State Senator Adam G. Hinds. (Photo by Amy Porter)
BOSTON – State Senator Adam G. Hinds (D- Pittsfield) announced today that he is seeking local nominees to participate in the 79th Citizens’ Legislative Seminar (CLS). The CLS will be held Tuesday, October 24th and Wednesday, October 25th at the State House in Boston.
The CLS is a semi-annual educational seminar sponsored by the Massachusetts Senate, geared towards adults of all ages who are interested in learning more about state government and the legislative process.
Established in 1976 through a collaborative effort of the Massachusetts Senate and the University of Massachusetts, the two-day seminar features engaging presentations by Senators and staff on aspects of the day-to-day experience of legislators in the Commonwealth. Topics will include the history and process of the Legislature, the parliamentary role of the Clerk of the Senate and the future of the Legislature. Participants will learn about the legislative process and gain an understanding of how bills are introduced, debated and passed.
The CLS culminates with a simulated legislative hearing and Senate session where participants are invited to use what they have learned and participate as “Senators” in the Senate Chamber in order to have a first-hand experience of the legislative process.
Each Senator is able to nominate and sponsor one constituent and an alternate to attend the CLS. Interested residents who live in Hinds’ Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden District are asked to email their resume to his chief of staff, Bethann Steiner, by noon on Friday, September 1st at [email protected]. In order to be nominated you must be able to attend both days of the seminar. Those attending are responsible for arranging their own travel and lodging plans.
In March Hinds nominated two Berkshire residents to attend the Spring CLS, Lucy Kennedy of Lenox and Christopher Carr of North Adams. Both were invited to attend and participate.
