DRAFT BILL

TITLE: The College Students Education Act (No Homework Policy for all College Students
during Mental Health Break Act)

BILL/RESOLUTION SUMMARY: To minimize the case of suicide or depression and other

mental illness and have a break from academic pressure. To apply the act’s provisions to all
Undergraduate students at public and private colleges.

AUTHOR/SPONSOR: Group Members

ENACTING CLAUSE: “Be it enacted by the Legislature here assembled that:”

BODY OF THE BILL: The body of the bill specifies how the bill will fulfill the requirements you
wrote in your “act related to, summary, and title.” These specifications are separated into
sections.

SUMMARY: Provide a brief summary of your bill and its intended actions if passed.

EXAMPLE:

A Bill to

[What will your bill be doing?]

(notice each line is numbered)

1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE HERE ASSEMBLED THAT:

2. Section 1. [State the new action in a brief declarative sentence, or in as few

3. sentences as possible.]

4. Section 2. [Define any ambiguous terms inherent in the first section.]

5. Section 3. [Name the government agency that will oversee the enforcement of the

6. bill along with the specific enforcement mechanism.

7. A. Go into further details if necessary.

8. B. Go into further details if necessary.]

9. Section 4. [Indicate the implementation date.] “This bill will go into effect…”
10. Section 5. [Include the following statement] “All laws in conflict with this legislation

11. are hereby declared null and void.” Introduced by [insert name(s)]

Note that bill has a title that says what bill will do (be creative)

Note that line one is “Be it Enacted…” -- type this word for word

Since no definitions are needed (line 2 and 3 are pretty basic), notice that no definitions
are given - bill’s author added more information in Section 2

Notice that the bill says who is responsible for executing the law

The author then added a fine (section 4) if the law is violated.

The final two sections (number them as you go - in this case #6 and 7) typically close the
bill with when the bill will go into effect and the last line. Type “All laws in conflict…”
verbatim.

*** Be sure to put your name on the bill.

A N A C T T O S T R E N G T H E N T H E R I G H T O F CITIZENS TO
I N F O R M A T I O N H E L D B Y T H E GOVERNMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines inCongress

assembled:

SECTION. 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Freedom of InformationAct of
2013.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. – The State recognizes the right of the people
toinformation on matters of public concern, and adopts and implements a policy of
fullpublic disclosure of all its transactions involving public interest, subject to
theprocedures and limitations provided by this Act. This right is indispensable to
theexercise of the right of the people and their organizations to effective and
reasonableparticipation at all levels of social, political and economic decision-making.

SECTION. 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act:

(a) “Information” shall mean any record, document, paper, report, letters,
contract,minutes and transcripts of official meetings, maps, books, photographs, data,
researchmaterial, film, sound and video recordings, magnetic or other tapes, electronic
data,computer stored data, or any other like or similar data or material recorded, stored
orarchived in whatever form or format, which are made, received or kept in or under thecontrol
and custody of any government agency pursuant to law, executive order, rulesand
regulations, ordinance or in connection with the performance or transaction of official
business by any government agency.

(b) “Government agency” shall include the executive, legislative and judicialbranches as
well as the constitutional bodies of the Republic of the Philippines including, but
not limited to, the national government and all its agencies,departments, bureaus, offices
and instrumentalities, constitutional commissions andconstitutionally mandated bodies,
local governments and all their agencies, regulatoryagencies, chartered institutions,
government-owned or –controlled corporations,

(c) “Official records” shall refer to information produced or received by a

publicofficer or employee, or by a government agency in an official capacity or pursuant toa
public function or duty. This shall not refer to the stage or status of the information.

(d) “Public records” shall include information required by law, executive orders,rules, or
regulations to be entered, kept and made publicly available by a governmentagency.