SB 117-70: Spring Break Ain't Just for Flowers - Failed

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Spring Break Ain't Just for Flowers

Section I: Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Spring Break Ain't Just For Flowers" Act.

Section II: Codification as a Human Right

1. No educational institution, public or private, within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia, shall deny or restrict a student's access to Spring Break or penalize students for their participation.

2. While affirming this right, provisions related to safety, especially concerning students below the age of 18, shall be duly considered and integrated into institutional policies. These measures shall not infringe on the core right to Spring Break but aim to ensure its safe and fulfilling experience.

Section III: Spring Break Grants

1. The Senate of the Republic of Atlasia hereby establishes the "Spring Break Empowerment Grant" to enhance the spring break experience for its student citizens, with an annual allocation of $20 billion dedicated exclusively for this purpose.

2. A significant portion of the allocated funds shall be directed to airline services, assisting them in managing the increased spring break traffic and enabling them to offer more affordable air travel options for students during the period.

3. To ensure the sustainability and continuity of the Spring Break Empowerment Grant, commerce taxes will undergo a 5% increase during the spring break season, leveraging the boost in tourism and commerce. This increment in revenue will be reinvested into the grant for future years.

Section IV: Enactment

This act shall take effect immediately upon signing by the President.

Sponsor: Laki
Occupying: Slot 13

[DKrol]

Move to table. This is silly.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Move to table. This is silly.

Too early for that

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Move to table. This is silly.

Everyone needs vacation and a break, and students don't have the money for it, and there are people / school principals and directors such as Ben Sasse that do everything in their power to make a students life hell on earth.

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If the grants are an issue, we can introduce a luxury products tax (like the one that already exists for funding transgender transitions in Atlasia). Rich people who can afford 30 vacations every year can pay the students theirs.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Spring Break Ain't Just for Flowers

Section I: Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Spring Break Ain't Just For Flowers" Act

Section II: Findings

The Senate of the Republic of Atlasia finds the following:

(1) Spring Break stands as an integral phase in the academic calendar, designed to offer students a crucial break from the continuous cycle of studies, ensuring mental rejuvenation and physical relaxation.

(2) The importance of such breaks isn’t merely physical. Spring Break fosters a sense of community among students, allows them to cultivate diverse cultural and social experiences, and assists in the overall development of a well-rounded individual.

(3) Not only do students deserve this break for their mental and physical well-being, but they should also be entitled to the freedom to decide how they wish to spend it. Restricting such freedoms can inadvertently stifle the holistic growth that Spring Break promotes.

(4) While the importance of autonomy is paramount, it's equally essential to ensure the safety and well-being of younger students. It's vital to strike a balance that respects the students' choices while keeping age-appropriate checks in place.

Section III: Codification as a Human Right

1. Every student studying in the republic of Atlasia shall have the inalienable human right to Spring Break. This right is rooted in recognizing the importance of mental rejuvenation, physical relaxation, cultural exploration, and community building for the overall well-being of the individual.

2. No educational institution, public or private, within the jurisdiction of the Republic of Atlasia, shall deny or restrict a student's access to Spring Break or penalize students for their participation.

3. While affirming this right, provisions related to safety, especially concerning students below the age of 18, shall be duly considered and integrated into institutional policies. These measures shall not infringe on the core right to Spring Break but aim to ensure its safe and fulfilling experience.

4. Educational institutions are encouraged to respect and promote student autonomy in deciding the nature of their Spring Break activities, ensuring that the spirit and intent of this right are genuinely realized.

Section IV: Spring Break Grants

1. The Senate of the Republic of Atlasia hereby establishes the "Spring Break Empowerment Grant" to enhance the spring break experience for its student citizens, with an annual allocation of $20 billion dedicated exclusively for this purpose.

2. A significant portion of the allocated funds shall be directed to airline services, assisting them in managing the increased spring break traffic and enabling them to offer more affordable air travel options for students during the period.

3. To ensure the sustainability and continuity of the Spring Break Empowerment Grant, commerce taxes will undergo a 5% increase during the spring break season, leveraging the boost in tourism and commerce. This increment in revenue will be reinvested into the grant for future years.

Section V: Spring Break Tax
1. The Federal Government of Atlasia shall levy a tax of 1 dollar per $100 dollars on luxury items purchases across state lines.
a. Luxury items are defined as any tangible or intangible item with a fair market value of $100,000 or more
b. All housing purchases shall be excluded from the above tax
2. The funds raised by this tax shall be used to fund the Spring Break Empowerment Grant.

Section VI: Enactment

This act shall take effect immediately upon approval

Sponsor: Laki
Occupying: Slot 13

Proposing amendment

This should help to fund the grants.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Withdrawing amendment and proposing a new one, i'll do something else because this assumes 100% of university / higher education-going students are planning to go on Spring Break which basically forces them to do so. And I also believe that there should be some initiative for students to pay for a spring break in part theirselves.

