Southern Legislation Introduction Thread

[Mr. Reactionary]

NOT ON THE TAXPAYERS' DIME ACT

1. Any college and university in the Southern Region receiving public funds as a condition of accepting such funds shall be prohibited from spending any monies to promote or inhibit the celebration of religious holidays. Celebrating any designated federal, Regional, State, or local holidays or any campus specific holidays of a non-religious character, shall not be considered a violation of this paragraph. This paragraph shall not apply to colleges or universities owned or operated by a religious body, organization, or institution

2. Any college and university in the Southern Region receiving public funds as a condition of accepting such funds shall be prohibited from spending any monies to promote or inhibit the use of gender neutral titles, honorifics, pronouns, or neopronouns.

3. Any college and university in the Southern Region receiving public funds as a condition of accepting such funds shall reallocate all funds in their budget designated for diversity, equity, and inclusion offices and programs to be used by the college or university solely for scholarships and tuition assistance programs.

4. No daycare, school, college, or university in the Southern Region receiving public funds as a condition of accepting such funds, shall offer or provide litterboxes in public bathrooms for the use by persons who identify as non-human.

5. No State or local government in the Southern Region and no group, organization, or entity in the Southern Region receiving public funds as a condition of accepting such funds, shall sell or distribute bongs, crack pipes, meth pipes, or other smoking implements or devices to members of the general public.

6. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

HOMICIDE PREVENTION ACT

1. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of no more than ninety (90) days and a fine of no more than $5,000.00 for any person, by publication, lecture, film or video, advertisement, or by the sale or circulation of any publication, or through the use of a referral agency for profit, or in any other manner, encourage or promote the performing of an abortion or the inducing of a miscarriage in the Southern Region which is prohibited by law. For purposes of this act the displaying or brandishing of a coathanger in conjunction with references to unlawful abortion creates a rebuttable presumption of a violation of this law.

2. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment of no more than ninety (90) days and a fine of no more than $5,000.00 for any person to distribute within the Southern Region or to mail, import, or transport into the Southern Region, any abortion drug as defined by Regional law, in violation of any Regional law.

3. No abortion drug shall be distributed or dispensed to an end-use consumer, except at a licensed medical clinic by an FDA-registered doctor or physician who has admitting privileges at a hospital within 100 miles of the medical clinic following an in-person consultation during which any information required to ensure informed consent is shared with the patient.

4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

TRANSHUMANISM IS DYSTOPIAN ACT

TITLE I: DEFINITIONS

1. Adrenochrome means any chemical compound directly produced by a human or non-human animal from the oxidation of adrenaline or any blood or other product containing such compound.

2. Cryogenic human preservation means the long-term preservation of a human body or human tissue through freezing or heat removal for the intended purpose of resurrecting such body or creating a human clone from such body or tissue at a later date when hypothetical technology is discovered to allow for such resurrection or cloning.

3. Embryonic stem cells means any stem cells produced by a human embryo.

4. External incubation means gestating a living human embryo in an artificial womb until such embryo can be safely implanted in a host or safely delivered as a live baby.

5. Human clone means a human embryo that is substantially genetically identical to a previously born human being.

6. Human embryo means an organism of the species Homo sapiens during the earliest stages of development, from 1 cell up to delivery or fetal death.

7. In vitro fertilization means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body with the consent of the egg and sperm donors for the intended implantation into a human host body.

8. Metaverse means an interconnected digital platform allowing persons through virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) to interface directly with a digital-only platform that artificially simulates life or life activities, games, communication, or similar such activities.

9. Metaverse property means any divisible software or digital code that is utilized in thr metaverse, including but not limited to digital housing, furnishings, weapons, avatar clothing or skins, currencies, or other things of value.

10. Prohibited artificial intelligence means any real or theoretical program or software code that:

A. reaches or exceeds the level of human intellectual abilities and is able to apply its abilities to any type of task;

B. achieves self-awareness as found in humans;

C. is capable of animating or controlling a human body; or

D. is or purports to be the uploaded soul, life, consciousness, personality, or memories of a specific human.

11. Prohibited eugenics means reproductive procedures including but not limited to sterilization, castration, vasectomy, fallopian tubal ligation, hysterectomy, and abortion which are carried out for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the future population of specific groups or genetic patterns, groupings, or sequences.

12. Prohibited gain-of-function research means medical or scientific research involving the deliberate editing of the genetic code of a virus, disease, or pathogen for the purpose of increasing the virulty, transmissibility, harmfulness, deadliness, resistence, or persistence of the virus, disease, or pathogen.

13. Prohibited human-animal chimera means:

A. a human embryo into which a nonhuman cell or cells (or the component parts thereof) have been introduced to render the embryo's membership in the species Homo sapiens uncertain;

B. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a human egg with nonhuman sperm;

C. a human-animal embryo produced by fertilizing a nonhuman egg with human sperm;

D. an embryo produced by introducing a nonhuman nucleus into a human egg;

E. an embryo produced by introducing a human nucleus into a nonhuman egg;

F  an embryo containing at least haploid sets of chromosomes from both a human and a nonhuman life form;

G. a nonhuman life form engineered such that human gametes develop within the body of a nonhuman life form;

H. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues;

I. a nonhuman life form engineered such that it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;

J. an embryo produced by mixing human and nonhuman cells, such that human gametes develop within the body of the resultant organism, it contains a human brain or a brain derived wholly or predominantly from human neural tissues, or it exhibits human facial features or other bodily morphologies to resemble human features;

K. a human to whose DNA nonhuman DNA is artificially spliced or grafted; or

L. a human embryo implanted or gestated in a non-human animal.

14. Test tube gestation means the artificial creation of a human embryo or fertilized human egg outside of a female human body.

15. Unknowing test subject means a person upon whom a medical or scientific experiment, test, or case study is being performed without that persons knowledge or consent.

TITLE II: DYSTOPIAN CRIMES

It shall be unlawful for any person in the Southern Region to knowingly:

1. create a human clone or produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from such cloning;

2. create a prohibited human-animal chimera, transfer a human embryo into a nonhuman womb, transfer a nonhuman embryo into a human womb, or transport or receive for any purpose a prohibited human-animal chimera, however this clause does not prohibit research involving the use of transgenic animal models containing human genes or transplantation of human organs, tissues, or cells into recipient animals, if such activities are not prohibited by this act or any other law;

3. create or a human embryo as a result of test tube gestation, except for the purpose of in vitro fertilization with the consent of both parents and an identified host for implantation of the human embryo, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo that lacks a human host;

4. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any human embryo or human fetal tissue or any product derived therefrom however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting the use of external incubation to save an extant human embryo, in vitro fertilization, the respectful burial of a dead fetus, or scientific research on donated embryonic stem cells resulting from an unintended miscarriage, fetal death, or ectopic pregnancy;

5. conduct, perform, finance, or advertise prohibited eugenics;

6. conduct, perform, finance, or advertise cryogenic human preservation services;

7. produce, advertise, transport, transfer, or receive any product derived from human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, blood, or adrenochrome, however nothing in this clause shall be interpreted as prohibiting scientific research on any lawfully obtained human bones, flesh, appendages, skin, organs, stem cells, or blood or the transplantation of any lawfully obtained human organ, stem cells, or blood;

8. prepare, serve, eat, or consume any human bone, flesh, appendage, skin, organ, blood, or adrenochrome;

9. create, finance, transfer, or receive prohibited artificial intelligence;

10. conduct, perform, or finance any medical or scientific research on an unknown test subject;

11. conduct, perform, or finance any prohibited gain-of-function research; or

12. administer euthanasia to a human embryo, human clone, or prohibited human-animal chimera, except in cases where the animal is suffering from a painful injury or condition for which there is no realistic alternative treatment or realistic chance of recovery.

TITLE III: PUNISHMENTS

1. It shall be a felony to commit any crime enumerated in Title II of this act.

2. A violation of Title II(1) - (4) and (12) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years and not more than life and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

3. A violation of Title II(5) - (6) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

4. A violation of Title II(7) - (8 ) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

5. A violation of Title II(9) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

6. A violation of Title II(10) of this act that does not result in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than five (5) years and a fine of the greater of $10,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

7. A violation of Title II(10) of this act that results in permanent harm to the unknown test subject shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than twenty (20) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

8. A violation of Title II(11) of this act shall be punishable by imprisonment for not less than five (5) years and not more than ten (10) years and a fine of the greater of $100,000.00 or the amount equal to twice the amount of the gross pecuniary gain from the violation, if any.

9. Any person convicted of crime enumerated in this act shall be ordered to attend an appropriate treatment program or obtain psychiatric or psychological counseling.

10. Any person convicted of crime enumerated in this act who is a licensed doctor or medical professional shall lose their license to practice in the Southern Region.

11. Any business, institution, or entity that participates in or funds any crime enumerated in this act shall be ineligible to receive Regional, State, or local public funds for no less than five (5) years.

