Policy Research & Advocacy

Policy Research

The Policy Research arm of YCIC focuses on highlighting civic education and youth civic engagement bills that largely go unnoticed and deserve more attention and support. Concise and nuanced research overviews better inform our Policy Advocacy team to prioritize issues that are urgent.

Our Watch List

California SB 745 - American government and civics: curriculum guide: State Seal of Civic Engagement.
- Research Overview by Arvind Salem
California SB 316 - High school pupils: voter registration.
- Research Overview by Anna Nguyen
California SB 584
- Research Overview by Katie Jin

Letters of Support

House Bill 3012

Bill Title: Relating to voting in school district elections.

Summary: Permits an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and registered to vote to cast a ballot in school district elections.

Current Status: In House Committee

Current Committee: House Committee on Rules

YCIC Letter of Support.

A special shout out to Policy Commitee Lead Katie Jin who is one of the student leaders behind this bill!

California Senate Bill 745

Bill Title: American government and civics: curriculum guide: State Seal of Civic Engagement.

Current Status: Engrossed on 05/29/2025 (50% progression)

Current Committee: Assembly Education Committee

GENUp - "Taking Action: How Students Can Shape Policy" Session

GENUp, California's largest youth-led education policy organization, presents "Taking Action: How Students Can Shape Policy in Their States" as part of the programming for the 2025 National Civic Education Conference.

Hear from GENUp Executive Director Genavieve Koenigshofer about the different types of policy advocacy and concrete action steps from identifying key issues to building coalitions.

Feel free to reach out to the following GENUp representatives for any follow-up questions/comments:

Aarna Suresh (High School) - aarna@generationup.net
Sahngwie Yim (College) - syim@generationup.net
Genavieve Koenigshofer - genavieve@generationup.net