Research a current public policy in your state or local area, either recently enacted or under consideration. These Resources will help you begin your work.Online Sunshine–Florida legislative informationFlorida Online–information on state policies and programsU.S. Newspaper Links–FloridaPublic Agenda–analysis and data on many current issuesEnvironment Florida The list below provides examples of popular local and state public policy topics that may help you narrow your search:affordable housingcare of the elderly or disabledcrimehomelessnessinfrastructureproperty taxesschool safetyzoningPolicy Analysis TemplateYour Name:Policy Analysis of (Insert bill identifying code, such as HR702 or S24, and Title)Your first paragraph should:introduce the issue or problem the policy or bill addressesexplain the public policy idea, including text from the billdescribe different perspectives on addressing the issueYour next few paragraphs should:describe who or what will be impacted by the policy id
ea (consider the people who engage in the behavior targeted by the policy, law enforcement agencies, businesses that may have to make changes to comply with the law, etc.)discuss the costs and benefits of the policy ideaYour following paragraph should:contain your recommendation to either support or repeal a policy that already exists, or vote for or against a policy ideainclude as much strong evidence as possible, such as facts and data that you can find to support your positionBe sure to include MLA-style citations for your sources of information. Be sure to include the following and Remember, your public policy analysis should be written about a new public policy or one currently in debate.:an explanation of the public policy idea, including text from the bill itselfthe costs and benefits of the policy idea for different groups of peopleyour recommendation on the policy ideareasons for and evidence to support your recommendationMLA citations, in MLA Format, for your sources of information