Alaska PTA Legislative Issues Conference November 9, 10, 2008

Legislative Priorities 2008-2009

Legislative Resources

The Vice President for Legislation is Paula Pawlowski. The Legislative Advocay Chairperson is Mary Meacham, please contact Mary or Paula if you have questions or would like to be a part of the Alaska PTA Legislative team.

The Vice President for Legislation shall be responsible for Alaska PTA advocacy efforts and shall oversee the Legislative Committee. The committee shall be guided by the Second Vice President for Legislative Affairs and the Legislative Advocacy Committee.

Legislative Advocacy Committee

The Legislative Advocacy Committee is appointed by the President with the recommendation of the Second Vice President for Legislation. Members of this committee must be PTA members but not necessarily members of the Board of Managers. The Legislative Advocacy Committee is responsible for the legislative program, resolutions and other tasks as assigned by the Second Vice President for Legislation.

The Responsibilities of the Committee are as follows:
Legislative Program:

1. Review annually the state and national legislative platform. The legislative platform shall consist of general legislative position statements and specific legislative priorities;
2. Review convention resolutions that have legislative intent for possible inclusion in the Alaska PTA legislative program;
3. Review proposed legislative position statements; and
4. Present proposed legislative program to the Board of Managers.

Resolutions:

• Approve resolutions to be submitted to the delegates of the Alaska PTA Convention and prepare for distribution;
• Reject all resolutions that do not meet established criteria;
• Combine two (2) or more resolutions if deemed appropriate by the committee;
• Edit or adapt resolutions if necessary to make them appropriate for convention action;
• Obtain consent of the submitting group for substantive changes
• Inform submitting groups of the disposition of their resolutions and the committee’s rationale for the action;
• Present resolutions with a recommendation to approve or disapprove; resolutions may also be presented without recommendation;
• Distribute in advance and present to the convention body all resolutions that meet the criteria and qualifications established;
• Report to the Board of Managers and the state convention the disposition of the resolutions; and
• Review Alaska PTA resolutions on all non-election years and recommend retirement if deemed appropriate.