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Overview

NCSL Legislative Effectiveness Committee

Committee Description

The NCSL Legislative Effectiveness Committee examines strategies, practices and procedures for making legislators, staff and legislatures more effective. The committee focuses both on key skills for legislators and on key operations and powers of state legislature. The issues include education and training for legislators and legislative staff, legislative structure and management, rules and procedures, leadership, committees, staffing, information resources, constitutional issues and ethics. The committee also addresses topics concerning the executive branch of government and Congressional procedures and reform.

 Jurisdiction

Civic Education
Congressional Procedures and Reform
Executive Branch
Legislative Committees
Legislative Computer Systems
Legislative Ethics
Legislative Expenditures
Legislative Leadership
Legislative Operations
Legislative Orientation / Training
Legislative Program Evaluation
Legislative Rules and Procedures

Legislative Staff
Legislative Structure
Legislator and Staff Training
Legislators
Media Relations
Open Meetings
Public Information
Public Records
Separation of Powers
State Privacy Policies
Term Limits  

 

Issues & Resources

Find the NCSLstaff member who handles the issue in which you are interested.

NCSLprovides access to current state and federal legislation and a comprehensive list of state documents, including state statutes, constitutions, legislative audits and research reports.

Members

As legislators and legislative staff, you are part of the nation's largest, most influential and only bipartisan organization of state legislators and staff.Learn about the resources NCSL has for you.

NCSL offers an array of services for legislative staff. Find out what's available.

Denver Office
Tel: 303-364-7700 | Fax: 303-364-7800 | 7700 East First Place | Denver, CO 80230

 

Washington Office
Tel: 202-624-5400 | Fax: 202-737-1069 | 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 515 | Washington, D.C. 20001

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