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Foundation Board Meeting
A
Before
we
start
the
meeting
formally,
I
think
seeing
the
the
gold
medal
for
for
the
us
and
women's
gymnastics
was
outstanding.
I
think
that
was
certainly
inspiring,
but
also
dropping
out
of
the
olympics
and
and
putting
a
highlight
on
mental
health
issues.
I
also
thought
was
a
very
positive
thing
to
come
out
of
tokyo
this
week,
so
for
whatever
it's
worth,
we'll
call
a
meeting
to
order.
I
welcome
all
the
directors
of
the
foundation
and
the
foundation
sponsors
that
are
observing
the
meeting.
A
We're
going
to
invite
the
directors
to
unmute
introduce
themselves
to
establish
a
forum,
then
then
we'll
get
into
the
business
so
I'll
turn
it
over
to
kevin
right
now.
We'll
just
go
down
through,
I
think,
is
a
protocol
should
they
raise
their
hand
or
just
unmute
for
for
the
the
the
introduction,
which
is
really
kind
of
a
roll
call.
C
C
If
you're
on
your
phone,
it's
going
to
be
somewhere
else,
but
there's
a
bunch
of
different
reactions,
but
the
ray's
hand
is
the
best
that
will
give
us
a
uniform
thing
in
the
participants
box
that
will
show
us
who's
voted
and
who's
here.
So
I
think
that
maybe
we
could
do
that
caroline
unless
you
want
to
go
through
an
active
roll
call,
but
if
we
have
any
no,
no
mike
kevin.
A
Raised
their
hand,
yeah
kevin,
my
thought
was
that
all
the
directors
should
raise
their
hand
and
then
you
can
can
call
on
each
one
of
them
and
that
when
you
call
them
they
can
unmute
themselves
that
way,
we
don't
get
feedback,
we
don't
have
two
or
three
directors
stepping
on
each
other
with
introducing
themselves
at
the
same
time.
So
why
don't
we
try
that
so
follow
the
directors.
D
B
C
C
C
C
G
I
did
good
morning
or
good
afternoon
everyone,
depending
on
where
you
are
but
great
to
be
here-
angelo
pupolo
state
representative
from
massachusetts.
Currently
the
the
house,
chair
of
the
export
development
committee,
very
pleased
to
be
here
and
certainly
participate
in
the
foundation
meeting
and
hello
to
danielle.
We
met
puerto
rico.
It's
good
to
see
you.
C
H
Certainly,
hello:
everybody
welcome
to
the
new
directors
we're
thrilled
to
have
a
wonderful
new
class
coming.
I
think
I
know
most
of
you,
but
in
case
I
missed
anyone
maureen
real,
I'm
with
multi-state
associates
in
alexandria,
virginia
and
about
to
finish
my
time
on
the
foundation
board.
So
I
know
we're
turning
this
over
to
the
best
of
hands.
I'll
miss
you
all,
but
you
have
me
for
a
few
more
months,
so
I'm
excited
for
that
thanks.
Everyone.
I
B
A
A
The
minutes
chair
will
entertain
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
and
then,
if
there's
any
discussion
on
those
minutes,
we'll
have
a
discussion
and
then
we'll
go
to
a
vote.
As
kevin
said,
the
way
we'll
vote
is
board
members
just
board
members
will
use
the
reactions
tab
to
raise
your
hand
and
and
staff
will
do
the
tally
on
the
vote.
A
We
went
over
our
goal
notwithstanding
covet
and
all
the
other
challenges.
We
went
over
our
fundraising
goal
by
nearly
a
million
dollars
and
reduced
spending,
which
allowed
us
to
make
significant
supplemental
awards
for
fiscal
year,
2021
of
just
over
a
million
dollars
and
we'll
get
into
the
the
programs
and
approvals.
We
have
a
very
long
list
of
both
supplemental
awards
and
new
awards
that
we'll
be
talking
about
later,
but
it's
it's
really
been
remarkable.
We
have
five
capital
circle,
sponsors
a
new
level,
fifty
thousand
dollars
that
was
created
this
year.
A
A
Because
it
was,
it
was
without
some
some
concerns
and
then
we
went
into
covid
and
it
looks
like
it's:
it's
producing
some
remarkable
results.
We
have
47
platinum,
sponsors,
11
are
new,
three
are
upgrades.
We
have
37
new
sponsors
overall,
as
I
indicated,
11
platinum,
12,
gold,
14,
silver,
all
current
capital
circle
sponsors
are
upgrades
for
phil,
speaker
2021,
but
we
already
have
two
new
commitments
for
2020
2022
that
are
brand
new
to
ncsl.
