20 Dec 2022
Nearly 90,000 early care and education professionals have left the field since early 2020, leaving parents across the country without care and employers without workers. Learn how two states, California and Louisiana, are tapping into workforce data to inform policy and investments for the early care and education workforce.
- 7 participants
- 59 minutes
10 Nov 2022
The upcoming election will be the most closely watched political moment in years. Voters in 46 states will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to determine the outcome of 6,279 legislative races. Of the nation’s 7,386 legislators, 3,978 are Republican and 3,266 are Democrat. Republicans maintain 61 legislative chambers while Democrats hold 37. Nebraska has a nonpartisan, unicameral Legislature.
NCSL elections and redistricting experts Wendy Underhill, Ben Williams and Amanda Zoch will host a post-election discussion about what the outcome means for states, and what to expect in the upcoming legislative sessions.
The event will be held Nov. 10, 2022, from 8:45-10 a.m. at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. You can attend in person or watch the briefing online. Registration information for both in-person and online are below.
Visit the 2022 NCSL State Elections page for analysis and discussion of all things related to the 2022 elections and what they mean for state policy in the coming year.
The State Elections 2022 post-election briefing is sponsored by NCSL.
👉 Visit our 2022 NCSL State Elections page for in-depth details.
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/ncsl-state-elections-2022.aspx
NCSL elections and redistricting experts Wendy Underhill, Ben Williams and Amanda Zoch will host a post-election discussion about what the outcome means for states, and what to expect in the upcoming legislative sessions.
The event will be held Nov. 10, 2022, from 8:45-10 a.m. at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. You can attend in person or watch the briefing online. Registration information for both in-person and online are below.
Visit the 2022 NCSL State Elections page for analysis and discussion of all things related to the 2022 elections and what they mean for state policy in the coming year.
The State Elections 2022 post-election briefing is sponsored by NCSL.
👉 Visit our 2022 NCSL State Elections page for in-depth details.
https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/ncsl-state-elections-2022.aspx
- 11 participants
- 1:21 hours
3 Nov 2022
In the lead-up to a heated midterm election, MDM—or mis-, dis- and malinformation—is a pervasive threat, with sources both foreign and domestic. MDM can mislead, confuse, anger or discourage voters, and it can also make elections harder to run. Join this webinar to find out more about the consequences of MDM internationally and at home and learn what legislators can do about it as both community leaders and lawmakers.
Moderator:
• Mandy Zoch, project manager, NCSL’s Elections and Redistricting Program
Speaker:
• Matt Masterson, director of information integrity, Microsoft
• Colin Eide, senior manager, Digital Threat Analysis Center, Microsoft
Moderator:
• Mandy Zoch, project manager, NCSL’s Elections and Redistricting Program
Speaker:
• Matt Masterson, director of information integrity, Microsoft
• Colin Eide, senior manager, Digital Threat Analysis Center, Microsoft
- 3 participants
- 52 minutes
26 Aug 2022
👉 Watch Part 1 of the Student Loan Forgiveness in Focus series:
https://youtu.be/vkfY087Zm-0
📌 Resources:
U.S. Department of Education: Debt Relief Announcement (https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief-announcement/)
U.S. Department of Education: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver (https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/pslf-limited-waiver)
Speakers:
• Ashley Harrington, senior advisor, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education
• Austin Reid, senior legislative director, NCSL
https://youtu.be/vkfY087Zm-0
📌 Resources:
U.S. Department of Education: Debt Relief Announcement (https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief-announcement/)
U.S. Department of Education: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver (https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/pslf-limited-waiver)
Speakers:
• Ashley Harrington, senior advisor, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education
• Austin Reid, senior legislative director, NCSL
- 2 participants
- 52 minutes
20 Jul 2022
This housing policy briefing will provide informative and timely information highlighting both state and federal housing policy, along with federal covid housing spending, the LIFELINE Act, along with housing policy collaboration amongst the states.
State lawmakers will give updates on state housing policies in their states, and we will be joined by the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) for an update on federal housing legislation and hear more about the issues state housing agencies and legislators are currently confronting.
Moderators:
• Jon Jukuri (NCSL)
• Sen. Becky Massey (TN)
Speakers:
• Rep. Nadine Nakamura (HI)
• Jennifer Schwartz (NCSHA)
• Cameron Rifkin (NCSL)
State lawmakers will give updates on state housing policies in their states, and we will be joined by the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) for an update on federal housing legislation and hear more about the issues state housing agencies and legislators are currently confronting.
Moderators:
• Jon Jukuri (NCSL)
• Sen. Becky Massey (TN)
Speakers:
• Rep. Nadine Nakamura (HI)
• Jennifer Schwartz (NCSHA)
• Cameron Rifkin (NCSL)
- 5 participants
- 56 minutes
14 Jul 2022
On June 25, President Biden signed the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act” into law. This new law is the first piece of federal legislation in decades to address the issue of gun violence in the United States and contains provisions addressing access to mental health resources in schools and the greater community, background checks, illegal firearms trafficking, and grants to support these programs. NCSL provided a briefing for our members to learn about the nuts and bolts of this new law and how it impacts states.
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Summary:
• https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/standcomm/sclcjps/Senate-Gun-Legislation-June-2022.pdf
School Safety: Overview and Legislative Tracking:
• https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-safety.aspx
School Safety: Prevention:
• https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-safety-prevention636876490.aspx
Bipartisan Safer Communities Act Summary:
• https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/standcomm/sclcjps/Senate-Gun-Legislation-June-2022.pdf
School Safety: Overview and Legislative Tracking:
• https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-safety.aspx
School Safety: Prevention:
• https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-safety-prevention636876490.aspx
- 4 participants
- 29 minutes
24 Jun 2022
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is well known for providing nutrition support for individuals and families with low incomes. The lesser-known SNAP Employment and Training Program (SNAP E&T) helps eligible participants develop skills to achieve economic mobility. SNAP E&T provides employability assessments, training, transportation and child care, all of which help participants attain and sustain employment. Learn about opportunities state legislatures have to boost economic recovery and decrease food insecurity by investing in their SNAP E&T program using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and other sources.
Speaker Bios:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/Health/SNAP-E-T-Speaker-Bios.pdf
Presentation Slides:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/cyf/Slides-SNAP-ET-Food-Security-through-Economic-Mobility.pdf
Moderator:
• Rachel Gragg, Office of Employment and Training, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Speakers:
• Nick Moore, director of the Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation, Office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
• Sage Learn, director of government relations, Portland Community College
Speaker Bios:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/Health/SNAP-E-T-Speaker-Bios.pdf
Presentation Slides:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/cyf/Slides-SNAP-ET-Food-Security-through-Economic-Mobility.pdf
Moderator:
• Rachel Gragg, Office of Employment and Training, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Speakers:
• Nick Moore, director of the Governor’s Office of Education and Workforce Transformation, Office of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey
• Sage Learn, director of government relations, Portland Community College
- 6 participants
- 1:14 hours
17 Jun 2022
👉 Explore the Energy Resilience Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/ncsl-energy-resilience-webinars.aspx
Whether it’s hurricanes in the Southeast or wildfires in the West, states have increasingly required their electric utilities to plan for and mitigate risks associated with the most common natural threats in a given region. This webinar will look at these plans and how state regulators and utilities have implemented these requirements to enhance system resilience.
Moderator:
• Dan Shea, program principal – Energy, NCSL
Speakers:
• Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, New York
• Amanda LeMaster, Coordinator, Energy Assurance and Efficiency, Kentucky Office of Energy Policy
• Matthew Gardner, Director – System Protection, Dominion Energy
https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/ncsl-energy-resilience-webinars.aspx
Whether it’s hurricanes in the Southeast or wildfires in the West, states have increasingly required their electric utilities to plan for and mitigate risks associated with the most common natural threats in a given region. This webinar will look at these plans and how state regulators and utilities have implemented these requirements to enhance system resilience.
Moderator:
• Dan Shea, program principal – Energy, NCSL
Speakers:
• Assemblywoman Amy Paulin, New York
• Amanda LeMaster, Coordinator, Energy Assurance and Efficiency, Kentucky Office of Energy Policy
• Matthew Gardner, Director – System Protection, Dominion Energy
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
10 Jun 2022
📌 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
The migration of wildlife has occurred for thousands of years, yet it’s only recently that we have the data to fully understand these seasonal movements. As large mammals, such as deer and elk, make these journeys, they encounter an ever-growing network of highways and development that can provide tragic consequences to both wildlife and humans. As many as 2 million collisions between motor vehicles and wildlife occur annually in the U.S., costing more than $8 billion. This webinar will explore the use of wildlife corridors and other tools available to policymakers to reduce habitat fragmentation, wildlife-vehicle collisions and associated costs.
Moderator:
• Jennifer Schultz, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speakers:
• Cidney Bowman, wildlife passage program coordinator, Oregon Department of Transportation
• Matt Skroch, project director, U.S. public lands and rivers conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Senator Mimi Stewart, New Mexico
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
The migration of wildlife has occurred for thousands of years, yet it’s only recently that we have the data to fully understand these seasonal movements. As large mammals, such as deer and elk, make these journeys, they encounter an ever-growing network of highways and development that can provide tragic consequences to both wildlife and humans. As many as 2 million collisions between motor vehicles and wildlife occur annually in the U.S., costing more than $8 billion. This webinar will explore the use of wildlife corridors and other tools available to policymakers to reduce habitat fragmentation, wildlife-vehicle collisions and associated costs.
Moderator:
• Jennifer Schultz, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speakers:
• Cidney Bowman, wildlife passage program coordinator, Oregon Department of Transportation
• Matt Skroch, project director, U.S. public lands and rivers conservation, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Senator Mimi Stewart, New Mexico
- 4 participants
- 50 minutes
2 Jun 2022
📌 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
The United States’ 480,000 school buses account for 80% of all buses nationwide. Only 1% of school buses are electrified. According to the World Resources Institute, electrifying the entire fleet of U.S. school buses would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 8 megatons per year and reduce emissions from all U.S. buses by 35% per year. The IIJA provided $2.5 billion in funding specifically for zero-emission electric school buses and an additional $2.5 billion for all types of low-emission buses. This webinar for state legislators and legislative staff will focus on policy options and funding opportunities for school bus electrification.
Moderator:
• Aaron Ray, associate director - energy, National Conference of State Legislatures (moderator)
Speakers:
• Abby Brown, transportation research project leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Sen. Julie Gonzales, Colorado
• Karl Simon, director – transportation and climate division, office of transportation air and quality, Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
The United States’ 480,000 school buses account for 80% of all buses nationwide. Only 1% of school buses are electrified. According to the World Resources Institute, electrifying the entire fleet of U.S. school buses would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 8 megatons per year and reduce emissions from all U.S. buses by 35% per year. The IIJA provided $2.5 billion in funding specifically for zero-emission electric school buses and an additional $2.5 billion for all types of low-emission buses. This webinar for state legislators and legislative staff will focus on policy options and funding opportunities for school bus electrification.
Moderator:
• Aaron Ray, associate director - energy, National Conference of State Legislatures (moderator)
Speakers:
• Abby Brown, transportation research project leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Sen. Julie Gonzales, Colorado
• Karl Simon, director – transportation and climate division, office of transportation air and quality, Environmental Protection Agency
- 4 participants
- 60 minutes
27 May 2022
There are a variety of infrastructure hardening measures that utilities can pursue to make their electric infrastructure more resilient to natural disasters, from replacing older wooden poles with concrete to protecting substations against flooding. This webinar will explore the most common approaches to hardening energy infrastructure against a variety of threats, including expert assessments on effectiveness and a look at how state PUCs consider the cost-benefit of these investments.
Moderator:
•Dan Shea, program principal – Energy, NCSL
Speakers:
•Jonathon Monken, principal, Converge Strategies
•Riaz Mohammed, director-Resiliency and Environmental Policy, EEI
•Alice Napoleon, principal associate, Synapse Energy Economics
📌 NCSL Energy Resilience Webinars:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/ncsl-energy-resilience-webinars.aspx
Moderator:
•Dan Shea, program principal – Energy, NCSL
Speakers:
•Jonathon Monken, principal, Converge Strategies
•Riaz Mohammed, director-Resiliency and Environmental Policy, EEI
•Alice Napoleon, principal associate, Synapse Energy Economics
📌 NCSL Energy Resilience Webinars:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/ncsl-energy-resilience-webinars.aspx
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
13 May 2022
👉 Women's Legislative Network Monthly Boost Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/womens-legislative-network/monthly-boost-2022-virtual-series.aspx
Women bear most of the burden of caregiving in this country. With the supply of child care on the decline and the rise of our aging population, the demands are becoming more challenging. COVID-19 magnified the issues families face with rising child care costs and has resulted in how we think about approaches to care for our nation’s youngest citizens. According to AARP, two out of three caregivers are women. This Monthly Boost explores policy solutions for these unique challenges effecting women.
Experts:
• Jennifer Palmer, senior policy specialist, NCSL
• Lauren Ryan, senior legislative representative, Government Affairs Family and Caregiving Team, AARP
https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/womens-legislative-network/monthly-boost-2022-virtual-series.aspx
Women bear most of the burden of caregiving in this country. With the supply of child care on the decline and the rise of our aging population, the demands are becoming more challenging. COVID-19 magnified the issues families face with rising child care costs and has resulted in how we think about approaches to care for our nation’s youngest citizens. According to AARP, two out of three caregivers are women. This Monthly Boost explores policy solutions for these unique challenges effecting women.
Experts:
• Jennifer Palmer, senior policy specialist, NCSL
• Lauren Ryan, senior legislative representative, Government Affairs Family and Caregiving Team, AARP
- 4 participants
- 40 minutes
11 May 2022
👉 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
Vulnerable road users are at higher risk for serious injury or death in the event of a crash. According to NHTSA, pedestrians and bicyclists comprised around 20% of all traffic fatalities in 2019, a significant jump from 15% of fatalities in 2010. States continue to pass laws aimed at improving pedestrian and cyclist safety. Traffic safety experts are also exploring strategies such as the Safe Systems approach to enhance roadway safety for people on a bicycle, scooter or on foot. Join us to learn more about notable state efforts to protect vulnerable road users and new provisions and funding in the federal infrastructure act to improve nonmotorized safety.
Moderator:
•Douglas Shinkle, transportation program director, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speakers:
•Ken McLeod, policy director, League of American Bicyclists
Barb Chamberlin, director, active transportation division, Washington Department of Transportation
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
Vulnerable road users are at higher risk for serious injury or death in the event of a crash. According to NHTSA, pedestrians and bicyclists comprised around 20% of all traffic fatalities in 2019, a significant jump from 15% of fatalities in 2010. States continue to pass laws aimed at improving pedestrian and cyclist safety. Traffic safety experts are also exploring strategies such as the Safe Systems approach to enhance roadway safety for people on a bicycle, scooter or on foot. Join us to learn more about notable state efforts to protect vulnerable road users and new provisions and funding in the federal infrastructure act to improve nonmotorized safety.
Moderator:
•Douglas Shinkle, transportation program director, National Conference of State Legislatures
Speakers:
•Ken McLeod, policy director, League of American Bicyclists
Barb Chamberlin, director, active transportation division, Washington Department of Transportation
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
9 May 2022
Decisions made in sectors outside of public health and health care—education, housing and employment, for example—can directly affect the factors that shape people’s health. Some jurisdictions use tools such as a “health notes,” health impact reviews and demographic notes to examine the potential health and equity implications of proposed legislation and policies in a range of sectors. This webinar will discuss how health notes were developed and the content they include. Respondents will also have a chance to highlight how they have used health analyses in their legislatures.
- 4 participants
- 54 minutes
4 May 2022
📌 Legislative Staff Week 2022:
https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislative-staff/legislative-staff-coordinating-committee/legislative-staff-week-overview-2022.aspx
The theme of this year’s Legislative Staff Week is the power of recognition and gratitude. How can legislative staff incorporate these ideas into the workplace? Best-selling author and workplace strategist Erica Keswin will be on hand to discuss how—as well as how you and your team can improve performance through rituals. Rituals are the tools of the human workplace, and Keswin will serve as your guide in designing your own rituals road map. You’ll learn how to create and amplify the important rituals that keep you and your team connected to each other and your company’s purpose and values. Discover for yourself how to transform your everyday routines into workplace magic.
Speaker: Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist who has worked for the past 20 years with some of the most iconic brands in the world as a consultant, speaker, writer, podcast host and professional dot-connector. Her first book, “Bring Your Human to Work,” was a Wall Street Journal bestseller in its first week and serves as a powerful guide to a workplace revolution that honors relationships and puts people first.
Keswin’s next book, “Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic,” is the authoritative guide to workplace rituals and how they can transform any organization. With workplaces around the world moving to digital platforms in the midst of a global threat, rituals have never been more important to keeping individuals and teams feeling psychologically safe and connected to their purpose.
In her game-changing keynotes—in person and virtually—Keswin highlights how relationships are the most powerful driver of success for individuals and companies striving to attract and retain talent and loyal customers.
Leaving audiences deeply informed and engaged, she reveals her tried-and-true, human road map for people seeking a more meaningful and connected work life, and provides actionable insights on everything from how to cultivate a work culture of diversity and inclusion to how to connect with customers in an authentic way.
Most important, Keswin teaches audiences how to bring their “human” to work even when they can’t go to work.
Keswin’s work and insights can be seen in varied media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., Quartz at Work, Huffington Post, O Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Mogul, and Conscious Company. She is also the founder of the Spaghetti Project, a platform devoted to sharing the science and stories of relationships at work.
https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislative-staff/legislative-staff-coordinating-committee/legislative-staff-week-overview-2022.aspx
The theme of this year’s Legislative Staff Week is the power of recognition and gratitude. How can legislative staff incorporate these ideas into the workplace? Best-selling author and workplace strategist Erica Keswin will be on hand to discuss how—as well as how you and your team can improve performance through rituals. Rituals are the tools of the human workplace, and Keswin will serve as your guide in designing your own rituals road map. You’ll learn how to create and amplify the important rituals that keep you and your team connected to each other and your company’s purpose and values. Discover for yourself how to transform your everyday routines into workplace magic.
Speaker: Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin is a workplace strategist who has worked for the past 20 years with some of the most iconic brands in the world as a consultant, speaker, writer, podcast host and professional dot-connector. Her first book, “Bring Your Human to Work,” was a Wall Street Journal bestseller in its first week and serves as a powerful guide to a workplace revolution that honors relationships and puts people first.
Keswin’s next book, “Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic,” is the authoritative guide to workplace rituals and how they can transform any organization. With workplaces around the world moving to digital platforms in the midst of a global threat, rituals have never been more important to keeping individuals and teams feeling psychologically safe and connected to their purpose.
In her game-changing keynotes—in person and virtually—Keswin highlights how relationships are the most powerful driver of success for individuals and companies striving to attract and retain talent and loyal customers.
Leaving audiences deeply informed and engaged, she reveals her tried-and-true, human road map for people seeking a more meaningful and connected work life, and provides actionable insights on everything from how to cultivate a work culture of diversity and inclusion to how to connect with customers in an authentic way.
Most important, Keswin teaches audiences how to bring their “human” to work even when they can’t go to work.
Keswin’s work and insights can be seen in varied media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc., Quartz at Work, Huffington Post, O Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Mogul, and Conscious Company. She is also the founder of the Spaghetti Project, a platform devoted to sharing the science and stories of relationships at work.
- 2 participants
- 55 minutes
3 May 2022
With the 2020 census results out, many are eager to use the data—and to assess its accuracy. The U.S. Census Bureau has begun releasing its own data-quality evaluations, with national results from the 2020 Post-Enumeration Survey and the 2020 Demographic Analysis estimates. Data users outside the bureau are looking at quality, too. In this webinar, we’ll discuss this decade’s census data quality and how it compares with that of previous decades, what additional analyses are coming from inside and outside the bureau, and what questions remain.
👉Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/redistricting.aspx
📌Additional Resources:
•2020 Post-Enumeration Survey
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/coverage-measurement/pes.2020.html#overview
•2020 Demographic Analysis
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/demo/popest/2020-demographic-analysis-tables.html
Moderator:
•Wendy Underhill, Director of the Elections & Redistricting Program, NCSL
Speakers:
•Tim Kennel, assistant division chief for statistical methods, U.S. Census Bureau
•Teresa Sullivan, chair, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Panel to Evaluate the Quality of the 2020 Census
•Dr. William O'Hare, president, O'Hare Data and Demographic Services LLC
👉Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/redistricting.aspx
📌Additional Resources:
•2020 Post-Enumeration Survey
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/about/coverage-measurement/pes.2020.html#overview
•2020 Demographic Analysis
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/demo/popest/2020-demographic-analysis-tables.html
Moderator:
•Wendy Underhill, Director of the Elections & Redistricting Program, NCSL
Speakers:
•Tim Kennel, assistant division chief for statistical methods, U.S. Census Bureau
•Teresa Sullivan, chair, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Panel to Evaluate the Quality of the 2020 Census
•Dr. William O'Hare, president, O'Hare Data and Demographic Services LLC
- 5 participants
- 1:00 hours
25 Apr 2022
👉 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
As states work to enhance energy resilience in the face of human and natural threats, microgrids are a growing topic of interest due to their ability to serve customers with power even when grid outages occur. However, the unique nature of microgrids—which are designed to operate in tandem with the electric grid during normal conditions—often leaves them in regulatory and financial limbo in many states. This webinar will look at how certain states have developed policies to provide certainty to utilities and developers to promote and encourage microgrid development and enhance resilience.
Moderator:
• Daniel Shea, program principal - energy, National Conference of State Legislatiures
Speakers:
• Sam Cramer, senior program director, National Association of State Energy Officials
• Leuwam Tesfai, chef of staff and legal advisor to Commissioner Genevieve, Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
• Donald Wingate, vice president sales - Microgrid Solutions and Strategic Partners, Schneider Electric
📌 Discovery more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
As states work to enhance energy resilience in the face of human and natural threats, microgrids are a growing topic of interest due to their ability to serve customers with power even when grid outages occur. However, the unique nature of microgrids—which are designed to operate in tandem with the electric grid during normal conditions—often leaves them in regulatory and financial limbo in many states. This webinar will look at how certain states have developed policies to provide certainty to utilities and developers to promote and encourage microgrid development and enhance resilience.
Moderator:
• Daniel Shea, program principal - energy, National Conference of State Legislatiures
Speakers:
• Sam Cramer, senior program director, National Association of State Energy Officials
• Leuwam Tesfai, chef of staff and legal advisor to Commissioner Genevieve, Shiroma, California Public Utilities Commission
• Donald Wingate, vice president sales - Microgrid Solutions and Strategic Partners, Schneider Electric
📌 Discovery more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
12 Apr 2022
Women consistently earn less than men. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2020, women earned 82 cents for every dollar a man earned. While the gap has narrowed since the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and more younger women enter male-dominated occupations, the gender wage gap persists. For women of color and women older than 45, the gap is even larger. The types of jobs women work effects this gap and recent data tells us more about the impact of the pay gap. During this session, WLN will host a discussion on what states are doing to close the pay gap. Emily Martin, expert at the National Women’s Law Center, will provide an overview of the issue and state actions. And the Women’s Bureau will share a recent report and current data that looks into the impact of gender and racial inequality.
Speakers:
• Emily Martin, vice-president for Education and Workplace Justice, National Women’s Law Center
• Sarah Jane Glynn, U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
📌 Discovery more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
Speakers:
• Emily Martin, vice-president for Education and Workplace Justice, National Women’s Law Center
• Sarah Jane Glynn, U.S. Department of Labor, Women’s Bureau
📌 Discovery more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
- 5 participants
- 53 minutes
8 Apr 2022
States across the country face a backlog of orphaned oil and gas wells, which can continue to emit methane and other pollutants if left unaddressed or improperly sealed. However, the costs of plugging and reclaiming oil and gas well sites often exceeds the amount available for reclamation. Further, many older wells have long been abandoned, and their owners no longer exist. It is often unclear who can or should be responsible for paying the plugging and reclamation costs. Recognizing these challenges, Congress included $4.7 billion for orphaned well plugging, remediation and restoration in the federal infrastructure bill. This webinar will educate state legislators on this new program, how their states can obtain funding and their options for directing these funds to meet their states’ needs and reclamation priorities.
Moderator:
• Aaron Ray, associate director,National Conference of State Legislatiures
Speakers:
• Dave Andrews, orphan well program manager, Colorado Department of Natural Resources - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
• Sarah Solomon, senior program associate, AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues
• Steve Tryon, director, office of environmental policy and compliance, Department of the Interior
• Steve Feldgus, deputy assistant secretary, land and minerals management, Department of the Interior
👉 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
Moderator:
• Aaron Ray, associate director,National Conference of State Legislatiures
Speakers:
• Dave Andrews, orphan well program manager, Colorado Department of Natural Resources - Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
• Sarah Solomon, senior program associate, AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues
• Steve Tryon, director, office of environmental policy and compliance, Department of the Interior
• Steve Feldgus, deputy assistant secretary, land and minerals management, Department of the Interior
👉 Natural Resources and Infrastructure Committee 2022 Spring Webinar Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/standing-committees/natural-resources-and-infrastructure/natural-resources-and-infrastructure-committee-2022-spring-webinar-series.aspx
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
31 Mar 2022
As schools emerge from the pandemic, how much funding will they have to address new and longstanding challenges? In this briefing, NCSL will provide the latest data on state education budgets and offer updates on legislative efforts across the country to improve education finance systems. NCSL will also provide updates on the implementation of the Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief (ESSER) program, including state and district spending and the challenges states are facing with Maintenance of Effort and Maintenance of Equity provisions in the American Rescue Plan.
State legislative leaders and legislative staff will offer insights on the unique education funding and finance issues in their states, including:
• Ann Millner, Majority Whip, Utah Senate
• Sharon Tomiko Santos, Education Committee Chair, Washington House of Representatives
• Kevin Drennan, Executive Director, New Jersey Senate Majority Office
• Marcus Benjamin, Senior Policy Advisor, Ohio Senate Majority Office
The conversation will be moderated by Austin Reid, NCSL’s Senior Legislative Director, alongside NCSL’s education finance expert, Senior Fellow Dan Thatcher.
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
State legislative leaders and legislative staff will offer insights on the unique education funding and finance issues in their states, including:
• Ann Millner, Majority Whip, Utah Senate
• Sharon Tomiko Santos, Education Committee Chair, Washington House of Representatives
• Kevin Drennan, Executive Director, New Jersey Senate Majority Office
• Marcus Benjamin, Senior Policy Advisor, Ohio Senate Majority Office
The conversation will be moderated by Austin Reid, NCSL’s Senior Legislative Director, alongside NCSL’s education finance expert, Senior Fellow Dan Thatcher.
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
11 Mar 2022
The second installment in the series celebrates Women’s History Month with a look at how women have strengthened legislatures and the workforce. We’ll focus on the historical lessons learned from the NCSL podcast series “Building Democracy,” including the ways women have contributed to the legislative institution. We’ll hear about the impact women have had on building equity in the workforce.
📌 Discovery more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
📌 Discovery more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
- 4 participants
- 42 minutes
8 Mar 2022
To improve the health of individuals experiencing homelessness and reduce associated health care costs, many states are leveraging COVID-19 relief and other funds to provide permanent supportive housing. This type of low-barrier, affordable housing provides health care and support services, such as case management, child care and employment assistance. Featuring national and state perspectives, this webinar will explore the landscape of permanent supportive housing and highlight several state legislative actions.
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
1 Mar 2022
This first session will offer an introduction to the WLN and practical training on finding resiliency during challenging times. When we encounter difficult circumstances in life, it is easy to feel anxious, overwhelmed or defeated. We can feel ill-equipped to deal with the uncertainty and change that swirls around us. But this doesn’t have to be the case. NCSL's training expert will offer several simple, easy-to-employ tactics that can build our capacity for “grit”—the ability to demonstrate perseverance, mental strength and resiliency in the face of life’s challenges.
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
📌 WLN Monthly Boost: 2022 Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/womens-legislative-network/monthly-boost-2022-virtual-series.aspx
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org:
https://www.ncsl.org/
📌 WLN Monthly Boost: 2022 Series:
https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/womens-legislative-network/monthly-boost-2022-virtual-series.aspx
- 4 participants
- 26 minutes
20 Dec 2021
Elections dominated the news cycle for much of 2021, with states introducing a historic number of bills on the topic. Join NCSL's elections team for a deep dive into the enactments making headlines across the country. This webinar will cover absentee/mail voting, drop boxes, voter identification and much more.
- 2 participants
- 39 minutes
7 Dec 2021
Racism as a Public Health Crisis: A Quad Caucus Townhall
Over the past year, issues around equity have been elevated. Particularly those linked to health equity with alarming death rates among black, brown and native communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fueled with Anti-Asian sentiment and a policing crisis, racism became easily identifiable as a public health crisis. Join the Quad Caucus for a townhall for state legislators of color to discuss how to collectively address health equity, exchange information on how state policymakers are prioritizing health equity and how to engage and support more equitable outcomes for communities of color. Dive into how conditions, resources, opportunities and power play a role in healthy communities for everyone.
◉ Aletha Maybank, MD, chief health equity officer, American Medical Association
◉ Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Maryland Delegate
◉ Event Host: Representative Billy Mitchell, Georgia
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org!
(https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/quad-caucus/quad-caucus-resources.aspx)
Over the past year, issues around equity have been elevated. Particularly those linked to health equity with alarming death rates among black, brown and native communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fueled with Anti-Asian sentiment and a policing crisis, racism became easily identifiable as a public health crisis. Join the Quad Caucus for a townhall for state legislators of color to discuss how to collectively address health equity, exchange information on how state policymakers are prioritizing health equity and how to engage and support more equitable outcomes for communities of color. Dive into how conditions, resources, opportunities and power play a role in healthy communities for everyone.
◉ Aletha Maybank, MD, chief health equity officer, American Medical Association
◉ Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Maryland Delegate
◉ Event Host: Representative Billy Mitchell, Georgia
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org!
(https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/quad-caucus/quad-caucus-resources.aspx)
- 7 participants
- 1:06 hours
7 Dec 2021
Racism as a Public Health Crisis: Connecting Lessons Learned and What’s Next?
Health outcomes for communities of color during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted conditions that resulted in more hospitalizations and higher death rates. The newest surge with the Delta variant presents a new set of challenges. Quad Caucus legislators will have a candid conversation with the nation’s leading health professionals on the tools policymakers need to improve systems that influence health outcomes for communities of color. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Senior Advisor, White House COVID-19 Response Team will provide keynote remarks and update the audience on the latest response team’s efforts. Professor Daniel Dawes will discuss innovative tools for data tracking. Join the Quad Caucus for an engaging and informative discussion on the latest in pandemic developments.
◉ Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, senior advisor, White House COVID-19 Response Team
◉ Daniel Dawes, JD, director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
◉ Event Hosts: Representative Ajay Pittman, Oklahoma and Representative Ryan Yamane, Hawaii
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org
(https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/quad-caucus/quad-caucus-resources.aspx)
Health outcomes for communities of color during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted conditions that resulted in more hospitalizations and higher death rates. The newest surge with the Delta variant presents a new set of challenges. Quad Caucus legislators will have a candid conversation with the nation’s leading health professionals on the tools policymakers need to improve systems that influence health outcomes for communities of color. Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, Senior Advisor, White House COVID-19 Response Team will provide keynote remarks and update the audience on the latest response team’s efforts. Professor Daniel Dawes will discuss innovative tools for data tracking. Join the Quad Caucus for an engaging and informative discussion on the latest in pandemic developments.
◉ Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS, senior advisor, White House COVID-19 Response Team
◉ Daniel Dawes, JD, director of Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
◉ Event Hosts: Representative Ajay Pittman, Oklahoma and Representative Ryan Yamane, Hawaii
📌 Discover more at NCSL.org
(https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislators/quad-caucus/quad-caucus-resources.aspx)
- 5 participants
- 1:10 hours
3 Dec 2021
Redistricting in statehouses is proceeding rapidly, and line-drawing will (mostly) be finished by next spring. Once the lines are drawn, can states wash their hands of this for another decade, or are there technical fixes legislatures could make to streamline the process 10 years from now? Tune in to this webinar for both an update on where things stand with redistricting (including pending litigation) and a rundown of technical changes that people on both sides of the aisle say could make the process better in the future.
Moderator:
▷ Lexi Stangl, lead counsel, Minnesota Senate Office of Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis
Speakers:
▷ Michelle Davis, senior policy analyst, Maryland Department of Legislative Services
▷ Ben Williams, program principal, Elections and Redistricting Program, NCSL
▷ Kim Brace, Election Data Services Inc.
Clark Bensen, Polidata Inc.
Moderator:
▷ Lexi Stangl, lead counsel, Minnesota Senate Office of Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis
Speakers:
▷ Michelle Davis, senior policy analyst, Maryland Department of Legislative Services
▷ Ben Williams, program principal, Elections and Redistricting Program, NCSL
▷ Kim Brace, Election Data Services Inc.
Clark Bensen, Polidata Inc.
- 5 participants
- 1:03 hours
22 Nov 2021
Between 2010 and 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau made changes to how it gathers race and ethnicity information. During that same decade, the U.S. became more diverse than ever, and Americans began to see their race and ethnicity differently as well. The result: more people identify as “some other race” and as “more than one race.” Learn what these changes may mean for redistricting, research and policymaking.
Moderator:
▷ Wendy Underhill, Director of the Elections & Redistricting Program, NCSL
Speakers:
▷ Nicholas A. Jones, Director and Senior Advisor of Race and Ethnic Research and Outreach, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
▷ C. Matthew Snipp, Professor of Humanities and Sciences in the Department of Sociology at Stanford University
▷ Clark Bensen, principal consultant and founder of Polidata
Head over to NCSL.org to discover more!
https://www.ncsl.org/
Moderator:
▷ Wendy Underhill, Director of the Elections & Redistricting Program, NCSL
Speakers:
▷ Nicholas A. Jones, Director and Senior Advisor of Race and Ethnic Research and Outreach, Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
▷ C. Matthew Snipp, Professor of Humanities and Sciences in the Department of Sociology at Stanford University
▷ Clark Bensen, principal consultant and founder of Polidata
Head over to NCSL.org to discover more!
https://www.ncsl.org/
- 4 participants
- 1:10 hours
22 Nov 2021
President Biden signed the bipartisan $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on Nov. 15, 2021. The bill was approved by House on Nov. 5 and in the Senate in August 2021. NCSL discusses the bill in-depth during this informative webinar.
