Public Consultation and Legislation Submissions

[Lincoln Republican]

LGBTQ+ Rights Act

Section 1. Inclusion in Existing Civil-Rights Law
1. The protections described in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically Titles II, III, VI, and VII, shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
2. The protections described in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
3. The protections described in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, or the "Fair Housing Act", shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Section 2. The Right to Security in One's Own Body
1. All insurers within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia shall be required to cover options for hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers.

2. There shall be no requirement that parents or guardians consent to a minor accessing puberty blockers.

Section 3. Grants for LGBTQ+-Friendliness in Schools
1. The government of the Republic of Atlasia shall distribute $1.5b through the Department of Education to provide schools with grants to fund anti-bullying programs and LGBT+-positive sex education.

Section 4. Ban on Conversion Therapy
1. All forms of "conversion therapy", "reparative therapy" or other practices with the intention of affecting a person's sexual orientation or gender identity are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 per day in violation and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted or completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 5. Inclusion in Official Gender Markers
1. All official documents issued by any body under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia that contain gender markers, including but not limited to drivers' licenses, shall be required to require an "other" option for non-binary genders and no requirements to change such markers, beyond regular administrative fees, shall be allowed to exist.
2. Congress strongly recommends that all future statutes, resolutions, etc. of the Republic of Atlasia or its subsidiary bodies refer to singular persons of indeterminate gender with the pronoun "they", rather than gender-specific pronouns.

Section 6. An End to the Mass Mutilation of Intersex People
1. All forms of "genital normalisation surgery", or other sex assignment treatments and/or surgical interventions on the sex characteristics of a minor with intersex characteristics, are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia, except with the express informed consent of the subject or in the case of medical necessity.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted of completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 7. Marriage
1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons to the exclusion of all others.
2. It is recognized that officials of religious groups are free to refuse to perform marriages that are not in accordance with their religious beliefs.
3. For greater certainty, no person or organization shall be deprived of any benefit, or be subject to any obligation or sanction, under any law of the Atlasia Government  solely by reason of their exercise, in respect of marriage between persons of the same sex.

Section 8. Implementation
1. Sections 1, 4, 6 and 7 of this bill shall be considered effective immediately upon entering into law.
2. Sections 2, 3 and 5 of this bill shall be considered effective beginning January 1st, 2017.
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Section 2, Subsection 2 shall be amended to read:

Parent or guardian consent shall be required for any minor accessing puberty blockers.

[Lincoln Republican]

LGBTQ+ Rights Act

Section 1. Inclusion in Existing Civil-Rights Law
1. The protections described in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, specifically Titles II, III, VI, and VII, shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
2. The protections described in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
3. The protections described in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, or the "Fair Housing Act", shall apply also to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Section 2. The Right to Security in One's Own Body
1. All insurers within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia shall be required to cover options for hormone replacement therapy and puberty blockers.
2. There shall be no requirement that parents or guardians consent to a minor accessing puberty blockers.

Section 3. Grants for LGBTQ+-Friendliness in Schools
1. The government of the Republic of Atlasia shall distribute $1.5b through the Department of Education to provide schools with grants to fund anti-bullying programs and LGBT+-positive sex education.

Section 4. Ban on Conversion Therapy
1. All forms of "conversion therapy", "reparative therapy" or other practices with the intention of affecting a person's sexual orientation or gender identity are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 per day in violation and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted or completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 5. Inclusion in Official Gender Markers
1. All official documents issued by any body under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia that contain gender markers, including but not limited to drivers' licenses, shall be required to require an "other" option for non-binary genders and no requirements to change such markers, beyond regular administrative fees, shall be allowed to exist.
2. Congress strongly recommends that all future statutes, resolutions, etc. of the Republic of Atlasia or its subsidiary bodies refer to singular persons of indeterminate gender with the pronoun "they", rather than gender-specific pronouns.

Section 6. An End to the Mass Mutilation of Intersex People
1. All forms of "genital normalisation surgery", or other sex assignment treatments and/or surgical interventions on the sex characteristics of a minor with intersex characteristics, are hereby banned in all territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia, except with the express informed consent of the subject or in the case of medical necessity.
2. Any person who performs such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $50,000 and/or irreversible revocation of any and all medical licenses.
3. Any person who solicits such a practice shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.
4. Attempted of completed subjection of a minor to such a practice shall be considered sufficient grounds for emancipation.

Section 7. Marriage

1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons to the exclusion of all others.

2. It is recognized that officials of religious groups are free to refuse to perform marriages that are not in accordance with their religious beliefs.
3. For greater certainty, no person or organization shall be deprived of any benefit, or be subject to any obligation or sanction, under any law of the Atlasia Government  solely by reason of their exercise, in respect of marriage between persons of the same sex.

Section 8. Implementation
1. Sections 1, 4, 6 and 7 of this bill shall be considered effective immediately upon entering into law.
2. Sections 2, 3 and 5 of this bill shall be considered effective beginning January 1st, 2017.
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Section 7, subsection 1 shall be amended to read

1. Marriage, for civil purposes, is the lawful union of two consenting persons who have reached the age of majority to the exclusion of all others.

[Lincoln Republican]

The Common Sense Gun Control Act

There have been too many deaths caused by people who should have no right to have any guns in the first place.

Universal background checks for all firearm sales.
 
Administration to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun and make recommendations to ensure dangerous people aren't slipping through the cracks.
 
Remove barriers that prevent reporting information on people prohibited from gun ownership for mental health reasons.
 
Military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines will not be made available to private citizens

Reinstate and strengthen the ban on assault weapons.
 
Limit ammunition magazines to 10 rounds.
 
Ban possession of armor-piercing ammunition by anyone other than the military and law enforcement.
 
Gun violence research

Administration to conduct research into the causes and prevention of gun violence.
 
Provide $10 million for additional research on relationship between video games, media images and violence.
 
Gun safety

Launch a national campaign to promote common-sense safety measures.
 
Review and enhance safety standards for gun locks and gun safes.
 
Administration to review gun safety technologies.
 
Challenge private sector to develop gun safety technology.
 
 
More on School safety

Administration to examine the feasibility of placing an armed guard in every school.

Provide incentives for police departments to hire school resource officers through hiring grants.
 
Give $150 million to school districts and law enforcement agencies to hire school resource officers, school psychologists, social workers and counselors.
 
Provide $30 million in one-time grants to help school districts develop emergency management plans.
 
Give schools and other institutions a model for how to develop and implement emergency plans.
 
Provide $50 million to help 8,000 more schools train their teachers and staff to create safer and more nurturing environments.
 
Share best practices on school discipline.
 
Mental health

Provide $55 million for new initiative to make sure students get treatment for mental health issues.
 
Provide $25 million for strategies supporting individuals ages 16-25 with mental health or substance abuse issues.
 
Provide $25 million to offer students mental health services for trauma or anxiety.
 
Provide $50 million to train 5,000 additional mental health professionals serving children and young adults.
 
Clarify that the health-care law does not prohibit doctors from asking their patients about guns in their homes.
 
Launch a national dialogue about mental illness.
 
Finalize requirements for private health insurance plans to cover mental health services.

(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/obama-gun-proposals/index.html)