Illinois YMCA Youth & Government

Welcome to Y&G!

Posted: August 22nd, 2011

For those of you that are new to the program, welcome to Youth & Government! For those that are returning, welcome back. Hopefully, you are looking forward to another great year.

For the first time in many years, there are no major program changes to announce, so let’s jump right in…

Legislators

  1. Need a idea for a bill or help to get started writing? Start with our bill writing guide.
  2. After you have a topic, here are some helpful links to use when doing research.
  3. When you are ready to start writing, use our templates for your bill and bill brief.

Judicial

Update (9/12/11): All judicial materials including the trial and appeal handbooks, facts and case law as well as bench memo best practices can be found at the Judicial help page.

Everyone

Like us on Facebook (over in the right sidebar) and keep up to date with all of the events going on during the year.  You can even start campaigning (if you are running for an office) or start making a case for your bill well before Springfield.  Be sure to share with others in your delegation, too.