PA 584-Intergovernmental Management
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By:Farkhanda Qadir
Dear Governor: Due to the state’s budget problems, many higher education programs had to be removed from the state’s publicly supported universities. As a result, some majors will no longer be offered by these universities, which mean that students within the state will have to avail of those majors in another state. However, the state’s universities also offer majors that are not available in the other state. In this regard, James Raika, the analyst from the State Higher Education Department, proposed establishing a mutual aid agreement with the other state while Morgan James, the Executive Director of the State Higher Education …show more content…
(The Heritage Foundation, 2013)
This means that all interstate compacts or mutual aid agreements must undergo due process and obtain approval from Congress before they can take effect.
Mutual Aid Agreement In this regard, the proposal of James Raika for an agreement between the two states’ higher education departments can be covered by the Compact Clause. In particular, its implementation will require approval from Congress, especially since it does not concern an emergency situation. This is a reasonable proposal and its main advantage is that it can be implemented in the fashion of a mutual aid agreement, which can be easily implemented. This can be likened to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), which was created by several US states and territories in order to enable these states and territories to help each other during times of calamities, such as hurricanes (Stier & Goodman, …show more content…
D. & Goodman, R. A. (2007). Mutual aid agreements: Essential legal tools for public health preparedness and response. American Journal of Public Health, 97(S1), S62-S68.
The Heritage Foundation. (2012). Compact clause. Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/75/compact-clause. Questions:
1. What is the provision of the United States Constitution that may apply in the case of an agreement or compact between two or more states?
2. Do you think that the proposal of James Raika to just enter into an agreement between the departments falls under that provision? Do you think that his proposal is reasonable? What do you see as the major advantage of that proposal? In your view, what is a major problem with this limited approach?
3. Why do you suppose that Morgan James wants to take a more expanded approach? What do you think are some of the benefits of that approach? What do you feel are the potential problems? What would be the sequence of events for proceeding to try to gain approval?
4. If Margaret Smith is opposed to the idea, in either form, what are the implications? Why do you think she is against the idea? What might you be able to do to help coordinate a discussion between the
You Decide Paper
By:Farkhanda Qadir
Dear Governor: Due to the state’s budget problems, many higher education programs had to be removed from the state’s publicly supported universities. As a result, some majors will no longer be offered by these universities, which mean that students within the state will have to avail of those majors in another state. However, the state’s universities also offer majors that are not available in the other state. In this regard, James Raika, the analyst from the State Higher Education Department, proposed establishing a mutual aid agreement with the other state while Morgan James, the Executive Director of the State Higher Education …show more content…
(The Heritage Foundation, 2013)
This means that all interstate compacts or mutual aid agreements must undergo due process and obtain approval from Congress before they can take effect.
Mutual Aid Agreement In this regard, the proposal of James Raika for an agreement between the two states’ higher education departments can be covered by the Compact Clause. In particular, its implementation will require approval from Congress, especially since it does not concern an emergency situation. This is a reasonable proposal and its main advantage is that it can be implemented in the fashion of a mutual aid agreement, which can be easily implemented. This can be likened to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), which was created by several US states and territories in order to enable these states and territories to help each other during times of calamities, such as hurricanes (Stier & Goodman, …show more content…
D. & Goodman, R. A. (2007). Mutual aid agreements: Essential legal tools for public health preparedness and response. American Journal of Public Health, 97(S1), S62-S68.
The Heritage Foundation. (2012). Compact clause. Retrieved from http://www.heritage.org/constitution/#!/articles/1/essays/75/compact-clause. Questions:
1. What is the provision of the United States Constitution that may apply in the case of an agreement or compact between two or more states?
2. Do you think that the proposal of James Raika to just enter into an agreement between the departments falls under that provision? Do you think that his proposal is reasonable? What do you see as the major advantage of that proposal? In your view, what is a major problem with this limited approach?
3. Why do you suppose that Morgan James wants to take a more expanded approach? What do you think are some of the benefits of that approach? What do you feel are the potential problems? What would be the sequence of events for proceeding to try to gain approval?
4. If Margaret Smith is opposed to the idea, in either form, what are the implications? Why do you think she is against the idea? What might you be able to do to help coordinate a discussion between the