NCSL 2011 Legislative Summit Online Resources(As of September 20, 2011)
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Monday, August 8
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7:00 am - 1:00 pm
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South Texas Detention Complex Tour and Briefing
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7:30 am - 2:30 pm
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Educator Effectiveness Partnership Meeting |
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7:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Energy Policy Summit
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7:30 am - 1:30 pm
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What Works: Improving Latinos' Success in College
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7:45 am - 2:45 pm
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Personal and District Office Staff Professional Development Seminar
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8:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Bringing Home the Troops
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8:30 am - 2:30 pm
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International Program |
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8:45 am - 2:30 pm
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Economic Development in the Lone Star State
- There are no online resources available for this session.
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9:00 am - 1:30 pm
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NCSL Federal Health Reform Implementation Task Force
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9:00 am - 11:30 pm
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Task Force on State and Local Taxation of Communications and Electronic Commerce |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Strategies for States and the Military to Share Health Information
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12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Online Sales Taxes: Can They Be Collected? (Luncheon)
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1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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ASLCS "A" Committees |
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1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Code Revisors Roundtable |
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1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Crafting Legislation in a Dynamic Environment
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1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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State Revenue Forecasting |
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1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Tour of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library
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1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Using Census Data for Legislative Research
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1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
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What Can NALIT Do for You?
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1:15 pm - 2:45 pm
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Border Security |
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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ASLCS "B" Committees |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Health Care Technology Showcase |
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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ASLCS "C" Committees |
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Federal Update - Health and Human Services Programs |
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Open and Accessible Legislative Documents
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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21st Century Communications
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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21st Century Self-Assessment: A New Tool for Legislative Agencies
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Budgets and Revenue Committee Federal Budget Update |
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3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Environment Committee Business Meeting |
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Federalism and the 10th Amendment -- Roundtable |
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Getting Voter Registration Right
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3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Health Committee Business Meeting |
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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How Livability Policies and Practices Help Older Adults Age in Place
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Human Services and Welfare Committee Business Meeting |
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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States Dig for Ways to Make Mines Safer
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Thinking Outside the Box: A Fresh Approach to Education Reform (Part 1)
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Budgets and Revenue Committee Business Meeting |
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Can States Stage More Efficient Elections?
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Home Visiting: Strengthening Supports to Parents and Young Children |
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation and Medicaid Cost Savings for States |
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Overcoming Barriers to Using Health Care Technology
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Trade 101: A Legislator's Guide to Trade
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4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
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Thinking Outside the Box: Legislative Response (Part 2) |
Tuesday, August 9
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7:00 am - 8:45 am
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Bullying, Schools and Mental Health (Breakfast) |




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7:15 am - 9:00 am
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Tour of the Blue Wing Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant (Breakfast)
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7:30 am - 8:45 am
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Business Meeting: Transforming Health Care Through Technology Partners Project
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7:45 am - 8:45 am
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Ethics and Social Media Roundtable
- There are no online resources available for this session.
