightsActof1965.7

C. Minimizedivisionsofmunicipalities.8

D. Begeographicallycompactandcontiguous.9

SECTION3. TheElectionAssistanceCommissionshallprovidepaymentstostatesinorderto10

carryoutredistricting.11

SECTION4. Ifstatesfailtocarryoutthecreationofacommitteeorimplementationof12

redistricting,statecourtsand/orthefederaldistrictcourtwillberesponsiblefor13

takingonalternateproceduresasstipulatedinSection6oftheLetPeopleDraw14

theLinesAct.15

SECTION5. Thisactandallamendmentsmadeshallapplytotheredistrictingcarriedout16

precedingtheupcoming2020census.17


IntroducedforUILCongressionalDebateby ESC 13.

ABilltoFundVeteransWithoutHealthCare


SECTION1. Thatfundswouldbeallocatedfromfederal,state,local,andprivate2

agenciestocreateclinicsforveteranslivingincommunitieswithouteasy3

accesstohealthcare.4

SECTION2. “Allocationoffunds”referstofundsthataremarkedforfundingfor5

veteranshealthcare.“Privatefunding”referstovolunteers,charities,6

andotherdonationsmadebyprivatecitizensdirectlyforthecareofthe7

veteranswhohaveservedinthemilitaryandneedeithertemporaryor8

permanenthealthcare.9

SECTION3. TheDepartmentofDefenseandtheVeteransAdministrationwilloversee10

thisprojectwith:11

A. ArepresentativeorrepresentativesfromtheDepartmentofDefense12

assignedtothosecommunitieswishingtoparticipateintheproject.13

B. Andlocalrepresentative(s)fromwithinthecommunities.14

SECTION4. Duetotheurgentcareneededformanyofourveterans,fundingshould15

bemadeavailableassoonaspossiblewithinthelegaltimetable.16



AResolutiontoAmendtheConstitutiontoGiveTermLimitstoSupremeCourtJustices


RESOLVED, Bytwo-thirdsoftheUILCongresshereassembled,thatthefollowing2

articleisproposedasanamendmenttotheConstitutionoftheUnited3

States,whichshallbevalidtoallintentsandpurposesaspartofthe4

Constitutionwhenratifiedbythelegislaturesofthree-fourthsofthe5

severalstateswithinsevenyearsfromthedateofitssubmissionbythe6

Congress:7

ARTICLEIII8

SECTION1: ArticleIIIdeclaresthat“thejudges,bothofthesupremeandinferior9

courts,shallholdtheirofficesduringgoodbehavior…”Theproposedamendmentwould10

readasfollows:“thejudges,bothofthesupremeandinferiorcourts,shallholdtheir11

officesforaneighteen-year,staggeredtermlimit."12

A.A. ThetermswouldbeestablishedsothatavacancyontheCourtwouldoccur13

everytwoyearsatthebeginningofthesummerrecessineveryodd-14

numberedyear.15

B.B. Thesetermswouldbestructuredsotheturnoverofjusticeswouldoccur16

duringthefirstandthirdyearofaPresident’sfour-yearterm.17

SECTION2: TheUILCongressshallhavepowertoenforcethisarticlebyappropriate18

19 legislation.
