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SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOPICS AND PROJECTS -COLLEGE AND CAREER-TRAINING READY STANDARDS, INCLUDING COMMON CORE STATE -STANDARDS, AND RELATED ASSESSMENTS -EDUCATION PIPELINE DATA DASHBOARDS (STATE DATA FROM EARLY EDUCATION TO THE WORKFORCE) -TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL PREPARATION AND EVALUATION -EARLY EDUCATION TO THIRD GRADE - ACCESS, READINESS, TALENT, AND QUALITY -STRENGTHENING STATE POLICIES TO PROMOTE HIGH-QUALITY EARLY MATH EDUCATION -INTEGRATING SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HABITS INTO STATE EARLY EDUCATION POLICIES -CHARTER SCHOOLS -COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION -POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (HIGHER EDUCATION AND CAREER TRAINING) - -PRODUCTIVITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCESS, SUCCESS, AND AFFORDABILITY -USING POSTSECONDARY EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY METRICS TO SET A POLICY AGENDA -MOVING FROM POLICY TO SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION POLICY ACADEMIES -IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING AT SCALE (SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS) -ALIGNING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PIPELINE TO THE NEEDS OF THE ECONOMY (TALENT PIPELINE POLICY ACADEMY) CONVENINGS -CHARTER ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUTONOMY WORKSHOP -IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING AT SCALE CROSS STATE MEETING -EARLY MATH MEETING -TALENT PIPELINE POLICY ACADEMY -EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION WORKFORCE -MULTI-GEN POLICY FORUM PUBLICATIONS -UNLOCKING YOUNG CHILDREN'S POTENTIAL: GOVERNORS' ROLE IN STRENGTHENING -EARLY MATHEMATICS LEARNING -AMERICA WORKS: AN ACTION GUIDE FOR GOVERNORS -TRENDS IN STATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS: MAKING THE SHIFT TO BETTER TESTS -AMERICA WORKS: THE BENEFIT OF A MORE EDUCATED WORKFORCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND THE ECONOMY |
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SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROJECTS AND RETREATS -POPULATION HEALTH -HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE PLANNING -STATEWIDE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IMPROVEMENT -STATE INNOVATION MODEL INITIATIVE -STATE TRANSFORMATION RETREATS (WITH THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE) -MAINTAINING THE MEDICAID MANAGED CARE COMPENDIUM -STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH -ALTERNATIVE FINANCING FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS -STRATEGIES FOR GOVERNORS TO MANAGE THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW, BLOCKBUSTER DRUGS: A CASE STUDY OF NEW HEPATITIS C TREATMENTS -ASSISTING GOVERNORS IN LEVERAGING DATA TO BUILD A STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE -TRANSFORMATION PROPOSAL -LEARNING NETWORK ON IMPROVING BIRTH OUTCOMES POLICY ACADEMIES -FACILITATING GLOBAL, MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION BY STATES -IMPLEMENTING WORKFORCE STRATEGIES -REDUCING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE -DEVELOPING STATE-LEVEL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT MEDICAID SUPER-UTILIZERS CONVENINGS -GUBERNATORIAL HEALTH POLICY ADVISORS INSTITUTE -STATE INNOVATION MODEL (SIM) TESTING STATES CONVENINGS -NGA NATIONAL MEETINGS FOR HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE MARKETPLACES -NATIONAL MEETING ON THE ROLE OF STATES IN TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE PUBLICATIONS -AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STATES TO FUND COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS -THE ROLE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY -THE ROLE OF DENTAL HYGIENISTS IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO ORAL HEALTH CARE |
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CERTIFICATES. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: DELIVERING RESULTS, 2014 NGA CHAIR'S INITIATIVE EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY INITIATIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (FOCUSED PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE) -GROWTH IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HUMAN SERVICES (FOCUSED PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE) -IMPROVING FAMILY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY -IMPROVING THE HUMAN SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEM -TWO GENERATION APPROACHES TO SUPPORTING VULNERABLE FAMILIES -FOSTER YOUTH: PROMOTING SUCCESS BEYOND AGE 18 -REDUCING CHILDHOOD HUNGER -IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH WORKFORCE (INITIATIVES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE) -WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE POLICY ACADEMIES -VETERANS' LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION -THREE BRANCH INSTITUTE ON CHILD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING -THE ALIGNMENT OF EDUCATION, WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (JOINTLY WITH EDUCATION DIVISION) -HEALTH WORKFORCE POLICY ACADEMY (PROVIDING STAFF SUPPORT TO HEALTH DIVISION) GENERAL MEETINGS -GOVERNORS' HUMAN SERVICES ADVISORS -GOVERNORS' ECONOMIC POLICY ADVISORS -STATE WORKFORCE BOARD CHAIRS -STATE WORKFORCE LIAISONS -CHAIR'S INITIATIVE SUMMIT PUBLICATIONS -FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT: HOW DELAWARE IMPROVED FINANCIAL SECURITY THROUGH COACHING -ADVANCES IN WORKFORCE POLICY: INSIGHTS FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND -REINVESTMENT ACT TRAINING GRANTS -STATE STRATEGIES FOR GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT |
