> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.rimodellegislature.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.rimodellegislature.com/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-title-registration.md).

# Bill Title Registration

## Beginning 2023-2024 RIML Session

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As of the 2023-2024 RIML Session, bills do not require any approvals for titles and are automatically advanced to the [Bill File Submission](/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-file-submission.md) step.
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## An Introduction

Bill title registration is the process of a bill title being submitted by a student (or on a student's behalf) and then being assigned a bill number. Participation is required by all three levels of RIML participants (students, advisors, and state coordinators). 

#### Figure 1: Bill Title Registration

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In the diagram above, green arrows indicate forward progress, red arrows indicate backward progress, and green diamonds indicate completely registered bill titles.
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As shown in the diagram, there is no direct relationship between advisors and state coordinators, other than to submit a bill. In other words, a state coordinator **cannot** create/reject a bill and then send it to an advisor; they can only send it to a student. 

Likewise, there is no direct relationship between a student and a state coordinator (a student **cannot** create a bill and then send it to a state coordinator; they can only send it to their advisor).

This is to ensure a proper chain of approval has been accomplished on every bill title. 

Since students are directly responsible to their advisor, students can only *create* titles and send them to their advisor (superior transaction). Since advisors are directly responsible to the state coordinators, advisors can *either* send bills to their students (lowest subordinate transaction) or send bills to the state coordinators (superior transaction). Lastly, since state coordinators are the highest possible authority, they can *either* send a bill directly to a student (lowest subordinate transaction) or approve it. 

## Getting Started

Use the below links to help guide your involvement in this process.

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[Students](/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-title-registration/students.md)
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[Advisors](/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-title-registration/advisors.md)
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[State Coordinators](/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-title-registration/state-coordinators.md)
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