2025 Collegiate Legislature Conference
2025 Information
- Registration will open soon
- Bill submission will open soon
- Prepare for the conference by researching your bill topic and checking www.cleg.org regularly for updates.
**If you do not have a School Delegation Leader, please contact Jessica Owens @jessicaowens@ymcmaontgomery.org.
What you can expect:
- Debate important issues with student leaders from across the state.
- Opportunities to meet elected officials
- Develop leadership skills
- Network with the future leaders of the State of Alabama
- Fun! Like this: Watch the CLEG Wardrobe video
Key Components
- Bill Writing – Each Delegate will write a bill which, in their opinion, makes the state of Alabama a better place to live. This bill will be written prior to the conference and submitted online.
- Committee Meetings – Every Delegate will be assigned to a committee with about 20 other students will have a similar bill topic. Each committee member will get a chance to present their bill to the rest of the committee so that it has a fair chance to advance to the legislative session.
- Legislative Sessions – Each delegate is assigned to either the House of Representatives or the Senate. These groups meet in the Statehouse Chambers and debate the bills that have made it out of committee. Everyone who attends has an opportunity to be called on to speak.
- Speeches and Elections – Officers for next year’s conference will be elected and appointed by the end of this year’s conference. The officers help plan and execute the conference and meet regularly throughout the year.
Sample Schedule
Thurs., Casual Dress All Day
- 3:00 –5:00 p.m. Registration at Hotel Dinner on Your Own
- 7:30 –8:00 Opening Session
- 8:15 – 9:15 Committee Meetings
- 9:30 Activities
- Devotional (optional)
Fri., Business Dress until Supper
- 8:15 Transportation to Statehouse
- 9:00 Legislative Session I – Alabama State House
- 11:45 a.m. Lunch (provided)
- 1:00 p.m. Legislative Session II
- 5:00 p.m. Speeches & Elections – Hotel
- 6:00 Dinner and entertainment (provided)
Sat., Business Dress All Day
- 8:00 a.m. Checkout of Hotel
- 9:30 General Assembly – Hotel
- 12:00 p.m. Closing Luncheon
- 2:00 Conference Ends