Head over to NCSL.org (https://www.ncsl.org/) for more information on this bill (https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/publications-and-resources/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act.aspx).
Head over to NCSL.org (https://www.ncsl.org/) for more information on this bill (https://www.ncsl.org/ncsl-in-dc/publications-and-resources/infrastructure-investment-and-jobs-act.aspx).
- 6 participants
- 56 minutes
8 Nov 2021
This webinar state legislators will discuss their state's actions on midwives and doulas, including lessons learned in their respective states.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
28 Oct 2021
Legislative fiscal analysts are often tasked with reviewing budget requests agencies submit, and making recommendations to members. Geared towards less experienced legislative fiscal staff, this session will feature two seasoned legislative fiscal directors, who will offer advice on key questions to ask when reviewing requests, and other tricks of the trade.
Speakers:
-Kirk Fulford, Deputy Director, Legislative Fiscal Office, Alabama
-Melody DeBussey, Director, Senate Budget & Evaluation Office, Georgia
Speakers:
-Kirk Fulford, Deputy Director, Legislative Fiscal Office, Alabama
-Melody DeBussey, Director, Senate Budget & Evaluation Office, Georgia
- 3 participants
- 52 minutes
28 Oct 2021
The pandemic had a major impact on U.S. school systems, and states have been working hard to make sure schools have the funding and tools to address the many challenges. In this session, two NCSL experts will discuss issues facing K-12 education funding, including state programs to address learning loss, and the guidance and challenges around ARPA education funds.
Speakers:
-Dan Thatcher, Senior Education Fellow, NCSL
-Austin Reid, Senior Legislative Director, Federal Education Policy, NCSL
Speakers:
-Dan Thatcher, Senior Education Fellow, NCSL
-Austin Reid, Senior Legislative Director, Federal Education Policy, NCSL
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
27 Oct 2021
Vaccination plays a key role in the response to COVID-19. Effective vaccine distribution, administration and communication can eventually end the pandemic. Learn the latest information on the COVID vaccine roll out and state legislative policy options and intergovernmental collaborations that enhance equitable access to-and public confidence in-vaccines. Speakers include Capt. Amanda Cohn, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead, Maryland National Guard, and Matt Bobo, State of Alaska.
- 7 participants
- 59 minutes
27 Oct 2021
The economic resiliency of U.S. households is a cross-cutting issue like no other. It affects every aspect of life and intersects with every policy area, especially health, housing, employment, education and law enforcement. Despite its importance, economic mobility is on the decline. Learn more about the perils of waning economic mobility and about evidence-based solutions. Speakers include Danielle Goonan, The Rockefeller Foundation and David A. Williams, Opportunity Insights.
- 3 participants
- 59 minutes
25 Oct 2021
Early learning educators with experience in center, home-based, and school-based childcare and prekindergarten programs spoke on the impacts of COVID-19 on their well-being, their clients, and their profession. Our provider panel discussed the challenges facing their profession and what policy supports they felt would be most impactful.
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- 7 participants
- 1:02 hours
16 Sep 2021
State legislation, programs and policies that address cardiovascular disease in the context of preventing maternal mortality and improving women’s health.
Moderator:
▷ Khanh Nguyen, project manager, NCSL
Speakers:
▷ Dr. Rachel Bond, system director of women’s heart health, Dignity Health, member, Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee, Association of Black Cardiologists
▷ Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, medical director, Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
▷ Erik Skinner, policy associate, NCSL
PDF Resource:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/Health/MaternalResources_36677.pdf
Moderator:
▷ Khanh Nguyen, project manager, NCSL
Speakers:
▷ Dr. Rachel Bond, system director of women’s heart health, Dignity Health, member, Cardiovascular Disease in Women Committee, Association of Black Cardiologists
▷ Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell, medical director, Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review
▷ Erik Skinner, policy associate, NCSL
PDF Resource:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/Health/MaternalResources_36677.pdf
- 4 participants
- 60 minutes
16 Sep 2021
This webinar will provide a deep dive into two recently decided U.S. Supreme Court elections cases. In Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee the Supreme Court upheld two Arizona voting requirements which the DNC argued had a disparate impact on non-white voters in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Importantly, the court applied a number of factors which will apply in future cases. Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta isn’t obviously an elections case. The court held California violated the First Amendment by requiring charitable organizations to disclose their major donors to the state attorney general. In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the court’s decision “marks reporting and disclosure requirements with a bull’s-eye.”
Handout:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/lss/Elections-cases-2021.pdf
Moderator:
▷ Lisa Soronen, Executive Director, State & Local Legal Center
Speakers:
▷ Jessica Ring Amunson, partner, Jenner & Block
▷ Erin Murphy, partner - Litigation, Kirkland & Ellis
▷ Susan Parnas Frederick, senior federal affairs counsel, NCSL
This webinar is sponsored by the - Research, Editorial, Legal and Committee Staff (RELACS) association - NCSL's Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee - NCSL's Elections and Redistricting Program
Handout:
https://www.ncsl.org/Portals/1/Documents/lss/Elections-cases-2021.pdf
Moderator:
▷ Lisa Soronen, Executive Director, State & Local Legal Center
Speakers:
▷ Jessica Ring Amunson, partner, Jenner & Block
▷ Erin Murphy, partner - Litigation, Kirkland & Ellis
▷ Susan Parnas Frederick, senior federal affairs counsel, NCSL
This webinar is sponsored by the - Research, Editorial, Legal and Committee Staff (RELACS) association - NCSL's Law, Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee - NCSL's Elections and Redistricting Program
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
13 Sep 2021
The five-minute video provides highlights of the NCSL policy process and includes important upcoming deadlines.
- 1 participant
- 6 minutes
27 Aug 2021
NCSL Census Update Meeting, August 27, 2021.
Speakers:
▷ James Whitehorne, chief, Census Bureau Redistricting & Voting Rights Data Office
▷ Elizabeth Garner, State Demographer, Colorado
Speakers:
▷ James Whitehorne, chief, Census Bureau Redistricting & Voting Rights Data Office
▷ Elizabeth Garner, State Demographer, Colorado
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
26 Aug 2021
National experts and state legislative respondents will discuss the myriad changes to telehealth policies during the pandemic and which changes may stay.
- 5 participants
- 1:01 hours
19 Aug 2021
NIEER’s Dr. Lori Connors-Tadros explores findings found in her Effective State Offices of Early Learning report and welcomes Clayton Burch, West Virginia’s State Superintendent of Schools, to discuss what the state’s accomplished over the last twenty years.
Visit NCSL.org for more information:
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Visit NCSL.org for more information:
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- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
19 Aug 2021
Investing in the Early Years: Systems and Organization Change
- 15 participants
- 2:05 hours
12 Aug 2021
Take 6 minutes to listen to three legislators from around the country share the challenges and successes of COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts. The legislators detail bipartisan work, cross-branch strategies and enacted legislation to support the largest vaccination effort in decades.
- 3 participants
- 6 minutes
2 Aug 2021
This webinar experts provided an overview of how the pandemic may have affected children, highlight the role that communities and schools can play to support recovery and discuss state legislative trends.
- 5 participants
- 60 minutes
20 Jul 2021
Sessions cover early brain development; access to affordable, high-quality child care and voluntary home visiting; family economic security; systems design and governance; financing strategies; workforce training and support; and much more.
- 14 participants
- 1:50 hours
20 Jul 2021
Sessions cover early brain development; access to affordable, high-quality child care and voluntary home visiting; family economic security; systems design and governance; financing strategies; workforce training and support; and much more.
- 14 participants
- 2:03 hours
14 Jul 2021
This webinar will provide a deep dive into unemployment insurance funding systems and provide an overview of legislative trends from 2020 and 2021 on unemployment insurance.
- 2 participants
- 30 minutes
1 Jul 2021
Learn more about state action on the minimum wage and how businesses are responding to wage increases across the country, as well as proposed changes at the federal level.
- 3 participants
- 40 minutes
25 Jun 2021
This webinar will highlight the unique opportunity to address the immediate needs of youth and young adults, while also making long-term systemic changes with the time-limited funds.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
25 Jun 2021
This webinar will explore the impacts of COVID-19 on occupational licensing and what changes states have made over a year later.
- 2 participants
- 41 minutes
25 Jun 2021
This webinar will explore the most common threats to energy systems and ways in which federal and state governments, and the energy industry are responding.
- 4 participants
- 1:03 hours
23 Jun 2021
Presentation: Ross Thompson, distinguished professor of psychology, University of California
- 1 participant
- 20 minutes
11 Jun 2021
This webinar explored the many facets of the outdoor recreation economy and highlight state and federal policies to maximize opportunities for America's 144 million outdoor enthusiasts, including the creation of state offices, funding approaches, tools for land conservation and more.
- 6 participants
- 1:12 hours
9 Jun 2021
Join NCSL and Dr. Tom Kurfess of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to explore changes impacting manufacturing and learn how state lawmakers can best assist manufacturers in the trenches of the pandemic and beyond.
- 5 participants
- 1:00 hours
8 Jun 2021
This NCSL webinar highlighted state policy options to increase access to rural behavioral health services including opportunities to improve crisis hotlines, increase access to opioid use disorder treatment and overdose prevention, and more.
- 5 participants
- 1:01 hours
24 May 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has only pointed out additional challenges for farmers and highlighted areas of concern within the farm labor workforce. Join us as we explore the labor challenges our nation's agriculture sector faces and solutions to the problem from workforce training and development to federal agricultural labor reform.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
24 May 2021
Listen to experts discuss how race and location often intersect to negatively impact communities of color at disproportionate rates and be ready to consider policy options for your state.
- 6 participants
- 1:31 hours
4 May 2021
NCSL, through a partnership with State Net/LexisNexis, provides legislators and legislative staff access to a 50-state+ searchable legislation database containing the full text of every bill in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Congress for the current session. State legislators and legislative staff have exclusive access to this resource.
Half hour training webinars are held throughout the year. Sign up to learn what legislative resources are available through the BIS. Learn how to search for bills by terms and phrases, bill number, author, committee and state.
Half hour training webinars are held throughout the year. Sign up to learn what legislative resources are available through the BIS. Learn how to search for bills by terms and phrases, bill number, author, committee and state.
- 2 participants
- 32 minutes
16 Apr 2021
Discuss how to develop a written report and presentations to clearly and concisely communicate findings.
- 3 participants
- 1:01 hours
16 Apr 2021
Learn tips for collecting data, analyzing data, combining evidence and documenting results.
- 10 participants
- 55 minutes
15 Apr 2021
Discuss critical areas in planning an audit or evaluation, review the elements of a finding, and explore the differences between good and bad findings.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
15 Apr 2021
Explore the basics of governmental accountability and the purposes and types of evaluations.
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
9 Mar 2021
This webinar includes state policy options for legislators seeking to support access to LTSS and keep older adults and people with disabilities safe during public health emergencies such as COVID-19.
- 5 participants
- 57 minutes
17 Feb 2021
With COVID-19 forcing many businesses to close, state and federal policymakers are looking at options to offer business owners protection while not threatening insurer solvency. This webinar will discuss recent state legislation and federal proposals to create a recovery fund or federal backstop.
- 6 participants
- 56 minutes
29 Jan 2021
Pharmaceutical benefit managers, or PBMs, have an important but largely unknown role in the pharmacy supply chain. This webinar will discuss the role of PBMs, their relationship with states, and provide examples of policy options for state lawmakers.
- 6 participants
- 1:04 hours
18 Jan 2021
Hear how state policies and actions addressing environmental factors may improve behavioral health outcomes within your community.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
14 Jan 2021
On Jan. 14, 2021, NCSL staff, members of the Missouri Legislature, Kids Win Missouri and other key stakeholders participated in an early learning symposium for legislators and legislative staff.
- 17 participants
- 2:40 hours
12 Jan 2021
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this webinar highlighted key areas of public health, offer insights into 2021, provide an update on COVID 19 and provide policy options for state leaders.
- 6 participants
- 57 minutes
7 Jan 2021
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this webinar will highlight key areas of public health, offer insights into 2021, provide an update on COVID 19 and provide policy options for state leaders.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
21 Dec 2020
This webinar explored the current state of maternal mortality in the United States, potential strategies to decrease the disparities in maternal deaths, and examples of state legislative actions to reduce rates.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
18 Dec 2020
Adverse events that occur in childhood can lead to negative psychological, social and physical outcomes later in life–and can even affect future generations. New and exacerbated stressors during the pandemic underscore concern for the risks and long-term health effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), particularly for groups already disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Certain interventions can help mitigate negative outcomes from ACEs and, according to research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prevent them from occurring in the first place. This webinar will provide an overview of ACEs, including considerations during the pandemic, and examples of state action to reduce their harmful effects.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
17 Dec 2020
This webinar described the challenges that military installations and the states in which they operate are facing due to changing environmental conditions. It also explored policies and programs at all levels to more effectively plan for and respond to extreme weather-related events in the future.
- 9 participants
- 59 minutes
16 Dec 2020
This webinar focused on the rollout of the national three digit suicide prevention lifeline, states role in the implementation of this national lifeline and the policies states can implement to improve responses to these crisis calls. Speakers also discussed ways of strengthening public health infrastructure to improve suicide prevention.
- 6 participants
- 59 minutes
16 Dec 2020
Please join the Women’s Legislative Network for a discussion about how to engage in partnerships that prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, learn about policies that support diagnostics and treatment, and discuss ways to collaborate with health departments to update cardiovascular health plans in your state.
- 4 participants
- 41 minutes
15 Dec 2020
This webinar provided updates on state and federal plans for the distribution and allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine(s). Speakers shared key planning and distribution considerations for state legislators related to the work of states and the federal government. The webinar also covered lessons learned from the early stages of the planning process.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
14 Dec 2020
The economic downtown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a painful toll on small businesses nationwide. State policymakers and economic development organizations find themselves on the frontline in helping them weather challenging times, but many of the incentive and finance programs put in place in response to the last recession may not be appropriate to what these businesses face today.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
8 Dec 2020
This webinar will examine several scope of practice policy options for state legislators to leverage pharmacists as part of the health care delivery system. Speakers will highlight national trends in pharmacist scope of practice, including prescribing certain medications, such as tobacco cessation and contraception, and administering vaccines, among others, and share specific examples of policy options.
- 5 participants
- 60 minutes
7 Dec 2020
This session prepares members for the media blitz they might encounter and helps you bulk up your social media muscle. We’ll highlight practical tips and sound advice for legislators new to the spotlight.
- 3 participants
- 1:20 hours
7 Dec 2020
This webinar covered research, state policies and national initiatives around public health approaches to maintaining access to children’s oral health services.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
4 Dec 2020
NCSL New Member Orientation: The Art of Legislative Negotiation
- 2 participants
- 1:01 hours
3 Dec 2020
LEHI Webinar Energy Resiliency and Critical Infrastructure: Dec. 3, 2020
- 10 participants
- 1:23 hours
20 Nov 2020
Check out more on partisan control, statewide ballot measures and election administration from the 2020 election.
- 6 participants
- 1:26 hours
20 Nov 2020
State taxes have been impacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the pandemic-driven recession. This webinar dives into state efforts to adapt.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
19 Nov 2020
Learn about the latest federal budget plan and hear how states are coping with record revenue shortfalls. Gain insight into recent state budget and tax actions as NCSL shares its newest survey information.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
17 Nov 2020
The outstanding use of research methods for an evaluation were recognized the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee and the Washington Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee. During this webinar, you will learn more about each office's award-winning methodology and the lessons learned.
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
12 Nov 2020
There was a lot at play in state elections this year. What did the voters say? As always, NCSL is ready to share a full breakdown of what the election outcomes mean for states. Listen to this unique post-election analysis and discussion.
- 5 participants
- 1:09 hours
2 Nov 2020
Public Pension Management Tools in Action, Part 2: Borrowing and Other Innovative Approaches to Stabilize Costs and Fill the Gaps
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
29 Oct 2020
This webinar explored the current national clock-changing policy, state and federal roles, the renewed potential for time zone fragmentation, and the impacts across various sectors of American society and the economy.
- 3 participants
- 1:08 hours
26 Oct 2020
The federal government has authorized billions in state aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic. How have states benefited? How have they spent relief funds? This session looked at these questions and more.
- 5 participants
- 56 minutes
23 Oct 2020
This webinar connected systems of health and education to provide an overview of core components to a comprehensive school mental health system, and examples of state legislative actions related to school mental health and school mental health services in 2020.
- 3 participants
- 59 minutes
20 Oct 2020
What are the initial effects of the global pandemic on the national economy, state finances and public pensions? This webinar explored options for responding, with a focus on tools like stress testing during a downturn to help states make sound decisions and navigate future budget pressures.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
16 Oct 2020
This webinar provided an overview of health disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths, and examples of state actions to reduce these disparities.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
12 Oct 2020
This webinar explored the elements of a solid crisis communications plan, including best practices for when and how to gather and deliver accurate information during challenging situations, and offers real-world examples faced by the Washington State Legislature.
- 3 participants
- 51 minutes
9 Oct 2020
Prevention, early detection and routine care are fundamental components of chronic disease management. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people being identified with and seeking care for chronic conditions has declined alongside a decrease in routine care and emergency department visits. Emerging data highlights the impacts of delayed care on long-term health and health care systems, and the increased risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 among those with chronic conditions. We invite you to join NCSL for a discussion with national experts about chronic disease management during COVID-19 and an overview of related state actions.
- 5 participants
- 57 minutes
9 Oct 2020
Climate change is a complex and global issue requiring a policy response that is thoughtful and informed. Thus far, this response has seen the implementation of emission reduction requirements on both the transportation and energy sectors. And while American farmers and ranchers continue to improve their production efficiencies, conservation of natural resources, and resiliency, the formal role and responsibilities for the agriculture sector remains uncertain.
- 2 participants
- 48 minutes
6 Oct 2020
Part 2 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this opening segment, hear from NCSL’s own Ben Williams as he walks through the state rules that—along with federal rules—form the foundation of redistricting law and policy.
- 2 participants
- 9 minutes
5 Oct 2020
Part 1 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this opening segment, hear from former Massachusetts Senator Stan Rosenberg as he explains the federal rules that form the foundation of redistricting law and policy.
- 2 participants
- 25 minutes
5 Oct 2020
Part 11 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this concluding segment, hear from Peter Wattson, a former member of Minnesota’s nonpartisan legislative staff, to review tips on how to give a redistricting plan its best chance of being upheld by courts.
- 2 participants
- 14 minutes
5 Oct 2020
Part 10 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from Steven Ogle of Texas’s Sunset Advisory Commission as he surveys the world of privilege in litigation, including when legislative privilege does—and doesn’t—apply.
- 2 participants
- 17 minutes
5 Oct 2020
Part 3 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from Lexi Stangl with Minnesota’s Nonpartisan Office of Senate Counsel, Research and Fiscal Analysis as she reviews the various criteria in the states and how they are defined and measured.
- 2 participants
- 23 minutes
2 Oct 2020
Finding a safe and effective treatment for COVID-19 remains a top priority for policymakers in the U.S. As the nation comes closer to a vaccine, many individuals have volunteered to join clinical trials. However, racial and ethnic minority groups have been underrepresented in these trials. During this webinar, hear from experts on how clinical trials operate, current COVID-19 clinical trials and efforts to include broader demographics in the research.
- 3 participants
- 59 minutes
28 Sep 2020
California’s Consumer Privacy Act is the first U.S. comprehensive privacy law, and a wave of other states are considering similar legislation. As the law enters the implementation phase, we will look at its impact and the outlook for future privacy legislation. We will also explore evolving public perceptions about privacy and issues to consider for the future.
- 3 participants
- 60 minutes
28 Sep 2020
A common area of agreement amongst many policy makers is the need to increase investment in transportation infrastructure, but the devil is always in the details. With authorization of federal transportation programs set to expire Sept 30, there are a host of questions concerning what federal transportation policy will look like in 2021. Join us for an overview of congressional plans as well as a discussion on the major issues under consideration.
SPEAKERS:
Murphie Barrett, vice president of congressional relations for infrastructure advancement, Associated General Contractors of America
Paul Lewis, vice president of policy and finance, Eno Center for Transportation
SPEAKERS:
Murphie Barrett, vice president of congressional relations for infrastructure advancement, Associated General Contractors of America
Paul Lewis, vice president of policy and finance, Eno Center for Transportation
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
18 Sep 2020
Part 9 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from NCSL’s own Ben Williams as he lays out the differences between state and federal litigation, including how state litigation may increase in frequency in the near future.
- 2 participants
- 17 minutes
17 Sep 2020
Part 4 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from Jeff Greenfield, Connecticut General Assembly Staff, as he walks through how states put together a redistricting data set.
- 2 participants
- 14 minutes
17 Sep 2020
Part 7 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from Dr. Moon Duchin of Tufts University as she describes how statistical tests and sampling techniques can be used to evaluate redistricting plans.
- 1 participant
- 23 minutes
17 Sep 2020
Part 8 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from Michelle Davis with Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services as she walks through the major redistricting cases and doctrines that everyone should know before starting the process themselves.
- 2 participants
- 50 minutes
17 Sep 2020
Part 6 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from Jerry Howe of Utah’s Office of Legislative Research as he walks through the state’s successful public input program in 2010—and the lessons it offers to other states considering similar plans in the future.
- 2 participants
- 19 minutes
17 Sep 2020
Part 5 in the Redistricting Training Series. In this segment, hear from BetsyAnn Wrask with Vermont’s Legislative Council as she explains the nature of the relationship between Vermont’s Legislature and its longstanding Legislative Reapportionment Board. These tips could be valuable to states using commissions for the first time.
- 1 participant
- 27 minutes
11 Sep 2020
Workforce development is one of the most important issues facing the U.S. energy industry that employs 6.7 million Americans. Clean energy jobs are growing as new technologies come online, while some traditional resources—such as coal-fired power plants—are shutting down, leaving a growing number of Americans out of work. Large-scale retirements among an aging workforce also present new challenges for hiring qualified workers across the energy sector. These issues—now compounded with economy-wide job losses driven by COVID-19—are presenting new obstacles as states look to bolster their energy workforce. This session will explore the workforce challenges and opportunities facing the energy sector, highlight how the coronavirus pandemic is shifting the energy jobs landscape and how policymakers can support and train skilled workers to fill these vital positions.
SPEAKERS:
Sandy Fazeli, managing director of policy, National Association of State Energy Officials
State Senator Eric Koch, Indiana
Michael Makarski, external affairs, Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative
SPEAKERS:
Sandy Fazeli, managing director of policy, National Association of State Energy Officials
State Senator Eric Koch, Indiana
Michael Makarski, external affairs, Engineers Labor-Employer Cooperative
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
11 Sep 2020
Most people probably think that the dark web is a bad place where hackers lurk. This session will explain the parts of the web and how the deep or dark web, while anonymous, is not always used for nefarious purposes. Learn how these anonymous sites are used to conduct research, in undercover police operations and to protect confidential sources.
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
11 Sep 2020
Sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation
New and small businesses across the country are struggling to survive. While policymakers look to support them, many policies meant to help are passed without entrepreneurs’ input and aren't reaching the right business owners.
To respond to COVID-19, Start Us Up, a coalition of 190-plus of the country's leading entrepreneurship advocates, has launched a policy roadmap called Rebuilding Better, which offers a framework for what entrepreneurs need from policymakers to start, stabilize and grow their businesses now and in the future.
Join Start Us Up’s national entrepreneurship leaders for an urgent conversation on what policymakers can do to help stabilize new and small businesses, and create economic opportunities for entrepreneurs of color, women and rural residents.
New and small businesses across the country are struggling to survive. While policymakers look to support them, many policies meant to help are passed without entrepreneurs’ input and aren't reaching the right business owners.
To respond to COVID-19, Start Us Up, a coalition of 190-plus of the country's leading entrepreneurship advocates, has launched a policy roadmap called Rebuilding Better, which offers a framework for what entrepreneurs need from policymakers to start, stabilize and grow their businesses now and in the future.
Join Start Us Up’s national entrepreneurship leaders for an urgent conversation on what policymakers can do to help stabilize new and small businesses, and create economic opportunities for entrepreneurs of color, women and rural residents.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
8 Sep 2020
America’s right to free speech has served the nation well for 231 years. Now with technological advancements, an evolving legal landscape, and changing political tactics, how are states ensuring the transparency at the same time they’re protecting free speech? Learn about state efforts to regulate money in politics (whether on the campaign trail or in the legislature) and when those efforts bump into free speech.
Moderator: Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto, New Mexico
Speakers:
Danielle Caputo, Issue One
Bradley Smith, Institute for Free Speech
Christi Zamarripa, NCSL
Moderator: Senator Daniel Ivey-Soto, New Mexico
Speakers:
Danielle Caputo, Issue One
Bradley Smith, Institute for Free Speech
Christi Zamarripa, NCSL
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
3 Sep 2020
In this session, attendees will learn about the current state of digital campaign ads, including how global entities such as Facebook, Twitter and Google are adapting to different states' requirements. The speakers will present different perspectives on ensuring free speech while maintaining transparency.
- 4 participants
- 60 minutes
28 Aug 2020
Manmade chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are cropping up in fertilizer, clothing, food, water and human bodies—and also in state legislatures, where debate over how to respond is mounting. Join us for an in-depth discussion about this relatively new environmental issue and what states and the federal government are doing to address it.
SPEAKERS:
Taylor Meredith, senior advisor to the administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Gretchen Slater, strategic advisor, Safer States
Christophe Tulou, minority senior counsel and policy director for the environment and public works committee, U.S. Senate
SPEAKERS:
Taylor Meredith, senior advisor to the administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Gretchen Slater, strategic advisor, Safer States
Christophe Tulou, minority senior counsel and policy director for the environment and public works committee, U.S. Senate
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
5 Aug 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court had an exciting term, with groundbreaking cases and a pivot to virtual oral arguments. Tune in to this popular program to hear Lisa Soronen, chief counsel and executive director of the State and Local Legal Center, discuss the Supreme Court cases that will have the greatest state impact. This will be the first of two distinct programs and will focus on the biggest cases decided this term.
- 2 participants
- 60 minutes
30 Jul 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic has affected employment and revenue, consumers’ ability to repay debts has also been challenged. Credit reporting and consumer data have been in the legislative spotlight as companies and consumers recover, and potential responses like credit freezes and disaster codes have been proposed at the state and federal levels. Join experts to discuss issues and potential solutions surrounding credit reporting and consumer data in the age of COVID-19.
This webinar is the third in a three-part series sponsored by the NCSL Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee:
Part One: COVID-19: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues
Part Two: COVID-19: Lending to American Consumers
This webinar is the third in a three-part series sponsored by the NCSL Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee:
Part One: COVID-19: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues
Part Two: COVID-19: Lending to American Consumers
- 6 participants
- 1:01 hours
30 Jul 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court had an exciting term, with groundbreaking cases and a pivot to virtual oral arguments. Tune in to this popular program to hear Lisa Soronen, chief counsel and executive director of the State and Local Legal Center, discuss the Supreme Court cases that will have the greatest state impact. This will be the first of two distinct programs and will focus on the biggest cases decided this term.
Speaker: Lisa Soronen is the executive director of the State and Local Legal Center (SLLC).
Speaker: Lisa Soronen is the executive director of the State and Local Legal Center (SLLC).
- 3 participants
- 1:00 hours
27 Jul 2020
States are facing a growing number of energy consumers with financial challenges, an issue that has become more urgent with the economic hardships created by COVID-19. A number of state legislatures are taking action, considering a variety of policies that help low-income households benefit from energy efficiency. These programs not only reduce energy costs for consumers but can also lower energy consumption and reduce energy-related emissions, while reducing the high energy burden experienced by an increasing number of Americans. Join us to learn how energy efficiency policies can create energy affordability and equity solutions for income-stressed individuals and underserved communities.
- 5 participants
- 1:01 hours
20 Jul 2020
The availability of credit to families and businesses is a critical component of a healthy economy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve and Congress have taken steps to ensure that lending continues uninterrupted to those who need capital, but many challenges remain. This webinar will explore how the pandemic has changed lending in America and what states can do to strengthen this vital function.
This webinar is the second in a three-part series sponsored by the NCSL Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee:
Part One: COVID-19: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues
Part Three: COVID-19: Consumer Credit and Data
This webinar is the second in a three-part series sponsored by the NCSL Communications, Financial Services and Interstate Commerce Committee:
Part One: COVID-19: Mortgage and Foreclosure Issues
Part Three: COVID-19: Consumer Credit and Data
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
10 Jul 2020
New census survey data shows that nearly one-quarter of adults are experiencing housing insecurity because they either missed their rent or mortgage payment in May or have little or no confidence in their ability to make their next housing payment due to a loss of employment income. Are there lessons to be learned from the 2009 recession and foreclosure crisis? This webinar will discuss how states are responding to mortgage and foreclosure issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
29 Jun 2020
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, shipments of vaccines and administered vaccines have declined sharply, according to a new CDC report. As federal guidance and new data emerge related to childhood vaccination coverage, states have also taken action to gather data and reverse the trend of decreased immunization against vaccine-preventable disease. We invite you to join NCSL for a discussion with national experts about the implications of decreased rates of childhood vaccination during the COVID-19 era.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
18 Jun 2020
The term contact tracing is new to many people due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but to public health professionals, it’s old news. State and local public health professionals trained in contact tracing understand the basics of disease transmission, including incubation and infectious periods, symptoms and prevention. According to several national guidelines around states “reopening,” adequate testing and contact tracing are key components to states’ ability to manage COVID-19 cases going forward. Join NCSL for this webinar to explore state efforts to coordinate and expand testing and contact tracing.
- 5 participants
- 1:02 hours
18 Jun 2020
States are required to meet clean air standards established under the Clean Air Act (CAA), even as they combat increasing air quality issues due to unusual, or naturally occurring events. In order to help states determine if air quality monitoring data has been influenced by such an event, the Environmental Protection Agency established the Exceptional Events Rule in 2016. That final rule, which not only outlined the criteria for EPA’s approval of the exclusion of event-influenced air quality data, but also issued requirements for air agencies to take appropriate and reasonable actions to protect public health from exceedances or violations of the national ambient air quality standards, was updated by the agency this past February. The update revised certain sections which govern the exclusion of event-influenced air quality data as the CAA recognizes that it may not be appropriate to use data influenced by “exceptional” events such as wildfires, high wind dust events, prescribed fires and volcanic and seismic activities. Join us as we look at the tools states have in their toolbox to meet clean air standards and protect human health as they address emissions from increasingly frequent and severe wildfires, other natural events and from various industries.
SPEAKERS:
Brad Busby, air monitoring and assessment manager, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Mike Koerber, deputy director of office of air quality planning and standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Beth Palma, environmental engineer in the office of air quality planning and standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mary Uhl, executive director, Western States Air Resources Council
SPEAKERS:
Brad Busby, air monitoring and assessment manager, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Mike Koerber, deputy director of office of air quality planning and standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Beth Palma, environmental engineer in the office of air quality planning and standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mary Uhl, executive director, Western States Air Resources Council
- 5 participants
- 1:01 hours
12 Jun 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated—and made even more important—ongoing efforts to reach constituents in a timely way. Legislators and staff are broadening their reach via both new and familiar forms of technology, as well as new approaches to some tried-and-true methods of communication. Learn about trends and best practices from colleagues in other states, strategies for reaching constituents via technology, and how to keep content and communications fresh over multiple communications vehicles.
- 7 participants
- 1:01 hours
11 Jun 2020
Restrictions and shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created a major shock in American manufacturing supply chains and production lines. As states begin to reopen, federal and state governments are working to support manufacturers as they get back to full production, which might include pivoting products to combat the pandemic. Join NCSL on thie recorded webinar to discuss the challenges manufacturers face, now and in the future, and how lawmakers are responding.
- 5 participants
- 1:01 hours
5 Jun 2020
COVID-19 has caused states to face a tumultuous economic environment that has sent unemployment claims to a shocking level and the future of our workforce remains uncertain. Join NCSL for this webinar to discuss the latest labor market outlook and the continued efforts to combat massive layoffs and getting Americans safely back to work. This webinar will be recorded for those who are unable to attend the live meeting.
- 4 participants
- 38 minutes
5 Jun 2020
How are state legislatures responding to the 37,000 or so deaths on American roadways each year? Join NCSL experts for an overview of notable legislative trends related to impaired and distracted driving, school bus and bicyclist safety and automated enforcement and more.
Samantha Bloch, policy associate, National Conference of State Legislatures
Joe DeLorenzo, acting associate administrator for enforcement, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Doug Shinkle, program director for transportaiton, National Conference of State Legislatures
Samantha Bloch, policy associate, National Conference of State Legislatures
Joe DeLorenzo, acting associate administrator for enforcement, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Doug Shinkle, program director for transportaiton, National Conference of State Legislatures
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
22 May 2020
This discussion will cover policy and practical questions that inquiring minds may want answered about sending ballots to all voters. Does voting by mail (aka, absentee voting for all, voting at home) cost more or less than traditional elections? Does moving to voting at home increase turnout? What do we know about partisanship and voting by mail? What are the practicalities of making the shift? And, how can we ensure the ballots are from the intended voters.
- 4 participants
- 1:03 hours
22 May 2020
The interest in using farmland for solar development has grown in recent years, spurred by a rapid decline in solar prices and an increase in aggressive state renewable energy standards. As interest in farmland solar has grown so has the concern over its potential environmental and food impacts, and in particular its impacts on pollinators. One-quarter of U.S. agriculture production relies on bees, which have seen record declines in recent years, pushing many species close to extinction. Fields that are cleared for solar installations can harm pollinators that depend on vegetation for habitat and food. Solar installations can also harm soil health by increasing erosion. Can agriculture, solar and pollinators coexist in a way that benefits all three? This webinar will explore this question, highlighting state efforts to implement environmentally friendly solar siting policies for agricultural lands.