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ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DURING FY2014, THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION PROVIDED INFORMATION, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND GRANTS TO STATES ON KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO GOVERNORS AND THEIR SENIOR STAFFS IN THE AREAS OF POLICY TO PROMOTE 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 -STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY RETREATS -REDUCING ENERGY USE IN STATE BUILDINGS -STATE RETREATS ON INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND THE ROLE OF PUBLIC -PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS -LEARNING NETWORK ON ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES CONVENINGS -GOVERNORS' ENERGY ADVISORS POLICY INSTITUTE -EXPERTS' ROUNDTABLE ON PREPARING FOR A POTENTIAL PROLONGED AND WIDESPREAD OUTAGE OF THE ELECTRIC POWER GRID -WORKSHOP ON SHALE ENERGY AND WATER PROTECTION -WORKSHOPS ON PREPARING FOR EPA GHG RULES -STATE FORUM ON RESPONSIBLE SHALE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT -FEDERAL FACILITIES TASK FORCE ON CLEANUP OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX -INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX PUBLICATIONS -FIVE ACTIONS GOVERNORS CAN TAKE TO HELP INDUSTRY SAVE ENERGY -PREPARING FOR POTENTIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT NUCLEAR WEAPONS SITES -TARGETING CLEAN ENERGY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -GOVERNORS' GUIDE TO MODERNIZING THE ELECTRIC POWER GRID HOMELAND SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY DURING FY2014, THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION PROVIDED INFORMATION, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND GRANTS TO STATES ON KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO GOVERNORS AND THEIR SENIOR STAFFS IN THE AREAS CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, THE ROLE OF THE STATES IN CYBER SECURITY, PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS, EVACUATION ISSUES RAISED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, PROLONGED FAILURES OF THE ELECTRICITY GRID, AND POLICIES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECTS -NATIONAL SUMMIT ON PAROLING AUTHORITIES AS KEY STATE PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS -REDUCING RECIDIVISM PROJECT -WEBCAST ON JUVENILE JUSTICE REFORM RESOURCE CENTER FOR STATE CYBERSECURITY -NATIONAL SUMMIT ON STATE CYBERSECURITY -FUSION CENTERS -FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY RESOURCES -VIRTUAL LEARNING NETWORK PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RESPONSE: EVACUATION STRATEGIES PROLONGED FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC GRID POLICY ACADEMIES -REDUCING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE -JUSTICE INFORMATION SHARING GENERAL CONVENINGS -GOVERNORS HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORS COUNCIL -CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY ADVISORS PUBLICATIONS -GOVERNOR'S GUIDE TO MASS EVACUATION -THE CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE: STATES' NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES -STATE ROLES IN ENHANCING THE CYBERSECURITY OF ENERGY SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE -REDUCING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM AN NGA POLICY ACADEMY |
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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 2012. 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 ITS EMPLOYEES FROM NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION, A RELATED ORGANI- ZATION. 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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THE GOVERNORS OF THE FIFTY STATES AND FIVE U.S. TERRITORIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. |
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AN AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCOPORATION REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OUTLINING THE SPECIFICS OF THE MERIT PAY INCREASE AND AUTHORIZING THE ACTION FOR PURPOSES OF PAYROLL PROCESSING. |
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MARYLAND, 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 |
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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. |
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CONSULTANTS, SUBGRANTS& OTHER 2,533,544 49,863 21,779 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.