SHRM 2010 1 Tools for State Legislative Directors SHRMs
Government Affairs Team March 17, 2010
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SHRM 2010 2 Tools for SHRM s Legislative Leaders in 2010
Overview of Todays Remarks: >The SHRM Advocacy Website Bob
Carragher >The NEW State Pending Legislative Report Bob
Carragher >A Review of 2009 Advocacy Efforts Recardo Gibson
>The NEW HR Voice Site Recardo Gibson >The NEW SHRM Connect
Portal for State Legislative Directors Recardo Gibson >A Preview
of SHRMs Member Advocacy Focus for 2010 Bob Carragher
SHRM 2010 SHRM Advocacy Website Public Policy Status Reports
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SHRM 2010 13 SHRM NEW Pending Legislation Report
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SHRM 2010 Issues Were Tracking in the States Subject areas
currently being tracked by CQ StateTrack: Background/Credit Checks
* Discrimination in the Workplace Domestic Partner Benefits
Harassment in the Workplace Health Care Reform Human Resources
Leave|Paid Leave|Unpaid Mandated Use of E-Verify Military Leave
Misclassification of Workers Union Organizing Workplace
Weapons|Parking Lot * 14
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SHRM 2010 Issues Were Tracking in the States More than 50
sessions and 100 speakers make the NCSL Spring Forum the meeting to
attend. Be there to ensure the state voice on these critical issues
is heard in Washington, D.C. Check out the expanded Spring Forum
agenda! In addition to provocative keynote presentations from Newt
Gingrich and U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, you'll have the
opportunity to attend numerous sessions on the topics that matter
most to states. Explore the Forum agenda and find:agenda Employee
Misclassification: Hurting Workers, Businesses and the States
School Turnaround Strategies Advances in Telemedicine Is An
Effective Broadband Policy Key to Global Competitiveness?
Environmental Liability And much more! Create a personal meeting
schedule to make sure you're at the sessions most relevant to
you.schedule Come to the NCSL Spring Forum, and learn what your
legislative colleagues are doing to put states on track. To
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SHRM 2010 A Look Back at SHRMs 2009 Advocacy Efforts 16
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SHRM 2010 17 Member Advocacy in 2009 HRVoice Letters
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SHRM 2010 18 Member Advocacy in 2009 Visits by SHRM
Members
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SHRM 2010 19 Member Advocacy in 2009 Visits by SHRM
Members
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SHRM 2010 SHRMs NEW HR Voice Website 20
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SHRM 2010 21 SHRMs NEW HR Voice System
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SHRM 2010 22 SHRMs NEW HR Voice Action E-list
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SHRM 2010 23 While we have 260,000+ members, 10,000+ answered
the call last year and completed the HR Advocacy Questionnaire.
Another 16,000+ also sent messages in 2009 to legislators through
our old HR Voice. These respondents are dispersed throughout each
state and all 435 congressional districts spread out across the
country. Who Are SHRMs Member Advocates?
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SHRM 2010 24 As of March 5, 2010, we had 26,206 advocates
within our NEW HR Voice advocacy database. SHRMs NEW HR Voice
Action E-list
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SHRM 2010 25 Some of the data collected through the
questionnaire/Action E-list: >Name of your company and number of
employees? >Are you willing to speak to the media/send an op-ed?
>Are you willing to participate in a local meeting with a
legislator? >Do you know any legislators personally? If so, who?
(Federal, state or local.) >What 3 HR policy issues concern you
the most? SHRMs HR Advocacy Database
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SHRM 2010 The NEW SHRM Connect Portal for State Legislative
Directors 26
SHRM 2010 A Preview of SHRMs Member Advocacy Focus for 2010
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SHRM 2010 Member Advocacy SHRM 2009 Strategic Plan SHRMs
strategic plan will concentrate on six key areas: 1)developing more
world-class research and knowledge-based content for a growing core
membership; 2)continuing to operate as a financially-sustainable
organization to fulfill its mission; 3)expanding its advisor and
advocacy roles worldwide; 4)attracting and engaging senior HR
executives and other business leaders; 5)engaging and serving the
HR needs of non-HR professionals; and 6)continuing to grow as a
global organization in emerging markets, such as India and China.
SHRM Press Release August 27, 2009 29
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SHRM 2010 SHRMs Advocacy Goal in 2010 No. 128 - Create a new
member advocacy strategy by 12/31/2010 that will allow SHRM to be
effectively engaged in public policy issues of importance to our
members. (Global Communications & External Affairs) 30
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SHRM 2010 31 Currently our Advocacy Strategy Can Be Likened to
the Mass Leaflet Drop Technique SHRMs Member Advocacy Capabilities
To Date
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SHRM 2010 32 Member Advocacy in 2010 The Congressional Staff
Perspective If your Member/Senator has not already arrived at a
firm decision on an issue, how much influence might the following
advocacy strategies directed to the Washington Office have on
his/her decision?
