SB 1 MD Youth Advisory Councils

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SB 1 MD Youth Advisory Councils
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MD Youth Advisory Executive Board
Co Chairs GOC Staff Representative Member
from the Senate Member from the House Youth
Representative (selected by youth at the first
meeting)
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Youth Council Role

• Conduct Public Meetings at least four times a
  year
• Hold one or two Public Hearings on issues of
  importance to youth
• Conduct one educational meeting concerning the
  legislative process
• Provide testimony before legislative bodies on
  youth related issues
• Recommend one legislative proposal each
  legislative session concerning issues on slide 4
• Conduct a Public Awareness campaign to raise
  awareness about the Council among Maryland Youth
• Work with the State Department of Education to
  grant school credit for Council service
• Annual Report to the Governor and General
  Assembly

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The Youth Advisory Council will provide testimony
on

• Education
• A Safe Learning Environment
• Employment Opportunities
• Strategies to Increase Youth Participation in
  local and state government
• Health Care Access and Quality of Care
• Substance Abuse and Underage Drinking

• Emotional and Physical Well-Being
• The Environment
• Poverty
• Homelessness
• Youth Access to State and Local Services
• Suicide Prevention
• Educational Accessibility Issues for Students
  with disabilities, including access to
• Schools
• School-Related Activities
• Classes

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State Agency Roles

• MSDE
• The Council will Work with MSDE to grant school
  credit for Council Service
• Notify High School Administrators of the creation
  of the Council
• MHEC will notify Post Secondary Institution
  Administrators of the creation of the Council
• GOC will provide staff support and develop an
  application and application process
• A member from the Senate and/or a Member from the
  House shall provide staff support

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The Council shall set priorities and determine

• At the first meeting, youth members shall elect
  one of the youth members to serve as the co-chair
• The function of subcommittees
• Standards of Conduct
• Procedures
• The use of technology to convene or conduct
  meetings or facilitate communications among
  members
• Review and consider whether the procedures and
  rules used by the GA would be appropriate for the
  council

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Youth Membership

• Youth must be 14-22 years of age
• The first term of a Youth Advisory Council member
  is from September 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009
• A youth member may not serve more than two
  consecutive terms.