Legislative Advocacy Clinic- Student Information
SYLAW is a small organization with very little experience in legislative advocacy, not to mention very little budget for it! The students in the legislative advocacy clinic were an invaluable resource to us as they handled all the legwork and walked us through the process. We couldn't be more pleased with the result--our bill passed!
Katie Meyer, Executive Director
Street Youth Legal Advocates of Washington (SYLAW)
What's Unique about the Legislative Advocacy Clinic?
Substantive Practice Area:
- Legislation
- For 2010-2011 the Clinic's work will continue to be focused around issues affecting children and youth
Where We Advocate:
- The Washington State Legislature
Past Work:
- Drafted, analyzed and secured passage of
HB 2752
-2010-11 Modifying provisions relating to providing shelter to a minor.
- Drafted, analyzed and secured passage of
HB 1954 - 2009-10, Sealing Juvenile Records Under Certain Conditions
- Reviewed, and analyzed pending legislation for the Washington State Bar Association’s Juvenile Law Section
Skills Focus:
- Legislative Drafting
- Legislative advocacy
- Bill Analyis
- Working with and building coalitions
- Oral advocacy in a legislative context