A
E
A
From
the
last
fiscal
year,
we
have
ncso
base
camp
registrations,
leader
symposium
in
miami
and
puerto
rico,
that
for
platinum
and
capital
circle
levels,
ncso
officer,
roundtable,
breakout
sessions
last
december,
sponsor
priority
calls
throughout
the
year
with
key
ncsl
staff,
sponsor
spotlights
ncsl
today
highlighted
each
week,
and
thank
you.
Gifts
of
the
gold,
platinum
and
capital
circle,
a
yeti,
mugs
and
sso
branded
backpacks.
A
E
E
We
live
in
a
world
of
constant
and
short
notice,
change,
and
so
senator
garcia
could
not
be
our
president
chair
today
and
and
actually
speaker
vos,
who
was
like,
I
touched
base
with
him
and
he
was
being
pressed
and
he
was
supposed
to
be
here
and
he
was
being
pressed
into
fundraising
service.
He
said
he
would
far
far
far
prefer
to
be
with
us,
but
it
was
a
an
offer
he
could
not
wiggle.
E
Out
of
so,
he
said
his
regrets
and
thank
goodness,
we're
like
well,
who
is
the
best
suited
to
step
in
on
no
notice
and
handle
this
and
so
kurt
as
your
friend
and
and
and
and
somebody
who
really
appreciates
everything
you've
done
for
ncsl
man.
We
can't
tell
you
how
much
we
appreciate
you
like.
Okay
I'll,
do
it
and
I
know
you
were
scrambling
flying
this
morning.
I
understand.
A
E
To
get
there,
so
you
appear
to
be
at
at
the
capitol
or
someplace
that's
my
office
at
the
capitol
yeah.
So
thank
thanks
for
doing
it.
You
know
again
on
very
short
notice,
so
we
you
know
you're
you're,
like
one
of
those
utility
tool.
Infiller
guys
can
kind
of
do
anything
and
we
really
do
appreciate
it.
E
It's
a
military
word
uncertainty
all
around
us,
and
so
we
we
are
thriving
in
this
environment
and
cannot
say
enough
about
the
foundation
team,
caroline
and
kevin,
and
judy
a
small
and
mighty
team
backed
up
with
a
lot
of
help
from
other
ncsl
staff.
But
what
what
they
have
done
with
the
foundation
sponsors
and
working
with
you
folks
is
just
incredibly
incredibly
striking.
E
And
so
we
are
just
in
in
a
really
solid
budgetary
position.
We
have
been,
you
know,
moving
through
some
budgetary
challenges
and
getting
rid
of
some
of
our
our
cash
negative
cash
balance,
and
we
are
really
postured
as
in
a
strong
place
that
we
have
not
been
in
for
quite
a
while.
So
so
you
know,
I
think,
of
like
the
ncsl
update
really
sort
of
two
categories:
one
where
we
fiscally.
E
That's,
always
a
big
concern
to
any
ceo
executive
director,
and
then,
where
are
we
in
terms
of
participation
as
an
association,
because
that's
the
other
big
metric
that
I
look
at
like
okay?
What
is
what
is
our
current
status?
You
know:
are
we
in
the
you
know
red,
yellow,
green
category,
so
we're
the
dashboard
is
really
showing
all
green
lights
right
now,
and
that
is
also
true
on
participation.
E
We
are
seeing
remarkable
participation
and
and
demand
on
ncsl
services,
which
is
another
way
to
look
at
you
know.
Are
we
meeting
the
needs
of
state
legislatures
and
private
sector
partners
across
the
board?
All
of
the
meetings
that
we
are
planning
and
trying
to
stand
up
are
showing
outstanding,
early
registration
numbers,
where
I
think
we're
close
to
topping
a
thousand
for
the
tampa
summit,
which
is
no
small
feat,
because
we
had
to
move
this
summit
from
you
know
chicago
to
tampa
with
no
notice.
This
is
unprecedented.
E
The
word
that
we
have
completely
worn
out
over
the
past
18
months
and
we
continue
to
be
in
unprecedented
places.
Various
other
meetings
are
showing
attendance
and
participation
that
is
far
exceeding
what
we
thought
they
might
be.
The
recent
redistricting
meeting
sort
of
blew
the
doors
off
over
450
people,
attended
that
in
beautiful
salt
lake
city
and
and
and
some
of
the
staff
meetings
are
showing
incredible
registration
that
we've
got
coming
up,
including
the
legislative
staff
management
institute.
E
We
had
to
create
two
cohorts
for
that,
because
we
had
such
a
strong
interest
in
participating,
something
definitely
supported
strongly
by
the
foundation.
So
when
I
look
at
these
metrics-
and
I
try
to
see
okay,
how
are
we
doing?
