Assembly on Federal Issues and the
Assembly on State Issues Joint Meeting
Preliminary Master Agenda

AFI/ASI Joint Meeting Brochure

AFI/ASI Joint Meeting Registration Form

For detailed agendas of the following committees or ancillary groups:

Children, Families and Health
ASI Communications and Information Policy
ASI Criminal Justice
ASI Economic and Cultural Development
ASI Fiscal Affairs
ASI Science, Energy and Environmental Resources
Research and Committee Staff Section (RACSS)

AFI Commerce and Communications

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Concord/Lexington - Ballroom Level

Public Hearing - Streamlined Sales Tax Project Model Legislation
The NCSL Executive Committee Taskforce on State and Local Taxation of Electronic Commerce and Telecommunications will hold an all day public hearing on the proposed model legislation developed by the Streamlined Sales Tax Project. The model legislation incorporates the first phase of simplifications for the state sales tax collection systems.

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional A
Lobby Level

Executive Board Meeting
Sponsor: Women's Legislative Network of NCSL

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

Reception
Sponsor: Women's Legislative Network of NCSL
Women in Government

8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Regency Foyer - Ballroom Level

Registration

8:15 am - 1:30 pm
Bus will depart from the front entrance of the hotel at 8:15 am

Legislative Services in the Maryland General Assembly: Program and Site Visit
Sponsor: Research and Committee Staff Section (RACSS)
Note: The Maryland Department of Legislative Services will host RACSS members. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited to 25. To sign-up, contact Jeanne Mejeur at (303) 830-2200 ext. 187 or email, jeanne.mejeur@ncsl.org

8:30 am - 11:30 am
Bus will depart from the front entrance of the hotel at 8:30 am

Tour/Briefing: IBM Institute of Electronic Government
Sponsor: ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Note: Advance registration is required because space is limited to 25. To sign-up, contact Janna Goodwin at (303) 830-2200 ext. 153 or email, janna.goodwin@ncsl.org

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia A - 2^nd Floor

Assembly on Federal Issues Committee Officer Orientation

Presiding: Delegate John Hurson, Maryland, Chair, Assembly on Federal Issues

8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Yellowstone/Everglades - 2^nd Floor

NCSL Legislative Staff Executive Directors Group

Trainer: Judith Pollock, President, Language and Work, Washington, D.C.

8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Conference Theater - Lobby Level

Workshop to Discuss Offices of Women's Health
Sponsor: Women's Legislative Network of NCSL
Women in Government

Facilitator: Carol Lockhart, PhD, President, C.Lockhart Associates

Speakers: Janyce Hedetniemi, Director, NIH Office of Community Liaison
Representative Susan Crosby, Indiana
Senator Nadine Thomas, Georgia
Representative Deborah McNeil, Maine
Senator Paula Hollinger, Maryland
Delegate Joan Stern, Maryland

9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Olympic - 2^nd Floor

Clean Air Working Group
Note: A detailed agenda will be available at registration.

10:00 am - 11:30 am
Yosemite - 2^nd Floor

Economic Development Partners Business Meeting

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

Federal Budget Update/Telecommunications and the Internet
Sponsor: ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee
National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices

Speakers: Marcia Howard, Federal Funds Information for States, Washington, D.C.
Scott Mackey, Consultant, Vermont

11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sequoia - 2^nd Floor

Press Office

12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Bus will depart from the front entrance of the hotel at 12:30 pm

Tour/Briefing: AOL
Sponsor: ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Note: Advance registration is required because space is limited. To sign-up, contact Janna Goodwin at (303) 830-2200 ext. 153 or email, janna.goodwin@ncsl.org

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Congressional E - Lobby Level

Environmental Federalism for the 21^st Century: Part I
Sponsors: AFI Environment Committee
ASI Science, Energy and Environmental Resources Committee

Speaker: Bernard Chabel, Managing Editor, Daily Environmental Report, Bureau of National Affairs

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Focusing on Long-Term Welfare Cases
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Representative Michael Cahill, Massachusetts, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Jack Hailey, Senate Office of Research, California, Staff Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Speakers: Representative Brian Matiello, Connecticut
Daniel J. Thornhill, Manager of Social Work Services, Department of Workforce Services, Utah

