Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class


Senator Clarno took a break from her very busy schedule to tell all of the fourth grades about how bills become laws and why people pay taxes.		Senator Clarno takes a poll among the audience on a bill about treating cats and dogs better and how much the fine should be.

OUR CLASSROOM LEGISLATURE Students came up with ideas for possible bills which our classroom legislature could turn into a bill. It was a close vote between having no homework for the rest of the year and being able to sit by a friend for the rest of the year, but "no homework" won out! Senator Jered wrote up the bill, SB6301, and we the Senators and the Representatives heard arguments for and against the bill. The President of the Senate, Michael, conducted the official vote. It passed the Senate with a vote in favor of 10-0. The bill then moved on to the House where the Speaker of the House polled the House members. Again, the bill sailed through with a unanimous vote. The bill was then set on Governor Renz's desk. She considered it carefully, then explained that she had to veto the bill because she thought students should not be denied the right to gain an education by not being able to complete homework. The Legislators then got back into action. They knew that if 2/3 of the members voted for the bill that they could override the Governor's veto. The President of the Senate again polled the Senators and 9 out of 10 voted in favor of the bill. The House of Representatives again had unanimous vote. So, SB6302 passed and became a classroom law!

In Oregon, we have 60 members of the House of Representatives. In our class of 30 students, we had 20 members of the House.		In Oregon, we have 30 members of the House of Representatives. In our class of 30 students, we had 10 members of the Senate.

Members of our House of Representatives take a breather after passing important classroom legislation.		A few of our classroom Senators take a break from passing bills

Mrs. Renz was the Governor.	Our classroom bill.