{"id":4,"date":"2021-09-29T12:54:56","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T17:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educate.winona.edu\/modelleg\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2023-11-12T12:16:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T18:16:23","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/educate.winona.edu\/modelleg\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/educate.winona.edu\/modelleg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2021\/09\/model_leg_banner_1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;model_leg_banner_1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Welcome<\/h1>\n<p>Welcome to Model Legislature legislative session, sponsored by Winona State University, our College of Education, Rep. Gene Pelowski, and his remarkable class of EDUC 331 Teaching Social Studies &#8211; Secondary students. Each fall the students of EDUC 331 facilitate an in-person, simulated legislative session, engaging Winona high school students as legislators.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>2023 Legislative Session November 16th-17th<\/h1>\n<p>This year&#8217;s Model Legislature session will be held in person at Winona State University&#8217;s Education Village on the Winona Campus. The event will begin at 9:00 am Thursday morning in the Ballroom of Kryzsko Commons on WSU&#8217;s main campus.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Check Out the 2023 Live Bill Book!<\/h3>\n<p><strong>NEW!<\/strong> This year&#8217;s online Bill Book allows you to <strong>watch how the legislation progresses<\/strong> through the various committees and chambers. 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Enter through the main door off the mall and follow the signs to the second floor. Parking is available on the street and in designated WSU Purple, Silver, and Gold lots. If you use a WSU parking lot, please let organizers know so we can provide you with a parking pass.<\/p>\n<h3>Committee Rooms<\/h3>\n<p>You will receive directions to your committee rooms when you arrive. Aside from the joint sessions to open and close the event, the remainder of your time will be spent on our Education Village campus. The following rooms will be used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cathedral School 016<\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> Senate<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cathedral School 101<\/strong> <strong>&#8211;<\/strong> Governor&#8217;s Office<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall Atrium &#8211;<\/strong> House of Representatives<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 244 &#8211;<\/strong> Helble Commerce Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 251 &#8211;<\/strong> Environment and Agriculture Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 264 &#8211;<\/strong> Education Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 320 &#8211;<\/strong> Rules Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 320A &#8211;<\/strong> Judiciary Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 327 &#8211;<\/strong> Transportation Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 328 &#8211;<\/strong> Ways &amp; Means\/Taxes Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 329 &#8211;<\/strong> General Legislation Committee<\/li>\n<li><strong>Helble Hall 341 &#8211;<\/strong> Health and Human Services Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Don&#8217;t Forget to Mask Up!<\/h3>\n<p>Effective Aug. 4, all students, faculty, staff, and visitors are <strong>required to use a face covering<\/strong>\u00a0to cover both the nose and mouth in\u00a0<strong>all public indoor spaces<\/strong> on University campuses and properties in both Winona and Rochester.\u00a0<strong>This guidance applies to everyone, regardless of their vaccination status<\/strong>. Find more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/emergency\/health-alert.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSU&#8217;s COVID Response page<\/a>! 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If you are interested in bringing a delegation to next year&#8217;s legislative session, contact <a href=\"mailto:Re***************@***se.mn\" data-original-string=\"sLFtVT39M7\/Mi0zgZxzs9w==274zkciN0AM3q00WHvEthg9dZn05GftmCJY+iNqRDFHOnM=\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\">Rep. Gene Pelowski<\/a>. 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