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Advanced Legislative Drafting course

Why Attend

This course offers an intensive experience in drafting legislation. The course assists participants in mastering legislative provisions that pose special challenges to legislative drafters. Participants will draft all language necessary to develop and amend a simple bill as it would move through the legislative process and will also organize and draft a long, complex bill involving the reorganization of government bodies. Some prior experience in legislative drafting or legislation is helpful.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

In this interactive training course participants will frequently work in pairs as well as in larger groups to complete exercises as well as regional and international case studies.

Course Objectives

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Drafting a Simple Bill

  • Learning to convert a legislative proposal into a bill for introduction in a legislative chamber

Drafting Amendments to a Bill and to Law

  • "Floor" (whole House) amendments
  • Amendments to existing law

 Instruction on Specialized Legislative Processes

  • Budget and appropriations rules and problems
  • Administrative Law

 Drafting a Government Grant Program

  • Instruction in selection and drafting of legislative language authorizing grants

 Drafting Government Reorganization

  • Establishing a Government Agency
  • Abolishing a Government Agency
  • Consolidating Government Agencies
  • Savings ("grandfather") clauses
  • Transition provisions
  • Repeals

  Drafting a Complex Bill

  • Organization of Legislative Provisions
  • Close Supervision and Review of Drafting Work

$2975

Arusha

Country: Tanzania

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 10–21 Nov 2025

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$2975

Accra

Country: Ghana

Duration: Two weeks

Date: 15–26 Jun 2026

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