The members of the Roundtable are acutely aware that action steps to implement these recommendations, or other steps of a strategic plan, require up-to-date data and excellent policy analysis which considers the experience of other jurisdictions. The recommendations of this section are designed to implement a culture of best practices in policymaking.
Suggestions to achieve this include:
- Use available information from national sources such as the National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices, the Council of State Governments, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Brookings Institute, and the Pew Center on the States. The capacity to review research findings and evaluate their relevance for Connecticut must be enhanced in order to fully inform state policy-making and legislation.
- Strengthen the planning and policy analysis capacity at OPM.
- Enhance the research and policy analysis capacity of the General Assembly's nonpartisan staff in the Office of Fiscal Analysis, the Office of Legislative Research, and the Program Review and Investigations Committee.
- Create and commit fiscal support for an independent policy research institute in the state, with a focus specifically on Connecticut.
- Create a body that includes legislative, executive, and private sector representation to work cooperatively in addressing job growth and economic development strategy.
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Members:
Representative Denise Merrill
House Majority Leader
Senator Martin Looney
Senate Majority Leader
Senator Gary LeBeau
Representative Chris Perone
Representative Brendan Sharkey
Representative Jeffrey Berger
Representative Peggy Sayers
Fred Carstensen
Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis
Bill Cibes
Chancellor Emeritus of CSU & former OPM Secretary
Richard Cole
CT Academy for Education in Mathematics, Science & Technology
Karla Fox
UConn School of Business
Elliot Ginsberg
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology
Theresa Hopkins-Staten
Northeast Utilities
Ed Marth
American Association of University Professors
Mike Meotti
Department of Higher Education
John Meyers, Consultant
Matthew Nemerson
Connecticut Technology Center
David Pepin
Next Generations Venture, LLC
Bob Tessier
Connecticut Coalition of Taft-Hartley Health Funds
Lyle Wray
Capitol Region Council of Governments |
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