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NEWS RELEASE June 3, 2008
Legislative Youth
Advisory Council OLYMPIA – Lt. Gov. Brad Owen is encouraging Washington youth who may be interested in advising the state Legislature on legislation and policy matters of importance to them to apply for a seat on the Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC).
This council of 14 to 18-year-olds was established to give the Legislature advice on critical issues related to education, health and fitness, test reform, school safety and other topics related to youth. The council is under charter by the state Legislature through June, 2009. “Members of LYAC have an important voice in speaking for Washington youth and at the same time get a great education on civic involvement,” Lt. Gov. Owen said. LYAC consists of twenty-two members who serve two-year terms and if eligible, may be reappointed for subsequent two-year terms. They can meet up to six times a year. Final appointments are made by the lieutenant governor and are based on recommendations and selection criteria developed by the council itself. LYAC members create the application package and then meet in July to review and score each application. New members are appointed by early August each year. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction provides administration, coordination and facilitation assistance to the council, with the state Senate and House of Representatives to provide assistance with fiscal and policy briefings. New member
applications are now being accepted through
More information about the council can be found on the Web site itself, or by sending an email to lyac@leg.wa.gov ### For more
information contact: Kelly Martin, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, (360) 725-4461 or Kelly.Martin@k12.wa.us Office of the Lt. Governor: Brian Dirks (360) 786-7707 or dirks.brian@leg.wa.gov
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