California Assembly or Senate Bill Assignment-The goal of this assignment is for you to
become acquainted with bills introduced for the 2020-2021 California legislative session that
impact nursing or healthcare. You may also choose a current federal bill. You must write a
3-5 pages and a one-page policy brief (also known as an “ask”).
The 3-5 page should be formatted according to APA (7th ed.) and includes:
A summary of the bill
An ethical critique of the bill based on relevant bioethical principles and provisions from
the nursing code of ethics
Changes you would make to the bill based on the ethical critique
Identify stakeholders and explain how they will be affected by the bill
The position of a professional nursing or healthcare organization when applicable
Online link to the bill
Develop a one-page policy brief or “ask” using the Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ)
Connect Manual suggestions or the Kristi Lopez PowerPoint in Canvas. Identify a state
congressional stakeholder involved (or one that should be) in this policy according to the
instructions on page 6 of the RWJ Connect Manual and email his/her office with your
one-pager attached. If the only option of communicating with the politician is a dialogue
box with a word limit, then abbreviate your one-page policy brief accordingly.
Confirm that you have sent the one-page policy brief with a word document that includes the
name of the politician, and the date it was sent. If you were limited to a dialogue box,
include the contents of that box on the word document or provide a screen shot