The Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) is now accepting applications through Friday, June 12, 2009. The Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC) was created to help legislators address the needs of Washington State youth. The council meets up to six times per year in locations around Washington, and every year they hold an Action Day in Olympia in to meet with legislators and testify on legislation. This council provides an exciting opportunity for youth to become involved in the democratic process!

Council members must be between the ages of 14-18 at the time of appointment. The application deadline is June 12, 2009. If you know of any youth that may be interested in the Legislative Youth Advisory Council, please let them know about this opportunity.

For further information on the council, visit the council’s website at http://lyac.leg.wa.gov or view a 15-minute video of the council through TVW’s Engaged: Students Becoming Citizens series, which aired on TVW in October 2008.

E-mail lyac@leg.wa.gov with any questions, or contact Kelly Martin, LYAC Program Supervisor at Kelly.Martin@k12.wa.us or by phone at (360)725-4461. Click to get the application (as a Word document) and other information about the council.