Where
are
we?
Everything
is
in
the
the
green
high
level,
which
there
this
is
all
very
positive,
and
I
don't
mean
to
just
sort
of
say.
E
So
all
of
this
is
in
the
context
of
we
live
in
covid's
world.
We
continue
to
live
in
the
world
of
the
virus
and
other
pathogens
that
live
among
us,
and
we
will
be
constantly
monitoring
those
and
seeing
where
we
go.
Oh
and
the
other
you
know
I
was
talking
about
meeting
participation.
This
is
a
little
bit
of
a
non-sequitur
shift
back
to
that.
The
the
leaders
meeting
in
that's
scheduled
for
ireland,
where
I
understand
maureen,
is
today
is
that
right.
E
E
Our
leaders
meeting
in
ireland
is
appears
to
be
probably
the
largest
we've
ever
held
already
the
attendant
the
registration
is
at
over
75
and
far
away
to
I'm
sorry,
I
got
a
little
pop-up
box
is
already
going
to
exceed
by
far
the
largest
leaders
gathering
we've
ever
done,
and
these
are
you
know,
including
many
and
probably
a
record
number
of
the
top.
You
know
figures
in
each
chamber,
the
speakers
and
the
presence
of
majority
leaders.
So
we
are
extremely
optimistic
about
that.
E
It,
of
course,
presents
some
problems
because,
when
attendance
far
exceeds
what
we
anticipate,
then
we
have
to
roll
with
the
punches
so
to
speak
and
and
adapt
and
and
make
it
work
which
we
do.
That's
what
we're
all
about
is
making
it
work,
keeping
in
mind
that
it's
all
about
you,
folks,
both
the
legislators,
legislative
staff
and
and
the
people
in
the
foundation
who
who
allow
us
to
do
what
we
do
so
so
that's
really.
E
The
big
highlights,
like
I
said,
we're
strong
on
budget
and
fiscal
matters,
we're
stronger
participation
and
we
are
the
services
of
ncsl
that
you
support
are
in
dramatically
high
demand.
We
are
getting
tons
of
requests
and
research,
things
that
are
coming
at
us
from
all
over
the
place
and
we
could
not
do
it
without
without
you
guys,
so
so
on
behalf
of
the
ntsl
staff,
one
many
of
whom
are
on
this
call.
E
A
L
Thank
you
senator
bramble,
and
thanks
tim
for
that
report,
and
then
we've
got
kevin,
put
the
budget
up
for
everybody
to
review,
so
observers
can
see
it
as
well.
So,
as
everyone
has
been
speaking
to,
we
did
have
a
tremendous
year
when
we
were
budgeting
about
a
year
ago.
It
was
the
beginning
of
covid
and
we
had
not
made
goal.
L
More
than
likely,
due
to
the
fact
that
we
had
those
two
leader
meetings
this
past
year,
we
blew
that
goal
out
of
the
water
and
went
over
three
million
for
the
first
time
in
the
foundation's
history.
When
we
went
over
three
million
dollars
so
we're
just
so
thrilled
to
report
that
and
because
we
went
over
goal,
we
will
have
those
supplemental
awards
for
you
to
review
for
fy21
of
slightly
over
a
million,
and
tim
will
go
through
that
list.
L
But
in
essentially
I
want
you
to
see
where
our
request
was
for
fy21
and
where
our
projected
is
and
we're
accounting
under
you
can
see
the
revenue
lines
pretty
easily
there,
but
in
terms
of
the
foundation
awards
and
administration.
That
number
is
higher
in
anticipation
of
the
board
approving
those
awards.
L
So
the
2
million
995
936
includes
the
million
five
in
awards
of
supplementals.
So
hopefully
that
makes
sense
which
then
just
puts
us
kind
of
slightly
revenue
over
expenses
of
twenty
four
thousand
dollars.
So
otherwise
we
would
be
holding
on
to
a
million
dollars.
And
why
would
we
do
that?
We
want
to
make
sure
that
ncsl
is
able
to
give
back
to
those
programs
so
and
then
in
looking
at
the
fy
22
projected.
L
That
is
a
little
bit
different
because
we
are
anticipating
having
a
staff
person
in
dc
the
metro
area
and
then
we're
also
kevin.
Can
you
go
to
the
detail
on
the
second
page,
so
so
that
line
for
salary
is
higher
for
for
next
year
and
then
we're
also?
You
know
I've
bred
everybody's
feeling.
This
we've
got
a
lot
of
meetings.
L
So
that's
essentially
the
fy
22
request,
because
we
anticipate
having
a
revenue
stream
higher
even
next
year
as
we
implemented
a
dues
increase
starting
july
1
that
the
board
approved
in
austin
january
2020.
