Assembly on Federal Issues and the
Assembly on State Issues Joint Meeting
Master Agenda
December 5-7, 2001
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Washington, D.C.
Tuesday| Wednesday| Thursday| Friday
Sessions marked with CLE may be eligible for Continuing Legal Education credit. CLE application materials will be provided so that attendees my apply for credit in their state.
Tuesday, December 4
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional A-
Lobby Level
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Conference C-
Ballroom Level
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Pre-Conference Seminars
Driver Focus and Technology Forum
Cell phones and their potential ability to distract drivers is a hot topic today. This forum will define the important issues related to the use of cell phones and other technology in motor vehicles. For more information, call Matt Sundeen at (303) 2200, ex. 269
The 21st Century Student: Skills for the New Economy
Sponsor: NCSL Learn, Work and Earn Project
Preparing young people for life after high school is no easy task. This pre-conference seminar will examine the research, practices and funding that help ensure that all students learn and are ready for work and higher education. For more information, call Tracy Schmidt at (202) 624-8668.
Children's Health and the Environment
Studies show profound differences between children and adults in susceptibility and exposure to environmental contaminants. This has spurred concern that laws, designed to protect adult males, may not adequately protect children and may need to be reassessed. For more information, call Glen Andersen at (303) 830-2200, ext. 321. |
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Columbia C-
Ballroom Level |
Issue Briefing for Foundation Gold Sponsors |
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5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Reception
Sponsor: Women's Legislative Network |
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5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Capitol View Club |
Foundation for State Legislatures Reception (invitation only)
Reception for the Foundation for State Legislatures' Gold Sponsors and the AFI/ASI Steering Committee and Officers |
Wednesday, December 5
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8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Valley Forge-
Ballroom Level
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Pre-Conference Seminars:
Driver Focus and Technology Forum
Students of the 21st Century: Skills for the New Economy
Children's Health and the Environment |
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8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Regency Foyer-
Ballroom Level |
Registration |
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sequoia-Second Level |
Press Office |
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8:00 am - 9:00 am
Congressional A-Lobby Level |
Continuity of Democracy When Bioterrorism Affects the Capitol
Sponsor: National Legislative Services and Security Association
Speaker: Jim Varey, Chief, U.S. Capitol Police, Washington, D.C. |
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8:00 am - 9:30 am
Olympic-Second Level |
Foundation for State Legislatures' Development Committee |
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8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Concord Room |
Rural Development Steering Committee
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8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Congressional E-Lobby Level |
AFI Officers Orientation |
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8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Congressional B-Lobby Level |
Model Public Health Law Working Group Working Lunch
Speaker: James Hodge, Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. |
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9:00 am - 10:30 am
Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
Staff Support for Congressional Committees
Sponsor: Research and Committee Staff Section
Speakers: Fred Ansell, Chief Counsel, Minority Affairs, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, Office of Senator Fred Thompson, Tennessee
David Gray, Deputy Staff Director and Counsel, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Office of Senator George Voinovich, Ohio
Jeff Teitz, Counsel, Office of U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Washington, D.C. |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia A-Ballroom Level |
Family/Domestic Violence: No Longer Hidden
Sponsor: Women's Legislative Network
Moderator: Nancy Brown, Executive Director, Women's Legislative Network of NCSL
Panelists: Scott Gibson, Sergeant, Alexandria Police Department, Virginia
Leslie Wolfe, President, Center for Women Policy Studies, Washington, D.
Juley Fulcher, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Washington, D.C.
