Tuesday, July 27
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7:00 am - 8:45 am
CC 211, Level 2
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Maximizing Public Investments in Tight Budget Times - Video
Sponsored by the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society and NCSL/Annie E. Casey Partnership on Family Economic Success
Research and evaluation help lawmakers identify what a state is getting for the activities it spends on behalf of its citizens. Tight budgets provide an opportunity to assess the policies and programs that are most effective. Come hear real examples about how research on children and corrections policy has been used to make cost effective investments. Breakfast will be served starting at 7:00 am. Program will begin at 7:45 am.
Moderator: Representative David E. Heaton, Iowa
Speakers:
- Arlene Lee, CSSP, Washington, D.C.
- Kathy McGuire, OPPAGA, Florida
NCSL gratefully acknowledges the Annie E. Casey Foundation for sponsoring this session.
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10:30 am - 12:00 Noon
CC 105, Level 1
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Changing the Course of Delinquency (CLE) - Video
Sponsored by the Education Committee, Health Committee, Human Services and Welfare Committee, Trust for Representative Democracy and Women's Legislative Network
Foster children, juvenile delinquents, teen parents, dropouts—how do we improve the lives of kids? Health, education and families are key. A leading national expert will share innovative and cost-saving ways to improve the lives of young people through prevention and early intervention, with a focus on collaboration across systems such as juvenile justice and child welfare.
Facilitator: Senator Judy Lee, North Dakota
Panelist:
- Shay Bilchik, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. - PowerPoint Presentation
Respondents:
- Senator Brenda J. Council, Nebraska
- Representative John J. DeBerry Jr., Tennessee
- Senator Tim C. Owens, Kansas
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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
CC 108, Level 1
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Citizens United v. FEC: Political Blockbuster? (CLE) - Video
Sponsored by the Legal Services Staff Section and Redistricting and Elections Committee
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that it is unconstitutional to bar corporations and unions from spending on advertisements for and against candidates. The decision sent shock waves through the 24 states with similar laws. Examine what the ruling means to states, how it might affect this year's campaigns, and how states and Congress have responded.
Moderator: Nola Werren, State and Federal Communications, Inc., Ohio
Speakers:
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, Maryland
- Kenneth Gross, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, Washington, D.C.
- Jason Torchinsky, Holtzman Vogel PLLC, Virginia
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2:45 pm - 4:15 pm
CC 106, Level 1
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Reexamining the Death Penalty (CLE) - Video
Handouts:
Explore the current status and future prospects of the death penalty in states. Examine the lethal injection moratorium in Kentucky, the costs of capital cases, recent court rulings, the increase in blanket clemency and pardons, and other ways states continue to react to and reexamine the death penalty.
Moderator: Senator Robert Stivers, Kentucky
Panelists:
- Richard Dieter, Death Penalty Information Center, Washington, D.C.
- Representative Antonio Moe Maestas, New Mexico
- Kent Scheidegger, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, California - PowerPoint Presentation
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Wednesday, July 28
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8:00 am - 9:30 am
CC 102 - 103, Level 1
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A Data-Driven Approach to Reducing Prison Spending - Video / Podcast To Come/ Summary
Strained state finances prompt states to explore how to be smart and tough on crime. Learn how states are using data-driven decision making to create policies that decrease recidivism, protect public safety and reduce prison spending.
Moderator: Arturo Perez, NCSL
Speakers:
- Tina Chiu, Vera Institute of Justice, New York - PowerPoint Presentation
- Gary Dennis, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, D.C.
- Representative Jerry Madden, Texas - PowerPoint Presentation
- Representative John C. Tilley, Kentucky
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