What are the expectations of committee members?
Members are asked to bring the perspective of their chamber to the state issues the committee addresses and to the state-federal policy positions the committee develops. Members identify topics for the committee to explore and may serve as speakers or moderators for committee programs. Members consider and vote on state-federal policy positions developed by the committee. Members are sometimes recruited to testify before Congressional committees on committee policies, or to meet with federal agency officials. It’s desirable for members to attend the committee meetings, but they also communicate their perspectives to committee officers and the NCSL committee staff. Only legislators present at committee meetings are allowed to vote on committee policies, however.
