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Purpose and Membership
Updated January 6, 2003
Purpose
The Legislative Information and Communications Staff Section (LINCS) is a network of legislative employees - including nonpartisan, bipartisan and partisan staff - whose work involves any of the following: the creation and dissemination of public information and educational materials; media relations on behalf of a political party, person, organization, program or policy issue; initiatives which further communications between the public servant and the public is served; special programs aimed at educating the public about their legislatures; and outreach efforts which may pertain to specific policy issues.
The Purpose of this section is to:
- promote the exchange of ideas and information in the field of public information, civic education, media relations, and other such communications as they relate to state legislatures.
- promote improved and effective communications between public information and communications staff and their legislatures, staff and constituents.
- enhance the professional development and expertise of public information and communications staff; and
- promote the participation and services of this staff section to state legislatures and within the NCSL.
Membership
General Membership shall be comprised of all persons employed by a member legislature of the National Conference of State Legislatures or legislative agency in the capacity of public information, communications, media relations, television, radio and broadcast media; civic and public education, public affairs, constituent relations, capitol tour and public use functions; or other such areas related to legislative communications.
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