National Governors Association Center for Best Practices

“The governors of the fifty states and five u.s. Territories are members of the organization.”

“An amendment of the articles of incoporation requires approval by the members.”

“The irs form 990 is prepared by the controller, reviewed by senior members of management and reviewed and signed by the executive director. The irs form 990 is then available on the organization's website, on the guidestar website and upon request. This process has been approved by the organization's finance committee which was appointed by the board of directors.”

“Employees must provide written notification to the executive director of a conflict of interest or potential conflict interest as soon as it occurs. In addition, the organization requires employees to certify that they have reviewed the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Officers and key employees(as defined by the irs) must annually disclose their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members. Officers and employees found to be in violation of conflict of interest policy are subject to disciplinary action or termination. For directors of the corporation, the organization relies on each governor's compliance with state ethics laws to avoid conflicts of interest and make any required disclosures. Any member of the organization may raise a possible conflict of interest with another member and act in accordance with the articles and bylaws of the organization to take action.”

“The executive director receives a performance evaluation annually for consideration of merit pay increase effective on january 1 of each calendar year. Performance is evaluated by the current national governors association (nga) chair, current nga vice chair and the immediate past nga chair collectively. In preparation for the performance evaluation, the executive director provides a self-evaluation to the current nga chair and an external market benchmarking analysis that shows salaries for comparable positions for the other big 7 public interest groups as well as for other not-for-profit executives taken from several salary surveys. The current nga chair is responsible for convening the performance discussion, writing the performance evaluation and communicating the performance feedback to the executive director. At the conclusion of this evaluation process, the current nga chair writes a memo to the nga chief operating officer outlining the specifics of the merit pay increase and authorizing the action for purposes of payroll processing.”

“Maine, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, north carolina, north dakota, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south carolina, tennessee, utah, washington, virginia, wisconsin”

“The organization's governing documents and financial statements are available to the public on the organization's website. The conflict of interest policy is described in the irs form 990 which is available to the public on the organization's website and on the guidstar website.”

“We filed our return with unaudited numbers because the audit was not completed by the time the 990 filing was due. Therefore, we are amending the 990 now to match the final audit.”

“-site visit to tennessee for the tennessee transformational leadership alliance -technical assistance memo to governor ige on ece financing, ece strategic planning and effective state systems -planning and presentation assistance for governor ige's early childhood summit in december 2016 to increase awareness and support for early childhood -technical assistance memo to governors' offices in minnesota and washington on financing solutions for supporting the early care and education workforce -planning and presentation assistance for alabama's early childhood summit in may 2017 -planning and presentation assistance for kentucky's school readiness summit in march 2017 -planning and presentation assistance for utah convening on early learning in january 2017 -policy academies -k-12 broadband and digital learning policy academy -leveraging workforce investment strategies to improve the early care and education workforce policy academy -developing a comprehensive strategy for early care and education policy academy - convenings: k-12 broadband and digital policy academy -governors' education policy advisors institute -leveraging workforce investment strategies to improve the early care and education workforce cross-state convening -human capital spring learning lab: building aligned teacher and principal pipeline -governors education symposium -publications -nga paper - the untapped potential of an early childhood assessment system: a strategy for improving policies and instruction from early childhood through 3rd grade -white paper - promising practices in boosting school leadership capacity: principal academies”

“Specific accomplishments included: -the eo division delivered a variety of focused projects and technical assistance across the division's four program areas: economic development: -planned for an upcoming policy institute for governors economic policy advisors. -supported governors' economic development policy advisors through information sharing, research and technical assistance. Human services initiatives and technical assistance: -supported governors' human services advisors with information, research, peer-sharing opportunities, and collaborating with national human services partners. -provided technical assistance states participating in the pactt 2gen policy. -convened and provided technical assistance and support to state participating in the three branch institute to prevent child maltreatment fatalities -conducted the 2017 policy institute for governors' human services advisors. Postsecondary education initiatives and technical assistance: -secured funding to build capacity in the postsecondary program. -conducted research on various postsecondary financing strategies. Workforce development initiatives and technical assistance: provided technical assistance to state workforce board chairs and agency leaders to support improved functioning of state public workforce systems through the workforce development technical assistance program. -provided support and technical assistance to recipients of the u.s. Department of labor's american apprenticeship initiative grant. -conducted a policy academy with six states on scaling work-based learning opportunities for youth and young adults to enter middle-skills stem jobs. -conducted a policy academy with 14 states on aligning education and workforce systems with the needs of state economies, jointly with the education division. -launched a consortium project with 11 states on occupational licensing, including reducing barriers to entering licensed occupations and increasing portability and reciprocity of licenses across states. -ongoing technical assistance for governors' workforce policy advisors and state workforce officials and working with federal agencies and national workforce partners. -policy academies -the alignment of education, workforce and economic development - talent pipeline (jointly with education division) -policy academy on state strategies to scale high-quality work-based learning -american apprenticeship initiative grantees ta project (including 12 states) -collaborative network with 11 states on reducing barriers to licensure. -general meetings -policy institute for governors' human services advisors -winter and summer meetings of state workforce board chairs -winter and summer meetings of state liaisons for workforce development partnerships -two-generation state policy academy -work-based learning policy academy: two cross-state meetings -american apprenticeship initiative: 2nd grantee national meeting -talent pipeline policy academy leaders forum -publications -parents and children thriving together: advancing two-generation state policy and systems reforms -improving human services programs and outcomes through shared data -state strategies to reduce childhood hunger -promoting place-based strategies to address poverty: exploring the governor's role -building a high-performing state workforce board -state strategies to scale quality work-based learning”

