2019-20 El Dorado Youth and Government Delegation Bulletin #7

"Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another.” – John Muir

1.) Mandatory Values Meeting this week: This week's meeting is worth 4 points because it's one of the most important of the year. To prepare, take a moment to check out these two recent news stories:

• E. Dotson Wilson To Retire as Chief Clerk of the California Assembly (the whole interview is very interesting, but make sure to listen from the 15-20 minute marks) 
• Pittsburgh Synagogue Gets Help From Neighboring Church 1 Year After Deadly Shooting.

2.) Last Call! 2019-20 El Dorado Delegation Sweatshirt Designs:  The call for this year's El Dorado sweatshirt designs is now open! Please submit your sweatshirt designs to this google drive folder as a PDF or jpeg. All designs need to incorporate the El Dorado delegation name and be Y-appropriate (no drug, alcohol, or offensive designs). I have included some previous design ideas in the folder for reference. Please make the designs no more than two colors as we have to pay more for additional colors in the design. Submit your designs by Oct 3, 2019.

3.) Bills, Bills, Bills! The bill develop process is now in full swing. Your family should now have it's bill idea and completed the bill worksheet. This week you will start drafting your bill! Below are some steps you can take to develop your bill idea and begin drafting:

• Here's what a finished bill looks like, so you know what you're making. 
• Watch this video about how to start the bill idea and bill research process. 
• Watch this video about the 4 basic kinds of legislation our State Legislature can consider. 
• Should have completed the Family Bill Worksheets - these are the basic questions your family will need to answer about your bill by Bill Hearing Night. (Those questions should sound familiar after last week's presentation!)
• In the same folder, be sure to begin writing your bills language in your family's bill template! 
• Want to know all the current laws? Here they are! (Get to know this site, LegInfo, it's a bill author's best friend!) 

All bill worksheets and bill template MUST be completed by Oct. 17th (that's only 17 days away!). Make sure your family has their roles selected and have strong speeches! I will be making an agenda for bill hearing night in the coming week. 

4.) Last Call! Statewide Elected/Appointed Leadership Opportunities: Interested in running or applying for a statewide position? Please do! Take a look at what the leadership opportunities are in the various program areas. Here is a link to the descriptions for each office. If you are a returner, encourage people to apply/run! If you are planning on doing this, email me before Oct 3. We need to see how many people would like to run for office to determine who will be able to run at conference. Let me know if you have questions. 

Parent Corner

S'moresfest Tickets Are Still Available!! Sponsor opportunities are still available, too. As a thank you to our families for their support - you can use the promo code THANKYOU2019 to get tickets at the early bird price!

As always, thank you for reading and I will see you on Thursday!

Derek Dolfie

Lead Advisor/Delegation Dad

El Dorado Delegation

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Mark your calendars for these key events!

October 12, 2019 - Smoresfest 2019 YMCA Fundraising Gala (Sacramento)  

Oct. 18, 2019 -Second Payment Due

Oct. 24, 2019 -Bill Hearing Night Open to Friends and Family (Oak Ridge)

November 9-11, 2019 -Training and Elections 1 Conference (Fresno)

Nov. 15, 2019 - Third Payment Due

December 13, 2019 - Fourth and Final Payment Due

January 18-20, 2020 -Training and Elections 2 Conference (Fresno)
February 13-17, 2020 -72nd Model Legislature & Court (Sacramento)