Mick Bullock

NCSL Public Affairs Director

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Strengthening
the legislative
institution

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How NCSL Strengthens Legislatures

Policy Research Connections Training State Voice in D.C. Meetings

NCSL provides trusted, NCSL links legislators NCSL delivers training NCSL represents and NCSL meetings facilitate
nonpartisan policy and staff with each tailored specifically for advocates on behalf of information exchange
research and analysis other and with experts legislators and staff states on Capitol Hill and policy discussions

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The Executive Committee, NCSL's
elected, governing body, is
composed of 63 members.
• 7 officers
• 30 at-large legislator members
• 4 regional legislators from the
Council of State Governments
• 6 ex officio members, and 16 NCSL Leadership
legislative staff members

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NCSL Leadership and Officers

Tim Storey Wisconsin Speaker Robin Vos Martha Wigton

NCSL Executive Director NCSL President NCSL Staff Chair

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Additional Executive Committee Officers

Speaker Scott Bedke Speaker Scott Saiki Senator Leroy Garcia J.J. Gentry Jon Heining
Idaho Hawaii Colorado South Carolina Texas
NCSL Vice President President-Elect NCSL Immediate NCSL Staff Vice Chair NCSL Immediate Past
Past President Staff Chair

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Policy Research

Tracking more than 1,400

issue areas

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Policy Research

Examples
• My state is looking at lowering the state income • What’s the status of other states passing or
tax, but adding tax back to food. What do other rejecting legislation on daylight savings time?
states do? Is this done in other states?
• Who are the longest serving legislative leaders in
• We’re trying to figure out regulations for the country?
driverless cars – do other states have laws on the
books? Can I talk to someone in another state?
• There’s been a slew of activity around
professionalized HR services in states. How
many states have a professional, allocated HR
director? Who does that person report to?

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Policy Research: NCSL Webpage

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Policy Research: Search Bar

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Policy Research: Research Page

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Policy Research: Research Page

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Policy Research: Research Page

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Legislative News

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Meetings

• NCSL continues to offer 100+

conferences and seminars a year.
• Many of you may have heard of
the Legislative Summit (annual
meeting) – held each August
around the country, 5000+
attendees. But this is just one
meeting.

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 NCSL advocates on Capitol Hill on behalf of
all states – fighting against preemption,
unfunded mandates and strengthening the
state-federal partnership.

NCSL in DC

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NCSL in DC: Standing Committees

• We have committees just like in

your states. We have 8 (Health
and Human Services, Redistricting,
Budgets and Revenue, etc.)
HEALTH AND REDISTRICTING BUDGETS AND NATURAL
• Leaders make appointments – ask HUMAN AND ELECTIONS REVENUE RESOURCES AND
INFRASTR.
SERVICES
to be appointed. Committees
email out regular communication,
have occasional conference calls
and meet in-person twice a year
(Summit and Forum). COMMUNICATIONS,
FINANCIAL SERVICES
LABOR AND
ECONOMIC
EDUCATION LAW, CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AND PUBLIC
AND INTERSTATE DEVELOPMENT SAFETY
COMMERCE

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• The NCSL Standing Committees
meet two times each year.
• Committees do develop policy
directives and resolutions on
state-federal issues to guide
NCSL’s advocacy efforts in
Washington, D.C.
NCSL in DC

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Conference of
State Legislatures

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 Reach out anytime!

Email:
Mick Bullock Press-room@ncsl.org
Director of Public Affairs

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 Email:

Ben Williams Elections-info@ncsl.org

Policy Specialist, Elections &
Redistricting
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