Anne Crews, Vice President Corporate Affairs, Mary Kay Inc.,Texas |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bunker Hill-Ballroom Level |
Clean Air Working Group
Speaker: Lorie Schmidt, Senior Attorney Advisor, Office of Air and Radiation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. |
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9:30 am - 11:00 am
Yellowstone-Second Level |
Foundation for State Legislatures' Trust for Representative Democracy Committee |
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9:30 am - 11:00 am
Everglades-Second Level |
Foundation for State Legislatures' Ethics Center Committee |
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9:30 am - 11:00am
Olympic-Second Level |
Foundation for State Legislatures' Sponsor Services Committee |
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9:30 am - 11:45 am
Congressional A-Lobby Level |
Services and Security Roundtable
Sponsor: National Legislative Services and Security Association
Moderator: Jon Hochkammer, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Wisconsin |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
International Training: Opportunities for Legislative Staff
Sponsor: Research and Committee Staff Section
Speakers: Kathleen Brennan Wiggins, Program Director, International Programs, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Hannah Shostack, Principal Research Analyst, Office of Legislative Services, New Jersey
Robert Erickson, Research Director, Legislative Counsel Bureau, Nevada |
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Yorktown-Ballroom Level |
Rail Working Group and Lunch
Speakers: Don Itzkoff, Foley and Lardner, Washington, D.C.
Bill Schafer, Director of Corporate Affairs, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Pennsylvania
Paul Reistrup, Vicr President of Passenger Integration, CSX Corporation
Washington, D.C. |
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11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
Foundation for State Legislatures Board Meeting Working Lunch |
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1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Congressional A-Lobby Level
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Nutrition, Agriculture and Development: A Farm Bill Status Report
(CLE)
Sponsors: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee
AFI Human Services Committee
Moderator: Representative Maxine Bell, Idaho, Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee
Speakers: Ellen Vollenger, Legal Director, The Food, Research and Action Center, Washington, D.C.
Senator Stephen R. Morris, Kansas |
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Columbia A-Ballroom Level |
Web Magic: How to Create and Manage Effective Web Pages
Sponsor: ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Moderator: Senator Debra Bowen, California
Speakers: Kathy Goldschmidt, Project Manager, Congress Online Project, Washington, D.C.
Senator Bob Jauch, Wisconsin
Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota
James Vaughn, Director of E-Government and Politics AOL, Virginia |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level |
Response to Environmental Crises: Federal, State and Local Disaster Coordination
Sponsors: AFI Environment Committee
ASI Natural Resources Committee
Speaker: Richard Jackson, M.D., Director, Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Yorktown-Ballroom Level |
Aviation: Changes Since September 11th
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee
Speakers: Ed Merlis, Senior Vice President of Legislative Affairs, Air Transport Association of America, Washington, D.C.
David Schaffer, Majority Counsel, House Aviation Subcomittee, Washington, D.C. |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Capitol Room-Lobby Level |
Cyberterrorism - Protecting State Networks
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Columbia B-Ballroom Level |
Federal Update: Status of ESEA Reauthorization and the Fiscal Implications for States
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
ASI Education Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
Speakers: Sandy Kress, Special Assistant to the President, The White House, Washington, D.C.
Representative Ralph Tanner, Chair, House Education Committee, Kansas
Thomas Toch, Guest Scholar, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
The National Republican Legislators Association, Washington, D.C. |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Congressional E-Lobby Level |
Roundtable Discussion: The Changing Legislative Environment
Sponsor: ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee
Facilitator: Laura Rose, Deputy Director, Legislative Council, Wisconsin, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Conference Theater-Lobby Level |
Census Grab Bag
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Concord/Lexington-Ballroom Level |
Calming the Chaos: Responding to the Mental Health Needs of Children
Sponsor: ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Moderator: Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission on Children, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Speaker: James Mayer, Executive Director, Little Hoover Commission, California
Albert Zachik, M.D. Director, Office of Child and Adolescent Services, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Maryland |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
State-Federal Partnering for Preparedness
Sponsors: AFI Law and Justice Committee
ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Co-Presiding: Representative Jari Askins, Oklahoma, Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Senator Lyle Hillyard, Utah, Chair, AFI Law and Justice Committee
Speakers: Andy Mitchell, Deputy Director, Office of Domestic Preparedness, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, D.C.