12. No Regional, State, or local public funds shall be expended in the furtherance of any crime enumerated in this act.

TITLE IV: METAVERSE

1. Any metaverse property owned by a resident of the Southern Region shall be taxed at 10% of the unrealized gain on such digital property. Such taxes shall be remitted by the owner annually.

2. The sale in the Southern Region of any equipment specifically designed or marketed for customers to connect to or interoperate, interact, or interface with the metaverse shall be taxed at 10% of the sale price charged to the end-use consumer. Such taxes shall be remitted by the seller quarterly.

TITLE V: DISCRIMINATION

1. Any existing law prohibiting discriminatory conduct against certain classes or groups of persons shall not be interpreted as applying to persons in the following categories:

A. Humans who possess non-medically required artificial enhancements;

B. Prohibited human-animal chimeras and purported human-animal chimeras;

C. Non-human animals and purported non-human animals;

D. Prohibited artificial intelligence;

E. Extraterrestrial lifeforms and purported extraterrestrial lifeforms, including but not limited to reptilians or greys;

F. Interdemensional lifeforms and purported interdemensional lifeforms; and

G. Non-human or purportedly non-human otherkin including but not limited to fairies, pixies, sprites, mermaids, elves, fauns, centaurs, vampires, werewolves, goblins, zombies, demons, dragons, electric hedgehog pokemon, and sentient weather.

TITLE VI: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

2. The Black Mirror Act is hereby repealed.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PUBLIC INTIMIDATION PROHIBITION ACT

1. It shall hereby be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for no more than 180 days and a fine of no more than $5,000.00 for any person in the Southern Region to engage in picketing before or about the residence or dwelling place of any individual, or who to assemble with another person or persons in a manner which disrupts or threatens to disrupt any individual's right to tranquility in his home. Each day on which a violation of this section occurs shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit the holding of a meeting or assembly on any privately-owned property with the consent of the property owner, provided such meeting or assembly does not intrude upon the peace, safety, and tranquility of the residence ir dwelling place of another.

2. It shall hereby be a felony punishable by imprisonment for no more than five (5) years and a fine of no more than $50,000.00 for any person in the Southern Region by bodily harm, force, or tortious or unlawful action, or threats thereof, to knowingly attempt to intimidate or impede a judge, magistrate, justice, juror, prosecutor, government attorney, witness, or law-enforcement officer lawfully engaged in the discharge of his duty, or to obstruct or impede the administration of justice in any court. For purposes of this paragraph threats made outside the Southern Region directed at a judge, magistrate, justice, juror, prosecutor, government attorney, witness, or law-enforcement officer in the Southern Region shall be considered to have occurred in the Southern Region.

3. Notwithstanding the penalties herein provided, any court of general equity jurisdiction may enjoin conduct, or threatened conduct, proscribed by this act, and may in any such proceeding award damages, including punitive damages, against the persons found guilty of actions made unlawful by this act.

4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

DON'T THROTTLE MY INTERNET ACT

1. Any publicly owned or operated Internet service provider (ISP) in the Southern Region and any ISP that is Regional, State, or local government contractor therein shall adopt a net neutrality policy, provided each such policy shall include a certification that the ISP:

A. Shall not block lawful content, applications, services or nonharmful devices, subject to reasonable network management that is disclosed to the consumer;

B. Shall not throttle, impair, or degrade lawful Internet traffic on the basis of Internet content, application, or service or use of a nonharmful device, subject to reasonable network management that is disclosed to the consumer;

C. Shall not engage in paid prioritization, or accept any consideration to manage its network in a way that benefits particular content, applications, services or devices; and

D. Shall publicly disclose accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its Internet access services sufficient for consumers to make informed choices regarding the use of such services.

2. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as amending, modifying, or repealing any existing federal, Regional, State, or local law or regulation applying to the provision, operation, management, marketing, or sale of internet service unless such law or regulation expressly prohibits net neutrality policies.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

PROMOTING HOLY SERVICE ANIMALS ACT

Whereas, Al-Bukhaari, at hadith 5163 has reported that Allah’s Prophet (peace be upon him) said “Whoever keeps a dog, except a dog for herding livestock or a dog that is trained for hunting, two qirats will be deducted from his reward each day”; and

Whereas, Al-Bukhaari, at hadith 2849 has reported that Allah’s Prophet (peace be upon him) said “Good will remains on the foreheads of horses until the Day of Resurrection”; and

Whereas, miniature horses are capable of being trained to perform tasks to assist persons wirh disabilities.

Now therefore, be it resolved and ordained that the Southern Region passes this act to expand opportunities for the disabled to receive accomodations for their service animals.

1. Any reference to service animal, seeing eye dog, or hearing dog in any Regional, State, or local law, regulation, or policy shall be interpreted to definitionally include, mutatis mutandis properly trained minature horses. Entities covered by disability accomodation law must modify their policies to permit miniature horses as service animals where reasonable. The following assessment factors shall be used to assist entities in determining whether miniature horses can be accommodated in their facility:

A. whether the miniature horse is housebroken;

B. whether the miniature horse is under the owner’s control;

C. whether the facility can accommodate the miniature horse’s type, size, and weight; and

D. whether the miniature horse’s presence will not compromise legitimate safety requirements necessary for safe operation of the facility.

2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

NO ZUCKERBUCKS ACT

1. No Regional, State, or local electoral board, office, or official in the Southern Region shall solicit, accept, use, or dispose of any money, grants, property, or services given by a private individual or nongovernmental entity for the purpose of funding voter education and outreach programs, voter registration programs, or any other expense incurred in the conduct of elections.

2. This act shall not be construed to prohibit the operation of a polling place or voter satellite office in a facility furnished by a private individual or nongovernmental entity that otherwise meets the requirements for polling places or voter satellite offices provided by law or acceptance of a federal government grant.

3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND SERIOUS ACT

1. It is the position of the Southern Region that there are only three (3) Star Wars films: A New Hope, the Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Any other films purporting to be part of Star Wars are lackluster imitations. Any reference by the Southern Region to the Star Wars films shall solely apply to the three (3) films enumerated herein. No Regional funds shall be expended to purchase or promote any Star Wars films except those enumerated herein.

2. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

YOU ARE FAKE NEWS ACT

TITLE I: DEFAMATION, LIBEL, AND SLANDER

1. Any person, who in the Southern Region or causing to occur in the Southern Region the tort of defamation shall be liable to the victim of such defamation for either statutory damages of $1,000.00 or actual damages, whichever is greater. A court of proper jurisdiction may award such other equitable relief as is necessary, including injunction.

2. To create liability for defamation there must be:

A. a false and defamatory statement concerning another;

B. an unprivileged publication to a third party;

C. fault amounting at least to negligence on the part of the publisher with respect to the act of publication; and

D. Harm, either statutory or actual, caused by the publication.

3. A communication is defamatory if it tends so to harm the reputation of another as to lower him in the estimation of the community or to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him.

4. Unless otherwise exempted by law, a person who repeats or otherwise republishes defamatory matter is subject to liability as if he had originally published it.

5. Unless otherwise modified by law, a person who only delivers or transmits defamatory matter published by a third person is subject to liability if, but only if, he knows or has reason to know of its defamatory character.

6. As used in this act, “reason to know” means the person has information from which a person of reasonable intelligence would infer that the fact in question exists, or that such person would govern his conduct upon the assumption that such fact exists.

7. The tort of defamation includes both libel (written statements) and slander (spoken statements).

8. Statements that are literally true may still be actionable if they omit crucial facts and, as a result, convey a factually false defamatory meaning.

9. For a plaintiff to recover from the defendant on his claim of defamation, he must prove by a preponderance of the evidence:

A. The defendant published or caused to be published the defamatory statement in the same or substantially similar words; and

B. The statement caused the plaintiff statutory or actual damage.

10. For a plaintiff to recover from the defendant on his claim of defamation, must further prove by clear and convincing evidence:

A. The substance or gist of the statement was false at the time it was published; and

B. At the time of publication, the defendant knew that the statement was false or the defendant made the statement with reckless disregard as to whether it was false.

11. In the case of a publicly-known figure, the plaintiff must further prove by clear and convincing evidence that the defamatory statement was made with actual malice. "Actual malice" means that the defendant made the defamatory statement with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not. "Reckless disregard" means the failure to verify if such defamatory statement has been disproven or lacks a basis in evidence, or has refused to accept and consider information from the subject of the defamatory statement disputing the defamatory statement. Publicly-known figure shall include government employees.

12. If a defamatory statement is proven by clear and convincing evidence to have been made with actual malice, a court with proper jurisdiction shall treble the damages award as well as require payment of the Plaintiff's reasonable legal costs.

13. The statute of limitations for the tort of defamation shall be five (5) years from defamatory statement.

TITLE II: PRIVACY TORTS

1. Any person, who in the Southern Region or causing to occur in the Southern Region the tort of invasion of privacy shall be liable to the victim of such tort for either statutory damages of $1,000.00 or actual damages, whichever is greater. A court of proper jurisdiction may award such other equitable relief as is necessary, including injunction.

