Fiscal Analysts Seminar

The annual NCSL Fiscal Analysts Seminar offers both the knowledge of national experts and the expertise of senior legislative staff who are policy experts in their own states. The next seminar will be in September 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Who Should Attend

This seminar is designed specifically for legislative fiscal and research staff with budget or tax responsibilities. Legislative council, committee, research and program evaluation staff as well as executive budget office staff also will benefit from the program. The seminar is a unique opportunity to explore key topics in depth and meet informally with colleagues from around the country to discuss common concerns.

2007 Track Sessions

2007 tracks addressed criminal justice, education, health care, and taxes. In addition were three plenaries. Following are their titles with links to presentations when applicable.

Plenaries:

Perspectives on Federal Revenues and Health Care Spending
State Fiscal Conditions and Economic Outlook

State Budget and Tax Actions 2007: Preliminary Report
U.S. Economic Outlook: Weathering the Subprime Contagion

Washington Update

Criminal Justice

Designing and Measuring Corrections and Sentencing Policy Options
Group Discussion: Corrections and Sentencing Policy
Group Discussion: Prison Populations and Costs
Prison Growth and Cost Control: State Experiences
Prison Populations and Price Tags
What Drives State Prison Populations?

Education

Boldly Going Where No Formula Has Gone Before: Next Generation Education Finance
Demographic Shifts and the Costs of Education Finance
Education Finance Litigation and the Alchemy of Court-Mandated Reforms
Federal No Child Left Behind and Special Education Expectations
Property Tax Relief and Reform
- Education Finance Reform in Vermont
- Property Tax Relief and School Finance Reform in Texas
State Roundtable on Education

Health

Controlling Medicaid Costs through Case Management
ERISA: Roadblock to Reform? (CLE)
Mandating Individual Health Insurance Coverage: The Promise and Pitfalls
Restoring Fiscal Sanity: The Role of Medicaid
Roundtable: Health Spending Challenges
SCHIP Update

Tax

Business Tax Trends
- Broadening the Business Tax Base by Leveling the Playing Field
- Trends in State and Local Taxation of Business
Energy and Environment Taxation: What’s New?
- Energy & Environment Taxation: What's New?
- Overview of the States/ Federal Motor Fuel Taxation
How Secure is Securitization?
Property Tax Relief and Reform
- Education Finance Reform in Vermont,
- Property Tax Relief and School Finance Reform in Texas
Roundtable: Recent Revenue Actions in the States
Ups and Downs of State Revenue Performance

For more information about the NCSL Fiscal Analysts Seminar, please call Judy Zelio at (303) 856-1568 or e-mail Judy Zelio.

Updated 11 September 2007.
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