NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

Legislative staffers are the keepers of institutional knowledge, a legacy sometimes unwritten and often passed from one generation to the next. But how do you effectively hand it down with new limits on side-by-side learning and in-person sharing? One answer: knowledge management, a practice that ensures all organizational information is identified and housed in a deliberate way. Learn more about this valuable technique and how it can help keep institutional knowledge alive. Speakers include Christina Miracle Finch, Congressional Research Service and Teresa Wilt, Nevada Legislative Library.

Learn about the roles of clerks, secretaries and parliamentarians, how they conduct their work, and some of the unique challenges they face. Find out more about what goes on behind the scenes, especially when rules, processes and personalities collide. Speakers: Susan Kannarr, Chief Clerk, Kansas House of Representatives, Clancy Myer, Parliamentarian, Pennsylvania, Jennifer Novak, Secretary, Idaho Senate, Yolanda Dixon, Secretary, Louisiana Senate.

Federal qualified immunity protects law enforcement officers from paying for violations of constitutional rights-but state and local governments almost always pay the price. Now, they're taking action. Legislatures are creating state claims to limit applicability of qualified immunity and authorize personal liability insurance. Learn what it means for state and local budgets and the impact of potential federal action. Speakers include Representative Georgene Louis (D-N.M.) and Rachel Harmon, University of Virginia School of Law.