Center for State Innovation: 2011 Policy Directors Annual Meeting

Posted on February 12, 2016

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Click below for videos from the “Lightning Round” session, short introductions to a series of money-saving or revenue-neutral ideas covering (a) summary of topic & benefits, (b) how much it costs or saves, (c) who else is doing it, & (d) first steps toward state implementation:

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Energy

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1. Energy performance disclosures – Andrew Burr, Institute for Market Transformation

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2. Solar Renewable Energy Credits – Kevin Lucas, Maryland Energy Administration

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3. Biomass P3’s – Tiffany Potter, EcoAnalytics

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Transportation & Smart Growth

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4. Housing affordability & transit – Jeffrey Lubell, Center for Housing Policy

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5. Transforming the property tax into a value capture user fee– Rick Rybeck, Just Economics LLC

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6. VMT fees for trucks – Richard Mudge, Delcan

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7. Tolling interstates – Eric Sundquist, State Smart Transportation Initiative

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8. Community centered schools – Tom Cassidy, National Trust for Historic Preservation

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Education

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9. Out-of-School Time Systems and the AfterZone Model – Tina Kauh, Public/Private Ventures

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10. Teacher performance in tenure and force reduction – Margie Yeager, EducationCounsel

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11. Using data to support college and career readiness – Ken Weil, College Summit-Colorado

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Health

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12. Healthy people through healthy places – Caroline Fichtenberg, American Public Health Association

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Government Performance & Revenue

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13. Smart State Budgeting – Eric Schnurer, Public Works

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14. Performance incentives for probation depts – Richard Jerome, Pew Public Safety Performance Project

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Economic Security

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15. Family champions – David Riemer, Community Advocates

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16. State benefits access systems – Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Center for Law and Social Policy

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17. UI Trust Fund solvency – Rebecca Dixon, National Employment Law Project

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18. Work-sharing – Neil Ridley, Center for Law and Social Policy

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19. Auto-IRA’s & “Zombie” Debt – Uriah King, Center for Responsible Lending

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20. No Kid Hungry campaign – Melissa Roy, Share Our Strength