Youth Legislature Youth Legislature is open to seventh and eighth grade students. The moderator is Michelle Heine. It is a middle school program that introduces students to the legislative process, sponsored by Boys & Girls Club. Students receive classroom instruction and participate in a two-day mock legislative session at the Old State Capitol. Students will elect a Governor and House and Senate officers. They also sponsor, debate, pass and fail bills which they have drafted. They lead and serve on legislative committees and speak publicly before an audience.