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Executive Committee Agenda EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AGENDA JANUARY 30, 2021 NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES TABLE OF CONTENTS JANUARY 30, 2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Agenda Full Executive Committee……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Roster Executive Committee…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4 Roster Committee and Subcommittee Members……………………………………………………………………………………………. 12 Report Executive Director……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15 Memo New Legislator Members…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17 Memo New Legislative Staff Members……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18 COMMITTEE MEETINGS Agenda Budget, Finance and Rules Committee………………………………………………………………………………………………… 19 Audited Financial Statements for 2020………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Federal Awards Supplemental Information for 2020…………………………………………………………………....…….. 59 Required Communications for 2020……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 71 Appropriations Schedule FY 2021………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 80 Revenues and Expenses by Conference Program as of December 31, 2020…………………………………………. 82 Comparative Statement of Revenues, Expenses and Change in Net Position as of December 31, 2020. 84 Comparative Statement of Net Position as of December 31, 2020.……………………………………………………… 85 Agenda Committee on Outreach and Member Services…………………………………………………………………………………… 86 Report Grant and Contract…..…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 87 Report 2020 Member Engagement…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 99 SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS Agenda Subcommittee on Audit and Compliance…………………………………………………………………………………….………. 100 Agenda Subcommittee on State/Federal Policy………………………………………………………………………………………………… 101 Report State/Federal Activities…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 102 Agenda Subcommittee on the Legislative Institution……………………………………………………………………………………….. 105 FOUNDATION FOR STATE LEGISLATURES Report Foundation for State Legislatures…….………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 106 Foundation Sponsors…………...…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 109 Foundation Board of Directors…..………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 111 APPENDIX June 2020 Meeting Minutes………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 112 Rules of Procedure………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 116 Bylaws…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 123 JANUARY 2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE JANUARY 30, 2021 1 PM ET | ONLINE MEETING 1. Call to Order 2. New Executive Committee Members 3. Approval of the June 2020 Minutes 4. Remarks by the NCSL Executive Director 5. Committee Reports • Budget, Finance and Rules Committee o Subcommittee on Audit and Compliance Report • Committee on Outreach and Member Services • Subcommittee on the Legislative Institution • Subcommittee on State/Federal Policy 6. State-Federal Activities Report 7. Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee Report 8. NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures Report 9. Closing Remarks by Speaker Robin Vos JANUARY 2021 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | AGENDA 3 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE NCSL OFFICERS President Staff Chair Martha R. Wigton Speaker Robin Vos Director – House Budget & Research Assembly Speaker Office Wisconsin Legislature Georgia General Assembly (608) 266-9171 (404) 656-5050 [email protected] [email protected] President-Elect Staff Vice Chair Speaker Scott Saiki Joseph James “J.J.” Gentry, Esq. Speaker of the House Counsel, Ethics Committee – Senate Hawaii Legislature South Carolina General Assembly (808) 586-6100 (803) 212-6306 [email protected] [email protected] Vice President Immediate Past Staff Chair Speaker Scott Bedke Jon Heining Speaker of the House General Counsel – Legislative Council Idaho Legislature Texas Legislature (208) 332-1123 (512) 463-1151 [email protected] [email protected] Immediate Past President Senator Leroy Garcia Senate President Colorado General Assembly (303) 866-4878 [email protected] 4 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROSTER 2020-21 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT LARGE MEMBERS Representative Marvin Abney Senator Ralph Alvarado Rhode Island General Assembly Kentucky General Assembly (401) 222-1478 (502) 564-8100 [email protected] [email protected] Representative Megan Blanksma Senator Eric Bassler House Majority Caucus Chair Indiana General Assembly Idaho Legislature (317) 232-9400 (208) 366-7976 [email protected] [email protected] Tim Bommel Senator David Blount Photojournalist Mississippi Legislature House of Representatives (601) 359-3232 Missouri General