We
did
sort
of
have
a
soft
unveiling
of
that
in
july
of
this
month
july.
1St
and
sponsors
are
paying
that
in
some
cases,
I'd
say
it's
about
50
50
right
now,
sponsors
are
paying
either
at
their
original
rate
or
that
increase,
and
we
believe
that
we'll
be
at
around
3
million
250
000
for
fy22.
L
E
E
So
you
see,
we
have
now
we're
projecting
an
even
higher
success
rate
and,
of
course
we
are
at
the
whims
of
the
economy
and
covet,
and
all
of
that,
but
let's,
let's
just
once
again,
honor
that
caroline
and
kevin
and
judy
are,
and
hopefully
they'll
find
a
new
partner
in
dc
as
we
embark
on
that
search
that
they,
we
expect
phenomenal
things
and
they
continue
to
deliver
phenomenal
things.
So
that's.
A
It
thanks
kurt
in
that
spirit,
tim.
You
know
each
of
us
that
have
served
as
president
of
ncsl
become
president
of
the
foundation
in
the
year
that
we're
the
past
president
and
every
year
I
mean
I've
watched
this
now
for
a
decade
and
a
half,
and
when
I
was
president
of
the
foundation
in
my
normal
rotation,
we
set
a
goal
and
we
exceeded
it.
It
was
nowhere
near
three
million
dollars.
I
mean
this
is
just
phenomenal.
K
Mr
chair,
I
just
want
to
echo
what
tim
said,
but
you
know
caroline
and
kevin's.
Work
is
just
absolutely
incredible.
I
work
with
a
lot
of
associations
and,
as
you
know,
only
do
work
with
government
in
their
leadership.
Ability
to
help
navigate,
provide
assistance
and
support
is
second
to
none,
and
I
I
just
really
want
to
call
out
the
excellent
work
because
it's
directly
related
to
their
their
leadership.
I
mean
obviously
tim
and
the
work
that
you're
doing,
but
caroline
and
kevin
great
work.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
E
Yeah
thanks
senator
bramble,
I'm
glad
kevin's
putting
this
up.
We
will
a
couple
of
background
pieces
here.
We
we
have
been
changing.
How
we
do
the
internal
grant
awards
internally
the
kind
of
the
what
we
request
of
staff,
who
will
be
kind
of
responsible
for
the
budgets
once
the
once
the
grants
are
made.
The
awards
are
made
so
we're
definitely
taking
some
new
approaches
to
how
we
do
this
and
really
weighing
very
carefully
what
makes
it
in
and
maybe
what's
not
the
right
fit
for
the
foundation
mission
and
support
of
ncsl.
E
So,
of
course,
these
are
the
supplemental
because
we
far
exceeded
you
know
what
50
increase
in
what
we
had
projected
being
in
that
time
of
not
knowing
what
to
expect
over
the
next
12
years
in
a
fiscal
team
or
fiscal
year.
So
so
it
has
been
different.
You'll
also
know
there.
There
are
some
more
crooked
numbers
here
than
you
might
have
seen
in
past
years,
because
we
realize
that
there
are
when,
when
grants
are
made,
there
are
administrative
costs
to
that,
and
typically
those
are
indirect
costs.
E
We
get
from
grant
makers
which
include
accounting
and
oversight
and
infrastructure
support,
so
we've
actually
factored
some
of
that
into
these
grants.
So
this
includes
small
portions,
roughly
10
percent.
That
will
go
to
what
are
called
indirect
costs,
which
will
be
very
helpful
to
sort
of
administering
these
things.
E
Let
me
touch
on
a
few
of
these
again.
These
are
the
supplementals.
We
tried
to
think
in
these
in
terms
of
things
that
would
be
done
mostly
one
time,
not
sort
of
things.
We
might
continue
over
a
year
or
two
or
more
and
and
the
biggest
one
that
jumps
out
of
course.
So
I'll
start
there
is
intercell
legislative
summit
networking
support.
Well.
What
is
that?
E
E
You
know
click
in
and
go
down
and
see
the
descriptions
of
these,
but
this
275
000
is
in
partly
due
to
the
fact
that
tampa
is
a
creature
we
have
not
dealt
with
before,
which
is
to
say
we
were
planning
it
on
the
fly.
We
did
not
anticipate
this
and
we
don't
have
a
host
state
situation,
so
you
know.
Typically,
we
would,
you
know
very
graciously,
be
working
with
a
host
state
legislature
who
would
be
underwriting
much
of
the
social
aspects
of
the
summits.
