✅ Policy Review Checklist
Before finalizing and publishing any policy proposal to final/, please use this checklist to ensure it’s community-vetted, accessible, and grounded in evidence.
🧩 Content Clarity
- Title is clear and descriptive
- Summary accurately reflects the proposal
- Problem statement includes lived experience or local data
- Policy proposal is written in plain language
📚 Evidence & Support
- Supporting data is cited in
data/or linked clearly - Sources are trustworthy (gov reports, peer-reviewed, community orgs)
- No broken links or unclear references
💥 Impact & Equity
- Clear who this policy helps—and how
- Addresses systemic inequality or existing harm
- Impact on marginalized groups is acknowledged
🌍 Accessibility & Inclusion
- Language is free of jargon or legalese
- Alt-text and formatting are screen-reader friendly
- Can be translated without cultural loss
🔒 Privacy & Safety
- No PII (personally identifiable info) included
- Quotes or stories anonymized or consented
- Draft doesn’t reference individuals without permission
✅ Contributor Checklist
- Draft lives in
drafts/ - PR uses the
[policy]prefix and relevant tags (e.g.housing,workers) - Draft has at least one reviewer from
@policy-leads - Approval noted in PR before merging to
final/
📝 Want to request final approval? Mention @policy-leads in your PR and link to this checklist in your PR comment.
📣 For questions, open a GitHub Discussion or ask in the #policy-lab channel (coming soon).