2. The right of privacy is invaded by:

A. unreasonable intrusion upon the seclusion of another;

B. appropriation of the other's name or likeness;

C. unreasonable publicity given to the other's private life; or

D. publicity that unreasonably places the other in a false light before the public.

3. A person has committed the tort of intrusion upon seclusion if he intentionally intrudes, physically or otherwise, upon the solitude or seclusion of another or his private affairs or concerns, if the intrusion would be highly offensive to a reasonable person and is without consent.

4. A person has committed the tort of misappropriation of name or likeness if he  appropriates to his own use or benefit the name or likeness of another, without consent.

5. A person has committed the tort of giving publicity to a matter concerning the private life of another if the matter publicized is of a kind that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person, is not of legitimate concern to the public, is without consent, and is not made about a publicly-known figure.

6.  A person has committed the tort of giving publicity to a matter concerning another that places the other before the public in a false light if the false light in which the other was placed would be highly offensive to a reasonable person, and the actor had knowledge of or acted in reckless disregard as to the falsity of the publicized matter and the false light in which the other would be placed.

7. A Plaintiff must prove the elements of any of these torts by preponderance of the evidence.

8. A defendant to such tort may raise the affirmative defense that the disclosure of and publicity to facts are a matter of public record.

9. If a tort enumerated in this Title is proven by clear and convincing evidence to have been made with actual malice, a court with proper jurisdiction shall treble the damages award as well as require payment of the Plaintiff's reasonable legal costs.

10. The statute of limitations for a tort enumerated in this Title shall be five (5) years from when the tort was committed.

TITLE III: INTERPRETATION AND ENACTMENT

1. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as modifying the Soecific Legal Protections Act or the Facebook and Twitter Suck Act.

2. A court hearing a case brought under this act shall interpret the act in harmony with the Common Law Can Be Amended By Legislation Act.

3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

BUDGETARY TRUST FUNDS ACT

TITLE I: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Environmental Protection Trust Fund (EPTF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support and development of environmental protection projects including but not limited to wetlands, wilderness, and wildlife conservation and environmental remediation not eligible for federal funds under CERCLA. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. $100 Million from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the EPTF.

3. The Regional Governor shall have the authority to mint, issue, and sell commemorative tokens to fund programs or initiatives, the balance of which shall be deposited in the EPTF.

4. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the EPTF: "Fishing Enthusiast"; "Hunting Enthusiast"; "Cat Enthusiast"; "Dog Enthusiast"; "Wild Geese Enthusiast"; "Protect Endangered Species"; and "Recycling Awareness".

5. Any Regional criminal or civil fine collected from a person convicted of littering or a violation of hunting or fishing law shall be deposited in the EPTF.

6. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the EPTF.

7. The following Regional funds are hereby eliminated with any unspent balance being deposited into the EPTF: the Wetlands Preservation Fund, the Endangered Species Preservation Fund, the Spay and Neuter Program Fund, and the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

TITLE II: SOUTHERN EDUCATION TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Southern Education Trust Fund (SETF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support and development and operation of schools, students, and education programs in the Southern Region. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. The $35 Million from the general fund appropriated for prefunding the teacher loan foregiveness program is hereby deposited in the SETF.

3. $50 Billion from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the SETF.

3. All profits from the Regional Lottery to be expended under the HOPE Act shall be deposited in the SETF.

4. Any money resulting from the issuance of bonds authorized by law for education programs shall be deposited in the SETF.

5. The Regional Governor shall have the authority to mint, issue, and sell commemorative tokens to fund programs or initiatives, the balance of which shall be deposited in the SETF.

6. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the SETF: College or University Name and Logo; Sports Team Name and Logo; "Union Member"; "Music Enthusiast"; "Proud Parent"; and "Proud Grandparent".

7. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the SETF.

TITLE III: OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Outdoor Entertainment Trust Fund (OETF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support and development of public parks, playgrounds, and outdoor exercise and entertainment programs in the Southern Region. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration. The program created by the GARRISON Act shall also be carried out by the OETF

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. The $15 Million from the general fund appropriated to carryout the GARRISON Act is hereby deposited in the OETF.

3.  $100 Million from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the OETF.

4. The Regional Governor shall have the authority to mint, issue, and sell commemorative tokens to fund programs or initiatives, the balance of which shall be deposited in the OETF.

5. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the OETF: "Let's Play"; "Touch Grass"; "Cycling Enthusiast"; "Skating Enthusiast"; and "Jogging Enthusiast".

6. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the OETF.

7. The Accessible Recreation Area Regional fund is hereby eliminated with any unspent balance being deposited into the OETF.

8. The annual appropriation for carrying out the GARRISON Act shall henceforward be discretionary.

TITLE IV: KANSAS RECONSTRUCTION TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Kansas Reconstruction Trust Fund (KRTF).

A. The fund shall be used for the implementation of the Kansas Reconstruction Plan, as adopted by law. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. $2 Billion from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the KRTF.

3. Any money collected by the Southern government from the governments of Atlasia, Fremont, or Lincoln in compensation for damages caused by such government, or its officers, employees, or agents, shall be deposited in the KRTF.

4. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the KRTF: "Support Kansas"; and Benson the First Dog.

5. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the KRTF.

TITLE V: ADDICTION SERVICES TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Addiction Services Trust Fund (ASTF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support and development of overdose prevention and addiction counseling and treatment programs in the Southern Region. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration. The programs created by the Opiate Overdose Prevention Act and the Gambling Immorality Tax Act shall also be carried out by the ASTF

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. Any money collected from the taxes on gambling machines shall be deposited in the ASTF.

3. Any money collected from the annual license fee on casino operations shall be deposited in the ASTF.

4.  Any money collected from the taxes on opiates shall be deposited in the ASTF, subject to the maximum limit imposed by law.

5. Any money collected from criminal fines for violations of the Gambling Immorality Tax Act shall be deposited in the ASTF.

6. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the ASTF.

TITLE VI: INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Infrastructure Trust Fund (ITF). The ITF shall be further subdivided into the following sub-accounts: Road Infrastructure; Naval Infrastructure; Internet Infrastructure; Utility Infrastructure.

A. The fund shall be used for the support and development of public infrastructure programs in the Southern Region. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. The following shall apply to the Road Account:

A. Any money collected from the taxes on gas and electric vehicle sales shall be deposited in the Road Account.

B. Any money resulting from the issuance of bonds authorized by law for road infrastructure shall be deposited in the Road Account.

C. Any money resulting from the collection of tolls on Regional roads or bridges authorized by law shall be deposited in the Road Account.

D. Any fines collected for speeding or other traffic infractions on Regional roads or bridges authorized by law shall be deposited in the Road Account.

E. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the Naval Account: "Car Enthusiast".

F. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the Road Account.

G. The Infrastructure Fund is hereby eliminated with any unspent balance being deposited into the Road Account.

3. The following shall apply to the Naval Account:

A. Any money collected from the sale of dredge or fill material sold by the Southern Region shall be deposited in the Naval Account.

B. Any money resulting from the issuance of bonds authorized by law for naval infrastructure shall be deposited in the Naval Account.

C. Any money resulting from user fees for naval services authorized by law shall be deposited in the Naval Account.

D. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the Naval Account: "Sailing Enthusiast".

E. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the Naval Account.

F. The Naval Infrastructure Trust Fund is hereby eliminated with any unspent balance being deposited into the Naval Account.

4. The following shall apply to the Internet Account:

A. The $7 Billion from the general fund appropriated for carrying out the Broadband Infrastructure Act is hereby deposited in the Internet Account.

B. $25 Billion from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the Internet Account.

C. Any money resulting from the issuance of bonds authorized by law for internet infrastructure shall be deposited in the Internet Account.

D. Any money resulting from user fees for internet services authorized by law shall be deposited in the Internet Account.

E. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the Internet Account: "Online Gamer".

F. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the Internet Account.

5. The following shall apply to the Utilities Account:

A. Any money collected from the royalty taxes on energy resources extracted from or generated on Regional property shall be deposited in the Utilities Account.

B. The $12.32 Billion from the general fund appropriated for carrying out the DamN it Act is hereby deposited in the Utilities Account.

C. $25 Billion from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the Utilities Account.

D. Any money resulting from the issuance of bonds authorized by law for utilities infrastructure shall be deposited in the Utilities Account. This shall include but not be limited to MERAMAC bonds.

E. Any money resulting from user fees for utility services authorized by law shall be deposited in the Utilities Account.

F. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the Utilities Account: "Choose Solar".

G. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the Internet Account.

TITLE VII: CIVIL DEFENSE TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Civil Defense Trust Fund (CDTF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support, promotion, development, and facilitation of civil defense programs to enhance the readiness and safety of the Southern Region during an invasion, disaster, or other emergency. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. The $500 Million from the general fund appropriated for defense is hereby deposited in the CDTF.

3.  $44.5 Billion from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the CDTF.