SPEAKERS:
Maggie Clark, state affairs senior manager for the southeast, Solar Energy Industries Association
Jordan Macknick, lead energy-water-land analyst, Strategic Energy Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Gerry Palano, energy coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
SPEAKERS:
Maggie Clark, state affairs senior manager for the southeast, Solar Energy Industries Association
Jordan Macknick, lead energy-water-land analyst, Strategic Energy Analysis Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Gerry Palano, energy coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
- 5 participants
- 1:07 hours
22 May 2020
Once a redistricting plan is enacted, local election officials need the new district information in usable formats to administer voting. Hear from veterans about how to successfully navigate this final stage of the redistricting process, and what pitfalls could occur.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
15 May 2020
It’s no secret that redistricting plans are frequently challenged in the courts. It’s also no secret that states can take steps to mitigate litigation risks. In both commissions and legislatures, states have adopted rules that require bipartisanship and are designed to lessen partisan tensions in redistricting. Hear from experts about these procedures and how they’ve worked in practice.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
15 May 2020
To prepare for surges in health care facility visits and limit exposure to the novel coronavirus, several states have suspended or postponed nonemergency services—a major source of revenue for health facilities. Furthermore, hospitals are testing and treating an increased number of individuals who may not be able to pay for their health care services. These factors, along with several others, are having a significant impact on health care facilities’ bottom lines across the U.S.—and for certain facilities already operating in the red, including many rural hospitals, the COVID-19 pandemic may force closures. This webinar will explore federal and state actions and strategies for mitigating the financial impact of COVID-19 on health care facilities.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
15 May 2020
All states offer some form of absentee voting and some form of in-person voting—what differs is what the balance is between the two. For states that are expecting (or even encouraging) more absentee voting this year, a number of policy details may make a difference in whether election night runs smoothly, and accurate election results are available in a timely manner.
This webinar is part of a series, Voting Outside the Polling Place.
This webinar is part of a series, Voting Outside the Polling Place.
- 4 participants
- 1:12 hours
12 May 2020
Technological change and public engagement have revolutionized the redistricting sphere. States will face immense pressure to involve the public in the redistricting process over the coming years. Hear from experts and legislative staffers on the novel ways states will speak to and hear from the public on this subject.
- 4 participants
- 1:05 hours
12 May 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the “The Navigable Waters Protection Rule,” which updates the federal definition for a “Waters of the United States,” more commonly referred to as a WOTUS. The now final rule outlines four clear categories of jurisdictional waters that would be considered a WOTUS, significantly reducing the number of waters under federal jurisdiction. Join us as we learn a bit about the new rule, and how states are responding.
SPEAKERS:
Mindy Eisenberg, associate director, oceans, wetlands & communities division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Stacey Jensen, assistant for regulatory and tribal affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Krista Osterberg, surface water quality improvement value stream manager, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Owen McDonough PhD, senior science advisor to the assistant administrator, office of water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
SPEAKERS:
Mindy Eisenberg, associate director, oceans, wetlands & communities division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Stacey Jensen, assistant for regulatory and tribal affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)
Krista Osterberg, surface water quality improvement value stream manager, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Owen McDonough PhD, senior science advisor to the assistant administrator, office of water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- 5 participants
- 1:04 hours
12 May 2020
Once you have a draft map, how do you measure it? A statistician and a map simulator will walk you through how to use modern tools for analyzing your work.
- 3 participants
- 1:06 hours
11 May 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis unlike any other in recent times and has placed extraordinary demands on leaders and employees across the globe, including within state legislatures. Strong leadership skills, agile management techniques and ongoing self-care are a few essentials legislative staff need to navigate these uncertain times.
Participants attending this webinar will:
Identify and reflect on the specific leadership skills needed during a crisis.
Identify and reflect on modern management techniques for remote environments.
Identify and apply self-care strategies to achieve maximum productivity and success.
Participants attending this webinar will:
Identify and reflect on the specific leadership skills needed during a crisis.
Identify and reflect on modern management techniques for remote environments.
Identify and apply self-care strategies to achieve maximum productivity and success.
- 3 participants
- 1:02 hours
8 May 2020
COVID-19 is posing a serious threat to the nation’s health care workforce. As cases continue to rise, there is increasing demand and strain on the health care workforce in each state. Health care workers are at a higher risk of contracting the virus and requiring quarantine, meaning additional surge capacity may be needed to make up for lost capacity. Several states have already taken action to increase the capacity of their health workforce in hospitals and at home to meet increasing demand. This webinar will highlight several policy options to ensure safe and adequate health workforce. These include examining health care provider licensure requirements, leveraging telehealth to increase access to care while limiting exposure, expanding the pool of clinical and non-clinical health care workers, and supporting the direct care workforce who meet the continued need for home and community-based services for vulnerable individuals.
- 4 participants
- 1:11 hours
7 May 2020
COVID-19 created a public health crisis, which is creating a fiscal crisis. It doesn’t also have to cause a crisis at the core of democracy—elections. Find out how states are responding. Some hints: They’re reviewing emergency statutes and powers, postponing primaries, making in-person voting safer than ever and encouraging people to vote absentee.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
7 May 2020
Confused about what makes something “compact” or “contiguous? Not sure what “competitiveness” means? Don't know much about “political data”? Wonder how you comply with seemingly endless contradictory criteria? This session is for you.
- 3 participants
- 1:08 hours
29 Apr 2020
As the number of confirmed coronavirus disease cases continues to rise across the United States, bolstering access to COVID-19 testing and treatment is a growing concern. Federal and state policymakers are taking several steps to lower patients’ costs for COVID-19 testing and treatment. What is the scope of services that are or could be covered through these federal and state mandates? What health insurance plans do these mandates apply to? This webinar will highlight state and federal actions related to insurance coverage and patient cost-sharing for COVID-19, as well as information regarding the type of health insurance plans affected and services covered.
- 5 participants
- 1:02 hours
29 Apr 2020
A lot has happened since the 1960s “reapportionment revolution.” Legal experts will lay out the different doctrines to know before going into redistricting, and cover recent and emerging trends in this evolving area of law.
This webinar is the fifth in a series of redistricting webinars spread across April and May. Click here to learn more about and register for the entire series, or click the button below to register for this webinar individually.
This webinar is the fifth in a series of redistricting webinars spread across April and May. Click here to learn more about and register for the entire series, or click the button below to register for this webinar individually.
- 3 participants
- 1:06 hours
27 Apr 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and in anticipation of a significant economic downturn, housing, homelessness and youth homelessness are issues likely to require the attention of state lawmakers. Experts from NCSL, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the National Council of State Housing Agencies and SchoolHouse Connection will discuss provisions in the federal CARES Act and how states are responding to the crisis.
- 6 participants
- 1:09 hours
27 Apr 2020
That question is on the minds of policymakers after two recent decisions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). According to the Federal Power Act, decisions about the energy mix are left up to the states, although a state's ability to shape the energy mix—through mandates and financial incentives—could be harmed by FERC's recent decisions. The Commission's Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) has garnered the most attention due to its potential impact on the nation's largest electricity market. The MOPR order requires that state-backed resources bid into regional capacity markets at inflated prices, which will raise prices for resources like renewables and nuclear, while making others, such as coal plants, more competitive. The debate over how regional markets should interact, and whether they should counteract, state policy has been raging for years. Join us to hear more about how the order impacts states and what actions they may be taking in response.
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
24 Apr 2020
As a source of health care coverage for 1 in 5 Americans, Medicaid can play a key role in connecting individuals to testing and treatment for COVID-19. As a federal-state partnership, states have flexibility to connect eligible and enrolled people to care through their Medicaid program. This webinar will highlight federal and state action to leverage Medicaid in the context of responding to COVID-19 as a public health crisis through section 1135 waivers, among others.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
24 Apr 2020
With stay-at-home orders increasing, students taking classes online and employees working remotely, Americans are using the internet at record levels. In addition to students and remote workers, broadband networks are helping people bridge the physical distancing necessary to combat the spread of COVID-19. However, not all Americans have access to the internet from their homes or do not have access to high-speed internet options. Our NCSL experts will provide an update on the recent federal stimulus packages that appropriate funds for broadband access and technology, state challenges and solutions and industry responses to help keep Americans connected.
- 6 participants
- 59 minutes
23 Apr 2020
Learn the essentials of the census, from what a P.L. 94-171 file is to how the Bureau will handle citizenship data, residency rules, cybersecurity and more.
This webinar is the third in a series of redistricting webinars spread across April and May. Click here to learn more about and register for the entire series, or click the button below to register for this webinar individually.
This webinar is the third in a series of redistricting webinars spread across April and May. Click here to learn more about and register for the entire series, or click the button below to register for this webinar individually.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
22 Apr 2020
As the number of COVID-19 cases rises across the United States, development of, and access to, treatments and vaccines is an increasing priority across public and private sectors. Experts from NCSL, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the pharmaceutical industry will discuss current treatment options, progress in developing new therapies and vaccines, partnerships, and other innovations in the pipeline to combat the novel coronavirus.
- 6 participants
- 57 minutes
8 Apr 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an array of new challenges for the nation’s energy sector, with utilities and operators of critical infrastructure working to keep the lights on, homes heated, and fuel moving—all while confronting their own workforce and operational limitations. The federal government, states and industry need to work together to ensure the continuation of these critical services, which becomes much more difficult during a pandemic. Join NCSL and other experts as they examine how the energy sector is responding to COVID-19, the biggest challenges remaining, and the role that states play in preparing for and facilitating this vital work.
- 4 participants
- 1:03 hours
6 Apr 2020
A majority of states have closed K-12 schools and colleges and universities have shifted to online classes, sending students home in many cases. Guidance and directives to child care programs have been mixed, forcing providers to choose between risking their own health if they remain open or going without income if they close. These decisions can adversely affect parents who take off work to care for their child, as well as young children and students who rely on child care providers and schools for meals. As a result, state and school officials are grappling with how to ensure young children and students of all ages are safe, fed and learning. Our experts will explore public policies in these critical areas.
- 6 participants
- 57 minutes
3 Apr 2020
Redistricting is less than a year away. Do you have the data you need to successfully navigate this once-a-decade task? Tune in as two seasoned veterans walk through the types of data needed, where to find them, and how planning ahead can avoid potholes in the future. War stories possible.
This webinar is the first in a series of redistricting webinars spread across April and May. Click here to learn more about and register for the entire series.
This webinar is the first in a series of redistricting webinars spread across April and May. Click here to learn more about and register for the entire series.
- 3 participants
- 1:12 hours
1 Apr 2020
With directives to limit the amount of people who can gather at any time, many companies have taken steps to protect their employees and curb the spread of the virus. Other industries, though, like airlines, hotels, food and beverage and others dependent on tourism, are announcing massive layoffs. Our NCSL experts will address critical topics like paid leave, workers' compensation, telework policies and emergency licensing issues.
- 6 participants
- 60 minutes
1 Apr 2020
This quick 30-minute webinar, sponsored by NCSL's Young and New Professionals Group (YNP), is designed to give you one more tool in your productivity toolbox. Hear from renowned NCSL trainer Curt Stedron, as he explains the concept behind and how to use the ABCDE Method to increase not only personal but also office-wide productivity. Then hear from Heather Koszka, capitol office director for California Senator Brian Jones (R), as she explains how she was inspired by Stedron's presentation of the method and how she has adapted and implemented the ABCDE Method on multiple levels in her office.
- 3 participants
- 33 minutes
30 Mar 2020
Legislatures are moving quickly to ensure agencies have the funds to prepare and respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Several states have enacted legislation that either appropriates additional funding for coronavirus related tasks or authorizes a transfer of funds from the state’s rainy-day fund. Moody's economist Dan White will share his insights into what the economic crisis means to state governments. Additionally, our experts Erlinda Doherty and Erica MacKellar will provide an update on federal and state responses.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
27 Mar 2020
In 2019, NLPES recognized Kansas, Louisiana and Virginia for their outstanding use of evaluation research methods. During this webinar, you will learn more about each office's award-winning methodology and the lessons learned. Kansas staff will describe how it evaluated the state's Medicaid program. Louisiana staff will describe how it measured local government bond issuance costs. And Virginia staff will discuss its analyses of spending on inmate health care.
NCSL and NLPES are sponsoring this webinar. Webinars allow attendees to participate in meetings taking place around the world from the comfort of their desks. They are collaborative, interactive and easy to use.
NCSL and NLPES are sponsoring this webinar. Webinars allow attendees to participate in meetings taking place around the world from the comfort of their desks. They are collaborative, interactive and easy to use.
- 6 participants
- 59 minutes
26 Mar 2020
Several state legislatures have suspended activities. Federal, state and local governments are taking actions to protect their employees while ensuring continued service to constituents. With important primary elections and a presidential election in 2020, how will the virus affect voting? Learn what actions are being taken from NCSL's experts to ensure representative democracy continues.
- 5 participants
- 53 minutes
25 Mar 2020
As the federal government leads the national response to COVID-19, state legislatures and local health departments stand on the front lines. All states, territories and Washington, D.C., have declared public health emergencies. Join NCSL’s experts Tahra Johnson and Haley Nicholson, who will provide insight on what public health actions are being taken on the state and national level and what steps appear to be working during this unprecedented time.
- 4 participants
- 1:08 hours
23 Mar 2020
Building an effective computer emergency response team, or CERT, is critical to any organization’s ability to respond quickly and effectively to a cyber incident. Emerging laws and trends on data security and privacy are constantly evolving. This is creating a critical need for legislatures’ cybersecurity teams and their legal departments to work together to effectively respond to potential security breaches, viruses, and other catastrophic incidents that threaten enterprises on a daily basis.
Hear experts discuss how they built and trained their CERTs, explore the key components and policies required to make them work, and learn how to simulate cyber incidents so your CERT can be prepared.
Hear experts discuss how they built and trained their CERTs, explore the key components and policies required to make them work, and learn how to simulate cyber incidents so your CERT can be prepared.
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
12 Mar 2020
Surprise, or balance, medical billing often happens when consumers unknowingly receive care at a facility or by a provider outside their health plan’s network. Depending on what their insurer pays, if anything, the patient is left to pay the remainder of the bill to the provider. States have undertaken various approaches to help protect consumers from these unexpected bills with an eye toward maintaining access to providers and keeping premiums low. This webinar will examine the various factors that contribute to surprise billing situations and provide attendees with examples of state policy options to address this issue.
- 6 participants
- 1:02 hours
10 Mar 2020
The Census Bureau has initiated a new methodology, differential privacy, to protect data privacy and confidentiality. Under the law, the bureau is required to do an actual enumeration of all residents and keep all personally identifiable information confidential for 72 years. Even though there were tools and safeguards in place, the bureau detected a need to revamp their disclosure avoidance and data switching technique because of the advancement of technology, computers and data science.
This webinar will address some burning questions: What is differential privacy? How will this new methodology work? What effect will it have on census data? And what does it mean for redistricters?
This webinar will address some burning questions: What is differential privacy? How will this new methodology work? What effect will it have on census data? And what does it mean for redistricters?
- 4 participants
- 1:07 hours
25 Feb 2020
The science is clear that prenatal to age 3 is the most sensitive period for a child’s developing brain and body, building the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health. Having a strong start and the presence of strong caregiver-child relationships during this time are key to healthy development. What’s not as clear is how to translate that science to policies that strengthen equity and outcomes for kids. The mission of the new national Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center is to build on the science and identify which state policies create the conditions to give all infants and toddlers what they need to thrive. The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at The University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs aims to be a resource for state leaders for objective and rigorous reviews of the evidence on policies impacting the earliest years. Register for this 60-minute webinar to learn more about strengthening prenatal-to-3 systems of care through evidence-informed state level policies and how to collaborate with the Policy Impact Center.
- 2 participants
- 1:00 hours
20 Feb 2020
This recorded webinar, hosted by NCSL and The Pew Charitable Trusts, focuses on Opportunity Zones, a federal tax credit designed to stimulate investment in distressed communities across the United States. While the program is administered by the federal government, states took the lead in nominating zones for designation and have a role to play in implementation.
Stephanie Copeland, CEO of The Governance Project, and Mark Wasky, vice president and counsel of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation discuss Opportunity Zones and state strategies to attract investment to these new areas.
Stephanie Copeland, CEO of The Governance Project, and Mark Wasky, vice president and counsel of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation discuss Opportunity Zones and state strategies to attract investment to these new areas.
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
19 Feb 2020
The Department of Homeland Security will begin full enforcement of Real ID at commercial airports in less than 10 months. This will require all members of the public to have their own Real ID to pass through security. Join NCSL and the DHS for an in-depth discussion on what's next for the department and what states should know as they head into the new year and new legislative session.
- 3 participants
- 38 minutes
7 Feb 2020
Research has found that caring and nurturing relationships between infants and adults support healthy development long into the future. While polls show overwhelming bipartisan support for paid family and medical leave, the United States is the only developed country without a national paid leave policy. Some states are responding to the need for parents to bond with their babies by implementing their own policies. Register for this 60-minute webinar to learn what actions states are taking to realize the health, educational and financial benefits of paid family and medical leave.
This webinar was made possible with funding from ZERO TO THREE as part of Think Babies, which was developed to make the potential of every baby a national priority. Funding partners for Think Babies include the Perigee Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which supports the public education aspects of Think Babies.
This webinar was made possible with funding from ZERO TO THREE as part of Think Babies, which was developed to make the potential of every baby a national priority. Funding partners for Think Babies include the Perigee Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which supports the public education aspects of Think Babies.
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
7 Feb 2020
The future of learning and innovative policy options that enable student-centered learning to thrive were at the center of a national dialogue among state legislators participating in the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, a bipartisan group of state legislators and legislative staff that studied personalized and student-centered learning environments and policy options from 2017 to 2019. The commission learned about policy options including competency-based learning and mastery-based progressions, personalized learning and expanded learning opportunities, along with new approaches to classroom and school building design and staffing.
During this one-hour webinar, legislators and legislative staff hear from Eve Goldberg, director of research for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, about the body of research that supports student-centered learning. What are the lessons learned, to date, about school environments that enable student-centered learning? How might the research inform state policy going forward?
This webinar is the sixth in a series sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Other webinars include An Overview of K-12 Competency-Based Education, ESSA and Personalized Learning, Performance-Based Assessments for Teaching and Learning, Support for Teachers and Leaders in Student-Centered Learning Environments, and Student-Centered Learning for All Learners, all available for viewing at any time.
During this one-hour webinar, legislators and legislative staff hear from Eve Goldberg, director of research for the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, about the body of research that supports student-centered learning. What are the lessons learned, to date, about school environments that enable student-centered learning? How might the research inform state policy going forward?
This webinar is the sixth in a series sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Other webinars include An Overview of K-12 Competency-Based Education, ESSA and Personalized Learning, Performance-Based Assessments for Teaching and Learning, Support for Teachers and Leaders in Student-Centered Learning Environments, and Student-Centered Learning for All Learners, all available for viewing at any time.
- 3 participants
- 40 minutes
16 Jan 2020
Presenting information to legislators is one of the most important tasks legislative staff perform. The information staff present can help shape policy discussions, and influence the decisions of lawmakers. Testifying before a committee, or presenting to a group of legislators can be stressful and challenging for legislative staff. As states prepare for their 2020 legislative sessions, Jonathan Ball, the Legislative Fiscal Analyst in Utah, shares some guidance and advice for conveying information to legislators.
- 2 participants
- 41 minutes
5 Dec 2019
NCSL is pleased to collaborate with The Institutes Griffith Foundation to present a nonpartisan, non-advocative webinar, which will examine various insurance protection gaps that exist in the property and casualty space and consider what impact these gaps have on consumers and the industry. The primer program will be purely educational and will not take a position on any issues.
- 3 participants
- 59 minutes
22 Nov 2019
This webinar highlights the ongoing efforts of the National Institutes of Health and other federal partners, members of Congress, and other stakeholders in developing strategies to enhance disaster preparedness, coordinate response, and improve the recovery process.
Specific examples shared include research related to flood resilience in watershed communities and how water resources, food security and energy system design can be implemented in resource-constrained communities.
Specific examples shared include research related to flood resilience in watershed communities and how water resources, food security and energy system design can be implemented in resource-constrained communities.
- 3 participants
- 59 minutes
22 Nov 2019
The State of Babies Yearbook, an initiative of ZERO TO THREE and Child Trends, presents state-by-state data comparing 60 indicators across three policy domains: good health, strong families and positive early learning experiences for very young children. Understand the data and how it could support your legislative activities.
This webinar was made possible with funding from ZERO TO THREE as part of Think Babies, which was developed to make the potential of every baby a national priority. Funding partners for Think Babies include the Perigee Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which supports the public education aspects of Think Babies.
This webinar was made possible with funding from ZERO TO THREE as part of Think Babies, which was developed to make the potential of every baby a national priority. Funding partners for Think Babies include the Perigee Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which supports the public education aspects of Think Babies.
- 2 participants
- 58 minutes
22 Nov 2019
It’s crunch time in the legislature and you are finishing up a big, complex project. Now you need to distill all that work into a summary to share with colleagues or constituents. Communications coach Marianna Swallow guides you through the steps to develop an effective message. She shares the keys to understanding different communication styles, identifying the main takeaway of your message, and using story principles to engage your audience.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
22 Nov 2019
In Georgia v. Public.Resource.org, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the deceptively simple question of whether statutory annotations may be copyrighted. Numerous state legislatures, like Georgia, work with an outside publisher that updates statutory annotations each year. Webinar speakers will cover the implications of this case for state and local governments more generally, the policy and legal arguments each side is making before the Supreme Court, and how this case may impact the legal publishing industry.
- 7 participants
- 1:16 hours
22 Nov 2019
The cost of health care in the United States has been a highly debated topic for consumers, employers, state and federal policymakers, and the media for years.
This webinar, "Surprise Billing and Pharmaceuticals: Two Health Care Cost Factors," will examine the various factors that drive health care costs and provide attendees with various policy options to address cost drivers, specifically focusing on prescription drug pricing and surprise billing. Subsequent webinars will dive deeper into these two issues.
This webinar, "Surprise Billing and Pharmaceuticals: Two Health Care Cost Factors," will examine the various factors that drive health care costs and provide attendees with various policy options to address cost drivers, specifically focusing on prescription drug pricing and surprise billing. Subsequent webinars will dive deeper into these two issues.
- 4 participants
- 51 minutes
4 Nov 2019
What are assessments? And why do we assess?
Educational assessments can be used to support learning as well as validate it. The type of assessments states, districts, and schools choose should match the purpose behind the questions they are trying to answer about student learning. Every assessment has strengths and limitations; considering purpose helps ensure that the assessment you’re choosing is a good fit.
When it comes to selecting assessments and setting assessment policy, legislators have significant power and opportunity. While heated political conversations around state assessments have died down since 2016, which saw 75 assessment-related bills enacted into law across 30 states, the last few years have still seen heavy interest and action around innovating, streamlining, and aligning assessments at the state and district level.
Please join NWEA’s Kimberley Kraft, director of State and Government Partnerships, as she unpacks (1) the different types of assessment, (2) how assessments are used to support and inform diverse stakeholders, including parents and students, and (3) pockets of innovation where states are experimenting with assessments to better serve the individual needs of their student population.
Educational assessments can be used to support learning as well as validate it. The type of assessments states, districts, and schools choose should match the purpose behind the questions they are trying to answer about student learning. Every assessment has strengths and limitations; considering purpose helps ensure that the assessment you’re choosing is a good fit.
When it comes to selecting assessments and setting assessment policy, legislators have significant power and opportunity. While heated political conversations around state assessments have died down since 2016, which saw 75 assessment-related bills enacted into law across 30 states, the last few years have still seen heavy interest and action around innovating, streamlining, and aligning assessments at the state and district level.
Please join NWEA’s Kimberley Kraft, director of State and Government Partnerships, as she unpacks (1) the different types of assessment, (2) how assessments are used to support and inform diverse stakeholders, including parents and students, and (3) pockets of innovation where states are experimenting with assessments to better serve the individual needs of their student population.
- 2 participants
- 1:00 hours
29 Oct 2019
We all interact online and with technological devices with rapid and increasing intensity, attracted by convenient and helpful technological tools. Many of us have social media accounts with a variety of companies for our online selves (personal, social, and professional). The open and connected nature of the internet allows us to easily exchange information, yet it also poses challenges with access and control. Employees represent not only their personal and social selves online, but also their professional selves and work for employers who also have these layers of interaction. Protecting our ‘online selves’ requires a great deal of time and attention to managing settings and understanding policies.
Most of us lack the necessary amount of time and attention. In many of these online exchanges data are not willingly shared, but unknowingly surrendered. In an open and connected world where information is readily stored, collected, and disseminated, where do the boundaries exist to protect the key parties involved in these information exchanges? Who sets these boundaries and determines the rules associated with them?
The public sector faces unique challenges with trying to react quickly to constituents yet comply with existing rules and guidelines about reactions and responses. Kristen Walker, a professor of Marketing at California State University Northridge (CSUN) will discuss how data are socially transmitted through every day interactions and explain how this transmission requires new and flexible (macro) interaction protocols to withstand technological innovation in data-driven environments for data-driven decisions. Moderating interactions requires more than trust and transparency and must include education and verification strategies.
Most of us lack the necessary amount of time and attention. In many of these online exchanges data are not willingly shared, but unknowingly surrendered. In an open and connected world where information is readily stored, collected, and disseminated, where do the boundaries exist to protect the key parties involved in these information exchanges? Who sets these boundaries and determines the rules associated with them?
The public sector faces unique challenges with trying to react quickly to constituents yet comply with existing rules and guidelines about reactions and responses. Kristen Walker, a professor of Marketing at California State University Northridge (CSUN) will discuss how data are socially transmitted through every day interactions and explain how this transmission requires new and flexible (macro) interaction protocols to withstand technological innovation in data-driven environments for data-driven decisions. Moderating interactions requires more than trust and transparency and must include education and verification strategies.
- 4 participants
- 55 minutes
29 Oct 2019
When state legislators consider proposals for new economic development tax incentives, they face hard choices. Subtle differences in the design of business incentives—such as how the benefits are structured or how states determine which companies are eligible—can make the difference between programs that achieve their goals and ones that prove ineffective.
Research by The Pew Charitable Trusts has identified three practices that can guide considerations: establishing principles for designing tax incentives; developing procedures to consider proposed incentives in a deliberative manner and conducting upfront analysis to forecast program effectiveness.
This recorded webinar discusses approaches to considering newly proposed tax incentive programs with Khara Boender of The Pew Charitable Trusts, Dawn Iglesias, chief economist of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee and Jeff Mitchell, senior fiscal counsel of the Washington Senate Ways and Means Committee.
Research by The Pew Charitable Trusts has identified three practices that can guide considerations: establishing principles for designing tax incentives; developing procedures to consider proposed incentives in a deliberative manner and conducting upfront analysis to forecast program effectiveness.
This recorded webinar discusses approaches to considering newly proposed tax incentive programs with Khara Boender of The Pew Charitable Trusts, Dawn Iglesias, chief economist of the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee and Jeff Mitchell, senior fiscal counsel of the Washington Senate Ways and Means Committee.
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
29 Oct 2019
Energy efficiency delivers numerous benefits, including reduced emissions, customers savings, improved comfort, grid resiliency, and lower utility operating costs. Energy efficiency can also be an excellent investment, often returning benefits of $2 or more for each dollar invested.
The traditional regulatory approach, however, links utility income to energy sales and capital investments. This creates a disincentive for utilities to invest in energy efficiency, which reduces energy consumption and potentially utility sales. To address the misalignment of incentives and desired outcomes, states are exploring policies and strategies that reward, rather than penalize, utilities for efficiency investments.
Presenters will explore a variety of state policy solutions, including energy efficiency resource standards, revenue decoupling mechanisms and performance incentives.
The traditional regulatory approach, however, links utility income to energy sales and capital investments. This creates a disincentive for utilities to invest in energy efficiency, which reduces energy consumption and potentially utility sales. To address the misalignment of incentives and desired outcomes, states are exploring policies and strategies that reward, rather than penalize, utilities for efficiency investments.
Presenters will explore a variety of state policy solutions, including energy efficiency resource standards, revenue decoupling mechanisms and performance incentives.
- 3 participants
- 52 minutes
29 Oct 2019
This recorded webinar, hosted by NCSL and The Pew Charitable Trusts focuses on a new report on state marijuana tax revenue. The report focuses on the challenges forecasters face when trying to estimate collections from this new revenue source. A lack of historical data, unknown price and demand, and the dynamics of a new and emerging market leave state forecasters with limited information on which to base their estimates.
In addition to examining forecasting challenges, the report explores trends in revenue collections to date—and offers insights to lawmakers charged with budgeting these new dollars. The webinar feautres a guest speaker from one of the states with an active, legalized recreational marijuana market: Josh Lehner, senior economist in Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis, who will discuss Oregon’s unique experience.
In addition to examining forecasting challenges, the report explores trends in revenue collections to date—and offers insights to lawmakers charged with budgeting these new dollars. The webinar feautres a guest speaker from one of the states with an active, legalized recreational marijuana market: Josh Lehner, senior economist in Oregon’s Office of Economic Analysis, who will discuss Oregon’s unique experience.
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
29 Oct 2019
he New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee is continually working to improve research methodologies to ensure staff are providing policy makers with the best and most up-to-date research available. The office is working with the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a randomized control trial on the effectiveness of early college high school curricula in New Mexico. Learn about New Mexico's innovative research methodology and J-PAL's State and Local Initiative during this one-hour webinar.
- 3 participants
- 51 minutes
29 Oct 2019
More states are finding that non-wires solutions—approaches that use efficiency, demand response or distributed energy resources to avoid costly infrastructure upgrades—can meet customers' energy needs at a lower cost than traditional capital-intensive solutions
While the cost and resiliency benefits of these approaches are increasing policymaker interest across the U.S., a lack of familiarity and utility disincentives created by traditional regulation present barriers to their implementation.
In this webinar, national experts discuss a range of non-wires case studies, including an early effort in New York, which allowed the Con Edison utility to defer a $1.2 billion substation upgrade through demand reduction and distributed resource investments. Presenters will also explore the role that state legislators can play in overcoming barriers to these cost-saving solutions.
While the cost and resiliency benefits of these approaches are increasing policymaker interest across the U.S., a lack of familiarity and utility disincentives created by traditional regulation present barriers to their implementation.
In this webinar, national experts discuss a range of non-wires case studies, including an early effort in New York, which allowed the Con Edison utility to defer a $1.2 billion substation upgrade through demand reduction and distributed resource investments. Presenters will also explore the role that state legislators can play in overcoming barriers to these cost-saving solutions.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
29 Oct 2019
Until the 1980s, redistricting was done with paper and pencils (or markers and acetate). Now, software does the job, but each decade there are more and more options. As the 2020 redistricting cycle begins, it’s time for states to consider their technology needs and write their RFPs. Learn from redistricting experts what features to look for and what questions to ask so that your state will have modern, reliable and even flexible technology to see you through this intensely political process.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
15 Oct 2019
Estimating the costs and benefits of economic development incentives can be a challenging task. But a recently developed tool can help you think through some of the most important questions to ask and produce high quality quantitative estimates.
NCSL and The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted this recorded webinar, featuring, Tim Bartik of the Upjohn Institute. In this webinar, Bartik discusses his model for simulating the effects of state and local incentive programs. Bartik also provides an overview of the model, discuss the methodology and mechanics, and draw some general conclusions about incentive policy.
NCSL and The Pew Charitable Trusts hosted this recorded webinar, featuring, Tim Bartik of the Upjohn Institute. In this webinar, Bartik discusses his model for simulating the effects of state and local incentive programs. Bartik also provides an overview of the model, discuss the methodology and mechanics, and draw some general conclusions about incentive policy.
- 3 participants
- 51 minutes
14 Oct 2019
In five years, will your “meat” be raised from calf to steer in a green pasture, or grown from stem-cells in a petri-dish? The biotechnology enabling cell-cultured meat is becoming more prevalent and accessible, with federal regulators recently defining their roles with respect to regulation and oversight of the production and labeling of human food produced from cultured cells of amenable species. Join us as we hear from policy experts to discuss some of the major issues at play in both the federal and state arena including state labeling requirements and federal regulation of the products.
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
14 Oct 2019
Much of the nation’s electric grid network is aging and outdated, but rapid advancements in new technologies—along with shifting consumer preferences and a changing energy mix—may provide innovative and important opportunities to upgrade the nation’s electric system. Costs are plummeting for energy storage and renewable energy projects, while utilities are investing in smart metering infrastructure and demand management solutions—all of which require a rethinking of traditional grid investment and traditional grid operations. This webinar will explore the major elements of grid modernization and experts will discuss the policies that are shaping the future of the nation’s electric grid.
- 3 participants
- 1:02 hours
25 Jun 2019
This webinar examines how six countries with different demographic makeups address the early care and educational needs of their youth. Explore innovative approaches to policy and practice, and take an in-depth look inside these high-performing systems. Hear takeaways from a leading expert in the field and learn how your state can design and implement services for young children and families that aim to advance early care and education outcomes.
- 2 participants
- 57 minutes
25 Jun 2019
We have all seen reports about millions of good manufacturing jobs going unfilled. These jobs frequently provide high wages with benefits, yet many regions struggle to find qualified candidates. Advocates are working hard to illustrate how manufacturing jobs provide access to good careers with opportunities for creativity, engagement with new technology, and innovative and rewarding work.
This webinar will engage thought leaders in workforce and talent development to discuss trends and opportunities in manufacturing careers and steps that legislators and other state leaders can take to raise awareness and stakeholder engagement.
This webinar will engage thought leaders in workforce and talent development to discuss trends and opportunities in manufacturing careers and steps that legislators and other state leaders can take to raise awareness and stakeholder engagement.
