National Volunteer Service Act, 672

PASSED on 24 SEPTEMBER 2024. 15 AYE, 4 NAY, 5 ABSTAIN.

This bill's goal is the organization of all national and international volunteers under one simple, efficient and easy to understand system.

Article 1 - Volunteer Service Association (VSA)

1.1 - The NVSA authorizes the creation of the Volunteer Service Association (VSA), which will be split up into four departments: The Volunteer Statistics Department (VSD), The Volunteer Recruiting Department (VRD), The Volunteer Upkeep Department (VUD) and The Volunteer Executive Department (VED).

1.2 - The VSA's primary goal is to help the economy, environment and people in need whilst simultaneously helping young people develop their skills.

1.3 - The VSA is not responsible for any injuries or incidents involving the volunteers unless proven so.

1.4 - The VSA is responsible for the organization of any and all volunteers working with the government. This includes but is not limited to: Volunteers from local and regional clubs/associations/organizations, Volunteers from international funds/etc. and so on.

1.5 - The VSA will give quarterly reports and collaborate with the Ministry of Labor, Commerce and Education. The VSA will also be allowed to collaborate with other institutions such as the military or church.

Article 2 - Departments of the VSA

2.1 - Each Department is responsible for its part in the VSA.

2.2 - The VSD is responsible for data analytics such as recommendations for new projects and logistics data.

2.3 - The VRD is responsible for the manpower side of the logistics. Its sole purpose is to attract as many reliable volunteers as possible.

2.4 - The VUD is responsible for every other aspect of logistics such as food and shelter for the volunteers.

2.5 - The VED is responsible for the execution and conformation of initiatives. The VED's vote is most powerful, as no plan can be initiated without its approval. Similarly, if a plan is deemed obsolete, the VED can veto and stop it completely. The veto can only be overridden by the Minister of Labor and Commerce if they deem it necessary.

2.6 - The VSA and all its departments function separately from the government. Whilst direct ties with it remain the government can only be more of a watching eye to resolve unnecessary power struggles. It cannot dictate what the VSA does.

Article 3 - Funding

3.1 - The quarterly budget will be set to 20 million Florins, which will be redistributed among the departments by the Minister of Labor and Commerce. The budget redistribution is confirmed once three out of the four departments accept it.

Tabled by Arnold Malcolm, MGA as an independent member's bill.