4. Any money collected by the Southern Region from the lawful sale of Regional Guard or Regional militia equipment shall be deposited in the CDTF.

5. The Regional Governor shall have the authority to mint, issue, and sell commemorative tokens to fund programs or initiatives, the balance of which shall be deposited in the CDTF.

6. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the CDTF: "Regional Guard"; "Militia Member"; Gadsden Flag; Gonzales Flag; and III% Flag.

7. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the CDTF.

TITLE VIII: POLICING TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Policing Trust Fund (PTF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support, promotion, development, and facilitation of programs to boost and improve policing and law enforcement in the Southern Region.This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. Any money collected from the taxes on the sale of security cameras and security alarm companies shall be deposited in the PTF.

3.  $12 Billion from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the PTF.

4. Any money collected from the lawful sale of surplus police equipment shall be deposited in the PTF.

5. The Regional Governor shall have the authority to mint, issue, and sell commemorative tokens to fund programs or initiatives, the balance of which shall be deposited in the PTF.

6. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the PTF: "Law Enforcement Officer"; and "Blue Lives Matter".

7. Any private donation designated thereto shall be deposited in the PTF.

8. The Police Body Camera and Body Armor Trust Fund is hereby eliminated with any unspent balance being deposited into the PTF.

TITLE IX: PUBLIC MONUMENT ART TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Public Monument Art Trust Fund (PMATF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support and furtherance of public civic monument artwork to promote history, beauty, and civic education. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. $1 Billion from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the PMATF.

3. The Regional Governor shall have the authority to mint, issue, and sell commemorative tokens to fund programs or initiatives, the balance of which shall be deposited in the PMATF.

4. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the PMATF: The Flag of Atlasia; The Flag of the United States; The Southern motto "In God We Trust"; The Flag of the Southern Region; The former Flag of the Southern Region;  "Veteran"; and "Protect Our Monuments".

5. Any fines or restitution collected from a person convicted of monument vandalism or desecration, if Regional funds are used in the repair or replacement of such monument shall be deposited in the PMATF.

6. Any private donation shall be deposited in the PMATF.

TITLE X: HEALTHCARE TRUST FUND

1. There is hereby created the Healthcare Trust Fund (HTF).

A. The fund shall be used for the support and development and operation of healthcare research and access programs in the Southern Region. This goal shall be achieved through public and private collaboration.

B. The Trust Fund will be performing an essential governmental function in the exercise of the powers conferred upon it. Gifts, contributions, grants, devises, and bequests, whether personal or real property, and the income therefrom, accepted by the Trust Fund, shall be deemed to be gifts to the Regional government, which shall be exempt from all taxes, and shall be regarded as the property of the Southern Region for the purposes of all tax laws.

2. $100 Million from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the HTF.

3. The fee collected for the following specialty license plates established by law shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the HTF: "First Responder";  "Doctor"; and "Nurse".

4. Any private donation shall be deposited in the HTF.

TITLE XI: OTHER TRUST FUNDS

1. The Food Security Gardening Trust Fund is hereby renamed the Food Security Trust Fund (FSTF). $100 Million from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the FSTF.

2. $100 Million from the special trust fund created by the Sin Taxes Are The Best Taxes Act is hereby deposited in the CPTF.

3. $5 Billion from the Rainy Day Trust Fund is hereby deposited in the Disaster Relief Trust Fund.

TITLE XII: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect contemporaneously with the adoption of the budget.

[Mr. Reactionary]

BALANCE OUR BUDGET ACT

1. The Southern Tax Relief Act of 2018 is hereby repealed.

2. The Asian Carp Suck Act is hereby repealed.

3. The Efficient Products Credit Act is hereby repealed.

4. The Family Opportunity Fund Act shall be amended as follows:

For Households earning less than $300,000.00 per year: {[$1500 - ($Household income / 200) ] + $500} per child

For Households earning more than $300,000.00 per year: $500 per child

5. The Bring Sports Back Act is hereby repealed. Any unspent Regional monies remaining in the Sport Stadium Reopening fund are hereby transferred to the Rainy Day Trust Fund (RDTF).

6. Costs resulting from the DAMn IT Act shall be paid at an annual rate of 20% of the unpaid liability rather than 20% of the annual surplus.

7. The Sin Taxes Are the Best Taxes Act shall be amended as follows:

- Khat, cathiones, salvia, Jimson weed, kratom, Alkyl nitrites, diisopropltrypatime, and products containing such (15% of sale price charged to end-use consumer, payable by retailer quarterly)

8. Of the tax assessed under the Opiate Overdose Prevention Act, only the first $50 Million shall be dedicated for the funding of addiction services each year, with the balance to be deposited in the Pay-Go Fund.

9. Of those taxes and fees assessed under the Gambling Immorality Tax Act, only the tax on gambling machines and the annual casino license fee shall be dedicated for the funding of addiction services, with the balance to be deposited in the Pay-Go Fund.

10. No income from the HOPE Act Lottery shall be dedicated to problem gambling services.

11. No Regional monies shall be appropriated or expended for the purpose of flying black helicopters or other aircraft with a cell-site simulator for the purposes of collecting private data. Any unspent Regional monies appropriated for the above purpose are hereby transferred to the RDTF.

12. No Regional monies shall be appropriated or expended for the purpose of conducting autopsies or vivisections of extraterrestrial lifeforms. Any unspent Regional monies appropriated for the above purpose are hereby transferred to the RDTF.

13. No Regional monies shall be appropriated or expended for the purpose of facilitating or cooperating with any federal concentration, internment, or extermination camps operated by the federal government or agents thereof, including but not limited to FEMA. Any unspent Regional monies appropriated for the above purpose are hereby transferred to the RDTF.

14. No Regional monies shall be appropriated or expended for the purpose of performing or facilitating an abortion. Any unspent Regional monies appropriated for the above purpose are hereby transferred to the Crisis Pregnancy Trust Fund.

15. No Regional monies shall be appropriated or expended for the purpose of protecting the habitat of Dunes Sagebrush Lizards. Any unspent Regional monies appropriated for the above purpose are hereby transferred to the RDTF.

16. No Regional monies shall be appropriated or expended for the purpose of funding the World Health Organization or the United Nations, or any programs operated thereby. Any unspent Regional monies appropriated for the above purpose are hereby transferred to the RDTF.

17. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

BETTER BUDGETING ACT

TITLE I: BUDGET CALCULATION

1. The annual Southern Budget shall be calculated by totaling all Regional spending and liabilities authorized by Southern law to be expended each year, whether on a one (1) time basis or a recurrent basis, as well all Regional taxes, fees, and revenues authorized by Southern law to be collected each year, whether on a one (1) time basis or a recurrent basis.

2. The annual Southern Budget shall not include any spending or liabilities authorized by the laws of the States and localities of the Southern Region that are to be expended on policies or programs established and administered by such States and localities,whether on a one (1) time basis or a recurrent basis, nor shall the budget include any taxes, fees, or revenues authorized by by the laws of the States and localities of the Southern Region to be collected each year, whether on a one (1) time basis or a recurrent basis.

3. The Regional government shall only fund programs, liabilities, or other expenses expressly established and authorized by Regional law. The Regional government shall only collect taxes, fees, or other revenue expressly established and authorized by Regional law. Each State in the Southern Region, and each locality therein shall be responsible for its own budgetary, tax, and other fiscal policies unless expressly limited by Regional law. It is the position of the Southern Region that the States and localities of the Southern Region retain all powers, duties, and laws such States and localities possessed while part of the United States prior to the adoption of the 2016 Constitution and resulting game reboot.

TITLE II: TRUST FUNDS

1. When establishing a Regional program that has recurrent authotization to expend money and a dedicated recurrent funding source, the Southern Chamber may create a Trust Fund to hold all money dedicated thereto. When adopting the annual budget, each Trust Fund established by law shall be segregated from the general fund including its balance, expenditures, and revenues. The balance of any Regional Trust Fund shall be held in an interest-bearing account, with any earned interest dedicated to the balance of the Trust Fund. Unless expressly disclaimed in its enabling statute, any Regional Trust Fund shall be prohibited from expending more than one half (1/2) of its balance in any calendar year.

2. There is hereby created a Rainy Day Trust Fund (RDTF) to hold Regional funding in reserve for unanticipated needs and increase the Regional bond rating. The RDTF shall maintain a minimum balance of 20% of budgeted annual expenditures. At the end of the fiscal year any surplus revenue from the general fund shall be deposited into the RDTF. The balance of any funding discovered after an audit to have been included in a previously adopted budget that was not expended due to nonauthorization shall be transferred into the RDTF.

