 Meeting Summaries and Presentations
Legislative Effectiveness Committee: Meeting Summaries and Presentations
NCSL’s Legislative Effectiveness Committee holds sessions at Fall Forum, Spring Forum and Legislative Summit meetings, addressing topics like ethics, legislator and staff training, lobbying, constituent outreach and service, technology and social media, and effective legislative practices. It also examines legislative spending decisions, caucuses and evaluation practices. This page provides links to summaries, presentations, tips and other information from the committee’s sessions that have been held since 2007.
May 2013 (NCSL Spring Forum)
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Crossroads for Legislative IT Decisions in Wyoming (coming soon)
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Crossroads for Legislative IT Decisions in Texas (coming soon)
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From the Campaign to the Capitol (coming soon)
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Strenghtening Democracy (coming soon)
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Moving from Campaigning to Legislating—Summary (coming soon)
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"Open House" Description (coming soon)
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"Open House" Series of Topics (coming soon)
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Using Technology to Commect to Constituents (coming soon)
December 2012 (NCSL Fall Forum)
August 2012 (NCSL Legislative Summit)
Using the Audit Tool: A Critical Link to Effectiveness
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Gary Fugate Presentation (PDF)
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Senator Watkins Presentation (PDF)
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Senator Levine Presentation (PDF)
Balancing the Powers of Governors
Connecting to Citizens
Making Sound Decisions When the Sky is Falling (PDF)
Cultivating Winning Relationships (PDF)
Lessons in Ethics AUDIO
Ethics- Jack Abramoff's Discussion at the 2012 Legislative Summit VIDEO
December 2011 (NCSL Fall Forum)
Civic Education: Breaking Through the Barriers
Social Media: What Do You Need to Know?
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An Overview of the Law & Social Media - PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
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Social Media: Pros and Cons - PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) (40-pages; 8,507 KB)
A New Look at Effective Committee Chairs - Summary
Legislative Service with Tough Budget Choices
Legislative Effectiveness Committee Business Meeting - Summary
August 2011 (NCSL Legislative Summit)
Tools for Stressful Times - Summary
21st Century Self-Assessment: A New Tool for Legislative Agencies - Summary
Caucus Strategic Planning - Summary
Legislative Staff University: Ethics at the Box Office - PowerPoint Presentation (PDF)
April 2011 (NCSL Spring Forum)
Legislative Effectiveness Committee Business Meeting - Summary
Speaking for the Legislature - Summary
NCSL: Get Your Money's Worth - Summary
Constituent Service and Civic Engagement in U.S. State Legislatures - Power Point Presentation (PDF)
Constituent Services Best Practices - Summary
The Best of Constituent Service - Power Point Presentation (PDF)
December 2010 (NCSL Fall Forum)
Ethics: Becoming the Problem Solvers - Summary
Moving from Campaigning to Legislating - Power Point (PDF)
Using Technology in the Chamber and Capitol - Summary
Legislative Effectiveness Committee Business Meeting - Summary
Civility in Government: A Workshop - Summary
July 2010 (NCSL Legislative Summit)
Information Anytime, Anywhere (PDF) (Handout)
Legislative Budgets and Staffing in Tight Times
Real Life Ethics Cases
Meeting Summary
Keeping Up With Technology
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Educational Technology Update (PDF)
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Keeping Up With Technology Webinar (PDF) (Handout)
Strategies for Improving Government Efficiency and Saving Money (PDF)
The Transparent Legislature (Handout)
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Taylor Presentation (PDF)
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Project Background: Preserving Legislative Digital Records (PDF)
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Open At Your Own Risk: Some Practical, Legal and Ethical Considerations for Open Government (PDF)
Town Hall Meetings that Work
Framing The Future / The Legislator/Citizen Connection (PDF)
Meeting handouts:
April 2010 (NCSL Spring Forum)
Civility, Respect and the Politics of Governing - AUDIO
The New Communication Strategy - PDF
The Generational Divide Hits the Legislature - VIDEO
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Natalie Wood's Presentation - PDF
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Andy Krzmarzick's Presentation - PDF
Legislative Effectiveness Committee Business Meeting - Summary
December 2009 (NCSL Fall Forum)
The Rise and Fall of the Town Hall Meeting - VIDEO
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Roberts Presentation - PDF
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Roberts Tips
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Ihara Presentation - PDF
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Ziegler Presentation - PDF
Blogging: Doing it Right in the Legislative Arena
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Heining Presentation - PDF
Budget Planning: What Do We Do After the Stimulus Runs Out?—Bigelow Presentation - PDF
Legislative Effectiveness Committee Business Meeting (Summary)
July 2009 (NCSL Legislative Summit)
An Eye On The Executive Branch
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David Abbey's Presentation - PDF
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Independent Regulatory Review Commission Presentation - PDF
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John Turcotte's Presentation - PDF
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PODCAST
Ethics: Train The Trainer
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The Big Picture Presentation - PDF
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Facilitator Guide - PDF
Confronting Ethical Problems Head On - VIDEO
Constituent Services: Putting Your Best Face Forward - VIDEO
How to Be an Effective Committee Chair - PODCAST
Connecting Through Social Media - VIDEO
International Best Legislative Practices—Ladi Hamalai's Presentation - PDF
Vasilis Koulouias Presentation - PDF
April 2009 (NCSL Spring Forum)
Social Networking 101 (Audio File - PDF) (Pam Greenberg - PDF)
Social Networking - Representative Steve Harrelson
Effective Legislatures in Fiscal Crisis - Bert Waisanen PowerPoint - PDF
Ethics: What Were They Thinking? (Meeting Summary)
Committee Business Meeting (Meeting Summary)
December 2008 (NCSL Fall Forum)
Hawaii Senate's Paperless Initiative (Senator Ihara) - PDF
Legislature Going Green: The Paperless Legislature (Jim Greenwalt) - PDF
Paperless Legislature Update from the Virginia House of Delegates (Jeff Finch) - PDF
Back to the Future Meeting Summary
Can We Talk? Meeting Summary
Committee Business Meeting Summary
July 2008 (NCSL Legislative Summit)
Creating an Effective Statewide Information Technology Policy Managing an Enterprise Portfolio: the Minnesota Model (Gopal Khanna, Minnesota State CIO) - PDF
A Programmatic View of State IT Programs (Cathilea Robinett Executive Director/ EVP) - PDF
Best Committee Practices Meeting Summary
Policy Consensus Initiative/NCSL Group Presentation - PDF
April 2008 (NCSL Spring Forum)
The Legislator/Citizen Connection: How to Run a Great Town Hall Meeting
Making the Most of the Interim
Mentoring: Getting Good Guidance
Committee Business Meeting
November 2007 (NCSL Fall Forum)
Legislative Compensation: Too Hot To Handle
Committee Business Meeting
Taking On The Tough Stuff
Can We Talk?
August 2007 (NCSL Annual Meeting)
The Rise of the Task Force
The Boomers Come to the Capitol
Strong Legislative Caucuses
No Cup of Coffee--The Line Between Legislators and Lobbyists
Taking the Pulse of the New Legislature
April 2007 (NCSL Spring Forum)
Nonpartisan Staff: Staying Relevant in Partisan Times
How to be a Media Rock Star
Basics of Blogging: How to Blog with the Best of Them
Committee Business Meeting
For more information contact Bruce Feustal. |