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Columbia C - Ballroom Level

Fast Forward or Rewind: The New Administration's International Trade Agenda
Sponsor: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Moderator: Senator Merton "Cap" Dierks, Nebraska, Vice Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Speaker: Dan Griswold, Associate Director, Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies
Jason Hafemeister, Director for Agricultural Negotiations, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Lexington/Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Post-Conviction DNA: Federal, State Activity (CLE)
Sponsors: AFI Law and Justice Committee
ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Presiding: Senator Rodney Ellis, Texas, Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Representative Michael Lawlor, Connecticut, Chair, AFI Law and Justice Committee

Speaker: Representative Jari Askins, Oklahoma
Julie Katzman, Counsel, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

1:00 pm - 2:45 pm
Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Federal Update and Federal Education Outlook for the New Administration and the 107^th Congress
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
ASI Education Committee

Presiding: Delegate Jim Dillard, Virginia, Chair, AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee

Speakers: Amy Wilkins, The Education Trust, Washington, D.C.
David Shreve, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Congressman Mike Castle, Delaware
Senator Mary Landrieu, Louisiana
Andy Rotherham, Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.
Gene Hickok, Secretary of Education, Pennsylvania

1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Yorktown - Ballroom Level

Insurance Issues Rising from Gramm-Leach-Bliley - Part I: Agent and Broker Licensing: 2 Years to Achieve Uniformity/Part II: Reconciling Federal and State Privacy Regulations (CLE)
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee

Speakers: Frank Fitzgerald, Commissioner of Insurance, Michigan
Kathleen Sebelius, Commissioner of Insurance, Kansas, President, NAIC
Nicole Allen, Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, Washington, D.C.
Wes Bissett, Independent Insurance Agents of America, Washington, D.C.
John Byrne, American Banker's Association, Washington, D.C.
Michael Bartholomew, American Council of Life Insurers, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

Federal Budget 101
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Presiding: Senator Derryl McLaren, Iowa, Chair, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
Senator Elizabeth Roberts, Rhode Island, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee

Speaker: Stanley Collender, Senior Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Ticonderoga - Ballroom Level

Making Sense of the Census
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force

Moderator: Mary Spain, Virginia, Staff Co-Chair, ASI Redistricting Task Force

Speakers: Bob LaMacchia, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Cathy McCully, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Tim Trainor, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.
Marshall Turner, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

What Happened to California's Energy Prices this Summer? Could Your State be Next?
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee

Moderator: Senator Clifton Below, New Hampshire, Chair, AFI Energy and Transportation Committee

Speakers: Assemblyman Roderick Wright, California
Dr. Kenneth Rose, National Regulatory Research Institute
Julie Simon, Electric Power Supply Association, Iowa
John Jurewitz, South California Edison, California

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

AFI Health Committee Mental Health Seminar

2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Congressional E - Lobby Level

Mercury in the Environment
Sponsor: AFI Environment Committee

Speakers: Ellen Brown, Economist and Analyst, EPA Office of Air and Radiation
Quinn Shea, Edison Electric Institute
Senator Sharon Treat, Maine

2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Yosemite - 2^nd Floor

Land and Forest Use - Impacts of Fires on Forest Management
Sponsor: ASI Science, Energy and Environmental Resources Committee

Moderator: Representative Ricca Slone, Illinois, Chair, ASI Science, Energy and Environmental Resources

Speaker: Denny Truesdale, Assistant to the Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, USDA

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Columbia C - Ballroom Level

Contract Farming: The Road to Serfdom or Utopia?
Sponsor: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Moderator: Representative Maxine Bell, Idaho, Vice Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Speakers: Eric Tabor, Deputy Attorney General, Iowa
Gary Kushner, President, Hogan & Hartson

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

Will the Death Tax Survive?
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Presiding: Senator Roger Wehrbein, Nebraska, Vice Chair, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee

Speakers: Iris Lav, Deputy Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, D.C.
Representative Roger Hunt, Speaker of the House, South Dakota
William W. Beach, John M. Olin Senior Fellow in Economics, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Columbia A - Ballroom Level

Combining Strengths: Building Collaboration Between Welfare and Workforce Development Agencies
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
NCSL Learn, Work and Earn Project

Presiding: Senator Raymond Meier, New York, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee

Speakers: Don Winstead, Welfare Reform Administrator, Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida
Steve Savner, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, D.C.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Lexington/Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Criminal Justice Response to Mentally Ill Persons (CLE)
Sponsors: AFI Law and Justice Committee
ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Moderator: Cathy Holland-Smith, Legislative Services Office, Idaho, Staff Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Speakers: Representative Mike Lawlor, Connecticut, Chair, AFI Law and Justice Committee
Anthony Lowe, Senior Legislative Counsel, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
Joan Gillece, PhD, Assistant Director, Mental Hygiene Administration, Maryland

