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National Legislative Program Evaluation Society
Executive
Committee Meeting Minutes
July 21, 2004, Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The Executive Committee convened at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at
the Salt Palace Convention
Center. Copies of handouts discussed during the meeting
are kept on file with the NLPES secretary.
Members present at the meeting were Martha Carter, Philip Durgin, Steve
Hendrickson, Joe Lawhon, Ken Levine, Wade Melton, Tim Osterstock, Manu Patel,
Kate Wade and Jan Yamane. Also present were Flora Caruthers (FL), Bob
Boerner (NCSL), Priscilla Anderson (SC), and Rakesh Mohan (ID).
After convening, the Executive Committee broke into its various subcommittees
for meetings from 3:15 to 3:35 (Group One) and 3:40 to 4:10 (Group Two).
The General Business portion of the meeting then began at 4:15.
Subcommittee Reports:
Annual Meeting. Tim provided an overview of preparations leading
up to the NCSL Annual Meeting. A suggestion was made that we could use a
set of guidelines, similar to the guidelines for the NLPES fall conference, of
what needs to be done and by when for future NCSL Annual Meetings so that we do
not have to “reinvent the wheel” every year. It was also noted that NCSL
is trying to develop more sessions sponsored by multiple staff sections as a way
to help make the various staff sections feel involved throughout the
Meeting.
Awards. Martha reported that NLPES was awarding 22 impact
certificates. She also clarified that although a judge from the state that
won the Excellence in Research Methods award was on the panel of judges for
that award this year, that person was excluded from the discussions of their
state's report. Nevertheless, to avoid even the potential appearance of a
conflict of interest, the subcommittee recommends that, in the future, the
panels of judges for the Excellence in Research Methods and Excellence in
Evaluation awards should not include individuals from states that have
applied to receive the award. The subcommittee did not make a similar
recommendation for the Certificate of Recognition of Impact, because
it is not a competitive award.
Communications and Technology. Phil reported that the
subcommittee deleted some objectives and will discuss the need for a separate
“professional liaison” objective at the October meeting. The subcommittee
asked Bob if NCSL could provide us with information on how the NCSL “robot”
decides which reports to list on the state audit database. Bob also
indicated that they thought they might be able to resolve at least some of the
subcommittee’s concerns about the search function by the next NLPES meeting in
October. The subcommittee also discussed the need to update the key
contacts listed on the NLPES website.
Membership and Nominations. Wendy Brown (VA) resigned from the
Executive Committee and was replaced by Manu Patel (NM), the next-highest vote
getter. Bob reported that using the key contacts in the election worked
better than sending the ballots to individual members.
Professional Development and Training. Ken asked Wade and Flora
to present the key points of interest regarding the Florida
conference. Wade said the attendance figures are looking good, with
125 Florida people planning on attending. Wade will be
contacting the EC members within a week or two asking for moderators and/or
panelists. Wade thinks the final brochures will be printed within a week
or two. They are also seeking $500, $1000, and $1,500 contributors to help
offset the cost of the program. These will be solicited through a joint
letter by NCSL and OPPAGA. Martha indicated that the NCSL Legislative
Staff Coordinating Committee is encouraging staff sections to hold training
conferences together and is also considering holding a "megaconference" of
multiple staff sections in one location beginning in 2006..
Date and Site for the Next NLPES Executive Committee
Meeting. The Executive Committee will meet next at 4:00 p.m., on
Thursday, July 22, 2004, in Room 151E of the Salt
Palace.
The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Philip Durgin, Secretary
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