Assembly [email protected] (573) 751-4043 [email protected] Charlotte Carter-Yamauchi Representative Giovanni Capriglione Director – Legislative Reference Texas Legislature Bureau (512) 463-0690 Hawaii Legislature [email protected] (808) 587-0666 [email protected] Representative Sarah Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter Copeland-Hanzas South Carolina General Assembly Vermont General Assembly (803) 734-2809 (802) 828-2228 [email protected] [email protected] 5 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROSTER 2020-21 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jon Courtney Deputy Director – Program Evaluators Representative Kurt Daudt Legislative Finance Committee House Minority Leader New Mexico Legislature Minnesota Legislature (505) 986-4550 EXT4539 (651) 296-5364 [email protected] [email protected] Matt Gehring Representative Marcus Evans Staff Coordinator – House Research Illinois General Assembly Department (217) 782-8272 Minnesota Legislature [email protected] (651) 296-5052 [email protected] Aurora Hauke Senator Bill Hansell Chief of Staff – Legislative Budget & Oregon Legislative Assembly Audit Committee (503) 986-1729 Alaska Legislature [email protected] (907) 465-5051 [email protected] Senator Matt Huffman Senator Jean Hunhoff Senate President South Dakota Legislature Ohio General Assembly (605) 773-3821 (614) 466-7584 [email protected] [email protected] Jennifer Jackson Scott Kaiser Senior Legislative Counsel Assistant Secretary – Senate Legislative Council Illinois General Assembly Texas Legislature (217) 782-5715 (512) 463-1151 [email protected] [email protected] 6 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROSTER 2020-21 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Susan W. Kannarr Representative John Kavanagh Chief Clerk – House of Representatives Arizona Legislature Kansas Legislature (602) 926-5170 (785) 296-7633 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Ron Kouchi Othni J. Lathram Senate President Director – Legislative Services Agency Hawaii Legislature Alabama Legislature (808) 586-6030 (334) 261-0690 [email protected] [email protected] Sabrina Lewellen Senator Greg Leding Deputy Director – Senate Arkansas General Assembly Arkansas General Assembly (501) 682-6107 (501) 682-5608 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Eddie Melton Senator Ann Millner House Assistant Minority Leader Senate Majority Whip Indiana General Assembly Utah Legislature (317) 232-9400 (801) 538-1035 [email protected] [email protected] Natalie Mullis Assemblywoman Carol Murphy Director – Legislative Council Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Colorado General Assembly New Jersey Legislature (303) 909-9945 (609) 847-3115 [email protected] [email protected] 7 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROSTER 2020-21 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Anthony “Steve” Pike Representative Angelo Puppolo, Jr. Chief of Capitol Police Massachusetts General Court Virginia General Assembly (617) 722-2006 (804) 786-5035 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Sue Rezin Connie Ridley Senate Assistant Minority Leader Director – Legislative Administration Illinois General Assembly Tennessee General Assembly (217) 782-3840 (615) 741-1919 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Carmelo Rios Santiago Anne Sappenfield Senate Deputy Minority Leader Director – Legislative Council Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly Wisconsin Legislature (787) 724-2030 (608) 266-2818 [email protected] [email protected] John Snyder Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages Committee Staff Administrator Assembly Deputy Majority Leader Legislative Research Commission New York Legislature Kentucky General Assembly (518) 455-4465 (502) 564-8100 EXT 478 [email protected] [email protected] Senator Greg Treat Senator Trey Stewart Senate President Pro Tempore Maine Legislature Oklahoma Legislature (207) 227-0569 (405) 521-5632 [email protected] [email protected] 8 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ROSTER 2020-21 ROSTER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Representative Barry Usher Montana Legislature (406) 444-4800 [email protected] EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS Co-Chairs, NCSL Standing Committees Representative Barbara Ballard Senator Wayne Harper House Minority Caucus Chair Utah Legislature Kansas Legislature (801) 538-1035 (785) 296-7697 [email protected] [email protected] Staff Co-Chairs, NCSL Standing Committees Jennifer Jones Lonnie Edgar Executive Director – Sunset Advisory Principal Analyst – Legislative PEER Commission Committee Texas Legislature Mississippi Legislature (512) 463-1291 (601) 359-1226 [email protected] [email protected] Chair, Council of State Government International Affiliate Mathieu Lemay Senator Joan Ballweg MNA Wisconsin Legislature National Assembly of Québec (608) 266-8077 (450) 966-0111 [email protected]
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