- 6 participants
- 58 minutes
25 Jun 2019
Plastic is a common component of everyday life. And increasingly, the target of legislation. In the past year alone, state legislatures have considered over 200 bills related to plastic bags, straws and foam containers. While most would ban single-use plastics, a significant number would impose a “ban on bans,” preempting any action at the local level. This webinar will explore the future of plastic from production to disposal, including various policy options.
- 3 participants
- 51 minutes
18 Jun 2019
The federal government’s largest peacetime operation – the census – is gearing up right now, even though the official date is months in the future (April 1, 2020). States are gearing up for it too. Why do states care about a federal project? Because census data will be used to determine political and economic power for a decade to come.
If state officials want to maximize their state’s count, they can create a Complete Count Committee or put money towards census outreach and talk up the census in their communications with constituents. Webinar participants will learn about a variety of large and small efforts from around the nation, and about one interactive tool that helps identify pockets where response rates may be low, and therefore outreach efforts could be higher.
If state officials want to maximize their state’s count, they can create a Complete Count Committee or put money towards census outreach and talk up the census in their communications with constituents. Webinar participants will learn about a variety of large and small efforts from around the nation, and about one interactive tool that helps identify pockets where response rates may be low, and therefore outreach efforts could be higher.
- 4 participants
- 55 minutes
18 Jun 2019
State legislatures are vulnerable to many different types of cyberattacks—politically motivated cyber attackers and hacktivists, organized attackers, disgruntled employees, or even benign computer trespassers. Legislative IT CIOs and managers are very familiar with these threats: They named cybersecurity as the number 1 priority in recent NCSL surveys. Learn how legislatures are dealing with cyber threats, including what kinds of funding, staffing, training, preparation and policies are needed to respond. Join us to discuss the current challenges legislatures face and actions they are taking to protect the institution.
Presented by the National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT).
Presented by the National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT).
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
18 Jun 2019
Some important milestones for unmanned aerial systems occurred in 2018, including the implementation of Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Integration Pilot Program and passage of the 208 FAA Reauthorization Act. While this technology represents significant breakthroughs, the question of how drones should be regulated is at the top of legislators minds. Join us to hear from two experts about what these, and other key updates mean for drones in 2019 and beyond.
- 3 participants
- 53 minutes
5 Jun 2019
States continue to grapple with the harmful impacts that motor vehicle crashes have on public safety and state resources. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention created the Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator (MV PICCS) to inform states of the traffic safety interventions that may decrease injuries and save lives and the relative costs and benefits of those interventions. Join us to learn more about the MV PICCS tool and the latest legislative trends related to traffic safety interventions.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
5 Jun 2019
Presence. You know it when you see it. Yet did you know there are specific nonverbal skills that create "presence"? By increasing your awareness of your nonverbal communication, you can change how others perceive you. In this presentation, Rachel Beohm will give you concrete tools to communicate a positive, powerful presence.
You'll learn 1) how nonverbal communication impacts your presence, 2) what presence is, 3) the four components of presence, 4) how to move from autopilot to awareness and action with each component, and 5) concrete communication skills that help you look and feel more confident and credible.
Without presence, you have little impact on the world around you. Increase your presence and increase your influence.
You'll learn 1) how nonverbal communication impacts your presence, 2) what presence is, 3) the four components of presence, 4) how to move from autopilot to awareness and action with each component, and 5) concrete communication skills that help you look and feel more confident and credible.
Without presence, you have little impact on the world around you. Increase your presence and increase your influence.
- 2 participants
- 1:03 hours
5 Jun 2019
Moving to online reports involves cultural, process and technological changes. The change from lengthy written reports to web reports requires learning how to synthesize information for a busy legislative audience. During the first part of this one-hour webinar, staff from the Washington Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) will discuss how their study process continuously supports the dual needs of rigorous review and concise explanation. The second part of the webinar will focus on technological change and JLARC's process for posting reports to the web.
- 2 participants
- 57 minutes
24 May 2019
This webinar provides an overview of recent proposals made by the administration regarding changes to 1332 waivers, now referred to as State Relief and Empowerment Waivers, which can be used to modify key parts of the Affordable Care Act. Join NCSL and policy experts for a discussion on how these waivers are intended to help state marketplaces and increase consumers’ access to coverage at a reasonable cost.
NCSL hosted this webinar in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Service, The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight.
NCSL hosted this webinar in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Service, The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and The Center for Consumer Information & Insurance Oversight.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
24 May 2019
Redistricting is the process of redrawing state legislative and congressional district boundaries every 10 years following the decennial U.S. Census. To help gear up for the upcoming redistricting cycle, we will be offering a redistricting 101 webinar on the five W’s of redistricting: What is redistricting? Why do states draw lines? When do states draw lines? Who draws the lines? And How do states draw lines?
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
24 May 2019
As schools, districts and states move toward personalized, student-centered learning models in which students have increased voice and choice throughout their school day, state policymakers want to ensure that students with disabilities, English language learners, and struggling students are able to fully benefit from initiatives aiming to personalize learning for all students.
This webinar will explore how personalized, competency-based education can advance learning for English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and struggling students, and how policymakers can build equity and inclusion into design, planning, and implementation of student-centered learning.
This webinar is the fifth in a series sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Other webinars include An Overview of K-12 Competency-Based Education, ESSA and Personalized Learning, Performance-based Assessments for Teaching and Learning, and Support for Teachers and Leaders in Student-Centered Learning Environments, all available for viewing at any time.
This webinar will explore how personalized, competency-based education can advance learning for English Language Learners, students with disabilities, and struggling students, and how policymakers can build equity and inclusion into design, planning, and implementation of student-centered learning.
This webinar is the fifth in a series sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Other webinars include An Overview of K-12 Competency-Based Education, ESSA and Personalized Learning, Performance-based Assessments for Teaching and Learning, and Support for Teachers and Leaders in Student-Centered Learning Environments, all available for viewing at any time.
- 4 participants
- 47 minutes
24 May 2019
The amount of potential wind power available in U.S. waters is nearly twice the capacity of current U.S. electric power plants and enough energy to power roughly 1.6 billion homes. With offshore wind costs falling significantly in recent years, more states are looking to harness the clean energy and economic development opportunities presented by offshore wind.
Join us to learn more about state action around offshore wind and explore state policies, incentives and financing structures to encourage and support the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry.
Join us to learn more about state action around offshore wind and explore state policies, incentives and financing structures to encourage and support the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry.
- 3 participants
- 1:05 hours
24 May 2019
Although coal generation faces increasing economic, policy and technological challenges, carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies may offer new opportunities for the coal sector. CCS technologies have the potential to decrease carbon emissions from coal and gas-fired power plants, provide economic benefits, and maintain fuel diversity and reliability. Due to high upfront costs and risks, the deployment of CCS technologies has been slow, but recent federal funding may change the dynamics. In 2018, Congress expanded CCS tax credits and most recently, the Department of Energy announced $24 million in research grants for carbon capture technologies. Join us as we discuss the current challenges for CCS technologies as well as new opportunities for deployment.
- 3 participants
- 53 minutes
23 May 2019
With the goal of achieving higher returns, public pension funds have shifted away from low-risk investments, such as bonds, in recent decades. Instead, they have grown increasingly reliant on alternative investments like private equity, hedge funds and real estate. But with higher returns, comes higher risk. Join experts from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the ratings agencies and the states as they discuss recent trends and the implications of these complex investment strategies for state budgets.
- 4 participants
- 45 minutes
8 Apr 2019
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, required states to outline their plan to implement the federal education law. NCSL has reviewed the approved ESSA Consolidated State Plans and compiled select provisions into an online database that permits users to access individual state profiles, sort and filter elements of the State Plans and locate relevant state legislation. NCSL’s Dan Thatcher, Colleen Brooks and Ben Erwin will share an overview of the database, as well as content provided in the companion guide.
- 3 participants
- 45 minutes
8 Feb 2019
School has the potential to serve as a stabilizing force for children and youth within state foster care systems. Learn how your state can create an education system to help overcome some of the barriers to success that children in care often face—such as multiple school changes, inconsistency, lack of communication and delays in enrollment—so that children have positive school experiences and successfully transition into adulthood. Join us and our first class of Child Welfare Fellows as we discuss this important topic.
- 13 participants
- 1:00 hours
8 Feb 2019
Dan Billings has spent 27 years investigating, researching, mitigating and teaching topics on workplace violence. This session will focus on de-escalation techniques to consider when dealing with potentially violent people you may encounter within and outside the legislature.
The webinar is sponsored by LRL and NLSSA.
The webinar is sponsored by LRL and NLSSA.
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
8 Feb 2019
This January, 45 of 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will go into legislative session. Clearly state legislatures around the country have their work cut out for them in 2019. Amid this political bustle, what policy activity might be happening in the statehouse sessions in 2019?
Join the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Executive Director William Pound to discuss the emerging topics of 2019 as well as what will happen with state budgets, education, criminal justice and transportation infrastructure.
Join the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Executive Director William Pound to discuss the emerging topics of 2019 as well as what will happen with state budgets, education, criminal justice and transportation infrastructure.
- 2 participants
- 37 minutes
8 Feb 2019
Value based care increasingly shapes conversations around controlling health care costs in states around the nation. It is a policy, or combination of policies, that can look distinctly different from state-to-state. This webinar will cover value based care as it relates to oral health. Speakers will focus on examples of legislatures supporting value based care in oral health. Lawmakers will also learn how to identify opportunities for and challenges to value based oral health care in their states.
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
8 Feb 2019
The audit and evaluation process is broken into three phases: planning/scoping, fieldwork and writing. This 60-minute webinar will focus on the first phase—planning and scoping evaluations. It will cover general best practices and pitfalls for planning and scoping; an overview of Texas's scoping tool and staff training; and Michigan's referent group meeting.
This webinar is sponsored by the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society as part of its continuing effort to bring professional development opportunities to its members.
This webinar is sponsored by the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society as part of its continuing effort to bring professional development opportunities to its members.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
8 Feb 2019
State public health programs screen an estimated 4 million infants annually for genetic and metabolic disorders. States screen newborns because early detection can prevent severe cognitive and physical disabilities, and even death. Screening newborns can also save states and families money by avoiding expensive medical treatments later. This webinar will explore state legislative efforts, how states add new screenings, and unexpected challenges states have encountered along the way.
- 5 participants
- 53 minutes
8 Feb 2019
Cutting through the noise to reach constituents can be challenging. As technology continues to transform how we communicate, podcasts have exploded onto the scene as a great tool for engaging audiences. Learn best practices for podcasting, from how to decide on topics and conduct interviews to the nuts and bolts of equipment and software. This webinar is open to all legislative staff who want to learn about this popular communications and storytelling tool.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
27 Nov 2018
States including Idaho and New Hampshire and districts and schools throughout the country are transitioning to student-centered learning models in which students advance upon mastery rather than seat time, and where students have increased voice and choice throughout their school day. In student-centered learning environments pacing is flexible, and students learn both inside and outside the traditional school building. How does this change the role of a teacher? How should school leaders hire and support teachers for personalized learning environments, and what are implications for schools of education?
This webinar explores the changing role of teachers in student-centered learning environments and consider state policy options to build teacher and leader capacity for student-centered, personalized, competency-based education.
This webinar is the fourth in a series sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Other webinars include An Overview of K-12 Competency-Based Education, ESSA and Personalized Learning, and Performance-based Assessments for Teaching and Learning, all available for viewing at any time.
This webinar explores the changing role of teachers in student-centered learning environments and consider state policy options to build teacher and leader capacity for student-centered, personalized, competency-based education.
This webinar is the fourth in a series sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. Other webinars include An Overview of K-12 Competency-Based Education, ESSA and Personalized Learning, and Performance-based Assessments for Teaching and Learning, all available for viewing at any time.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
18 Oct 2018
The Wallace Foundation has recently released the first phase of its Principal Supervisor Initiative. The Long Beach Unified School District has worked with researchers to inform their work on how best to support those in principal supervisor roles. Jill Baker and Kelly An will provide their experience in the implementation of this study and steps moving forward.
- 4 participants
- 41 minutes
9 Oct 2018
With the rise of children and youth entering the foster care system, many states are experiencing a shortage of foster care families capable of meeting the growing need. Foster families serve a vital role as advocates for children and the system. As a result, it is important that states and legislators are knowledgeable about strategies for recruiting and retaining these advocates and maintaining a strong group of foster families.
- 5 participants
- 57 minutes
9 Oct 2018
Lisa Soronen, executive director of the State and Local Legal Center, offers a rundown on Supreme Court cases that will affect states.
- 2 participants
- 1:33 hours
17 Sep 2018
Legislators and staff are often faced with the challenge of making decisions, or helping to make decisions, that satisfies diverse constituencies with competing interests. In this webinar, participants will learn about both the art and science behind finding consensus to address challenging public policy issues by exploring effective methods and proven techniques that produce agreement to policy challenges. Participants will walk away with new tools and skills for creating consensus among diverse interest groups.
- 3 participants
- 50 minutes
6 Sep 2018
Improving efficiency offers multiple benefits that span the economy by lowering energy costs for families, industry and businesses; creating jobs; and helping states cost-effectively meet clean air goals. Efficiency has become a major job driver, employing more than 2 million Americans and accounting for more than half of the jobs added in the energy sector last year.
Being the cheapest energy resource, efficiency is also an excellent investment, with research finding that it often returns benefits of $2 or more for each dollar invested.
During this webinar, presenters explore the economic and job creation benefits that energy efficiency efforts can provide. They also discuss state policy actions that can encourage economic growth and job creation through efficiency.
Being the cheapest energy resource, efficiency is also an excellent investment, with research finding that it often returns benefits of $2 or more for each dollar invested.
During this webinar, presenters explore the economic and job creation benefits that energy efficiency efforts can provide. They also discuss state policy actions that can encourage economic growth and job creation through efficiency.
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
29 Aug 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court in May ruled the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) unconstitutional, allowing states to legalize and regulate sports betting for the first time since 1992. Join us for an in-depth look at sports betting trends and laws, regulations and tax frameworks across the states, along with the implications for state finances and law enforcement.
- 9 participants
- 52 minutes
29 Aug 2018
In June, the Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair that states can require remote businesses to collect and remit sales taxes on residents’ transactions. While a tremendous victory for states and Main Street USA, states have a lot of work ahead to ensure that their newfound authority is implemented correctly and fairly. Explore what happened and states’ next steps.
- 15 participants
- 1:16 hours
17 Aug 2018
Hear from Lori Connors-Tadros with the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) as she shares information about the state of prekindergarten across the country. You will learn about the 2017 State Preschool Yearbook, learn about calculating costs for quality and hear from legislative colleagues who have worked directly with improving quality and access to prekindergarten in their state.
- 6 participants
- 59 minutes
9 Aug 2018
A record 216 million Americans rely on some type of commercial or private health insurance. Yet an array of pending major changes divide and confuse the public, who expect legislators to help them understand what’s next. How can lawmakers—in their roles as health insurance regulators and purchasers, and voices of their constituents—play an effective role in getting to the next phase? Hear from experts and join the dialogue
- 13 participants
- 1:19 hours
9 Aug 2018
On Nov. 6, voters will decide thousands of legislative seats, dozens of governors and over 100 state ballot questions. Is major political change coming to the states? NCSL’s experts will break down the data and discuss the trends and key issues that are going to frame the 2018 election.
- 9 participants
- 1:03 hours
9 Aug 2018
As retail in the U.S. moves toward an e-commerce future, both brick and mortar retailers and state and local governments must adapt to new challenges. Explore the factors changing the retail industry, how they affect state and local revenues, and what policymakers can do to ensure that commercial districts remain vibrant economic contributors.
- 7 participants
- 1:08 hours
9 Aug 2018
The U.S. economy has been relatively strong the last few years, but will it last? Hear a national economist discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the current U.S. economy, where the economy is headed, and what it could mean for state finances.
- 4 participants
- 1:29 hours
9 Aug 2018
In this webinar, experts from the Learning Policy Institute will take a close look at four states that are implementing early learning policies and practices that reflect what we know matters from top-performing countries. Building off what we learned in the first webinar in this series on early learning, we will look closely at examples of state policy designed to ensure quality in state preschool programs, support a strong early learning workforce, and combine and coordinate early learning programming and funding.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report “No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State” found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career-technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report “No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State” found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career-technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
31 Jul 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court has had a busy year of cases, many of which have meaningful implications for states. Attendees will explore these cases—from gerrymandering and elections to religious and gay rights, sports gambling and online sales taxes—and gain insider information about our nation’s highest court.
- 3 participants
- 1:06 hours
21 Jul 2018
When it comes to redistricting, how much partisanship is too much? Or is there a “too much?” The Supreme Court didn’t answer these questions this term. Regardless, the lower courts and the Supreme Court will continue to deal with partisan gerrymandering cases going forward. Learn what the arguments were, what the outcomes were, and what may be next for partisan gerrymandering. Misha Tseytlin, Wisconsin solicitor general, who argued Gill v. Whitford in support of the Wisconsin legislators defending the plan, will discuss the Supreme Court’s opinion in that case. Michael Kimberly, partner at Mayer Brown and co-director of the Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic, who argued Benisek v. Lamone in support of the challengers to Maryland’s redistricting plan, will discuss the Supreme Court’s opinion in that case. Paul Diller, professor at Willamette University College of Law, who co-wrote an amicus brief on behalf of a number of national local government associations and law professors supporting the challengers in Gill v. Whitford, will provide additional thoughts on the significance and implications of these cases.
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
16 Jul 2018
Suspension and expulsion for very young children are stressful and negative experiences that can impact child outcomes. This webinar will provide a review of what we know from the research on and dimensions of early childhood expulsions and suspensions and the potential role of state policy and supports. The webinar will include legislative examples and comments from state policymakers that were involved with their state’s legislative approach.
This webinar is part of NCSL's Early Learning Fellows 2018 Webinar Series.
This webinar is part of NCSL's Early Learning Fellows 2018 Webinar Series.
- 5 participants
- 1:02 hours
13 Jul 2018
Millions of American students and adults continue to be unfamiliar with how their government works, leading experts to sound the alarm about a civics education crisis and call for its revitalization. State legislators, educators and civic-minded organizations are working to reverse this trend with the hope of reinvigorating American civics. This webinar will explore the general state of civics knowledge and education in the United State and highlight some of the work state legislators are undertaking to address the civics education and engagement in their states
- 4 participants
- 52 minutes
2 Jul 2018
One of the most talked-about possibilities for federal action in 2018 is a new infrastructure bill that aims to inject what nearly all experts agree is a significant boost of funds for many of our national infrastructure systems. However, it remains unclear if such a package will be approved by this Congress or the next. In the meantime, let's examine some smaller, but just as important, federal infrastructure funding boosts recently passed as part of the FY 2018 omnibus.
- 3 participants
- 53 minutes
2 Jul 2018
With the goal of achieving higher returns, public pension funds have shifted away from low-risk investments, such as bonds, in recent decades. Instead, they have grown increasingly reliant on alternative investments like private equity, hedge funds and real estate. But with higher returns, comes higher risk. Join experts from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the ratings agencies and the states as they discuss recent trends and the implications of these complex investment strategies for state budgets.
- 4 participants
- 1:05 hours
20 Jun 2018
In this webinar, experts from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development will join us from their headquarters in Paris, to dive into the current knowledge base on international trends and good practices in establishing quality early learning systems. We will learn about the common elements of highly developed early education systems, how early education is financed in highly developed systems, and other important facts about early learning around the world.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report “No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State” found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career-technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
This webinar is the first in a two-part series diving into element No. 1: Early Learning.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report “No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State” found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career-technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
This webinar is the first in a two-part series diving into element No. 1: Early Learning.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
20 Jun 2018
In the wake of 2017's record-setting natural disasters numerous state and federal agencies are mobilized to work collaboratively to better prepare and protect natural and built infrastructure to reduce the human and economic impacts of extreme weather events. Hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria are among the top five costliest disasters in US history, creating a renewed sense of urgency around disaster planning. However, these threats are not new to states like Texas, Florida, and Louisiana, that are well-versed in the unique risks they face and what's necessary to address them. This webinar will explore examples of approaches states are currently implementing around disaster mitigation, as well as recent actions the federal government has taken to help lessen disaster impacts and improve collaboration.
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
20 Jun 2018
Following the first webinar, this session is the last of two programs examining the fundamentals of risk management and insurance. Please join us for an hour-long primer on the role of regulation and legislation in insurance. NCSL is pleased to collaborate with The Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation on this non-partisan and non-advocative discussion, viewed through the lens of emerging issues such as: blockchain; regulatory sandboxes; and autonomous vehicles
- 4 participants
- 1:06 hours
15 Jun 2018
As more and more states adopt legislation mandating stress testing for public pension systems, you may be left wondering: What is a stress test and should my state be conducting one? Join experts from The Pew Charitable Trusts as they explain the basics of stress testing, including how it can be used to evaluate the potential impact of the next economic downturn on your state's public retirement systems and budget. Plus, hear from legislators and staff about how their states have used stress testing to influence policy reform.
- 6 participants
- 57 minutes
13 Jun 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that that Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, which prohibited states from authorizing sports-gambling, is unconstitutional. State and Local Legal Center amicus brief writer Richard A. Simpson, Wiley Rein, LLP, will discuss the reasoning of the Supreme Court’s decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Ethan Wilson, National Conference of State Legislatures, will discuss what state legislatures have done so far and might do in the future to allow and regulate sports gambling.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
12 Jun 2018
Consumers with barriers to installing their own solar panels now have a new option called shared or community solar. This new sector has grown quickly, adding more than 250 megawatts of capacity in 2017. Shared solar provides access to commercial and residential customers who have old or shaded roofs, rent their home or business, or have limited access to capital and financing. A growing number of state policymakers and utilities are creating these programs since they can offer solar to a broader array of income levels, while allowing the siting of solar generation in places where it can stabilize the grid and lower distribution costs. This webinar will explore this emerging sector, outline the opportunities and challenges it presents, and discuss state policy options for creating effective shared solar programs.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
30 May 2018
Various pieces of research show linkages between high-quality afterschool programs and positive outcomes, including gains in academic performance, improved school attendance, increased student engagement and reductions in problem behavior. Research also tells us that afterschool programs are most effective when they are evidence-based and of high quality. In other words, supporting program quality can be a way to ensure programs are on the path to seeing these positive outcomes.
Hear from afterschool quality expert, Jaime Singer of the American Institutes for Research, who will share the findings of her landscape of quality systems scan of the 50 states. Then we explore from various perspectives how Utah is boosting afterschool program quality through various pieces of legislation and a key study.
This webinar was sponsored by the C.S. Mott Foundation.
Hear from afterschool quality expert, Jaime Singer of the American Institutes for Research, who will share the findings of her landscape of quality systems scan of the 50 states. Then we explore from various perspectives how Utah is boosting afterschool program quality through various pieces of legislation and a key study.
This webinar was sponsored by the C.S. Mott Foundation.
- 6 participants
- 1:06 hours
21 May 2018
With $2.7 billion up for grabs for beneficiaries to Volkswagen AG's settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, just how are beneficiaries looking to spend their pot of gold? Join us as we explore the settlement, review a host of projects that reduce NOx emissions from the transportation sector, and see how states are planning to spend their funds!
- 5 participants
- 55 minutes
15 May 2018
Legislative staff write to convey facts without adding bias. Advertisers use writing tactics that captivate the reader and push a product or an idea. But are there techniques used in advertising that will help legislative staff make their writing more engaging? Learn how to enhance the impact of your writing by examining it through the lens of an advertisement. Reshape some of the key techniques advertisers use to help you to reach your audience without adding bias.
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
4 May 2018
The Farm Bill represents one of the most important pieces of legislation for the agriculture community. With the 2014 Farm Bill soon coming to a close, Congress is in the middle of a debate over the next reauthorizaiton. Join us for a presentation on some of the key programs included in the Farm Bill affecting farmers and agricultural production, and what can be expected over the rest of 2018 and beyond.
- 4 participants
- 60 minutes
30 Apr 2018
To draw attention to work that incorporates issues and convinces others to be proactive, a message must be clearly and accurately articulated. The webinar will provide a brief synopsis on how people see and understand information from data displays. It will provide fundamentals on how to present good data visualizations and discuss the importance of using the appropriate colors and charts to engage the audience.
- 2 participants
- 55 minutes
17 Apr 2018
Performance-based assessments are key to competency-based education systems, in which student learning progresses based on mastery of content rather than passage of time. In a competency-based education system, students understand learning objectives and also know what they must “know and show” to be proficient. If a student does not demonstrate adequate proficiency to advance, they must be provided with supports and interventions that help them fill the gaps in their knowledge and skills.
Hear from assessment and accountability expert Scott Marion from the Center for Assessment, the lead technical partner and key policy advisor for New Hampshire’s innovative assessment and accountability pilot, Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE). Explore how New Hampshire is ensuring the quality and rigor of PACE performance assessments and designing methods for evaluating the comparability of student results across districts, and consider how state policymakers might pursue both richer assessments and intentionally coherent assessment systems.
Sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, this webinar will provide an overview of performance-based assessments for teaching and learning for state legislators and state legislative staff.
Hear from assessment and accountability expert Scott Marion from the Center for Assessment, the lead technical partner and key policy advisor for New Hampshire’s innovative assessment and accountability pilot, Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE). Explore how New Hampshire is ensuring the quality and rigor of PACE performance assessments and designing methods for evaluating the comparability of student results across districts, and consider how state policymakers might pursue both richer assessments and intentionally coherent assessment systems.
Sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, this webinar will provide an overview of performance-based assessments for teaching and learning for state legislators and state legislative staff.
- 2 participants
- 57 minutes
13 Apr 2018
This webinar includes an overview of 2017 trends in occupational licensing legislation, a summary of what we are seeing so far in 2018 and a brief overview of NCSL's own research on the topic, as well as a demonstration on how to use our National Occupational Licensing Database.
- 6 participants
- 44 minutes
10 Apr 2018
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events, such as abuse or neglect, that can have negative, lasting effects on health and well-being. This webinar explores the connection between ACEs and the opioid epidemic. Speakers discuss how ACEs can affect later substance misuse, including the intergenerational impacts on families. Experts and legislators will highlight potential policy options and innovative state strategies.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
6 Apr 2018
Majority and minority staff from the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee will brief NCSL Health and Human Services and Budget and Revenue Committees on the Family First Prevention Services Act, and take questions on major policy changes to several programs included in the bill.
- 6 participants
- 48 minutes
4 Apr 2018
More than 21 million children rely on free and reduced school meals during the academic year. Only 1-in-6 of these kids participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). SFSP seeks to address food insecurity among children and youth during the summer months when they are out of school. USDA set a 2016 goal of serving more than 200 million meals to children and teens in low-income communities this summer. This webinar will provide an overview of the program, highlight best practices in the states and what role state policymakers can play to help alleviate hunger in the summer months.
- 7 participants
- 56 minutes
2 Apr 2018
Technological advances are occurring rapidly and the impact of those advancements on traditional insurance models is of concern to public policymakers. NCSL is pleased to collaborate with the Institutes Griffith Insurance Education Foundation to present a nonpartisan and nonadvocative discussion of the underpinnings of risk management, viewed through the lens of emerging issues such as: telematics technology and its impact on automobile insurance; wearable devices and their implications in insurance; and evolving consumer buyer patterns, driven by tech-based purchase options.
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
2 Apr 2018
The Utah Office of the Legislative Auditor General won the 2017 NLPES Excellence in Research Methods Award for its performance audit on regulation of the payday lending industry. Staff from the Utah Office of the Legislative Auditor General will explain the audit issue that they were asked to address, the award-winning methodology they developed to address the issue, and how the methodology might be applied to other contexts.
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
29 Mar 2018
Working in the legislature can be intense with long hours, looming deadlines and competing priorities. Patrick Sullivan, director of Montana's State Professional Development Center, is an expert on how to prevent this hectic environment from leading to a siloed team. Whether you are a new or veteran staffer, join us for this webinar to learn more about the context of the inward mindset as it applies to workplace culture and how you can have an impact on the effectiveness of your team.
- 4 participants
- 52 minutes
23 Mar 2018
Between the two court systems (federal and state), the levels of courts within each system (trial and appellate), and the odd terminology (amicus curiae brief) it is difficult to understand how the American court system works. This session will cover the basics of how a case proceeds through the courts.
You'll learn:
--Why some cases are litigated in federal court rather than state court
--How the federal and state court systems are organized
--How courts decide cases
--Review of major sources of law and their weight of authority
--How the Supreme Court works
You'll learn:
--Why some cases are litigated in federal court rather than state court
--How the federal and state court systems are organized
--How courts decide cases
--Review of major sources of law and their weight of authority
--How the Supreme Court works
- 3 participants
- 1:01 hours
19 Mar 2018
Drawing its inspiration from the Swiss VET system, CareerWise launched a modern youth apprenticeship system in Colorado. This webinar will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of why and how CareerWise came to be within the Colorado policy context.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report "No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State" found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career-technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
This webinar is the second in a three-part series diving into element No. 3: CTE.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report "No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State" found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career-technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
This webinar is the second in a three-part series diving into element No. 3: CTE.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
12 Mar 2018
Legislatures across the country are taking a renewed look at their anti-sexual harassment policies and procedures. Hear from two legal experts on the best way to approach this difficult topic. You will learn:
--The importance of the legislative culture and how it impacts sexual harassment.
--Ways to strengthen your policy and complaint procedure.
--Examples of unacceptable behavior and conduct, plus risk factors that might exist.
--The importance of the legislative culture and how it impacts sexual harassment.
--Ways to strengthen your policy and complaint procedure.
--Examples of unacceptable behavior and conduct, plus risk factors that might exist.
- 3 participants
- 1:29 hours
9 Mar 2018
Need a snapshot of your state’s tax revenue trends to prepare for a budget meeting? Writing a memo on your state’s economic growth? Grab fast facts, quick analysis, and customized charts from Fiscal 50, an online tool from The Pew Charitable Trusts. Fiscal 50 lets you plot your state’s key fiscal and economic trends, compare them to neighbors and the nation, and quickly see which states are leading and lagging in the ninth year of recovery from the Great Recession. At this webinar, Pew’s Fiscal 50 researchers will demonstrate the tool and explain key fiscal and economic trends that are shaping state budgets.
- 7 participants
- 54 minutes
5 Mar 2018
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Region 1 participants in the Whole Family Approach to Jobs initiative and state leaders from ACF Region 4 deepened their knowledge of the benefit cliff effect. Participants from both regions learned approaches to researching and mapping the benefit cliff effect in their state while also exploring concrete options to address it in their state.
- 8 participants
- 1:01 hours
5 Feb 2018
The employer-driven Swiss VET system is widely considered to be one of the most effective systems of career-technical education in the world. This webinar introduces participants to the goals, outcomes and governance of the Swiss VET system. It also provides an analytical framework for comparing and measuring elements of other VET (or CTE) systems.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report, No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career- technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
This webinar is the first in a three-part series diving into element No. 3: CTE.
In 2016, NCSL’s groundbreaking report, No Time to Lose: How to Build a World Class Education System State-by-State found that top performing countries have a set of four elements in common, including:
Children come to school ready to learn and extra support is given to struggling students.
A world-class teaching profession that provides highly effective teachers to all students.
A highly effective and intellectually rigorous system of career- technical education (CTE).
Individual reforms that are connected and aligned as parts of a clearly planned and carefully designed comprehensive systems.
This webinar is the first in a three-part series diving into element No. 3: CTE.
- 4 participants
- 1:26 hours
2 Feb 2018
In this webinar, NCSL's Election and Redistricting Program Director Wendy Underhill and Policy Specialist Patrick Potyondy review the 2017 enacted and introduced election administration legislation across the 50 state legislatures and Washington, D.C.
Topics include cybersecurity, equipment funding and technology, voter registration lists, voter ID, absentee voting, mail voting, audits, felon voting rights, and more. We also peek at what may be coming in 2018 based on the first round of introductions.
Topics include cybersecurity, equipment funding and technology, voter registration lists, voter ID, absentee voting, mail voting, audits, felon voting rights, and more. We also peek at what may be coming in 2018 based on the first round of introductions.
- 3 participants
- 48 minutes
19 Jan 2018
On Dec. 22, President Donald Trump signed into law the largest overhaul of the nation's tax code since 1986. As they prepare for their 2018 legislative sessions, state lawmakers are now combing through the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul to determine how the tax changes may affect their states and their budgets. Join us for this timely webinar of tax experts who will discuss the implications of the new law and what it means for states.
- 4 participants
- 1:15 hours
2 Jan 2018
Enforcement of REAL ID at commerical airports is only one month away. Join NCSL and the Department of Homeland Security for an in-depth discussion on next steps with REAL ID and what states should know as they head into the new year and new legislative session.
- 3 participants
- 44 minutes
15 Dec 2017
Lead service lines—the lead pipes connecting water mains under the street to homes and other buildings—are the main source of lead in contact with drinking water. Yet many homeowners are unaware of whether their homes are serviced by lead pipes.
Disclosure of lead service lines protects buyers from purchasing a home without being aware of the property’s likely defects or hazards. Water utilities can help this effort by informing all property owners if they are likely to have a lead service line. Home inspectors can also help by checking the service line as it comes into the home and letting the buyer know whether or not it is lead and recommending replacement.
Several states have begin exploring the disclosure of lead service lines in private homes. This webinar will present successful approaches states have undertaken to promote the disclosure of lead service lines to owners and buyers of properties.
Disclosure of lead service lines protects buyers from purchasing a home without being aware of the property’s likely defects or hazards. Water utilities can help this effort by informing all property owners if they are likely to have a lead service line. Home inspectors can also help by checking the service line as it comes into the home and letting the buyer know whether or not it is lead and recommending replacement.
Several states have begin exploring the disclosure of lead service lines in private homes. This webinar will present successful approaches states have undertaken to promote the disclosure of lead service lines to owners and buyers of properties.