TITLE III: AUDIT RECONCILIATION

1. The following budget items, having been identified through an audit to have been misbudgeted shall be reconciled, with the balance being deposited into the RDTF:

Healthcare

A. FY 2021, Jeb Stuart Act: $500,000

B. FY 2020, Jeb Stuart Act: $500,000

C. FY 2021, Raccoon Resistance Act: $20 Million

D. FY 2020, Raccoon Resistance Act: $20 Million

E. FY 2021, Doctors and Hospitals Act: $149 Million

F. FY 2020, Doctors and Hospitals Act: $149 Million

Education

G. FY 2021, Development of Foreign Language Programs in Schools Act: $10 Million

H. FY 2020, Development of Foreign Language Programs in Schools Act: $10 Million

I. FY 2020, School is Cool Act: - $35 Million

J. FY 2021, Opidate Overdose Prevention Act: $2 Million

K. FY 2020, Opidate Overdose Prevention Act: $2 Million

L. FY 2021, Go South Young Man Act: $735 Million

M. FY 2020, Go South Young Man Act: $735 Million

N. FY 2021, Appreciate Our Teachers Act: $7.68 Billion

Welfare

O. FY 2021, Prison Reform Act: $165 Million

P. FY 2020, Prison Reform Act: $165 Million

Q. FY 2021, Obsolete Crimes Deletion: $30 Million

R. FY 2020, Obsolete Crimes Deletion: $30 Million

Transportation

S. FY 2021, Naval Infrastructure Spending Act: $8 Billion

T. FY 2020, Naval Infrastructure Spending Act: $8 Billion

U. FY 2021, Everglades Protection: $10 Million

V. FY 2020, Everglades Protection: $10 Million

W. FY 2021, Fast Act Amendments: $3 Million

X. FY 2021, Fast Act Amendments Act: $3 Million

Y. FY 2020, Fast Act Amendments: $3 Million

General

Z. FY 2021, Rough Bulldog Act: $8,000

AA. FY 2020, Rough Bulldog Act: $8,000

BB. FY 2021, Sales Tax Exemption: $7.45 Million

BB. FY 2020, Sales Tax Exemption: $7.45 Million

CC. FY 2021, Tax-Exempt HSAs Act: $19 Million

DD. FY 2020, Tax-Exempt HSAs Act: $19 Million

EE. FY 2021, Asset Seizure: $311 Million

FF. FY 2020, Asset Seizure: $311 Million

GG. FY 2021, Gambling Immorality Tax Act: $57.35 Million

HH. FY 2020, Gambling Immorality Tax Act: $57.35 Million

II. FY 2021, Southern Environmental Act: $1 Million

JJ. FY 2021, Efficient Products Credit Act: - $5.6 Billion

KK. FY 2021, Confederate Statues Removal Act: $25 Million

Total Reconciled Amount

+ $21.114 Billion

TITLE IV: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

REVENUES FROM SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES ACT

1. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in each State shall offer specialty license plates as prescribed herein, of a design approved by the State and the Southern Governor. In addition to all other fees required for motor vehicle registration, each application to obtain or renew a specialty license plate shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). This fee shall be remitted to the Regional government and deposited in the fund specified herein.

The following specialty license plates shall be offered in each Southern State:

A. The Flag of Atlasia (Public Monument Art Trust Fund)

B. The Flag of the United States (Public Monument Art Trust Fund)

C. The Southern motto "In God We Trust" (Public Monument Art Trust Fund)

D. The Flag of the Southern Region (Public Monument Art Trust Fund)

E. The former Flag of the Southern Region (Public Monument Art Trust Fund)

F. The Gadsden Flag (Civil Defense Trust Fund)

G. The Gonzales Flag (Civil Defense Trust Fund)

H. The former First Dog, Benson (Kansas Reconstruction Trust Fund)

I. The phrase "Support Kansas" (Kansas Reconstruction Trust Fund)

J. The phrase "Choose Life" (Crisis Pregnancy Trust Fund)

K. The phrase "Gardening Enthusiast" (Food Security Trust Fund)

L. The phrase "Fishing Enthusiast" (Environmental Protection Trust Fund)

M. The phrase "Hunting Enthusiast" (Environmental Protection Trust Fund)

N. The Name and Logo of any College or University in the Southern Region (Southern Education Trust Fund)

O. The Name and Logo of any professional sports team in the Southern Region (Southern Education Trust Fund)

P. The phrase "Union Member" (Southern Education Trust Fund)

Q. The phrase "Music Enthusiast" (Southern Education Trust Fund)

R. The phrase "Cat Enthusiast" (Environmental Protection Trust Fund)

S. The phrase "Dog Enthusiast" (Environmental Protection Trust Fund)

T. The phrase "Wild Geese Enthusiast" (Environmental Protection Trust Fund)

U. The phrase "Protect Endangered Species" (Environmental Protection Trust Fund)

V. The phrase "Recycling Awareness" (Environmental Protection Trust Fund)

W. The phrase "Proud Parent" (Southern Education Trust Fund)

X. The phrase "Proud Grandparent" (Southern Education Trust Fund)

Y. The phrase "Let's Play" (Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund)

Z. The phrase "Touch Grass" (Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund)

AA. The phrase "Cycling Enthusiast" (Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund)

BB. The phrase "Skating Enthusiast" (Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund)

CC. The phrase "Jogging Enthusiast" (Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund)

DD. The phrase "Car Enthusiast" (Road Account of Infrastructure Trust Fund)

EE. The phrase "Sailing Enthusiast" (Naval Account of Infrastructure Trust Fund)

FF. The phrase "Online Gamer" (Internet Account of Infrastructure Trust Fund)

GG. The phrase "Choose Solar" (Utilities Account of Infrastructure Trust Fund)

HH. The phrase "Regional Guard" (Civil Defense Trust Fund)

II. The phrase "Militia Member" (Civil Defense Trust Fund)

JJ. The III% Flag (Civil Defense Trust Fund)

KK. The phrase "Law Enforcement Officer" (Policing Trust Fund)

LL. The phrase "Blue Lives Matter" (Policing Trust Fund)

MM. The phrase "Doctor" (Healthcare Trust Fund)

NN. The phrase "Nurse" (Healthcare Trust Fund)

OO. The phrase "First Responder" (Healthcare Trust Fund)

PP. The phrase "Veteran" (Public Monument Art Trust Fund)

QQ. The phrase "Protect Our Monuments" (Public Monument Art Trust Fund)

2. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in each State shall offer specialty license plates as prescribed herein, of a design approved by the State, the Southern Governor, and the organization referenced on the specialty plate. In addition to all other fees required for motor vehicle registration, each application to obtain or renew a specialty license plate shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). This fee shall be remitted to the non-profit organization referenced on the specialty plate.

The following specialty license plates shall be offered in each Southern State:

A. The Audubon Society

B. The Atlasian Legion

C. The Veterans of Foreign Wars

D. The Boy Scouts of Atlasia

E. The Girl Scouts of Atlasia

F. The Daughters of the American Revolution

G. The United Daughters of the Confederacy

H. The Sons of Confederate Veterans

I. Susan G. Komen Foundation

3. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in each State identified herein shall offer specialty license plates as prescribed herein, of a design approved by the State, the Southern Governor, and the organization referenced on the specialty plate. In addition to all other fees required for motor vehicle registration, each application to obtain or renew a specialty license plate shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). This fee shall be remitted to the non-profit organization referenced on the specialty plate.

The following specialty license plates shall be offered in Virginia:

A. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union

B. Thomas Jefferson Foundation

C. J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc.

The following specialty license plate shall be offered in Georgia:

A. Stone Mountain Memorial Association

The following specialty license plate shall be offered in Texas:

A. Alamo Trust, Inc.

4. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in each State shall offer a specialty license plate based on its flag, of a design approved by the State. In addition to all other fees required for motor vehicle registration, each application to obtain or renew a specialty license plate shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). This fee shall be retained by the State.

5. Any organization that is the subject of a specialty license plate under this act shall be permitted to display its crest or logo on the specialty plate design.

6. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Mr. Reactionary]

REFUND THE POLICE

TITLE I: LOCAL POLICE GRANT PROGRAM

1. The Governor is hereby authorized to award grants to local Police Departments and Sheriff's Offices in the Southern Region to support the following activities:

A. The purchase of body armor and other safety equipment.

B. Recruitment bonuses for the hiring of new law enforcement officers.

C. Performance bonuses for the retention of law enforcement officers with an honorable service record.

D. Law enforcement training programs.

2. Grant money awarded under this act may be used to pay for law enforcement training programs on the following tactics:

A. Deescalation tactics;

B. Riot tactics;

C. Hostage Rescue tactics;

D. Mass Shooting tactics;

E. SWAT tactics;

I. Community policing tactics;

J. Crime victim communication tactics; and

K. Foreign and Sign language communication tactics.

3. Grant awards shall prioritize departments and offices that are determined to be underfunded, understaffed, or facing an increase in violent crime within their jurisdiction.

4. No department or office may receive more than $1 Million from this grant program in any year.

TITLE II: FUNDING

1. The Southern Regional Police and all State and local Police Departments and Sheriff's Offices within the Southern Region shall conduct an inventory of armored vehicles, firearms and firearm accessories, and other equipment. Any such equipment identified as outdated, excess, or surplus shall be surrendered to the Regional Budget Office to be auctioned to members of the public, provided they are otherwise lawfully eligible to purchase firearms. All proceeds shall be credited into the Police Trust Fund (PTF).

