Officers:

Legislator Chair

Senator Denton Darrington, Idaho

Legislator Vice-Chairs

Senator Tim Bee, Arizona
Senator Kip Holden, Louisiana
Representative Janice Pauls, Kansas
Representative John Tholl, Jr., New Hampshire

Staff Chair

Tony Beard, Jr., Senate Chief Sergeant at Arms, California
Marti Harkness, Chief Legislative Analyst, OPPAGA, Florida
Susan McNamee, Department of Legislative Services, Maryland

Committee Staff:

DC Office
Denver Office

Susan Parnas-Frederick, NCSL Washington, DC
Donna Lyons, NCSL Denver, Colorado

7:30 am - 5:30 pm

Special Seminar for Fiscal Policy Leaders
Special Seminar for Transportation Policy Leaders

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Special Seminar for Health Policy Leaders (Held at the Washington Court Hotel)

7:30 am - 3:45 pm

Special Seminar for Fiscal Policy Leaders
Special Seminar for Transportation Policy Leaders

9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Special Seminar for Health Policy Leaders (Held at the Washington Court Hotel)

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Law and Criminal Justice Committee

Committee Field Trip to Maryland Prison Industries
Committee members will visit Maryland's State Use Industries of the Division of Corrections. It is certified under the federal Prison Industries Enhancement Program (PIE) to enter into agreements with and become a subcontractor for private industry, in addition to providing products and services for state use. Transportation and lunch provided in cooperation with the National Correctional Industries Association. Bus departs from and returns to Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. Advance signup required. Please contact Amie Soumah at amie.soumah@ncsl.org or 202-624-8692.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Glacier - 2^nd Floor Conference Level

Prison Industry Enhancement Policy Discussion
The Committee will discuss Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) certifications and funding, including proposed policy will be discussed.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Yorktown/Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Opening Plenary Program: Introduction to the New Medicare Law

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Capitol Room - Lobby Level

Steering Committee Meeting (Standing Committee Chairs)

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Regency A/Yorktown & Valley Forge - Ballroom Level

Reception at the Hyatt Regency

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

Plenary Breakfast: Public Opinion

What's on the mind of voters in these tight fiscal times? Two prominent pollsters discuss their findings on national and state issues and funding priorities.

Speakers:

• Ed Goeas, The Tarrance Group
• Al Quinlin, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research Inc.

9:45 am - 11:00 am
Concord/Lexington/Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Law and Criminal Justice Committee

Enforcing Immigration Law (CLE)
Enforcement of laws related to the lawful presence of immigrants in the United States has traditionally been a federal responsibility, with local and state law enforcement cooperating and referring on those matters. The CLEAR Act, a measure before Congress, would require state and local police to enforce federal civil immigration law, with failure to do so affecting grant funds. This session will present and debate these issues.

• Josh Bernstein, Senior Policy Analyst, National Immigration Law Center, Washington, DC
• Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for Immigration Studies, Washington, DC

11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Concord/Lexington/Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Immigration Enforcement Policy Discussion
The Committee will discuss potential policy related to the CLEAR Act's requirements and funding for state and local law enforcement entities.

12:00 noon - 12:30 pm

Lunch (Box lunches provided.)

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Concord/Lexington/Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Expanding DNA Offender Data Bases
Many states are expanding collection and storage of offender DNA samples, including policies that include all felons, juveniles and even arrestees. While advocates hail this crime-solving tool, others raise concerns both of privacy and capability of labs to handle large volumes of genetic samples. This session will explore those issues and a federal initiative under way to fund and improve state and federal DNA collection and analysis.

• Peter Marone, Director - Central Laboratory, Division of Forensic Science, Department of Criminal Justice Services, Richmond, Virginia

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Concord/Lexington/Bunker Hill - Ballroom Level

Federalism and Criminal Justice Policy Discussions
The Committee will discuss several NCSL policies up for renewal in 2003-04:

• Federalism and Criminal Justice
• Crime Records
• Federalism in Faith-Based Initiatives

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

State Issues Business Meeting
Committee members will discuss current law and criminal justice issues before states.

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

Supreme Court Update (CLE)
This session will give an overview of major cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in its current term, in particular those with federalism implications.

• Richard Ruda, Chief Counsel, State and Local Legal Center, Washington, DC

5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Yorktown - Ballroom Level

Steering Committee (Standing Committee Chairs)

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Reception at the State Department
This reception is hosted by Robert Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and sponsored by AT&T. Transportation will be available from the hotel to the reception.

8:00 am - 9:45 am

Special Briefings:

• Keeping the Promise: The Insurance Compact and the Future of Insurance Regulation
• Identity Security: How Do We Know It's You?
• When Legislatures Go to Washington: Tips for Making the States' Case with the Federal Government
• The New Medicare Law

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Columbia A/B - Ballroom Level

Special Plenary Session: National Defense

• U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Washington, DC

11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Columbia A/B - Ballroom Level

Policy Forum: Preparing for the Future: The Impact of Population Changes on State Policy

12:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Regency A - Ballroom Level

Closing Plenary Lunch

1:45 pm

Meeting Adjourns

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Staff Sections
Task Forces
Ancillary Groups
Workshops

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Staff Sections
Task Forces
Ancillary Groups
Workshops