Capitol Consulting Day
Date and Time
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
8:30 - 9:00 AM Registration
9:00 - 10:00 AM
ACEC/MN lobbyist Randy Morris will host a brief planning session to cover issues and coach members on how to effectively interact with legislators.
10:00 AM- 12:00 PM
TRACK 1: Meet with legislators to discuss issues facing the engineering community. Note: Meetings need to be pre-arranged by you with your legislators. Please contact ACEC/MN staff for tips and a template.
10:00 - 11:00 AM
TRACK 2: Tour the renovated State Capitol, the Senate office Building, and possibly sit in on a committee hearing. This is your chance to get comfortable with the legislative process and Capitol facilities.
Location
Star of the North Room (basement level)
State Capitol Building
75 Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Fees/Admission
This event is free to all members.
Description
ACEC/MN members are invited to St. Paul on Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm to participate in the 20th Annual Capitol Consulting Day.
Actions at the legislature have a significant effect on the consulting engineering community. We need to join together to educate our legislators on why these issues affecting our profession are important and matter not just to consulting engineers, but to Minnesota.
Event schedule, registration form, and materials for making an appointment can be found here.
Talking points for meetings with legislators
Leave behind sheet for legislators
View or download the 2018 position papers here:
Transportation funding
Bonding bill
Utilizing State's natural resources
Workforce development
Public Private Partnerships (P3)
Don't know who represents you? Find your legislator HERE.
*Please include your district number and representatives in the "comments" section.
Encourage young professionals in your firm to attend Capitol Consulting Day. We need to begin to "pass the torch" so that future generations can get involved, become comfortable in the political process, and continue to move things forward for the State of Minnesota and the engineering profession, as a whole. Meeting with legislators doesn't need to be intimidating. Believe it or not, they actually want to meet with their constituents to better understand their issues of importance. This can, and will, affect the way legislators vote.
The PR Committee created a short video that will help you understand the process of meeting with your legislators. WATCH BELOW and share with others in your office!