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The Legislative Committee is charged with the responsibility to recommend a legislative platform and program to the board of directors each year and to lobby on behalf of MLA in conjunction with the MLA lobbyist.

Leadership Roster

Jami Trenam

Associate Director-Collections Development

Great River Regional Library System

Sarah Hawkins

Project Manager

MELSA

Sam Walseth, MLA/ITEM Lobbyist

Capitol Hill Associates

Legislative Working Committee Meetings

The Legislative Working Committee meetings are convened as needed by the chair.

Contact the chair about joining this active working committee. Members include MLA and ITEM members from diverse backgrounds and libraries. Tasks have included developing legislative advocacy videos, READ posters, Legislative Day activity coordination, and presenting at conferences.

Legislative Committee Meetings

The Legislative Committee meetings are convened by the chair, and announced via the Legislative Update Newsletter.  The meetings  typically occur online on the first Wednesday of the month at 10 AM.

Current Documents/Resources

2018 Legislative Documents

• 2018 Legislative Platform
• Minnesota Library Advocacy Site
• Enewsletter - subscribe here

Upcoming Events

Enewsletter

Historical Documents/Resources

• Agenda/Platform Discussion
• 2017 Session Summary
  
• State Budget Process (JNelson)
• Minnesota Libraries in a Nutshell (KBehringer)
• Gathering Data (JManion)

2017 Legislative Documents

• 2017 Legislative Platform
  
• ALS Talking Points
  
• CMLE Talking Points
• Metronet Talking Points
• Minitex Talking Points
• Multicounty Multitype Library Systems Text Talking Points
  
• NLLN Talking Points
• RLBSS Text Talking Points
• SAMMIE Talking Points
• SELS Talking Points
• TdSLC Talking Points
• Library Legacy Requests
• Telecommunications Talking Points
• 2017 Combined Talking Points

2016 Legislative Documents

• 2016 Legislative Platform
• Talking Points
• MLA Resolution supporting Border to Border Broadband
• Spreadsheet of potential library building projects for bonding funds

2015 Legislative Documents

• 2015 Legislative Platform
• 2015 Legislative Issues Recommendations 
• 2014 MLA/MEMO Joint Legislative Platform
• 2015 Legislative Platform Talking Points
  – Regional Library Basic System Support 
  – Minnesota Multitypes
  – Broadband Telecommunications Access for Schools and Libraries 2015
  – Minnesota Electronic Health Library
  – 2013 MN Public Library Factsheet
  – Minnesota Regional Public Library Systems
  – Library Legacy Impact
  – Minitex Arithmetic
• National Library Legislative Day Priorities