HB 1348: Labor and Employment Commission Organization Act (Tabled)

[Esteemed Jimmy]

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Section 3: Purpose

The Congress declares that the establishment of a Labor and Employment Commission is in the public interest, will promote the general welfare of Atlasia, will help ensure that job and labor issues receive proper treatment at the federal level, and will enable the federal Government to coordinate its job creation and labor-related activities more effectively.

Therefore, the purposes of this Act are:

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Section 4: Definitions

As used in this Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context:

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Section 5: Establishing the Labor and Employment Commission

1. There is hereby established an independent government agency to be known as the Labor and Employment Commission, hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”.

2. There shall be at the head of the Commission, the Director of Labor and Employment, hereinafter referred to as the “Director.” The Director shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

3. There shall be in the Commission a Deputy Director of the Labor and Employment who shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Director shall be Acting Director during the absence or disability of the Director, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director.

4. The Director shall designate the order in which other officials of the Commission shall act for and perform the functions of the Director during the absence or disability of the Director and Deputy Director, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Director and Deputy Director.

Section 6: Powers of the Director

1. The Director is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to administer and manage the functions of the Commission.

2. The Director is authorized to make, enter into, and perform contracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, or other similar transactions with federal or other public agencies, regional and state governments, and private organizations and persons, and to make payments, by way of advance or reimbursement.

3. The Director is authorized to establish, alter, discontinue, or maintain regional or field offices.

4. The Director is authorized to, with their consent, with or without reimbursement, use the research, equipment, services, and facilities of any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, regional government or state government.

5. The Director is authorized to hire and compensate and employees, including attorneys, economists, and examiners. The Director shall have the power to terminate, except for reasons not allowed under law, any employee of the Commission.

Section 7: Offices

1. The Director is authorized to create establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue organizational entities or offices in the Commission.

2. The Director shall appoint officers to any created offices in the Commission. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Director may delegate any function to officers of the Commission as the Director may designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of functions within the Commission as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions to officers by the Director shall relieve the Director of responsibility for the administration of those functions.

3. Each officer of the Commission appointed by the Director shall report directly to the Director and shall, in addition to any functions vested in or required to be delegated to the officer or employee, perform any additional functions as the Director may prescribe.

Section 8: Duties of the Director

1. The Director shall advise the President, the Congress, the Secretary of Internal Affairs, and any other cabinet or agency on job or labor-related matters as needed.

2. The Director shall make an annual comprehensive report to the President and the Congress summarizing the work done by the Commission, the goals, priorities, and plans for the next fiscal year, the progress made in the areas of job creation and labor, and any recommendations for corrective action in areas, in the judgment of the Director, adequate progress is not being made.

Section 9: Commission

1. The Commission shall work to:

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2. The Commission, either by action of the Director or by one or more designated officers or employees, shall perform functions including:

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Section 10: Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.[/quote]

People's House of Representatives
Tabled
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Sponsor: Jimmy7812
House Designation: HB 1348

[Esteemed Jimmy]

HB 1348 is now on the House floor. Debate on this legislation has begun and shall last for no less than 72 hours.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Section 3 outlines the purpose of this bill, but to summarize it will create the Labor and Employment Commission which will help create jobs in Atlasia and also create a position of Director of Labor and Employment to help the President, Congress, and other federal and regional officials cooperate and create meaningful reforms, laws, and programs to benefit all citizens.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

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[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

What does this bill actually do to create jobs beyond merely expanding the federal bureaucracy under these vague promises of finding jobs for people through NPCs. This seems like a lazy way out of actually designing programs that work.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

What does this bill actually do to create jobs beyond merely expanding the federal bureaucracy under these vague promises of finding jobs for people through NPCs. This seems like a lazy way out of actually designing programs that work.

Regarding the Labor and Employment Commission, the role of Director can be a playable position in the game that can be filled in by an appointment by the President. As described in the bill, they would help and advise Congress to design laws/programs that would help create jobs.

[JGibson]

I rise to the floor and speak up in support of the passage of the LECO Act on the floor. Let's get the Labor and Employment Commission Organization established! Vote AYE on this bill.

[fhtagn]

What does this bill actually do to create jobs beyond merely expanding the federal bureaucracy under these vague promises of finding jobs for people through NPCs. This seems like a lazy way out of actually designing programs that work.

Regarding the Labor and Employment Commission, the role of Director can be a playable position in the game that can be filled in by an appointment by the President. As described in the bill, they would help and advise Congress to design laws/programs that would help create jobs.

Worth noting there have been issues in the past outlining the fact that new positions to be filled by the President can't be created by Congress.

[Mr. Reactionary]

I would personally vote against this as I oppose unnecessary bureaucracy but I also see this as generally harmless and dont plan on trying to torpedo it just because I would personally oppose this, much like how I treated several of Fhtagn's well thought out bills that I voted no on.

[fhtagn]

My above comment being said, the bill as currently worded is arguably unconstitutional, as this falls under executive powers, not legislative.

Article IV, Section 2 of the Atlasian Constitution

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[Esteemed Jimmy]

What does this bill actually do to create jobs beyond merely expanding the federal bureaucracy under these vague promises of finding jobs for people through NPCs. This seems like a lazy way out of actually designing programs that work.

Regarding the Labor and Employment Commission, the role of Director can be a playable position in the game that can be filled in by an appointment by the President. As described in the bill, they would help and advise Congress to design laws/programs that would help create jobs.

Worth noting there have been issues in the past outlining the fact that new positions to be filled by the President can't be created by Congress.

Gameplay-wise, the President would both create the playable executive position and appoint someone to the Director position in an executive order as the Constitution allows.

[fhtagn]

What does this bill actually do to create jobs beyond merely expanding the federal bureaucracy under these vague promises of finding jobs for people through NPCs. This seems like a lazy way out of actually designing programs that work.

Regarding the Labor and Employment Commission, the role of Director can be a playable position in the game that can be filled in by an appointment by the President. As described in the bill, they would help and advise Congress to design laws/programs that would help create jobs.

Worth noting there have been issues in the past outlining the fact that new positions to be filled by the President can't be created by Congress.

Gameplay-wise, the President would both create the playable executive position and appoint someone to the Director position in an executive order as the Constitution allows.

The bill, as written, creates this department and states the Director is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.  As I pointed out, Congress does not have this power.

This bill is unconstitutional.

[Sestak]

This could probably be made into an executive order, if the President wants to have it enacted.

[Mr. Reactionary]

Can we just amend the stupid Atlasian Constitutional provision that literally prevents existing bureaucracies that were created by Congress from ever being eliminated by Congress ever again?

[Esteemed Jimmy]

I am suspending Article 5 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation and tabling this bill taking it off the House floor and freeing the slot.