PACD Legislative Program

MARCH

PACD will host a Capitol Day event in March to recap the last two/ three months of legislative activity. Districts will have the opportunity to sit with their elected leaders during a luncheon. All materials for discussion will be disseminated prior to the luncheon event. The PACD "Legislator of the Year" award will be presented at this time.

Suggested District Action: Capitol Day Participation and follow-up press release

PACD suggests that district staff and board members plan on attending the Capitol Day event. To encourage legislative participation, we suggest that districts personally invite their legislators to the luncheon about two months prior to the date and explain that local folks will be at Capitol Day. A follow-up contact should be made a week before the function to remind legislators about the luncheon and to provide names of those constituents who will be attending. At Capitol Day, we suggest that you plan on using your camera for a picture of you with your legislators for a press release. You may offer to send a copy of the picture to each legislator present.

PACD Action: PACD will organize and host the Capitol Day event. We will send invitations to all legislators and make follow-up phone calls to those legislators that have not responded to our invitation. PACD will generate all background information on the highlighted legislative issues. A template press release will be given to participants at the function for local media. A similar press release will also be distributed at the Capitol News Room.