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
12 Dec 2017
The public sector, legislatures included, has faced intense criticism and scarce resources for many years now. There are techniques available to public employees to not only cope with these challenges but to thrive. This webinar will explore various ways in which legislative staff can expand their capacity and practice self-care in challenging times. The key is to transform our mindset from one that is in “survival mode” to one that seeks ways to be helpful and solution oriented.
- 2 participants
- 55 minutes
2 Dec 2017
Home visiting is a prevention strategy that supports pregnant women and new parents, promotes infant and child health, fosters educational development and school readiness, and helps prevent child abuse and neglect. Legislators can play an important role in establishing effective home visiting policy in their states through legislation and coordination with executive branch agencies. Policy makers can ensure the state is investing in evidence-based home visiting models with accountability and quality improvement measures. This webinar will highlight the benefits of home visiting, discuss funding options and provide examples of state initiatives and programs.
- 7 participants
- 55 minutes
20 Nov 2017
NCSL hosted a webinar on how states are funding the replacement of lead service lines, with speakers from legislatures, water utilities and advocacy groups discussing successful approaches. Learn about state approaches to funding the replacement of lead service lines.
- 5 participants
- 57 minutes
20 Nov 2017
This professional development webinar, co-hosted by NCSL's Young and New Professionals (YNP) group and Women's Legislative Network, aims to help participants learn to increase self-awareness and personal brand when communicating daily. Whether you are a legislator headed into session or a legislative staffer gearing up for January, we all need to be concise, clear and credible. Ditch those phrases and words that undermine your authority, replace them with words that have impact making you the expert. We are very excited to have Catherine Johns, communications expert, leading a webinar for all young and new legislators and legislative staff.
- 2 participants
- 42 minutes
17 Nov 2017
Legislative children’s caucuses currently exist in at least seven states, the oldest founded in 1994 and the newest established just this year. This webinar will explore the concept and structure of children’s caucuses among several states, including the expressed interest of legislators and the purpose of these caucuses, ranging from broad education to introducing legislative packages. This webinar highlights the specific structure of a few existing caucuses and provide the opportunity for legislators to ask questions of their peers who are currently promoting such bodies in their own state.
- 5 participants
- 60 minutes
7 Nov 2017
Over the last 60 years, the number of jobs requiring an occupational license has grown from about 1-in-20 to nearly 1-in-4. When implemented properly, occupational licensing can help protect the health and safety of consumers by requiring practitioners to undergo a designated amount of training and education in their field.
Differences and disparities in occupational licensing laws across states, however, can create barriers for those looking to enter the labor market and make it harder for workers to relocate across state lines. Certain populations, including military veterans and spouses, immigrants with work authorization, people with criminal records and long term unemployed and dislocated workers, are affected disproportionately by the requirements and variances of occupational licensing.
This webinar addresses some of the unique challenges each of these populations face when it comes to entering the workforce in a licensed occupation, and how states are helping to remove some of these barriers.
Differences and disparities in occupational licensing laws across states, however, can create barriers for those looking to enter the labor market and make it harder for workers to relocate across state lines. Certain populations, including military veterans and spouses, immigrants with work authorization, people with criminal records and long term unemployed and dislocated workers, are affected disproportionately by the requirements and variances of occupational licensing.
This webinar addresses some of the unique challenges each of these populations face when it comes to entering the workforce in a licensed occupation, and how states are helping to remove some of these barriers.
- 9 participants
- 48 minutes
3 Nov 2017
More than ever, state legislators are seeing the value in engaging citizens across their districts around different policy issues. Finding strength in diverse perspectives, legislators have gone directly to the source to discuss the issues and needs most important to their constituencies.
To encourage meaningful dialogue and greater participation in the legislative process, many state legislators have sought innovative strategies that promote deliberation and citizen engagement.
This webinar takes a closer look at successful engagement strategies happening in different legislative districts around the country that are proving successful for increasing citizen deliberation and community-based solutions.
To encourage meaningful dialogue and greater participation in the legislative process, many state legislators have sought innovative strategies that promote deliberation and citizen engagement.
This webinar takes a closer look at successful engagement strategies happening in different legislative districts around the country that are proving successful for increasing citizen deliberation and community-based solutions.
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
25 Oct 2017
This webinar offers guidance to NCSL Standing Committee staff officers.
- 7 participants
- 38 minutes
20 Oct 2017
The tragedy in Flint, Mich., caused states to rethink their approach to lead in water and lead service lines. Although water utilities provide corrosion control to keep lead pipes from leaching, utilities do not control the pipelines from the water service to the building or house. These lead service lines account for an estimated 50 percent to 75 percent of the lead in drinking water.
This webinar explores policies for states to address lead-service lines and options for replacement, providing policy makers insight into the tools and approaches states have undertaken to address lead in drinking water.
This webinar explores policies for states to address lead-service lines and options for replacement, providing policy makers insight into the tools and approaches states have undertaken to address lead in drinking water.
- 4 participants
- 1:03 hours
9 Oct 2017
In 2016 alone, the U.S. solar market nearly doubled its annual record for installations—with 14,800 MW of new solar PV installed. Presenters during this webinar explore a number of policy options that have been effective in achieving state goals and present case studies highlighting these efforts.
- 7 participants
- 1:19 hours
19 Sep 2017
This webinar is hosted by AASHTO's Center for Environmental Excellence and will focus on environmental justice analysis.
- 9 participants
- 1:08 hours
15 Sep 2017
As more energy customers become energy producers—implementing rooftop solar, energy storage, and smart devices to manage their energy use—the distribution grid is rapidly becoming insufficient, as are the policies that govern it.
Utilities and public utility commissions are beginning to focus their attention on distribution grid planning, which is critical to maintaining reliability while taking advantage of the many benefits these new energy technologies can offer.
Presenters discuss why distribution grid planning is needed and explore state efforts to implement planning and policies that support a modern energy grid.
Utilities and public utility commissions are beginning to focus their attention on distribution grid planning, which is critical to maintaining reliability while taking advantage of the many benefits these new energy technologies can offer.
Presenters discuss why distribution grid planning is needed and explore state efforts to implement planning and policies that support a modern energy grid.
- 5 participants
- 1:08 hours
15 Sep 2017
CHIP, a joint state-federal partnership, provides health insurance to low-income children and in some states, pregnant women. The program covers 8.9 million children in the U.S.
States receive an enhanced federal match that exceeds the federal match for state Medicaid funding. The CHIP program will expire in September 2017 without congressional renewal. Join the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs during this webinar where you will learn more about CHIP, federal proposals and their impact on CHIP, and perspectives from state health officials in Colorado and Tennessee.
States receive an enhanced federal match that exceeds the federal match for state Medicaid funding. The CHIP program will expire in September 2017 without congressional renewal. Join the National Conference of State Legislatures and the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs during this webinar where you will learn more about CHIP, federal proposals and their impact on CHIP, and perspectives from state health officials in Colorado and Tennessee.
- 7 participants
- 56 minutes
29 Aug 2017
Dual language learners (DLLs) are preschool through third grade students who are still mastering their native language while also learning English. Hear from a DLL policy experts on policy strategies to effectively serve this group.
- 6 participants
- 57 minutes
17 Aug 2017
The world of work is evolving. Research shows that 65 percent of today’s grade school students will end up in jobs that do not yet exist. And while high school graduation rates continue to rise throughout the country, students aren’t graduating fully prepared with the skills necessary to enter the workforce or succeed in college.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides states with significant flexibility to advance personalized learning and improve equitable outcomes for their students. Hear from Lillian Pace, senior director for National Policy at KnowledgeWorks, about emerging ideas states are considering as they leverage this flexibility through their implementation plans. Sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, this webinar will help state legislators and legislative staff think outside the box about how they might use opportunities in ESSA to advance personalized learning.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides states with significant flexibility to advance personalized learning and improve equitable outcomes for their students. Hear from Lillian Pace, senior director for National Policy at KnowledgeWorks, about emerging ideas states are considering as they leverage this flexibility through their implementation plans. Sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, this webinar will help state legislators and legislative staff think outside the box about how they might use opportunities in ESSA to advance personalized learning.
- 2 participants
- 56 minutes
31 Jul 2017
Buildings account for nearly half of a state’s energy consumption, which can make energy costs a major portion of state operations budgets. Programs that leverage the market to improve building and outdoor lighting efficiency can help states reduce operational costs while inducing economic development, freeing up state money for other uses.
This webinar explores how states can support innovative financing and public-private partnerships to drive efficiency upgrades in publicly owned buildings and street lighting.
This webinar explores how states can support innovative financing and public-private partnerships to drive efficiency upgrades in publicly owned buildings and street lighting.
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
28 Jul 2017
This webinar is Improving Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) are defined as children who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children generally. An estimated 9.4 million children in the United States under the age of 18 have special health care needs, according to the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA).
One population included in CYSHCN, are those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that 1-in-68 children in the U.S. has been identified with ASD. For this population of children, there are often barriers to accessing treatment from a shortage of providers to lack of coverage. This webinar explores those barriers and discuss strategies that states can implement to improve systems of care for CYSHCN and those with ASD.
One population included in CYSHCN, are those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that 1-in-68 children in the U.S. has been identified with ASD. For this population of children, there are often barriers to accessing treatment from a shortage of providers to lack of coverage. This webinar explores those barriers and discuss strategies that states can implement to improve systems of care for CYSHCN and those with ASD.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
26 Jul 2017
Among the strategies that top-performing international systems have pursued, none have been more important than the policies they have developed to ensure that high-quality teaching takes place in every classroom, in every school, for every child. In order to find out how they did that, a team of researchers investigated seven jurisdictions across four continents, producing a landmark, international comparative study of teaching and teaching quality in the world's top-performing education systems: Empowered Educators. In this webinar, four of these pre-eminent researchers will discuss the policies and practices jurisdictions including Singapore, Canada, and Shanghai-China have used to recruit, prepare, induct, support and retain world-class teachers.
- 11 participants
- 1:34 hours
25 Jul 2017
Even as annual employer contributions to state pension plans went up by about $7 billion in 2015, the funding gap for these funds grew by $157 billion due to low investment returns. Overall, investment underperformance over the past decade has been the largest contributor to the more than $1 trillion in reported pension debt facing state pension plans.
Volatile return scenarios have put pressure on state budgets. Policymakers need tools to better assess what will happen if returns continue to fall short of expectations and to understand how sudden asset losses from a recession would affect both the funding levels of their states’ pension plans as well as required employer contributions. Stress testing offers a set of tools for policymakers to answer these questions. Learn about these tools and how they can help you understand, manage and plan for the risk and cost uncertainty in providing and funding pension benefits
Volatile return scenarios have put pressure on state budgets. Policymakers need tools to better assess what will happen if returns continue to fall short of expectations and to understand how sudden asset losses from a recession would affect both the funding levels of their states’ pension plans as well as required employer contributions. Stress testing offers a set of tools for policymakers to answer these questions. Learn about these tools and how they can help you understand, manage and plan for the risk and cost uncertainty in providing and funding pension benefits
- 3 participants
- 42 minutes
25 Jul 2017
Now is a critical time for state policymakers to learn the nuances of debt management. Interest rates are at historic lows, state infrastructure demands are growing, and state revenues are struggling to keep pace with spending. Yet, many states do not conduct adequate debt affordability studies. This finding and more is available in the new 50-state report, “Strategies for Managing State Debt," which was released on June 6, 2017 by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The report examines states’ use of debt affordability studies, or documents analyzing total state debt, which states use in deciding how much, if any, additional debt they can afford. Pew found that nearly half the states do not publish a debt affordability study, while those who do could all improve their studies.
NCSL hosted this webinar for state officials to explore issues such as how to think about the affordability of state debt, the benefits of debt affordability studies, and what debt liabilities fall under a state’s responsibility. Participants will hear about other states’ experiences with debt management including how to develop a debt affordability study, incorporating the result of debt affordability studies into policymaking, and accounting for types of debt that are frequently overlooked.
NCSL hosted this webinar for state officials to explore issues such as how to think about the affordability of state debt, the benefits of debt affordability studies, and what debt liabilities fall under a state’s responsibility. Participants will hear about other states’ experiences with debt management including how to develop a debt affordability study, incorporating the result of debt affordability studies into policymaking, and accounting for types of debt that are frequently overlooked.
- 5 participants
- 49 minutes
24 Jul 2017
Hear from Steve Barnett with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) about the key findings from the annual State Preschool Yearbook. Collecting data since 2001, Barnett highlights the data and national trends of the states focusing on quality and access, and the latest state spending numbers on preschool programs.
- 6 participants
- 60 minutes
17 Jul 2017
New technologies are outpacing the laws that govern their use. However, a focus on outcomes and principles, rather than specific technologies or prescribed processes, can help avoid outdated cybersecurity laws and unintended consequences. Involving a broader group of technology, legal and policy experts in policy discussions also can lead to more effective laws and policies.
This webinar is co-sponsored by the NCSL Cybersecurity Task Force; the Research, Editorial, Legal and Committee Staff Section (RELACS); and the National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT).
This webinar is co-sponsored by the NCSL Cybersecurity Task Force; the Research, Editorial, Legal and Committee Staff Section (RELACS); and the National Association of Legislative Information Technology (NALIT).
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
30 Jun 2017
States are utilizing their unique natural assets to increase outdoor recreation, tourism and consequently, revenue. Outdoor recreation generates $646 billion in consumer spending annually, leading to nearly $40 billion in state and local tax revenue. Whether surfing in California, fishing in Missouri, camping in Colorado or hiking in West Virginia, visitors and residents are exposed to nature while contributing to state economies. This webinar explores the impact of outdoor recreation on state economies, examines various funding approaches for state parks and highlights state case studies.
- 4 participants
- 55 minutes
30 Jun 2017
One of the most critical concerns in enacting state chemical safety legislation is whether the law has any impact; whether it is performing the intended results. More specifically, whether banning, limiting the use or regulating the chemical leads to an improvement in the public’s health.
Biomonitoring—measuring the amount of a chemical in people, rather than in the environment—provides the data. It shows the overall level of a chemical in humans, and can show trends regarding the chemical in the population over time.
This webinar discusses how the state labs in New York, New Hampshire and at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) use biomonitoring to determine how and which chemicals may be affecting the public’s health.
Biomonitoring—measuring the amount of a chemical in people, rather than in the environment—provides the data. It shows the overall level of a chemical in humans, and can show trends regarding the chemical in the population over time.
This webinar discusses how the state labs in New York, New Hampshire and at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) use biomonitoring to determine how and which chemicals may be affecting the public’s health.
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
30 Jun 2017
Competency-based education is a term that describes learning progressions based on mastery of content rather than passage of time. In a competency-based education system, students understand learning objectives and also know what they must “know and show” to be proficient. If a student does not demonstrate adequate proficiency to advance, they must be provided with supports and interventions that help them fill the gaps in their knowledge and skills. A competency-based structure enables personalized learning experiences tailored to each student’s strengths, needs, and interests — including enabling student voice and choice in what, how, when and where they learn. Through a variety of approaches, state policymakers are breaking down the barriers to competency-based learning models.
Hear from competency education experts and CompetencyWorks co-founders, Susan Patrick and Chris Sturgis, for an overview on competency education in K-12 education systems. Explore the definition of competency education, understand why states, districts and schools are making this transition, and learn how competency-based approaches more effectively prepare students for post-secondary success.
Sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, this webinar will provide an overview of competency-based education for state legislators and state legislative staff.
Hear from competency education experts and CompetencyWorks co-founders, Susan Patrick and Chris Sturgis, for an overview on competency education in K-12 education systems. Explore the definition of competency education, understand why states, districts and schools are making this transition, and learn how competency-based approaches more effectively prepare students for post-secondary success.
Sponsored by the NCSL Student-Centered Learning Commission, with generous support from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, this webinar will provide an overview of competency-based education for state legislators and state legislative staff.
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
29 Jun 2017
Health disparities—differences in health and health care experienced by groups based on social, economic and environmental factors—persist across the nation. Each year, health disparities lead to significant human and financial costs, as certain people experience poorer living conditions, worse health status and treatment outcomes, and more difficulty accessing health care services than their peers in other population groups.
State legislators have pursued various policy approaches to reduce health disparities in their communities and states. Through legislative tracking, NCSL has identified multiple strategies being pursued by states, including increasing workforce diversity, improving cultural competence in health care services and addressing the social determinants of health.
This webinar, sponsored by NCSL and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, discusses why state policymakers may consider addressing health disparities, and explore state policy approaches and examples.
State legislators have pursued various policy approaches to reduce health disparities in their communities and states. Through legislative tracking, NCSL has identified multiple strategies being pursued by states, including increasing workforce diversity, improving cultural competence in health care services and addressing the social determinants of health.
This webinar, sponsored by NCSL and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, discusses why state policymakers may consider addressing health disparities, and explore state policy approaches and examples.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
27 Jun 2017
Domestic violence continues to be a problem in the U.S. and state legislators are dedicated to finding ways to curb this behavior. Learn about the changes states have proposed on the topic in areas from employment to criminal justice to education, as well as how states are updating their statutes to match changes in law since their original enactment.
- 5 participants
- 53 minutes
23 Jun 2017
Data from both the early childhood and K–12 sectors can help policymakers inform policy discussions and funding decisions; chart the progress of children, programs, and the state; strengthen and support the early childhood workforce; and pinpoint best practices and areas of need. Linking limited, but critical, early childhood and K–12 data can help states know whether policies and programs successfully transition children from early childhood to the classroom and get them ready for school. During the webinar hear from the Early Childhood Data Collaborative and Data Quality Campaign about how state legislators and policymakers can support the linkage and use of early childhood and K-12 data to inform policy and improve child outcomes.
- 4 participants
- 53 minutes
20 Jun 2017
State water resource planning takes into consideration both current and future demands. Policymakers are increasingly faced with balancing the water supply needs of municipalities, neighboring states and industry users. Several states, including Colorado and Connecticut, have developed state plans in recent years to guide decision-making and define goals and objectives for water management. Other states, such as Hawaii, have passed comprehensive water policy legislation.
Promoting conservation and efficient practices can contribute to a more integrated and sustainable water resource planning for states – alternative water supplies, improved data usage and availability, updated infrastructure and user behavior all play a vital role in sustainable water management. Join us as we discuss how state and federal programs have addressed these water policy issues.
Promoting conservation and efficient practices can contribute to a more integrated and sustainable water resource planning for states – alternative water supplies, improved data usage and availability, updated infrastructure and user behavior all play a vital role in sustainable water management. Join us as we discuss how state and federal programs have addressed these water policy issues.
- 4 participants
- 1:05 hours
20 Jun 2017
Webinars don’t have to be boring! In this interactive presentation, you’ll learn 10 tips for planning a successful NCSL webinar and cool tools to use to interact with your audience and keep them engaged. This webinar is for legislators and legislative staff who help plan or moderate NCSL’s webinars, or serve as a presenter. It is also open to all legislators and legislative staff interested in learning more about a few adult learning techniques.
- 6 participants
- 41 minutes
20 Jun 2017
In 2012, the Council of Chief State School Officers convened a Task Force on Transforming Educator Preparation and Entry into the Profession. That group issued a call to action to chief state school officers and identified action steps that states could take to improve the workforce upon entry into the education profession that address licensure, program approval, and data collection, analysis and reporting. Read the report. During this webinar, learn about the progress states are making toward their goal to transform teacher preparation.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
2 Jun 2017
Lower prices for natural gas and renewable energy are altering some U.S. energy markets, prompting concern over energy reliability and job loss as traditional baseload power resources such as coal and nuclear struggle to compete.
Several states are considering policies to protect struggling coal and nuclear plants to support jobs, reliability and energy diversity. However, opponents of these policies have said that a market intervention is not needed and that new approaches, such as demand management and energy storage, will address reliability concerns.
Several states are considering policies to protect struggling coal and nuclear plants to support jobs, reliability and energy diversity. However, opponents of these policies have said that a market intervention is not needed and that new approaches, such as demand management and energy storage, will address reliability concerns.
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
2 Jun 2017
In this webinar, participants explored the ways state policymakers address health care practitioners’ scope of practice requirements; examined the role of state health agencies in scope of practice issues; and discovered how federal agencies impact regulation of scope of practice.
Participants also learned about the new ScopeofPracticePolicy.org website, designed by the NCSL and ASTHO to provide information about scope of practice policy issues.
Participants also learned about the new ScopeofPracticePolicy.org website, designed by the NCSL and ASTHO to provide information about scope of practice policy issues.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
26 May 2017
Between 2002 and 2015, state spending on preschool programs nearly doubled from $3.3 billion to $6.2 billion, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research. While mostly pointing to the positive educational benefits of high-quality preschool, some educational research has found the effects may fade out over time.
This webinar aims to bring consensus answers from top early childhood education researchers to questions such as:
Do preschool effects last?
What does high-quality preschool look like and how much does it cost?
Who benefits most from high-quality preschool?
This is timely information as state policymakers need accurate, unbiased information to make critical decisions on preschool education decisions.
With the generous support of the Heising-Simons Foundation, this hour-long webinar features an overview of the new Brookings Institution policy brief developed by several leading early childhood education researchers to reach consensus on what the preschool effects literature does and does not say. Topics such as fadeout, long-term achievement and return on investment will be discussed, with ample time for audience questions and follow-up.
This webinar aims to bring consensus answers from top early childhood education researchers to questions such as:
Do preschool effects last?
What does high-quality preschool look like and how much does it cost?
Who benefits most from high-quality preschool?
This is timely information as state policymakers need accurate, unbiased information to make critical decisions on preschool education decisions.
With the generous support of the Heising-Simons Foundation, this hour-long webinar features an overview of the new Brookings Institution policy brief developed by several leading early childhood education researchers to reach consensus on what the preschool effects literature does and does not say. Topics such as fadeout, long-term achievement and return on investment will be discussed, with ample time for audience questions and follow-up.
- 4 participants
- 55 minutes
19 May 2017
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that can have negative, lasting effects on health and well-being of children. These experiences range from physical, emotional, or sexual abuse to parental divorce, economic hardships, or the incarceration of a parent or guardian. Multiple ACEs can lead to potentially negative consequences of riskier behavior and poorer health outcomes. This session helps legislators understand the impact of ACEs and policy options and strategies that support families and children’s health and well-being. Hear from a state that is tackling ACEs across child welfare, health and other policies.
- 5 participants
- 56 minutes
18 May 2017
The more than 2.6 million miles of pipelines in the United States—enough to wrap around the Earth 100 times—deliver natural gas, oil and petroleum products around the country.
Most of these pipelines are buried underground, which means that, without proper planning, any construction project that breaks ground runs the risk of damaging pipelines in the extensive infrastructure network. In fact, excavation is one of the primary causes of pipeline damage.
This session examines the risks to the nation’s pipeline network, federal efforts by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to reduce excavation damage and examples of state action to update damage prevention laws.
Most of these pipelines are buried underground, which means that, without proper planning, any construction project that breaks ground runs the risk of damaging pipelines in the extensive infrastructure network. In fact, excavation is one of the primary causes of pipeline damage.
This session examines the risks to the nation’s pipeline network, federal efforts by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to reduce excavation damage and examples of state action to update damage prevention laws.
- 4 participants
- 1:05 hours
12 May 2017
Eleven states have provisions for primary runoff elections when no single candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote, with just the two top finishers competing for the party’s nomination. Learn the history of primary runoff elections, why states use them and what’s changed over the years. Then hear about the ins and outs of ranked choice voting—a method some suggest can replace runoffs (hence the other name, “instant runoff voting”). A dozen or so municipalities use ranked choice voting, and Maine is about to become the first state to do so. This webinar answers:
--When did primary runoffs start and what was their purpose?
--What’s happening today in modern runoff elections?
--How is ranked choice voting being used to complement or replace runoff elections?
--What options are available to lawmakers?
--When did primary runoffs start and what was their purpose?
--What’s happening today in modern runoff elections?
--How is ranked choice voting being used to complement or replace runoff elections?
--What options are available to lawmakers?
- 5 participants
- 46 minutes
12 May 2017
Each year, the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society recognizes up to three offices for reports that demonstrate outstanding use of evaluation research methods. In 2016, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and the Colorado Office of the State Auditor won Excellence in Research Methods awards. During this webinar, Louisiana and Colorado audit staff explain their award-winning methods.
Louisiana staffers describe their method to measure how lottery ticket sales respond to changes in the prize payout percentage and how this method can be applied to estimate how a change in policy will affect outcomes in a variety of settings.
Colorado staffers describe how they applied GIS-based methods to the local sales tax system and how this method can be used to identify, analyze and communicate patterns and relationships that have a spatial dimension.
Louisiana staffers describe their method to measure how lottery ticket sales respond to changes in the prize payout percentage and how this method can be applied to estimate how a change in policy will affect outcomes in a variety of settings.
Colorado staffers describe how they applied GIS-based methods to the local sales tax system and how this method can be used to identify, analyze and communicate patterns and relationships that have a spatial dimension.
- 6 participants
- 59 minutes
8 May 2017
Did you know that more than 1 million new neural connections are formed every second in the first few years of a child’s life? The webinar will highlight the latest brain research and the science behind the critical development taking place. Learn about policy opportunities to help mitigate the effects of toxic stress and support healthy development, which can result in better outcomes for our youngest children and their families.
- 3 participants
- 1:02 hours
8 May 2017
Effective ongoing professional learning for teachers is a key component to their success in the classroom. Learning Forward has for decades led work across the states in this area, creating state professional learning standards and advocating for high-quality, meaningful opportunities for teachers. Learning Forward recently commissioned research into how Canada supports its teachers, since several Canadian provinces lead the world in student achievement. Experts from Learning Forward will discuss this research and how state policymakers can apply what they learned.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
8 May 2017
Getting food from the farm to our fork takes a significant amount of energy, land and water resources, yet up to 40 percent of food in the U.S. today goes uneaten. Food waste is the single largest component of municipal landfills, where it breaks down to produce methane. This webinar explores state efforts to reduce food waste, highlighting landfill bans, waste-to-energy systems, and tax incentives to encourage food donations.
- 6 participants
- 1:05 hours
4 May 2017
Both the states and the federal government provide billions of dollars in higher education support through spending programs.
Another significant but less obvious source of support they provide for higher education comes through the tax code. The federal government and the states offer a range of tax provisions aimed to help offset postsecondary costs. However, these tax expenditures often do not receive much attention or scrutiny, and are frequently excluded from debates over the scale and nature of higher education spending.
Many states lack the cost estimates they would need to help them understand how these tax provisions compare in size to other postsecondary investments.
This webinar highlights a recent report from The Pew Charitable Trusts that provides information on characteristics and costs of federal and state higher education personal income tax benefits (like the deductions and credits that help students and families afford college). It will show how these tax benefits fit into the broader context of federal and state support for higher education and offer a state legislative perspective on using the tax code to offset higher education costs.
Another significant but less obvious source of support they provide for higher education comes through the tax code. The federal government and the states offer a range of tax provisions aimed to help offset postsecondary costs. However, these tax expenditures often do not receive much attention or scrutiny, and are frequently excluded from debates over the scale and nature of higher education spending.
Many states lack the cost estimates they would need to help them understand how these tax provisions compare in size to other postsecondary investments.
This webinar highlights a recent report from The Pew Charitable Trusts that provides information on characteristics and costs of federal and state higher education personal income tax benefits (like the deductions and credits that help students and families afford college). It will show how these tax benefits fit into the broader context of federal and state support for higher education and offer a state legislative perspective on using the tax code to offset higher education costs.
- 5 participants
- 49 minutes
4 May 2017
As we approach the 12 year anniversary of the REAL ID Act, only 9 months remain before residents from non-compliant states are unable to use their state issued driver’s license to board a commercial aircraft. With more than half of all states and territories not currently labeled as compliant, come learn how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing for full implementation of REAL ID and what they are doing to work with states on the many issues impacting compliance.
- 2 participants
- 36 minutes
18 Apr 2017
For years, the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future has been leading the country’s efforts to support effective teaching. In September, the commission renewed its call to action in their important report, "What Matters Now: A New Compact for Teaching and Learning." During this webinar, we learn about the systemic change they argue is needed to better support effective teaching and learning.
- 4 participants
- 1:06 hours
11 Apr 2017
Operating expenses play a major role in consumer purchasing decisions. Most car buyers research the fuel efficiency before purchasing a car, but there are no easy-to-read energy labels when it comes to one of the largest economic decisions people make—buying or renting a home. Since energy bills are often a significant portion of operating costs, even influencing an occupant’s ability to pay a mortgage, knowledge of energy expenses can play an essential role in home buying or renting decisions.
Some states and localities are creating a more transparent market through home energy rating and labeling programs, which allow home buyers, landlords, tenants, realtors and lenders to include home energy attributes in their financial decisions. Policymakers are balancing local versus state jurisdiction concerns and the policy’s effect on older housing stock.
The webinar discusses state and local approaches to home energy labeling as well as case studies.
Some states and localities are creating a more transparent market through home energy rating and labeling programs, which allow home buyers, landlords, tenants, realtors and lenders to include home energy attributes in their financial decisions. Policymakers are balancing local versus state jurisdiction concerns and the policy’s effect on older housing stock.
The webinar discusses state and local approaches to home energy labeling as well as case studies.
- 4 participants
- 1:03 hours
3 Apr 2017
Presenting complex information to colleagues and policymakers in a concise manner is a challenge—whether you have an hour or 10 minutes. Learn from communications coach Marianna Swallow the steps to delivering an effective presentation and speaking like a pro. She shares the keys to designing a powerful presentation, tips to revise and sharpen your talk, and strategies to make your delivery compelling.
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
16 Mar 2017
As legislative legal staff, our service to the legislature centers on the ability communicate. Between drafting legislation and answering questions, our ability to quickly and clearly understand the goals of our client is crucial. This webinar discusses effectively communicating with clients, filling in the blanks in drafting requests, asking effective questions, filtering out the noise, and creating strategies to deal with those challenging situations, including delivering news that your client may not want to hear. We also look at how the ethical rules of professional responsibility for attorneys can inform and even enhance client interaction.
- 2 participants
- 52 minutes
16 Mar 2017
Evaluators and auditors generally are the legislative staff responsible for assessing and judging state agencies and programs. Because of the important role that they play, we want to believe that evaluators and auditors are ethical. Ethical behavior, however, is not always black and white.
- 3 participants
- 33 minutes
15 Mar 2017
With state and consumer budgets bouncing back from the lows of the economic recession, efficiency policies that reduce consumer and business energy bills can play a strong role in helping to maintain economic momentum. Energy efficiency financing policies, such as on-bill financing, help home and building owners overcome the upfront costs that often put energy efficiency improvements out of reach. On-bill financing eliminates the cost barrier by allowing consumers to finance efficient furnaces, air conditioners, lighting and other efficiency upgrades and pay finance costs on their energy bill. Middle and low-income customers, renters, residents of multifamily properties and small businesses can all benefit. This webinar explores state on-bill financing programs enacted through legislation and utility on-bill financing programs. The webinar highlights the case study of the "Help My House" on-bill financing program in South Carolina and the role state legislatures are playing to expand these policies.
- 4 participants
- 1:10 hours
10 Mar 2017
This webinar provides participants with an opportunity to study and discuss recent policy proposals under consideration for the Medicaid program. It includes an update on congressional activities related to the “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Care Act. We review block grants and per capita caps as potential financing mechanisms for federal funding to the states. There is a discussion and Q&A on the implications of these proposals for state programs and budgets.
- 7 participants
- 56 minutes
10 Mar 2017
Human trafficking is a perennial issue for state lawmakers. Legislators are working with their colleagues in state government as well as other stakeholders to combat labor and sex trafficking while providing services to survivors. This webinar will highlight the legal and legislative perspectives behind innovative state policies.
- 5 participants
- 60 minutes
28 Feb 2017
Join us as representatives from three states will talk about their staff training programs. Each presenter will speak about the impetus and history of their state’s staff training program; problems encountered along the way and any changes made; and advice for other states.
- 5 participants
- 45 minutes
13 Feb 2017
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released in December the latest results of 15-year-old’s knowledge and skills in 72 countries and economies across the world.
Hear how the U.S. ranked and about policies and practices we might consider to close the performance gap.
Hear how the U.S. ranked and about policies and practices we might consider to close the performance gap.
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
6 Feb 2017
The new year will bring significant, high visibility changes, choices and challenges to health insurance in the U.S. NCSL Is hosting this federal- and state-oriented look at the present and future of the private health insurance market. Three national experts will discuss marketplace stability during 2017 and state roles in access, affordability and state regulation. The discussion will include latest developments related to transition to whatever the new administration and Congress may develop.
- 6 participants
- 34 minutes
20 Jan 2017
eople with disabilities experience numerous barriers to employment stability and economic security. In every state in the country, people with disabilities have employment rates that do not match the rates of those without disabilities. And nationally, people with disabilities experience poverty at twice the rate of their nondisabled peers. These economic realities are highlighted in the recently released “Work Matters: A Framework for States on Workforce Development for People with Disabilities,” a policymaking resource developed jointly by NCSL and the Council of State Governments.
The Disabilities Employment 101 webinar is designed for state legislators and legislative staff with relevant information and resources to support their policymaking efforts and interactions with constituents with disabilities. Webinar speakers explore state and national disabilities employment policy trends, share current employment and economic data and provide further details on the contents of the Work Matters report and the task force effort responsible for its development. Whether you are a new or returning legislator or legislative staff member, join NCSL for an exploration of some of the key resources and potential policy strategies for addressing the economic realities and employment barriers of the nearly 20 percent of Americans who have a disability.
The Disabilities Employment 101 webinar is designed for state legislators and legislative staff with relevant information and resources to support their policymaking efforts and interactions with constituents with disabilities. Webinar speakers explore state and national disabilities employment policy trends, share current employment and economic data and provide further details on the contents of the Work Matters report and the task force effort responsible for its development. Whether you are a new or returning legislator or legislative staff member, join NCSL for an exploration of some of the key resources and potential policy strategies for addressing the economic realities and employment barriers of the nearly 20 percent of Americans who have a disability.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
22 Dec 2016
NCSL partnered with the Hunt Institute and the National Association of State Boards of Education to host a series of webinars related to stakeholder engagement for the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act. This webinar, ESSA: Engaging Stakeholders on Special Populations, was the second in the series.
