Analysis Of House Bill 4298

As a Canadian in today’s society we believe we have a certain set of inalienable rights. One of those rights that seem to be at the forefront of the 2015 Canadian election is privacy. As Dr. Kent Roach and Dr. Craig Forcese state, “privacy is, in our society, the right to be left alone by the state.” The Conservative upbringing of Bill C-51 challenges the ideology around our right to be private, as well as our government’s role in the protection of Canada from threats of terrorism. The Harper government essentially, will increase their role in national security to keep a constant watchful eye on potentially harmful situations and end them before anyone is hurt or killed. If passed, the bill would allow the government to arrest anyone suspected of terrorism without that person even committing a crime. Furthermore, the language used in the bill is extremely vague and makes one question, where the line will be drawn? Will our basic rights to peaceful protest and free speech be affected? Unfortunately perhaps they will. One of the most concerning parts of the bill in regard to privacy is the fact that the government will now be able to access several sensitive documents about citizens from top agencies such as the Public Health Agency, Canadian Border Services Agency as well as the Canadian Border Services Agency. Privacy is changing in Canada. This is a landmark bill and as such it is creating quite a splash in the ongoing Canadian Election.

Indiana has approved House Bill 1337 which protects fetuses from being aborted once they are diagnosed with Down Syndrome inside the womb.

The most vulnerable individuals are found within the elderly and children population. Children can be impacted tremendously when experiencing situations that may affect their emotional, physical, and mental stage. Abuse can be seen in different forms such as sexual, emotional, physical abuse, and neglect. If any child is exposed to any of these abuse, it is the law to reach out to the proper authorities in order to protect the child’s life. Each state has its own mandated reporting laws and it is important to be able to recognized the protocol and what the law requires in each state.

This article analyzes the different effects the California Assembly Bill 540 has had on undocumented students. The study is done through a longitudinal study that interviews students before, soon after, and four years after the passage of the law. Through these finding it shows how the AB 540 bill benefits undocumented students and has made it socially acceptable for them to identify. In my paper I will use this source to explain what the bill does for undocumented students and how they benefit from the bill. I will support my argument by using this quote: “The law grants undocumented immigrant students an exemption from out-of-state tuition, thereby making some forms of higher education more accessible.” I will also use the topic of enactment

This worker had to explain that the investigation was when the children were interviewed and took to the hospital and there's an affidavit of a abuse from children's.

John Conyers HR-40 is designed to study the long-term effects of the historical truth of African enslavement. Despite the historical accuracy of the occurrence of large-scale enslavement the questionable correlation with present day socio-economic averages is not a justifiable reason to conduct a laborious analysis of a subjective discussion. Coates provides no data on other ethnic groups which have achieved upward mobility. The only discussion he is lobbying to intensify is the stagnant level which African-Americans remain. The most recent data Coates provides is the Wells Fargo mortgage scandal which is adequate evidence of the continued discriminatory behavior in the housing market.

The purpose of my letter is to express my concerns regarding House Bill 1739. House Bill 1739 was introduced on January 27, 2016 with about 25% progression. The purpose of HB 1739 is to reduce criminal justice expenses by eradicating the death penalty in favor of life imprisonment. This bill was reintroduced and retained in present status as of March 2016, which means it is not moving forward in the Legislature this year. The bill would have replaced capital punishment by lethal injection or hanging with life in prison, with no opportunity for parole. This bill would have also required those convicted to work in prison in order to pay restitution to the victims or the families of the victims.

The enactment of major federal legislation in the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA), focused a national spotlight on the development and well-being of children who have experienced child maltreatment. This legislation mandates public child welfare systems to meet the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of families and children, including children who have been placed in foster care. These mandates include maintaining children safely in their own homes, returning children to their families when possible, and providing services to families that promote their ability to meet the needs of their children (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,[USDHHS], 2011a). However, a recent national evaluation of public child welfare systems indicated that no state had met standards of substantial conformity with these mandates (USDHHS, 2011a). The reasons cited for poor conformity with standards related to maintaining children safely in their homes and providing family services to promote well-being included inaccurate assessment of the needs of families and