Assembly Majority Leader Paul Tokasz, New York
Cheryl Runyon, Senior Fellow, NCSL, Colorado. |
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
Economic Development Strategies That Work
Sponsor: ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Moderator: Representative Sharon Weston Broome, Louisiana
Vice Chair, ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Speaker: Miles Friedman, Executive Director, National Association of State Development Agencies, Washington, D.C. |
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2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
2:30 pm - 2:45pm
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
A Meeting with Assistant Secretary for Children and Families, Dr. Wade Horn (legislators and legislative staff only)
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
Travel to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Meet at the Hyatt Regency front entrance for travel to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Bring a photo ID with you for security clearance at the department.
Meeting with Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families
Welcome: Senator Ray Meier, New York, Chair, AFI Human Services Committee |
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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Yorktown-Ballroom Level |
Oil and Its Role in the U.S. Energy Mix
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee
Speaker: Jim Caverly, Acting Director, Energy Emergency Preparedness, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
Bruce Bawks, Operations Research Analyst, Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Congressional E-Lobby Level |
The Latest on Federal Funds for States
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
Presiding: Representative Deborah Hudson, Delaware, Chair, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
Speaker: Marcia Howard, Director, Federal Funds Information for States, Washington, D.C. |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Capitol Room-Lobby Level |
Privacy on the 'Net-P3P Technology
Sponsors: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee
ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Speakers: Daniel Weitzner, Technology and Society Domain Leader, World Wide Web Consortium, Massachusetts
Ari Schwartz, Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, D.C.
Marc Berejka, Senior Corporate Attorney, Microsoft Corporation, Washington, D.C.
Martin Presler-Marshall, Program Manager, Privacy Technology, IBM Corporation, North Carolina |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level |
Implications of International Treaties: Are Your State Environmental Laws Safe from Challenge? (CLE)
Sponsors: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee
AFI Environment Committee
ASI Natural Resources Committee
Speaker: Bill Waren, Fellow, Harrison Institute for Public Law, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C.
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Concord/Lexington-Ballroom Level |
Identifying and Intervening with Troubled Kids
Sponsor: ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Presiding: Elaine Zimmerman, Executive Director, Connecticut Commission on Children, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Speakers: Dr. Robert Murphy, Ph.D., Research Coordinator, National Center for Children Exposed to Violence, Connecticut
Dr. David Osher, Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, American Institutes for Research, Chesapeake Institute, Washington, D.C. |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Columbia B-Ballroom Level |
What Does the Public Think About Public Education?
Sponsor: ASI Education Committee
Presiding Susan Scholley, Senior Research Analyst, Nevada, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Education Committee
Speaker: John Immerwahr, Senior Research Fellow, Public Agenda, New York |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Congressional B-Lobby Level |
Getting the Message Out
Sponsor: ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee
Moderator: Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Washington, Vice Chair, AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
Speaker: Frank Kauffman, Senior Vice President and Partner, Fleishman-Hillard, Washington, D.C. |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
Stakeholders' Roundtable on Terrorism Threat, Response
Sponsors: AFI Law and Justice Committee
ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Co-Presiding: Senator Lyle Hillyard, Utah, Chair, AFI Law and Justice Committee
Representative Jari Askins, Oklahoma, Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Speakers: Representative Rich Stanek, Minnesota, Vice Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
James Hodge, Center on Law and Public Health, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Maryland
George Foresman, Emergency Management Department, Virginia |
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
States Lead the Way in Tourism Recovery Efforts
Sponsors: ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
Moderator: Senator Nick Jordan, Kansas,
Vice Chair, ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Speaker: Rick Webster, Director of Legislative Affairs, Tourism Industry Association of America, Washington, D.C. |
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3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Columbia Foyer-Ballroom Level |
Second Session of the 107th: Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Innovation (OERI)
Sponsor: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
Speakers: Andrew J. Rotherham, Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
Russ Whithurst, Assistant Secretary, OERI, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
Robert Pasternack, Assistant Secretary Special Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
Gerald Sroufe, American Education Research Association, Washington, D.C. |
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Conference Theater-Lobby Level |
Software User Group I
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force |
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Olympic-Second Level |
Software User Group II
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force |
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4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Yorktown-Ballroom Level |
AFI Steering Committee |
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4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Columbia B-Ballroom Level |
ASI Steering Committee |
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Regency A-Ballroom Level |
Opening Reception, Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
This reception is supported in part by a generous contribution from Verizon. |
Thursday, December 6
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7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Regency Foyer-Ballroom Level |
Registration |
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7:30 am - 8:30 am
Outside Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 am - 9:30 am
Yellowstone-Second Level |
AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee Business Meeting and Roundtable
Presiding: Representative Maxine Bell, Idaho, Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee |
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sequoia-Second Level |
Press Room |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
Conference Theater-Lobby Level |
Federal Health Legislation: Update
Sponsors: AFI Health Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Speakers: Joy Johnson Wilson, AFI Health Committee Director, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Ellen Mee, Policy Specialist, AFI Health Committee, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Alan Morgan, Executive Director, National Rural Health Association, Washington, D.C. |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
Analyzing Student Achievement Data: What Can We Learn?
