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Communications and Information Policy Committee

Assembly on State Issues Spring Meeting
Costa Mesa, CA
March 23-25, 2001
Westin South Coast Plaza

Friday, March 23

Saturday, March 24

7:45 - 9:30 am	Plenary Breakfast: Electricity Crisis Plaza Ballroom - Lobby Level
Note: Breakfast will begin at 7:45 am. The program will begin promptly at 8:15 am California's electricity crisis surprised many of the state's policymakers because of its severity and duration. Now they are trying to figure out long-term solutions to the problem. Meanwhile legislators in other states have been trying to learn from what's happened in California, and to make sure they don't face the same problems. This session will review the events of the past year in California, and contrast California's approach with two other states that have followed different paths. Presiding:  Assemblyman Paul Tokasz, New York, Chair, Assembly on State Issues Speakers:  Senator Deb Bowen, California, Chair, Communications and Information Policy Committee Senator Fred Thomas, Montana Senator David Sibley, Texas
9:45 - 11:00 am	Click Here to Cast Your Ballot Lido Room - Lobby Level

Several states have experimented with Internet voting in limited arenas. This session will look at these examples and examine the privacy and security requirements for implementing web-based voting. In addition, other uses of information technology to improve the voting process will be explored. (Joint with Legislative Management Committee and Elections Task Force)

Moderator:
Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia, Vice Chair, Communications and Information Policy Committee

Speakers:
Kim Alexander, President, California Voter Foundation

• Ten Things To Know About Voting Technology
• Ten Things I Want People To Know About Voting Technology

Kim Brace, President, Election Data Services

How can state legislators make the best use of their web sites and e-mail, without being overwhelmed by e-communications? In this roundtable discussion, participants will examine ways that state legislators are effectively utilizing the Internet to provide access to legislative information and exchange ideas with constituents. (Joint with Legislative Management Committee)

Co-Chairs:
Senator Debra Bowen, California, Chair, NCSL Communications and Information Policy Committee

Senator Bob Jauch, Wisconsin, Chair, NCSL Legislative Effectiveness Committee

12:15 - 1:00 pm	Committee Lunch & Business Meeting Lido Room - Lobby Level
Presiding:	Senator Debra Bowen, California
1:15 - 2:30 pm	Hi-Tech Education--Virtual, Wireless, Web-based and What Else? Lido Room - Lobby Level

This session will examine trends in using technology to create new and expanded learning environments for kids. It will explore virtual high schools, where kids attend school from remote locations via the net. And it will look at new ways to 'wire' existing high schools, providing access to online learning opportunities. (Joint with Education Committee)

Moderator:
Senator Debra Bowen, California

Speakers:
L. McLean King, Ph.D, Superintendent of Schools, Lemon Grove School District, California

Darryl LaGace, Director of Information Systems, Lemon Grove School District, California

Barbara Allen, Project Director, Lemon Grove School District, California

2:45 - 4:00 pm

Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems - Best Practices Lido Room - Lobby Level

Thirty one states and the District of Columbia have integrated criminal justice information systems planned or in place. Integrated systems give individuals working in all parts of the justice system--courts, law enforcement, probation/parole--the ability to share critical information at key decision points throughout the justice process. This program will highlight best practices in the development of effective criminal justice information systems. (Joint with the Criminal Justice Committee)

Moderator:
Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota, Vice Chair, NCSL Communications and Information Policy Committee

Speakers:
Dave Roberts, Deputy Executive Director, SEARCH

Richard J. Varn, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Department, Iowa

Thom Rubel, Director of State Information Technology Programs, NGA Center for Best Practices, Washington, DC

By the end of 2000, two states, Virginia and Maryland, adopted this model act that provides rules for the sale of computer information. A handful of states are considering UCITA in 2001. In this session, experts will explain the various provisions of the model legislation and explore the pros and cons.

Text of UCITA

Summary

Moderator:
Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia,Vice Chair, NCSL Communications and Information Policy Committee

• Virginia's Final Report on UCITA by Joint Commission on Technology and Science

Speakers:
Jean Braucher, Professor of Law, University of Arizona

• UCITA Briefing Paper by Jean Braucher
• The Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA): Objections From The Consumer Perspective by Jean Barucher

Carlyle C. Ring, Jr., Chair of the UCTIA Drafting Committee, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Of Counsel, Ober/Kaler
Washington, DC

• UCITA: Rules for the Information Highway  (file size=350kbs) by Carlyle C. Ring, Jr., Chair of Committee to Draft UCITA
• Questions & Answers by Carlyle C. Ring, Jr. and  Raymond T. Nimmer, Reporter of Committee to Draft UCITA

Sunday, March 25, 2001

Hundreds of bills have been filed around the country to change the mechanics, process and procedures of how Americans conduct elections. NCSL has launched a special Elections Reform Task Force to review current election laws. This session will review and examine key issues the task force will be addressing.
 

Moderator:
Speaker Martin Stephens, Speaker of the House, Utah, Co-Chair, NCSL Elections Reform Task Force

Speakers:
Kim Alexander, President, California Voter Foundation

Jennie Drage, NCSL, Colorado

Doug Lewis, Executive Director, Election Center, Texas

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