# 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](https://docs.rimodellegislature.com/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-file-submission) 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

![](https://1886305846-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MNM4mBziyxBVMkDPQVJ%2F-MNMU7BnZ0UyfoYNck7B%2F-MNMV3DZDI7e8CnO-3Ml%2FScreen%20Shot%202020-11-29%20at%2011.54.00%20PM.png?alt=media\&token=614b4270-88c5-4d94-bd4c-080d6a95bad1)

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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](https://docs.rimodellegislature.com/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-title-registration/students)
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[advisors](https://docs.rimodellegislature.com/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-title-registration/advisors)
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{% content-ref url="bill-title-registration/state-coordinators" %}
[state-coordinators](https://docs.rimodellegislature.com/legislation/submitting-legislation/bill-title-registration/state-coordinators)
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