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor & Workforce Committee
ASI Education Committee
Presiding: Representative Alice Seagren, Minnesota
Chair, ASI Education Committee
Speaker: Dr. William Sanders, Manager of Value-Added Assessment and Research, SAS inSchool, North Carolina |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
Congressional A-Lobby Level |
Economic Uncertainty: Economic Stimulus, Human Services Policy & Funding, and Welfare Reform in a Post 9-11 World
Sponsors: AFI Human Services Committee
AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Moderator: Senator Ray Meier, New York, Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Speakers: Sheri Steisel, Federal Affairs Counsel, Senior Director, AFI Human Services Committee, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Gerri Madrid-Davis, Committee Director, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Lee Posey, Policy Specialist, AFI Human Services Committee, NCSL, Washington, D.C. |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions: To Regulate or Not to Regulate
Sponsors: AFI Environment Committee
ASI Natural Resources Committee
Speakers: Bill Becker, Executive Director, State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators/Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, Washington, D.C.
Chris Miller, Office U.S. Senator James Jeffords, Washington, D.C. |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
Columbia B-Ballroom Level |
Convergence of Telecommunications Technology: Are State Regulations Relevant?
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
Columbia Foyer-Lobby Level |
Roundtable: Keeping Budgets Afloat when Revenues Sink
Sponsors: ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Presiding: John Massey, Legislative Fiscal Analyst, Utah,
Staff Chair, ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
Facilitator: Corina Eckl, Director, Fiscal Affairs Program, NCSL, Colorado
Respondent: Robin Prunty, Public Finance Director, Standard & Poor's, New York |
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8:00 am - 10:00 am
Concord/Lexington-Ballroom Level |
Election Reform: What States Have Done and What Congress Might Do? (CLE)
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force
Speaker: Bob Ney, Chair, Committee on House Administration, Washington, D.C. |
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8:15 am - 10:00 am
Capitol Room, Lobby Level |
Anti-Terrorism Technology
Sponsors: ASI Criminal Justice Committee
ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Presiding: Senator Steve Kelly, Minnesota, Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Speakers: Chris Miles, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Bob Moseley, Contractor-Alexandria APD, Washington, D.C.
Tom Coty, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D. C.
Michael A. Vatis, Director, Institute for Security Technology Studies, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire |
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8:30 am - 10:00 am
Olympic-Second Level |
ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee Business Meeting
Presiding: Senator Richard Romero, New Mexico |
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8:30 am - 10:00 am
Congressional E-Lobby Level |
What Does the Future Hold for the Reauthorization of TEA-21?
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee
Speakers: Susan Binder, Acting Director of Policy, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
Jeff Squires, Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Washington, D.C.
Duane Gibson, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee, Washington, D.C. |
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9:45 am - 11:30 am
Yellowstone-Second Level |
Homeland Security: Protecting U.S. Agriculture and Food Supplies
Sponsor: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee |
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
Congressional E-Lobby Level |
Strategy Planning for Reauthorization of TEA-21
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee |
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia B-Ballroom Level |
Insuring America When Terrorism Strikes
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia Foyer-Lobby Level |
Stimulating the National Economy: A Winner or Loser for States?
