MADISON — State Sen. Howard Marklein, Republican, Spring Green, and the Wisconsin State Senate are now accepting applications for the 2019 Senate Scholar Program.

The Senate Scholar Program is an elite educational program for 33 students, one from each senate district, to participate in a week-long program at the Wisconsin Capitol.

Interested students must complete an application by Nov. 21 to be considered. Applications and instructions are available at www.senatescholar.com.

The Senate Scholar Program is an advanced government educational program that includes classroom instruction, roundtable discussion sections and a lab component. Experts teach scholars about constituent relations, research and development of legislation and bill drafting. The scholars meet with legislative support agency directors and staff, media and lobbyists throughout the week. Scholars staff the senate floor during legislative session and drafter their own bills and amendments for a mock committee hearing.