1. Policy Identification and Explanation
Policy Identification and Explanation Fill in the following information on your paper
What is the name of your policy?
What is the number of your policy?
What agency/agencies passed this policy?
What does this policy make illegal or propose to do?
What are the penalties for breaking this law? Does this policy provide funding for different organizations and if so, who?
In your own words, tell me about your policy.

2. Policy Identification and Explanation
Addresses your policy’s exact name and number
Says which agency/agencies passed this policy
Clearly identifies what the policy makes illegal, or proposes to do
Defines the penalties for breaking the law
Explains the funding needed toward organizations to support the policy
Complete and thorough explanation of policy
Typically split into two parts:
Part (paragraph?) 1: “Legal jargon” – the law or policy, identify the agencies involved
Part (paragraph?) 2: Specifics – complete, thorough explanation of the logistics of the policy.
What does it make illegal?
Penalties?
Funding?
EXPLAIN WHAT LAW DOES

3. Please hand in your MEMO to the basket!
Policy Identification and Explanation Fill in the following information on a piece of paper
Please hand in your MEMO to the basket!
Write the citation of your law (entirely) – you can copy from the back of your packet
Now, create an in-text citation format for this citation.
In place of author, put the code number
Put the year law was created
Examples:
(70 O.S. § , 1980)
(Idaho Code § , 2009)
(42 U.S.C. § 4331, 1969)
Then, please write your FIRST SENTENCE. It should include law name and number, and a brief introduction to the content of the law.

4. Please hand in your MEMO to the basket!
Policy Identification and Explanation Fill in the following information on your paper
Please hand in your MEMO to the basket!
Paragraph One: What is it? State your topic.
State:
the law or policy
include the law’s name and number
Identify the governmental agency/agencies involved
Paragraph Two: An explanation of what your policy says in YOUR WORDS, so the reader can understand.
What does the law make illegal?
What are the penalties for breaking this law (if any)?
Does the law provide funding for different organizations?
Explain exactly what your law does.

5. NEED: add actual APA citation for different codes
Sources needed:
Your original law
An explanation of your law, if you don’t understand the legalese 
Recommended length:
½ page – 1 page
Two paragraphs
NEED: add actual APA citation for different codes