2. The Southern Regional government shall purchase 1 Million troy ounces of silver bullion and commission the minting of 1 Million non legal tender, silver, 1 troy oz commemorative tokens, to be sold to the public at $32 per token.

A. Each token shall include on the obverse, "Southern Region 2022" as well as the name and a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the following famous Southern Law Enforcement persons from popular media:

i. Andy Taylor and Barney Fife from the Andy Griffith Show;

ii.  Cordell Walker from Walker, Texas Ranger;

iii. Jimmy McNulty and Kima Greggs from the Wire;

iv.  A Texas Police cruiser escorting the Bear from B.J. and the Bear;

v. A Hazzard County Police cruiser chasing the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazzard;

vi. Virbil Tibbs from In the Heat of the Night

vii. A Georgia Police cruiser chasing the Bandit from Smokey and the Bandit;

viii. Matt Dillon from Gunsmoke;

ix.  Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs from Miami Vice

x.  Horatio Caine and Calleigh Duquesne from CSI Miami.

B. Each token shall include on the reverse, the Southern Motto and Motto Emiritus as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of the Southern and Blue Lives Matter flags.

C. All proceeds from the sale of these tokens shall be deposited in the PTF.

3. The Governor is hereby authorized to expend up to $4 Billion from the PTF each year in carrying out this act.

TITLE III: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect immediately.

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[Mr. Reactionary]

MONUMENTALLY IMPORTANT ACT

TITLE I: GOVERNOR'S CULTURAL PROGRAM

1. The Southern Governor is hereby authorized to make expenditures from the PMATF to carry out a cultural program to promote historic and civic public monument art by creating new public monuments or repairing or copying existing public monuments, subject to the following conditions:

A. Each State is eligible to receive funding pursuant to this program for a maximum of five (5) projects per Gubertorial term.

B. No State may get funding for more than one (1) project than any other State each year.

C. The Governor may not expend more than half of the balance of the Trust Fund in any year.

D. Any statue or monument receiving funding from this Trust Fund shall be subject to recorded covenants between the owners and the Regional government forever protecting the statue or monument from removal or alteration.

E. Any statue or monument receiving funding from this Trust Fund may be copied for inclusion in the Southern Sculpture Museum.

TITLE II: CAPITOL STATUARY HALL

1. There is hereby established in the Southern Capitol Building in Nashville a Southern Statuary Hall for the public display of statues of historic Southerners.

2. The Statuary Hall shall contain the following:

A. Bronze copies of any statue currently on display in the Atlasian Capitol building in Nyman representing a Southern State;

B. Bronze copies of any statue formerly displayed in the Atlasian Capitol building in Nyman representing a Southern State;

C. Bronze statues of any person representing a Southern State in the Celebrating our Southern Region Act, as amended, unless otherwise represented;

D. A bronze statue of Pierre L'Enfant;

E. A bronze statue of Luis Matos; and

F. Any statue added by law.

3. The costs of this Title shall be paid out of the PMATF.

TITLE III: OTHER CAPITOL MONUMENTS

1. A monument shall be created and errected upon the Southern Capitol grounds to memorialize all Southern soldiers who were killed or wounded in the Korean and Chinese military operations of the last decade.

2. A bronze equestrian statue of former Southern Governor and President MB shall be created and errected upon the Southern Capitol grounds to memorialize the crushing of the Truman Conspiracy. The statue shall be modeled after the Paul Revere statue in Boston, Massachusetts with MB's face. The statue's outstretched right hand shall be carrying a flag staff bearing a Nestor Makhno flag.

3. The costs of this Title shall be paid out of the PMATF.

TITLE IV: SOUTHERN SCULPTURE MUSEUM

1. The Southern Region hereby establishes the Southern Sculpture Museum in Atlanta Georgia for thw public display of statues of historic Southerners and other historic statues.

2. The Southern Sculpture Museum shall display bronze copies of each statue in the Capitol Statuary Hall, as well as bronze copies of any statue receiving funds from the PMATF, and statues loaned by other museums or private owners.

3. $100 Million is hereby authorized to be expended for the construction and operation of the museum.

TITLE V: LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO

1. Any State, locality, institution, entity, or person receiving Regional funds shall be required to cooperate with and participate in activities authorized by this act. Any State, locality, institution, entity, or person failing to cooperate or participate shall be ineligible to receive Regional funds for 10 years.

2. To the maximum extent permitted by law the Southern Region invokes sovereign immunity against claims arising under this act and denies that cooperation and participation with this act amounts to a taking.

3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

EXPLODING VARMITS ACT

1. The Nature's Bounty Act shall be amemded as follows:

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c. Any State in the Southern Region shall be permitted to offer a cash bounty program for the following nuisance pests:

  i. Coyotes

  ii. Nutria

  iii. Raccoons

   iv. Groundhogs

   v. Asian carp

2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

[Mr. Reactionary]

TACO TUESDAY RESOLUTION

Whereas, Tex-Mex food has long been an essential part of the Southern diet; and

Whereas, Tex-Mex food is a delicious,  nutritious, economically important, and culturally southern food that demonstrates the rich cultural diversity of the South that deserves the South's formal recognition;

Now, therefore be it resolved by the Southern Region that on at least one (1) Tuesday of each month all Southerners should celebrate Taco Tuesday and are encouraged to eat tacos or other Tex-Mex foods thereon as a show of Southern unity and regional pride.

This act shall take effect immediately.

[Mr. Reactionary]

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF TOUCHING GRASS

Whereas, modern society is increasingly obsessed with the digital world provided by smartphones and the internet; and

Wheras, this obsession has led to a detrimental decline in personal socialization with neighbors and civic organizations; and

Whereas, this obsession has also exacerbated the mental health of the people leading to an increase in mental illness, depression, and suicide; and

Whereas, humans biologically need to spend time outdoors in the real world disconnected from smartphones, the internet, and the digital world;

Now therefore be it resolved by the Southern Region that all persons in the Southern Region shall resolve and commit to going outside disconnected from smartphones and the internet and touch grass for atleast one (1) hour each week.

[Mr. Reactionary]

HOLIDAYS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACT

1. In celebration of family togetherness, tradition, and Southern pride and values, the Easter Sunday of every year is hereby designated and proclaimed to be a Regional holiday.

2. The Regional government shall not observe the first Monday in September as a Regional holiday. Any school calendar, instruction, or instruction materials in the Southern Region that reference Labor Day shall be revised and corrected to Worker's Day.

3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

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*The text of this bill does NOT violate the TOS of this website*

LEGISLATIVE DEFINITIONS CLARIFICATION ACT

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*The text of this bill does NOT violate the TOS of this website*

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DON'T DRONE MY PROPERTY ACT

1. Any person who knowingly and intentionally causes a drone to enter the property of another and come within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a dwelling house to coerce, intimidate, or harass another person, or after having been given actual notice to desist for any other reason, or take off or land in violation of current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor. This misdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year or a fine of no more than $10,000.00, or both.

2. No court in the Southern Region shall hear any civil case against a person for damages to a drone due solely to such person shooting or otherwise immobilizing or grounding a drone flying over his private property in violation of this act.

3. No person in the Southern Region shall be criminally prosecuted due solely to such person shooting or otherwise immobilizing or grounding a drone flying over his private property in violation of this act, provided such shooting, grounding, or immobilizing is done in a safe manner that does not jeopardize the public safety or create a nuisance. For purposes of this paragraph brandishing a firearm at the operator of a drone is not a safe manner unless the person brandishing the firearm would otherwise be permitted to do so in lawful self-defense or defense of others. For purposes of this paragraph discharging a firearm across a public road or in such a manner that greatly risks hitting an occupied dwelling or structure not owned by him or that actually hits a person or occupied dwelling or structure not owned by him shall constitute a nuisance.

3. Any person who knowingly and intentionally causes a microdrone to enter  into the low-altitude airspace above public lands or private property whose owner has not given express consent is hereby guilty of a misdemeanor. This misdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year or a fine of no more than $10,000.00, or both.

4.  Any person who knowingly and intentionally causes a microdrone to tap into the electrical conveyances of another on private property whose owner has not given express consent is hereby guilty of a misdemeanor. This misdemeanor shall be punishable by imprisonment for no more than one (1) year or a fine of no more than $10,000.00, or both.

5. As used in this act:

A. Drone means an unmanned aircraft system consisting of an unmanned aircraft and associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft) that are required for the pilot in command to operate safely and efficiently in the airspace system;

B. Low-altitude airspace means any space above the ground not occupied by a permanent fixture or structure which is not subject to FAA regulation;

C. Microdrone means a drone that weighs less than five (5) pounds; and

D. Unmanned aircraft means an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft.

6. This act shall not apply to any person who causes a drone to enter the property as set forth herein if consent is given to the entry by any person with legal authority to consent or by any person who is lawfully present on such property, or such person has obtained a lawfully issued warrant, or such person is authorized by federal regulations to operate an unmanned aircraft system and is operating such system in an otherwise lawful manner and consistent with federal regulations.

