Transcript MABE’s Legislative Process

MABE’s Legislative
Process:
From Bill Review
to Calls to Action
Presented to the
MABE Legislative Committee
December 15, 2014
by John R. Woolums, Esq.
Director of Governmental Relations
MABE’s Legislative Process
Bill Review
•Daily Synopsis (DLS)
•Tracking Report (DLS)
•MABE Bill Report
Communication
Advocacy
•Legislative Committee
•GreenSheets
•Bill Highlights
•MABE Bill Report
•Legislative Positions
•Testimony
•Calls to Action
•Talking Points
MABE’s Legislative Process
Bill
Synopsis
Analysis
Fiscal
Note
Testimony
Positions
Bill Report
Calls to
Action
Meetings/
Hearings
Bill Status
Legislative Committee Process
• Committee Meetings: Bill Highlights, Advocacy
Reports, Budget Updates, Guest Speakers, and Votes
on Bill Decisions.
• Bill Decisions by the Legislative Committee:
Staff recommends positions for the Committee’s
action on selected bills.
 Examples: Governor/Leadership-sponsored bills, major
new initiatives, bills involving inter-jurisdictional issues,
and requests for MABE positions on local bills.
 Note: Most positions are determined by staff in
accordance with adopted Resolutions & Positions.
• Committee Chair: Attends leadership meetings &
presents testimony on priority bills.
Legislative Communications
MABE’s
Weekly
Newsletter
MABE’s Bill
Report
MABE’s
Testimony &
Calls to Action
Calls to Action
Bill Review/
Bill Status
(daily)
• GR Director
• Exec. Director
• LC Chair
• GreenStreet
GreenSheets
Alerts
(weekly)
(as needed)
•Calls to Action
•Talking Points
•Contacts
•Your Action
•Your Feedback
•Calls to Action
•Talking Points
•Contacts
•Your Action
•Your Feedback
Taking Action
Who to contact…
Legislator email/phone contacts
will be provided
What to say…
Use MABE Testimony and/or
Talking Points
Timing & Feedback…
Prompt action & informing MABE
adds to overall effectiveness
Making Contact
Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Calls to Action will
provide Contacts for
legislators.
• Clicking on the
legislator’s name will
take you to their
webpage, and full
email and phone
information.
• Clicking the Contact
arrow will take you to
an email form.
MABE Legislative Resources/Links
• Annapolis Advocacy Center
– 2015 Legislative Positions
– Legislative Committee Page
– Testimony & Bill Highlights Page
– GreenSheet Page
• Legislative Committee Procedures
• Continuing Resolutions
• Advocacy Toolkit: Guide to Effective Education
Advocacy
• General Assembly Website
Stay Tuned!
MABE Legislative
Committee Meetings
Jan. 5, 2015
(Session starts Jan. 14)
Jan. 26, 2015*
January 29, 2015
Legislative Day
Luncheon
Feb. 9, 2015
Mar. 2, 2015
Mar. 16, 2015
Mar. 30, 2015
(Session ends April 13)
Apr. 27, 2015 - Session
Wrap-Up