1. Working with Legislators CAES Advisory Council

2. What we need Funds for Maintenance and Operations Critical Research and Extension Positions

3. Maintenance & Operations Formula funds for other UGA facilities applied to CAES facilities Repairs, maintenance for facilities statewide Current systems requires we use program funds for facility maintenance. Both suffer.

4. Critical Positions Research positions Extension agents Extension specialists

5. Who is important All legislators Key targets – Appropriations Committees – House Higher Education Committee – Senate Agriculture Committee – Urban legislators, especially leaders

6. How to identify Georgia General Assembly website http://www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx By district Committees

7. Know your legislator New to the General Assembly? Rural, urban or suburban? Ask or educate? Areas of interest?

8. Ways to communicate Email Phone calls Letters Face-to-face

9. Available materials Budget brochure Southscapes stories Impact statements Hot Topics website

10. Impact Site http://www.caes.uga.edu/applications/impact statements/ http://www.caes.uga.edu/applications/impact statements/ Searchable by: – Legislative district – Topic area – County

11. Hot Topics http://www.caes.uga.edu/about/hottopics/ Highlights major Georgia issues Shows impact projects, related news stories