E
You
know
which
or
maybe
for
many
people
as
important
as
some
of
the
substantive
sessions
we
do,
but
we
don't
have
that
we
couldn't
necessarily
we
couldn't
go
to
the
florida
legislature
and
say:
hey
we're
gonna
bring.
You
know
many
thousand
people,
three
four
five
thousand
people
to
tampa
and
we
need
you
to
you
know
fund
us
to
the
tune
of
a
million
dollars
which
is
about
what
we
asked
the
host
states
to
do,
in
fact,
a
little
more
than
that.
E
So
we
need
to
come
at
this
creatively
and
one
of
the
things
is
we
didn't
want
to
just
have
ritz
crackers
and
and
self
self-sliced
cheese
as
the
the
social
event
and
and
water.
So
this
275
is
to
support
one
of
the.
You
know
the
two
major
social
events
where
we
bring
everybody
together
and
at
the
personal
requests
of
the
slightly
pyromaniac
executive
director
of
intercell,
there
will
be
fireworks
so
we'll
have
fireworks
on
the
over
the
water
and
some
entertainment
and,
of
course,
food
and
beverage.
E
So
hopefully
this
will
be
a
one-time
thing.
We're
sort
of
starting
to
work
in
the
world
of
you
know
more
limited
host
states
because
of
some
of
the
restrictions
on
legislatures.
We
don't
want
to
just
limit
the
summit
to
the
states
that
can
raise
that
kind
of
money
to
be
a
host
state,
so
something
we're
thinking
through
a
few
other
things.
I'll
emphasize
many
of
the
grants,
both
in
the
supplemental
and
in
the
awards
for
fy22,
are
directly
related
to
our
strategic
plan,
which
we
will
be
releasing
soon.
E
Not
only
how
to
you
know,
make
sure
we're
presenting
in
csl
in
a
way
that's
attractive
and
attracts
the
right
kinds
of
folks,
because
not
everybody
is,
is
the
right
sort
of
staff
to
work
in
the
nonpartisan
bipartisan
world
that
we
are
so
firmly
committed
to,
and
also
a
major
issue
like
it
is
for
many
employers
is
diversity
of
of
our
staff
and
dei
the
diversity,
equity
inclusion.
So
we're
we're
looking
for
someone
who
can
give
us,
you
know
really
good
advice
and
guidance
on
how
to
make
that
a
big
emphasis
we're
fortunate.
E
We
have
a
diverse
staff,
but
we
can
always
do
better.
So
we're
going
to
continue
to
emphasize
that
so
senator
bramble.
I
would
turn
it
back
to
you
and
say:
if
there
are
any
questions
about
any
specific
things,
we
would
be
more
than
happy
to
answer
them
and
if
I
can't
I
know
there
are
other
people
on
the
call
that
can
but
but
that's
just
the
that's
the
top
level
overview.
A
A
A
A
E
Great,
thank
you
so
yeah.
If
kevin
will
put
that
up
and
again
if
we
can
put
the
link
to
the
summaries
in
the
chat,
I
think
that
would
be
helpful
too.
If
one
of
you
guys
are
cranking
on
that.
The
first
thing
I
call
attention
to
is
that
bottom
line
2.2
million
dollars
in
awards
to
ncsl
man.
This
is
this
is
just
phenomenal.
I
mean
I'm
running
out
of
superlatives
to
express
this,
but
and
what
this
allows
us
to
do
to
better
serve
legislators.
E
One
of
the
top
goals
of
the
strategic
plan
is
to
look
at
revenue
sources,
and
you
know,
what's
the
right
compliment
and
the
foundation
support
is
just
absolutely
vital
to
that,
and,
and
hopefully
it's
a
two-way
street
that
you
know,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
sponsors
who
put
their
faith
in
us
are
also
getting
what
they
need
in
terms
of
support
back
from
ncsl,
and
I
was
so
heartened
to
hear
dave.
Casey
say
that
he's
so
grateful
for
the
support
that
we
give,
because
we
want
to
really
stand
out
on
that.
E
We
know
that
you
have
a
choice
of
airlines
to
fly
on,
and
many
of
you
fly
on
all
airlines,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
your
experience
with
us
is
really
great
and
that
we're
listening
to
you
and
and
taking
care
of
you
as
our
sponsors.
I
will
this
tends
to
be
a
handful
of
things
that
are
more
sort
of
the
continuing
category
that
are
sort
of
vital
things.
We
are
able
to
do
like
a
strong
support
for
institutional
research
which
you'll
see
in
here.
E
It's
the
second
one
center
for
legislative,
strengthening,
220
000
that
supports
a
wide
range
of
deep
research
into
what
legislatures
are
all
about,
how
they
can
be
more
efficient,
more
effective
and
we're.
You
know
there
are
strains
on
the
institution.
