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Definition of Legislation and Description of Social Problem (20 points) Applying Critical Thinking (20 points)

Alignment with Social Work Ethics and Values (20 points) Citations and References (20 points)

Organizational Stye (20 points) Total 100 points

Course texts to refer to in thinking about your advocacy plan:

*You will be required to incorporate all aspects of course material into final paper, as they are relevant to your signature issue/legislative bill.

Chapter 10: The Legislative Process, Interest Groups, and Lobbying (Cummins Text) Chapter 8: Essentials of Legislative Policy Practice (Rocha Text)

Chapter 5: p.77­78 (Ezell Text)

The purpose of the final paper is to demonstrate your ability to create an advocacy plan of action for an issue and an advocacy strategy to successfully pass the bill you have selected.

You want to consider:

· Societal values ­ will they help or hinder your advocacy

· Why is a legislative change needed and what will the opposing side object to

· Timeline of Action and Targets of Advocacy ­ How will each action move the bill forward Think about the Legislature side of the issue (getting bipartisan support and specific

Members of Congress who can support your bill and influence others) See Rapid Reference 8.2

p. 30 Rocha Text

& How to involve community/constituents (who is affected by the issue, who will have a stake in seeing this law passed or failed? Think about organizations already working on the issue or newly formed, certain groups of voters i.e. College Educated/people of color/2nd generation immigrants, etc.)

· Budget

· Power structures

· Your role as a change agent

· Messaging

· Plans for implementation and ongoing monitoring and advocacy

· Your opinion/analysis of the campaign at the end (what surprised you, empowered you, etc.)