2020-2021 ESC 7 Congress Legislation Item Legislation Authoring School 1 A Bill to Stop Supplying Local Policing Authorities with Military Nacogdoches Weaponry 2 A Resolution to Enforce Gender-Neutral Restrooms in All United Brownsboro States Public Schools 3 A Bill to Legalize the Process of Mail-in Ballots for the Physically Big Sandy Disabled 4 A Resolution to Create a Federal Child Protective Service Chireno 5 A Resolution to Reform Mental Health Services in Correctional Shelbyville Facilities 6 A Bill to Abolish Private Prisons Hallsville 7 A Resolution to Raise the Minimum Wage Palestine 8 A Resolution to Ban Stock Buybacks Lindale 9 A Bill to End ICE Enforcement and Retrieval Operations Athens 10 A Bill to Grant Statehood to Puerto Rico Rusk 11 A Bill to Amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to Eliminate Disability- Based Wage Discrimination Henderson 12 The “No Wall Here Thank You” Bill or A Bill to Safeguard Indigenous Land from Eminent Domain Tatum 13 A Bill to Pay for Junior College for All Citizens to Increase Access to Education Tyler Legacy 14 A Bill to Move Federal Elections to the Weekend to Increase Participation Among Voters Chireno Chambers may set the agenda of their docket. Legislation does not belong to the chamber until it has first been introduced by the author or sponsor. School authorship is designated. A Bill to Stop Supplying Local Policing Authorities with Military Weaponry 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THIS UIL CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. The Defense Logistics Agency’s Law Enforcement Office, an organization 3 under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense, will 4 cease to use the 1033 program to transfer controlled property to local 5 policing authorities. 6 SECTION 2. Controlled property will be defined as small arms, personal weapons, 7 demilitarized vehicles, aircraft, and night vision equipment. The 1033 8 program is the policy that allows the Department of Defense, through the 9 Defense Logistics Agency’s Law Enforcement Office, to hand off 10 controlled and non-controlled property to local policing authorities. 11 SECTION 3. The Defense Logistics Agency, with oversight from the Department of 12 Defense, will oversee the enforcement of this bill. 13 SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented on January 1, 2022. 14 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by Nacogdoches High School. We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented. A Resolution to EnForce Gender-Neutral Restrooms in All United States Public Schools 1 WHEREAS, The number of transgender students and adults in America is climbing 2 and access to gender-neutral restrooms does not meet this growth; and 3 WHEREAS, Students and staff that fall into a different gender category outside of 4 male or female must be provided with a gender-neutral restroom facility; 5 and 6 WHEREAS, Seventy percent of respondents in a survey conducted by The Journal of 7 Public Management & Social Policy reported being denied access, 8 verbally harassed, or physically assaulted in public restrooms and these 9 experiences impacted respondents’ education, employment, health, and 10 participation in public life; and 11 WHEREAS, All students and staff deserve equal access to restroom facilities, 12 regardless of their gender identity; now, therefore, be it 13 RESOLVED, That the UIL Congress here assembled require the United States 14 Department of Education to require all public schools to provide gender- 15 neutral restroom facilities. Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by Brownsboro High School. We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented. A Bill to Legalize the Process oF Mail-in Ballots For the Physically Disabled 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THIS UIL CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. All registered, disabled voters will be allowed to vote in all elections by 3 mail-in ballot. 4 SECTION 2. Disabled voters will be defined as a registered voter who is unable to 5 physically, mentally, or emotionally transport themselves to the voting 6 location without the aid of public transportation and/or the aid of 7 someone else. 8 SECTION 3. The United States Postal Service will be responsible for distributing the 9 ballots by mail as well as returning the ballots for the voters. 10 A. Each voter registration card will indicate an area for disabled voters 11 to register to vote by mail-in ballots. By this process, the ballots will 12 be pre-coded and mailed to each voter. 13 B. Disabled voters who have not registered to vote or who did not 14 request a mail-in ballot will contact their local precinct chairperson. 15 SECTION 4. This bill will be implemented on September 11, 2021. 16 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by Big Sandy High School. We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented. A Resolution to Create a Federal Child Protective Service 1 WHEREAS, The federal government provides roughly one half of the money spent in 2 the designated fiscal budget nation-wide for child abuse investigations, 3 foster care, family reunification and state adoption and therefore has 4 vested interest in finding a better system to protect children; and 5 WHEREAS, Child welfare in the United States is fragmented and easily manipulated 6 by guardians who have learned to work the broken system by relocating 7 from state to state to avoid discovery that leads to prosecution; and 8 WHEREAS, The current system requires state cooperation in abuse and allegation 9 investigations despite the lack of technology that would permit 10 information sharing across state boundaries; and 11 WHEREAS, In 2006 the United States Congress recognized the need for a federal 12 approach but did not take the steps necessary to create a workable 13 solution with enforcement; now, therefore, be it 14 RESOLVED, That the UIL Congress here assembled require the United States 15 Department of Health and Human Services create a research committee 16 to develop a federally mandated database to track abuse allegations 17 along with considering creating a federal child protective service agency 18 to replace state and county agencies to reduce inconsistent approaches 19 and policies. Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by Chireno High School We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented. A Resolution to ReForm Mental Health Services in Correctional Facilities 1 WHEREAS, It is estimated that 1.2 million inmates in correctional facilities suffer 2 from serious mental health illnesses; and 3 WHEREAS, Current regulations regarding mental health services in correctional 4 facilities do not require adequate care; and 5 WHEREAS, It has been proven that less access to mental health services in 6 correctional facilities leads to a higher rate of incarceration; and 7 WHEREAS, Improving the mental health service capabilities of correctional facilities 8 leads to a healthier society with more awareness on mental health issues, 9 an overlooked problem; now, therefore, be it 10 RESOLVED, That the UIL Congress here assembled will reform The Basic Mental 11 Health Services Standard for correctional facilities to require a higher 12 standard of mental health services offered to inmates. Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by Shelbyville High School. We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented. A Bill to Abolish Private Prisons 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THIS UIL CONGRESS HERE ASSEMBLED THAT: 2 SECTION 1. Private prisons should be abolished and not allowed within the United 3 States, territories or jurisdictions. 4 SECTION 2. Private prisons are defined as facilities where prisoners are imprisoned by 5 a third party that is contracted by a government agency. 6 SECTION 3. The United States Department of Justice will oversee the enforcement of 7 the bill. 8 A. Any funding needs will be reallocated to the Department of Justice 9 from the Department of Defense. 10 B. All private prison facilities and/or property will either be repurposed 11 by the owning entity or sold to the federal government at fair market 12 value within six months of the bill’s effective date. 13 SECTION 4. The bill will be effective January 1, 2022. 14 SECTION 5. All laws in conflict with this legislation are hereby declared null and void. Introduced for UIL Congressional Debate by Hallsville High School. We certify that the legislation submitted by this school for this Congress is the original work of the students of our school and has permission to be presented. A Resolution to Raise the Minimum Wage 1 WHEREAS, People working for minimum wage do not make enough for the average 2 amount of expenses that they have to pay; and 3 WHEREAS, This problem affects a large number of people throughout the country 4 who have to pay for the increasing amount of money for rent with 5 additional costs that they need for their daily lives; and 6 WHEREAS, This results in people never being able to have a sustainable and practical 7 life; and 8 WHEREAS, A higher minimum wage would give people with lower levels of 9 education an avenue to have a better life; now, therefore, be it 10 RESOLVED, That the UIL Congress here assembled raise the minimum wage to a living 11 wage.