LINCS Office Function Survey Results

In February 2008, we asked LINCS members across the country to fill out our National Conference of State Legislature's Office Functions Survey. This comprehensive study is providing LINCS members with a better understanding of what it takes to be an effective legislative communicator.

You can search for results on any combination of states, questions, or key words.  Click Display Search Results to show all responses that match your criteria.  Click on any column heading to sort results. You can also click Display Graphical Summary of Entire Survey to display graphs and statistics of all responses from the entire survey (without filters).  Remember, the survey for your office can be updated at any time (user name and password required). Please contact Meagan Dorsch for assistance.

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Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Connecticut Hawaii Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wyoming	Do you have a communications function in your state? What is the partisan affiliation, if any, of your office? What section of the legislature does your office represent? Including yourself, how many people work on communications in your office full-time? How many additional employees work part-time or session only? How many interns work in your office in a given semester? Is your office required to submit a budget proposal each year / biennium? What is the estimated annual budget of your office? How much of your budget is spent on personnel? What percentage of your budget is spent on equipment each year? Does your office have final equipment purchasing authority? What types of services does your office provide? Check all that apply. Does your office provide services to the media? Which of the following services does your office provide to the media? Check all that apply. Does your office produce and/or distribute print publications? What type of printed materials does your office produce? Check all that apply. Typically, where are the publications your office produces printed? Does your office draft speeches or talking points for legislators? Does your office have a graphic designer and/or a layout artist on staff? Does your office produce audio services for the media, public or members of the legislature? What types of audio equipment does your office have? Check all that apply. Does your office primarily produce digital or analog files? What types of audio materials does your office produce? Check all that apply. How does your office typically deliver its audio products to your intended audience? Check all that apply. Is there an internet audio broadcast of your state’s legislative proceedings? Is your office responsible for the internet audio broadcast of legislative proceedings? Does your office have video recording and production capabilities? What type of video equipment does your office have? Check all that apply. What types of videos does your office produce? Check all that apply. How are your office’s video productions delivered to your intended audience? Check all that apply. Is there an Internet video broadcast of your state’s legislative proceedings? Is your office responsible for the Internet video broadcast of legislative proceedings? Does your office provide photography services to members of the media, public or legislature? What types of photography services does your office provide? Check all that apply. What format does your office use to record photographic images? Check all that apply. Where is the majority of your film processing done? Are your photographs ever used for in-house publications? Are your photographs ever used for non-legislative purposes, such as newspapers or magazines? Are photographs taken by your office allowed to be used in political campaigns? Does your office offer prints to the public for sale? Does your office provide services to legislators, the media, or the public that involve electronics such as internet, telephone, and fax services? What types of electronic services does your office provide? Check all that apply. Is the webmaster function in your office a communications position or an IT position? If the webmaster function in your office is a communications position, what aspects of the website is the webmaster responsible for? Check all that apply. Does your office participate in the civic education efforts of your legislature? What types of civic education products / services does your office produce? Check all that apply. Does your office participate in the NCSL “America’s Legislators Back to School Program?” If your answer to question 49 is yes, is a staff member in your office the designated coordinator for the program? Does your office participate in the Center for Civic Education’s “Project Citizen?” Does your office participate or coordinate a state mock legislative program? Does your office have responsibility for tours in the Capitol or legislative building? What types of tour services does your office provide? Check all that apply. Does your office have an active role in planning new member orientation? Does your office have an active role in staffing new member orientation? What topics are covered in new member orientation? Check all that apply. Does your legislature offer journalist orientation? If the answer to question 58 is yes, does your office have an active role in journalist orientation? If the answer to question 59 is yes, what kinds of topics are covered in the journalist orientation? Check all that apply. What types of services are made available to media organizations at no cost? Check all that apply. What types of services does your legislature provide to media organizations for a fee? Check all that apply. Are members of the media allowed on the floor of your legislature’s respective chambers? For members of the media to access the chamber floors or galleries, journalists must: Does your legislature have a dress code for members of the media to enter the chambers or galleries? Are members of the press allowed to circulate in the chamber during a legislative session? Are members of the media allowed to circulate in the chamber during legislative recess? How many news organizations are represented in your capitol press corps while the legislature is in session? How many news organization are represented in your capitol press corps while the legislature is out of session? Are television news cameras allowed in your legislative chambers? Are still photographers allowed in your legislative chambers? Who issues media credentials for your legislature? Are bloggers granted media credentials? Is there any noteworthy feature or characteristic of your office that contributes to the professional development of the legislative communications field? Please tell us about it.
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