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NCSLStudy Proposal
December 2013
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2) Director Recruitment and Hiring. NCSL has assisted several legislatures in their efforts to recruit and hire senior-level staff directors and managers. NCSL will help the LRC on the following recruitment tasks: Development of job qualifications, announcement and recruitment criteria. National distribution of the job announcement to state legislatures.
February 2014 Collect comparable, relevant data from other state legislatures. Review results of initial interviews and data collection and revise, as necessary, planned project activities and strategies. Develop and distribute surveys to Kentucky legislators and staff.
February/March 2014 Conduct second on-site visit to Frankfort to continue interviews and other site-specific work. Prepare and submit interim project report to Commission.
March 2014 Collect and compile survey responses. Conduct final on-site work in Frankfort including interviews, data collection and discussions of work-to-date with appropriate staff and legislators. Finalize collection and analysis of comparative state data and other resource material. Compare findings to benchmarks and best practices. Assess and reach consensus on critical issues. Begin development of draft report.
April 2014 Submit to the Commission a draft report for consideration and comment. NCSL and the Commission will collaborate on the most useful format and approach for presenting NCSL's final report.* Deliver final report in format requested by the Commission. At the option of the Commission, the NCSL project team will make a presentation of its report in Frankfort.
*A formal, written final report (usually combined with an on-site presentation by the NCSL study team) is the standard approach and format for presenting results for these projects.
engagement and counter public cynicism and distrust toward American democracy. Karl has directed management studies of the New Hampshire and Hawaii Legislatures and facilitated the development of strategic plans for legislative staff agencies in New Mexico and Florida. He is coauthor of two books on state legislatures. He has also provided advice and assistance in the development of democratic institutions to legislators and legislative staff in Africa, Europe and South America. Before joining NCSL, Karl taught political science at the University of Georgia and worked on the staff of the United States Congress as a Congressional Fellow of the American Political Science Association. He holds an AB degree from Oberlin College and a Ph.D. from Washington University (St. Louis). Todd Haggerty, policy specialist, NCSL Fiscal Affairs Program. Todds focus is on fiscal matters such as state budget and tax policy. He contributes to NCSL's fiscal reports including State Budget Update, State Budget Actions and State Tax Actions and serves as the NCSL liaison to the National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices and the New York and Vermont state legislatures. Todd joined NCSL in September of 2008. He has a masters degree in public administration from the University of Colorado. Natalie O'Donnell Wood, program principal, Center for Ethics in Government/NCSL Legislative Management Program. Natalie is a senior member of NCSLs Legislative Management Program and the Ethics Center where she specializes in legislative ethics and lobbying policies and conducts ethics trainings for legislators and staff. She is also NCSLs liaison to the Leadership Staff Section, serving staff who work for legislative leaders and party caucuses. Natalie has been with NCSL for 13 years and has worked on legislative staffing issues since 2004. She has participated in NCSL legislative studies in Washington and Wyoming. Natalie holds a masters degree in political science, politics and public policy from the University of Colorado Denver.
Staff costs (1 senior staff @ $530/day ea.) (1 senior staff @ $550/day ea.) (1 analyst @ $220/day) (1 analyst @ $220/day) (1 clerical support @ $150/day) Benefits (35% of staff salaries)
$6,155 Subtotal Travel costs (three trips) 4 flights @ $500 ea x 4 11 nights hotel @ $130 ea. x 4 15 days rental car @ $30/day 15 days meals & misc @ $75 ea. x4 Subtotal Miscellaneous costs Supplies Printing Photocopy Freight Telephone IT ($950 per FTE per month) Rent (10% of Salaries) $23,740
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