I
think
we're
all
aware
of
that
and
we're
committed
to
being
part
of
the
solution
and
figuring
out.
You
know
how
this
institution
of
the
legislature,
which
has
been
around
for
centuries,
continues
to
thrive
and
makes
it
into
the
the
next
century
or
the
next
half
century.
E
For
that
matter,
you
know
and
again,
like
the
ethics
center
top
of
the
line
there,
something
we
have
always
shown
a
strong
commitment
to
and
we'll
continue
to.
These
are
some
of
the
some
of
the
larger
ones,
and
let
me
just
hit
a
few
themes
here.
If
you
look
through
the
descriptions,
you're
gonna
see
a
big
investment
in
our
staff.
E
In
terms
of
you
know,
some
new
professional
developments
and
new
funding
to
help
them
expand
their
exposure
to
other
ideas
and
other
ways
of
running
meetings,
other
ways
of
doing
research-
and
I
this
was
a
major
instance
for
me,
as
executive
director
to
you,
know,
plow
some
resources
back
into
our
staff,
who
are
pretty
darn
good
across
the
board,
but
always
capable
and
able
to
improve.
So
you'll
see
that
in
a
number
of
these
awards.
Another
thing
is:
we've
got
a
handful
of
sort
of
technical
things.
E
E
There
are
some
other
things
in
here
that
are
related
to
legislative
staff.
We
have
increased
the
award
to
legislative
staff
management
institute
lsmi,
partly
because
of
the
strong
response
to
that,
but
as
well
as
a
sort
of
continued
identification
of
that
as
a
huge
as
a
huge
resource
and
a
top-shelf
program
for
legislative
staff.
E
Another
thing
like
grant
identification,
you
know
a
lot
of
these,
I
see
is
investments.
You
know
this
is
sort
of
seed
money
to
say.
Are
there
other
areas
where
we
can
get
grants
that
make
sense?
We
vet
these
things
very
carefully
that
essentially
support
our
states
our
legislatures,
and
then
you
know
a
handful
of
other
things.
If
there's
something
on
here
that
you
know
like
what
exactly
is
that
I've
read
the
description?
E
It
doesn't
make
sense
to
me,
then
then
let
me
know,
but
but
those
are
the
major
highlights,
a
big
investment
in
staff,
continued
support
for
institutional
research
and
things
like
the
ethics
center
that
we
always
emphasize,
and
you
know,
and
some
some
money
for
some
long
overdue
upgrades
that
we
definitely
are
long
overdue
and
taken
care
of.
So
senator
bramble
once
again
will
follow
that
same
process.
I
hope
one
last
footnote,
I'm
not
sure,
but
I
think
mark
dufrey.
E
A
Are
there
any
questions
on
these
proposals
tim?
I
have.
I
have
one
question
and
it's
probably
a
little
bit
sensitive
given
the
political
environment,
but
the
187
thousand
dollars
for
the
quad
caucus
and
women's
legislative
network.
I
think
that's
appropriate
when
we
talk
about
diversity,
equity
and
inclusion.
A
A
A
That
mean
exclude
anyone
that
doesn't
have
a
political
ideology
consistent
with
a
majority
of
the
groups
and
not
to
be
controversial
or
contentious,
but
I,
but
I
think
that
the
trademark
of
ncsl
is
that
we
strive
very
hard
to
bring
people
together
and
when
we
talk
about
equity
and
inclusion,
and
we
talk
about
tolerance
and
diversity.
If
tolerance
and
diversity
means
I'm
intolerant
of
anyone,
that's
not
like
me.
E
E
Yeah,
so
so
that
that's
kind
of
an
easy
thing
for
me
to
address
because,
as
as
you
know,
but
I'm
glad
you've
given
me
this
opportunity
to
kind
of
underscore
it
and
put
it
in
bold
and
italicize
it.
Our
commitment
to
that
kind
of
diversity,
which
is
to
say
idea,
diversity,
liberal,
conservative
in
between,
is
so
paramount
and
so
ingrained
in
all
of
our
programs.
E
That,
if
you
you
know,
look
at
the
what
we
do,
whether
it's
programs
in
the
caucus
or
programs
at
the
summit
or
articles
that
we
write.
I
I
would
I
I
would
would
be
very
comfortable
saying
that
we
are
highly
attuned
to
that.
So
I
I
think
it's
really
important
what
you're,
what
you're
saying
the
terms
of
making
sure
that
diversity
includes
that
whole
range
of
ideological
diversity,
and
it
is
top
of
mind
for
us,
and
so
we
will
we
will.
But
it's
good
to
hear
you
know.
