The Roundhouse is usually filled with New Mexico legislators. But every April, high school students from all over the state head to Santa Fe for their own Congress. They spend months preparing, and at the Roundhouse he stays for three days. Students participate in all aspects of the legislative process, writing their own bills and sitting in the chairs of elected leaders. “My bill this year is called the New Mexico Fair Labor Standards Act,” said Henry Carter, the party's youth representative. meeting. “This is a collection of various labor reforms.'' Latest News: KOAT Action 7 News Political Headlines Students introduce, make amendments, debate and vote on bills on the floor of the House and Senate. If passed, it will go to the desk of the Youth Governor. Verity Gray, this year's Youth Governor, signed a bill called the Motorcycle Filtering Act. “This essentially legalizes lane filtering for motorcycles, which we hope will make our roads safer by making it easier to avoid motorcycle crashes,” Gray said. Us on Social: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube There is also a judicial division, where students act as lawyers in a mock courtroom. It all helps them learn about government processes and promote citizen participation. “It’s nice to be able to connect with people who are interested in similar things,” said youth representative Tanner Ozdova. “It helped boost my confidence,” James Padilla said. Member of the Youth Governors Cabinet. “We really need young voices to talk about government. And I think it's very valuable to understand how state government works, even if you don't end up in politics in the future. “We are the future of this country. We are the future of this state. It is very important that we learn about these processes so that we can potentially become real senators and representatives in the future.'' It was a wonderful experience,” said Youth Governor Gray. Get the latest from Santa Fe's Roundhouse and Washington. KOAT app. You can download it here.
The Roundhouse is usually filled with New Mexico legislators. But every April, high school students from all over the state head to Santa Fe for their own Congress.
They spend months preparing and end up spending three days at the Roundhouse. Students participate in all aspects of the legislative process, authoring their own bills and sitting in the chairs of elected leaders.
“My bill this year is called the New Mexico Fair Labor Standards Act,” said Henry Carter, a youth representative who attended the meeting. “This is a collection of various labor reforms.”
Latest: KOAT Action 7 News Political Headlines
Students introduce, make amendments to, debate, and vote on bills on the floor of the House and Senate. If passed, it will go to the desk of the Youth Governor. Verity Gray, this year's youth governor, signed a bill called the Motorcycle Filtering Act.
“This essentially legalizes lane filtering for motorcycles, which will hopefully make our roads safer by allowing motorcyclists to more easily avoid collisions,” Gray said. said.
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There is also a judicial branch, where students act as lawyers in a mock courtroom. All of these can help you learn about government processes and encourage citizen participation.
Youth representative Tanner Ozdova said, “It's great to be able to connect with people who have similar interests.”
“It helped boost my confidence,” said James Padilla, a member of the Youth Governors Cabinet. “We really need young voices to talk about government. And I think it's very valuable to understand how state government works, even if you don't end up in politics in the future. ”
“We are the future of this country. We are the future of this state. It is very important that we learn about these processes so that we can potentially become real senators and representatives in the future.” It’s an experience,” said Gray, the youth governor.
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