- 6 participants
- 59 minutes
16 Dec 2016
Access to confidential data is often a key factor in the ability to answer legislators' concerns when performing an audit or evaluation of an agency or program. In this webinar, staff from three offices will share their experiences, issues and solutions when it comes to getting access to sensitive or confidential data necessary to do their work. Specifically, we will focus on what types of training and communications are in place to ensure our own staff know their rights and responsibilities regarding confidential data. We will discuss mechanisms our offices have in place to communicate with the auditee on getting confidential data. We also plan to discuss innovative ways or best practices to help overcome agencies' fears or reluctance to provide confidential data to audit and evaluation staff.
- 5 participants
- 53 minutes
16 Dec 2016
A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that most states have no policies or programs to assess the fiscal health of their local governments. As a result, when fiscal emergencies arise in localities—whether defaults, bankruptcies, or other budget crises—states are often taken by surprise. These events can produce concerns around credit ratings, public health and safety, and potential impacts to neighboring communities. In an effort to avoid reaching the crisis stage, 22 states have adopted policies and procedures to try to detect fiscal distress in local governments. This webinar will inform legislators and staff about steps they can take to identify fiscal distress in counties, cities, and towns, including perspectives from both legislators and executive staff.
- 4 participants
- 53 minutes
16 Dec 2016
Legislators and legislative staff: Leverage your LinkedIn profile to really tell your story and build a brand that attracts the best people in the business!
Join the NCSL Young & New Professionals Group and Aaron Moore of LinkedIn for an interactive how-to webinar on Thursday, Dec. 1.
Moore will lead this session beginning with LinkedIn profile improvement 101, ensuring that both legislative staff and legislators leverage their profile to tell their unique story and build a solid brand. The webinar will also cover tricks-of-the-trade on how to attract the best candidates for current job openings as well as share your content in meaningful ways. Bolster your brand in just one hour!
Join the NCSL Young & New Professionals Group and Aaron Moore of LinkedIn for an interactive how-to webinar on Thursday, Dec. 1.
Moore will lead this session beginning with LinkedIn profile improvement 101, ensuring that both legislative staff and legislators leverage their profile to tell their unique story and build a solid brand. The webinar will also cover tricks-of-the-trade on how to attract the best candidates for current job openings as well as share your content in meaningful ways. Bolster your brand in just one hour!
- 3 participants
- 45 minutes
2 Dec 2016
State legislatures around the country have their work cut out for them in 2017. Join NCSL Executive Director William Pound to discuss the emerging topics of 2017 as well as what will happen with state budgets, education, criminal justice and transportation infrastructure.
- 2 participants
- 40 minutes
2 Dec 2016
Recorded July 10, 2015 | Several states have enacted legislation extending driver’s licenses to deferred action recipients or unauthorized immigrants. States must also consider federal requirements for issuing driver’s licenses under the REAL ID Act. This webinar provides an update on state laws, REAL ID, and how states are weighing their next steps.
- 6 participants
- 1:09 hours
22 Nov 2016
The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) is the major source of child care funding to states. The CCDBG was recently reauthorized by Congress in 2014 with the intent to improve the quality and effectiveness of child care systems to support children’s development and increase its ability to provide a valuable work support for low-income families. The reauthorization of the law includes new requirements for states receiving these funds that fall into four major categories: health and safety standards, quality improvement, and family access and outreach. These new requirements will create challenges, and opportunities, for states as they move forward with implementation. Read about the CCDBG Reauthorization Act.
Rachel Schumacher discusses key components of the law and final rule, the timeline for effective dates, as well as important considerations for state legislators. The webinar call provided an opportunity for legislators to ask their important and pressing questions in preparation for the 2017 legislative session.
Rachel Schumacher discusses key components of the law and final rule, the timeline for effective dates, as well as important considerations for state legislators. The webinar call provided an opportunity for legislators to ask their important and pressing questions in preparation for the 2017 legislative session.
- 2 participants
- 55 minutes
22 Nov 2016
There is a noticeable trend in environmental health. From the lead in water situation in Flint, to chemical safety concerns, to deaths from carbon monoxide poisonings, to food safety scares at major restaurants (Chipotle, Jack-in-the-Box), environmental health is gaining recognition as a public health concern.
This webinar will discuss trends in environmental health, looking at issues such as water quality, chemical safety, indoor air quality, food safety, and how the reaction from the media and public are causing state legislatures—and state and federal agencies—to respond.
This webinar will discuss trends in environmental health, looking at issues such as water quality, chemical safety, indoor air quality, food safety, and how the reaction from the media and public are causing state legislatures—and state and federal agencies—to respond.
- 3 participants
- 1:01 hours
16 Sep 2016
Please join us for a presentation of new research from the Baltimore Education Research Consortium on child readiness for kindergarten. Deborah Gross, Johns Hopkins University, and Amie Bettencourt, The Fund for Educational Excellence, present findings from their study on the costly consequences for kindergarteners who struggle with skills such as following directions, complying with rules, managing emotions, solving problems, organizing and completing tasks, and getting along with others. Learn about what Colorado is doing to mitigate the negative effects associated with poor social emotional development and the policy options and innovative solutions they are using to promote healthy development.
- 5 participants
- 1:01 hours
15 Aug 2016
The second of this two-part series about health care waivers focuses more specifically on the opportunities of HHS Section 1332 waivers, providing an in-depth look at how various states are proposing to use 1332 waivers to control rising costs and improve quality of care.
- 5 participants
- 58 minutes
1 Aug 2016
Medicaid continues to use a large portion of state budgets and remains one of the biggest challenges for lawmakers in terms of anticipating and controlling costs. This webinar will provide an overview of Medicaid waivers in a two-part series. Cindy Mann, of Mannatt, Phelps and Phillips will provide an overview for state policymakers, focusing on CMS 1115 and 1915 waivers as well as HHS Section 1332 waivers.
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
25 Jul 2016
More than 60 rural hospitals closed from January 2010 to January 2016. Health care delivery for rural residents faces a number of obstacles that create unique challenges for rural America. Many policymakers are exploring innovative ways continue to provide essential health care services to rural communities. Join NCSL and state experts for a discussion of policy options, with specific examples from Arizona and Georgia.
- 5 participants
- 1:02 hours
13 Jul 2016
This webinar provides an overview of the fundamentals of the constitutional doctrine of federal pre-emption and introduce state pre-emption of local laws. The webinar addresses best practices for navigating legislative draft requests that may be pre-empted by federal law. It will also provide guidance on how to prepare and counsel clients about state legislation that pre-empts or has the potential to pre-empt local law.
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
13 Jul 2016
It is a banner year in the Supreme Court for redistricting cases! Aside from Evenwel v. Abbott, holding that states may redraw legislative districts based on total population, the court decided three other redistricting cases that will be important for the 2020 redistricting cycle. Rick Hasen, University of California Irvine School of Law, will provide a brief overview of redistricting law as it relates to the cases. Bruce Adelson, Federal Compliance Consulting, and Mark Packman, Gilbert LLP, will discuss the cases and how they will affect redistricting
- 3 participants
- 1:00 hours
10 Jul 2016
The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Adolescent Health, is a gold standard example of the kind of evidence-based policymaking that is garnering bipartisan support among federal and state policymakers.
As one of the few government programs that both uses evidence as a criteria for funding decisions and continues to rigorously evaluations its efforts and results, TPP can offer important lessons for state policymakers. This interactive webinar will provide an opportunity for state legislators and legislative staff interested in evidence-based policymaking to learn more about TPP and hear insights that could help inform state-level efforts.
Through competitive grants to diverse organizations across the United States, TPP has invested in replicating models that already had been shown through rigorous evaluation to change teen behavior and in research and demonstration projects to develop, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies to prevent teen pregnancy.
These efforts have been characterized by a strong commitment to high quality implementation, innovation, evaluation, and learning – all hallmarks of evidence-based policymaking. To date, TPP has funded over 200 grants: 102 grantees received funding for 2010–2015 and served more than 140,000 teens per year, trained more than 7,000 professionals, and partnered with over 3,000 community-based organizations. A second cohort of 81 grants was awarded in July 2015 and is expected to serve over 1.2 million youth over five years.
This webinar is co-sponsored by NCSL's National Legislative Program Evaluation Society, Research and Committee Staff Section and the Health Program.
As one of the few government programs that both uses evidence as a criteria for funding decisions and continues to rigorously evaluations its efforts and results, TPP can offer important lessons for state policymakers. This interactive webinar will provide an opportunity for state legislators and legislative staff interested in evidence-based policymaking to learn more about TPP and hear insights that could help inform state-level efforts.
Through competitive grants to diverse organizations across the United States, TPP has invested in replicating models that already had been shown through rigorous evaluation to change teen behavior and in research and demonstration projects to develop, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies to prevent teen pregnancy.
These efforts have been characterized by a strong commitment to high quality implementation, innovation, evaluation, and learning – all hallmarks of evidence-based policymaking. To date, TPP has funded over 200 grants: 102 grantees received funding for 2010–2015 and served more than 140,000 teens per year, trained more than 7,000 professionals, and partnered with over 3,000 community-based organizations. A second cohort of 81 grants was awarded in July 2015 and is expected to serve over 1.2 million youth over five years.
This webinar is co-sponsored by NCSL's National Legislative Program Evaluation Society, Research and Committee Staff Section and the Health Program.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
8 Jul 2016
More than half of low-income children, compared to one quarter of their more affluent peers, lack the skills necessary to start school ready to learn and these disparities seem to widen over time. This webinar will examine the recent Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) report Equity Starts Early: How Chiefs Will Build High-Quality Early Education and five identified key policy areas to consider that can help close the achievement gap and also improve early childhood programs. Hear about state examples and from leaders who are working on one or more of the recommendations.
- 4 participants
- 1:04 hours
28 Jun 2016
The rapid growth of distributed solar in many states is challenging traditional utility models, rate design, and customer relationships. Policymakers, regulators and utilities are debating the role of solar energy as more consumers adopt the role of energy producer. States have a large array of approaches they can consider to equitably value distributed solar resources. This webinar will explore the debate and potential solutions, including community solar, utility and third-party ownership, net metering, fixed charges and fees and the value of solar.
- 5 participants
- 1:06 hours
16 Jun 2016
With interest rates at prolonged historic lows, legislators in many states have expressed interest in boosting yields on reserve balances. This webinar will inform legislators about the considerations states should weigh when managing and investing reserves, including rainy day fund balances and trusts designed for long-term spending needs. In particular, the session will discuss some of the restrictions states face investing reserve funds, as well as how fund managers balance the need for both safety and liquidity against the possibility of higher yield. While day-to-day management of these portfolios is typically an executive branch function, legislators play a key role authorizing or prohibiting investment vehicles, legislating fund management and oversight structures, as well as providing guidance on investment policy parameters.
- 5 participants
- 50 minutes
13 Jun 2016
July 17, 2015 -- As states strive to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of health care services provided through Medicaid, more attention is focused on coordination of patient care. Successful coordination means that the patient’s needs and preferences are communicated at the right time to the right people and that this communication guides the delivery of safe, appropriate and effective care. Care coordination in rural areas can help to address the disparities in access to care and health status faced by rural residents. This webinar addresses strategies and policy considerations for coordinating care in rural America.
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
13 Jun 2016
As bioengineered crops continue to make up a larger percentage of the United States' food supply, the question of whether, or even how, to update food labeling requirements continues to be unanswered. With Vermont’s new mandatory labeling requirements set to go into effect on July 1 and Congress debating whether to pre-empt states from requiring such updated labels, join NCSL for a full update on this hearty topic.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
13 Jun 2016
In recent years several states have expanded access to professional licenses for immigrants. Some are limited to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, some are focused on work-authorized immigrants and some other states allow unauthorized immigrants to apply. This webinar examines why states are taking these actions, challenges in passing legislation and results of these actions.
- 7 participants
- 48 minutes
3 Jun 2016
Join NCSL for an update on the highway safety incentive grants available to the states in the latest transportation reauthorization--The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Title IV of the FAST provides grants to states to advance a number of traffic safety-related programs including occupant protection, impaired driving, drug driving, distracted driving, motorcyclist safety, bike and pedestrian safety and graduated driver’s licenses. This webinar will highlight how the FAST Act includes new, more flexible criteria for states to qualify for this funding and advance highway safety in the coming years.
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
2 Jun 2016
Hear from Steve Barnett with the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) about the key findings from the annual State Preschool Yearbook. Collecting data since 2001, listen to Barnett highlight the data and national trends of the states focusing on quality and access, and the latest state spending numbers on preschool programs. The webinar will highlight new survey question results on the preschool workforce and dual language learner policies and the opportunities for developing and improving quality and availability.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
1 Jun 2016
The rapidly modernizing electric grid provides a wealth of opportunities for improving efficiency and lowering costs. As more states recognize energy efficiency as the least cost approach to meeting energy needs, they are examining a variety of proven and innovative strategies.
Presenters discuss these approaches for tapping a larger quantity of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities. They also explore how far efficiency can go, discussing research findings that states can cost-effectively meet 30 percent of their electricity needs with efficiency over the next 10 years, a level far higher than most state targets.
Presenters discuss these approaches for tapping a larger quantity of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities. They also explore how far efficiency can go, discussing research findings that states can cost-effectively meet 30 percent of their electricity needs with efficiency over the next 10 years, a level far higher than most state targets.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
31 May 2016
How can legislative attorneys and editors recognize and eliminate legalese when drafting and editing legislation? This webinar will discuss: what is legalese; why legalese should be avoided when drafting bills; how to apply plain language principles in bill drafting; and will include exercises to illustrate these principles.
- 3 participants
- 48 minutes
13 May 2016
With the Flint, Mich., water crisis dominating the news, there has been a flurry of activity in both the state and federal government spheres on how to respond to our aging water infrastructure systems throughout the nation. This webinar will discuss state/federal water infrastructure funding/projects, State Revolving Funds and new proposals from Congress as well as reauthorization of current funding mechanisms.
- 3 participants
- 47 minutes
12 May 2016
They say cleanliness is next to godliness and that's especially true when it comes to voter lists. Join representatives from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC) and others to discuss why accuracy in the voter registration rolls is vital for smooth-running elections especially in a big election year, and how accuracy can help avoid problems on Election Day. Hear ideas to help your state maintain voter lists year after year. This webinar will address:
How accurate are voter lists currently?
What problems arise from inaccurate voter records?
How can states cooperate to maintain voter lists?
What options are available to lawmakers?
How accurate are voter lists currently?
What problems arise from inaccurate voter records?
How can states cooperate to maintain voter lists?
What options are available to lawmakers?
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
9 May 2016
Opioid addiction is a growing concern across the United States, where it’s estimated that 52 people die of prescription opioid overdoses every day. Several states have taken steps to prevent opioid and heroin addiction and expand recovery and treatment options for those suffering from it. During this webinar, state officials share their experiences with combating opioid addiction. The webinar is moderated by Mandy Rafool of NCSL and Christine Vestal, author of a Stateline series on the issue.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
3 May 2016
Increasingly, states have turned to new approaches to ensure their public infrastructure is safe and effective. Many states are looking at using use of public-private partnerships (P3s) as one tactic to build, maintain and operate public infrastructure. This webinar will provide insight into NCSL’s policy research and programming surrounding P3s. Participants will hear about new research on the tangible benefits associated with sound P3 enabling statutes.
- 5 participants
- 54 minutes
27 Apr 2016
This training will explain the rationale and use of the methodological techniques featured in OPPAGA Report 14-02, which won the 2015 NLPES Excellence in Research Methods Award.
The data revolution provides many new opportunities for program evaluators to empirically measure and analyze the real world outcomes of the programs we study, but it also brings a new set of challenges. One of the major challenges is how to properly compare the outcomes of groups participating in a program to nonparticipants.
Groups differ in characteristics that could affect outcomes and these measurement challenges are exacerbated when the outcomes being measured are affected by exposure time. For example, criminal recidivism rates can differ drastically, when measured over the period of six months versus 18 months.
This e-Learning webinar provides an example of how to deal with these types of data challenges using a technique called matched pair survival analysis, which can be performed in many commonly used statistical software packages.
The data revolution provides many new opportunities for program evaluators to empirically measure and analyze the real world outcomes of the programs we study, but it also brings a new set of challenges. One of the major challenges is how to properly compare the outcomes of groups participating in a program to nonparticipants.
Groups differ in characteristics that could affect outcomes and these measurement challenges are exacerbated when the outcomes being measured are affected by exposure time. For example, criminal recidivism rates can differ drastically, when measured over the period of six months versus 18 months.
This e-Learning webinar provides an example of how to deal with these types of data challenges using a technique called matched pair survival analysis, which can be performed in many commonly used statistical software packages.
- 2 participants
- 35 minutes
26 Apr 2016
Significant court rulings at the federal level during the past decade continue to reshape juvenile justice policy across the nation as the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly prohibited the most serious punishments for juvenile offenders. Join us for this webinar to hear experts discuss the latest on the Miller case, which abolished mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole. They will discuss new, retroactive implications for state policy, and offer updates on actions that address the issue.
- 3 participants
- 57 minutes
26 Apr 2016
Women have served their country through all periods of U.S. history, whether disguised as male soldiers during the American Revolution, as nurses in World War II, or as helicopter pilots in Afghanistan. Yet too often, the contributions of women in uniform have been overlooked, even by the women themselves.
The challenges of transitioning from military to civilian life affect women differently than men, and many states and communities are exploring ways to help this small, but growing population of returning servicemembers.
The challenges of transitioning from military to civilian life affect women differently than men, and many states and communities are exploring ways to help this small, but growing population of returning servicemembers.
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
22 Apr 2016
A Three Branch Institute Bidders Webinar was held on Friday, April 22, 2016. Interested applicants were invited to participate and learn about the Insitute generally, the application process, and the scope of the issue we intend to cover at the national convening on July 20-22, 2016. The webinar is available by clicking the button below.
- 5 participants
- 34 minutes
15 Apr 2016
In an age of ever increasing internet connectivity speeds around the globe, there unfortunately remain rural areas in the United States with little access to these high speed connections. State legislators from across the country have acknowledged that before any rural development programs can be implemented, high speed communication in rural areas must be prioritized. How can states and the federal government work together to create economic development opportunities for rural communities so that they may participate fully in the nation’s economy? We explore this and other state broadband plans to achieve high speed connectivity throughout rural America.
- 4 participants
- 53 minutes
18 Mar 2016
Original Webinar May 29, 2015 | 2015 offers the possibility of a watershed moment in how the United States funds and finances its transportation investments. From the drastic drop in the price of gasoline, to the start of a new Congress that faces a transportation fiscal cliff on May 31 as well as the six states that have already introduced legislation to increase funding, join NCSL’s NRI Committee for a discussion on all the funding and financing changes being implemented to our surface transportation system.
- 3 participants
- 48 minutes
18 Mar 2016
This webinar focuses on how state legislatures can approach the current concerns with young children’s challenging behavior and recent expulsion data in early childhood settings. Hear the latest research on social emotional competence and examples of the work being done in states to address the range of social and emotional needs of young children. Learn about effective intervention approaches for children and critical components for supporting teachers and parents. Hear more about legislation in the District of Columbia that is trying to legislatively tackle and reduce the number of suspensions in prekindergarten programs.
- 4 participants
- 1:04 hours
18 Mar 2016
Original Webinar June 12, 2015 | Have you ever wondered if there was a way to calculate the cost of saving lives and preventing injury from motor vehicle crashes? A new tool developed by The Centers for Disease Control and Injury Prevention (CDC) does just that. The Motor Vehicle Prioritizing Interventions and Cost Calculator for States (MV PICCS) is an interactive calculator with a suite of 12 interventions. The tool is designed to calculate the expected number of injuries prevented and lives saved at the state level, as well as the costs of implementation, while taking into account the state’s available resources. Join this webinar to see how MV PICCS works and if it can be used in your state.
- 3 participants
- 43 minutes
18 Mar 2016
Original Webinar May 15, 2015: Invasive species have terrorized our lakes, oceans, wilderness, crops and ecosystems for decades. There is little disagreement that states and the federal government need to do something to stop these invaders from staying. However, most states and their agencies lack a coordinated strategic plan. The webinar looks at the dangers of invasive species, which states have invasive species strategies, how they are implemented, what states who don’t have strategies can do to protect their ecosystems, and how states can work with the federal government as partners to fight the guests that won’t leave.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
17 Mar 2016
The nation’s forests are vital for humans and the ecosystem, providing rural jobs and a multitude of useful forest products, as well as flood protection and water, soil and air quality improvements. Covering more than one-third of the country’s total land area, forests annually remove and store almost 15 percent of the total U.S. carbon dioxide emissions.
A number of states have developed policies to promote forest health, protect forestland and increase carbon sequestration. This webinar explores the current landscape of forests, the role of forests in sequestering carbon and highlight policy opportunities and state action.
A number of states have developed policies to promote forest health, protect forestland and increase carbon sequestration. This webinar explores the current landscape of forests, the role of forests in sequestering carbon and highlight policy opportunities and state action.
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
1 Mar 2016
The refugee resettlement program, created in 1980, has long been a partnership among federal, state and nonprofits, including refugee-led organizations. In this webinar, presenters from the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services discuss their roles in managing the domestic refugee resettlement program and how they work with state government. The briefing includes updates on current trends in refugee flows; anticipated arrivals in the coming year; and any updates on refugee populations and the financing and oversight of the program. How is the role evolving for state government? What are states’ priorities and concerns? How can federal agencies strengthen the consultation process and sharing of best practices with states?
- 5 participants
- 49 minutes
24 Feb 2016
While cheaper gasoline may be a boost for consumers, the implications of falling oil prices on state budgets are significant.
Oil prices have dropped by more than 50 percent in six months, affecting states that depend on tax revenue from oil and gas development to help mitigate budgetary shortfalls. Many states generate revenue from the extraction of oil and gas resources, which helps the state fund infrastructure projects, education-related activities and other essential services. Alaska, for example, depends on oil revenue for more than 90 percent of the state budget. Falling oil prices has already increased the state’s budget deficit and could force a large cut in capital spending for infrastructure projects.
The increased production of U.S. shale resources has allowed the U.S. to become the world’s largest oil producer. Plummeting oil prices, however, could drastically affect the U.S. shale boom if producers are forced to scale back or cancel drilling operations. Oil-producing states rely not only on tax revenue from the industry, but also increased jobs and indirect economic benefits such as the buying of goods and services associated with production.
This webinar will explore why oil prices have dropped so rapidly, what falling oil prices mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry and the impact on state economies. Experts will also discuss state efforts to prepare for and mitigate budgetary impacts.
Oil prices have dropped by more than 50 percent in six months, affecting states that depend on tax revenue from oil and gas development to help mitigate budgetary shortfalls. Many states generate revenue from the extraction of oil and gas resources, which helps the state fund infrastructure projects, education-related activities and other essential services. Alaska, for example, depends on oil revenue for more than 90 percent of the state budget. Falling oil prices has already increased the state’s budget deficit and could force a large cut in capital spending for infrastructure projects.
The increased production of U.S. shale resources has allowed the U.S. to become the world’s largest oil producer. Plummeting oil prices, however, could drastically affect the U.S. shale boom if producers are forced to scale back or cancel drilling operations. Oil-producing states rely not only on tax revenue from the industry, but also increased jobs and indirect economic benefits such as the buying of goods and services associated with production.
This webinar will explore why oil prices have dropped so rapidly, what falling oil prices mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry and the impact on state economies. Experts will also discuss state efforts to prepare for and mitigate budgetary impacts.
- 4 participants
- 43 minutes
23 Feb 2016
State legislatures continue to consider juvenile justice policies that account for a new understanding of adolescent development and youth criminal culpability. This trend has emerged due in large part to a growing body of research on the latest neuro, social and behavioral science that distinguishes juveniles from adult offenders. The research attributes much of juvenile criminal behavior to emotional, mental, physiological and interpersonal immaturity and also asserts that juveniles have a greater capacity for reform than adults.
Restoring jurisdiction over young arrestees to the juvenile court is one way legislators are re-establishing boundaries between the adult and juvenile justice system. During the past six years, lawmakers in four states have raised the age of juvenile court jurisdiction. Watch this webinar to learn how raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction affects states and justice involved youth.
Restoring jurisdiction over young arrestees to the juvenile court is one way legislators are re-establishing boundaries between the adult and juvenile justice system. During the past six years, lawmakers in four states have raised the age of juvenile court jurisdiction. Watch this webinar to learn how raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction affects states and justice involved youth.
- 5 participants
- 1:00 hours
12 Feb 2016
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC, many state boards and commissions must be “actively supervised” to be immune from antitrust lawsuits. NC Dental provide more questions than answers regarding what is active supervision, who must supervised, regarding what actions. Join Geoffrey Green, Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission and Sarah Oxenham Allen, Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Unit of the Virginia Attorney General’s Office, in a discussion about active supervision and the recently issued FTC Staff Guidance on Active Supervision of State Regulatory Boards Controlled by Market Participants.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
5 Feb 2016
Renewables are quickly expanding their role in the energy mix, buoyed by declining prices, EPA clean air regulations and government incentives. As states push to reach even higher levels of renewable energy, they are working to address the challenges created by the variable nature of wind and solar energy. Do high amounts of renewables threaten reliability? How are states addressing the rapid rise of renewable energy on the grid? Are there ways in which renewables can improve reliability?
This webinar explores these questions and discuss the steps utilities, energy producers and policymakers are taking to cost-effectively integrate large amounts of renewables into the power system.
This webinar explores these questions and discuss the steps utilities, energy producers and policymakers are taking to cost-effectively integrate large amounts of renewables into the power system.
- 4 participants
- 1:05 hours
3 Feb 2016
As the 2016 legislative season began, NCSL held an in-depth update on state implementation of the Clean Power Plan (CPP). Are you from a state whose legislature will be involved with the CPP process? Is your legislature discussing the issue? What is your role, as a legislator or legislative staff, in this process? We explored all these questions as well as the legal and practical questions related to the rule. We were joined by the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss the final rule and the role of state legislatures. Additionally, Thomas Lorenzen provided a detailed overview on the legal issues surrounding CPP and potential outcomes of the ongoing court challenges while David Hoppock of Duke University highlighted what states need to know before they submit their implementation plans.
- 4 participants
- 1:22 hours
1 Feb 2016
A new study jointly conducted by NCSL and The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Stateline found that state lawmakers are less diverse than the country in general, but they reflect the wide variety of people they serve more closely than ever before. This webinar presents findings from the 50-state assessment of the demographics of the nation’s state legislators, including new data on race/ethnicity, gender, education, occupations, age and religion. There’s certainly nothing average about the nation’s 7,383 legislators, and important insights can be found by looking at these demographic trends across the 50 states.
- 3 participants
- 50 minutes
15 Jan 2016
Many states have seen the costs of specific tax incentive programs increase quickly and unexpectedly. When that happens, states have often faced significant budget challenges. This webinar presents new research from The Pew Charitable Trusts that shows how states can avoid budgetary surprises while using incentives to achieve economic goals. Hear examples of states that have designed incentives in ways that reduce fiscal risk and states that have developed sophisticated processes for forecasting the future costs of incentives.
- 4 participants
- 58 minutes
28 Oct 2015
A look at efforts to clean up the Gulf Coast after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, including efforts completed, currently underway and future plans. This will include looking into the RESTORE Act funds, how they have been spent and how they will be spent, and what all of this means for the future of energy production and ecosystem restoration in the region.
- 5 participants
- 51 minutes
22 Oct 2015
This webinar features valuable tools and resources on alternative fuels and advanced vehicles available for state policymakers through the Alternative Fuel Data Center’s revamped State Information pages. This webinar also highlights the state resources on alternative fuels, including information about laws, incentives, fueling stations, fuel prices and more.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
19 Oct 2015
Schools often provide students their first experiences with chemicals. Schools also provide students their first experience with chemical safety. Use of chemicals in science classes, pesticides on school grounds, use of cleaning products all affect the health of the school environment. Several federal agencies are involved with chemical safety in schools including the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
This webinar introduces legislators to efforts by the CDC, ATSDR and EPA to ensure that chemicals used in schools are handled safely and responsibly by the students. ATSDR research presents the extent of school chemical releases and how schools respond to chemical threats. The CDC discusses use of mercury in schools, and the EPA highlights successful chemical management in high school science departments.
This webinar introduces legislators to efforts by the CDC, ATSDR and EPA to ensure that chemicals used in schools are handled safely and responsibly by the students. ATSDR research presents the extent of school chemical releases and how schools respond to chemical threats. The CDC discusses use of mercury in schools, and the EPA highlights successful chemical management in high school science departments.
- 4 participants
- 1:04 hours
18 Sep 2015
This webinar focuses on how integrated early care and education data systems can inform policymakers and help answer questions about young children, families, programs, and services in their states.
Accurate data are important to state legislators in understanding and improving program accountability, addressing service gaps, enhancing quality and allocating limited resources. In addition to hearing more about the value of using data for services and supports for young children, learn about current state strategies to integrate data, including successes and obstacles faced.
Accurate data are important to state legislators in understanding and improving program accountability, addressing service gaps, enhancing quality and allocating limited resources. In addition to hearing more about the value of using data for services and supports for young children, learn about current state strategies to integrate data, including successes and obstacles faced.
- 2 participants
- 52 minutes
3 Sep 2015
After decades of contentious debate, the president and members of the 114th Congress have released proposals on how best to dispose of nuclear waste. On March 24, the White House announced its strategy to adopt consent-based siting approaches for waste management that includes the development of interim storage facilities to accept spent fuel from decommissioned reactors. One the same day, several U.S. senators introduced legislation that would direct the federal government to establish both temporary and permanent storage sites for nuclear weapon and energy production waste.
Supporting these announcements, two companies revealed plans to design and license interim consolidated storage facilities—Texas-based Waste Control Specialists and Holtec International in New Mexico. This webinar examines these federal proposals, how industry is answering the call for solutions, and what this means for the future of U.S. nuclear waste storage and disposal.
Supporting these announcements, two companies revealed plans to design and license interim consolidated storage facilities—Texas-based Waste Control Specialists and Holtec International in New Mexico. This webinar examines these federal proposals, how industry is answering the call for solutions, and what this means for the future of U.S. nuclear waste storage and disposal.
- 5 participants
- 1:03 hours
25 Aug 2015
This free informational webinar was hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy to give members of DOE-sponsored tribal working groups information about DOE’s tribal education opportunities, including the Nuclear Energy University Program and information on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) efforts in Indian Country.
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
14 Jul 2015
July 14, 2015 -- It's the age old question: how do you actually get things done at work? It seems increasingly harder to file through the endless emails, phone calls, pop-up meetings and other distractions and check-off the bigger tasks. Learn some tips from NCSL and the GovLoop expert community about how to boost your productivity at work - and still have a life. In this webinar, you'll discover 10 classic productivity tips that still work today, plus 10 21st century ones you probably didn't know.
- 3 participants
- 35 minutes
13 Jul 2015
his webinar will highlight the crucial role of states in the treatment of substance use disorders and mental illness, two conditions for which state financing is key through a combination of state general funds and the state portion of Medicaid spending. Speakers will provide an overview of the prevalence, treatment and funding for behavioral health disorders in America as well as highlight state actions and programs in Missouri and Vermont.
- 4 participants
- 1:11 hours
29 Jun 2015
Which of the following bacteria are responsible for causing the greatest number of foodborne illnesses? Salmonella, Campylobacter, or E. coli? The answer is campylobacter. The U.S. has very safe food. About 48 million people (1 in 6 Americans) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is a significant public health burden that is largely preventable.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), enables the FDA to better protect public health by strengthening the food safety system. Tracking food outbreaks and illnesses requires state, local and federal officials to work together to identify the sources of foodborne diseases Congress enacted the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in part to assist states in their efforts to make food safer. Will FSMA be enough? Should the states do more? Watch this webinar to learn about the implications of FSMA, and how states can prepare themselves for this modernization of the food safety system.
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), enables the FDA to better protect public health by strengthening the food safety system. Tracking food outbreaks and illnesses requires state, local and federal officials to work together to identify the sources of foodborne diseases Congress enacted the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in part to assist states in their efforts to make food safer. Will FSMA be enough? Should the states do more? Watch this webinar to learn about the implications of FSMA, and how states can prepare themselves for this modernization of the food safety system.
- 3 participants
- 1:01 hours
19 Jun 2015
Original Webinar June 19, 2015 | Originally created as part of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, the RFS established the first renewable fuel volume mandate in the United States with requirements expanding on an annual basis. However, in 2014 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed reducing the requirement below the level required by law. This was followed in November by an announcement that EPA would not order a 2014 level until mid 2015 when it would issue requirements for 2014-2016. With the uncertainty surrounding EPA and the price of gas falling by more than half in the last months what is the future for the RFS and how should legislators value the costs and benefits associated with it?
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
5 Jun 2015
Original Webinar June 5, 2015 | Ozone, methane, air quality standards—the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a number of significant environmental regulations since the 1970s that affect environmental and energy policy today. Furthermore, a number of regulations have been amended or challenged legally, affecting compliance deadlines and implementation. The impact of these regulations on states is significant, as states are responsible for developing implementation plans that have to account for multiple regulations. This webinar will provide an overview of notable EPA regulations and timelines, as well as address what legislators and legislative staff should know about the impact of EPA regulations on states.
- 3 participants
- 1:08 hours
5 Jun 2015
Original Webinar June 5, 2015 | State legislators have been assessing changes in demographics and local labor market conditions, where foreign workers play a role, and examining the potential fiscal and economic impacts of those changes. Utah enacted legislation to work with the federal government on a state worker visa to address projected labor shortages. The Maryland legislature commissioned a study to better understand the economic and fiscal issues surrounding immigration. This webinar provides for a forum for state legislators to highlight the importance of data-driven policymaking using labor market statistics and business-savvy economic development strategies.
