12th Lincoln General Court Legislation Introduction Thread

[Vice President Christian Man]

The Sub/Urban Community Policing Act

Section A. This bill will be noted as The Sun/Urban Community Policing Act
Section B. Implementation:
This bill would require every police officer living in a suburb/city  they represent for at least 6 months before becoming a cop. Current cops with no disciplinary record will be exempt.
Section C. This bill will take effect effective immediately

[Vice President Christian Man]

Discriminatory Training Ban

To ban divisive race theory training. This is a reintroduction of previously repealed LGC 9.16.

Section I. Prohibition

i. Any Lincoln government agency, or an agency of state or local government, or Business or School operating within Lincoln, may not use diversity training or education which promotes racist concepts, to be defined as the following concept or a substantially similar concept, that “any individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex.”
ii. Sex shall be defined to refer both to one's classification at birth and their current preferred identity.

Section II. Enforcement
i. Any worker or student (or a parent of such a student) who is subject to this prohibited training or education can whistleblower to an appropriate manager or to an appropriate agency of local, state, or regional government.
ii. Any such manager receiving information from such a whistleblower should report it to an appropriate agency of the local, state, or regional government.
iii. Local and state governments will refer such reports to the regional government.
iv. The regional government shall pay the whistleblower a reward of $3,000. Where possible, this should come out of funds that would otherwise have gone to the state, locality, school district, school, or business authorizing the prohibited training or education.
v. Whoever originally ordered the deployment of the training or education within the business, government agency, school district, or school in question, shall be subject to a fine of $3,000, payable directly to the regional government. A third or subsequent offense may result in up to 60 days imprisonment as well as the fine. 'Originally ordered' refers only to the original person who authorized the training or education wherever it is used, and does not refer to a lower manager, official, teacher etc. following orders from a supervisor.

[Vice President Christian Man]

Closing corporate loopholes bill:

1. This bill will be cited as the Closing corporate loophole bill

2. For far too long large  corporations and those who run them have paid less in income taxes than our hardworking nurses. I wish to put an end to this and make sure that they pay their fair share. This will include the following:
A. Banning corporations and wealthy citizens (defined as those who make $>250,000) from having offshore bank accounts
B. Requiring that any income in these accounts are reported to the Lincoln governor’s office
C. Ensuring that loans are paid on time and not written off.

3. This bill will take place effective immediately

[Vice President Christian Man]

Community Liberty Act

1. This bill will be known as the Community Liberty Act

2. This bill will implement people’s assembly’s at the local level similar to the New England town hall structure in which will help citizens who are eligible to vote to become more civically engaged and vote on local issues.

3. States and communities  will be allowed to set a minimum voting age that is lower than Lincoln’s current ones with a majority vote. Guest and illegal immigrants would also be given the opportunity to vote in state and/or local elections as long as a majority of voters approve.

4. Implementation: This bill will take place effective immediately

[Vice President Christian Man]

The Lincoln Marshall Plan

Section 1. This bill will be known as the Lincoln Marshall Plan

Section 2; My plan will propose the following:
1. Revitalize and invest in cities of low income & high crime to improve livability. This includes the following:
A. Restoring broken or abandoned housing
B. Increasing police presence in high crime neighborhoods
C. Increase the number of police in high crime neighborhoods and cities
D. Invest in social programs by creating a new Department of Transitional Services which seeks to provide jobs training and guarantees to those who are released from prison.

2. Create union jobs both in fossil fuels and renewable energy determined by state & local demands and needs.

3. If existing abandoned or empty homes cannot be filled, this will clear land as justified under the Climate Act of 2023 to create new neighborhoods for homeless or individuals in poverty with the goal of eventually eliminating poverty.

Promoting Patriotism:
This bill will create a Lincoln Hall of Fame Museum of notable politicians, athletes, musicians and other celebrities who had a positive impact on Lincoln. This will be constructed next to the Capitol.

Section 3: This bill will take place effective immediately

[Vice President Christian Man]

Title: The Modern Response Act

Section A. This bill will be cited as The Modern Response Act

Section B. Implementation:
A. Every emergency dispatcher will provided with a work cell phone for the purpose of receiving texts for emergency help. Each station will have its own phone number and every phone will remain the same within that station.

B. Individuals will be able to text the number for help, particularly in situations where there is an active intruder/attacker who is within hearing range.

C. Dispatch can then send help to the individuals that need help.

Section C. Timing
This bill will take place effective immediately

[Vice President Christian Man]

Maximum Wage Law of 2023

Fairness for workers:
1. This bill will be known as the Maximum Wage Law of 2023.
2. Under this law, the following provisions will take place:
A. The Head (CEO, president, superintendent etc) will not be able to make >10x that of the hourly wage of the lowest paid  employee.
B.  The non-head worker with the  highest authority (principal, head manager etc) will not be able to make >5x more  than the hourly wage of the lowest paid employee
C. A boss/manager/immediate employer would not be able to make more than 2x more than the wage of their lowest paying employee. Exceptions may be made if their boss fits in category B.
D. Companies will be required to pay men and women equally and report annual earnings to the governors office. Any failure to pay the same wage will result in a 100% corporate tax for the rest of the fiscal year.

Curbing Greed:
The total annual cap of earnings for an employee will be placed at a total of $460,000 a year adjusted annually for inflation. Any income that exceeds that will be subjected to a 100% income tax on all further income for the rest of the fiscal year.

Implementation:
This bill will take place effective immediately

[Vice President Christian Man]

Free Community College Act of 2023
1. This will be known as the Free Community College Act of 2023
2. Implementation:
 This bill will make community college tuition free for individuals residing in Lincoln who are over the age of 25 and do not possess a college degree.
3. This bill will take place effective during the Fall of 2023.