[CharterSchools] Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application

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 The Legislative Youth Advisory Council(LYAC) is open to high school students across the state. It begins in July with a two day seminar at the capitol. The council then meets five times, every other month on Saturday at the Louisiana Municipal Association building in Baton Rouge. Applicants are scored based on their responses to the short answer questions and two letters of recommendation. The deadline to apply is March 22nd.    Please share this informationwith all students you believe might be interested!    Thanks!    Megan Bella Documents and Records LYAC Staff Coordinator Louisiana State Senate bellam at legis.la.gov 225-342-2370   LEGISLATIVE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR 2019-2020    The Louisiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) is now accepting applications for membership from high school students who have an interest in representing the voices of other young people around the state. LYAC is an annually appointed body composed entirely of students that addresses issues affecting the youth of Louisiana.    The purpose of LYAC is to facilitate the communication between youth and the legislature, and to give students a unique opportunity to be involved in the workings of state government. The council studies and addresses issues of importance to young people, such as education, community service, employment, strategies to increase youth participation in government, safe environments for youth, substance abuse, underage drinking, and youth health and physical fitness.    Members of the council are selected from a wide pool of applicants from around the state who display a strong interest in civic involvement. The thirty-one member body includes three student members selected from each of the congressional districts. Applicants must be between the ages of fourteen and nineteen and enrolled in a public or private high school, a home school, or participating in a GED skills program during the 2019 - 2020 school year.    The deadline for applications isMarch 22, 2019. The application may be accessed at civiced.louisiana.gov. All applicants are required to submit two recommendation letters and short essay questions with their application. For additional information please contact Megan Bella atbellam at legis.la.gov or 225-342-2370.             <!-- #yiv1481261946 _filtered #yiv1481261946 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv1481261946 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} #yiv1481261946 #yiv1481261946 p.yiv1481261946MsoNormal, #yiv1481261946 li.yiv1481261946MsoNormal, #yiv1481261946 div.yiv1481261946MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;} #yiv1481261946 a:link, #yiv1481261946 span.yiv1481261946MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1481261946 a:visited, #yiv1481261946 span.yiv1481261946MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1481261946 p.yiv1481261946msonormal0, #yiv1481261946 li.yiv1481261946msonormal0, #yiv1481261946 div.yiv1481261946msonormal0 {margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;} #yiv1481261946 span.yiv1481261946EmailStyle18 {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:windowtext;} #yiv1481261946 span.yiv1481261946EmailStyle19 {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:navy;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none none;} #yiv1481261946 .yiv1481261946MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv1481261946 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} #yiv1481261946 div.yiv1481261946WordSection1 {} -->
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