SR 19: Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and committee rooms on April 10-12, 2025.
The bill authorizes the use of the state senate chamber and committee rooms by the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership Association for its Ohio Youth in Government program. The program aims to educate students about government and its components, and provide them with valuable knowledge that will benefit them in the future. By using the state senate facilities, the program will offer students an accurate depiction of state government and the legislative process. The bill also acknowledges that the program will help students become productive members of society and enable them to make informed decisions as adults.
| Jan. 29, 2025 | Offered |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | Adopted |
As Adopted by the Senate
136th General Assembly Regular Session 2025-2026
S. R. No. 19
Senator Reineke Cosponsors: Senators Antonio, Brenner, Cirino, Craig, Gavarone, Reynolds, Roegner, Schaffer
A R E S O L U T I O N
Authorizing the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership 1
Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber and 2
committee rooms on April 10-12, 2025. 3
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the 136th General Assembly 4
of Ohio have learned that the Ohio-West Virginia Youth Leadership 5
Association has requested permission to use the Ohio Senate Chamber 6
and committee rooms for its Ohio Youth in Government Program, April 7
10-12, 2025; and 8
WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Ohio-West Virginia Youth 9
Leadership Association has provided students with the opportunity to 10
better appreciate and understand government and its components, and 11
the knowledge gained through this event will certainly be of value to 12
participants in the years to come; and 13
WHEREAS, By utilizing the facilities that accommodate those 14
involved in the state legislative process, the Ohio-West Virginia 15
Youth Leadership Association will offer students an accurate depiction 16
of state government and the manner in which legislation is created and 17
processed; and 18
WHEREAS, Through participation in the Ohio Youth in Government 19
Program, students will be better prepared to become productive members 20
of our complex and ever-changing society. The maturity and experience 21
S. R. No. 19 As Adopted by the Senate
participants will gain as a result of their involvement with the Ohio- 22
West Virginia Youth Leadership Association will not only enrich their 23
total educational experience but also enable them to make better- 24
informed decisions as they assume the responsibilities of adult 25
citizenship; therefore be it 26
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the Senate of the 136th General 27
Assembly of Ohio, in adopting this Resolution, permit the Ohio-West 28
Virginia Youth Leadership Association to use the Ohio Senate Chamber, 29
contingent upon the availability of those facilities, and salute the 30
participants as some of Ohio’s finest young citizens; and be it 31
further 32
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit a duly 33
authenticated copy of this Resolution to the Ohio-West Virginia Youth 34
Leadership Association. 35