Jr Youth Leg: Step in the Right Direction
Posted in Junior Youth Legislature, Legislation on April 3rd, 2009 by nancy – Be the first to comment
Junior Youth Leg participants debate in the Capitol auditorium.
By ELIZABETH VEASEY
Tomorrow TODAY Co-Editor
Tomorrow TODAY Co-Editor
Junior Youth Legislature program is a one-day experience for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders from throughout the state to have a taste of legislative action. Over the course of the day, they are taught how to construct a bill and properly conduct a meeting.
In addition to parliamentary procedures and bill writing, Jr. Youth Legers are given the chance to sharpen crucial debate skills and techniques to support their opinions. Their debate featured such bills as one by LaRonda Turner and Mary Shuford that would tax alcoholic beverages sold on Sundays for education funds , a public school tax bill by Zach Hulcher and David Norris and Marga Beck‘s bill that would require school nurses to check the blood pressure of children when they come to the nurse’s office.
To say the least, these young hopefuls will bring a special pizzazz to future Youth Legislatures.