“And reduce the cost of caring for them. Specific accomplishments included: -technical assistance, projects and retreats -advancing sustainable improvements in population health: integrating population health into statewide system transformation -connecting medicaid to state workforce needs -developing state-level capacity to improve health and reduce cost of populations with complex care needs -fostering cross sector collaboration to address the health and success of children and families -getting the right information to the right health care providers at the right time - how states can improve data flow -governors' bipartisan health reform learning network -housing as health care -learning collaborative on focusing and accelerating statewide improvements in maternal and child health: rounds 1, 2 and 3 -learning lab on state strategies for reducing overdose deaths from heroin and illicit fentanyl: lessons from rhode island -opioid state action network -project echo learning lab -convenings -building healthy communities: how to support states in the development of community-based solutions and sustainable infrastructure (rwjf roundtable) -establishing the building blocks for lifelong health and success: supporting states in advancing multi-sectoral and multi-generational solutions to improve children's lives (rwjf roundtable) -health policy leaders institute -maintaining momentum on transformation for a healthier next generation: identifying priority areas of support for state leaders to successfully transform their health systems in coming years (rwjf roundtable) -rural health expert roundtable -state strategies for reducing overdose and deaths from heroin and illicit fentanyl: improving information sharing and data analysis between law enforcement and public health -publications -building complex care programs: a road map for states -finding solutions to the prescription opioid and heroin crisis: a road map for states -getting the right information to the right health care providers at the right time: a road map for states to improve health information flow between providers -health investments that pay off: a comprehensive approach to tobacco control -housing as health care: a road map for states -medicaid high-need, high-cost programs: promising practices for evaluation metrics -the future of medicaid transformation: a practical guide for states -using data and evaluation in policy development, implementation and monitoring: building successful policies to reduce prescription opioid misuse -zika in the states: what you need to know”

“Environment, energy and transportation during 2018, the environment, energy and transportation division provided information, research, policy analysis and technical assistance to states on key issues relevant to governors and their senior staffs in a range of areas, including: infrastructure planning, financing, resiliency and innovation; power sector modernization including the integration of distributed energy resources and energy efficiency; connected, autonomous and electric vehicles; smart and connected states; energy assurance and cybersecurity; existing and future nuclear energy; and state water resource management specific accomplishments included: -technical assistance opportunities and projects -water energy nexus state retreats -state resiliency retreats -power sector modernization policy academy -gridex workshop -electrification webinar training series -convenings -nga chair's initiative: ahead of the curve: innovation governors - energy and transportation innovation summits -state lead by example workshop -annual energy policy institute -energy policy institute pre-institute workshop: state offshore wind opportunities -annual water policy institute -federal facilities task force on cleanup of nuclear weapons complex -intergovernmental meeting on nuclear weapons complex -publications -powering up: state trends for advancing the use of energy storage -grid smarts: state considerations for adopting grid modernization technologies -nga chair's initiative: ahead of the curve: innovation governors - storymaps 2017 environment, energy and transportation during 2017, the environment, energy and transportation division provided information, research, policy analysis and technical assistance to states on key issues relevant to governors and their senior staffs in a range of areas, including: power sector modernization; connected, autonomous and electric vehicles; energy assurance; infrastructure planning, financing and resiliency; and state water resource management. Specific accomplishments included: -technical assistance opportunities and projects -power sector modernization policy academy -lead by example state retreats -convenings -seminar for new governors' energy advisors -annual governors' advisors' energy policy institute -workshop on future of nuclear power -federal facilities task force on cleanup of nuclear weapons complex -intergovernmental meeting on nuclear weapons complex -publications -advancing the energy-water nexus: how governors can bridge their conservation goals -preparing states for extreme electrical power grid outages -opportunities for governors to align electricity markets with state energy goals -improving state coordination for energy assurance planning and response -state strategies for advancing the use of energy storage -aligning energy efficiency and demand response to lower peak electricity demand, reduce costs and address reliability concerns 2016 environment, energy and transportation during 2016, the environment, energy and transportation division provided information, research, policy analysis and technical assistance to states on key issues relevant to governors and their senior staffs in the areas of policy to support examining state strategies in response to new federal power sector greenhouse gas rules, more efficient use of energy by both the public and private sectors, the challenges presented to the traditional electric utility by increasingly efficient use of energy and the generation of electricity on consumer premises, the resiliency of electrical grid, responsible extraction of oil and gas from shale formations, policies supporting increased use of alternative fuel vehicles, and the role public private partnerships might play in the provision of infrastructure and public facilities. Specific accomplishments included: -technical assistance opportunities and projects -policy academy on helping states examine federal greenhouse gas rules -learning lab on new utility business mo”

“Line 1a all vendors are paid by national governors association (nga), a related organization. Therefore, national governors association center for best practices did not file a form 1096 for 2015. Form 1096 was filed by nga covering all vendors engaged by nga and nga center for best practices. Line 2a - national governors association center for best practices leases all of its employees from national governors association, a related organization. Compensation is allocated to each organization based on actual hours recorded contemporaneously on bi-weekly timesheets. All employees are included on form w-3 " transmittal of wage and tax statements" filed by national governors association.”

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