Politics
Politics is my real passion. Check out my political blog: Political Student. In addition to blogging, I am a member of the Maryland Student Legislature. Below are the pieces of legislation I have submitted to the Student Legislature and their status.
MaryCare
Status: Submitted. Committee hearing scheduled for April 30th.
The bill creates a single payer health care system in the State of Maryland, called MaryCare. To do so the bill create two main boards. First, is the MaryCare Board of Directors that is responsible for setting the benefit packages, creating a pay structure based on outcomes not services, set a global budget for Maryland’s health care system and ensure that all doctors and hospitals are appropriately licensed. The second board is the Patients Rights Board. This board is responsible for educating the Maryland public about MaryCare and health related information as well as acting as a mediation board for medical malpractice suits before they go to court.
Give Children Help Or Independence Concerning Education Act (The Give CHOICE Act)
Status: Adopted by the General Assembly (22 yays, 2 nays, 8 abstentions), and signed by the Governor, MSL Fall 2009 Interim Assembly
The purpose of the bill is to allow the State Board of Education to become the sole authorizer of Charter Schools in Maryland Counties that are under performing. Although it is clear that Charter Schools work, local education boards across the country are hesitant to authorize them because Charter School funding comes out of the district school that each student would have come from (Charter schools get the money that student would have cost, had they attended their district school). State boards are far more likely to approve charter schools.