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Special Education Funding: Best Practices in the States/Best Strategies for Full Federal Funding
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
ASI Education Committee

Presiding: Assemblywoman Barbara Cegavske, Nevada, Vice Chair, AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee

Speakers: John Myers, Augenblick and Myers, Colorado
Senator Jane Krentz, Minnesota
Larry Gloeckler, State Director of Special Education, New York
Fran Warkomski, State Director of Special Education, Pennsylvania

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Concord - Ballroom Level

Redistricting Software User Group - Autobound
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Conference Theater - Lobby Level

Redistricting Software User Group - Maptitude
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Nobody's Children: Improving Services and Outcomes for Seriously Troubled Youth
Sponsor: ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Representative Dave Heaton, Iowa, Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Speakers: Nan Dale, Children's Village, New York
Margo Coleman, Child Welfare League of America, Washington, D.C.

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Yorktown - Ballroom Level

The NCCUSL Process: Impartial or Industry Driven-The Development of UCITA and UETA
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee

Speakers: Fred Miller, Executive Director, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law (NCCUSL), Illinois
Carlyle Ring, Jr., Past President, NCCUSL, Illinois
John McCabe, Legislative Director, NCCUSL, Illinois

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Congressional E - Lobby Level

Committee Policy Session: National Energy Policy
Sponsors: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee
AFI Environment Committee

4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

AFI Steering Committees

Presiding: Delegate John Hurson, Maryland, Chair, Assembly on Federal Issues

4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

ASI Steering Committee

Presiding: Gary Olson, Director, Senate Fiscal Agency, Michigan, Staff Chair, Assembly on State Issues

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Ticonderoga - Ballroom Level

Reception
Sponsors: Women's Legislative Network of NCSL
WILL/WAND

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Regency A - Ballroom Level

Opening Reception at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Sponsors: DMA/IA/ISEC

7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Regency Foyer - Ballroom Level

Registration

8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sequoia - 2^nd Floor

Press Office

8:00 am - 9:30 am
Regency Ballroom - Ballroom Level

Opening Plenary Breakfast/Election Analysis
Join William Schneider, one of the country's leading political commentators, for an informative discussion about the 2000 elections and the impact that they will have on the states. Mr. Schneider is the political analyst for CNN, a resident at the American Enterprise Institute, author of the weekly column, "Political Pulse," distributed by the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, and a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times, National Journal and The Atlantic.

Presiding: Gary Olson, Director, Senate Fiscal Agency, Michigan, Staff Chair, Assembly on State Issues

9:30 am - 10:15 am
Columbia C - Ballroom Level

AFI Law and Justice Committee Legislative Update

9:30 am - 11:30 am
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

Closing the Digital Divide - Federal and State Responses
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee

Speakers: Carol Boyer, RESNA Technical Assistance Project, Virginia
Wendy Lader, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Jeffrey Aron, HUD, Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Yellowstone/Everglades - 2^nd Floor

Legislative Oversight: Who Ensures Legislative Intent?
Sponsor: ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee

Speakers: Senator Jim Costa, California, President, NCSL
Representative Libby Jacobs, Iowa
John Turcotte, Director, Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA), Florida
Senator Fred Risser, Wisconsin

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Congressional E - Lobby Level

The Never-Ending Story of the 106^th Congress: Federal Budget and Tax Update
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Presiding: Senator Derryl McLaren, Iowa, Chair, AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee

Speakers: Marcia Howard, Director, Federal Funds Information for States, Washington, D.C.
Gerri Madrid, NCSL, Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Congressional A - Lobby Level

Buying Smart: Making IT Investments for Human Services
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee

Welcome: Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, California, Chair, AFI Human Services Committee

Presiding: Representative Melvin Neufeld, Kansas, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee

Speakers: Andrew Sherrill, Assistant Director, Education, Workforce And Income Security Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington, D.C.
Bard Schollenberg, Director, Government Relations, Lockheed Martin Info Management Systems, Human Services Information Technology Advisory Group (HSITAG), Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Columbia A - Ballroom Level

Identity Theft (CLE)
Sponsor: ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

Moderator: Senator Debra Bowen, California, Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

