AL YMCA Youth in Government

Gov. Brannen McMahan, Montgomery (Trinity)
Lt. Gov. Logan Powell, Montgomery (Trinity)
President Pro Tempore Taylor Lollar, Montgomery (Trinity)
Senate Floor Leader Mary Parrish Cobb, Montgomery (LAMP)
Speaker of the House Whitney Lott, Montgomery (Trinity)
Speaker Pro Tempore Madison Singleton, Montgomery (Trinity)
House Floor Leader Trey Ingram, Montgomery (Trinity)
First Year Presiding Officer Chad Dubois, Montgomery (Catholic)
Secretary of State: Dakin Hill, Montgomery (Trinity)

Chief Justice:  Danielle Phillps, Birmingham (Spain Park)

2011 TOMORROW-TODAY CO-EDITORS: Barbara Bradley and Lexie Segrest, Montgomery (Catholic)

Governor’s Award for OUTSTANDING DELEGATION: Tuskegee

PASSED BILLS

FY3 - Thomas Stallings and Ashley Ann Adams, Montgomery (Trinity) - Decrease Illegal Immigration in the Workforce

FY 4 - Ashley Ann Adams, Lauren Kingry and Erin Williams, Montgomery (Trinity) - Industry Scholarship

FY 16 - Josh Donaldson, Enterprise - No Unemployment Tax for Employers under Unfortunate Circumstances Act

FY 58 - Read Mills, Birmingham (Spain Park) - The Clean Car Act

HB 7 - Madison Singleton, Montgomery (Trinity) - To Require a Person Receiving an Unemployment Benefits, Certain Public Aid, or Assistance to Submit to Drug Screening and Provide Penalties if He Fails This Drug Test

HB 40 - Mary Wills and Leighton Wilson, Birmingham (Oak Mountain) - An Act to Establish a Fiscal Year Appropriation Cap for the Alabama Education Trust Fund

HB 41 - Christian Harben, Mobile (UMS-Wright) - The Clean Air Act

HB 62 - Will Clayton, Birmingham (Oak Mountain) - Prison Construction and Funding Act of 2010

HB 65 - Lindsay Price and Bria Rashing, Montgomery - Tax Incentives for Recycling Centers

SB 1 - Brannen McMahan, Montgomery (Trinity) - A Comprehensive Revision of the Alabama State Constitution

SB 4 - Davis Vaughn and Lucy Jackson, Montgomery (Trinity) - Bill Mandating that English Be the Only Language Available for Those Taking the Alabama Driver’s Test

SB 5 - Sheldon Martin and Allison Riley, Montgomery (Trinity) - Prohibit a Registered Sex Offender from Accessing a Social Networking Site on the Internet

SB 22 - Georgia Cassady, Enterprise - Eat Green (Public schools forbidden to use strofoam)

SB 37 - Zach Grate, Montgomery (St. James) - Insurance Tags (external indication of insurance)

BEST BILLS

HOUSE:
HB 59 - Aaron DePiano, Birmingham (Oak Mountain) - Saving Lives of Working Emergency Responders Act (S.L.O.W.E.R. Act)

Honorable mentions:

• HB 16 - Sarah Strickland, Enterprise - The Fundraiser Disclosure Act
• HB 24 - Matthew Spivey and Wesley Peters, Ozark - Charity Bingo Act of 2010
• HB 40 - Mary Wills and Leighton Wilson, Birmingham (Oak Mountain) - An Act to Establish a Fiscal Year Appropriation Cap for the Alabama Education Trust Fund

SENATE:
SB 5 - Sheldon Martin and Allison Riley, Montgomery (Trinity) - Prohibit a Registered Sex Offender from Accessing a Social Networking Site on the Internet

Honorable mentions:

• SB 1 - Brannen McMahan, Montgomery (Trinity) - A Comprehensive Revision of the Alabama State Constitution
• SB 3 - Davis Vaughn and Lucy Jackson, Montgomery (Trinity) - A Proposal of a Statewide Lottery Benefiting Education
• SB 11 - Ann Elizabeth Stabler and Mary Frances Morris, Montgomery (Trinity) - Predatory Lending
• SB 25 - Catherine Irwin and Jillian Heaton, Enterprise - Double the Blood Alcohol Level, Double the Punishment

FIRST YEAR:  FY 16 - Josh Donaldson, Enterprise - No Unemployment Tax for Employers under Unfortunate Circumstances Act

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS for adult leadership:

• Cindy Somerville, Montgomery
• Kay McGaughey, Montgomery
• Catherine Jaime, Huntsville
• Blaine Wheeler, Lake City, Fla.
• Jimmy Dennis, Montgomery
• Sevanne Steiner, New Orleans, LA

