Legislative letter for NewYork State Senate
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Review the listing of |
Selects a |
Selects a bill not |
Selects a current |
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current health |
current bill |
currently under |
bill not related to |
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legislation under |
related to |
consideration in |
health care |
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consideration by New |
health care in |
NYS, but is |
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York State Legislators |
New York |
related to health |
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and select one bill |
State |
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Write a concise, |
Letter is |
Letter targets |
Letter vaguely |
Letter not focused on |
Letter does not address issue |
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targeted letter to one |
concise; |
issue in |
targets issue in |
proposed legislation |
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legislator |
targets issue |
proposed |
proposed |
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in proposed |
legislation but is |
legislation |
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legislation |
rambling |
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Identify your position- |
Clearly |
Clearly |
Clearly identifies |
Clearly identifies |
Does not clearly identify |
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pro or con the proposed |
identifies |
identifies |
position with two |
position with one |
position regarding proposed |
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legislation- specifies |
position with |
position with |
statements |
statement |
legislation |
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4 reasons for position |
four |
three statements |
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statements |
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Identify who will be |
Identifies |
Identifies two |
Identifies one |
Identifies one group/ |
Does not identify who will be |
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impacted by this policy |
three groups/ |
groups/ persons |
group/ person |
person who will be |
impacted; bear financial costs |
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if enacted, who will |
persons who |
who will be |
who will be |
impacted, who will bear |
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bear the financial |
will be |
impacted, who |
impacted, who |
costs of enactment. |
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burden if enacted or not enacted Identifies 4 groups/persons |
impacted. who will bear |
will bear costs of enactment; |
will bear costs of enactment; and |
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costs of |
and non- |
non- enactment |
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enactment; |
enactment |
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and non- |
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enactment |
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Include at least 4 relevant |
Includes at |
Includes two |
Includes one |
Includes only one |
Includes no citations without |
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research/ literature to |
least three |
citations |
citations including |
citation without date/ |
date/ source |
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bolster your position. |
citations |
including date/ |
date/ source |
source |
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Make sure to cite the |
including |
source |
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source and date of |
date/ source |
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publication. |
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