- 2 participants
- 41 minutes
22 May 2015
Americans will take more than 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, public hot tubs, and splash pads this year, making swimming one of the most popular recreational activities. These activities also can spread water-borne diseases, lead to injuries and drowning, or cause chemical poisonings that harm swimmers. Most state laws that govern these facilities are out of date with the latest science and industry advances, posing unnecessary risk to users. In response, members of the aquatic industry and state and local health officials worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC). The MAHC provides science-based guidance to state programs overseeing public swimming pools and other aquatic facilities, to help state programs make swimming and other water activities healthier and safer in their state. This webinar discusses the state role in recreational swimming and the value the MAHC may have for these programs.
- 4 participants
- 1:06 hours
21 May 2015
Natural gas pipelines are spread throughout the U.S., often through densely populated areas, delivering gas for electricity generation, transportation, and heating and cooling. The tremendous increase in U.S. natural gas supplies that new drilling technologies have uncovered is beginning to strain the capabilities of existing pipeline infrastructure. Much of this infrastructure is also meeting or exceeding its life expectancy, increasing concerns over potential leaks and accidents. What role do federal and state officials play in ensuring the safety of the nation’s pipeline infrastructure? What are natural gas utilities doing to address pipeline safety concerns while meeting growing demand? This session answers these questions and examines efforts from state policymakers, federal agencies, and the natural gas industry to address challenges related to siting, permitting and financing upgrades to pipeline infrastructure.
- 3 participants
- 1:01 hours
15 May 2015
Original Webinar May 15, 2015 | Behavioral health services—encompassing mental health and substance abuse services—are a critical need for Americans. People with behavioral health needs often also have physical ailments that add to the complexity and cost of their conditions.
Many state efforts to reform their health care delivery systems include strategies that integrate primary and behavioral health care—creating incentives that promote behavioral health prevention and the effective delivery of treatment. The speakers for this webinar discuss successful state models for integration, the challenge of implementing these models in rural America and the potential impact on Medicaid.
Many state efforts to reform their health care delivery systems include strategies that integrate primary and behavioral health care—creating incentives that promote behavioral health prevention and the effective delivery of treatment. The speakers for this webinar discuss successful state models for integration, the challenge of implementing these models in rural America and the potential impact on Medicaid.
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
1 May 2015
Addressing EPA’s proposed climate regulations will require significant and coordinated efforts among state legislatures, environmental commissioners, energy offices and utilities. What are states and utilities thinking regarding the feasibility of addressing potential reliability impacts and implementation challenges? What do policymakers need to know and how might they get involved as their states work on the state implementation plans required by EPA? This webinar explores these challenges and how state officials are approaching the proposed rules.
- 3 participants
- 1:15 hours
17 Apr 2015
April 17, 2015 -- Since the 1986 passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, real spending on immigration enforcement has grown sevenfold, and now constitutes nearly half of all federal law enforcement spending. The federal government lacks a comprehensive system of performance indicators that measure the effectiveness of its efforts to combat unauthorized immigration. Hear from the Bipartisan Policy Center about metrics that could provide an objective set of comprehensive, outcome-based performance measures, as well as a discussion of state roles and legislation related to immigration enforcement.
- 3 participants
- 42 minutes
30 Mar 2015
From five states to 50, the nation’s immigrant population has dispersed from traditional gateway states of California, Texas, Illinois, Florida and New York to every state in the country. Join experts from the Pew Charitable Trusts and Pew Research Center in a discussion following the movement of immigrants to new geographic regions. In some areas, this influx of immigrants has countered a decrease in U.S.-born people, slowing overall population decline and in some cases, reversing it. This webinar presents an overview of how immigration has shaped our country’s demography and how the U.S. public’s attitudes about immigrants and immigration have changed.
- 5 participants
- 42 minutes
23 Mar 2015
Every year thousands of juveniles are processed in court and spend time in detention facilities for committing status offenses. A “status offense” is an act that would not be punishable if committed by an adult, such as truancy, violating curfew or running away. Studies have shown that using detention for low-level offenses can lead to deeper juvenile justice system involvement and higher rates of recidivism. In response, state legislatures are adopting policies that divert youth who commit status offenses from the system to community-based programs designed to address the underlying causes for their behavior. Listen to this webinar to learn about state legislative status offense priorities and reforms and the impact such policies have on juvenile populations and practitioners.
- 6 participants
- 1:10 hours
17 Mar 2015
More than five years since the end of the Great Recession, states continue to bounce back slowly. The slow recovery emphasizes the importance of taking a long-term perspective on state fiscal health. The webinar provides a state budget update as well as a presentation on how data can be useful in determining long-term trends. This webinar includes a demonstration of The Pew Charitable Trusts’ "Fiscal 50," an interactive tool.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
14 Mar 2015
States are experimenting with innovative ideas to fund transportation projects. Find out how these projects are helping states leverage their money and partner with the private sector.
Hydraulic fracturing and the use of horizontal drilling have dramatically increased domestic oil and natural gas production. Find out how states are tapping the expansive economic potential while ensuring that the practice is well-regulated and protects public health and the environment.
Pending EPA greenhouse gas regulations may require serious changes to energy production in many states. Explore the challenges presented by the rule and see what actions states are taking.
Hydraulic fracturing and the use of horizontal drilling have dramatically increased domestic oil and natural gas production. Find out how states are tapping the expansive economic potential while ensuring that the practice is well-regulated and protects public health and the environment.
Pending EPA greenhouse gas regulations may require serious changes to energy production in many states. Explore the challenges presented by the rule and see what actions states are taking.
- 5 participants
- 54 minutes
14 Mar 2015
Recent high-profile confrontations between law enforcement officers and the public have sparked legislative interest in identifying solutions that boost the public’s confidence in police while improving officer safety. Equipping officers with body cameras is one measure being discussed in statehouses nationally. Studies show body cameras can reduce incidents of police force, as well as citizen complaints against officers. Join this webinar to learn the costs and benefits of implementing body camera programs and the issues being addressed in state and federal legislation.
- 2 participants
- 57 minutes
14 Mar 2015
Everyone’s talking about the hottest issues in education. Find out what they are, why they matter, and the newest ideas for making sound policy decisions. Join the discussion in this webinar designed to make you better informed about the education topics you’re sure to face this session.
--Learn about policy ideas to make college affordable.
--Discuss free community college and what it means for states.
--Find out how to protect student privacy.
--Weigh in on the state and federal debate over student testing.
--Learn about policy ideas to make college affordable.
--Discuss free community college and what it means for states.
--Find out how to protect student privacy.
--Weigh in on the state and federal debate over student testing.
- 9 participants
- 46 minutes
13 Mar 2015
Budget and tax issues take on a new twist in this webinar on hot fiscal issues. You’ll learn about the policy implications and what states are doing about some new issues, and what the federal budget means for states. Find out the latest on:
--Virtual Currencies
--Powdered Alcohol
--State Taxation of E-cigarettes
--State Sponsored Retirement Savings Plans for Non-Public Employees
--Affiliate Nexus Laws
--Federal Budget Update
--Virtual Currencies
--Powdered Alcohol
--State Taxation of E-cigarettes
--State Sponsored Retirement Savings Plans for Non-Public Employees
--Affiliate Nexus Laws
--Federal Budget Update
- 7 participants
- 46 minutes
13 Mar 2015
Health issues are some of the most costly and complex that state legislators confront each year. Tune into this webinar on Hot Issues in Health and hear the latest on:
--How states are improving their return on investment in Medicaid
--What’s new with insurance and Exchanges
--How telehealth can help expand access to care
--Childhood immunization policies in light of the measles outbreak
--Blockbuster prescription drugs and what they mean for states
--Health cost containment trends
--Emerging marijuana and e-cigarette issues
--How states are improving their return on investment in Medicaid
--What’s new with insurance and Exchanges
--How telehealth can help expand access to care
--Childhood immunization policies in light of the measles outbreak
--Blockbuster prescription drugs and what they mean for states
--Health cost containment trends
--Emerging marijuana and e-cigarette issues
- 6 participants
- 55 minutes
12 Mar 2015
Original Webcast March 26, 2010 | A great bill requires good communication between the legislator and the drafter. The drafter may need to ask questions to clarify the bill request and the legislator may want to make sure certain provisions are included in the bill. This session will examine ways in which the drafter and the legislator can cooperate to make bills accurate, clear and concise. The webinar offers participants the opportunity to consider what legislators need to know about the details of the drafting process and what drafters need to know about the political process.
- 4 participants
- 1:27 hours
12 Mar 2015
Original Webcast Dec. 11, 2012 | Congratulations on your election as a new staff section officer of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)! Perhaps you are asking yourself, now what? As a staff section officer, you are also a member of NCSL’s Legislative Staff Coordinating Committee (LSCC). To learn more about NCSL, LSCC and your role as a staff section officer, watch this orientation webinar.
- 5 participants
- 41 minutes
12 Mar 2015
Original Webcast Dec. 12, 2012 | The June 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling effectively gave states the option to participate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Given this new choice, states are weighing the costs and savings associated with expanding Medicaid to cover most people under the age of 65 with incomes at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Even with the federal government paying for significant portion of the cost of coverage for the newly eligible—100 percent in 2014 through 2016, decreasing to 90 percent in 2020 and thereafter—fiscal uncertainties remain. This webinar features national experts who will review possible costs and cost savings associated with the expansion as well as discuss issues for legislatures to consider as they make decisions about the future of their Medicaid program.
- 3 participants
- 59 minutes
11 Mar 2015
Original Webcast Sept. 5, 2012 | Working with states that are home to rivers and tributaries that flow into the Mississippi River — Missouri, Arkansas, Red, Illinois, Ohio and outflow rivers – a new effort is underway to connect policymakers and engage the public in a discussion about the health of those rivers and their flow into America’s Energy Coast. Learn about the science in place and how you can participate in planned events and contribute to the process.
- 2 participants
- 49 minutes
11 Mar 2015
Original Webcast Aug. 10, 2012 | A new Committee for Economic Development (CED) report highlights the business sector call for more high-quality early learning opportunities for children from birth to age 8 to reduce the achievement gap and strengthen the workforce for a better economy and global competition.
State legislators across the country understand the strong brain and child development research behind investing in early learning. With fiscal challenges facing state legislatures, the opportunity is there for legislative and private-sector leaders to partner to advance creative solutions to the early achievement gap. Business leaders in Colorado are partnering to leverage a mix of state, community and private resources to improve outcomes for children in the Children’s Corridor.
State legislators across the country understand the strong brain and child development research behind investing in early learning. With fiscal challenges facing state legislatures, the opportunity is there for legislative and private-sector leaders to partner to advance creative solutions to the early achievement gap. Business leaders in Colorado are partnering to leverage a mix of state, community and private resources to improve outcomes for children in the Children’s Corridor.
- 5 participants
- 1:25 hours
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast May 18, 2012 | In Colorado, 2,198 children under age 6 were treated for dental disease in hospital operating rooms in 2009 to fix their rotten teeth, at a cost of $8,234,210 to Medicaid. In 2010, more than 115,000 dental hospital visits in Florida carried a price tag of $88 million, with about one-third of the visits paid by Medicaid. According to the Pew Children’s Dental Campaign, in 2009, more than 800,000 ER visits across the country related to preventable dental conditions, a 16 percent increase from 2006. Driven by access issues, these ER visits impose significant costs on already troubled state budgets. Listen to the Pew Children’s Dental Campaign and state leaders discuss examples of investments in children’s oral health and areas for significant cost savings.
- 4 participants
- 1:13 hours
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast July 13, 2012 | A wide range of new technologies are moving from the research and development stage to the deployment stage that can have a potential impact on energy planning, reliability as well as economic development and environmental compliance. One such area of emerging technology includes both the new nuclear reactor designs recently approved by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and small modular reactors (nuclear reactors with an electricity output of less than 300 MW). What does the emergence of these new energy options mean for state legislators and where can we go from here?
- 5 participants
- 1:01 hours
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast July 31, 2012 | Issues critical to the states are facing congressional gridlock and presidential campaign rhetoric. State legislators will be voting on critical policy issues at NCSL’s 2012 annual Legislative Summit in Chicago on Thursday, Aug. 9. Our panelists will review proposed changes to NCSL’s By-Laws and Rules of Procedure as well as highlight policy directives and resolutions members will consider during the summit.
- 3 participants
- 23 minutes
6 Mar 2015
Original Webast June 19, 2012 | Though there are fewer reporters covering capitols today, they still need comment and reaction to breaking news. If you’d rather hug a cactus than talk to a reporter, then this webinar is for you. Hear the reasons why you should work with the media and how you can make your next encounter less prickly
- 2 participants
- 1:03 hours
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast June 18, 2012 | This webinar presents key findings from the analyses of state performance during the second round of Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSRs) conducted during Federal Fiscal Years (FYs) 2007–2010.
The purpose of the CFSRs is to help states improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families who receive services through the child welfare system.
The CFSRs are an important tool that enable the Children’s Bureau to: (1) ensure conformity with Federal child welfare requirements; (2) determine what is actually happening to children and families receiving child welfare services; and (3) assist states in enhancing their capacity to help children and families achieve positive outcomes. This presentation provides a national picture of the strengths and areas needing improvement determined by the CFSRs and enhances an understanding of the practices associated with high performance. It also touches on specific topic areas of interest to state legislators and the importance of quality improvement between rounds.
The purpose of the CFSRs is to help states improve safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children and families who receive services through the child welfare system.
The CFSRs are an important tool that enable the Children’s Bureau to: (1) ensure conformity with Federal child welfare requirements; (2) determine what is actually happening to children and families receiving child welfare services; and (3) assist states in enhancing their capacity to help children and families achieve positive outcomes. This presentation provides a national picture of the strengths and areas needing improvement determined by the CFSRs and enhances an understanding of the practices associated with high performance. It also touches on specific topic areas of interest to state legislators and the importance of quality improvement between rounds.
- 4 participants
- 50 minutes
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast May 3, 2012 | Good research and evidence is the foundation for many effective criminal justice policies. Lawmakers are increasingly using data to inform their policy decisions and requiring corrections programs to have evidence that they work to protect public safety and reduce recidivism.
The Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice has developed an online set of tools and resources that provide policymakers with access to information that assists in data-driven policy making. This 60 minute webinar will provide instruction and demonstration for using:
Crimesolutions.gov, a resource on effective programs in criminal justice, juvenile justice and crime victim services.
Preview OJP's Diagnostic Center, launched to provide consultation on results and evidence-based polices.
This webinar was produced under NCSL’s partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
The Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice has developed an online set of tools and resources that provide policymakers with access to information that assists in data-driven policy making. This 60 minute webinar will provide instruction and demonstration for using:
Crimesolutions.gov, a resource on effective programs in criminal justice, juvenile justice and crime victim services.
Preview OJP's Diagnostic Center, launched to provide consultation on results and evidence-based polices.
This webinar was produced under NCSL’s partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
- 4 participants
- 49 minutes
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast July 19, 2012 | America spends $2.6 trillion on health care annually and everyone—from the capitol corridors to Main Street—is feeling the pinch.
State lawmakers face tough choices as health costs eat up a quarter or more of their total yearly budgets. And although everyone contributes to the health care “pot,” health and wellness indicators across certain populations and ZIP codes are not the same.
Research has uncovered an uncomfortable reality: Racial minorities die sooner and are less healthy over their lifetimes than whites. Disparities exist even when researchers control for income and health insurance coverage. The question is, why? Why are racial minorities more likely to live shorter, less healthy lives? The answer is not simple, but a complex web of factors. This webinar looks at some of these factors, called the social determinants of health, and examine ways policymakers can address systemic inefficiencies which lead to inequality, while containing costs and improving quality for all.
State lawmakers face tough choices as health costs eat up a quarter or more of their total yearly budgets. And although everyone contributes to the health care “pot,” health and wellness indicators across certain populations and ZIP codes are not the same.
Research has uncovered an uncomfortable reality: Racial minorities die sooner and are less healthy over their lifetimes than whites. Disparities exist even when researchers control for income and health insurance coverage. The question is, why? Why are racial minorities more likely to live shorter, less healthy lives? The answer is not simple, but a complex web of factors. This webinar looks at some of these factors, called the social determinants of health, and examine ways policymakers can address systemic inefficiencies which lead to inequality, while containing costs and improving quality for all.
- 4 participants
- 48 minutes
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast July 25, 2012 | Join NCSL for an update on teen driving, graduated driver’s licenses and drivers’ education. Although traffic deaths have decreased for all age groups in recent years, car crashes are still the leading cause of death for teenagers, ages 15 -20. Concerns over the use of mobile devices while driving is also focusing attention on this issue. Graduated driver licensing (GDL) requires a gradual phase-in of driving privileges for novice drivers to help them safely gain experience behind the wheel. Most GDL laws have requirements regarding the age of drivers, passengers, and nighttime driving. GDL programs have also led to a renewed focus on driver education programs. The webinar will feature information and research about GDL laws and the role state legislatures have in developing driver education policies and programs.
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
6 Mar 2015
Original Webcast June 29, 2012 | Legislators and some legislative staff walk an ethical fine line in balancing life on the campaign trail and life in the legislature. Laws and rules can assist a candidate or campaign staffer in the transition to a public servant, but they can’t govern every situation. Our panel will discuss their best post-election tips for making that switch. Listen as they lend insight into how you can put your best ethical foot forward as you embark on a new legislative session.
- 7 participants
- 59 minutes
5 Mar 2015
Commercial, industrial and residential consumers are investing in technologies to increase energy efficiency, generate their own energy and shape energy demand.
While these efforts can be beneficial for utilities and their customers, the rapid growth of these technologies introduces new challenges by increasing variability in the system and creating two-way energy flows.
A transactive energy system is one that relies on a market-based approach to address these challenges, promoting grid reliability while reflecting the evolving role of customers as both generators and consumers. This webinar explores transactive energy systems and what they mean for customers, utilities and state policymakers.
While these efforts can be beneficial for utilities and their customers, the rapid growth of these technologies introduces new challenges by increasing variability in the system and creating two-way energy flows.
A transactive energy system is one that relies on a market-based approach to address these challenges, promoting grid reliability while reflecting the evolving role of customers as both generators and consumers. This webinar explores transactive energy systems and what they mean for customers, utilities and state policymakers.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
30 Jan 2015
State legislators across the nation are wrestling with myriad policy issues as they work to implement college- and career-readiness standards in their states. To serve as a guide to legislators, legislative staff and those working in the legislative arena, NCSL has developed a road map of the history, the various policy issues, and the current state work on college-and career-ready standards. In this webinar, learn how to drill down into the road map for exactly the information you need on college-and career-readiness standards.
- 2 participants
- 28 minutes
21 Jan 2015
Private residential housing, where most people spend their time, has very few requirements designed to protect the health of the people living there. Through a mix of state and local construction requirements, housing policies, building codes and consumer rights, certain jurisdictions do provide some level of protection. But no state has a healthy housing law on its books.
This webinar discusses the impacts of housing policy on the public’s health, with a review of healthy housing concerns, the limited federal requirements, various state and local provisions related to healthy housing, and efforts to refine codes to better protect public health needs.
This webinar discusses the impacts of housing policy on the public’s health, with a review of healthy housing concerns, the limited federal requirements, various state and local provisions related to healthy housing, and efforts to refine codes to better protect public health needs.
- 2 participants
- 59 minutes
12 Jan 2015
Efficient economies are more productive as they use less energy for each dollar of economic output produced.
Utilities that take advantage of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities decrease the costs of the energy system by reducing the number of new power plants that are needed and saving businesses and consumers money. However, regulatory models in many states reward utilities for producing and selling more energy, making it difficult for them to recover costs when they sell less. This throughput incentive discourages utility efficiency investments, which results in higher energy expenses for consumers and businesses and slower economic growth.
A number of states have changed their regulatory structure to allow utilities to benefit when they actively pursue energy efficiency. This session will explore decoupling, lost revenue adjustment and other policy solutions that help utilities lower energy costs.
Utilities that take advantage of cost-effective energy efficiency opportunities decrease the costs of the energy system by reducing the number of new power plants that are needed and saving businesses and consumers money. However, regulatory models in many states reward utilities for producing and selling more energy, making it difficult for them to recover costs when they sell less. This throughput incentive discourages utility efficiency investments, which results in higher energy expenses for consumers and businesses and slower economic growth.
A number of states have changed their regulatory structure to allow utilities to benefit when they actively pursue energy efficiency. This session will explore decoupling, lost revenue adjustment and other policy solutions that help utilities lower energy costs.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
12 Jan 2015
What’s it like to be a woman in today’s state legislature? How do you learn the rules – written and unwritten – that you must follow?
NCSL gathered a veteran group of female legislators for this webinar. These experts will provide new legislators with tips on how to master the rules, carry legislation, provide constituent service and earn the respect of fellow lawmakers. They will share advice about maximizing your strengths and building relationships with your colleagues, and about how to find a mentor and move in to leadership.
NCSL gathered a veteran group of female legislators for this webinar. These experts will provide new legislators with tips on how to master the rules, carry legislation, provide constituent service and earn the respect of fellow lawmakers. They will share advice about maximizing your strengths and building relationships with your colleagues, and about how to find a mentor and move in to leadership.
- 6 participants
- 1:01 hours
9 Jan 2015
Legislators and some legislative staff walk an ethical fine line in balancing life on the campaign trail and life in the legislature. Laws and rules can assist a candidate or campaign staffer in the transition to a public servant, but they can’t govern every situation. Our panel will discuss their best post-election tips for making that switch. Listen as they lend insight into how you can put your best ethical foot forward as you embark on a new legislative session.
- 5 participants
- 39 minutes
8 Dec 2014
Original Webcast Dec. 9, 2013 | Principal evaluation holds great promise for improving principals’ practice, building their capacity, holding them accountable for student progress and ensuring that they have an overall positive impact on students, teachers and schools. Given the nexus between effective school leadership and student achievement, evaluating and supporting school principals is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for improving schools, increasing student achievement and narrowing persistent achievement gaps.
This webinar takes an in-depth look at how a state and large urban district are working together to evaluate and support principals, with particular attention to supporting principals as evaluators of teachers. In 2010, Maryland passed H.B. 1263 to require the State Board of Education to establish general standards for teacher and principal performance evaluations. Each local school board must, in turn, establish performance evaluation criteria with teachers and principals that are mutually agreed upon by the local board and the exclusive employee representative. The law requires specific evaluation criteria, including data on student growth as a “significant” component of the evaluation and as one of multiple measures. The law also requires the State Board of Education to establish a program to support locally negotiated incentives for highly effective classroom teachers and principals to work in high-needs public schools.To help guide the design and refinement of pilots and resolve outstanding issues, the Maryland Educator Effectiveness Council was created through an executive order in 2010 and extended through December 2013.
Prince George’s County School District (PGC) near Washington, DC, was one of seven districts piloting the state’s new evaluation model and their evaluation of school principals extends to assistant principals and central office staff. PGC is one of six urban districts participating in The Wallace Foundation’s principal pipeline initiative, which in part is looking at how effective principal evaluations connect to ongoing support (i.e., mentoring and professional development).
Learn from multiple perspectives about the importance and mechanics of well-designed principal performance evaluations and how Maryland’s principal evaluations are evolving to assess the new and rapidly changing expectations of today’s school leaders.
This webinar takes an in-depth look at how a state and large urban district are working together to evaluate and support principals, with particular attention to supporting principals as evaluators of teachers. In 2010, Maryland passed H.B. 1263 to require the State Board of Education to establish general standards for teacher and principal performance evaluations. Each local school board must, in turn, establish performance evaluation criteria with teachers and principals that are mutually agreed upon by the local board and the exclusive employee representative. The law requires specific evaluation criteria, including data on student growth as a “significant” component of the evaluation and as one of multiple measures. The law also requires the State Board of Education to establish a program to support locally negotiated incentives for highly effective classroom teachers and principals to work in high-needs public schools.To help guide the design and refinement of pilots and resolve outstanding issues, the Maryland Educator Effectiveness Council was created through an executive order in 2010 and extended through December 2013.
Prince George’s County School District (PGC) near Washington, DC, was one of seven districts piloting the state’s new evaluation model and their evaluation of school principals extends to assistant principals and central office staff. PGC is one of six urban districts participating in The Wallace Foundation’s principal pipeline initiative, which in part is looking at how effective principal evaluations connect to ongoing support (i.e., mentoring and professional development).
Learn from multiple perspectives about the importance and mechanics of well-designed principal performance evaluations and how Maryland’s principal evaluations are evolving to assess the new and rapidly changing expectations of today’s school leaders.
- 6 participants
- 53 minutes
8 Dec 2014
The federal government spends more than $3 trillion in the states each year, but the actual amount distributed in each state can vary significantly. Nationally, federal spending in the states was equivalent to 19 percent of total state economic activity in fiscal year 2013, but it ranged from 32.9 percent in Mississippi to 11.6 percent in Wyoming.
The Pew Charitable Trusts’ fiscal federalism initiative has pulled together several data sources to produce a 50-state analysis of federal spending, filling in the significant data gap left when the U.S. Census Bureau discontinued the Consolidated Federal Funds Report in 2012.
This webinar draws on the new report to show how both the total amount and mix of federal spending on salaries, contracts, grants and benefits payments to individuals vary widely from state to state. The webinar also explains the sources Pew used to match the data once provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Pew Charitable Trusts’ fiscal federalism initiative has pulled together several data sources to produce a 50-state analysis of federal spending, filling in the significant data gap left when the U.S. Census Bureau discontinued the Consolidated Federal Funds Report in 2012.
This webinar draws on the new report to show how both the total amount and mix of federal spending on salaries, contracts, grants and benefits payments to individuals vary widely from state to state. The webinar also explains the sources Pew used to match the data once provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
- 3 participants
- 26 minutes
8 Dec 2014
Original Webcast Dec. 17, 2013 | In the 21st century, legislative staff managers and supervisors no longer have the luxury of being the people with all the answers. Instead they need to raise the expectations of their staff to do some of the thinking and then develop their skills to do so. The best approach for doing this is coaching in real world situations.
Legislative staff who supervise others will benefit from this introductory webinar on coaching and the tools for shifting the focus of interactions with others.
Legislative staff who supervise others will benefit from this introductory webinar on coaching and the tools for shifting the focus of interactions with others.
- 2 participants
- 58 minutes
5 Dec 2014
This is a hands-on course in constructing and modifying pivot tables. Participants should be at a computer to get the most benefit from the session.
Concepts will be introduced one at a time, accompanied by an exercise. A pivot table report is a surprisingly easy, interactive way to quickly explore large amounts of data in many different ways. Use a pivot table report to analyze numerical data in detail and to answer unanticipated questions about your data.
Concepts will be introduced one at a time, accompanied by an exercise. A pivot table report is a surprisingly easy, interactive way to quickly explore large amounts of data in many different ways. Use a pivot table report to analyze numerical data in detail and to answer unanticipated questions about your data.
- 2 participants
- 50 minutes
4 Dec 2014
Hurricanes, attacks on energy substations, severe cold, drought and cyber attacks continue to demonstrate the importance of creating resilient energy infrastructure.
The energy system failures and disruptions created by these incidents have had serious economic and human welfare consequences. States are working on long-term efforts to reduce risks and increase infrastructure resilience.
The Department of Energy is working to improve the states’ ability to quantify risks, consequences, and vulnerabilities so decision makers can ensure more effective response and recovery to energy disruptions. This webinar discusses how states can better assess risks; make more informed policies, programs and investments that improve resiliency; and protect energy infrastructure in the face of a growing number of natural and man-made threats.
The energy system failures and disruptions created by these incidents have had serious economic and human welfare consequences. States are working on long-term efforts to reduce risks and increase infrastructure resilience.
The Department of Energy is working to improve the states’ ability to quantify risks, consequences, and vulnerabilities so decision makers can ensure more effective response and recovery to energy disruptions. This webinar discusses how states can better assess risks; make more informed policies, programs and investments that improve resiliency; and protect energy infrastructure in the face of a growing number of natural and man-made threats.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
2 Dec 2014
Original Webcast June 21, 2013 | While gasoline is still far and away the number one source of fuel for vehicle transportation, the market is beginning to see the emergence of new alternative fuel vehicles (AFV). Representatives will discuss the status of those policies best geared towards speeding the adoption of AFVs while dealing with the barriers challenging infrastructure development and vehicle adoption as well as highlighting a specific state example. The industry perspective will focus on the changing makeup of vehicle fleets and how different alternative fuel vehicles can serve different purposes.
- 4 participants
- 54 minutes
2 Dec 2014
Original Webcast June 14, 2013 | Hear from a panel of three speakers who will provide updates on different issues related to the 2013 Farm Bill, including conservation, crop insurance and nutrition assistance programs as it makes its way through both chambers of Congress to the president's desk.
- 6 participants
- 1:06 hours
2 Dec 2014
Original Webcast Sept. 27, 2013 | 2012 and 2013 were marked by significant natural disaster and weather related events. From the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma to Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene, our communities have needed serious rebuilding. Hear from a panel of experts on how legislators can engage in resilient reform efforts, including through new flood zone maps, disaster insurance programs, and other rebuilding initiatives.
- 4 participants
- 53 minutes
26 Nov 2014
Ken Levine, director of the Sunset Commission in Texas, introduces a PowerPoint for legislative staffers who are assuming officer positions on an NCSL Standing Committee.
- 1 participant
- 1 minute
26 Nov 2014
Original Webcast May 24, 2013 | Culturally appropriate health care may improve the quality and potentially reduce the cost of care for a diverse array of patients—and can contribute to the elimination of racial and ethnic health disparities. Over the last decade policymakers have explored options to increase cultural competency among health care providers. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, for example, requires federal loan repayment preference be given to individuals who have cultural competency training or experience. This webinar reviews best practices for improving cultural competency among a state’s health care workforce.
- 5 participants
- 1:06 hours
26 Nov 2014
Original Webcast April 3, 3013 | MAP-21, the federal surface transportation bill signed in July 2012, includes federal grants available to states under the National Safety Priority Program. Grants are available to states that comply with certain criteria relating to occupant protection, traffic system improvements, impaired driving, distracted driving, motorcyclist safety and graduated driver’s licenses. This webinar will discuss the elements and requirements for each grant in the National Safety Priority Program. Our speakers will also tell you how states can become eligible for these traffic safety grants before the July 1 deadline.
- 4 participants
- 46 minutes
26 Nov 2014
Original Webcast May 22, 2013 | The health care workforce in rural America is stretched to its limits. Compared to non-rural areas of the country, only about 11 percent of the nation’s physicians work in rural areas, despite nearly 20 percent of Americans living there. Moreover, physicians providing care in rural areas often serve large geographic areas that require long travel times. These areas may be substantially underserved by hospitals and other health care facilities.
States are increasingly turning to telehealth networks as a solution to this problem. Telehealth—or the use of technology to deliver health care, health information or health education at a distance—has emerged as a cost-effective, high quality alternative to traditional face-to-face appointments between provider and patient.
Forty-two states provide some form of Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services, and 15 states require private insurance plans to cover them. In addition to patient care, telehealth technology is also used to further educate and increase the capacity of rural primary care providers by connecting them with specialists located in other cities or states.
This webinar features presentations from national telehealth experts who discuss advances states have made in recent years to expand access to telehealth services in rural areas and what challenges still lie ahead for state policymakers..
States are increasingly turning to telehealth networks as a solution to this problem. Telehealth—or the use of technology to deliver health care, health information or health education at a distance—has emerged as a cost-effective, high quality alternative to traditional face-to-face appointments between provider and patient.
Forty-two states provide some form of Medicaid reimbursement for telehealth services, and 15 states require private insurance plans to cover them. In addition to patient care, telehealth technology is also used to further educate and increase the capacity of rural primary care providers by connecting them with specialists located in other cities or states.
This webinar features presentations from national telehealth experts who discuss advances states have made in recent years to expand access to telehealth services in rural areas and what challenges still lie ahead for state policymakers..
- 4 participants
- 1:05 hours
25 Nov 2014
Original Webcast March 6, 2013 | Every year states and the federal government lose billions of dollars to fraud, waste and abuse in Medicaid. States are taking a variety of approaches to combat this problem. This webinar will highlight promising state practices to improve Medicaid program integrity, with an emphasis on providers, where the vast majority of states’ actions are focused. From focusing on “high risk” providers and refining how states review claims, to exploring the potential of new technology, states are working to implement strategies that save taxpayer dollars—and appeal to policymakers on both sides of the aisle.
- 5 participants
- 60 minutes
25 Nov 2014
Original Webcast March 15, 2013 | This hour-long webinar focused on child support concerns for military families and custody issues for deployed or deploying military personnel. The webinar shared details about Texas’s HEROES for Children in Military Families and El Paso County, Colorado’s child support military liaisons. The webinar also featured legislator remarks relating to military families, custody and child support.
Military and veteran families face unique challenges in the child support system. While all parents who live apart from their children face parenting challenges, military families deal with deployments or other lengthy separations. They must plan for their children’s financial, medical and emotional support needs, making sure they are met before, during and after deployment.
States are looking at a variety of policies that affect military families. Many military parents experience fluctuations in income, which must be factored into child support orders and guidelines. These increases or decreases may require a modification of the child support order amount. Military parents have to make decisions about who will have custody of their child(ren) while they are deployed or they may need or want to assign visitation by designating another person to exercise those rights on their behalf while they are deployed. Babies may be born during a deployment so states must address how they conduct paternity establishment. Many noncustodial parents also want to make up for lost visitation time after returning from deployment. Some states are analyzing their visitation and parenting time provisions to allow for changes in visitation or parenting time plans..
Military and veteran families face unique challenges in the child support system. While all parents who live apart from their children face parenting challenges, military families deal with deployments or other lengthy separations. They must plan for their children’s financial, medical and emotional support needs, making sure they are met before, during and after deployment.
States are looking at a variety of policies that affect military families. Many military parents experience fluctuations in income, which must be factored into child support orders and guidelines. These increases or decreases may require a modification of the child support order amount. Military parents have to make decisions about who will have custody of their child(ren) while they are deployed or they may need or want to assign visitation by designating another person to exercise those rights on their behalf while they are deployed. Babies may be born during a deployment so states must address how they conduct paternity establishment. Many noncustodial parents also want to make up for lost visitation time after returning from deployment. Some states are analyzing their visitation and parenting time provisions to allow for changes in visitation or parenting time plans..