OUTSTANDING LOBBYIST: Benjamin Richardson, Pike Road (St. James)

BILL BARRINGER SCHOLARSHIP: Chris Stokes, Oak Mountain

SERVANT LEADERSHIP AWARD: Amber Voss, Wetumpka (Edgewood Academy)
(paid trip to Values Conference)

JERE HARDY (Outstanding statesmen)

• House: Will Clayton, Birmingham (Oak Mountain)
• Senate: Patrick Donnan, Auburn

OUTSTANDING 1^ST YEAR PARTICIPANT: Zijie Yin, Mountain Brook

BETTY CARR AWARD: D’Jara Britton, Montgomery (Catholic)

FIRST YEAR AWARDS

Thomas Stallings, Montgomery (Trinity)   Hannah Masingill, Montgomery (Catholic)
Ben Garcia, Mountain Brook                            Vincent Mitchell, Mobile (UMS-Wright)
Jackie Gonzalez, Birmingham (Spain Park)  Lauren Petersen, Mobile (UMS-Wright)
Mary Catherine Conners, Enterprise              Jeff Rodgers, Mountain Brook
Holly Howell, Birmingham (Spain Park)        Allie Phifer, Birmingham (Spain Park)
Collen Anusiewicz, Mobile (UMS-Wright)     Zijie Yin, Mountain Brook
Read Mills, Birmingham (Spain Park)             Onur Oztas, Mobile (UMS-Wright)
Brittany Spears, Birmingham (Spain Park)   Ben Lacewell, Enterprise
Jordan Heymann, Montgomery (Catholic) Candler Reynolds, Montgomery (Trinity)

MEDIA AWARD: Danielle Carter, Wetumpka (Edgewood Academy)

2010 YOUTH CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS DELEGATES

Sen. Katie Bailey, Hoover
1^st Year Delegate Pranav Bethala, Mobile
Lt. Gov. D’Jara Britton, Montgomery
Finance Director Will Clayton, Birmingham
Sen. Patrick Donnan, Auburn
Transportation Director Elizabeth Finley, Millbrook
Communications Director Zach Grate, Montgomery
Tourism and Travel Director Dakin Hill, Montgomery
Rep. Eunji Jo, Birmingham-Oak Mountain
Public Safety Director Taylor Lollar, Montgomery
First Year Presiding Officer Whitney Lott, Montgomery
Sen. Cara McElroy, Birmingham
President Pro Tem Brannen McMahan, Montgomery
House Speaker Amanda Pfluke, Enterprise
Chief Justice Danielle Phillips, Birmingham
Speaker Pro Tem Logan Powell, Montgomery
Gov. Jonathan Quisenberry, Enterprise
Sen. Colette Robicheaux, Auburn
Sen. Chris Stokes, Oak Mountain
Asst. Senate Floor Leader Lizzie Terino, Montgomery
Mental Health/Mental Retardation Commissioner Emily Thompson, Troy
Sen. Maggie Touchton, Auburn
Senate Floor Leader Amber Voss, Wetumpka
Emergency Management Director Alison Ward, Dothan
1^st Year Delegate Zijie Yin, Mountain Brook

2010 YOUTH CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL AFFAIRS ALTERNATES

1^st Alternate: Rep. Andrew Brane, Birmingham

2^nd Alternate: DIR Director Mallory Thompson, Birmingham

3^rd Alternate: Secretary of State Katherine Cordona, Enterprise

4^th Alternate: Asst. Sec. of State Mary Parrish Cobb, Montgomery

5^th Alternate: Rep. Aaron Depiano, Birmingham

6^th Alternate: Asst. House Floor Leader David Kinstley, Birmingham

7^th Alternate: Banking Director Elizabeth Roth, Enterprise

8^th Alternate: Rep. Andrew Godwin, Montgomery

9^th Alternate: 1^st Year Delegate Levi Waters, Auburn

10^th Alternate: Rep. Eric Tate, Birmingham

11^th Alternate: Lobbyist Benjamin Richardson, Pike Road

12^th Alternate: Sen. Hanson Schultz, Auburn

13^th Alternate:  Sen. Briana O’Neal, Tuskegee

14^th Alternate: Sen. Cara Macon, Mobile

15^th Alternate: 1^st Year Reading Clerk Mary Catherine Connors, Enterprise

16^th Alternate:  Rep. Benjamin Hubbard, Hartselle

17^th Alternate:  Corrections Commissioner Catherine Irwin, Enterprise

18^th Alternate:  Sen. Judge Tate, Birmingham

19^th Alternate:  Sen. Davis Vaughn, Montgomery

20^th Alternate:  Rep. Kaitlyn Rush, Enterprise

21st Alternate:  Rep. Daniel Stark, Auburn