The League of Women Voters of Nevada is launching an Advocacy During the Interim program to engage more Nevadans in the important work that happens between the legislative sessions.  There will be training materials provided for each type of volunteer activity.  

If you’d like to join with us in this effort, please log into our volunteer form to sign up for one or more volunteer opportunities: https://forms.gle/fzGEKZ3A3rDQY3ad6   

The volunteer opportunities include:

1. Review new laws passed during the 2019 legislative session. We will need many volunteers due to the high number of bills passed and signed.  You will be able to sign up for blocks of 5 bills to:
   1. Summarize each law’s intended outcomes (what it will do)
   2. Indicate which agency or agencies will implement each law (such as Health and Human Services)
   3. Indicate the amount of money, if any, allocated for implementation of each law
   4. Summarize amendments to each law that changed bill language and/or funding
   5. Provide any other information to assist us in understanding & evaluating each law
2. Track new laws
   1. Track the implementation of a law through public reports and/or meetings
   2. Note any issues with implementation
3. Review bills that failed to pass in the 2019 legislative session
   1. Summarize the law’s intended outcomes (what would it have done)
   2. Indicate which agency or agencies would have implemented the law
   3. Indicate the amount of money, if any, was allocated for implementation
   4. Provide any other information to assist us in understanding why the bill failed
      1. This could include watching the bill’s recorded legislative hearings
      2. This could include speaking to the bill’s sponsor
   5. Evaluate whether the bill should be resubmitted in 2021:
      1. Does it need to be fixed in anyway?
      2. Does it need a funding source?
4. Track a standing interim committee
   1. Attend live committee meetings or watch the live-stream of the meeting
   2. Watch recorded committee meetings
   3. Submit an annotated meeting Agenda with notes to clarify committee work or presentations
   4. Provide updates on the committee’s Bill Draft Requests, if any
5. Track an interim legislative study committee
   1. Attend live committee meetings or watch the live-stream of the meeting
   2. Watch recorded committee meetings
   3. Submit an annotated meeting Agenda with notes to clarify committee work or presentations
   4. Provide updates on the committee’s Bill Draft Requests, if any
6. Track a standing interim non-legislative committee
   1. Attend live committee meetings or watch the live-stream of the meeting
   2. Watch recorded committee meetings
   3. Submit an annotated meeting Agenda with notes to clarify committee work or presentation
7. Track a non-legislative organization’s meeting that may influence 2021 legislative bills, such as The Children’s Wellness Coalition
   1. Attend live committee meetings or watch the live-stream of the meeting
   2. Watch recorded committee meetings
   3. Submit an annotated meeting Agenda with notes to clarify committee work or presentations
8. Track county, city, or state agency’s meetings that will influence 2021 legislative budgets or bills
   1. Attend live committee meetings or watch the live-stream of the meeting
   2. Watch recorded committee meetings
   3. Submit an annotated meeting Agenda with notes to clarify committee work or presentations
9. Track the state budget through one of these entities:
   1. Attend the Interim Finance meetings or watch over livestream or a recording
      1. Submit annotated meeting Agenda
      2. Submit any notes to clarify meeting presentations or discussions
   2. Attend the Economic Forum meetings or watch over livestream or a recording
      1. Submit annotated meeting Agenda
      2. Submit any notes to clarify meeting presentations or discussions
   3. Attend meetings of the Governor’s budget office or watch over livestream or a recording
      1. Submit annotated meeting Agenda
      2. Submit any notes to clarify meeting presentations or discussions