Nevada Youth Legislature
The Nevada Youth Legislature (NYL) is a two-year program that gives high school students an opportunity to learn about representative government and take an active role in the legislative process. This includes presenting one bill per term to the Nevada Legislature on an issue important to Nevada youth. Interested students may submit an application to represent the senatorial district in which they live or attend high school. Each of Nevada's 21 state senators appoints a youth legislator to represent his or her senatorial district.
Members
Jackson Bentham
Senate District No. 6
Devika Bhatnagar
Senate District No. 5
Oniana Boulware
Senate District No. 2
Emmalee Craver
Senate District No. 18
Patrick Donn Dimasin
Senate District No. 9
Max Grinstein
Senate District No. 15
Dylan Keene
Senate District No. 10
N. Grant Kington
Senate District No. 19
Madeline Krieger
Senate District No. 13
Michael Lara
Senate District No. 21
Samantha Lyle
Senate District No. 7
Gabrielle Macababbad
Senate District No. 11
Nicole Miller
Senate District No. 20
Dillon Moss
Senate District No. 14
Zion Price
Senate District No. 12
Evan Raugust
Senate District No. 3
Joseph Seddon
Senate District No. 17
Stella Thornton
Senate District No. 16
Emma Thurgood
Senate District No. 1
Kristal Walker
Senate District No. 4
Lauren Wong
Senate District No. 8
Legislation and Reports
Creation and Revision of the Nevada Youth Legislature
- Senate Bill 247 (2007) created the Youth Legislature.
- Senate Bill 161 (2009) made revisions to the Youth Legislature.
- Senate Bill 237 (2011) made revisions to the Youth Legislature and established the Board of Directors for Corporation for Public Benefit to Administer the NYL.
- Senate Bill 108 (2019) made revisions to the Youth Legislature.
Legislative Measures Presented by the Nevada Youth Legislature
Youth Legislator Legislative Measures Introduced by Legislators
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 13 (2009)
- Senate Bill 305 (2013)
- Senate Bill 220 (2015)
- Senate Bill 249 (2017)
- Senate Bill 204 (2019)
- Assembly Bill 338 (2019)
Annual Reports to the Governor
Awards
- Public Service/Pro Bono—Award of Excellence, 2009
- Public Service/Pro Bono—Award of Distinction, 2014, 2016
- Public Relations/Communications—Award of Distinction, 2017, 2018
- Public Relations/Communications—Award of Excellence, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Pro Bono—Honorable Mention, 2009
- Public Relations/Communications—Platinum Award, 2010
- Extended Training Program—Gold Award, 2011
- Pro Bono—2013 Summer Training—Gold Award, 2013
- Pro Bono—2014 Fall Training—Platinum Award, 2015
- Training Manual—2015 Training—Platinum Award, 2016
- Pro Bono—2015 Training—Platinum Award, 2016
- Other—Bill Draft Research and Writing—Fall Training—Platinum Award, 2017
- Public Relations/Communications—Strategic Programs—Platinum Award, 2018
- Pro Bono—Platinum Award, 2018
- Pro Bono—2018 Midterm Training—Platinum Award, 2019
- Other—Bill Draft Research and Writing—Midterm Training—Platinum Award, 2019
- Pro Bono—2019 Summer Training—Platinum Award, 2020
- Other—Government/Your Leadership Program—2019 Summer Training—Platinum Award,2020
- Other—Bill Draft Development—2020 Midterm Training—Platinum Award, 2021
- Pro Bono—2020 Midterm Training—Platinum Award, 2021
- Pro Bono—2021 Inaugural Training—Platinum Award, 20222
- Other—Virtual Education and Training—2021 Inaugural Training, 2022
- Community Service—Extended Training Program—Award of Excellence, 2010
- Community Service—Training Program—Award of Excellence, 2010 2015
- Community Service—Summer Training Program—Award of Excellence, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019
- Community Service—Fall Training Program—Award of Excellence, 2012, 2014, 2016
- Community Service—Midterm Training Program—Award of Excellence, 2019, 2020
- Community Service—Inaugural Training Program—Award of Excellence, 2021
- Orientation—Pro Bono—Gold Award, 2008
- Extended Training—Platinum Award, 2009 and 2010
- Summer Training—Pro Bono—Gold Award, 2011 and 2013
- Fall Training—Pro Bono—Platinum Award, 2012 and 2014
- Fall Training—Pro Bono—Gold Award, 2017
- Fall Training—Print Media/Print Creativity—Gold Award, 2017
- Summer Training—Pro Bono—Platinum Award, 2018, 2020
- Summer Training—Other—Platinum Award, 2018, 2020
- Midterm Training—Pro Bono—Platinum Award, 2019, 2021
- Midterm Training—Other—Gold Award, 2019
- Midterm Training—Other—Platinum Award, 2021
National Federation of Press Women
- Public Service—Third Place Award, 2009
- Public Service—Second Place Award, 2012
Nevada Press Women
- Public Service—First Place Award, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013