NCSL 2012 Legislative Summit Online Resources(Check back for frequent updates)
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Sunday, August 5
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Energy Supply Task Force
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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U.S. Legislative Process Overview
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12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Facilitator Preparation for the International Comparison: Sharing Solutions through Roundtable Discussions |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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International Comparisons and Universal Solutions--Roundtable Discussions
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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NCSL Executive Committee: Member Outreach and Communications
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1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Task Force on State and Local Taxation |
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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NCSL Executive Committee: Budget, Finance and Rules Committee |
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Leadership is a Team Sport
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4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
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NCSL Full Executive Committee |
Monday, August 6
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7:00 am - 1:15 pm
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Energy Summit
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7:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Environmental Health Policy Meeting
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7:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Improving School Leadership through Legislation: Lessons from Illinois (Invitation Only)
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7:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Task Force on Military and Veterans' Affairs Meeting
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8:00 am - 9:00 am
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LSCC Strategic Planning Tactical/Technical Team
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8:00 am - 9:30 am
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NCSL Foundation for State Legislatures Board of Directors Meeting
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8:00 am - 11:30 am
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Task Force on State and Local Taxation
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8:30 am - 11:00 am
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International Attendees Visit City Hall
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8:30 am - 11:00 am
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Mason's Manual Commission Meeting
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8:30 am - 1:00 pm
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The Health Care Law: What's Next? (CLE)
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
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LSCC Communication, Community and Collaboration Subcommittee
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
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LSCC Institution, Support and Efficiencies Subcommittee
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9:00 am - 10:00 am
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LSCC Programs and Professional Development Subcommittee |
9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Site Visit: Chicago's Crime Prevention and Information Center |
9:00 am - 10:15 am
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Six Leadership Assets for the Future
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
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LSCC Senior Staff and Director Relationship Building
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
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LSCC Staff Section Officers Tactical/Technical Team |
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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LSCC Standing Committee Issues and Planning Tactical/Technical Team
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
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LSCC Support and Operation Issues Tactical/Technical Team
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
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LSCC Website Testing and Feedback Tactical/Technical Team |
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Task Force on Immigration and the States Business Meeting |
10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Transforming Health Care Through Technology Partnership Business Meeting
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10:30 am - 11:45 am
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Up and Coming: The Next Generation of Legislative Professionals and their Impact on American Politics |
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Immigration Policy and the States (CLE)
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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LSCC Full Committee |
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
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U.S. Census Bureau: The View From the States
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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International Attendee Luncheon |
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
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Leveling the Playing Field for Retailers: Fixing a $23 Billion Loophole on Internet Sales Taxes
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11:45 am - 1:15 pm
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Mobile Health Technologies--Working Lunch
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
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Immigration Working Lunch/Policy Discussion
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Legislative Staff Directors Luncheon
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
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NCSL Foundation Jobs Partnership |
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
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Staff Section Officers Meet and Greet |
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Women's Legislative Network Executive Board Meeting |
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
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New Legislative Summit Attendee Orientation |
12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
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Trust for Representative Democracy Advisory Committee Meeting |
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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General Session: Navigating an Uncertain Economy
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Agriculture and Energy Committee Business Meeting |
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
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ASLCS "A" Committees |
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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At-Will Employment--What Does It Really Mean? (CLE) |
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
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Child Support: Beyond Enforcement to Engagement (CLE)
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Environment Committee Business Meeting
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3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
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Federal Budget Update |
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Federal Legislative/Regulatory Update on Health |
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Identity Theft and Privacy in the Online Age (CLE)
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Labor and Economic Development Committee Business Meeting |
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Records Retention: What to Keep and How to Keep It (CLE)
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Self Defense and "Stand Your Ground" (CLE) |
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Technology Initiatives in Legislatures
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Thinking Outside the Box: A New Approach to Education Reform with Marc Tucker |
3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Transportation Committee Business Meeting
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Using the Audit Tool: A Critical Link to Effectiveness
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3:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Voter Registration: Keeping the Rolls Accurate |
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
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ASLCS "B" Committees |
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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ASLCS "C" Committees |
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
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Human Services and Welfare Committee Business Meeting
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4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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The Future of Tax-Exempt Financing |
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
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Legislative Health Staff Network Roundtable Discussion: Health Reform |
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
