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2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 130
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
A RESOLUTION
To designate Monday, June 1, 2015, as Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge Youth
Legislature Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend the Youth Legislature for its outstanding
achievements and community service for thirty-seven years to more than forty thousand
students in Louisiana, and to designate Monday June 1, 2015, as Boys & Girls Club of
Greater Baton Rouge Youth Legislature Day at the state capitol; and
WHEREAS, annually, the Youth Legislature provides a valuable educational and life
experience to more than one thousand eight hundred middle school students; and
WHEREAS, through the Youth Legislature's two-day mock legislative session at the
Old State Capitol, students learn the process and procedures of state government through a
hands on experience; and
WHEREAS, students are given the opportunity to run for and elect a governor and
House and Senate officers, participate in the legislative process by writing, sponsoring, and
debating bills, and lead and serve on legislative committees while learning to speak before
an audience; and
WHEREAS, participants of the Youth Legislature may also serve as members of the
press by gathering and reporting information about bills, legislators, senators, and the
governor's cabinet; and
WHEREAS, the Youth Legislature provides students with an experience that
supports and solidifies information that is studied in classrooms and gives students an
opportunity to enhance their writing, research, and public speaking skills; and
WHEREAS, the Youth Legislature promotes and encourages youth leadership
characteristics, participation, cooperation, and teamwork among peers and gives students the
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confidence needed to participate in leadership roles in high school and in their respective
communities.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby designate Monday, June 1, 2015, as Boys & Girls Club
of Greater Baton Rouge Youth Legislature Day at the state capitol and does hereby extend
enduring appreciation to the organization, its volunteers, and participating educators for the
knowledge, discipline, and integrity they bestow upon the youth of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Paula Braud, program director of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Baton Rouge Youth
Legislature.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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