Date
Activity
Responsible parties
Fall 2017
Provide input on issues to include, volunteer to write sections, begin drafting agenda and watch list.
Initial conference call in early fall (September) with follow-up progress report meetings in later fall as needed.
All government relations committee members
January 2018
Solicit and collect legislative issues from ACRL and ALA committees. (email to ACRL Leads and other stakeholders via acrleads@ala.org list) Ask committee chairs to consider including discussion time on their MW agendas, if they feel appropriate.
Gov’t relations chair and co-chair,
Seek input from ALA Legislative Assembly at ALA MW meeting.
Gov’t relations chair is formal ACRL representative to Leg Assembly
February 15 – March 26, 2018
Draft initial emerging and ongoing legislative issues to be considered for final Agenda. Revise sections, add new issues (if necessary). Draft final version.
March 27, 2018
Submit penultimate draft to staff liaison for copyediting
Gov’t relations chair/co-chair
April 3, 2018
Submit final agenda, with Board action form, to ACRL office for virtual vote
April 7-11, 2018
ACRL Board pre-vote discussion period
Staff post agenda and action form to ALA Connect
ACRL Board voting period
Staff set poll in ALA Connect
Board decision communicated to Govt’ relations chair/co-chair
Staff
Promote approved ACRL legislative agenda (2 weeks before NLLD) through standard ACRL communication channels
Staff liaison
May 7-8, 2018
National Library Legislative Day, Washington, DC