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NCSL Steering Committee of the Standing Committees |
Tuesday, August 7
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7:30 am - 8:45 am
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Fresh Food--A Recipe for Healthy Schools and Communities
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Code Revisors' Roundtable |
8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Fiscal Note Roundtable |
8:00 am - 8:45 am
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LSSS Roundtable: How I Spent My Interim
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Open Data, Open States
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Prayer Breakfast
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Roundtable: Evaluating Information Authenticity
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8:00 am - 8:45 am
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Roundtable: Looking Ahead at Nonpartisan Staff Roles |
9:00 am - 10:15 am
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General Session: What Americans Really Think featuring Peter Hart and Neil Newhouse |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Agriculture and Energy Committee Business Meeting |
10:30 am - 11:45 am
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Balancing the Powers of Governors
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Budgets and Revenue Committee Business Meeting
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10:30 am - 11:30 am
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CFI Committee Business Meeting
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10:30 am - 11:45 am
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Education Committee Business Meeting |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Environment Committee Business Meeting |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Health Committee Policy Consideration
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10:30 am - 11:30 am
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Human Services and Welfare Committee Federal Update
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Labor and Economic Development Committee Business Meeting |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Law and Criminal Justice Committee Business Meeting and Federal Update
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Transportation Committee Business Meeting and Federal Updates
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Voter ID: What's Next? (CLE)
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Human Services and Welfare Committee Business Meeting
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11:45 am - 1:00 pm
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Insurance Fraud--If You Don't Find It, You're Not Looking (Working Lunch)
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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A Penny Saved: Keeping People Healthy, Managing Diseases and Controlling Costs
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12:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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ASLCS Luncheon and Business Meeting
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Connecting to Citizens |
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Evaluating State Tax Incentives for Jobs and Growth
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Federal Education Policy Lunch: How Will the 2012 Presidential Election Impact Federal Policy
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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GIS Technology After Redistricting
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Law and Criminal Justice Committee Sponsored Luncheon: Models for Change |
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Transportation: Two Decades of Lessons Learned
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Public-Private Partnerships Address Hunger
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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The Clean Coal Energy Future: What Does it Mean for the Domestic Economy?
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1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Revolutionizing Care Through Telehealth Technologies
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Agriculture and Energy Committee Business Meeting |
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Building a Better Public Safety Communications Network
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Environment Committee Business Meeting
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Health Committee Policy Consideration
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Human Services and Welfare Committee Business Meeting
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Labor and Economic Development Committee Business Meeting Wrap-Up
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1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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Reallocation of Prisoners Prior to Redistricting
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1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
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Empowering Parents through Choice: Stories from the States
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1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
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Legislative Roundtable: Major Transportation Issues
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1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
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State Budget Update
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2:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Strong Towns: A New Perspective on Economic Development and Growth
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2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Dodd-Frank and the States |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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From Austin to Albany: Redistricting in Texas and New York in 2010 (CLE)
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2:45 pm - 4:30 pm
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Supreme Court Roundup (CLE)
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Clean Air Regulations: What's New & What's Next? (CLE)
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Home Visiting: Models and Policy Options for Creating the Best Programs |
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Medicaid Redesign: State Innovations
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
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Fostering International Trade in Today's Global Economy |
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
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Legislative Staff University: Communication Tools for Navigating
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3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
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Making Transportation Affordable, Safe and Accessible--At the Same Time
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Redistricting 2012 Legal Panel (CLE)
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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The Business of Taxing Business |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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The Changing Telecommunications Landscape
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Why Recess Matters
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Beyond the Blue Bin -- Recycling is Not Waste or Disposal
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Recharging the Economy with Innovative Energy Efficiency Financing
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Safety, Permanency and Well-Being: Improving Child Welfare Systems |
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Women's Legislative Network Roundtable Discussion |
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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Attorney-Client Relationships in the Legislative Arena (CLE)
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4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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Issue Orientation Programs for Legislators
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4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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Legislating in the Cloud
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4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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NCSL Steering Committee of the Standing Committees |
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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NLPES Executive Committee Meeting |
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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Rare Book Shop Visit and Program |
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
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U.S. Economic Outlook
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Wednesday, August 8
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7:30 am - 9:15 am
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Common Core State Standards and Educator Effectiveness Breakfast: What Legislators Need to Know |


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7:30 am - 9:15 am
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NCSL/Annie E. Casey Foundation Partnership on Family Economic Success: How are the Kids Doing in Your State?
