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Legislative Training Agenda
 
Legislative Coordinator’s Training
December 6, 2006
Hearing Room C
Overflow in Hearing Room B
 
 
 

8:00-8:30
Building Tours
Visitor Services – 2 groups (20 minute tours) geared to those new to the Capitol
 
8:40-8:50
Legislative Coordination and Communication during Session
Teresa Miller, Governor’s Legislative Director and Chane Griggs, DAS Legislative Coordinator
handout (doc)

 
8:50-9:10
Chamber Protocol
 
Judy Hall, Secretary of the Senate
 
9:10-9:30
Good to know: Tips for working in the Capitol
Craig Prins, Director of Criminal Justice Commission
 
9:35 -9:50
Working with Legislative Counsel
 
Ann Boss, Legislative Counsel
 
9:50-10:00
Break
 
 
10:00-11:00
Panel Discussion – Preparing & Delivering Legislative Testimony
Moderator: Colette Peters, Assistant Director
 
Panel – Joan Plank, Chief of Staff for Director of ODOT & Patrick Allen, DCBS Manager - Regulatory Streamlining
handouts (docs)-Bill Analysis; Bill Management Process; Bill Tracking & Assignment; Legislative Contact Process; Legislative Issue Log and Contact Log
 
11:00-11:15
Working with Committee Staff
Rick Berkobien – Committee Services Administrator
handout (doc)
 
11:15- 11:30
Budget Update
George Naughton, Budget and Management Administrator
 
11:30-11:45
Everything you need to know about lobbying
Stephanie Soden, Executive Assistant to the Attorney General
handout - What is Lobbying (ppt)
11:45-12:00
Keeping Good Lobbying Records
Glenn Chastain, Oregon State Police
handout - form (xls)
handout - guidelines (doc)
 
12:00-1:30
 
LUNCH
 
 
1:30-1:45
The Fiscal Process
Ken Rocco, Legislative Fiscal Officer
handout - Fiscal Impact Statement Process 2007 (pdf)
1:45-2:05
Research tools  (pdf)
Jerry Curry – Oregon State Library
handout (docs) - America's Newspapers; Books 24X7The Oregon State Library; OR Legislative History; OSL Flyer (pdf) 

2:10 – 3:10
The political landscape
House Speaker-designate Jeff Merkley
Jeanne Atkins, House Democratic Caucus Director
Connie Seeley, Chief of Staff to the Senate President
Rick Thomas, Senate Republican Caucus Administrator
Duane Bales, House Republican Legislative Director
Jim Oleske, Senate Democratic Caucus Administrator
 
3:15 – 3:30
Closing Remarks
Lindsay Ball, DAS Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
Online version of the 2004 Legislative Training 
 
 
 
 

 
Page updated: February 22, 2008

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