- 3 participants
- 50 minutes
20 Nov 2014
Original Webcast Feb. 22, 2013 | Education will again be a big issue for state legislators in 2013. You’ll get an overview of the issues, including resource reallocation strategies, efforts to improve educator effectiveness, implementation of Common Core State Standards and new assessments, improving school choice, and implementing new digital learning.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
7 Nov 2014
NCSL elections experts Wendy Underhill and Morgan Cullen discuss the 2014 state legislative races and statewide ballot measures in this webinar from Nov. 7, 2014.
- 4 participants
- 1:00 hours
13 Oct 2014
Webinar: This webinar is the second of two webinars specifically designed for the Early Learning Fellows. The demographics of the United States are changing. Along with this change is an increase in the number of children considered Dual Language Learners (DLL) in early care and education programs. There are a number of states that have experienced two-fold growth of dual language learners during the previous two decades. Learn about the latest in social and emotional development research of dual language learners, which can provide useful guidance for lawmakers when considering policies and understanding practices for young DLL children.
- 4 participants
- 49 minutes
13 Oct 2014
Across the nation, state and local governments are grappling with challenges presented by untested sexual assault kits—commonly called “rape kits”—that exist nationally in police precincts and storage facilities. Each untested sexual assault kit represents a potential opportunity to identify a criminal and provide closure for a victim. Listen to this webinar to learn how states are coordinating resources and addressing untested sexual assault evidence.
- 4 participants
- 1:06 hours
1 Oct 2014
During 2014 legislative sessions, state policymakers across the nation reconsidered the way their states set aside money for use in future downturns. Hear from two state legislators about what sparked their interest in revenue volatility and state budgeting, policy actions they’ve taken, and effective ways to talk about these topics. The Pew Charitable Trusts will also provide highlights of its new research on how to best build state rainy day funds given the unique economic and fiscal characteristics of states, while offering insight into emerging best practices for comprehensive rainy day fund policy design and implementation.
- 4 participants
- 49 minutes
22 Sep 2014
This webinar highlighted metrics and strategies to evaluate the short-term effects of performance-based funding formulas.
- 4 participants
- 49 minutes
22 Sep 2014
What’s it like to be a woman in today’s state legislature? How do you learn the rules – written and unwritten – that you must follow?
NCSL gathered a veteran group of female legislators for this webinar. These experts provided new legislators with tips on how to master the rules, carry legislation, provide constituent service and earn the respect of fellow lawmakers. They shared advice about maximizing your strengths and building relationships with your colleagues, and about how to find a mentor and move in to leadership.
NCSL gathered a veteran group of female legislators for this webinar. These experts provided new legislators with tips on how to master the rules, carry legislation, provide constituent service and earn the respect of fellow lawmakers. They shared advice about maximizing your strengths and building relationships with your colleagues, and about how to find a mentor and move in to leadership.
- 6 participants
- 1:03 hours
19 Sep 2014
Legislative leaders and staff directors are planning new member orientations that are more involved and interactive than ever before. Experts lead this webinar presentation and provide advice on what and how to teach at these sessions and who should be doing the teaching. They also talk about how to plan new member orientation so that first-termers continue to learn throughout the legislative session.
- 5 participants
- 59 minutes
11 Sep 2014
Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff spoke at NCSL’s Legislative Summit about understanding of the lifelong consequences of adversity early in life and the importance of building special skills for adults who care for young children, which can lead to greater health, learning and economic self-sufficiency. In this webinar, Dr. Shonkoff offers the highlights and some of the takeaways from his presentation. An interactive question-and-answer period follows.
- 6 participants
- 59 minutes
11 Sep 2014
In this webinar, Deborah Leong, Ph.D., discusses the relationship between executive function/self-regulation and learning in the early childhood classroom. In addition, Miriam Calderon leads a discussion on the policy issues that arise from the research on the importance of executive function and achievement.
- 7 participants
- 1:06 hours
5 Sep 2014
Guest speaker Heather McCulloch, founder of Asset Building Strategies (ABS), provides an overview of asset building and present policies that can assist working families attain and sustain financial stability.
- 3 participants
- 26 minutes
2 Sep 2014
NCSL explores the complexities of funding charter school facilities. Experts discuss the various strategies states have implemented to support the acquisition of facilities for charter schools.
- 2 participants
- 1:09 hours
28 Aug 2014
The United States has always been a nation rich in diversity—and as a nation we are getting more diverse. People of color are already a majority in 48 of the largest cities in the U.S., and five states have “minority majorities.” The percentage of people that identify themselves as belonging to an ethnic or racial minority is growing—nonwhite racial and ethnic groups will constitute a majority of the American population later in this century. At least 90 percent of the U.S. population growth between 2010 and 2050 is expected to come from minority groups. These factors have resulted in renewed interest in health care workforce diversity.
The current health care workforce does not reflect the nation’s diversity. People of color represent more than 25 percent of the total population, but only about 10 percent of health professionals. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine recommended increasing workforce diversity within health care as a strategy to address health disparities. Despite over a decade of attention to increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities in health care careers in the last decade, progress has been slow.
This lack of minority representation in the health care workforce has resulted in some policymakers to seek methods to increase minority participation in the health workforce. This webinar outlines why policymakers may want to increase the diversity of their state’s health care workforce and highlight policy strategies available to states.
The current health care workforce does not reflect the nation’s diversity. People of color represent more than 25 percent of the total population, but only about 10 percent of health professionals. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine recommended increasing workforce diversity within health care as a strategy to address health disparities. Despite over a decade of attention to increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities in health care careers in the last decade, progress has been slow.
This lack of minority representation in the health care workforce has resulted in some policymakers to seek methods to increase minority participation in the health workforce. This webinar outlines why policymakers may want to increase the diversity of their state’s health care workforce and highlight policy strategies available to states.
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
14 Aug 2014
Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, PDMPs, are state-based programs that track and report on the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances. When fully utilized, PDMPs are shown to be effective in reducing deaths and hospitalizations from prescription painkiller overdoses. This webinar will review effective PDMP components, and highlight state successes.
- 3 participants
- 52 minutes
7 Aug 2014
As states and localities experience a dramatic increase in the number of siting and construction permits for utility-scale renewable energy, and associated electric power transmission projects, the potential for conflict with Department of Defense (DoD) activities increases. The resulting DoD impacts could be minimized by careful planning, including actions that the states and local communities may wish to support. Renewable energy and electrical transmission projects can interfere with nearby military installations and airspace by obstructing flight paths or creating electromagnetic interference. A number of states have included the DoD in the project planning or review phase with the goal to expedite the permitting process and mitigate potential impacts to DoD operations. Join us on this free webinar discuss best practices from legislators and state and federal executive offices.
- 4 participants
- 59 minutes
6 Aug 2014
Today, about 23 million Americans are military veterans, with tens of thousands more returning home as the American presence in Iraq and Afghanistan winds down. Many of these men and women need reliable, affordable and accessible transportation choices to get to work and school, visit family and friends and receive medical care and community services.
Many states are now working to ensure that every veteran—regardless of his or her geographical location, physical ability, financial constraints or other circumstances—has a dignified and dedicated means of transportation for everyday and special travel.
This webinar highlights ways in which states support veterans' transportation, including interagency coordination; funding; veterans’ transportation programs; leadership; exemptions from fees, taxes, fares and tolls and more.
Many states are now working to ensure that every veteran—regardless of his or her geographical location, physical ability, financial constraints or other circumstances—has a dignified and dedicated means of transportation for everyday and special travel.
This webinar highlights ways in which states support veterans' transportation, including interagency coordination; funding; veterans’ transportation programs; leadership; exemptions from fees, taxes, fares and tolls and more.
- 5 participants
- 1:03 hours
29 Jul 2014
Accurate, complete, authoritative, and up-to-date information is vital to legislative staff in their roles as they assist lawmakers in the legislative process. The proliferation of information available on the Internet and the lack of editorial oversight of much of that information has made it more important than ever for legislative staff to have the skills and tools needed to evaluate the authenticity of information resources.
This webinar provides detailed information on how to evaluate information resources against recognized standards. It offers timely and expert advice on evaluating the quality of information.
This webinar provides detailed information on how to evaluate information resources against recognized standards. It offers timely and expert advice on evaluating the quality of information.
- 5 participants
- 37 minutes
29 Jul 2014
Finding 50-state law information has never been easier.
Every year, hundreds of new surveys are published in articles, cases, commercial databases, court briefs, books, government publications, loose-leaf services, and websites.
But how can you quickly find just the right one for the subject you need right now? Join Cheryl Nyberg, author of the Subject Compilations of State Laws bibliography series, for a discussion of her successful search strategies.
Every year, hundreds of new surveys are published in articles, cases, commercial databases, court briefs, books, government publications, loose-leaf services, and websites.
But how can you quickly find just the right one for the subject you need right now? Join Cheryl Nyberg, author of the Subject Compilations of State Laws bibliography series, for a discussion of her successful search strategies.
- 4 participants
- 46 minutes
29 Jul 2014
Copyright is a complex set of intellectual property laws, designed to protect the rights of authors in their published and unpublished works. Under federal and state copyright laws, authors can sue users who violate their rights without permission or compensation. Legislative staff often have to deal with copyright questions, over what constitutes a fair use exception of materials or the extent to which materials are in the public domain and may be shared with the public
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
29 Jul 2014
The webinar will offer strategies for legislative libraries and legislative staff that are interested in creating searchable databases on statutorily mandated reports. States have faced different issues in developing these databases and this webinar will help to illuminate these issues for states that are thinking about developing similar databases.
- 6 participants
- 1:05 hours
29 Jul 2014
This webinar offers strategies for legislative libraries that are interested in creating databases that contain historical information about legislators. States such as Colorado, Minnesota and Texas are developing databases that trace legislator information past and present. Each state has faced different issues in developing the databases and this tutorial would help to illuminate these issues for states that are thinking about developing similar databases.
- 5 participants
- 43 minutes
29 Jul 2014
State legislators enact hundreds of bills each year and, after enactment, questions may arise regarding the legislation. The purpose behind compiling legislative intent documents may include:
--Determining why a legislature passed a certain law and what the legislators meant by the language they used;
--Establishing the correct meaning of language in the law and thereby ensuring its correct implementation;
--Understanding the background circumstances that precipitated the introduction of a particular bill; or
--Persuading a court to favor a particular line of reasoning based on the legislature's purpose in including certain language in the law.
Using three states as examples, this session provides guidelines for researching state legislative history and intent.
--Determining why a legislature passed a certain law and what the legislators meant by the language they used;
--Establishing the correct meaning of language in the law and thereby ensuring its correct implementation;
--Understanding the background circumstances that precipitated the introduction of a particular bill; or
--Persuading a court to favor a particular line of reasoning based on the legislature's purpose in including certain language in the law.
Using three states as examples, this session provides guidelines for researching state legislative history and intent.
- 5 participants
- 39 minutes
16 Jul 2014
Teacher effectiveness is the single most important school-related factor associated with a student's success. An important part of ensuring equity in education is ensuring that poor and minority students are not taught by unqualified teachers at a higher rate than their peers. No Child Left Behind required that states focus on this area, and the Office of Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, which has the authority to investigate inequities that affect poor and minority students, is actively reviewing state compliance. The Obama administration has also sought funding for a new competitive grant program, which if funded would provide some resources to help grantees enhance their data systems to focus on the districts, schools, and student groups with the greatest disparities in opportunity and performance. Equitable distribution of teachers is part of the conversation about how best to use teacher evaluations being implemented in the states.
- 3 participants
- 54 minutes
14 Jul 2014
In the 2014-2015 school year, many states will implement new common assessments that are aligned to their new common college and career-ready standards. Hear from experts from the two assessment consortia, PARCC and Smarter Balanced, to get an update on this work and what it means for your state. Don't miss this opportunity to get your questions answered directly by the experts!
- 4 participants
- 1:04 hours
14 Jul 2014
The final webinar will discuss effective communication from both sides. What does advancement and promotion mean? Does the advancement of skills, developing marketable skills, professional development and increased responsibility automatically mean a promotion? We'll discuss working smarter not harder and lateral movement within a legislature. Hear about strategic career planning as well!
- 3 participants
- 28 minutes
26 Jun 2014
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expected to provide health insurance to millions of newly-insured Americans through Medicaid expansion and/or the Health Benefit Exchanges (commonly referred to as health insurance marketplaces). In 2014, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that 6 million individuals will enroll in exchanges, and the number is expected to increase to 24-25 million starting in 2017. Medicaid enrollment is also expected to increase by 8 million in 2014 and by 12-13 million people every year between 2015 and 2024- than would have been the case in the absence of the ACA Effective outreach and enrollment efforts will be key to ensuring that new coverage opportunities translate into increased coverage. States are adopting a wide array of outreach and enrollment strategies to facilitate enrollment and minimize barriers to maximize enrollment.
This webinar describes requirements for health exchanges, summarize outreach and enrollment efforts across the country, and highlight lessons learned about effective outreach and enrollment approaches.
This webinar describes requirements for health exchanges, summarize outreach and enrollment efforts across the country, and highlight lessons learned about effective outreach and enrollment approaches.
- 3 participants
- 41 minutes
25 Jun 2014
Unregulated, private water systems provide drinking water to almost 15 percet of the U.S. population and can be laced with contaminants such as arsenic, nitrates and lead that are routinely filtered out of regulated public drinking water systems. How can states and their public health systems gauge the impact of these contaminants and keep private water systems clean and healthy? What are some important considerations for state lawmakers to consider from a public health perspective about unregulated private water systems?
- 4 participants
- 56 minutes
25 Jun 2014
The nation's energy mix is changing quickly. The retirement of coal power plants, growth of natural gas, rising renewable energy production and the threat of nuclear plant retirement have created an environment that may pose a risk to a reliable electric grid. The cold of last winter's polar vortex placed great strain on the grid in much of the Midwestern and Northeastern U.S., bringing some to question whether the current mix, combined with existing infrastructure and market design, will make it more difficult to keep the lights on during severe weather or other events that may challenge the grid. The webinar looks at the risks posed by the changing mix, explores how the polar vortex event severely challenged some parts of the grid and discusses a variety of solutions. Speakers include representatives from regional transmission organizations, including ISO-New England and PJM Interconnection.
- 4 participants
- 1:14 hours
25 Jun 2014
This webinar was the first of two webinars specifically designed for the Early Learning Fellows. Over a quarter of America's 4-year-olds currently participate in a state-funded preschool program. Hear from Steve Barnett with the National Institute for Early Education Research about the key findings from the annual State Preschool Yearbook. Steve highlights the data and national trends for enrollment in, quality of, and spending on state-funded preschool programs. Learn about the decade of progress since the first Yearbook collected data on the 2001-2002 school year and the opportunities for improvements in quality and availability.
- 3 participants
- 1:03 hours
24 Jun 2014
Following extensions in 2012 and 2013, the 2014 Farm Bill was signed into law in January 2014. The bill includes funding and authorizations for a number of programs that had previously expired and are being phased back in. From disaster assistance to rural energy programs to conservation assistance, USDA is beginning to unveil the specifics for how will allocate funding and accept applications for numerous programs.
This webinar explores those programs for which USDA has released funding or opened the application process. We will also discuss how states can best take advantage of these programs and funding opportunities.
This webinar explores those programs for which USDA has released funding or opened the application process. We will also discuss how states can best take advantage of these programs and funding opportunities.
- 7 participants
- 49 minutes
24 Jun 2014
Recent chemical spill accidents across the country have heightened the need for reform in how the federal government regulates toxic substances. There have not been reforms to the federal regulation of chemicals since the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 1976, and in the absence of federal regulation, states have taken it upon themselves to fix inadequacies. In the past year there have been proposals in both houses of congress to reform TSCA that have included troubling preemption clauses to state environmental laws. The webinar explores these proposals and discuss how states can continue to protect the health and welfare of their citizens while working with the federal government to reform TSCA.
- 4 participants
- 1:02 hours
23 Jun 2014
Today, large commercial nuclear reactors generate approximately 20 percent of the nation's electricity and contribute 60 percent of the nation's carbon-free electricity. Growing domestic electricity demand and a drive to use low-emission technologies bode well for the future of the domestic nuclear energy industry. However, an aging reactor fleet, rising costs, safety concerns, and increasing pressure from low-cost natural gas pose challenges for the industry. Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) offer the potential to mitigate some of these challenges. This webinar explores the unique characteristics of SMRs and their potential role in the nuclear energy industry. It also discusses state and federal efforts to support development of SMR technologies.
- 4 participants
- 1:03 hours
18 Jun 2014
From Harlem to California to Boston, the issue of leaking natural gas pipelines and their impacts on safety are front page stories on a monthly basis. While it is widely acknowledged, even by those in the industry, that pipeline infrastructure in certain parts of the country is decades past its "replace by" date, there are often multiple interwoven factors, including cost, overlapping jurisdiction and public impacts that slow down this process. This webinar explores how natural gas utilities planning to overcome these obstacles to bring the nation's system of natural gas pipelines into the 21st century.
- 4 participants
- 48 minutes
17 Jun 2014
This 90-minute webinar led by Stan Stenersen explores some of the challenges involved in conveying complex information to busy readers. It gives writers an understanding of how busy readers actually learn such information, as well as a set of tools for writing documents that can be understood and acted upon. Participants can use the insights gained in a variety of different writing situations and at any level of their organization.
- 7 participants
- 1:25 hours
3 Dec 2013
This hour-long webinar discusses using the word “shall” in drafting legislation.
- 4 participants
- 52 minutes
1 Nov 2013
Original Webcast Nov. 1, 2013 | Both health care and corrections spending are putting pressure on state budgets. The intersection of these two areas—health care for prison inmates—is a new area of interest to state policymakers. Innovative approaches to prisoner health care in states like California, Connecticut, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey and Texas, for example, show promise in cost savings and quality improvements.
To better understand spending and care innovations for inmates, researchers from The Pew Charitable Trusts analyzed cost data from 44 states that participated in a study conducted by the federal Bureau of Justices Statistics and interviewed a wide variety of experts in the field. This webinar highlights Pew research findings and explores how states can use this information to create innovative policy solutions to increase efficiency and improve care within the prison health system.
To better understand spending and care innovations for inmates, researchers from The Pew Charitable Trusts analyzed cost data from 44 states that participated in a study conducted by the federal Bureau of Justices Statistics and interviewed a wide variety of experts in the field. This webinar highlights Pew research findings and explores how states can use this information to create innovative policy solutions to increase efficiency and improve care within the prison health system.
- 6 participants
- 1:02 hours
20 Sep 2013
Original Webcast Sept. 20, 2013 | A cross-jurisdictional examination of the issues and opportunities surrounding emerging efforts by government, the private sector and nonprofits to reduce food waste.
- 4 participants
- 57 minutes
13 Sep 2013
Anna Post, from the Emily Post Institute, discusses techniques and best practices to help us become effective communicators in the fast-paced and politically sensitive legislative environments in which we work.
- 3 participants
- 58 minutes
26 Jul 2013
Original Webcast July 26, 2013 | The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contains many provisions that potentially affect the health of racial and ethnic minorities. The law reorganized the federal infrastructure charged with reducing health disparities, required changes in data collection on minority health status, encouraged increased cultural competency for providers, strengthened community health centers, made numerous changes to the insurance market and bolstered prevention, wellness and home visiting programs.
Given that people of color are disproportionately uninsured, another key goal of the ACA, to reduce the number of uninsured, could potentially reduce health disparities for people of color. Both the insurance marketplaces (also known as exchanges) and the optional state Medicaid expansions create new coverage options beginning Jan. 1, 2014. This webinar examines how the provisions of the ACA will affect health outcomes for people of color in the United States.
Given that people of color are disproportionately uninsured, another key goal of the ACA, to reduce the number of uninsured, could potentially reduce health disparities for people of color. Both the insurance marketplaces (also known as exchanges) and the optional state Medicaid expansions create new coverage options beginning Jan. 1, 2014. This webinar examines how the provisions of the ACA will affect health outcomes for people of color in the United States.
- 4 participants
- 47 minutes
20 Jun 2013
Original Webcast June 20, 2013 | States enacting private school choice policies like school vouchers and tuition tax credits are likely to face a prolonged legal fight. This is often because many states have long-standing Constitutional provisions that ban the use of public money to support religious institutions, sometimes specifically citing religious schools. This webinar features legislative staff from around the country who discuss the legal challenges that school voucher and tuition tax credit programs have faced in both their own state and federal courts.
- 5 participants
- 1:04 hours
14 Jun 2013
Original Webcast June 14, 2013 | Policymakers continue to debate how to reduce the federal budget deficit and how to simplify the federal tax code. Changes to federal tax policy can affect states directly through linkages in their tax codes or indirectly through the economic impact of state residents paying increased or decreased federal taxes.
This webinar features a brief presentation on the status of federal tax reform, examples of federal-state tax policy linkages, and use a newly released report from The Pew Charitable Trusts on the mortgage interest deduction, "The Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction," to illustrate the varying impacts of federal tax policy and reform on the states. It also features two legislator respondents who will discuss how federal tax reform—including but not limited to changes to the mortgage interest deduction—could affect their states.
This webinar features a brief presentation on the status of federal tax reform, examples of federal-state tax policy linkages, and use a newly released report from The Pew Charitable Trusts on the mortgage interest deduction, "The Geographic Distribution of the Mortgage Interest Deduction," to illustrate the varying impacts of federal tax policy and reform on the states. It also features two legislator respondents who will discuss how federal tax reform—including but not limited to changes to the mortgage interest deduction—could affect their states.
- 5 participants
- 55 minutes
8 Mar 2013
Original Webcast March 8, 2013 | Community health centers (CHCs) provide health care services for over 22 million people nationwide. As community-directed nonprofits, they provide primary health care and other services. Most of CHCs patients are poor and uninsured or enrolled in Medicaid. They also tend to be members of racial and ethnic minorities. Additionally, about half their patients reside in rural areas.
Over the last decade, community health centers have played an important role in the health system. In 2001, President George W. Bush made a significant commitment to expand the Health Centers Program, nearly doubling the number of health centers across the nation. The Affordable Care Act continues to expand the reach of community health centers in the U.S. health care system.
This webinar will explain how health centers operate and how their patient mix presents funding challenges. Health centers must rely heavily on third-party payer reimbursement (such as Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare) — since one of the largest groups served by health centers – the uninsured – account for less than 6 percent of their total revenue. The webinar will also discuss how changes in Medicaid eligibility or benefits directly affect health centers and the biggest concerns facing health centers in the coming years
Over the last decade, community health centers have played an important role in the health system. In 2001, President George W. Bush made a significant commitment to expand the Health Centers Program, nearly doubling the number of health centers across the nation. The Affordable Care Act continues to expand the reach of community health centers in the U.S. health care system.
This webinar will explain how health centers operate and how their patient mix presents funding challenges. Health centers must rely heavily on third-party payer reimbursement (such as Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare) — since one of the largest groups served by health centers – the uninsured – account for less than 6 percent of their total revenue. The webinar will also discuss how changes in Medicaid eligibility or benefits directly affect health centers and the biggest concerns facing health centers in the coming years
- 4 participants
- 51 minutes
6 Mar 2013
Original Webcast March 6, 2013 | Energy and transportation issues will be significant topics for states legislatures in 2013. Join this March 6 webinar to hear about impending developments in energy development policy and how states are attempting to pay for much-needed transportation investments, particularly rural safety improvements.
- 6 participants
- 56 minutes
15 Feb 2013
Original Webcast Feb. 15, 2013 | While most states continue to report stable conditions—with solid revenue performance and spending in line with budgeted estimates through the first few months of fiscal year (FY) 2013—state legislatures continue to face tough choices. Many will be looking for ways to create more jobs by offering tax credits, supporting the growth of small businesses, increasing the availability of capital.
- 3 participants
- 44 minutes
11 Feb 2013
Original Webcast Feb. 11, 2013 | Learn about policy innovations in adult corrections and sentencing, juvenile justice and pretrial release. Legislative interests and strategies include risk and needs assessments, improved community supervision, and state-local funding mechanisms.
- 6 participants
- 57 minutes
4 Feb 2013
Original Webcast Feb. 4, 2013 | With provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act moving forward, states face fast-approaching deadlines. By the end of this year, insurance exchanges will start enrolling people and insurance plans must comply with additional requirements. State legislators face key decisions about expanding Medicaid eligibility and must comply with numerous other Medicaid requirements. Explore these topics as well as provisions designed to address workforce readiness, rising costs and prevention and wellness.
- 6 participants
- 1:01 hours
1 Feb 2013
Original Webcast Feb. 1, 2013 | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid to people with incomes at or below 133 percent of federal poverty guidelines. But the June 2012 Supreme Court ruling effectively made this expansion optional for states. Learn how states are dealing with issues related to the act, and hear about state innovations aimed at improving the value of Medicaid for both the taxpayer and beneficiaries.
- 5 participants
- 1:00 hours
28 Jan 2013
Original Webcast Jan. 28, 2013 | In this era of tight state budgets, legislators are more concerned than ever about how to get the best return on the state's higher education investment. Strategies legislators are considering include funding reform, improving college completion rates, and bolstering higher education productivity.
- 5 participants
- 41 minutes
27 Nov 2012
Original Webcast Nov. 27, 2012 | Feeling a little lost when it comes to child support? Do you know how orders are established or who collects the money? Or do you want to learn more about strategies to increase collections and help more children? Child support is a vital resource for children and families; one in four children is under a child support order and nearly half of all poor children in this country. Join us for this webinar in order to understand the basics of child support, how it works and how child support affects overall child well-being.
- 5 participants
- 1:02 hours
23 Oct 2012
Original Webcast Oct. 23, 2012 | Dealing with generational differences and personalities, understanding changing expectations from boss to boss, and learning how to deal with stressful situations can be overwhelming. Learn how to deal with difficult people in the workplace with professionalism and respect. A motivational trainer and communications / conflict specialist will guide participants through many common, but irritating situations, offering useful insight to young professionals from all kinds of offices.
- 5 participants
- 1:17 hours
18 Oct 2012
Original Webcast Oct. 18, 2012 | Payday, or deferred presentment, loans are small-dollar credit products that are secured by a claim to the borrower’s bank account with a post-dated check or electronic debit authorization, and are due in full on the borrower’s next payday. Consumers can obtain payday loans at more than 20,000 storefronts and websites. The loans can be a controversial form of credit because of concerns over their interest rates and whether borrowers are able to repay the loans on time. This webinar examines payday loan borrower motivations and demographics, as well as how state regulation affects payday loan usage, and will feature the findings from a report by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
- 5 participants
- 1:09 hours
30 Aug 2012
Original Webcast Aug. 30, 2012 | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act creates a marketplace for health insurance, called health insurance exchanges, intended to allow consumers choices in picking their health coverage and to fill the gaps for people who are not covered through Medicaid or their employer. Subsidies will be provided to those with incomes up to 400 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Minority populations, specifically Hispanics and African Americans may be particularly impacted by this new coverage options as they tend to have lower rates of employer-sponsored health coverage. This webinar focuses on how exchanges may affect minority populations and how two states are addressing this new option.
- 5 participants
- 52 minutes
20 Jul 2012
Original Webcast July 20, 2012 | Join us for an update on recent regulatory action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related Congressional response activity. The discussion will provide legislators an opportunity to examine where in the process key pieces of the regulatory framework stand as well as the role of legislative oversight, scientific review and cost benefit analysis.
- 4 participants
- 51 minutes
25 Jun 2012
On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Miller v. Alabama, ruled that mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for juveniles violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In the wake of the decision, states with mandatory sentencing structures have had to determine how to adjust their laws to comply with Miller and also decide whether the ruling applies retroactively to current prisoners who were given mandatory life sentences as juveniles. Listen to this webinar to learn how states have taken action to address the questions left open by the Miller decision.
- 3 participants
- 44 minutes
25 Jun 2012
On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama, ruled that imposing mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole on juveniles violates the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In the wake of the decision, states with mandatory sentencing schemes grapple with addressing the decision with appropriate actions. Hear experts discuss the case, its implications for state policy and actions that address the issue.
- 4 participants
- 53 minutes
17 Jun 2012
Original Webcast June 17, 2012 | While gasoline and diesel fuel are still far and away the number one source of fuel for vehicle transportation, the market is beginning to see the emergence of new alternative fuel vehicles including natural gas, electricity, and other flex-fuel vehicles Representatives from the federal government and private sector will discuss the latest programs that are underway to develop and deploy alternatives to petroleum-derived motor fuels and the vehicles that run on them as well as what policies would be helpful in moving these vehicles forward.
- 6 participants
- 1:10 hours
13 Jun 2012
Original Webcast June 13, 2012 | This free archived webinar explores successful strategies to combat fraud and abuse in health care. Speakers will discuss the use of sophisticated IT systems and increased information sharing to identify abuses and reduce losses.
- 5 participants
- 52 minutes
12 Jun 2012
Original Webcast June 12, 2012 | Commercial buildings compose nearly half of building energy use and roughly 20% of total energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Energy expenditures average more than $2 per square foot in commercial and government buildings, making energy a cost worth managing. States can encourage building owners to improve the efficiency of their buildings by making energy performance visible through the use of benchmarking and disclosure policies. Through enhanced awareness, benchmarking results can drive new investment and create an estimated 5 to 15 green jobs per $1 million invested. This webinar introduced participants to benchmarking and disclosure laws across the country and provided an update on the goals and activities of the State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network (SEE Action).
- 4 participants
- 1:18 hours
8 Jun 2012
Original Webcast June 8, 2012 | This webinar features Bob Pianta, one of the most influential researchers in the country, responsible for changing how the early childhood field thinks about teaching. His work homes in on what it takes to be a good teacher, the interaction between young learners and their teacher, provides strategies for teachers, and an assessment tool to measure the quality of teaching. Adele Robinson from NAEYC discusses policy trends and highlights in teacher training. The webinar includes presentations and comments by both speakers followed by a lively question, answer and comment portion of the webinar.
- 6 participants
- 1:11 hours
12 May 2012
Original Webcast May 12, 2012 | In its much-anticipated "State Budget Update: Spring 2012," the National Conference of State Legislatures analyzes the financial trends and conditions of the country's state budgets.State fiscal conditions continue to improve at a slow and steady pace. A spring 2012 survey of state legislative fiscal officers found revenue performance remains positive and expenditures in most states are stable. And for the first time since before the Great Recession, a number of states are projecting to end the fiscal year with small unobligated balances.Despite this encouraging news, a degree of uncertainty still lingers over state budgets. Concerns about unemployment levels, potential federal deficit reduction actions, spending pressures and global economic events, are contributing to a cautious state budget outlook. The authors of the report will share their insights, discuss patterns and reveal what the results of the survey say about the current state of state budgets.
- 2 participants
- 33 minutes
20 Apr 2012
Original Webcast April 20, 2012 | Nationally, about 66 percent of all Medicaid beneficiaries are enrolled in managed care, but the most expensive of beneficiaries—the elderly and people with disabilities, who account for three quarters of Medicaid spending—are traditionally served through fee-for-service programs. As states look for ways to balance their budgets, there is increased interest in expanding managed care to these “new” populations. This session will highlight a variety of issues related to serving these populations in managed care plans.
- 3 participants
- 56 minutes
16 Apr 2012
Original Webcast April 16, 2012 | The news about child sex abuse scandals at the end of 2011 could not have been more shocking. When policymakers went to look at statutes, though, some found something more disturbing—some state laws did not explicitly require people such as coaches and athletic directors who might have contact with children to report child abuse. Others did not specify if the requirement for school personnel to report suspected abuse included universities or colleges. Others were not clear about how to make a report or whether or not a report should be made to law enforcement. Our experts took a look at what state laws are under review and what actions states are taking in 2012.
- 6 participants
- 52 minutes
19 Mar 2012
Original Webcast March 19, 2012 | Across the nation, states are looking to contain the rising cost of Medicaid. State programs to control fraud and abuse—designed to prevent, identify, and prosecute improper payments and unlawful behavior that increase health care costs—offer an approach that everyone can support.
Learn about new opportunities under the Affordable Care Act and hear what states are doing to prevent Medicaid fraud and abuse, recover improper payments, and address these issues in Medicaid managed care programs.
Learn about new opportunities under the Affordable Care Act and hear what states are doing to prevent Medicaid fraud and abuse, recover improper payments, and address these issues in Medicaid managed care programs.
- 4 participants
- 1:01 hours
16 Mar 2012
Original Webcast March 16, 2012 | Most young professionals (YPs) are ambitious, enthusiastic and want to make a difference at work, but many struggle with how to do that the right way—without appearing grabby, impatient and unappreciative. In this webinar, career coach Betty Lochner speaks about the generational gap in the work place and how YPs can get what they want while respecting generational differences.
Lochner specializes in performance coaching, interpersonal skills, leadership training, and conflict strategies. She is an experienced professional who has been teaching leadership and communication skills to agencies and organizations for years. She earned her B.A. in Communications and a M.Ed. from Western Washington University. She is also a professional certified trainer in performance coaching. She recently authored her first book "Dancing with Strangers: Communication Skills for Transforming Your Life at Work and Home."
Lochner specializes in performance coaching, interpersonal skills, leadership training, and conflict strategies. She is an experienced professional who has been teaching leadership and communication skills to agencies and organizations for years. She earned her B.A. in Communications and a M.Ed. from Western Washington University. She is also a professional certified trainer in performance coaching. She recently authored her first book "Dancing with Strangers: Communication Skills for Transforming Your Life at Work and Home."
- 2 participants
- 57 minutes
10 Feb 2012
Original Webcast Feb. 10, 2012 | This webinar is the first in a series of four webinars that will offer the Fellows an exchange of ideas and solutions related to early learning and provide Fellows with practical policy information they can use in their states. During this webinar, Fellows will hear from three states that have worked to improve early learning or kindergarten readiness results and that have recently won Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grants.
- 10 participants
- 1:28 hours