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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LINCS Staff Section Breakfast |
8:00 am - 9:15 am
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LRL Business Meeting
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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LSS Breakfast and Business Meeting
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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LSSS Business Meeting and Breakfast
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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NALFO Business Meeting and Fiscal Roundtable |
8:00 am - 9:15 am
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NALIT Breakfast and Business Meeting |
8:00 am - 9:15 am
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NLPES Networking Breakfast
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8:00 am - 9:15 am
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NLSSA Business Meeting |
8:00 am - 9:15 am
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RACSS Business Meeting
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8:45 am - 10:45 am
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Educare of Chicago Site Visit |
9:30 am - 10:45 am
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Fine-Tuning Regulations to Stimulate Job Growth (CLE)
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9:30 am - 10:45 am
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Making Sound Decisions When the Sky is Falling
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9:30 am - 10:45 am
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New Union Approach to Education Reforms = More Collaboration? |
9:30 am - 10:45 am
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Pension Policy: What the States and the Feds are Up To
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9:30 am - 10:45 am
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Preparing for 2013: Health Insurance Exchange Plans and Options
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9:30 am - 11:30 am
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Roundtable on Legislative Internship Programs |
9:30 pm - 10:45 am
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Taxing the Cloud--Not a Weather Phenomenon (CLE)
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11:00 am - 12:15 am
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Federalism and the States (CLE) |
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
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How Much Can States Change Existing Retirement Policy? (CLE)
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm
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Medicaid "Best Buys": Getting the Most From Your State's Medicaid Money
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm
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The Energy for Growth: State Energy Plans Cultivate Jobs and Revive Economies
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm
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The Essential Skill for Legislative Success: Building Strong Relationships
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm
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The New Venture Capitalist?
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12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Women's Legislative Network Lunch and Business Meeting |
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Justice Reinvestment: Reducing Crime and Controlling Corrections Cost
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Pensions and Intergenerational Equity
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Placing Bets on Gaming: What's on the Screen? (CLE)
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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Re-thinking Learning in the 21st Century |
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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The Public Works--Can We Create Jobs through Infrastructure Projects?
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1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
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What It Means to Lead
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3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Legislators' Roundtable -- Health Reform: Opportunities and Challenges for States
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3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Strong Stewards: A Tribute to Legislative Staff
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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What Americans Think About Hunger
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4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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NCSL Foundation Hunger Partnership Business Meeting
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4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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ASLCS Executive Committee Meeting |
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Campaigning to Governing and Back Again |
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Helping the Public: Constituent Services Programs
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Legislative Oversight of Federal Funds (CLE)
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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LESN Business Meeting |
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Libraries: Solution Providers for State and Local Government
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4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Social Media Safety
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5:00 pm - 5:45 pm
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Small Change Adds Up: Opportunities to Save Medicaid Dollars |
Thursday, August 9
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7:30 am - 8:45 am
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Food and Farm Issues Breakfast
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7:30 am - 8:45 am
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NCSL Statehouse Ambassadors' Breakfast |
7:30 am - 9:00 am
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Online Reservations: A Breakfast on the State of Hotel Taxation |
9:00 am - 10:15 am
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General Session: The Business of Creating Jobs |
10:30 am - 12:15 pm
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NCSL Annual Business Meeting |
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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General Session: Teddy Roosevelt -- Leadership Lessons for Today |
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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A Business-Education Collaboration for Creating Jobs |
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Innovating with iPads
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2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Lessons in Ethics |
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Mason's Manual 101 |
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Pharmaceuticals: What's Ahead?
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2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Researching the History or Intent of Legislation (CLE)
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2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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States and Deficit Reduction: Surviving the Budget Cuts |
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Studying Retirement
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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Avoiding Bias and Preparing Balanced Research
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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BYOD in the Legislature |
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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Oral Health: Opportunities for Cost Savings
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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Politics 2012: State Election Preview |
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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Results First--Targeting Resources at Programs that Work
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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Subpoenas: What Every Legislature Needs to Know (CLE)
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5:00 pm - 5:50 pm
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NCSL Agriculture Task Force Planning Meeting |