Speakers: Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia, Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Robert Ellis Smith, Editor, Privacy Journal, Rhode Island
Senator Jon Erpenbach, Wisconsin
Helen Foster, Attorney, Identity Theft Program, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
Stuart Pratt, Vice President, Government Relations, Associated Credit Bureaus, Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

Today's Family Farm, Tomorrow's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)?
Sponsors: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee
AFI Environment Committee
ASI Science, Energy and Environmental Resources Committee

Moderator: Representative Bill Friend, Indiana, Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Speakers: Karen Metchis, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Janet Goodwin, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Congressional C/D - Lobby Level

Teachers, Principals & Administrators: State Strategies for Recruitment and Retention
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor & Workforce Development Committee
ASI Education Committee

Moderator: Senator Steve Stoll, Missouri, Chair, ASI Education Committee

Speakers: Sharon Nelson, Teacher in Residence, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C.
Peggi Zelenko, Special Assistant on Teaching, Office of the Secretary of Education, Washington, D.C.
David Domenici, Director, Maya Angelou Public Charter School, Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Improving Justice: Innocence Project Perspective (CLE)
Sponsor: ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Presiding: Senator Rodney Ellis, Texas, Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Senator Lana Oleen, Kansas, Vice Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Speaker: Barry Scheck, Attorney, The Innocence Project, New York

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Overview of Major Health Legislation Enacted During the 106^th Congress/Preview of Pending Issues for the 107^th Congress (CLE)
Sponsor: AFI Health Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Representative Garnet Coleman, Texas, Chair, AFI Health Committee
Representative Linda Evans Parlette, Washington, Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Speakers: Joy Johnson Wilson, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Aliceson King, NCSL, Washington, D.C.

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Concord/Lexington/
Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Designing a World-Class Redistricting Website
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force

Moderator: Susan Fox, Montana, Co-Staff Chair, ASI Redistricting Task Force

Speakers: Sharon Crouch, Systems Director, House of Delegates, Virginia
Becky Lannahan, Director, Colorado Reapportionment Commission, Colorado

9:45 am - 11:30 am
Yosemite - 2^nd Floor

Growing New Business with Seed and Venture Capital: What is the State Role?
Sponsor: ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee

Presiding: Representative Diane Winston, Louisiana, Chair, ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee

Speaker: Robert Heard, President, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, Oklahoma

9:45 am - 11:45 am
Congressional B - Lobby Level

Congressional Session Round-up/Driver History Update
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee

Moderators: Senator Clifton Below, New Hampshire, Chair, AFI Energy and Transportation Committee
Senator Nick Rerras, Virginia, Vice Chair, AFI Energy and Transportation Committee

Speakers: Eileen Doherty, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Jim Reed, NCSL, Colorado

10:15 am - 11:30 am
Columbia C - Ballroom Level

Panel Discussion on Aimee's Law - The Practical Implications
Sponsor: AFI Law and Justice Committee

Speakers: Fred Ansell, Chief Counsel, Office of Senator Thompson, Washington, D.C.
Mike Perrenzino, Special Counsel, Office of Representative Salmon, Washington, D.C.

11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Hall of Battles - Ballroom Level

Box Lunches Available for All Participants

11:30 am - 1:15 pm
Columbia A - Ballroom Level

ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee Roundtable/Luncheon

Moderator: Senator Debra Bowen, California, Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Drug Reimportation/Working Lunch: Medicare Reform
Sponsor: AFI Health Committee

Speaker: John M. Rector, Esq., Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and General Counsel, National Community Pharmacist Association, Virginia

11:45 am - 12:15 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

NCSL's Work with the States
Sponsor: AFI Environment Committee

Speaker: Larry Morandi, NCSL, Colorado

11:45 am - 12:30 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

Smart Buildings - An Access Issue/Luncheon
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Yellowstone/Everglades - 2^nd Floor

ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee Business Meeting/Luncheon

Presiding: Senator Bob Jauch, Wisconsin, Chair, Legislative Effectiveness Committee

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

Human Services Legislation and Budget Actions in the 106^th Congress/Business Meeting
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee

Presiding: Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, California, Chair, AFI Human Services Committee

Speaker: Sheri Steisel, NCSL, Washington, D.C.
Lee Posey, NCSL, Washington, D.C.

