2003 Part I Welcome to an overview of The Council of State Governments’ Suggested State Legislation Program (SSL) The SSL Program highlights • legislation that results.
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Slide 1
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 2
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 3
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 4
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 5
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 6
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 7
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 8
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 9
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 10
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 11
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 12
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 13
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 2
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 3
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 4
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 5
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 6
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 7
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 8
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 9
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 10
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 11
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 12
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!
Slide 13
2002
2003 Part I
Welcome to an overview of
The Council of State Governments’
Suggested State Legislation Program
(SSL)
The SSL Program highlights
• legislation that results from or generates
patterns of change
• the first state legislation about an issue
• the best state legislation on public policy
• new legislative approaches to ongoing state
issues
The SSL Program consists of
• a committee
• a process
• electronic and printed products
Under SSL Bylaws
• CSG members and CSG Associates can
submit legislation to the SSL program
• other interested parties can submit
legislation to the program through a CSG
member or their staff
• on a year-round basis
SSL committee members are
•
•
•
•
state legislators and legislative staff
CSG Affiliate members
CSG task force chairs and co-chairs
CSG Toll Fellows
The SSL process
involves at least two meetings a year
• one in conjunction with CSG’s annual
meeting
• one in conjunction with CSG’s spring
meeting, and as necessary,
• a summer or fall meeting
The SSL Committee
• meets at least twice in a year-long SSL
cycle to select the legislation that will be
highlighted in the electronic and printed
formats of an SSL Volume
The SSL Committee
• screens approximately 210 bills each year, or
about 70 items per meeting
• selects between 35 and 40 bills per year for
publication in the electronic and printed
formats of SSL volumes
SSL Volumes
• contain draft legislation
• summarize draft legislation
• offer notes about state actions on public
policy
• provide the bill numbers, status and
names of the originating states’
submissions
• report federal legislative mandates
SSL Volumes
• are published electronically, in segments (e.g.,
Part I, Part II, etc.)
• are published in the STARS Database after
every SSL meeting
• are published in a printed format at the end of
every SSL cycle (usually in December)
• are distributed to state legislative service
agencies, state libraries and other selected
agencies in state government around the
country
The SSL Program
• solicits legislation for SSL dockets yearround
For more information
contact SSL staff at
[email protected]
859-244-8230
Thank You!