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Inside the Legislative Process

(Minutes - March 2003)

The ASLCS Committee on Bylaws and Standing Orders met at the Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 16, 2002. The meeting was called to order at 9:02 a.m., by the Chairman, George Bishop. The following members were in attendance:

Jeff Finch, VA
Tara Perkinson, VA
Ann-Marie Sweeney, PA
JoAnn Hedrick, DE

The meeting of the Inside the Legislative Process Committee was called to order by the Associate Vice Chair, Jeff Finch, on Saturday, March 15, 2003, in Columbus, Ohio.

Also in attendance was Joan Barilla, ASLCS liaison from NCSL.

Joan Barilla reported that there were still approx. 20 chambers that had not completed the survey; however, due to the timetable it was necessary to proceed to compile the data from those surveys that had been received. The narratives for the data will include a notation that there were chambers outstanding in responding to the survey.

The following timetable was presented for the completion of the compilation of the data:

• mid-April

tables of data from NCSL sent to ASLCS Inside the Legislative Process Committee

• first of May

first draft of narrative text from NCSL sent to ASLCS Inside the Legislative Process Committee

• June

incorporate tables with written narrative for NCSL to prepare draft report

• July

final draft sent from NCSL to ASLCS Inside the Legislative Process Committee for review prior to NCSL annual meeting in San Francisco, CA

• end of July

NCSL makes final changes and prepares copy for printer

• Aug./Sept.

final copy received from printer and distributed prior to ASLCS annual meeting in Scottsdale, AZ