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Congressional B - Lobby Level

1974, 1979, 2000? International Oil Prices and the States
Sponsor: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee
AFI Energy and Transportation Committee

Moderator: Representative Philip Prelli, Connecticut, Vice Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Speaker: John Felmy, Director of Policy Analysis and Statistics Department, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Improving Justice: System Perspectives (CLE)
Sponsor: ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Presiding: Senator Rodney Ellis, Texas, Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Senator Lana Oleen, Kansas, Vice Chair, ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Speakers: Patricia Jessamy, State's Attorney for City of Baltimore, Maryland
Scott Wallace, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Washington, D.C.
Ronaldo Coulter, State Appellate Public Defender, Idaho

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Columbia C - Ballroom Level

NCAA Agent/Player Model Legislation
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
AFI Law and Justice Committee

Presiding: Representative Michael Lawlor, Connecticut, Chair, AFI Law and Justice Committee

Panelists: Gary Williams, Men's Basketball Coach, University of Maryland, Maryland
Bill Saum, Director of Agent, Gambling and Amateurism Activities, National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ricky W. Adams, Police Captain, University Police Department, Louisiana State University, Louisiana
Armen Keteyian, CBS Sports

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Congressional C/D - Lobby Level

Roundtable Discussion on Charter Schools/Lunch
Sponsor: ASI Education Committee

Moderator: Senator Steve Stoll, Missouri, Chair, ASI Education Committee

Speaker: Nancy Adelman, SRI International, Virginia

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Concord/Lexington/
Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

ASI Redistricting Task Force Roundtable/Luncheon

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Ticonderoga - Ballroom Level

Federal Flexibility Issues Under Medicaid and SCHIP
Sponsor: ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Representative Linda Evans Parlette, Washington, Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Speakers: Wendy Wolf, Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS, Maryland
Cindy Mann, Health Car Financing Administration, DHHS, Maryland

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Yosemite - 2^nd Floor

More than Welfare: Using TANF Funds to Promote Economic Development
Sponsor: ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Facilitator: Jack Tweedie, NCSL, Colorado

11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Congressional E - Lobby Level

Pay Now or Pay Later: Debt Reduction and the New Politics of Budgeting
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Presiding: Delegate John Doyle, West Virginia, Vice Chair, ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Speakers: Amy Smith, Chief Economist, US Senate Budget Committee, Washington, D.C.
Kim Wallace, Chief Political Analyst, Lehman Brothers, Washington, D.C.

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

How Much Power is Congress Allowed to Delegate to EPA?
Sponsor: AFI Environment Committee

Moderator: Representative Joe Hackney, North Carolina, Chair, AFI Environment Committee

Speakers: Gary Guzy, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
Edward Warren, Kirkland & Ellis, Washington, D.C.

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

Telecommunications and the Internet (CLE)
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Congressional B - Lobby Level

AFI Energy and Transportation Committee Policy Session

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

Welfare Reform Reauthorization: Starting the Process (CLE)
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Representative Elliott Naishtat, Texas, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Jennifer Roccos, Michigan, Staff Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Speakers: Mark Greenberg, Center for Law and Social Policy, Washington, D.C.
Robert Rector, Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Sheri Steisel, NCSL, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Columbia A - Ballroom Level

Consumer Protection for the Electronic Marketplace (CLE)
Sponsor: ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

Moderator: Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota, Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

Speakers: Eric Wenger, Attorney, Division of Marketing Practices, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.
Sarah Reznik, Counsel, Consumer Protection and Telemarketing Fraud Enforcement, National Association of Attorneys General, Washington, D.C.
Phillip McKee, Assistant Director, National Fraud Information Center, National Consumers Union, Washington, D.C.
Mark Uncapher, Vice President and Counsel, Information Services and Electronic Commerce, Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Congressional E - Lobby Level

Spend It or Give It Back? Discretionary Spending and Tax Cuts
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee

Presiding: Representative Ben Westlund, Oregon, Chair, ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Speakers: Richard May, Davidson & Company, Washington, D.C.
Max Sawicky, Senior Economist, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Yellowstone/Everglades - 2^nd Floor

Term Limits: What's Really Happening
Sponsor: ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee

Moderator: Representative Doug Jones, Idaho, Vice Chair, ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee

Speakers: Jennie Drage, NCSL, Colorado
Gary Moncrief, Professor, Boise State University, Idaho
Senator Charles Horn, Ohio

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Yorktown - Ballroom Level

This May Not be Your Father's Hemp but Will it be Your State's?
Sponsor: AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Moderator: Representative Maxine Bell, Idaho, Vice Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Speakers: John Howell, President, Hempwell Inc.
Robert Maginnis, Vice President for National Security and Foreign Policy, Family Research Council

