Greetings from the Government Relations Committee!

The Government Relations Committee informs members of issues of concern both at the state and national level with regards to education and college access initiatives.  NACAC provides resources to help members look up legislators and pending legislation, as well as provides templates for contacting national leaders on topics identified as priority issues.  The Government Relations Committee of SACAC is developing new state legislative training for all of the member states.  For more information on joining this committee or on helping plan a legislative day in your state, contact:

Patty Montague at montaguep@marist.com or Karen Svetlay at svetlayk@mtnbrook.k12.al.us

NACAC Links:

NACAC Legislative Action Center

http://www.nacacnet.org/LegislativeAction/Pages/default.aspx

NACAC State Legislative Portal

http://www.trendtrack.com/texis/app/viewrpt?event=47baf538192&run=y

State Links

Alabama

Governor’s Office

http://www.governor.alabama.gov/

House of Representatives

http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/house.html

Senate

http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senate.html

Department of Education

http://www.alsde.edu/html/home.asp

Commission on Higher Education

http://www.ache.state.al.us/

Arkansas

Governor’s Office

http://governor.arkansas.gov/

House of Representatives

http://www.arkansashouse.org/

Senate

http://www.state.ar.us/senate/

Department of Education

http://arkansased.org/

Department of Higher Education

http://www.adhe.edu/Pages/home.aspx

Florida

Governor’s Office

http://www.flgov.com/

House of Representatives

http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/

Senate

http://www.flsenate.gov/Welcome/index.cfm

Department of Education

http://www.fldoe.org/

Higher Education – Board of Governors

http://www.flbog.org/

Georgia

Governor’s Office

http://gov.georgia.gov

General Assembly – House of Representatives and Senate

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/

Department of Education

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/

Board of Regents – University System of Georgia

http://www.usg.edu/

Louisana

Governor’s Office

http://www.gov.state.la.us/

Louisiana Legislature – House of Representatives and Senate

http://www.legis.state.la.us/

Department of Education

http://www.louisianaschools.net/

Board of Regents

http://regents.la.gov/

Mississippi

Governor’s Office

http://www.governorbarbour.com/

Legislature – House of Representatives and Senate

http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/

Department of Education

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/

Institutions of Higher Education

http://www.ihl.state.ms.us/

North Carolina

Governor’s Office

http://www.governor.state.nc.us/

General Assembly – House of Representatives and Senate

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/

Department of Public Instruction / Board of Education

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/

South Carolina

Governor’s Office

http://www.scgovernor.com/

Legislature – House of Representatives and Senate

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/

Department of Education

http://ed.sc.gov/

Commission on Higher Education

http://www.che.sc.gov/

Tennessee

Governor’s Office

http://www.tennesseeanytime.org/governor/Welcome.do;jsessionid=A6BC4F5C2C35EAD1582FA0C68DA0FC73

Legislature – House of Representatives and Senate

http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/

Department of Education

http://www.state.tn.us/education/

Higher Education Commission

http://www.state.tn.us/thec/

Caribbean Government Websites

Puerto Rico

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/government.shtml

Commonwealth of the Bahamas

http://www.bahamas.gov.bs/bahamasweb/home.nsf

United States Virgin Islands

http://ltg.gov.vi/

British Virgin Islands

http://www.bvi.gov.vg/

Jamaica

http://www.jis.gov.jm/

Commonwealth of Dominica

http://www.dominica.gov.dm/cms/

St. Kitts and Nevis

http://www.gov.kn/lp.asp?CtNode=62&CtUnit=163&BaseDSD=7&mp=1