Sponsors: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Presiding: Representative Deborah Hudson, Delaware, Chair, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
Speakers: Russ Sullivan, Chief Tax Counsel, Senate Finance Committee, Washington, D.C.
Jim Clark, Chief Tax Counsel, House Ways and Means Committee, Washington, D.C.
Panelist: Iris Lav, Deputy Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C.
Dorothy B. Coleman, Vice President, Tax Policy, National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, D.C.
Ed Jayne, Associate Director, Legislation Department, AFSCME, Washington, D.C. |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level |
Land Use Regulation and Takings (CLE)
Sponsors: AFI Environment Committee
ASI Natural Resources Committee
Speakers: John Echeverria, Adjunct Professor and Director, Environmental Policy Project, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C.
Larry Morandi, Director, NCSL Environment, Energy and Transportation Program, Colorado
Representative Max Williams, Oregon |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Conference Theater-Lobby Level |
Medicaid Update
Sponsors: AFI Health Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Presiding: Rick Berkobien, Committee Administrator, Oregon, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Speakers: Tom Hamilton, Centers for Medicaid and State Operations, Maryland
Joy Johnson Wilson, AFI Health Committee Director, NCSL, Washington, D.C. |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Congressional A-Lobby Level |
Child Care - A Preview of the Federal Debate
Sponsors: AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Moderators: Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, California, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Representative Dave Heaton, Iowa, Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Speaker: Shari Gruber, Senior Policy Associate, American Public Human Services Association, Washington, D.C. |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
State Standards and Assessments: Update and Discussion
Sponsor: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
ASI Education Committee
Facilitator: Senator Jane Krentz, Minnesota, Chair, AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
Speakers: Matt Gandal, Vice President and Director, Achieve, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Bill Tudor, Chief Executive Officer, EdVISION Corporation, California |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia A-Ballroom Level |
Preparing Legislators to Lead in Crisis
Sponsor: ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee
Moderator: Senator Richard Romero, New Mexico, Chair, ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee
Speakers: Senator Stephen Saland, New York, NCSL President
Senator Angela Monson, Oklahoma, NCSL President-Elect
Senator Richard Moore, Massachusetts |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Concord/Lexington-Ballroom Level
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All Quiet on the Legal Front? (CLE)
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force |
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10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Capitol Room-Lobby Level |
Protection vs. Privacy (CLE)
Sponsors: AFI Law and Justice Committee
ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Presiding: Representative Jari Askins, Oklahoma, Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Speaker: Howard Safir, former New York City Policy Commissioner, New York
Jim Dempsey, Center for Democracy and Technology, Washington, D.C. |
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12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Regency Ballroom-Ballroom Level |
Plenary Lunch: The States and National Security
The security steps the country has taken since the September 11th terrorist attacks and the role of state governments in this national effort is the focus of this session.
Speaker: The Honorable Tom Ridge, Director, Office of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.
The National Conference of State Legislatures is pleased to acknowledge The Energy Industry for hosting this luncheon. |
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Yellowstone-Second Level |
Supreme Court Update (CLE)
Sponsor: AFI Law and Justice Committee
Speaker: Richard Ruda, Director, Academy for State and Local Legal Center, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Congressional A-Lobby Level |
AFI Human Services Committee Business Meeting
Presiding: Senator Ray Meier, New York |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Congressional C/D-Lobby Level |
Unemployment Insurance Reforms and the Congressional Economic Stimulus
Sponsor: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
Speakers: Richard Hobbie, National Association of State Workforce Agencies, Washington, D.C.
Bob Gross, Executive Director, Utah Workforce Services, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Columbia A-Ballroom Level |
Telecommunications Deregulation (CLE)
Sponsor: ASI Communications and Information Policy
Speakers: Professor Eli Noam, Director, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, Columbia University, New York
James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, Washington, D.C.