E
Have
you
say
it,
because
I
think
that
helps
us
reinforce
it
with
our
staff
and
our
partners
that
this
is
a
prime
directive
to
pull
a
star
trek
term
for
how
we
how
we
function
in
this.
In
this
environment,
which
is
you
know,
as
you
know,
polarized-
and
a
lot
of
the
terms
have
become
you
know,
take
on
meanings
beyond.
Of
course,
we've
had
the
quad
coxes.
This
is
an
ongoing
commitment
that
we've
had
for
years.
A
A
J
Yes,
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
that
there
is
a
very
small
award
in
here.
In
fact,
I
think
it's
the
smallest
award,
but
in
my
opinion,
I
think
it
is
the
most
important
award-
and
I
just
want
to
thank
ncsl
for
this
and
just
want
to
call
it
out.
It
is
a
little
eleven
thousand
dollar
award
for
what
is
defined
as
a
recycling
partnership,
and
I
think
it
is
one
of
the
most
valuable
awards
in
here.
J
That
is
very
exciting
and
I
think
it
impacts
a
lot,
a
lot
of
legislators,
stakeholders
and
the
nation,
and
I
think
it
is
going
to
be
extremely
important,
because
this
fills
a
space
in
the
states
that,
I
think,
is
extremely
important
and
the
reason
I
say
this
is
right.
Now
there
seems
to
be
a
tremendous
amount
of
discussion
on
this.
J
But
the
reason
I
mentioned
ncsl
as
being
the
only
entity
here
to
shepherd
this
is
ncsl,
has
a
reputation
that
is
honored
and
respected
as
being
one
that
will
not
be
swayed
by
corporate
money
or
partisan
politics.
It
is,
it
is
dedicated
to
good
policy
that
will
work
in
the
states,
and
that
is
the
goal.
I
hope
of
this
partnership
is
to
find
solutions
in
this
area
that
the
states
are
struggling
with.
J
The
states
and
localities
are
struggling
with
concerns
that
are
multiple
in
stress
points
that
peop
the
they
just
you
know,
there's
have
so
many
components,
and
so
many
stakeholders
that
are
at
the
table
that
some
begrudgingly
are
coming
to
the
table.
Some
are
eager
to
be
at
the
table
and
are
all
different
levels
of
the
political
spectrum
and
to
have
a
to
have
a
neutral
part,
a
neutral
entity
to
bring
them
to
the
table.
J
I
believe
only
ncsl
can
do
that
and
and
really
bring
together
the
parties
to
negotiate
and
talk
a
a
private
partner,
public
partnership
to
bring
out
if
anybody
can
bring
good
policy
together.
It's
going
to
be
ncsl,
and
I
think
that
this
partnership
is
the
beginning
of
something
that
could
really
bring
good,
workable
policy
to
the
states
and
on
this
subject,
and
so
I'm
so
very,
very
excited
for
this,
and
I
really
hope
that
there's
going
to
be
some
great
things
that
come
out
of
this.
A
A
A
A
L
L
L
We
went
up
in
money
as
we've
been
talking
about
over
3
million
in
revenue,
and
that
is
really
because
of
our
rise
in
platinum
sponsorship.
Again
we
had
11
new
platinum
sponsors
and
then
three
upgraded
sponsors
and,
of
course,
the
capital
circle.
Sponsorship
is
tremendous
too
having
five
at
the
capitol
circle
level
and
we're
thrilled
that
even
fy22
is
looking
really
strong
with
new
capital
circle
sponsors.
You
know
when
kevin
and
I
go
out
and
fundraise,
it's
pretty
rare
that
we
that
we
pitch
capital
circle
to
a
brand
new
sponsor.
L
That's
never
worked
with
us
before
and
we
have.
We
have
two
sponsors
coming
in
at
capital
circle
that
we
have
not
met
and
not
worked
with
in
the
past.
So
I
just
think
that's
a
tremendous
tremendous
nod
to
ncsl
and
our
brand
and
how
strong
we
are
in
the
space
of
being
a
bipartisan
trusted
organization
that
really
delivers
on
strong
programming
and
allows
the
private
sector
to
be
engaged
and
and
network
with
with
lawmakers
and
key
legislative
staff.
L
So
so
I
want
to
thank
my
fellow
and
csl
employees
that
are
on
the
on
this
call,
because
we
really
couldn't
do
it
without
you
and,
of
course,
all
the
legislators
that
are
committed
to
our
work.
We
couldn't
do
it
without
you
and
the
staff
so
thanks
to
just
to
everybody
for
making
this
year
so
strong
for
us.
Okay.
L
So
what's
up
now,
our
unrestricted
has
well
it's
kind
of
flattened
out
a
little
bit
according
to
this
graph,
but
we're
just
so
happy
that
that
we
did
go
over
3
million
this
year
and
that
we
are
able
to
grant
back
in
supplemental
awards
and
then
kevin.
