You are a staff member for a state legislator. Many issues in yourstate have recently become a hot topic. The legislator has formed acommittee to address some of the issues brought to them by staff. Thelegislator’s intention is to hear policy briefs and thenimplement action to begin solving some of the hot topic issues in thestate. You have decided to present a policy brief on an issue that youare passionate about. You will need to prepare a short presentation topresent your brief to the committee. Do the following:

Review the following to help you structure your policy brief correctly:

https://www.governor.wa.gov/tags/policy-brief

https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Council/Issues/RegulatingShortTermRentals/Regulating-Short-Term-Rentals—Policy-Brief.pdf

Part I:

Write a 500-750 word policy brief that analyzes the problem youchose specifically for your state. The policy should be concise andfollow the general structure of such a policy brief. At a minimum,your policy brief should contain the following:

• A title
• A summary of the problem
• At least 3possible solutions
• Statement and explanation of therecommended solution with rationale
• The implications andbenefits of the recommended policy
• Brief conclusion
• At least 3 sources used to support claims
• Graphicsand/or other visual elements so it reflects the formatting of aprofessional policy brief

Part II:

Create a presentation that briefly outlines the policy. Include yourdecision making process for presenting the information contained inthe policy.

Use two to three scholarly resources to support your decision makingprocess, some of the sources may be the same as sources used tosupport your recommendations in the policy brief.

You will turn in both your policy brief and presentation. See thedocument “submitting multiple attachments” for assistancein attaching multiple documents to the assignment dropbox.

Your presentation will require an outline of your presentationspeech or speaker notes depending on the format chosen for thepresentation. For PowerPoint, 8-12 slides are required with speakernotes of 50-75 words for each slide. Reference information must beprovided at the end of the presentation. Reference and title slides donot count as part of the slide count.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment,solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sourcesshould be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can befound in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior tobeginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations forsuccessful completion.

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