2016 NCSL Southern States Fiscal Leaders Meeting Agenda and Resources

9/16/2016

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Marriott Stanton Hotel South Beach,  Miami Beach, Fla. | Sept. 22-23, 2016

The inaugural NCSL Southern States Fiscal Leaders Meeting has been specifically designed for legislative fiscal leaders and senior legislative fiscal staff from Southern States. This important regional meeting is designed to provide information relevant to state budget work. It provides attendees a special opportunity to communicate and collaborate with colleagues from other states on budget realities in the South. 

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Day, Sep. 22
Time Sessions: All sessions will be held at the Marriott Stanton Hotel South Beach, Salon A

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Lunch

12:15-12:30 p.m.

 

Welcome and Introductions

  • Arturo Pérez, group director, NCSL

12:30-1:30 p.m.

 

Southern States Economic Outlook

 

Speaker

1:30-2:15 p.m.

 

Incentives Part 1: Smart Incentives for Economic Development

 

Speaker

2:15-3 p.m.

 

Incentives Part 2: Effectively Evaluation Tax Incentives

 

Moderator

Speakers

  • Senator David Blount, Mississippi
  • John Estus, director of Public Affairs, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, Oklahoma

3-3:15 p.m.

Snack Break

3:15-4:30 p.m.

 

Budgeting for Disaster Response and Relief

 

Moderator

  • Anne Stauffer, director, Fiscal Federalism Initiative, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Speakers

4:30-5:30 p.m.

 

Transparency in Public Pension Plans

 

Moderator

  • Luke Martel, director, Strategic Initiatives, NCSL

Speakers

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Overview Terrace, Marriott Stanton Hotel

Networking Dinner
   
Day, Sep. 23

8-8:30 a.m.

 

Breakfast

 

8:30-9:30 a.m.

 

Transportation Part 1: Innovative Financing Mechanisms

 

Moderator/Speaker

 

Speakers

9:30-10 a.m.

 

Transportation Part 2: Impact of Innovative Financing on State Credit Ratings

 

Speaker
10-11a.m.

Better Budgeting through Cost-Benefit Analysis

 

Moderator/Speaker

Speaker

  • Representative Toby Barker, chair, Performance Based Budgeting Committee, Mississippi
11 a.m.-Noon

The Changing Face of the South

 

Speaker
Noon NCSL Southern States Fiscal Leaders Meeting Concludes