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Policy Implementation

vibert jacob

William Lester

Description of the program

Local agencies that need to be involved in the program

Georgia State Congress

The Congress of State of Georgia is one of the most important agencies that come in handy in the formulation of different social and political policies (Akbulut-Bailey, 2011). The Congress has a library that houses millions of print media. With the digital collection of the manuscripts, government documents and an array of books, it is easy to get the relevant information that is needed for the implementation of the program.

Georgia Supreme Court

Although the Georgia Supreme Court may be directly or indirectly involved in the local implementation of the program, it is important to note that its presence cannot be ignored. For a number of years, the court has decided a number of legal cases that have had far-reaching ramifications; both legal and social (Akbulut-Bailey, 2011). It is therefore, prudent that necessary information is assessed in the implementation process.

Local administrators

There are a number of public administrators within the state of Georgia. Most of these public servants are entrusted with the role of public agency management. This means that before implementation of any public or private policy programs within the city, they have to be involved.

Population

It is paramount to understand the demographics of Georgia State before undertaking the implementation of the policy program at hand. It is one of the most populous states in the US with an estimated population of ten million people (as per the 2015 census) (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population, 2015). Given that the state has one of the largest number of illegal immigrants, it is therefore important that the program implementation takes this into account.

Community involved

In terms of racial composition, the whites accounts for around 60% of the total population. Blacks account for around 35% while the Asians account for 5% with the rest of composition being taken by the natives (Annual Estimates of the Resident Population, 2015). With the whites being the majority, then the program implementation ought to be tailored towards that.

Program goals

The goal of this program was to understand the complexities that surround the involvement of state in policy implementation . While the implementation at a local level has involved a number local agents, understanding how state agencies affect the process is vital especially for radar screen of state legislatures.

Method of program implementation

Top-down approach method would be the best suited implementation process. This callas for the identification of the main challenges first. After that, a brainstorming session follows and this comes up with solutions. In this case, the main problem is identifying how the state will affect the implantation of the policy. With that in mind, the implementation team can assess how different state agencies will influence the policy program .

Expectation of results

Since there are no quantifiable metrics of assessing the success of the program, the results can be collected in non-quantifiable approaches. Use of questionnaires is one these approaches. Through the process, the expected results are collected in form of querries from the local communities. This is then gauged against the expected results that could be in form of program goals.

Method of program evaluation

Program evaluation ought to be done once implementation has been completed. The main focus is to establish the impact of the policy on the community. In addition, the evaluation can establish the areas that need adjustments. A comparison of the expected results and the actual results can further give a hint about specific areas of the policy that need modifications.

References

Akbulut-Bailey, A. Y. (2011). Information Sharing Between Local and State Governments. The Journal of Computer Information Systems, 51(4), 53-63.

Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015" (CSV). U.S. Census Bureau. December 23, 2015.