C.A.R.E. Research-Based Model Legislation

Ongoing Research

Reframing IS social change. When you repeatedly say why you want something, you physically strengthen the idea in recipients’ brains. Members and volunteers are sought to conduct ongoing research in their states. Go to the Contacts page to request more information.

Live in New York or Ohio? Please Complete Our 1-Minute Anonymous Survey.

We need respondents equal to 1 percent of the population in each county of New York and Ohio who will complete the two surveys below.

Please consider volunteering to help disseminate the surveys. Volunteer PDF handouts for each survey are available below.

• Launched 08/15/2025 – – – Is our Ohio General Assembly caring or cruel? – – – Analysis – – – Counties Involved
  • Volunteer PDF Survey Handout
  • Volunteer in Ohio by emailing chuck@empathysurplus.com or calling 833-672-8487 ext 700.
• Launched 02/07/2026 – – – Is our New York State Legislature caring or cruel? – – – No Analysis till 100 respondents – – – No Counties Yet.
  • Volunteer PDF Survey Handout
  • Volunteer in New York by emailing sandy@empathysurplus.com or calling 833-672-8487 ext 703

Ohio C.A.R.E. Based Model Legislation

• E.L.E.C.T. Bill – Empathy for and responsibility to all human beings are the soul and heart of our republic and its democratic institutions. The ELECT Bill is a series of proposed amendments to the Ohio Revised Code to [a] require candidates for any office and elected representatives to declare their commitment to the duty to care for and protect human rights and freedoms, and [b] structure political parties to promote, protect, and facilitate elected party member cooperation that aligns their actions around the freedoms provided by the US Constitution and the human rights enumerated by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Email admin@empathysurplus.com with your name, address, and cell phone to add your name as a citizen sponsor.
• Cultivate All Rights Empathy Education Bill – The C.A.R.E.E. Bill [a] repeals the 2025 Ohio SB 1, [b] amends the Ohio Revised Code for academic standards in social studies to declare that empathy is the soul of democracy, ethical businesses, and a caring society, [c] adds the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) to social studies academic standards for K-12, and [d] requires a sponsoring entity for release time instruction of religious studies it acknowledge the UDHR and its Article 18, its core values of empathy for and responsibility to humanity, and provide a copy of the UDHR to its release time students. Email admin@empathysurplus.com with your name, address, and cell phone number to add you as a citizen sponsor.