LSCC Meeting Schedule & Minutes

• May 30-June 1, 2013

• August 12-15, 2013 - Atlanta, Georgia - 2013 Legislative Summit
• October 4-5, 2013 - Portland, Oregon, The Benson Hotel

LSCC Summary - Santa Barbara, California--January 25, 2013.  More
Previous Meeting Summaries. More

Legislative Staff: Not Doing it for the Money 

State legislatures across the country are ramping up for the 2013 session and another challenging year of debate and policy making.  Behind the scenes, legislative staff  are making it their business to ensure that the new legislative year gets off to a great start.  For many of these hard working public servants, salary increases and promotions that slowed down or stopped four or five years ago have been slow to return. Yet legislative staff seem to carry on, bringing their talent and passion to each new legislative session. How do they do this?  Or, perhaps, the more appropriate question is why? More

Webinar: Courteous and Effective Communication: Social Media and Email

Thursday, June 13, 2013
2 p.m. ET/ 1 p.m. CT/ Noon MT/ 11 a.m. PT
This webinar is sponsored by the Legislative Staff Coordinating

Formal letters and phone calls were once the norm but times have changed. Today, email is our primary form of communication, and social media provides an easy, effective and inexpensive outreach tool. Learn how to effectively use these tools, sharpen your writing skills, and get your points across, while understanding the responsibilities and potential consequences that result from the unprofessional or careless use of these tools. More

NCSL Webinar: 50-State + Bill Information Service (BIS) Training

(Legislators & Legislative Staff Only)

LSCC Background and History

LSCC began as the Special Committee on Legislative Staff Organization established by resolution of the NCSL Executive Committee in 1974 "to define the role and mission of staff in the National Conference of State Legislatures."  The name, Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee, was adopted in 1984.  Review a brief history of LSCC and its major policies and products. More

NCSL's Top 10 Issues of 2013

New Brochure:  LSCC Working for You

NCSL’s Staff Chair, Patsy Spaw, Secretary of the Texas Senate, has prepared a brochure—“LSCC Working for You”—that answers frequently asked questions about the Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee.  What’s its purpose?  What does it do?  How is it organized?  Who’s a member?   Now what do I do?  This quick and informative read includes NCSL and LSCC organization charts for easy reference. More

Model Code of Conduct for Legislative Staff 

In recognition of the importance of staff to the mission of the legislative branch of state government and of the value of excellence and professionalism in staff performance, the National Conference of State Legislatures adopts this code as a model to guide the conduct of staff members of state legislatures in their service to the state legislature, its members and the public. More