INDIANAPOLIS - Victoria Carns recently served in the Indiana House Page Program during the 2009 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
She served as a page for State Rep. Dave Wolkins (R-Winona Lake).
As a page, students 13 years and older spend the day gaining a greater understanding about state government and how laws are made.
Carns is a eighth-grade homeschool student.
Paging is an experience in which students take a backstage tour of the Statehouse and work alongside legislative assistants and interns. On session days, pages experience how a bill becomes a law as they watch legislators on the House floor debate issues. On committee days, the students witness where a bill receives first consideration and watch hearings where the public submits input.
The Indiana House Page Program is a way for students to become more familiar with the lawmaking process by meeting their state representative and witnessing how laws are made firsthand.
