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The Frank Madla, Jr. and Irma Rangel
Legislative Internship Program
St. Mary's University
81st Texas Legislative Session
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OVERVIEW
Now in its inaugural year, the Frank Madla, Jr. and Irma Rangel Legislative Internship program continues St. Mary's University's rich history of preparing students to be community leaders. The program currently focuses on graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in the legislative process or wish to pursue a career in state policy. The intent of the program is to allow current students of St. Mary's University to experience the state legislative process through hands-on application.
The Honorable Frank Madla Jr. (1937-2006) and the Honorable Irma Rangel (1931-2003) gave Texas nearly 60 years of dedicated public service. Both graduates of St. Mary's, Madla (B.A. '59, M.A. '64) and Rangel (J.D. '69), served in the Texas House of Representatives for 20 and 26 years, respectively, with Rangel becoming the first Mexican American female elected to the Texas Legislature in 1976. Madla also spent 13 years in the Texas Senate.
For more information on Senator Madla and Representative Rangel, click on their images to the right.
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| Senator Frank Madla |
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| Representative Irma Rangel |
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| Gold & Blue Magazine, Spring 2009 -- Click on Image to View Article |
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Structure
Upon successful completion, students earn a total of 12 hours academic credit: 6 hours for the internship, 3 hours for a weekly on-site course, and 3 hours for a directed readings course.
Internship (6 hours): Program participants have been placed in eight legislative offices with responsibilities ranging from assistant committee clerks to legislative policy annalists. From the onset, each intern is expected to be a productive staff member, and must not only exhibit a keen understanding of legislative policy, but also the inherent intricacies of the Texas Legislature as an entity. Students are graded not only by their direct supervisor, but by other individuals which they will interact with throughout the legislative session.
PO 3320/ PA 8310, Applied Public Service (3 Hours): An on-site course taught by St. Mary's Graduate David Courreges, JD, MPA, will introduce students to the rules, procedures, and inter workings of the Texas House of Representative and Texas Senate. Concepts learned during the course of the semester will be demonstrated through direct application of legislative policy development and analysis.
PO 5399 / PA 7300, Directed Readings (3 Hours): The directed readings course examines the core component of policy making -- the examination, comparison and choice of policy alternatives. The values, assumptions, and tools associated with welfare economics, as well as alternative approaches to analysis will be studied in detail. Key issues such as information capacity, public input, rhetorical tools of argument and ethical obligations of the policy analyst may also be covered.
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Senate Concurrent Resolution 76
Senators Uresti and Van de Putte
May 22, 2009
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Contact
David C. Courreges
De Leon & Washburn, P.C.
dcourreges@dwlawtx.com
(512) 478-5308 ext 135 - Office
(254) 744-1837 - Cell
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