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Conference Learning Center
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2019 Legislative Conference: Building a Skilled Workforce for the Future
Learn how workforce boards can use the flexibility of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to rethink workforce policies and invest resources to create a future-forward workforce system, while hearing best practice examples from both urban and rural counties and regions.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Advancing Civility in the County Workplace
Incivility in the workplace isn’t just disruptive – it’s a productivity and engagement killer that costs organizations millions of dollars annually, drives employee departures and can even cause stress-related illnesses. Why is it so common – and how do you combat it? Join Dr.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Repaving the Federal Permitting Process
In 2018, the Trump Administration announced efforts to streamline the federal permitting process, with the goal of capping reviews for new projects at a total of two years. Agencies engaged in this effort are involved in projects ranging from water infrastructure to roads and ditches to public transit.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Finding Better Solutions: Supporting People with Mental Illness Awaiting Trial
National experts discuss how states have changed policies to allow for community-based competency restoration and reduced wait times and reliance on state hospital beds for people detained pending competency restoration.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Dealing with Difficult Topics and Stakeholders
Elected officials are faced with difficult topics, conflicting solutions, and multiple stakeholders every day. Do you have the skills to successfully negotiate solutions? This seminar examines the art and science behind finding consensus and explores methods and strategies to address challenging public issues.
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2019 Legislative Conference: How Evolving Cash Bail Policy Could Impact Your County
This workshop updates attendees on litigation and legislative changes to pretrial reform and examines challenges and success in counties that have eliminated monetary bail. Following several recent federal court decisions, states and counties across the country are requiring or experimenting with eliminating cash bail.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Connecting Federal and County Systems of Care
Counties are exploring and implementing innovative approaches to delivering health and human services critical to breaking cycles of poverty. Hear from the U.S.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Coming to You Soon? Emerging Trends in State Legislatures
State governments have a significant impact on the operations of counties, and states across the country are legislating on similar issues state to state.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Backstage Pass: Behind the Scenes of Congressional Decision Making
Many Americans believe that federal lawmakers are unreachable – that they don't care about what constituents think and that influencing legislative outcomes is impossible and a waste of time. Yet research shows that members of Congress strongly believe that constituents are a valuable and informative resource in the decision‐making process.
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2019 Legislative Conference: Making Sense of New Federal Funding Tools: Opportunity Zones and Pay for Success
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 included provisions to incentivize results-driven investments in economic development in communities across the country.
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2019 Legislative Conference: How Elections Shift Power in Congress: Identifying and Building Relations in a New Congress
A new Congress means new committee and subcommittee chairs, new alliances and significant changes in the political terrain on Capitol Hill.
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2019 Legislative Conference: New Revenue on the Horizon: Collections via Online Sales Tax and Tax Refund Intercept
In June 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the “physical presence” standard for sales tax collection, allowing states and counties to begin collecting existing taxes on online and remote sales.
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NACo High Performance Leadership Academy
The NACo High Performance Leadership Academy is an online 12-week program that will empower frontline county government professionals with the most fundamental leadership skills to deliver results for counties and communities