2002 Legislative Conference and Reception

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An important opportunity for business leaders to hear first hand about where things stand in the General Assembly will come at NCCBI’s annual Legislative Conference. The event will be held on Thursday, May 30, at the North Raleigh Hilton Hotel on Wake Forest Road. As leaders in your communities and industries, we urge you to make plans to attend this important event.

The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration and a continental breakfast before quickly moving into presentations by the state’s leading political figures. You will hear straight-forward talks by the Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tem of the Senate as well as the minority leaders of both chambers. There will be hard dollar reports from the state’s budget director and briefings on transportation challenges, the impact of Medicaid, session limits and an update from the state treasurer. NCCBI leaders will update you on the Governor’s Commission on Promoting Government Efficiencies and workforce development. A representative from the National Conference of State Legislatures will tell us how North Carolina’s challenges compare to other states and at lunch we will hear from Congressmen Richard Burr and Bob Etheridge on federal issues.

Before the briefings and candid dialogue begin, however, you will be invited to spend a relaxing evening with lawmakers at the Legislative Reception. There you will be able to share your personal concerns with legislators in one-on-one conversations in a friendly atmosphere. That much-anticipated event will be held at the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena, Wednesday, May 29 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

The registration is just $100 ($120 for non-members), a small sum considering all you will receive, including:

• An invitation to the evening cocktail reception.

• Continental breakfast before the conference.

• Refreshments during a mid-morning break.

• A buffet luncheon.

• Briefing materials.

• Networking opportunities.

Wednesday, May 29
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena

Reception honoring legislators and members of the Council of State, Governor’s Cabinet, Supreme Court and Court of Appeals

At the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Raleigh, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be on your own.

8:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am Welcome – Jim Hyler, NCCBI Chair

9:05 am House Perspective – Speaker of the House, Jim Black

9:20 am Senate Perspective – President Pro Tem of the Senate, Marc Basnight

9:35 am State Budget Outlook — State Budget Officer, David McKoy

9:50 am Transportation Challenges – Secretary of N.C. Department of Transportation, Lyndo Tippett

10:05 am Session Limits — Senator David Hoyle and Representative Gene Arnold

10:25 am Governor’s Commission on Promoting Government Efficiencies — Current Status and Future Plans — Jim Hyler, Chair

10:35 am Economic Development — Report on Workforce Development Summit and Legislative and Adminis- trative Recommendations — Gordon Myers, Chair, N.C. Economic Development Board

10:45 am Break

11:00 am House Minority Perspective — House Minority Leader, Leo Daughtry

11:15 am Senate Minority Perspective — Senate Minority Leader, Patrick Ballantine

11:30 am Update on State’s Fiscal Status — State Treasurer Richard Moore

11:45am Medicaid — Its Impact on the State’s Budget and on Health Care Providers — Secretary of Health and Human Services, Carmen Hooker Odom

12:00 pm National Perspective — What’s Happening in Other States — National Conference of State Legislatures, Group Director of Fiscal Affairs, Corina Eckel

12:30 pm Wrap-up — Phil Kirk, NCCBI President

12:45 pm Adjourn for Luncheon

1:00 pm Luncheon and Keynote Address — Update on Federal Issues — Congressman Richard Burr and Congressman Bob Etheridge

2:00 pm Adjourn

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