7. This act shall take effect ninety (90) days after its passage.

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EDJUMICATION ENHANCEMENT ACT

TITLE I: RULES FOR TEACHERS

1. No public school teacher or substitute teacher, teaching aid, faculty, or staff in the Southern Region shall be considered to have a property interest in their position. Every three (3) years a public school teacher in the South shall be subject to a performance evaluation to determine his or her effectiveness at classroom instruction and student discipline. Such evaluation shall determine if the teacher's performance has been satisfactory, unsatisfactory, or above satisfactory, as determined by each State. For teachers determined to be unsatisfactory the evaluation shall include recommendations for how the teacher might improve, including but not limited to additional professional training, classroom monitoring, or reassignment. Any teacher determined to be unsatisfactory shall be subject to an additional performance evaluation after two (2) years. If such additional evaluation again finds unsatisfactory performance by the teacher the evaluation may recommend additional opportunities for improvement or it may recommend the termination of the teacher. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the termination of a teacher for cause, including but not limited to disciplinary action, elimination of the teaching position, or other lawful reason unrelated to the performance evaluation. Any public school system in the Southern Region may implement or adopt a policy of awarding merit pay increases to teachers receiving an evaluation of above satisfactory.

2. No public school teacher or substitute teacher, teaching aid, faculty, or staff, shall be permitted to withhold a student's assignment grades and scores used to calculate overall class grades or pass/fail determination from the student's parent or guardian upon a reasonable request for such information. For purposes of this paragraph, withholding means refusing to provide the requested information within one (1) week of the actual receipt of the request. Failure to provide the information, without just cause shall subject the teacher to disciplinary action including up to termination.

3. It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by no more than one (1) year imprisonment for any public school teacher or substitute teacher, teaching aid, faculty, staff, or adult volunteer to engage in consensual sexual acts with an adult student who is receiving instruction at the school at which such teacher, teaching aid, faculty, staff, or adult volunteer works. If the teacher, teaching aid, faculty, staff, or adult volunteer engages in non-consensual criminal sexual acts with an adult student including committing rape, sexual assault, or infected sexual battery against the adult student, such crime shall be punished according the same general guidelines for such crime. For purposes of this paragraph coercing or threatening student to engage in sexual acts, including but not limited to threats of unfair treatment, grading, or supervision at the school, promises of better treatment, grading, or supervision, denial of privileges at school, promises of additional privileges, or promises to withhold information from a parent, shall be deemed a non-consensual criminal sexual act.

TITLE II: RULES FOR STUDENTS

1. No public school student in the Southern Region shall be considered to have a property interest or a privacy interest in a locker assigned to him or her by a public school nor a privacy interest against sniff searches by drug dogs.

2. A student enrolled in a public school in the Southern Region who is experiencing displacement due to homelessness shall have the option to remain in his or her current or most recent school for the rest of the school year or enroll in the neighborhood school where he or she is staying.

3. Any student enrolled in a public school in the Southern Region who is eligible for the federal free or reduced lunch program shall be evaluated by school staff to determine if the student is also eligible for any other federal, Regional, or State welfare program or benefit. If the evaluation determines that such student is eligible for other programs or benefits, the school shall notify the parents or guardians of such student of such eligibility and shall offer to assist the parents or guardians in applying for such program or benefits. If after thirty (30) days of notification the parents or guardians have not applied for such program or benefit and have not expressly refused to allow their child to participate in the program or benefit, then the school shall, to the best of its abilities, apply for the program or benefit on the student's behalf.

4. No public school teacher or substitute teacher, teaching aid, faculty, staff, or adult volunteer shall require a student who cannot pay for a meal at school or who owes a school meal debt to throw away or discard a meal after it has been served to him, do chores or other work to pay for such meals, or wear a wristband or hand stamp to announcing the student's inability to pay. No such student shall be denied the opportunity to participate in any extracurricular school activity or denied the opportunity to graduate and recieve a diploma to which he or she is entitled, merely because the student cannot pay for a meal at school or owes a school meal debt. No school board or employee thereof shall file a lawsuit against a student because the student cannot pay for a meal at school or owes a school meal debt. Any communication relating to a school meal debt shall be directed to the student's parents or guardians. Such communication may be made by a letter addressed to the parents or guardians to be mailed or sent home with the student. Any school board may solicit and receive any donation or other funds for the purpose of eliminating or offsetting any school meal debt at any time and shall use any such funds solely for such purpose.

5. No public school student who becomes pregnant shall be suspended or denied access to the public school in which they are enrolled because of such pregnancy. Any such student shall be provided with take home class assignments for the duration of any pregnancy related absence the same as if the student were facing an excused healthcare related absence.

TITLE III: RULES FOR CURRICULMN

1. This act shall not change or modify any law or regulation governing existing public school curriculmn unless expressly modified by or in conflict with a new provision herein.

2. The minimum curriculum required to be offered for any public school system in the Southern Regions shall include the following:

A.  English: Grades 1-12

B. Math: Grades 1-12

C. Career Course or vocational training course: At least two (2) high school grades

D. Natural Sciences: Grades 1-12

E. Social Studies including State history, Southern History, Atlasian History, Civics, World History, Geography, and economics: Grades 1-12

F. Computer Science: At least one (1) high school grade

G. Foreign Language: At least four (4) middle or high school grades

H. Health: At least two (2) middle or high school grades

I. Physical Education: Grades 1-10

3. Any public school system in the Southern Regions shall be permitted to offer regular and advanced high school diplomas to students who satisfactorily pass the requisite number of classes for such diplomas.

A. A regular diploma shall be awarded upon the completion of 12th grade to any student who has satisfactorily passed at least three (3) high school classes each in English, math, the natural sciences, and social studies, as well as at least two (2) years each in foreign language, health, and physical education, as well as at least one (1) class of either computer science or a career course.

B. An advanced diploma shall be awarded upon the completion of 12th grade to any student who has satisfactorily passed at least four (4) high school classes each in English, math, the natural sciences, and social studies, as well as at least three (3) years in foreign language, as well as at least two (2) years each in health, and physical education, as well as at least one (1) class of either computer science or a career course.

C. For purposes of degree requirements, a class specifically in computer programming or Atlasian Sign Language (ASL) shall be considered a foreign language class.

D. For purposes of degree requirements, participation in an extracurricular school or intramural sports team for an entire season shall be considered a physical education class.

E. For purposes of degree requirements, participation in an approved extracurricular 4-H program, ROTC program, or work apprenticeship program shall be considered a career course.

F. Any class or course on modern world history or Atlasian history shall include at minimum: two (2) hours of instruction on the holocaust and related Nazi genocides, two (2) hours of instruction on the holomodor and other Marxist-inspired genocides, one (1) hour of instruction on the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocides of the Ottoman Empire, and two (2) hours of instruction on modern genocides including those in the former Yugoslavia, the Sudan, and the genocide of the unborn resulting from abortion.

G. Any class or course on State history, Regional history, or Atlasian history shall, when discussing the War Between the States include instruction on the multitude of causes of such war, including States' Rights, unfair tariffs, slavery, and regional factionalism.

H. No class or course on State history, Regional history, Atlasian history, world history, or civics shall include instruction or materials based on the 1619 project.

I. Any class or course on the natural sciences that includes instruction on the theory of evolution must include instruction that the theory of evolution is merely a theory. Any State may require such instruction to give comparably fair instruction in intelligent design and other alternative hypotheses provided such instruction similarly mentions that such hypotheses are merely a theory.

J. Any classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual education, sexual orientation, or gender identity may not occur in pre-school through grade 5 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students. For purposes of this act, mere references to pronouns, marriage, families, childbirth, or adoption shall not be considered classroom instruction. For purposes of this act, personal pictures of a spouse, child, or family member of school personnel displayed by the teacher on a desk or in a work area shall not be considered classroom instruction. Nothing in this act authorizes or permits the disciplining or firing of school personnel due merely to such personnel's sexual orientation or gender identity.

4. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as prohibiting a public school system from offering dual enrollment classes that simultaneously earn a student public school and college credit, or from offering additional classes or courses as part of its curriculmn, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

5. Nothing in this act shall be interpreted as requiring any public school system to adopt or conduct any standardized test to comply with this act. States may choose to adopt standardized testing provided such tests are not based on common core curriculumn or do not contain questions about curriculmn based on concepts of social emotional learning (SEL), culturally-responsive teaching, or other concepts prohibited by law, including but not limited to critical race theory and the 1619 project.

6. Any State that chooses to adopt standardized testing in social studies shall include the following question on any such test other than world history in each grade in which the test is offered: True or False: Kansas is a Southern State? with the correct answer being True.

7. Any State that chooses to adopt standardized testing in social studies shall include the following the question on any such test in Southern history or Atlasian history in each grade in which the test is offered: Which of the following reason led to the War Between the States? A. States' Rights B. Unfair tariffs C. Slavery D. All of the above. with the correct answer being D. All of the above.

