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Y LEAD California YMCA Youth & Government Y LEAD California YMCA Youth & Government 72nd MODEL LEGISLATURE & COURT COMMEMORATIVE BOOK FEBRUARY 13-17, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS HISTORICAL NOTES 1 A MESSAGE FROM YOUTH GOVERNOR AIDAN BLAIN 2 MODEL LEGISLATURE & COURT OVERVIEW 3 PROGRAM LEADERSHIP 4-6 SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP 7-9 A MESSAGE FROM BOARD CHAIR LINDSEY ANGELATS 10 AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE 11-12 HISTORY OF PROGRAM LEADERSHIP 13 LEGISLATIVE BILLS 14-16 COURT CASES 17-18 PROGRAM AREAS 19-20 PLATFORMS 21 BOARD OF DIRECTORS & PROFESSIONAL STAFF 22 PROGRAM STAFF VOLUNTEERS 23 70 YEARS INSPIRING YOUTH CALIFORNIA YMCA YOUTH & GOVERNMENT HISTORICAL NOTES For over 70 years, California YMCA Youth & Government (Y&G) has provided outstanding statewide educational and social experiences for more than 100,000 middle and high school youth. The mission of California YMCA Youth & Government is to build values-based leadership and civic engagement in California’s youth to strengthen our democratic process. It all began in the mid 1930s, when Clement Duran, a YMCA director from Albany New York, wanted to find a meaningful experience for young people that might inspire them to become active and concerned citizens in government. He struck upon the idea of a “model” legislature that would provide “hands on” learning. The slogan, “Democracy Must Be Learned By Each Generation,” was developed by Duran to interpret the purpose of the program. The first Model Legislature was held in Albany, New York, in 1936. The California YMCA Youth & Government program was initiated in 1948 and received immediate encouragement from then-Governor, Earl Warren. From that point forward, California YMCA Youth & Government has received the full support of every California Governor. In January 2001, California YMCA Youth & Government was chartered as an independent YMCA organization responsible for statewide education and civic engagement programs for middle and high school students. Youth & Government programming continues to provide outstanding experiences through specialized youth programs with YMCAs and various schools throughout California. California YMCA Youth & Government prides itself in providing quality educational and civic engagement programs that offer youth with the following skills to help them transition and succeed with ease from middle school all the way through college graduation. - 1 - A MESSAGE FROM 72nd YOUTH GOVERNOR AIDAN BLAIN Dear Youth & Government, Youth & Government is a program that holds our strongest and most powerful memories. This intellectually stimulating program we experience in Fresno and Sacramento fuels our passion for politics and gives us a purpose for our activism. This community has taken us in and cultivated our paths as young politicians and leaders. For so many of us, Youth and Government has changed our lives. Weeks before each conference, we count down the days until we can explore the pressing issues of California with bright, driven high schoolers like us, who share our love for political activism. Through this program, we are part of something bigger than ourselves with the capacity to inspire teens across the state to get engaged in the political process. While we are at conferences, the environment is something indescribable. It’s an environment that gives us chills as we walk into joint session and hear thirty-five hundred of our peers doing chants about how much spirit they have. It’s an environment that gives us that nervous yet excited feeling, as we go up to the podium to make a speech. And most importantly, it’s an environment where we are surrounded by the most invested, caring young individuals in California, all coming together to create a government more functional than the one we have in Washington D.C. In this environment, we have a unique opportunity to form meaningful relationships with people that truly care about us. With these amazing connections, we are exposed to various political perspectives and world views which allow us to grow not only intellectually, but also in our understanding of compromise and the ability to have compassion for people with whom we fundamentally disagree. At the same time, that discourse helps us find our voices as delegates because therein lies the magic of our Youth and Government program. No matter their background, each and every delegate finds their voice. We have a responsibility to build on this Youth & Government foundation and continue to create a program and world that allows delegates to grow as leaders, become civically engaged, and discover their passions, while giving back to their communities. We must use the power we hold to inspire others and make each other feel comfortable, brightening the world around us. Although we may disagree at times, there is far more that unites us than divides us. Even in sometimes seemingly dark times, I have hope for the future, not because I am naive, but because I have met you, the delegates in the Youth & Government program. Years from now when you face your toughest moments in life and feel