Young Legislators Program
2024
Participant Data
Salinas Valley: 18 / Central Valley: 39
• Fresno County
• Merced County
• Madera County
• Monterey County
• San Benito County
TOTAL = 57
Program Information
• When –
o Session 1: Monday, July 15
o Session 2: Wednesday, July 17
o Session 3: Monday, July 22
o Session 4: Wednesday, July 24
o Capitol Trip to Sacramento: Monday July 29th
• Where –
o Virtual Program through Zoom
Intro to
Government
Session
1 Mental
Health
Awareness
Session
2 Elections &
Civic
Engagement
Session
3 Mock
Hearing
Session
4 Session 1 – Intro to
Government
Guest Speakers
Trustee Nabil Kherfan,
Central Unified School
Board, Area 4
Mayor Maria
Pacheco,
City of Kerman
Session 2 – Mental Health
Awareness
Guest Speakers
Heather Janz,
Janz Family Therapy, Inc.
Supervisor Leticia Gonzalez,
Madera County Board of Supervisor,
District 4
Session 3 – Elections & Civic Engagement
Guest Speakers
Jessica Cedillo,
Monterey County Office
of Elections
Laphonza Butler,
U.S. Senator, D-CA
Session 3 – Elections & Civic Engagement
Guest Speakers
Gonzales Youth
Council
Dolores Huerta
Foundation
Recorded Messages
Rob Bonta,
State of California,
Attorney General
Alex Padilla,
U.S. Senator, D-CA
Recorded Messages
Congresswoman Barbara
Lee CA-12th
Congressional District
Congresswoman Zoe
Lofgren CA-18th
Congressional District
Session 4 – Mock Committee
Hearing
Team 1: SB 785 (Caballero)
Consumer Protection: Ticket
Sales
Would reform the laws
governing the purchase and
sale of tickets to live
entertainment and sporting
events in California, and create
protections for consumers,
artists, and teams.
Team 2: AB 1955 (Ward)
Support Academic Futures and
Educators for Today’s Youth
Act
Strengthens the existing California
protections against forced outings of
LGBTQ+ students in schools; provide
critical resources for parents and families
of LGBTQ+ students to support them in
working towards family acceptance on
their own terms; and provide additional
protections to educators who face
retaliatory actions from administrators
and school boards for seeking to create
an inclusive and safe school environment.
Top Issues of Concern from
students
1. Education
2. Climate Change
3. Homelessness
4. Human Rights
5. Public Safety
6. Immigration
7. Gun violence
8. Domestic Violence
Capitol Trip
Thank You!