We also shouldn't fund airlines or increase commerce tax, however this would ensure commerce does well, given people tend to spend more on a vacation.

Section IV: Spring Break Grants

1. The Senate of the Republic of Atlasia hereby establishes the "Spring Break Empowerment Grant" to enhance the spring break experience for its student citizens, with an annual allocation of $20 $2 billion dedicated exclusively for this purpose. Eligible students, particularly the most vulnerable, can apply to receive a maximum grant of $200, subject to a motivational application.

2. A significant portion of the allocated funds shall be directed to airline services, assisting them in managing the increased spring break traffic and enabling them to offer more affordable air travel options for students during the period.

3. To ensure the sustainability and continuity of the Spring Break Empowerment Grant, commerce taxes will undergo a 5% increase during the spring break season, leveraging the boost in tourism and commerce. This increment in revenue will be reinvested into the grant for future years.

This should make it more likely this bill would pass and make the cost on government expenses less big, while requiring students to also motivate or justify their expense accordingly, where the government can in part aid them in enhancing and giving them a spring break experience, but where they'll need other sources of income or money.

[DKrol]

Objecting to the amendment.

[fhtagn]

[Coastal Elitist]

I'm confused, why is this necessary? Every school already has spring break. I've never heard of schools that don't. I don't understand why we would need to fund spring break either. It shouldn't be a government expense. I think most students just go home and spend time with their family which is a great way to destress.

[Coastal Elitist]

Move to table. This is silly.

Seconding motion to table

[Joseph Cao]

(1) Spring Break stands as an integral phase in the academic calendar, designed to offer students a crucial break from the continuous cycle of studies, ensuring mental rejuvenation and physical relaxation.

(2) The importance of such breaks isn’t merely physical. Spring Break fosters a sense of community among students, allows them to cultivate diverse cultural and social experiences, and assists in the overall development of a well-rounded individual.

(3) Not only do students deserve this break for their mental and physical well-being, but they should also be entitled to the freedom to decide how they wish to spend it. Restricting such freedoms can inadvertently stifle the holistic growth that Spring Break promotes.

(4) While the importance of autonomy is paramount, it's equally essential to ensure the safety and well-being of younger students. It's vital to strike a balance that respects the students' choices while keeping age-appropriate checks in place.

Okay, look, I am not familiar with ChatGPT but regardless of whether it was artificially generated or not, this is definitely not appropriate legislative language, I mean that with all sincerity. "Findings" in a bill's context are supposed to be lists of firm, concrete occurrences that back up the legislative action in the bill.

If I was actually writing findings to support this bill they would probably run something like "the Senate finds that Spring Break affords significant benefits to student communities as a result of XXX" instead of four long clauses that could be combined into a single paragraph. Like, III§1 (which is not a legislative action) would sum it up very well.

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Withdrawing amendment and proposing a new one, i'll do something else because this assumes 100% of university / higher education-going students are planning to go on Spring Break which basically forces them to do so. And I also believe that there should be some initiative for students to pay for a spring break in part theirselves.

We also shouldn't fund airlines or increase commerce tax, however this would ensure commerce does well, given people tend to spend more on a vacation.

Section IV: Spring Break Grants

1. The Senate of the Republic of Atlasia hereby establishes the "Spring Break Empowerment Grant" to enhance the spring break experience for its student citizens, with an annual allocation of $20 $2 billion dedicated exclusively for this purpose. Eligible students, particularly the most vulnerable, can apply to receive a maximum grant of $200, subject to a motivational application.

2. A significant portion of the allocated funds shall be directed to airline services, assisting them in managing the increased spring break traffic and enabling them to offer more affordable air travel options for students during the period.

3. To ensure the sustainability and continuity of the Spring Break Empowerment Grant, commerce taxes will undergo a 5% increase during the spring break season, leveraging the boost in tourism and commerce. This increment in revenue will be reinvested into the grant for future years.

This should make it more likely this bill would pass and make the cost on government expenses less big, while requiring students to also motivate or justify their expense accordingly, where the government can in part aid them in enhancing and giving them a spring break experience, but where they'll need other sources of income or money.

Vote is on the Amendment.

Aye

[Vice President Christian Man]

Nay

[DKrol]

Nay

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Aye

[fhtagn]

Nay

[Coastal Elitist]

Nay

[reagente]

Nay

[Dr. MB]

Abstain idc

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Abstain

[Joseph Cao]

Abstain.

After this vote I'll introduce an amendment to fix the problem I mentioned earlier.

[nerd73]

Abstain

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Abstain.

After this vote I'll introduce an amendment to fix the problem I mentioned earlier.

Ok i'm looking forward to that amendment.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Abstain

[Jay 🏳️‍⚧️]

Abstain