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Executive Committee Executive Committee NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Hilton Hotel Omaha, Nebraska Saturday, October 8, 2016 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Convention Center 215-216 AGENDA 1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Recognition of Guests 2. Executive Committee Meeting Minutes from Chicago.......................... 9 3. Executive Director’s Report ..................................................................... 15 4. Task Forces of the Executive Committee and Partnerships Listing.... 16 5. State-Federal Affairs Report ..................................................................... 22 6. Budget, Finance and Rules Committee .................................................. 28 7. Member Outreach and Communications Subcommittee .................104 8. NCSL Standing Committees ..................................................................115 9. Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee ...........................................122 10. NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures Report .................................144 11. NCSL Bylaws and Permanent Rules Procedure ..................................151 Next Executive Committee Meeting: January 14-15, 2017 Fairmont Princess Hotel – Scottsdale, Arizona 1 Executive Committee 2016 - 2017 Member Roster (Last update September 30, 2016) NCSL OFFICERS President Staff Chair Senator Michael Gronstal Raul Burciaga Senate Majority Leader Director Iowa Legislature New Mexico Legislative Council Service State Capitol New Mexico Legislature 1007 E. Grand Avenue 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Suite 411 Des Moines, IA 50319 Santa Fe, NM 87501 (515) 281-4610 (505) 986-4671 [email protected] (505) 986-4680 - FAX Year 3 [email protected] Year 4 President-Elect Staff Vice Chair Senator Deb Peters Chuck Truesdell Senate Assistant Majority Leader, Legislative Fiscal Analyst National Policy Office of Budget Review South Dakota Legislature Legislative Research Commission 705 North Sagehorn Drive Kentucky General Assembly Hartford, SD 57033-2380 Room 136, Capitol Annex (605) 321-4168 702 Capitol Avenue (605) 773-6806 - FAX Frankfort, KY 40601 [email protected] (502) 564-8100 EXT 578 Year 3 (502) 564-6543 - FAX [email protected] Year 2 Vice President Immediate Past Staff Chair Senator Michael Sanchez Karl Aro Senate Majority Floor Leader Director of Administration New Mexico Legislature Department of Legislative Services 490 Old Santa Fe Trail, Suite 119 Maryland General Assembly Santa Fe, NM 87501 90 State Circle (505) 986-4727 Annapolis, MD 21401-1911 (505) 986-4610 - FAX (301) 970-5200 [email protected] (301) 970-5205 - FAX Year 1 [email protected] Year 5 Immediate Past President Senator Curtis S. Bramble Senate President Pro Tempore Years served as an NCSL officer or ex- Utah Legislature 3663 North 870 E. officio member do not count toward the Provo, UT 84604 (801) 361-5802 three-year maximum on the NCSL (801) 376-8297 - cell (801) 812-8297 – FAX Executive Committee. [email protected] Year 7 2 AT LARGE MEMBERS Senator Pamela Althoff Lore Christopher Senate Minority Caucus Chair Human Resources Director Illinois General Assembly Legislative Administration Capitol Building, Room 309-L Oregon Legislative Assembly 300 South Second St. 900 Court St N.E. Springfield, IL 62706 Salem, OR 97301 (217) 782-8000 (503) 986-1370 [email protected] (503) 986-1684 - FAX Year 3 [email protected] Year 3 Assemblymember Irene Senator Bill Cowsert Bustamante Adams Senate Majority Leader Democratic Leader Georgia General Assembly Nevada Legislature State Capitol Legislative Building, Room 3156 206 Washington Street, Room 236 401 South Carson Street Atlanta, GA 30334 Carson City, NV 89701 (404) 463-1366 (775) 684-8803 [email protected] (775) 684-8533 – FAX Year 2 Irene.Bustamanteadams @asm.state.nv.us Year 1 Representative Joe Aresimowicz Senator Andre Cushing House Majority Leader Senate Assistant Majority Leader Connecticut General Assembly Maine Legislature 248 Lower Lane 3 State House Station Berlin, CT 06037 State House (860) 371-6887 Augusta, ME 04333 [email protected] (207) 745-6776 Year 2 [email protected] Year 1 Stephanie Barrett Representative Dan Flynn Associate Fiscal Officer Texas Legislature Joint Fiscal Office Capitol Extension Vermont General Assembly PO Box 2910 1 Baldwin St Drawer 33 Austin, TX 78768-2910 Montpelier, VT 05633-5701 (512) 463-0880 (802) 828-5973 (512) 463-2188 - FAX (802) 828-2483 - FAX [email protected] [email protected] Year 3 Year 3 Representative Al Carlson Senator Aaron Ford House Majority Leader Senate Minority Leader North Dakota Legislature Nevada Legislature State Capitol Legislative Building 600 East Boulevard Avenue 401 South Carson