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Columbia C - Ballroom Level

Balancing Public Safety and Privacy
Sponsors: AFI Law and Justice Committee
ASI Criminal Justice Committee

Presiding: Representative Michael Lawlor, Connecticut, Chair, AFI Law and Justice Committee

Speaker: Robert R. Belair, General Counsel, SEARCH Inc., Washington, D.C.
H. Michael Warren, Telea, Steptoe and Johnson, Washington, D.C.
Traci Sanders, National Association of Attorneys General, Washington, D.C.
J. Patrick McCreary, Program Manager, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Congressional C/D - Lobby Level

Advanced Placement, High Stakes Testing and Federal Accountability Initiatives: Challenging Schools and Students to do their Best
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
ASI Education Committee

Moderator: Representative Alice Seagren, Minnesota, Vice Chair, ASI Education Committee

Speakers: Paul Barton, Educational Testing Service, Washington, D.C.
Mike Cohen, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
Lee Jones, Executive Director, Advanced Placement Program, The College Board, New York

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Medical Records Privacy/Disability Briefing
Sponsor: AFI Health Committee

Speakers: Allen Jensen, Project Director, Work Incentive Project, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Donna Folkemer, NCSL, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Concord/Lexington/
Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Understanding the Two Sets of Census Data
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force

Moderator: Susan Fox, Montana, Co-Staff Chair, ASI Redistricting Task Force

Speakers: Tom Hofeller, Redistricting Director, Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C.
Terri Ann Lowenthal, Consultant, Washington, D.C.
Andrew J. Slain, Attorney, Legislative Program Evaluation Unit, Nebraska

1:30 pm - 3:15 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

Environmental Federalism for the 21^st Century: Part II
Sponsor: AFI Environment Committee
ASI Science, Energy and Environmental Resources Committee

Moderator: Representative Joe Hackney, North Carolina, Chair, AFI Environment Committee

Speakers: David Conover, Republican Staff Director, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Washington, D.C.
Eric Washburn, Democratic Staff Director, Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Washington, D.C.

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Bus will depart from the front entrance of the hotel at 1:30 pm

Cultural Tourism Tour: Celebrating the City Beyond the Monuments: Featuring Duke Ellington - Sponsored by American Express
Sponsor: ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee
Note: Join us as we go beyond the "mall" to explore some of Washington's finest history and culture. To reserve a space, please call Glenda Riebeling at (303) 830-2200 ext. 104 or email, glenda.riebeling@ncsl.org

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Congressional B - Lobby Level

Ensuring Pipeline Safety - States Could Have a Larger Role
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee

Speakers: Representative John Heaton, New Mexico
Senator Roy Dyson, Maryland
Stacy Gerard, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety
Ben Cooper, Association of Oil Pipelines

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

State Regulated Banking in the 21^st Century
Sponsor: AFI Commerce and Communications Committee

Speakers: John Ryan, Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Washington, D.C.
Tom Geyer, Assistant Director of Commerce, Ohio
Kenneth Clayton, American Bankers Association, Washington, D.C.
Travis Plunkett, Consumer Federation, Washington, D.C.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

AFI Environment Committee Business Meeting

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

Roundtable on State TANF Innovations: Part I
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Senator Judy Lee, North Dakota, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Jack Hailey, Senate Office of Research, California, Staff Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Speaker: Dana Reichert, NCSL, Colorado

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Congressional B - Lobby Level

AFI Energy and Transportation Committee Policy Session

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

Roundtable on State TANF Innovations: Part II
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Senator Judy Lee, North Dakota, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Jack Hailey, Senate Office of Research, California, Staff Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Speaker: Dana Reichert, NCSL, Colorado

3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Nursing Home Staffing/Quality
Sponsor: AFI Health Committee

Speakers: Steven Pelovitz, Director of the Survey and Certification Group, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Health Care Financing Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Maryland

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Ticonderoga - Ballroom Level

The Emerging Cyber-Legislature
Sponsors: ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee

Moderators: Senator Debra Bowen, California, Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Senator Bob Jauch, Wisconsin, Chair, ASI Legislative Effectiveness Committee

Speakers: Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia, Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Alfred Speer, Clerk of the House, Louisiana
Senator Steve Kelley, Minnesota, Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Charles Finn, Professor, Empire State College, New York

