Public Policy Making Process
Implementation & Modification Phases of the Policymaking Process Policymaking is a decision-making process that involves sound decisions that are part of a complex process. Lawmakers can help guide policies through the institutions of our government by using a policy cycle approach that starts with identifying a targeted issue and provides a specific course of action to take (Birkland, 2019). Due to the process behind developing policies, there are different levels of review, evaluation, and revisions that continue in a cycle. The steps that are in a policy cycle go hand in hand and serve as a dialogue for main stakeholders. For that reason, it is vital to understand the process behind policymaking and how it leads to implementing laws that have an impact on our society (Birkland, 2019). They are three significant phases of policymaking, which include formulation, implementation, and modification. The project aims to implement and modify affordable apartments for United State College student’s policy. Implementation Phase Implementation is the process of turning plans as well as strategies into actions to achieve strategic goals and objectives. The implementation phase of policy will involve four different steps which are designing, evaluating, rulemaking, and operating. The first thing that will be considered in the implementation process is the complexity and problem type being addressed to measure the impact it will have on the public. Then, the magnitude that is being expected to take effect and the target group, which is students, will be looked into to determine the benefits of taking up the police into action. The other important factor that will be checked into is the availability of financial and human resources to gauge how the government can comfortably enact the policy without straining. The last factor that is important to put in place for the success of the process is regulations and administrative structures necessary to support the effecting of the policy. These steps are considered essential for policies to affect the determents of people once they are implemented. This process is carried out by implementers who are part of an organization or department or agency in the executive brand of a federal or state agency (Birkland, 2019). Therefore, it is up to the implementers to bring policies to life, and that is why Legislators rely so heavily on them. Lastly, implementation also is the process in which human, financial, and other resources are utilized and geared towards the objectives of public laws (Birkland, 2019). Once a policy is implemented, it is then evaluated, which helps to determine the significance of the policy and determines if modifications should be made.
Modification Phase
After the student affordable apartment’s policy is implemented, it will be evaluated to amend or modify various flaws that will be identified. This process involves designing the new policy, creating rules, and learning how the policy will operate (Birkland, 2019). The process will include asking how effective the policy will be as well as figuring out if the objectives of student affordable apartment policy were met. Furthermore, evaluations will be conducted to include cost-effectiveness. Additionally, evaluating the policy will involve analyzing it by the legislative and executive branches of government to check for performance (Birkland, 2019). Different agencies support policy evaluation at a federal level. Since the policy process is complex due to amendments, they have a history; old versions are modified to create new versions. Therefore, the new policy of affordable student apartments would then be adjusted if needed to help minimize any negative consequences. In general, the policy will be modified to help enhance its current benefits to the public. So if the policy is not meeting the objectives it was created to achieve, then any part of an interest group benefiting from enhancing the policy would seek a modification.
Reference
Birkland, T. A. (2019). An introduction to the policy process: Theories, concepts, and models of
public policymaking. Routledge.