Description
Legislative Research Paper
The grading rubric for this assignment is posted on Moodle. You will research one of the current
legislative bills being proposed at the city, county, state or federal level. This will enable you to
understand the process of legislative research and will equip you to become an effective policy
practitioner.
You are expected to write a 10-page APA research paper, and include the following
components:
1. The official title of the legislation.
2. The history of the bill and a summary of recent action.
3. The social, economic, cultural and spiritual environment in which the legislative bill
is being introduced.
4. The names of the legislators who sponsored the bill and what are their vested
interest in the bill
5. The involvement of interest and/or advocacy groups from both sides of a particular
issue.
6. A summary of the key points and intentions, benefits, service provisions, and
funding
7. The name of your representatives that are (or will be) involved with the proposed
legislation.
8. The political history of your representatives. This includes political leanings, voting
record, interests.
9. The positions of your representatives on this issue.
10. What unique interest might your representatives have in this piece of legislation?
Here is the bill information directly from the NYS senate website:
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S4261
Here is the rubric for the paper:
Students Name:
Legislative Research Paper? Grading Rubric for 3(A) (308 Social Welfare Policy)
Crite
ria
(35)
Pres
enta
tion
(25)
Exceeds Competency
Meets Competency
Developing Competency
5 points
Student includes and thoroughly address all nine
required components of the Legislative Research
Paper.
4 points
Student includes and adequately address
all nine required components of the
Legislative Research Paper.
The purpose and focus of the legislative paper is
clear and consistent.
The main argument of the legislative
paper is clear and convincing.
The main argument is clear, concise and
convincing.
The legislative paper is appropriately
organized.
The organization of the legislative paper is
purposeful, effective and appropriate.
Student uses proper grammar and
spelling with very minimal structural
and/or APA format or style errors.
The legislative paper is purposeful and
generally effective and appropriate, bu
student could strengthen the
organization of the paper and the focu
on the main points.
Student uses proper grammar, spelling, and
sentence structure and APA format and style.
Criti
cal
Thin
king
(25)
Cont
ext
(30)
The selected legislation is considered critically,
stated clearly and described concisely, delivering
the most relevant information necessary for full
understanding.
Rese
arch
Qual
ity
(35)
Information and evidence are accurate,
appropriate and integrated effectively.
Information and evidence are accurate
and use effectively.
Claims and ideas are supported and proper
citation is provided.
Claims and ideas are generally supported
and proper citation is generally provided.
The historical, ethical, political, cultural,
environmental and/or circumstantial setting or
conditions that influence and complicate the
consideration of the issue are concisely discussed.
The selected legislation is considered
critically, stated clearly and described
concisely so that understanding is not
seriously impeded by significant
omissions.
Some aspects of the historical, ethical,
political, cultural, environmental and/or
circumstantial setting or conditions that
influence and complicate the
consideration of the issue are discussed.
Criteria (
) X 7 + Presentation (
) X 5 + Critical Thinking (
) X 5 + Context (
Competency 3A (*Competency 3a is scored by averaging the above 5 components)=
Comments:
3 points
Student generally addresses all nine
required components of the Legislativ
Research Paper. However, the student
may neglect some aspects of the
required components.
The points of the legislative paper are
clear, but the main points are not as
concise as they could be.
Student has a number of minor
grammatical and spelling, and/or APA
format or style errors
The selected legislation is stated but th
paper does not include the most
relevant information and information
not described clearly or concisely.
Aspects of the historical, ethical,
political, cultural, environmental and/
circumstantial setting or conditions th
influence and complicate the
consideration of the issue are omitted
the discussion.
Information and evidence are mostly
accurate and used effectively, but
assignment contains some unsupporte
or inaccurate information.
) X 6 + Research Quality (
) X 7 = To
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