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional E - Lobby Level

The Demographic Case for Reform: Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid
Sponsor: AFI Federal Budget and Taxation Committee
ASI Fiscal Affairs Committee

Speaker: Marilyn Moon, Senior Fellow, Health Policy, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.
C. Eugene Steuerle, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Yorktown - Ballroom Level

Food Labeling in a Biotechnology World
Sponsor: AFI Agriculture and Trade Committee
ASI Science, Energy and Environmental Resources Committee

Moderator: Representative Philip Prelli, Connecticut, Vice Chair, AFI Agriculture and International Trade Committee

Speakers: Benjamin Cohen, Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Science in the Public Interest
Susan Stout, Vice President of Federal Affairs, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Washington, D.C.

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional C/D - Lobby Level

Grab Bag Education Issues: Web-Based Education and Student Privacy
Sponsors: AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee
ASI Education Committee

Presiding: Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, New York, Vice Chair, AFI Education, Labor and Workforce Development Committee

Speakers: Irene Spero, Director of External Relations, Web-Based Education Committee, Washington, D.C.
Barmak Nassirian, Associate Executive Director, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional B - Lobby Level

Transportation Funding
Sponsor: AFI Energy and Transportation Committee

Moderator: Senator Nick Rerras, Virginia

Speakers: Steve Lockwood, Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Maryland
Max Inman, Chief of Financial Management, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Columbia Foyer - Ballroom Level

AFI Environment Committee Business Meeting

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Concord/Lexington/
Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Majority Minority Districts and the Increasing Diversity of American Legislatures
Sponsor: ASI Redistricting Task Force

Moderator: Mary Spain, Virginia, Co-Staff Chair, ASI Redistricting Task Force

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Bus will depart from the front entrance of the hotel at 3:30 pm

Tour to DNA Analysis Unit of the FBI at JEH Building, 935 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Sponsor: ASI Criminal Justice Committee
Note: To reserve a space, please call Glenda Riebeling at (303) 830-2200 ext. 104 or email, glenda.riebeling@ncsl.org

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

AFI Commerce and Communications Committee Business Meeting

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Columbia C - Ballroom Level

Policy Discussion: Session 527 Legislation and other expiring resolutions
Sponsor: AFI Law and Justice Committee

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

New Federal Oversight of Child Welfare: What Legislators Need to Know
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Presiding: Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, California, Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Representative Dave Heaton, Iowa, Vice Chair, ASI Children, Families and Health Committee

Panelists: Mary Lee Allen, Children's Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.
Melissa Baker, American Public Human Services Association, Washington, D.C.

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

AFI Steering Committee Meeting

6:15 pm - 7:45 pm

Reception in the Senate Caucus Room, US Capitol
Sponsors: National Softdrink Association
Verizon Communications
Note: Buses will begin loading at 6:00 pm at the front entrance of the hotel. Walking directions are available at registration.

7:30 am - 8:30 am
Ticonderoga Wall - Ballroom Level

Continental Breakfast

7:30 am - 1:00 pm
Regency Foyer - Ballroom Level

Registration

8:15 am - 12:00 pm
Sequoia - 2^nd Floor

Press Room

8:30 am - 10:30 am
Yorktown/Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Special Briefing: Electronic Commerce and State Sales Tax Simplification (CLE)
Next year state legislatures will take up model legislation intended to simplify state sales tax system. A principal objective of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project is to facilitate collection of state and local sales and use taxes on the Internet and other out-of-state sales. This briefing will prepare legislators and staff for consideration of the model legislation during the 2001 session.

Presiding: Senator Steven Rauchenberger, Chair, Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee and Co-Chair, NCSL Task Force on Taxation of Telecommunications and Electronic Commerce

8:30 am - 10:30 am
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Special Briefing: State Higher Education Programs
In early December, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education will release the results of its first ever report card on the condition of state higher education. The report card grades states (not individual institutions) on their performance on several dimensions of higher education, specifically student preparation, college participation, affordability, persistence and completion, and the economic and social returns of an educated citizenry on the state. During this briefing, we will examine the results of the report card and discuss the policy implications for states.

Moderator: Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Washington, Vice Chair, ASI Education Committee

Speakers: Pat Callan, President, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, California
Representative Ralph Tanner, Kansas

8:30 am - 10:30 am
Ticonderoga - Ballroom Level

Special Briefing: Coping with the High Cost of Energy
In one year, natural gas prices have increased by approximately 35 percent, oil prices have increased from $22.50 to $34 per barrel, gasoline has increased on average 29 cents per gallon, home heating oil stocks are low and the average bill is expected to be $140 more this winter than last. In addition, electricity, generated from more expensive fossil fuels will likely continue to experience price increases. What happened to our decade-long run of cheap energy? What can state legislators do to help ensure that their state has adequate, affordable energy and constituents aren't left shivering in the dark?