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TITLE IV: STUDENT DISCIPLINE

1. Any public school that disciplines a student other than by a verbal warning shall notify the parents or guardians of such student in writing within five (5) days of the occurence of such punishment. The teacher or faculty member conducting any such discipline shall meet with the parents or guardians of such student upon their request to discuss the actions giving rise to the discipline.

2. No public school shall susepend or expel or decline to suspend or expel a student pursuant to a neutral written policy authorizing such discipline based solely on the race, sex, or disability status of such student.

3. No public school shall permit bullying or hazing to occur on school property or during school-sponsored events. For purposes of this paragraph the mere failure to use a student's preferred pronoun when referring to the student if the preferred pronoun is not consistent with the student's biological sex shall not constitute bullying or hazing.

4. Any public school system may determine its own disciplinary policy related to use of reasonable corporal punishment, provided any policy adopting corporal punishment as a means of enforcing discipline shall be limited to reasonable force that could be exercised by a parent that is witnessed by at least two (2) adults and the parents or guardians of any student disciplined by this method is notified in writing within five (5) days of the occurence of such punishment.

TITLE V: SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND TEXTBOOKS

1. Before adding new material to any school library, each public school shall develop and distribute to the parent of each student who attends such school, including through any electronic available means such as email or a parental portal, a complete list of proposed materials, including books, periodicals, and any other instructional and supplemental material that may be in circulation and available to children. Such list shall include descriptions of the material and shall indicate the material for which the sale, rental, or lending to a minor is unlawful or restricted pursuant to law.

2. The parents of all students who attend a public school shall comprise the Parental Review and Approval Committee (the Committee) for such school. The Committee shall review and vote to approve or disapprove of each item on the list of proposed materials distributed pursuant to this act. Each such school shall establish an electronic survey and voting tool by which the Committee review and votes on such items. The survey and voting tool shall be widely publicized to members of the Committee and held open for a minimum of fourteen (14 ) days. A majority of the total members of the Committee voting in favor of each item shall constitute approval for its circulation in the school library. Any material that is not approved by a majority of the total members of the Committee voting shall neither be approved for circulation nor made available to students in the school library, and any material that is not reviewed and approved by the Committee shall be prohibited from being included in the school library.

3. Any public school system, prior to adopting any text book for classroom instruction shall develop and distribute to the Committee, including through any electronic available means such as email or a parental portal, a complete list of proposed text books including the name, edition, and publisher. Any member of the Committee shall be permitted upon request to review sample copies of the text book in person, provided no such book is photocopied or reproduced in violation of  federal copyright law. The Committee shall review and vote to approve or disapprove of each text book on the list of proposed text books pursuant to this act. No less than ninety (90) days after the list of proposed text books is publicly distributed, each such school system shall establish an electronic survey and voting tool by which the Committee review and votes on such items. The survey and voting tool shall be widely publicized to members of the Committee and held open for a minimum of fourteen (14 ) days. A majority of the total members of the Committee voting in favor of each item shall constitute approval for its adoption as a new text book. Any material that is not approved by a majority of the total members of the Committee voting shall not be approved for use as a text book.

TITLE VI: FUNDING

1. The Governor shall and is hereby authorized to award grants to schools in the Southern Region to support education in the following amounts and for the following purposes:

A. $12 Billion from the Education Trust Fund is hereby authorized to be awarded in grants annually to any public school or school system for boosting teacher pay. This may be conducted in the following forms:

i. Recruitment bonuses for the hiring of new teachers.

ii. Retention bonuses for the retention of teachers with a satisfactory or above satisfactory performance evaluation.

iii. Performance bonuses for the rewarding of teachers with an above satisfactory performance evaluation.

Grant award determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize schools determined to have a critical lack of funding, a critical lack of teachers resulting in a student to teacher ratio greater than 25: 1, merit pay policies, or other hardships that make enhanced teacher pay critically important to positive educational outcomes for students.

B. $5 Billion from the Education Trust Fund is hereby authorized to be awarded in grants each year to any public school or school system for professional training and development programs for classroom teachers. No such training or development programs shall include material prohibited by law including but not limited to CRT.

Grant award determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize schools determined to have a critical lack of funding, a critical lack of teachers resulting in a student to teacher ratio greater than 25: 1, a critical mass of teachers evaluated unsatisfactory exceeding 20% of all teachers in the school or district, a failure rate exceeding 25% of all students in any grade in the school or district or 25% of all students cumulatively in a school or district, a failure rate exceeding 25% on any standardized test in States where standardized tests are required, or other hardships that make enhanced teacher professional training critically important to positive educational outcomes for students.

C. $1 Billion from the Education Trust Fund is hereby authorized to be awarded in grants each year to any public school or school system for the purchase of teaching supplies and text books.

Grant award determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize schools determined to have a critical lack of funding, a critical lack of teachers resulting in a student to teacher ratio greater than 25: 1, a failure rate exceeding 25% of all students in any grade in the school or district or 25% of all students cumulatively in a school or district, a failure rate exceeding 25% on any standardized test in States where standardized tests are required, or other hardships that make the teaching supplies and text books critically important to positive educational outcomes for students.

D. $15 Billion from the Education Trust Fund is hereby authorized to be spent through fiscal year 2025 to be awarded in grants to any public school or school system for the rehabilitation or new construction of school buildings at which classroom instruction is to occur.

Grant award determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize schools determined to have a critical lack of funding, a school building constructed prior to 1960, a school building that because of its condition presents a health or safety risk to students and teachers, a school building of an inadequately small size that has resulted in shared classrooms or classrooms that exceed the maximum occupancy load under the building code, or other hardships that make school construction and rehabilitation critically important to positive educational outcomes for students.

E. $2 Billion from the Education Trust Fund is hereby authorized to be spent each year to be awarded in grants each year to any public school system that operates a student voucher program that permits portable per-pupil education funding to be directed to cover education costs or tuition to a school the student chooses to attend.

Grant award determinations for this purpose shall consider all relevant factors and shall prioritize school systems determined to have a need-based program to assist moderate and low-income students, a critical lack of teachers resulting in a student to teacher ratio greater than 25: 1, a critical mass of teachers evaluated unsatisfactory exceeding 20% of all teachers in the school or district, a failure rate exceeding 25% of all students in any grade in the school or district or 25% of all students cumulatively in a school or district, a failure rate exceeding 25% on any standardized test in States where standardized tests are required, or other hardships that make school choice critically important to positive educational outcomes for students. In order to be eligible for a grant awarded for this purpose must allow participation by private schools.

2. For purposes of this act, public school includes public charter schools.

3. The Governor shall use his best judgment to ensure that grants awarded pursuant to this act be fairly distributed amongst the States in amounts that best preserve the integrity of the ETF while accomplishing the goal of the Region in providing positive educational outcomes and academic acheivement for all students in the Southern Region, including those most in need of help.

TITLE VII: ENACTMENT

1. This act shall take effect August 31, 2022.

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DUELING PROHIBITION ACT

1. No person who, being a resident of the Southern Region or being in the Southern Region, shall be permitted to engage in a duel with another person.

2. A violation of this act that results in the death of a participant shall be classified as felony murder.

3. A violation of this act that results in the injury of a participant shall be classified as felony malicious wounding.

4. A violation of this act that does not result in the death or injury of a participant shall be classified as misdemeanor assault.

5. Any person holding an office or title under Southern law who engages in a duel shall forfeit his office.

6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.

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YEAR OF THE BIBLE RESOLUTION

Whereas the Holy Bible, the Word of God and our ultimate moral arbiter on Earth, has made a unique contribution in shaping the Southern Region as well as our country as a distinctive and blessed nation and people; and

Whereas deeply held religious convictions springing from the Holy Scriptures led to the early settlement of our Region and nation; and

Whereas Biblical teachings inspired concepts of civil government that are contained in our Declaration of Independence and our Regional and national Constitutions; and

Whereas many of our great political leaders—among them Presidents Washington, Jackson, Lincoln, Reagan, Fhtagn, and NCYankee paid tribute to the surpassing influence of the Bible in our country's development, as in the words of President Jackson that the Bible is "the rock on which our Republic rests"; and

Whereas the history of our Region and Nation clearly illustrates the value of voluntarily applying the teachings of the Scriptures in the lives of individuals, families, and societies; and

Whereas this Region now faces great challenges that will test the South as it has never been tested before; and

Whereas that renewing our knowledge of and faith in God through Holy Scripture can strengthen us as a Region and a people; and

Whereas, the Congress of the United States passed a nearly identical resolution to this one in 1982 thus making this resolution constitutional;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Southern Region that the Governor is authorized and requested to designate 2022 as a regional "Year of the Bible" in the Southern Region in recognition of both the formative influence the Bible has been for our Region and Nation, and our national need to study and apply the teachings of the Holy Scriptures.