
This page hosts the agenda and resources for the 2018 NCSL Southern States Fiscal Leaders Meeting, Sept. 13-14 in New Orleans.
The 2018 NCSL Southern States Fiscal Leaders Meeting has been specifically designed for legislative fiscal leaders and senior legislative fiscal staff. This meeting will provide attendees a special opportunity to communicate and collaborate with one another regarding budget realities throughout the South. The meeting is made possible through the generous support of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Southern States Fact Sheet Fiscal 50
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Time |
Sessions |
5:30-7 p.m.
Royal Salon
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St.
New Orleans, La. 70130
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Welcome reception
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thursday, sept. 13
8-9 a.m.
Queen Anne Parlor
Mezzanine
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St.
New Orleans, La. 70130
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Breakfast
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9 a.m.
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St.
New Orleans, La. 70130
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Meet in lobby to go on tour |
9:30-11 a.m.
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New Orleans Flood Protection Authority tour of the Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps (PCCP). Click here for a detailed overvew of the PCCP.
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11 a.m. |
Return to hotel
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11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Queen Anne Parlor
Mezzanine
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St.
New Orleans, La. 70130
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Buffet lunch served
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12:15-12:30 p.m.
Queen Anne Ballroom
Mezzanine
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St.
New Orleans, La. 70130
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Welcome and Introductions |
12:30-1:30 p.m. |
State Responses to a Changing Tax Landscape
Speaker
- Joe Crosby, CEO & principal, Multistate Associates, District of Columbia
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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1:30-2:30 p.m. |
Shoring up State Pensions: Planning for the Next Recession
Moderator
- Luke Martel, group director, employment, labor and retirement program, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado
Speaker
- David Draine, senior officer, research and policy, strengthening public sector retirement systems, The Pew Charitable Trusts, District of Columbia
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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2:30-2:50 p.m. |
Break |
2:50-3:40 p.m. |
Disaster Planning and Mitigation
Speaker
- Keith Porter, vice-chair, National Institute of Building Sciences' Multi-Hazard Mitigation Council, Colorado
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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3:40-4 p.m. |
Snack break |
4-5 p.m. |
State Fiscal Roundtable Discussion
Discussion Leader
- Arturo Pérez, group director, fiscal affairs program, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado
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6:10 p.m. |
Meet in lobby of hotel to go to dinner |
6:30-9:30 p.m.
945 Magazine St,
New Orleans, La. 70130
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Reception and dinner at The National WWII Museum |
friday, sept. 14
7:45-8:30 a.m.
Queen Anne Parlor
Mezzanine
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St.
New Orleans, La. 70130
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Breakfast |
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Queen Anne Ballroom
Mezzanine
Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal St.
New Orleans, La. 70130
|
Medicaid Waivers: Sharing State Experiences
Moderator
- Samantha Scotti, policy specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
Speaker
- Joe Thompson, M.D., president and CEO, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
Arkansas All Payer-Claims Database | Arkansas Works Updates Fact Sheet
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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9:30-9:45 a.m. |
Break
|
9:45-10:45 a.m. |
Are Sin Taxes Healthy for State Budgets?
Handout | PDF
Moderator
- Adam Levin, senior associate, The Pew Charitable Trusts, District of Columbia
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
Speakers
- Delegate Shawn Fluharty (D-W.V.)
- James A. Richardson, John Rhea alumni professor of economics and public administration, E.J. College of Business Administration, Louisiana State University
- Darrin Webb, Ph.D., state economist and director for University Research Center, MIssissippi Insitutions of Higher Learning
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10:45-11 a.m. |
Break
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11 a.m. to noon |
Transportation Funding: Looking Beyond the Gas Tax
Moderator
- Doug Shinkle, program director, environment, energy and transportation program, National Conference of State Legislatures, Colorado
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
Speaker
- Ed Regan, senior vice president, CDM Smith, Florida
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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Noon |
Meeting adjourns |