Assembly on State Issues Spring Meeting
Fiscal Affairs Committee Preliminary Agenda
Friday, March 31, 2000 -- Sunday, April 2,
2000
Adam's Mark Hotel
1550 Court Place
Denver, Colorado
80202
 ASI
Brochure and Registration Form
Fiscal Affairs Committee Officers for 1999 - 2000:
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Legislator Chair |
Senator Larry Borst, Indiana |
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Staff Chair |
Gary VanLandingham, OPPAGA, Florida |
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Legislator Vice Chair |
Senator Mary Panzer, Wisconsin |
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Staff Vice Chair |
Jean Vandal, House Appropriations Committee,
Louisiana |
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Staff Vice Chair |
Jay Wortley, Senate Fiscal Agency, Michigan |
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NCSL Staff: |
Judy Zelio, NCSL Denver Office |
Friday, March 31, 2000 |
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8:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Preconference Seminar: "Farming for the Future" (begins
early Thursday afternoon, March 30)
Should crop insurance subsidies be increased? Should something be
done to stabilize prices and control supplies? What about promoting
more environmentally friendly agriculture? Join this discussion of
agricultural issues, including agricultural trade, biotechnology and
rural development. The Secretary of Agriculture has been invited to
speak. |
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3:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
Funding Schools with Property Taxes: What's the Latest?
(joint roundtable with the ASI Education Committee)
Discussion Leaders: John Augenblick and John Myers, educational
consultants, Colorado |
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
ASI Steering Committee (for committee officers) |
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Opening Reception at the Denver Art Museum -- Special
Matisse Exhibit Open to ASI Attendees |
Saturday, April 1, 2000 |
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8:00 am - 9:30 am |
Breakfast Plenary: Can the Sales Tax Survive
Cyberspace?
Burgeoning Internet commerce and its potential
for undermining sales taxes is one of the biggest challenges facing
state and local governments today. The U.S. Advisory Commission on
Electronic Commerce, the group advising Congress on Internet issues,
is holding its final meeting in late March and is expected to
finalize its recommendations on this contentious issue. Join us for
this very timely session as we explore the commission's findings and
identify state options for modernizing sales tax in the digital
age. |
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Presiding: Representative Jo Ann Davidson, Speaker of the House,
Ohio, Chair, Assembly on State Issues
Speakers: Senator Steve Rauschenberg, Illinois, and
Representative Matt Kisber, Tennessee, Co-Chairs, NCSL Task Force on
State and Local Taxation of Telecommunications and Electronic
Commerce |
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9:45 am - 11:15 am |
What's the Appeal of Regional Tax Districts?
(Joint with
ASI Economic and Cultural Development Committee)
Voters in Colorado have supported the regional pooling of local
tax revenues to build sports facilities and fund cultural
activities. How are these tax districts structured, and why do
voters like them? This session will look at these questions and
others.
Moderator: Senator Larry Borst, Indiana, Chair, Fiscal Affairs
Committee
Speakers: Ray Baker, Chair, Metropolitan Football Stadium
District, Colorado
Floyd Ciruli, President, Ciruli Associates,
Colorado
Ellen Dumm, Public Information Officer, Scientific and
Cultural Facilities District, Colorado
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Lunch and Roundtable Discussion
This session will
provide an opportunity to discuss Internet tax issues over lunch. In
addition, participants will briefly review a survey on state
legislative oversight activities co-sponsored by the Fiscal Affairs
Committee and the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society.
Presiding: Senator Larry Borst, Chair, and Gary VanLandingham,
Staff Chair, Fiscal Affairs Committee |
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1:15 pm - 2:30 pm |
"Rocky Mountain High.....Tech"
(Joint with ASI Economic
and Cultural Development Committee and ASI Communications and
Information Policy Committee)
As the home of numerous
computer and telecommunication businesses, Colorado has developed
into a major center for the high tech industry. What's the secret of
its success? This session will offer the perspectives of several
businesses that have chosen to locate in the state.
Speaker: Sam Cassidy, President and CEO, Colorado Association of
Commerce and Industry, Colorado |
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2:45 pm - 4:00 pm |
Demographic Trends
(Joint with Redistricting Task
Force)
Expanding school-age populations, retiring teachers, aging
parents, new citizens--these demographic factors and many others
will affect state revenues and spending. What are the current
trends? Will the new census change the picture significantly? This
session will take a look into the future to help legislatures
prepare.
Speaker: William Clark, Professor of Geography, UCLA, California
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4:15 pm - 5:00 pm |
Pharmaceutical Costs: Can States Afford to Care?
(Joint
with ASI Children, Families and Health Committee)
Debate is expanding over prescription drug costs and the effects
on individuals and state coffers. This session will look at the
growing number of state subsidy efforts through senior pharmacy
assistance programs. It will also examine proposals and laws for
discount, rebate and bulk purchasing.
Speaker: Richard Cauchi, National Conference of State
Legislatures, Colorado |
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7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Reception at Colorado's Ocean Journey
This
world-class aquarium takes visitors on two river adventures, from
the continental divide in Colorado to Mexico's Sea of Cortez, and
from an Indonesian rain forest to the Pacific Ocean. Visitors will
experience a fascinating environment populated by a variety of fish,
invertebrates, mammals and birds. Sponsored by U.S. West. |
Sunday, April 2, 2000 |
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8:00 am - 11:30 am |
Breakfast and Plenary Session |
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11:30 am |
ASI Meeting Adjourns |
Posted February 22, 2000
Updated March 5,
2000
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