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7:45 am - 8:45 am
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Legislative Staff: New Attendee Orientation (Breakfast)
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7:45 am - 8:45 am
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Legislator Prayer Breakfast
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7:45 am - 8:45 am
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New Attendee Orientation
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7:45 am - 8:45 am
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Orientation for New Staff Section Officers |
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9:00 am - 10:30 am
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General Session -- The Climb to Success: Going from Good to Great with Jim Collins
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10:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Texas State Capitol Security Tour |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Banking Regulation and Dodd-Frank Act
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10:45 am - 11:45 am
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Education Committee Business Meeting and Federal Update
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Filling the Gap in the Primary Care Workforce |
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10:45 am - 5:00 pm
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International Delegates: Visit the State Capitol in Austin |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Labor and Economic Development Committee Business Meeting |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Putting the Brakes on Drugged Driving
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Redistricting Litigation--2011 Update |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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The State of State Budgets
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Transportation Committee Business Meeting
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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Welfare Reform: TANF During the Recession and into the Future |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
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What Are the Long-Term Impacts of Environmental Regulations on Industry and Consumers? |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Arts and Tourism Equals Economic Development for San Antonio
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Birth to Grade 3: Connecting Early Childhood to the Early Grades |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Interim Assessments: A Tool to Improve Educator Evaluation and Student Learning (Committee Luncheon)
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Medicaid Home and Community-Based Care: A Critical Piece of the Medicaid Puzzle (Luncheon) |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Principles of Effective State Sentencing and Corrections Policy (Luncheon)
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Redistricting and Elections Committee Roundtable and Lunch |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Safety First: Keeping Child Passengers Safe on the Roads |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Siting Renewable Energy Facilities: Roadblocks and Opportunities (Luncheon) |
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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State Strategies to Manage Budget Shortfalls
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Tools for Stressful Times
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Using Technology to Get More Bang for the Buck (Committee Luncheon)
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Agriculture and Energy Committee Business Meeting |
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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CFI Committee Business Meeting
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Health Insurance Exchanges |
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Human Services and Welfare Committee Business Meeting |
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1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
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Is the American Dream Still Possible?
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Presenting Maps |
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1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Supreme Court Roundup, Federal Update and Law and Criminal Justice Committee Business Meeting
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Transportation Committee Business Meeting and Federal Updates |
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Variable Water Laws: What are the Implications for States? |
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1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
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Caucus Strategic Planning
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1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
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Collaborative School Reform: Building Partners for School Improvement
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2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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Governing and Paying for Transportation Infrastructure: Discussion Roundtables
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Tax Fairness in the Digital Age
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Texas: Working to Keep Children Safe |
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2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
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Evidence-Based Care: Better Bang for the Buck?
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2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Natural Disaster Planning and States' Response |
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3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Data Challenges in the 2011 Redistricting Cycle |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
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Nuclear Energy Policy: Where Do We Go From Here? |
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Legislative Staff University: Ethics at the Box Office
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Let's Talk UI: Legislators Address Trust Fund Solvency
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Recent Developments in Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Strong Leadership Turning Around Low Performing Schools
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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm
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Extended Producer Responsibility |
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3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
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Human Services Budgets: Targeting Funding to Programs That Work |
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Medicaid Managed Care |
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Surplus Lines After SLIMPACT
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4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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The Voting Rights Act: Who Gets Language Help? |
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Animal Welfare and Livestock Standards: What Role are the States Playing? |
Wednesday, August 10
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7:00 am - 8:15 am
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NCSL/Annie E. Casey Foundation Partnership on Family Economic Success (Breakfast) |





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7:30 am - 8:30 am
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Implementing Common Core Standards
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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NCSL 50-State + Bill Information Services (BIS) Training |
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8:30 am - 9:45 am
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General Session -- Fed Up: The Relationship Between the States and the Federal Government
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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CFPB: The Unique Bureau
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Creating Jobs By Reducing State Regulations
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Legal Minefields in the Legislative Workplace
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Return on Investment: Improving Results and Saving Money
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Roundtable on Legislative Internship Programs |
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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State Pensions: The Financial and Legal Framework
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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States Opting Out: Health Reform Challenges, Waivers and Alternatives
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Testing the Constitution: State Immigration Laws and the Courts
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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The 2010 Redistricting Cycle--Unlike Any Before |
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Tour of the United Way of San Antonio and Dexar County's Promise Neighborhood Project |
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10:00 am - 11:30 am
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U.S. Nuclear Energy Outlook |
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Women's Legislative Network Lunch and Business Meeting: Women in the Military
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11:45 am - 4:30 am
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LRL Texas Legislative Research Library Tour
- There are no online resources available for this session.
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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A New American Portrait |
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Bringing Legislators to the Table: Addressing Hunger in America
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Building Skills and Creating Jobs |
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Is Technology Transforming Government?
