68F94C081E06577C8725844300772314 Hearing Summary

Mr. Ada and Ms. Shaik presented COYAC's policy recommendation #3, which looks at other youth advisory councils in state departments. They explained how these councils work and what their missions are. They talked about methodology and highlighted the use of a positive youth development (PYD) approach. They suggested some guidelines for the councils in state departments.

Mr. Ada and Ms. Shaik responded to comments and questions from the committee about what legislation is required to implement this proposal. Discussion continued on this topic. Representative McKean summarized the main points of the discussion and provided some things for the panel to consider with regard to their proposal.

Representative McKean talked about future meetings. A meeting was set for October 18 at 2:00 p.m.