1. Tracking Legislation: A Practical Guide Brian M. Glick Assistant Director, Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct, Northern Illinois University

2. Learning Outcomes 1. Be able to summarize the benefits of tracking proposed legislation 2. Be able to list at least three (3) websites/sources for tracking proposed legislation 3. Create a protocol, checklist and schedule for staying abreast of changing legislation

3. Why Track Legislation? Some Benefits To become a resource for your department, the Division, and the campus To help inform your practices on a departmental /campus level To stay abreast of potential policy requirements.

4. What To Do With ? What To Do With This Information? Share it with your department and the division Submissions to a newsletter or create your own newsletter Drive-in conference session on current legislation E-mail updates Use it as a professional development opportunity Keep up with trends and developments to stay informed yourself. Prepare for a new class of incoming students Form or increase partnerships with other departments that the legislation may affect Anticipate change on your campus Be a change agent

5. Federal Resources The United States Department of Education ◦ Office for Civil Rights ◦ Family Policy Compliance Office The Library of Congress (THOMAS) The Library of Congress The National Conference of State Legislatures Your Representative or your Senators CAUTION: NIU has a policy regarding who may speak with a legislator as an official representative of the institution

6. State Resources Illinois State Legislature website State Legislators Remember, state issues can become national issues CAUTION: NIU has a policy regarding who may speak with a legislator as an official representative of the institution

7. Professional Resources ASCA Legislative Issues Advisory Committee National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Center for Public Policy ACUHO-I Public Policy Advisory Committee ACPA Commission for Student Conduct and Legal Issues Security on Campus NASFAA- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators NIRSA-National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Many others

8. Campus Resources University Legal Services Political Science Department Other staff on campus who track legislation Governmental Relations office ◦ State Budget Update State Budget Update

9. Tracking Currently Proposed Legislation HR/SRBill #TitleSponsor# of Co- Sponsors StatusStatus Date RelatedNotes

10. Feedback and Questions?

11. References for Websites U.S. Department of Education-http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtmlhttp://www.ed.gov/index.jht U.S. Department of Ed. Office of Civil Rights- http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html U.S. Department of Ed. Family Policy Compliance Office http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html Library of congress Legislative Research database (THOMAS) – http://thomas.loc.govhttp://thomas.loc.gov Association for Student Conduct Administration Legislative Issues Advisory Committee- http://www.theasca.org/en/cms/?556 National Association for Student Personnel Administrators Center for Public Policy- http://www.naspa.org/divctr/pp/default.cfm Association of College and University Housing Officers-International Public Policy Advisory Committee- http://www.acuho-i.org/Default.aspx?tabid=670http://www.acuho-i.org/Default.aspx?tabid=670 College Student Educators International Commission for Student Conduct and Legal Issues- http://www.myacpa.org/comm/judicial Security on Campus- http://www.securityoncampus.orghttp://www.securityoncampus.org

12. Contact Brian Glick Campus Life Building 280 bglick@niu.edu 815-753-9288