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SHRM 2010 33 SHRMs Greatest Advocacy Asset
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SHRM 2010 34 To Be More Effective in Our Advocacy, We Need the
Capability to be Timely and Able to Deliver the Message in a
Personal Way Where SHRMs Member Advocacy Capabilities Needs to
Be
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SHRM 2010 Why Timely? Lets Go Back to Government 101 35
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SHRM 2010 Government 101 How A Bill Becomes Law 36
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SHRM 2010 Member Advocacy Strategy in 2010 Launch the program
at the 2010 Employment Law and Legislative Conference to our State
Legislative Directors. Program will encourage participation in all
50 states, but will focus our efforts with an initial 10 states in
2010 and a pilot program - California. Program will be phased-in to
all 50 states over a five- year period. The 10 key target states
for 2010 will be dispersed throughout the 5 SHRM regions and
include Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, New
York, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. 37
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SHRM 2010 Issues SHRMs Advocating on in Congress Committees of
Jurisdiction over Select HR Public Policy Issues Pending in
Congress: >Healthy Families Act/Employee Free Choice Act House
Education & Labor/Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Committees >Employee Benefits/Section 127 Employer-provided
Educational Assistance House Ways & Means/Senate Finance
Committees >Health Care Reform All of the above plus the House
Energy & Commerce Committee >Immigration Reform/Employee
Verification House Judiciary/Senate Judiciary Committees 38
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SHRM 2010 Why is California So Important? Of the 53 California
Members of the House of Representative, a Sizeable Number Have a
Direct Impact on HR Public Policy Issues: >8 members sit on the
House Judiciary Committee >6 members sit on the House Education
and Labor Committee >6 members sit on the House Ways & Means
Committee >8 members sit on the House Energy and Commerce
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SHRM 2010 Why is California So Important? Key California
Legislators with a Direct Impact on HR Public Policy Issues:
>Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-8 th ), Speaker of the House >Rep.
George Miller (D-7 th ), Chairman of the House Education and Labor
Committee >Rep. Henry Waxman (D-30 th ), Chairman of the House
Energy and Commerce Committee >Rep. Lynn Woolsey* (D-6 th ),
Chairwoman of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee (FMLA, Healthy
Families Act, etc.) >Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-16 th ), Chairwoman of
the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and
International Law Subcommittee 40
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SHRM 2010 2010 Member Advocacy Initiative By April 30, 2010,
begin identifying one key contact (precinct captain) in all 435
congressional districts 41
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SHRM 2010 42 As of March 5, 2010, we had 26,206 advocates
within our NEW HR Voice advocacy database. SHRMs NEW HR Voice
Action E-list
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SHRM 2010 SHRMs 2010 SHAPE Program for Chapters and State
Councils * 43 Government Affairs In coordination with the SHRM
Government Affairs Team (GAT), develop and implement a chapter
outreach program to establish/enhance relationships with state and
federal elected officials. Chapters are strongly encouraged to
coordinate such efforts with the GATs Member Advocacy Specialist,
ensuring consistency of SHRMs messaging on current HR public policy
matters. Create a Day Inside the District Program, where members
within your chapter can meet with their state or federal public
policy-makers within the district. This includes inviting a state
or federal public policymaker to speak at a chapter meeting. Create
a Day Inside the Beltway Program, where members within your chapter
can meet with their federally elected officials in Washington, D.C.
Develop and implement (or maintain) an information sharing campaign
to engage your members in the legislative process which include
tactics such as: Presenting, at least quarterly, a legislative
update at chapter meetings Providing, at least quarterly, a
legislative update in the chapter newsletter (either online or
print) A chapter representative attends the SHRM Employment Law
& Legislative Conference and participates in the Capitol Hill
Advocacy Day: Reporting back to the chapter on the conference and
the Capitol Hill Advocacy Day is a great way to include the members
in the experience. Share what you learned on your Hill visit
through your update column in the newsletter or in your update at
the chapter meeting. SHRM 2010 Affiliate Program for Excellence
(SHAPE) planning workbook Appendix B: Idea Center
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SHRM 2010 Sharing Some Quality Face Time With HR 44 Who better
to share the HR perspective on an issue than you?
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SHRM 2010 Thank You! Recardo Gibson Member Advocacy Specialist
[email protected] Bob Carragher Manager, Government Relations
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