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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K-12 Education: Are States Getting What They Are Paying For? |
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1:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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Legislative Staff Workshop: So You Think Things Were Tough Before? Turning Challenges into Opportunities
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Pain at the Pump
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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State Pensions: The States Respond to Challenges
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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The ABC's of Healthcare Delivery Models: New Approaches to Generating Savings and Improving Quality |
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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The Art of Public Speaking |
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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The U.S. Economy: When Will it Return to "Normal?"
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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NCSL 50-State + Bill Information Service (BIS) Training |
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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A Revenue Opportunity WITHOUT a Tax Increase
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Bringing Legislators to the Table: Addressing Hunger in America |
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Creating the States' Agenda: What You Need to Know About the NCSL Business Meeting |
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Crisis Leadership
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Global Perspectives on the Legislative Institution |
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Growing Green: Fertilizing Job Growth and Local Economies |
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Preparing for Bringing Home the Troops
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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State Pensions: The Special Case of Teachers' Pensions
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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States Transforming Medicaid
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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The Critical Link Between Higher Education and the Economy
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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iPads and Tablets in the Legislature
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Legislators' Roundtable -- Policy and the Politics of Change: What's Going On In the States? |
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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NALFO Management Discussion: Fiscal Notes and IT Systems |
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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The Perils of the Attorney-Client Relationship in the Legislature
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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When Serving the Legislature Means Serving Constitutents
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Disaster Planning |
Thursday, August 11
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7:00 am - 8:00 pm
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Food and Farm Issues Forecast |





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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Complexity in College Admissions: How to Simplify the Process |
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Education Reform Through Choice, Charters and Vouchers
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Here and Now: States Respond to Health Insurance Reform
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Is it Possible to Craft a Sensible Energy Policy?
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Maximizing State Economic Growth
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Medicaid Block Grants: How Would They Work? |
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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Spotlight on Human Trafficking with Mira Sorvino |
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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The Changing Role of State Government
- There are no online resources available for this session.
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9:30 am - 10:30 am
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General Session -- State Legislatures Presents: Politics, Policy and Polls--What Americans Think Today
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9:30 am - 10:00 am
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Live Q&A Chat with Arturo Perez on State Budgets
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10:45 am - 12:30 pm
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NCSL Annual Business Meeting
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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ASLCS Luncheon and Business Meeting |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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A Wealth of Knowledge: How the Health IT Revolution is Saving Lives and Dollars
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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Legislative Education Staff Network Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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LINCS Business Meeting and Working Lunch |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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LRL Business Meeting Luncheon
- There are no online resources available for this session.
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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LSS Luncheon and Business Meeting |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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LSSS Business Meeting and Luncheon
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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NALFO Business Meeting and Fiscal Roundtable (Luncheon) |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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NALIT Lunch and Business Meeting |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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NLPES Award Announcements and Networking Luncheon |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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NLSSA Business Meeting and Lunch |
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12:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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RACSS Business Meeting and Luncheon
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Live Q&A Chat with Chris McCroskey on Use of Social Media in Elections
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2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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Collective Bargaining
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2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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Emergency Communications Support for State and Federal |
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2:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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Policy Options for Expanding the Oral Health Workforce
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2:15 pm - 4:45 pm
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Site Visit: Clinical Practice Model Resource Center, University Hospital, San Antonio
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2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Making History: Legislative Staff Working for America's Legislatures
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2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Texas Transportation Showcase |
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2:30 pm - 5:15 pm
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Tour: America GI Forum Residential Center for Veterans |
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Insulating State Legislation From Court Challenges
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Moving Beyond PowerPoint Fatigue
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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NCSL Agriculture and Rural Development: Future Directions |
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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NLSSA Tour Office of Emergency Management |
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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Social Media and Mobile Technologies: Legislative Game-Changers
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Preconference Sessions - Sunday, August 7
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1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Energy Security Meeting / Task Force on Energy Supply
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