This bill “SB 575” by Larry Taylor, is about health benefit exchange, the proposed solution for this bill is that it provides coverage for an abortion, but it doesn 't contain an exception for rape or incest, this is defined by the Woman 's Right to know Act. Meaning that there are women or minors who by their own will want to abort. It has also authorized, people to purchase supplemental coverage for elective abortion and that would require a separate premium to be paid and a separate contract to be signed. The Tea Party Rep. Jonathan Stickland, was not against the bill, he wanted “a different anti-abortion amendment and exchange it for giving SB 575 a chance at passage by getting it out of the House State Affairs Committee” (Eaton). Isn’t Jonathan Stickland a Christian? So why does he want this bill to be approved? Is he really Pro-Life? Or maybe he thinks he’s doing the right thing? Seems some of the women that are pregnant don’t want their baby, so he believes they should have the opportunity to decide what they want to do. Also, they 're not ready to be a parent and this bill will help them take the easy way out, an abortion.

Since the first two bills I chose to track died early in the session I got the privilege of choosing two new bills. For this round I chose House Bill 1438 and House Bill 1024. These bills have been significantly more active and will most likely become law.

Testimonies from children who have experienced sexual assault can mean the difference between guilty and not guilty verdicts for the defendant. Often times child victims are psychologically and even physically harmed jeopardizing their statements during the trial. There are a number of reasons for children to be unable to give full accounts of what has occurred to them. For the purpose of protecting child victims and making sure they are heard the courts have implemented innovations that make testifying less traumatic for children and allow for a more accurate description of the assault. Hearsay testimonies are one of the innovations that have been shown to give child victims of sexual assault the chance to be fully heard. Victims directly

Having previously been a foster parent here in Nebraska, I knew immediately where I wanted get my information for this Victim's Advocate Project. Having worked directly with the Child Advocacy Center in Lincoln with some of my former foster children, I was happy to get into contact with its executive director, Lynn Ayers. Lynn has been working in victim's advocacy, particularly as a children and family advocate for over 36 years, and has a wealth of knowledge on the subject. In her time in this field, she has seen a variety of cases and was more than happy to respond to my request for an interview via e-mail correspondence.

In 2002 there was estimated to be nearly 3 million referrals to Child Protective Services (CPS) in the United States, and about 5 million in the year 2000 (McWey & Mullis, 2004). Children who are living in environments that put them in harms way, depending on the situation are generally removed from their home and placed into a foster home in attempts to keep them safe (Carlson, Egeland & Lawrence, 2006). Common examples of Child Protective Service (CPS) referrals include physical abuse, sexual abuse, and psychological maltreatment (McWey & Mullis, 2004). In 2001 it was estimated that nearly 542,000 children were in foster care in the United States and that the number of children in foster care exceeded the number of available foster homes by nearly 30-40% (Carlson, Egeland & Lawrence, 2006). For many children in foster care, reunification with biological parent or parents is the ultimate goal (McWey, Acock & Porter, 2010). In 60% of foster care cases, reunification with biological parents occurs (Carlson, Egeland & Lawrence, 2006) .In order for reunification to be possible, or to help determine whether reunification can occur, children and biological parents have scheduled visits with trained supervisors who monitor the visits (Haight, Kagle & Black, 2003). The duty of the supervisor is to look at the parent child interactions and determine whether or not they are appropriate. Supervised visitation has been shown to have positive and negative effects on children who are

The Child welfare Act of 1980 and the Adoption Assistance provide significant federal financial support for a broad range of child protective services. This includes developing reporting systems, investigation of maltreatment reports, family preservation, reunification services, foster care, and adoption assistance. These policies also aid in supporting the role of the social worker when it comes to improving basic case practice. Mandating child care professionals to register all allegations of child abuse and neglect with authorities, mandating the creation of information systems on children in foster care, and making sure social workers receive proper case planning tools when working with children in foster care (rand.org,

From this assignment I became aware that all states in the United States have statutes identifying anyone who must report child maltreatment under certain circumstances. I have been a resident of Pennsylvania for 20 years. This assignment really opened my eyes to a subject I have no put much attention towards until now. To compare Pennsylvania’s laws with other states, I chose states close to the area. I chose to also look at New Jersey, Delaware, New York and Maryland as well.