Senator Steven Rauschenberger, Illinois |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Congressional B-Lobby Level |
Federal Mandates and the States
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
Presiding: Representative Deborah Hudson, Delaware, Chair, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
Speakers: Terri Gullo, Director, State and Local Government Cost Estimates Unite, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, D.C.
Sandy Davis, Principal Analyst, Projections Unit, Congressional Budget Office, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
Increasing Student Achievement in an Uncertain Economy
Sponsors: ASI Education Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
Co-Presiding: Representative Rick Miera, New Mexico, Vice Chair, ASI Education Committee
Representative Eldon Mulder, Alaska, Vice Chair, ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
Speakers: John Myers, Partner, Augenblick & Myers, Inc., Colorado
Kirk Jonas, Deputy Director, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, Virginia, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level |
Roundtable Discussion with White House Council on Environmental Quality
Sponsors AFI Environment Committee
ASI Natural Resources Committee
Speaker: John Howard, White House Council on Environmental Quality, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Conference Theater-Lobby Level |
Code Red: Critical Shortages in Our Health Care Workforce
Sponsor: ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Presiding: Rick Berkobien, Committee Administrator, Oregon, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Speakers: Dr. Sam Shekar, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maryland
Tim Henderson, Program Manager, Forum for State Health Policy Leadership, NCSL, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Concord/Lexington-Ballroom Level |
There Must be a Better Way--Redistricting Process Alternatives
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Capitol Room-Lobby Level |
Globalization of State Crime
Sponsor: ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Presiding: Representative Max Williams, Oregon, Vice Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Speakers: James O. Finckenauer, Director, International Center, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Robert Sinclair, Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Olympic-Second Level |
Diversifying Rural Economies
Sponsors: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee
ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Moderator: Representative Mike Derby, North Dakota,
Chair, ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Speakers: Representative Roger Thomas, Kentucky, Vice Chair,
AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee
Ray Daffner, Manager, Entrepreneurship Initiative, Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, D.C.
Joseph W. Dunn, Legislative Representative, National Association of Development Organizations, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Columbia B-Ballroom Level |
State Payday Lending Laws- Federal Preemption
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee |
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2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Everglades-Second Level |
AFI Health Committee Business Meeting |
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2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional E-Lobby Level |
Energy and Transportation Infrastructure Emergency Preparedness
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee
Speakers: Pat Daly, Director, Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
Dr. Peter Fox-Penner, Chairman and Principal, The Brattle Group. Washington, D.C.
Lynette Hendricks, Director of Licensing, Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington, D.C.
Dave Sargent, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials Initiatives and Training, Research and Special Programs Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Yorktown, Ballroom Level |
Is the Capitol Safe?
Sponsor: ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee
Moderator: Tony Beard, Jr., Senate Sergeant at Arms, California
Speakers: Senator Bob Stenehjem, Majority Leader, North Dakota
Speaker Shane Broadway, Arkansas, Vice Chair, ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Yellowstone-Second Level |
Introduction to the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program
Sponsor: AFI Law and Justice Committee
Speaker: Representative Ray Allen, Texas |
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Capitol Room-Lobby Level |
Interstate Briefings (CLE)
Sponsor: AFI Law and Justice Committee
ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Presiding: Senator Lyle Hillyard, Utah, Chair, AFI Law and Justice Committee
Speakers: Kermit Humphries, National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C.
