2023 Goals of the Legislative Committee

1. Promote the committee and encourage more participation by the membership with listserve e-mail biannually with brief description of committee's activities as well as post on social media & website  as well as sign up sheets at both conferences. Welcome e-mail will be sent by the legislative cochairs to new members. Next fall send out survey monkey for meeting times.

2. Continue to encourage attendance of committee meetings and committee work  by updating MNPA website legislative committee section  with orientation information /testimony directions and with director sending out reminder/ agenda twice/meeting

3. Newsletter article by legislative committee co-chairs for each edition 

4. Meeting minutes  will be reviewed by the legislative committing members and when approved will be posted  on the website by the director  with current bill list that MN PA is following with copy sent to the MNPA board members to  review. 

5. Coordinate with PD committee to provide legislative educational opportunity annually.

6.  Contact Maine State legislators next year to  introduce NP/MNPA to them via calls or emails.

7.  Keep membership informed and engaged by giving annual updates at the conference 

Respectfully submitted,

Kathleen Forti-Gallant & Jennifer Mora