Speakers: Representative Michael P. Cahill, Massachusetts, Vice Chair, AFI Human Services Committee
Mark Mazur, Acting Administrator, U.S. Department of Energy Information Administration
Jeff Pillon, Michigan Public Services Commission, Department of Consumer and Industry Service, Michigan

8:30 am - 10:30 am
Columbia B - Ballroom Level

Special Briefing: Consumer Privacy (CLE)
For businesses, customer information is a valuable commodity that helps shape new products and reach potential purchasers. But, growing concern about personal privacy is prompting state and federal policymakers to re-examine the rules and policies governing use of information about customers. Especially given the volume of personal information available electronically, what are the options? Policymakers and private sector leaders will outline their approaches to ensure customer privacy.

Moderators: Senator Debra Bowen, California, Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee
Delegate Joe T. May, Virginia, Vice Chair, ASI Communications and Information Policy Committee

Speakers: Senator Jon Erpenbach, Wisconsin
Senator Michael Balboni, New York
Robert Ellis Smith, Editor, Privacy Journal, Rhode Island
Peter Swire, White House Chief Counselor for Privacy, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C.
Harriet Pearson, Chief Privacy Officer, IBM, Washington, D.C.
Pat Faley, Vice President, Ethics and Consumer Affairs, Direct Marketing Association, Washington, D.C.
Win Billingsly, Chief Privacy Officer, Naviant, Pennsylvania
Mark Goldner, Chief Operating Officer, YOUpowered, New York
Joel Winston, Acting Associate Director for Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C.

8:30 am - 10:00 am
Concord - Ballroom Level

Multistate Legislative Document Management Project

Presiding: Sharon Crouch, Systems Director, House of Delegates, Virginia

9:45 am - 11:00 am
Olympic - 2^nd Floor

NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures Board Meeting

10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bryce - 2^nd Floor

Legislative Staff Management Institute Advisory Board

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Yorktown/Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Business Meeting

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Congressional B - Lobby Level

Supreme Court Review (CLE)
Sponsor: Research and Committee Staff Section (RACSS)

Speaker Richard Ruda, Director, State and Local Legal Center, Washington, D.C.

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
Columbia A - Ballroom Level

Tobacco Settlement Funds: Update on State Uses
Sponsor: National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices

Speaker: Lee Dixon, NCSL, Washington, D.C.

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Regency A - Ballroom Level

Closing Plenary Lunch/Election Reform
The confusing and complicated results of this year's Presidential Election has sparked debate of our nation's election procedures - from abolishing the electoral college to proposed federal legislation to study state election laws. The focus of our federal elections has clearly shifted toward looking at state voting procedures and laws. Come hear federal and state officials discuss various proposals for reforming the elections process.

Presiding: Delegate John Hurson, Maryland, Chair, Assembly on Federal Issues

Moderator: Norman Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.

2:00 pm

AFI/ASI Meeting Adjourns

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Lexington/Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Legislative Staff Management Institute Refresher Course
Note: Open to LSMI Alumni only

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Grand Teton - 2^nd Floor

Media Training for Legislative Leaders

Speaker: Nancy Coffey, Senior Vice President, Ketchum, Washington, D.C.

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Congressional A - Lobby Level

Rail Working Group Meeting
Note: A detailed agenda will be available at registration.

2:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Refugee Resettlement Best Practices: Site Visit to Baltimore
Sponsor: AFI Human Services Committee
The Immigrant Policy Project

The Baltimore Resettlement Center represents a public-private partnership between the state of Maryland and community-based organizations designed to help refugees become self-sufficient. The tour of the resettlement site will be followed by dinner. The tour will be sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. A limited number of spaces are available. To register in advance, please fax your name, affiliation and telephone number to Ann Morse at (202) 737-1069 or email ann.morse@ncsl.org

2:15 pm
Yellowstone/Everglades - 2^nd Floor

Effective Schools and Successful Students: Meeting the Challenge Seminar
Sponsor: Legislative Education Staff Network
Note: This seminar continues through 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 16. A detailed agenda will be available at registration.