Submit a 6- to 7-page analysis of the law or bill, its policy intent, and its progress in the legislative process. In this paper, provide the following:
- The bill number and title or the official name of the law
- A brief summary of the law or bill in your own words, including:
- The purpose of the law or bill
- The goal(s) of the law or bill
- Facts or research related to the problem or issue the law sought to address or the bill seeks to address
- The legislators who supported and those who opposed the law or bill and the arguments they used
- Reasons or rationale for your support or opposition to the legislation
- Brief history of other policies intended to address this problem
- Policy alternatives that have been or could be explored
- The population(s) this law impacts. Explain whether the population would be considered a vulnerable group and how the law impacts this population. Explain how the policy alternatives would positively or negatively impact his population. Provide specific examples.
- The social worker’s role in working with the impacted population. Explain how the current policy and policy alternative(s) affect how a social worker would engage with this population.
- A summary of knowledge gained from the experience.