like your Y&G days are behind you, your experiences, your memories, and the lessons you gained here will be there to guide you. These bonds we’ve created will always be there to connect us. This love and vulnerability we have shared will be there to endlessly support us. We will inevitably leave Y&G, but Y&G will never leave us. No matter where we go or what we face in our lives, Youth & Government will forever be a part of us as we understand our special place and our purpose in this program and the world. You don’t need to realize what your place is now because there will be a time down the road when you will understand why things happened the way they did. We are creating the world we want to live in, so I think it’s safe to say we’re in good hands. I cannot wait to see how we impact the world and create countless opportunities for others to build on our foundation. Aidan Blain 72nd Youth Governor 1792 Tribute Road, Suite 480, Sacramento, CA 95815 • (916) 287-9622 • www.calymca.org - 2 - CALIFORNIA YMCA YOUTH & GOVERNMENT MODEL LEGISLATURE & COURT SECRETARIAT PROGRAM The Secretariat program offers an intensive leadership development opportunity for high school participants of our Model Legislature & Court Program. Secretariat participants provide mentorship and training to middle school delegates who are currently participating in the Model United Nations program. They provide direction to younger delegates on how to research international topics, create resolutions for change and resolve conflicts. In turn, Secretariat participants receive guidance and mentorship from For over 70 years, California YMCA Youth & program volunteers to help strengthen their Government has provided high school youth leadership skills. throughout California the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of issues affecting our state, SPRING CONFERENCE nation and world. Youth & Government programs Spring Conference is an abbreviated version of our are a platform for service learning, social respon- Model Legislature & Court program, showcasing sibility and personal development. Participants two of the major program areas from the Model develop critical thinking and public speaking skills Legislature & Court during one weekend in May. that allow them to articulate and act upon their Delegates participating in the National Issues beliefs. Commission have the opportunity to write proposals focused on identifying creative solutions MODEL LEGISLATURE & COURT to national issues. Those who participate in the More than 3,000 youth participants or “delegates” Legislature have the opportunity to write bills on representing 90 delegations across California issues affecting the state and/or their local convene to discuss major issues facing our state communities. each year. The Model Legislature & Court program brings together a cross-section of the state’s high INTERN PROGRAM school students for a six-month, learn-by-doing The Intern Program is an intensive three-year experience that teaches the values of democracy. leadership training opportunity for college students Participants experience government firsthand and who are alumni of the Model United Nations and/ learn how to solve local and national problems or Model Legislature & Court program. Interns are through the democratic process. selected and trained in advanced leadership and the fundamentals of youth development. The program includes two training conferences and a culminating conference that allows participants the opportunity to put their training into action as they assume their given roles. During the culmi- nating conference in Sacramento, participants take over the historic halls, chambers and offices of the California State Capitol, the state Supreme Court and the Governor’s Office. Legislation is debated and court cases are decided, as students apply skills they have gained in the program. - 3 - 72ND MODEL LEGISLATURE & COURT PROGRAM LEADERSHIP Hon. Anusha Shojaei Hon. Nate Bymel Hon. Aidan Blain Chief Justice Secretary of State Youth Governor El Dorado Miller Santa Monica Hon. Ethan Ostrow Hon. Baylee Bogard Hon. Arielle Stern Hon. Abigail Walker Attorney General District Attorney State Superintendent of State Legislative Analyst SFY/Stonestown Newport Harbor High School Public Instruction SVC/El Camino East Valley/Stud City Hon. Aidan Cessor Hon. Zennon Ulyate-Crow Hon. Gus Gress Hon. Ireland Neville State Treasurer Director of the Dept. of Finance Presiding Speaker of the Speaker Pro-Tem of the DaVinci-Science Palisades-Malibu Constitutional Convention Constitutional Convention Miller Santa Monica Hon. Ryan Shad Hon. Conner Glynn Hon. Allison Gray Hon. Gael Cuevas Chief Rapporteur Director of the Administrator of the Editor in Chief Palisades-Malibu CA Emergency Team CA Environmental Protection Agency Downey-South Gate SRV/Vista Diablo Central Coast-Salinas Valley Hon. Emilia Cordova Executive Producer DaVinci-Science - 4 - 72ND MODEL LEGISLATURE & COURT LEGISLATIVE HOUSES LEADERSHIP SENATE Hon. Michael Udo Hon. Joshua Kibler President Pro-Tem President Pro-Tem Blue Senate Gold Senate Westchester Crescenta Valley Hon. Teddy Nissen Lt.
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