King Burnett, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Maryland |
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level |
AFI Environment Committee Business Meeting. |
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
Communicating Student Progress to the Public
Sponsor: ASI Education Committee
Presiding: Mark Zickrick, Principal Fiscal Analyst, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Education Committee
Speaker: Adam Kernan-Schloss, President, KSA-Plus Communications, Virginia |
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
In Defense of the Property Tax
Sponsors: ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
NCSL Fiscal Partners
Moderator: Senator Bob Jauch, Wisconsin
Speakers: David Brunori, Contributing Editor, State Tax Notes, Virginia
Senator Ron Teck, Colorado |
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Concord/Lexington-Ballroom Level |
Field Updates
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force |
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Congressional A-Lobby Level |
Low Wage Workers in a Changing Economy
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Moderator: Representative Peter Batula, New Hampshire, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee |
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Conference Theater-Lobby Level |
The State of the Union: What States Are Doing to Preserve the Family
Sponsors: ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
AFI Human Services Committee
Presiding: Leon Czikowsky, Senior Research Analyst, House Democratic Caucus, Pennsylvania, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee
Speakers: Representative Mark Anderson, Chairman, Human Services Committee, House of Representatives, Arizona
Vicky Turetsky, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, D.C. |
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Columbia B-Ballroom Level |
AFI Commerce and Communications Committee Business Meeting |
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional B-Lobby Level |
Looking Forward to the FY 2003 Budget
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
Presiding: Representative Deborah Hudson, Delaware, Chair, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee |
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Columbia A-Ballroom Level |
Digital Divide
Sponsor: ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Speakers: Kelly Levy, Associate Administrator, Office of Policy Analysis and Development NTIA, Washington, D.C.
Tina Hone, Vice President of Public Policy, PowerUP, Virginia
Hank Lewis, Director, KIDTECH, Inc., Hampton Roads Community Learning Center, Virginia |
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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Yellowstone-Second Level |
AFI Law and Justice Committee Policy Discussion |
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Columbia A-Ballroom Level |
ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee Meeting |
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5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
Property Tax Project |
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5:15 pm - 6:00 pm |
AFI Steering Committee |
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5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
Olympic-Second Level |
Making E-Communications Work Steering Committee Meeting
Sponsor: Telecommunications and Information Technology Partners
Presiding: Senator Debra Bowen, California |
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6:30 pm - 8:00 pm |
Reception in the Starlight Room, Union Station
The National Conference of State Legislatures is pleased to acknowledge the generosity of Amtrak for hosting this reception
Bus transportation to Union Station will be available from the front entrance of the Hyatt Regency. For those who will be walking, directions are available in the registration area. Badges must be worn to the reception. |
Friday, December 7
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7:30 am - 1:00 pm
Outside Columbia-Ballroom Level |
Registration |
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7:30 am - 8:30 am
Outside Ticonderoga-Ballroom Level |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sequoia-Second Level |
Press Room |
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8:45 am - 10:45 am
Columbia A/B-Ballroom Level
Valley Forge-Ballroom Level
Capitol Room-Lobby Level |
Special Briefings:
The State Legislatures' Response to Terrorism
Sponsor: National Legislative Services and Security Association
Legislatures will tackle many tough aspects of the recent terrorist events in the next legislative session including: protecting water, electricity and natural gas supplies and infrastructure; maintaining fire and police forces as National Guard and reservists are called up for duty; and defining the crimes related to terrorism and the appropriate penalties. This session will examine these issues, explain how terrorists think about public buildings as targets, and clarify what federal actions may affect the states.
Speakers: Duncan Campbell, Office of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.
Dallas Jones, Director, Governor's Office of Emergency Services, California
Jane Cobb, Director, Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs Division, FEMA, Washington, D.C.
Telecommunications Taxes- Legislative Action for 2002
In an era of deregulation and competition, the existing telecommunications tax system is fast becoming unworkable and costly to administer for both state tax departments and telecommunications carriers. One area in which this is especially true is in determining which jurisdiction has authority to tax very mobile telecommunication services. This special briefing will discuss the federal Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act and state proposals to establish uniform rules.
Welfare Reform Reauthorization: What are the Stakes for the States?
In 1996, the federal government adopted historic welfare reform legislation, including the creation of the TANF block grant with tremendous policymaking flexibility for the states. As Congress approaches reauthorization this year, what are the key issues? With new budget pressures, will TANF funds be cut? Could flexibility be lost?
