1 Identify a current or proposed state or national social welfare policy bill. Be specific; give name and number of the bill/proposed policy. Is this state or national level policy? If a state policy, what state? Driver Education/Enforcement of the Law House Bill 21 DRH40015-MK-5A is titled Stop. This is a state law, not a federal one. North Carolina legislators were in charge of writing the legislation. 2. Briefly describe in your own words the intended goal or purpose of this policy? To begin, I'd want to emphasize that this is my first opportunity to learn about this legislation, but I'm impressed by the stated goal. As a result, the purpose of this policy is to educate drivers on what to do if they are pulled over by cops. As a result, the proponents of the bill want the procedures to be included in the driver's education textbook. Comment by Laura Parker: Omit all references to “I”. This is a research paper. Report what you find. Note, as a research paper, this paper is also not asking for your opinions, it is asking what others [key players] said about this bill. In the final paper, the only place that I should find your opinion is in the final section of the paper – Questions for further thought. 3. When was the last action taken on this bill? Has it already passed both houses to become law? The bill passed the Senate's first and second readings on June 22, 2017, but it has yet to complete the third reading. It was passed by the House of Representatives on June 27th and signed by the governor the same day. The governor had signed the bill into law as of July 12, 2017, which was the most recent development. Comment by Laura Parker: Not all bills require a third reading. Are you saying that this is the day that the bill was passed in the Senate? It cannot move to the House or be signed by the Governor if it has not passed in the Senate. Comment by Laura Parker: So, this is the last action taken on the bill. It is not state law. 4. Who is/was the sponsor of this bill? Is the identified person affiliated with the Republican or Democratic party? Republicans and Democrats have both signed on as co-sponsors of this bill, which has bipartisan support. More than a dozen people have agreed to sponsor the event: Allen McNeill, Beverly Earle, John Ager, Mary Belk, Cecil Brockman, Becky Carney, Debra Conrad, Rosa Gill, George Graham, and others. Comment by Laura Parker: Who is the primary sponsor? The sponsor of a bill is the individual who introduced the bill in Chamber. 5. Identify and briefly describe one Internet website that is useful for finding information related to your identified policy. Include the name of the site and a URL/address. Your chosen website should provide a direct link to the legislation you have identified. Examples for national level policy include the Library of Congress and govtrack.us. State level legislation can generally be found on the state legislative home page of the particular state. Briefly describe some ...