Sac Central Delegation Bulletin #4: Bring Your Ideas (Sweatshirts and Bills)

If you have a sweatshirt design, make sure you email it to Christiana ASAP! Also, this week, we will kick things into gear on the bill writing process. Make sure you review the bill information included below so that you come to Wednesday's meeting ready to break into bill groups and pursue a topic in which you're interested! 

Great work on selecting our delegation values for the year: 

Respect, Responsibility, Purpose

NEW BUSINESS:

1.) Bill Hearing Night Date Confirmed: Tuesday, October 30: This year's Bill Hearing Night will take place again at the Historic City Hall Chambers in downtown Sacramento. We have received a final confirmation of the date from Council Member Steve Hansen's office: Tuesday, October 30 from 6-8pm. This is a very important night for all delegates and attendance is mandatory. Parents, family, and friends are also invited and strongly encouraged to attend! Mark your calendars!

2.) Sweatshirt Designs Due This Week: This year's sweatshirt color is: Carolina Blue. If you have a design idea, please submit it to Christiana via email prior to this week's meeting. Designs must be Y-appropriate and we can use up to 3 colors of printing on the front of our shirts. 

3.) Mixed Bags Orders Due This Week: If you took a Mixed Bags catalog, please return it along with orders and collected money this week. 

4.) Elected and Appointed Leadership: Y&G is all about taking risks and getting outside of your comfort zone. There's no better way to do that than through applying for elected or appointed leadership positions.  There's something for everyone - especially our returning delegates. We'll review positions at this week's meeting. Before then, please take a look at this comprehensive list of all program areas and leadership positions. Wondering what you qualify for? Check out this chart of your options.  For even more details about Elected positions, click here. Appointed, click here. I especially encourage all former Houses delegates to pursue leadership in the Houses program (committee chair is a great role!) If you're interested in running or applying for a leadership position, you must complete a short application in Reggo no later than Monday, October 8. You can find the applications in your Reggo account (click to enlarge): 

5.) Bills Hopefully you've taken a look at the bills handout and used it to guide some basic google research since last week. Here are the slides handed out at last week's meeting. Some things to keep in mind:

• Yesterday was the last day for Governor Brown to sign legislation passed in the most recent legislative session. That means there are a lot of new laws and vetoed laws that might impact what you choose to work on. Other potential laws may also impact popular bill topics.
• For example, there's a ballot measure up for a vote in November on the question of whether California should continue to observe Daylight Savings Time. (Check out what the Bee has to say about it. Do you agree with their view?) 
• The sale of cosmetic products tested on Animals is now banned in California.
• A lot of laws related to the #Metoo movement were signed into law, but many were vetoed as well. 
• Plastic straws - now banned (sorta) unless requested by the customer 
• At least two of the ideas suggested last week are likely already laws. Is one of them your idea? Better do some basic google searches to see if you can find out! 
• The Sac Bee has coverage of a lot of the Governor's actions in its Capitol Alert section including this list of "notable" signings and vetoes. Vetoed bills can make great foundations for delegation bills (though be wary of somewhat tired or common topics like prohibiting smoking on beaches). 
• Here's the Governor's list of his legislative actions on Sunday. You can use the Leginfo site, Bill Information tab to research more about any particular bill. 
• Topic generally overdone (which means other delegations are likely to select the same topic, meaning your bill may get combined with theirs and you lose your chance to champion your idea). You could still choose one of these topics, but you'd probably need to be very creative in how you solve problems related to them:
• Anything on Marijuana
• Lower voting ages for certain elections
• Excepting feminine products from sales tax
• Gender-neutral bathroom legislation
• Condoms in schools
• Sex-ed requirements in schools
• Lane-splitting (motorcycles)
• Check out last year's Bill Book here. 

6.) October 5 Movie Night at the YMCA: Thank you to the following delegates who have volunteered to help out at our Movie Under The Stars on October 5. The event begins at 6:00pm so plan to arrive at 5:30pm to help with set-up. The event is free and open to all, so anyone who wants to attend - or families who would like to attend - are encouraged to tag along!  In fact, we can make it an informal delegation social event! (If you are on this list and can no longer be there, let me know)

Miranda Villarreal

Ting Ting Pu

Cameron

Kelley Reese

Keymora Robertson

Miraya Gomez

Sam Schlenker

Aaron Reese

Jimmy Wong

Jennifer Tsao

7.) October 13 Camp Capital City Volunteers: Below is the list of those who have volunteered to help at Camp Capital City on Saturday, October 13. If you cannot work the shifts you signed up for, first try to find a substitute for your shift, next contact Christiana. 

Name	Oct 13 9a-1p	Oct 13 1p-5p	Oct 13 5p-10p
Aaron Reese	x
Cameron Wyatt			x
Connor McLaren Finelli			x
Jennifer Tsao		x	x
Jimmy Wong	x	x	x
Kelley Reese	x
Keymora Robertson		x	x
Miranda Villarreal			x
Miraya Gomez			x
Sam Schlenker			x
Ting Ting Pu	x	x	x

REMINDERS:

Get to know the website. In addition to our bulletin, a lot of valuable information can be found at our website. Here, you'll find all past bulletins, delegation information, a program calendar, and a link to our forms and downloads folder. Remember to check the site first - chances are you'll find answers to most of your questions!

Parent Corner

-Bill Hearing Night, Tuesday October 30: Parents, please save the date for our annual Bill Hearing Night. It's a chance for delegates to show off the mountain of hard work they are going to spend October completing and we depend on the input of attendees to select which of our student-authored legislature is submitted for February's Model Legislature to represent our delegation. It's a definite highlight of the year! 

- Camp Capital City: The Sacramento Central YMCA's signature fall fundraising event is quickly approaching! This evening of nostalgic summer camp themed fun supports our Y-Assist Fund, providing program access to all in our community, regardless of financial need. We'd love to have you attend! Tickets and sponsorships are available! Click here for more info.

At the next meeting we'll . . .  

-- Learn about program area leadership opportunities

-- Choose sweatshirt designs!
--Get into bill groups!

See you on Wednesday!

Helpful Links:

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Looking for forms or handouts?

Mark your calendars:

October 13, 2018: Camp Capital City YMCA Fundraiser; Volunteer Sign-ups here.

October 17, 2018: Payment #2 Due
October 24, 2018: Mandatory Practice Bill Hearing Night
October 30, 2018: Mandatory Bill Hearing Night
November 7, 2018: Mandatory Pre-Conference Meeting

November 9-11, 2018: Training &Elections Conference I, Fresno

January 19-21, 2019: Training &Elections Conference II, Fresno

February 14-18, 2019: 71st Model Legislature & Court, Sacramento

We are committed to equal program access for all and are dedicated to ensuring the benefits of Y&G are available to every student in our community without regard to financial need. No delegate should ever drop out or refrain from joining because of financial concerns. If you want to do this program, we want you to do this program.