Moderators: Senator Ray Meier, New York, Co-Chair, NCSL Executive Committee Task Force on Welfare Reform Reauthorization
Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, California, Co-Chair, NCSL Executive Committee Task Force on Welfare Reauthorization
Speakers: Dr. Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
Doug Howard, Director, Michigan Family Independence Agency
Jocelyn C. Frye, Director of Legal and Public Policy, National Partnership for Women and Families, Washington, D.C. |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Bunker Hill-Ballroom Level |
Managing Criminal Intelligence in a Free Society During Periods of Critical Incidence
Sponsor: National Legislative Services and Security Association
Speaker: Michael A. Jones, Deputy Chief, Division of Capitol Police, Virginia, Chair, Virginia Shared Intelligence Association |
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lexington-Ballroom Level |
Special Committee on Information Management
Presiding: Jim Greenwalt, Director, Senate Information Systems, Minnesota |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Conference Theater-Lobby Level |
The Latest on Federal Funds for States
Sponsor: National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices
Moderator: Kevin Madigan, Senate Fiscal Office, Rhode Island
Speaker: Marcia Howard, Director, Federal Funds Information for States, Washington, D.C. |
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10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Congressional B-Lobby Level |
The Impact of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings for the States (CLE)
Sponsor: Research and Committee Staff Section (RACSS)
Speaker: Richard Ruda, Director, State and Local Legal Center, Washington, D.C. |
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10:45 am - 11:30 pm
Columbia A/B-Ballroom Level |
Business Meeting |
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia A/B-Ballroom Level |
Special Plenary Session: The States and Health Security
The Honorable Tommy Thompson, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Since his appointment to lead the nation's health department much has changed and new issues have emerged. Bioterrorism and stem cell research and human cloning are just some of the issues Secretary Tommy Thompson has on his plate today. These are in addition to the more traditional issues such as welfare reform, Medicaid, Medicare, foster care and child care that his predecessors have dealt with in the past and that he must continue to work with today. Secretary Thompson will share his thoughts on the health and human services issues that will be the key issues in the remainder of this year and in 2002. |
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12:15 - 2:00 pm
Ticonderoga/
Yorktown-Ballroom Level |
Closing Plenary Lunch: The Federal Budget Outlook
The federal budget has moved from record surpluses to great uncertainty in a few months. How will states be affected by the federal budget outlook? Will there be a reemergence of unfunded mandates and other cost shifts? This session officially closes the joint AFI and ASI meeting and opens the fiscal chairs seminar.
Speaker: Stanley Collender, Senior Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard, Washington, D.C. |
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2:00 pm |
Meeting Adjourns |
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2:00 pm |
Fiscal Chairs Seminar begins
Separate registration required - runs through Saturday, December 8 |
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2:00 pm
Columbia C-Ballroom Level |
Legislative Staff Executive Directors Group
Bring your staff personnel manual to this discussion. |
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2:00 pm
Congressional B-Lobby Level |
Task Force on Welfare Reform Reauthorization
Meeting runs through Saturday, December 8 |
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2:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
Bridging the Digital Divide: Tour and Briefing
Advance reservations are required as space is limited. Call Janna Goodwin at 303-830-2200, ext 153.
To learn more about local efforts to bridge the digital divide, join this tour and briefing to a nearby youth technology center located in a subsidized housing complex. Drawing on the expertise of business, and government and nonprofit organizations, this center offers technology training for kids. This tour is sponsored by PowerUP, which is an organization comprised of dozens of nonprofit groups, major corporations and state and federal government agencies that have joined together to ensure that America's underserved youth acquires the skills, experiences and resources they need to succeed in the digital age. PowerUP works with schools, community centers and other locations across the country to provide access to the wide range of content and information on the Internet and to foster positive youth development through the use of technology. |
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2:30 pm
Congressional E-Lobby Level |
Legislative Education Staff Network Fall Seminar
Separate registration required - runs through Saturday, December 8 |
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3:00 pm
Bunker Hill-Ballroom Level |
Task Force on School Leadership
Meeting runs through Saturday, December 8 |
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