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Fall Meeting Schedule for Executive Committee and Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee Fall Meeting Schedule for Executive Committee and Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee THE WESTIN PORTLAND HARBORVIEW 157 High Street| Portland, ME| Phone: (207) 775-5411 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS (Updated as of 8/31/2018 – Subject to changes in times and events) Thursday, September 6 5-5:30 p.m. LSCC MENTOR MEET AND GREET Winslow Homer 5:30–6:30 p.m. RECEPTION AT THE HOTEL Mezzanine Friday, September 7 8-9 a.m. BREAKFAST Longfellow 8:30-9:30 a.m. ORIENTATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE STAFF COORDINATING Eastland Ballroom COMMITTEE (LSCC) 9:30-10:45 a.m. LSCC WORK GROUPS Professional Staff Association Officers Winslow Homer Standing Committees Sara Orne Jewett Strategic Planning Rines A Legislative Litigation Hawthorne 10:45-11 a.m. BREAK 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. LSCC SUBCOMMITTEES Legislative Institution Winslow Homer Information Technology, Social Media, E-Learning and Hawthorne Outreach Programs and Professional Development Rines A 12:30-1:30 p.m. LUNCH Longfellow 1:30-3:30 p.m. FULL LEGISLATIVE STAFF COORDINATING COMMITTEE Eastland Ballroom (LSCC) MEETING 3:30-3:45 p.m. BREAK Eastland Foyer 3:45-5 p.m. ORIENTATION TO THE 2018-2019 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Eastland Ballroom Page 1 of 2 Friday, September 7 continued 5:30–7 p.m. RECEPTION AT PIERCE ATWOOD ON MERRILL’S WHARF, 254 Offsite COMMERCIAL STREET, PORTLAND Note: Buses will depart the Westin for Pierce Atwood at 5:00 pm, then every half hour from the Westin to Pierce Atwood. At 7:30 pm, one bus will depart Long Wharf, down the street from Pierce Atwood and in front of the Dimillos Restaurant, every half hour for returns to the Westin with the last trip departing at 10:00 pm. Transportation to LL Bean’s Headquarters in Freeport after the reception – Note: If you would like to go to the LL Bean’s Headquarters, transportation will be provided. Bus pickup is at 7:30 pm at the Long Wharf, down the street from Pierce Atwood and in front of the Dimillos Restaurant. For the return, the bus will depart LL Bean at 8:00 pm and drop off at the Westin. There will only be one bus for LL Bean. Saturday, September 8 8–9 a.m. BREAKFAST Longfellow 9–10:30 a.m. BUDGET, FINANCE AND RULES COMMITTEE Winslow Homer COMMITTEE ON OUTREACH AND MEMBER SERVICES Eastland Ballroom 10:30–10:45 a.m. BREAK 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATIVE INSTITUTION Winslow Homer SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT Eastland Ballroom 12:15–1:15 p.m. LUNCH Longfellow 1:15–3:30 p.m. FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Eastland Ballroom 5–7 p.m. RECEPTION – HARBOR CRUISE Long Wharf NOTE – BUSES WILL DEPART THE WESTIN AT 4:30 PM. 157 High Street Portland, ME The Winter Executive Committee meeting will be held January 18-19 at the Lowes New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Spring Executive Committee meeting will be held June 7-8 at The Edgewater in Madison, Wisconsin. The Legislative Summit Executive Committee meeting will be held August 4 at Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Page 2 of 2 Executive Committee Meeting Saturday, September 8, 2008 1:15 – 3:30 p.m. Eastland Ballroom The Westin Portland Harborview AGENDA Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Guests Executive Committee Meeting Minutes from Los Angeles .....................................................1 Principles of State Implementation Post South Dakota V. Wayfair Nominations for the 2018-2019 NCSL Foundation Board of Directors Memorandum from Senator Toi Hutchinson ..........................................................................12 Memorandum from Jon Heining .............................................................................................13 Executive Director’s Report ...................................................................................................15 State-Federal Activities Report ...............................................................................................17 Budget, Finance and Rules Committee ...................................................................................22 Committee on Outreach and Member Services ......................................................................35 Subcommittee on the Legislative Institution ..........................................................................59 Subcommittee on the Legislative Summit ..............................................................................61 Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee ..............................................................................74 NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures Report .....................................................................94 NCSL Bylaws and Rules of Procedure ....................................................................................99 Executive Committee 2018 - 2019 Member Roster (Last update August 3, 2018) NCSL OFFICERS President Staff Chair Senator Toi Hutchinson Jon Heining Illinois General Assembly General Counsel Capitol Building, Room 121-C Texas Legislative Council 301 South Second Street Texas Legislature Springfield, IL 62706 PO Box 12128 (217) 782-7419 Austin, TX 78711-2128 [email protected] (512) 463-1151 Year 3 [email protected] Year 5 President-Elect Staff Vice Chair Speaker Robin Vos Martha R. Wigton Wisconsin Legislature Director – House Budget and Research State Capitol Office PO Box 8953 Georgia General Assembly Madison, WI 53708-8953 412 Coverdell Legislative Office Building (608) 266-9171 18 Capitol Square [email protected] Atlanta, GA 30334 Year 5 (404) 656-5050 [email protected] Year 4 Vice President Immediate Past Staff Chair Speaker Scott Saiki Chuck Truesdell Hawaii Legislature Legislative Fiscal Analyst Hawaii State Capitol Office of Budget Review 415 South Beretania Street Legislative Research Commission Room 431 Kentucky General Assembly Honolulu, HI 96813 Room 136, Capitol Annex (808) 586-8485 702 Capitol Avenue [email protected] Frankfort, KY 40601 Year 4 (502) 564-8100 EXT 578 [email protected] Year 5 Immediate Past President Senator Deb Peters South Dakota Legislature Years served as an NCSL officer 705 North Sagehorn Drive Hartford, SD 57033-2380 or ex-officio member do not (605) 321-4168 count toward the three-year [email protected] Year 5 maximum on the NCSL Executive Committee. AT LARGE MEMBERS Representative Marvin Abney Senator David Blount Rhode Island General Assembly Mississippi Legislature State House State Capitol 82 Smith Street PO Box 1018 Providence, RI 02903-1105 Jackson, MS 39215-1018 (401) 222-1478 (601) 359-3232 [email protected] [email protected] Year 1 Year 2 Senator Ralph Alvarado Representative Al Carlson Kentucky Legislature House Majority Leader Capitol Annex, Suite 229 North Dakota Legislative Assembly 702 Capitol Avenue State Capitol Frankfort, KY 40601 600 East Boulevard Avenue (502) 564-8100 Bismark, ND [email protected] (701) 371-1440 Year 2 [email protected] Year 3 Joe Ayala Senator David Carlucci Principal Deputy Legislative Counsel New York Legislature Office of Legislative Counsel Legislative Office Building California Legislature Room 208 925 L Street, Suite 700 Albany, NY 12247 Sacramento, CA 95814 (518) 455-2991 (916) 341-8246 [email protected] [email protected] Year 1 Year 1 Senator Eric Bassler Charlotte Carter-Yamauchi Room 3B-S Director Indiana General Assembly Legislative Reference Bureau State House Hawaii Legislature 200 West Washington Street State Capitol, Room 446 Indianapolis, IN 46204-2785 415 S Beretania Street (317) 232-9400 Honolulu, HI 96813 [email protected] (808) 587-0666 Year 1 [email protected] Year 2 Speaker Scott Bedke Representative Sarah Speaker of the House Copeland-Hanzas Idaho House of Representatives Vermont Legislature PO Box 83720 State House 700 West Jefferson Street 115 State Street Boise, ID 83720 Montpelier, VT 05633-5501 (208) 332-1123 (802) 828-2228 [email protected] [email protected] Year 1 Year 2 AT LARGE MEMBERS, continued Speaker Kurt Daudt Senator Bill Hansell Minnesota Legislature Oregon Legislature State Office Building State Capitol 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 900 Court Street, NE Boulevard m Room 463 Room S-415 St. Paul, MN 55155-1298 Salem, OR 97301 (651) 296-5364 (503) 986-1729 [email protected] [email protected] Year 1 Year 1 Greg Fugate Lauren Hieger Legislative Audit Manager Communications Director Office of the State Auditor Missouri Senate Colorado General Assembly 201 W. Capitol Ave., 424B 1525 Sherman Street, 7th Floor Jefferson City, MO 65101 Denver, CO 80203-1700 (573) 751-7266 (303) 869-2839 [email protected] [email protected] Year 2 Year 2 Susan Furlong Senator Matt Huffman Chief Clerk of the Assembly Ohio General Assembly Nevada Legislature Senate Building 401 S. Carson Street, Room 1109 One Capitol Square, Room 125 Carson City, NV 89701 Columbus, OH 43215 (775) 684-8556 (614) 466-7584 [email protected] [email protected] Year 3 Year 2 Joseph James *J.J.* Gentry, Esq. Jennifer Jackson Counsel, Ethics Committee Legislative Counsel South Carolina General Assembly Texas Legislative Council PO Box 142 Texas Legislature Columbia, SC 29202 Robert E. Johnson Building (803) 212-6306 P.O. Box 12128, Capitol Station [email protected] Austin, TX 78711-2128 Year 3 (512) 463-1155 [email protected] Year 2 Assemblymember Adam Gray Susan W. Kannarr California Legislature Chief Clerk PO Box 942849 Kansas Legislature Sacramento, CA 94249-0021 House of Representatives (916) 319-2021 Room 272-W, State Capitol [email protected]
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