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Executive Committee Meeting Minutes
September 18, 2002, Scottsdale, AZ
The executive committee met on Wednesday, September 18,
2002, in Scottsdale, AZ. Copies of handouts discussed during the meeting
are kept on file with the NLPES secretary.
Members present at the meeting were Joel Alter, Martha Carter, Ethel
Detch, Philip Durgin, Ken Levine, Wade Melton, Heather Moritz, Tim Osterstock,
Manu Patel, Jane Thesing, and Kate Wade. Also present were Gary Brown (MI),
Shan Hays (AZ), Scott Hazel (MI), and Stephanie Roach (MI); and Bob Boerner
and Kristin House, both from NCSL.
Committee Meetings
From 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., committee chairs met with their committees.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Heather Moritz, Chair, at 10:35
a.m.
Minutes
Heather noted that the minutes from the Executive Committee's July
meetings were adopted via e-mail and are available on the NLPES website.
Fall Training Conference
Shan Hays reported on the sessions and events planned for the training
conference. Kristin House reviewed the number of people registered, the
expected revenue, and planned expenses. She said that registration figures
were higher than had been expected and predicted the conference would pay
for itself. Heather thanked the NCSL and Arizona staff members for their
hard work on the conference.
Committee Reports
Jane Thesing reported for the Annual Meeting Committee. Jane
said the committee had accepted its current list of responsibilities with
no changes. She said few evaluation forms had been turned in at the Denver
meeting and asked members of the executive committee for feedback on the
NLPES sessions. Generally, members felt the sessions were good and that
the approach of focusing on subjects of interest to a broader audience
(including legislators) should be continued. Committee members also expressed
a desire to continue efforts to cosponsor sessions with other NCSL groups,
when possible. Jane said that NCSL was no longer going to fund the NLPES
social event at the annual meeting and that the awards committee will consider
alternatives, such as private sponsorship of the social event or organizing
a dutch-treat dinner. At the spring NLPES executive committee meeting,
she will report the committee's suggestion for the social event and on
session topics for the 2003 annual meeting.
Wade Melton reported for the Awards Committee. Wade said the
committee is considering only minor changes to the criteria for the Excellence
in Evaluation Award and the Certificate of Impact, and has no plans to
change the criteria for the Excellence in Research Methods award. The committee
will highlight any changes when the revised criteria are posted on the
NLPES website. Wade also mentioned that he may need to step down as Awards
Committee Chair if Florida decides to apply for the Excellence in Evaluation
Award this year.
Kate Wade reported for the Communications and Technology Committee.
Kate said the committee, with Jane Thesing taking the lead, is working
with James Barber, NLPES newsletter editor, to develop an article on the
structure of NCSL and, in particular, on the role of the Legislative Staff
Coordinating Committee (LSCC). She said Joel Alter will work on the best
practices survey, which will be distributed in the spring, and that Joel
and Jane will work on the question-of-the-month feature. Joel encouraged
people to submit ideas for this feature. Ken Levine and Jane will review
the NLPES website and will especially invite new staff members to look
at the site and provide feedback to them. Jane will also be working to
update state profiles. Kate and Ken will be revisiting the issue of what
services NLPES can provide to members who are unable to attend our conferences.
Phil Durgin reported for the Professional Liaisons Committee.
Phil indicated that he and Tim Osterstock will call the existing liaisons
to discuss their interest in continuing to serve in this capacity. He suggested
removing the Government Auditing Standards Advisory Committee from the
liaison list and adding the American Statistical Association and the Association
of Certified Fraud Examiners. Phil said the committee will work on developing
links to training opportunities offered by our liaison organizations and
will prepare newsletter articles featuring the new liaison organizations.
Joel Alter reported for the Membership and Nominations Committee.
Joel said the committee will work actively to find people to run for the
Executive Committee next year. He said that after the first of the year,
he and Martha Carter will contact people who have previously expressed
an interest in running to encourage them to do so.
Ken Levine reported for the Training Committee. Ken expressed
the committee's desire to expand the training resources available on the
NLPES website. He said the committee is looking into: (1) adding links
to training resources people have used and (2) providing a trainer's bureau
of training offered by one state's evaluation office that might also be
applicable to other states. Joel offered that a previous effort to develop
a directory of training opportunities had been discontinued because it
was difficult to keep up-to-date. Ken also said the CD-ROM training project
that Florida has been working on has run into a serious software glitch.
Gary Brown distributed the initial brochure for next year's training
conference in Michigan and reviewed the planning to-date. He also thanked
the training committee members for their suggestions.
Date and Site for the Next NLPES Executive Committee Meeting
The 2003 NLPES Executive Committee spring meeting will be held in Boston,
MA in conjunction with the April Spring Forum (formerly Assembly on State
Issues) meeting, which will be held April 24-27. The time of the Executive
Committee meeting has not yet been set.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Martha Carter, Secretary
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