Street Bismark, ND Carson City, Nevada 89701 (701) 328-3375 (702) 772-5544 (701) 328-1997 – FAX [email protected] [email protected] Year 1 Year 1 3 AT LARGE MEMBERS, cont’d Susan Furlong Jon Heining Chief Clerk of the Assembly General Counsel Nevada Legislature Texas Legislative Council 401 S. Carson Street, Room 1109 Texas Legislature Carson City, NV 89701 PO Box 12128 (775) 684-8556 Austin, TX 78711-2128 [email protected] (512) 463-1151 Year 1 (512) 463-0157 – FAX [email protected] Year 3 Sonia Gavin Senator Brandt Hershman Legislative Librarian Senate Majority Floor Leader Legislative Services Division Indiana General Assembly Montana Legislature State House, Room 3A-W PO Box 201706 200 West Washington Street Helena, MT 59620 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 (406) 444-4848 (574) 581-2000 (406) 444-2588 - FAX [email protected] [email protected] Year 1 Year 2 Assemblyman Adam Gray Senator Brent Hill California Legislature Senate President Pro Tempore PO Box 942849 Idaho Legislature Sacramento, CA 94249-0021 State Capitol Building (916) 319-2021 PO Box 83720 (916) 319-2121 – FAX Boise, ID 83720-0081 assemblymember.gray (208) 356-7495 @assembly.ca.gov (208) 356-3689 – FAX Year 3 [email protected] Year 2 Joseph James *J.J.* Gentry, Esq. Representative Ellie Hill Staff Attorney Montana Legislature South Carolina General Assembly PO Box 200400 PO Box 142 Helena, MT 59620 Columbia, SC 29202 (406) 444-4800 (803) 212-6306 [email protected] [email protected] Year 1 Year 1 Senator Wayne Harper Senator Sara Howard Utah Legislature Nebraska Legislature State Capitol, Suite 320 District 9, State Capitol 350 North State Street PO Box 94604 Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Lincoln, NE 68509-4604 (801) 538-1035 (402) 471-2723 (801) 326-1475 - FAX (402) 471-2126 - FAX [email protected] [email protected] Year 2 Year 2 4 AT LARGE MEMBERS, cont’d Russell A. Humphrey Representative Brian Kennedy Chief Clerk, Senate Rhode Island General Assembly Tennessee General Assembly State House Second Floor, State Capitol 82 Smith Street Nashville, TN 37243 Providence, RI 02903-1105 (615) 741-2730 (401) 222-1478 (615) 741-7100 - FAX (401) 222-4795 – FAX russell.humphrey [email protected] @capitol.tn.gov Year 3 Year 2 Wendy Jackson Wayne Kidd Legal Support Manager Audit Supervisor Legislative Reference Bureau Legislative Auditor General's Office Wisconsin Legislature Utah Legislature Suite 200 W315 State Capitol Complex One East Main Street Salt Lake City, UT 84114 Madison, WI 53703 (801) 538-1033 (608) 266-9983 (801) 538-1063 - FAX (608) 264-6948 - FAX [email protected] [email protected]. Year 2 gov Year 2 Senator Neville James Representative Greg Leding President of the Senate Arkansas General Assembly U.S. Virgin Islands Legislature 350 State Capitol Building Capitol Building 500 Woodlane Avenue PO Box 1690 Little Rock, AR 72201-1089 St. Thomas, VI 00804 (501) 682-7771 (340) 712-2212 [email protected] (340) 772-4817 - FAX Year 3 [email protected] Year 2 Representative Jay Kaufman Debra Levine Massachusetts Great and Constituent Services General Court Office of Senator Carl Marcellino State House, Room 34 New York Legislature 24 Beacon Street 250 Townsend Square Boston, MA 02133-1099 Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (617) 722-2320 (516) 922-1811 (617) 722-2415 - FAX (516) 922 -1154 - FAX [email protected] [email protected] Year 5 Year 3 Senator Delores Kelley Senator Anna MacKinnon Maryland General Assembly Alaska Legislature James Senate Office Building State Capitol Room 302 120 Fourth Street, Room 516 11 Bladen Street Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Annapolis, MD 21401-1991 (907) 465-3777 (410) 841-3606 (907) 465-2819 – FAX (410) 841-3399 - FAX [email protected] [email protected] Year 2 Year 3 5 AT LARGE MEMBERS, cont’d Senator Karen McConnaughay Speaker Cliff Rosenberger Room 103-D Ohio General Assembly Illinois General Assembly Vern Riffe Center, 14th Floor Capitol Building 77 South High Street 301 S. Second Street Columbus, OH 43215-6111 Springfield, IL 62706 (614) 466-3506 (217) 782-1977 [email protected] (217) 782-4079 - FAX Year 1 karenmcconnaughay33 @gmail.com Year 2 Senator Ryan McDougle Representative Scott Saiki Republican Caucus Chair House Majority Leader Virginia General Assembly Room 434 General Assembly Building Hawaii State Capitol PO Box 396 415 South Beretania Street Richman, VA 23218 Honolulu, HI 96813 (804) 730-1026 (808) 586-8485 [email protected] (808) 586-8489 – FAX Year 1 [email protected] Year 2 G. Paul Nardo Speaker Peter Schwartzkopf Clerk of the House and Keeper of Delaware Legislature the Rolls and the Commonwealth of Legislative Hall Virginia House of Delegates 411 Legislative Avenue State Capitol, 3rd Floor Dover, DE 19901 PO
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