Policy Brief Assignment Part 3
Who is affected? How many are affected? How has the problem been addressed in the past?
Identify the cause(s) to which the problem is attributed and its consequences What causes this problem? What are the consequences/impact?
What is it you are asking of your legislator- to support the bill, vote against the bill, add something that is missing in the bill, etc? What information do you need to provide to get them to “buy” your “product”? How can you tie this in with previous positions they have taken?
How widespread? Who is primarily impacted? What are the most recent stats on this issue? How can you highlight the problem and making it relevant for the legislator. Is there a price tag to this issue?
Is it pending, in committee – which committee, who introduced it and when? Who is supporting it? Has it been introduced before under a different bill number? If so how many times has it died in committee?
Describe your efforts to create this brief? Who did you send it to? Did you get any response? What did you learn from creating this brief?
