committee assignments for Monday and further directions

Here are your committee assignments for Monday.  Please remember to research two facts total (either in support of or against) on the topics of bills you're committee will be working on in class on Monday.  You only need two total facts, not two facts for each bill.  Please have the source information written down for each, and be sure it's reliable (not Bob's blog!!).

I did have to pick and choose between your proposed bills to do this.  If your bill wasn't chosen, it's not a reflection on the quality of the bill or your ideas, but rather to get some variety in the activity and keep the procedure as simple as possible.  

Education committee:  Redate, Greta, Yana, Imani, Maureen 

Proposed bill:  raising the minimum drop out age for high school students from 16 to 18

Legal age limits committee:  Jack, Kate M, Marissa, Catherine, Kate C

Proposed bill:  raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 19 in all states

Energy committee:  Ian, Mitchell, Isaac

 Proposed bill: increase the tax on imported oil 

Public welfare committee:  Julia, Savannah, Erin, Emily

Proposed bill:  cities/towns must build or designate road lanes specifically for bike traffic

Healthy living committee:  Zach, Will D, Will S, Alex 

School lunches must be served between 11pm and 1 pm.

Marijuana legalization committee:  Nick, Max, Emmit
Proposed bill:  would legalize marijuana in the following ways:

-people over the age of 21 can obtain a license to open a dispensary

-people over 21 can farm 25 square feet of marijuana for personal use or to sell

-people over 18 can buy from a dispensary to use for medical purposes

-companies can farm industrial hemp less than a 3% THC content (THC is the active drug in marijuana) to use for paper, ropes, or other products that cannot be smoked

For Tuesday, you will be researching each of the other bills (other than the one being discussed in your committee) and finding one fact for each that reflects your opinion on the bill (whether you think it should or should not be passed).  Include the source information.

For Thursday, you will need to reflect on the entire mock Congress process.  Details to follow.