Do
you
mind
going
back
to
those
bar
graphs
that
I
think
are
just
or
sorry
the
pie
charts?
L
L
L
So
we
didn't
have
any
new
capital
circle,
but
we
will
in
fy22
and
then,
of
course,
we
did
have
folks
that
downgraded
a
lot
of
them
in
sort
of
the
travel
industry
and
for
other
reasons,
but
we're
just
so
happy
that
they
stuck
with
us
and
that
they
trust
us
and
we're
hoping
to
get
them
back
at
their
previous
level.
We
have
lap
sponsors
boards
directors.
Please
take
a
look
at
that
list.
We're
working
hard
to
get
those
folks
back
on
board
with
us.
L
It's
always
hard
to
lose
a
sponsor,
and
especially
one
that
we
feel
like
we
worked
really
hard
with
this
past
year.
It
was
challenging
to
deliver
on
benefits
when
we
weren't
meeting
face
to
face
but
kevin,
and
I
did
really
just
so
many
meetings
over
this
platform
or
on
teams
to
make
sure
that
our
sponsors
were
meeting
with
policy
staff
at
ncsl
and
also
trying
to
get
on
webinars
or
even
on
meetings,
future
meetings,
a
meeting
with
lawmakers
meeting
with
our
board
executive
committee,
etc.
L
C
Caroline,
let's
call
out
too
so.
Some
of
these
are
just
timing
with
fiscal
year
in
and
how
so
richard
ledbeter
is
on
the
call
so
ezra's
on
this
list,
for
example,
but
they
have
renewed
at
the
capital
circle
level.
So,
while
we
had
to
just
for
accounting
reasons,
treat
them
one
way
for
the
end
of
fiscal
year,
they
are
still
back
in
the
fold
at
a
higher
level.
Actually
kevin.
L
I'm
really
glad
you
brought
that
up,
because
there
are
a
handful
that
are
coming
back
and,
of
course,
esri
coming
in
at
capital.
Circle
for
fy22
is
tremendous,
so
sorry
that
it's
like
right
in
the
middle
of
the
page
and
maybe
people's
eyes
were
drawn
to
that
that
richard
had
dropped
when
in
reality,
they're
coming
back
and
at
a
high
level.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
that
up.
There
are.
L
There
are
a
handful
of
others
and
maybe,
if
you
scroll
down
further,
it
will
even
show
those
that
we
know
are
coming
back
like
american
airlines
every
time
for
gun
safety
is
another
one.
That's
coming
up
to
capitol
circle.
They
had
been
participating
with
us,
I
think
at
gold,
and
so
again
you
can
review
all
of
this
that
you're
at
your
leisure,
but
we
would
really
be
grateful
to
work
with
you
if
any
of
our
directors
have
contacts
there
to
get
those
sponsors
back
in
the
fold.
L
A
Let
me
explain,
explain
the
strategy
here,
because
a
final
business
item
is
a
award
approving
the
foundation
budget.
I
wanted
to
make
certain
we
had
all
relevant
financial
information.
We've
gone
through
the
supplemental
awards
for
fiscal
year,
21
the
proposed
words
for
fiscal
year.
22.
we've
got
a
complete
report
of
what
the
budget
is
with
highlighting
salaries,
some
changes
and
whatever
and
now
we've
covered.
What's
happened
with
our
sponsors,
sponsors
and
sponsorships.
A
G
A
A
I'd
encourage
every
board
member
I've
been
involved
with
ncsl
as
a
legislator.
I've
been
involved
with
the
foundation
as
a
board
member
for
a
few
years,
and
it
is
remarkable
what
this
organization
is
accomplishing.
It
is
absolutely
remarkable,
given
the
the
landscape
with
covid,
with
the
the
changing
political
landscape
and
such
it
is
incredible.
I
would
encourage
every
board
member
to
review
the
reports
and
and
all
that
that
this
team,
meaning
every
one
of
you
that
are
on
this
zoom,
have
been
able
to
accomplish.
A
See
none,
then
I
would
encourage
everyone
to
attend
base
camp
next
week
and
then
the
legislative
summit
november.
Third
to
fifth,
I
I
think
it
may
have
been
danielle
who
said
that
that
we
could
have
held
the
a
meeting
in
a
in
a
box,
and
people
still
would
have
come
because
of
just
the
cabin
fever
and
wanting
to
get
out.
I
look
forward
to
a
great
attendance
in
tampa.
Look
forward
to
it.
Next
board
meeting
will
be
tuesday
november
2nd
over
lunch.