Standing Committees of the National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL has 12 Standing Committees whose
membership consists of state
legislators and legislative staff. The jurisdictions
of the standing committees are similar to those of committees in the state legislatures. Standing Committees meet
three times each year and
allow legislators and staff to benefit from the experiences of other states in shaping public policy, experimenting
with new laws, and managing the legislative institutions.
The presentations from the Standing Committee Officers' Orientation in October 2008 summarize the
Standing Committee Structure and the Standing Committees' Rules and Procedures.
Details are in the Standing Committee Officers' Manual.
NCSL policy positions and lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C. are
also guided by the committees. As a result of those policy decisions voted on by the Standing Committees, NCSL is nationally
recognized as a formidable lobbying force in state-federal relations.
The 12 NCSL Standing Committees meet each year at the Fall Forum, the Spring Forum and
the NCSL Legislative Summit (annual meeting).
Governing Structure
Each committee has a legislator chair, a legislative staff chair, vice chairs and immediate past chairs. The overall committee structure consists of a legislator chair, a legislative staff chair and legislator and legislative staff vice chairs. The legislator chair and the legislative staff chair are ex-officio members of the NCSL Executive Committee.
The meeting schedule consists of one meeting in Washington, D.C., one meeting outside of Washington, D.C.,
and one meeting at the NCSL Legislative Summit. The Spring Forum is held in Washington, D.C. and the Fall Forum
takes place outside of Washington, D.C.
December 11-13, 2008 NCSL Fall Forum Atlanta, Georgia |
April 23-25, 2009 NCSL Spring Forum Washington, D.C. |
July 20-24, 2009 NCSL Legislative Summit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Past Meetings News
July 22-26, 2008 NCSL Legislative Summit New Orleans, Louisiana
April 24-26, 2008 NCSL Spring Forum Washington, DC Listen to Selected Session
November 28-30, 2007 NCSL Fall Forum Phoenix, Arizona
August 2007 NCSL Annual Meeting Boston, Massachusetts 2007 Annual Meeting News
April 2007 NCSL Spring Forum Washington, DC Listen to Selected Session |
December 2006 NCSL Fall Forum Hyatt Regency San Antonio, Texas 2006 Fall Forum News
August 2006 NCSL Annual Meeting Nashville, Tennessee
Videos of Select Sessions
April 2006 NCSL Spring Forum Hyatt Regency Washington, DC 2006 Spring Forum News |
NCSL Contacts:
Carl Tubbesing (D.C.);
Jo Anne Bourquard (Denver);
Ron Snell (Denver)
Need more information? Read our list of frequently asked questions, or contact us at committees@ncsl.org.
Updated November 25, 2008
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