This course studies the formulation of legislation with primary focus on state legislative process. Students will study Class meetings address such topics as the enactment process, legislative drafting techniques, constitutional rules governing the legislative process, statutory constraints on legislative advocacy, the political realities of getting legislation enacted, and the role of lobbyists and legislators in the legislative process. Each student will draft legislation for a client group. This course also focuses on the role of the tax law in implementing national energy policy. An examination of the policies and procedures developed to respond to the problems of government in urban areas.
Special attention is also devoted to urban financial arrangements and state debt structures.