1. Healthy Students, Promising Futures Learning Collaborative
December 4, 2018
All are the same; all are different.
Basics:
Session length and calendar
Part time & Full time
Number of members, leadership, committee chairs
Term limits (we’ll talk about in a bit)
Staff resources
Sandra Wilkniss, PhD,
Program Director, Health Division
NGA Center for Best Practices

2. Conference of Governors The White House, 1908
Who We Are
Over 100 years of serving our nation’s governors
National Governors Association (NGA) is the bipartisan organization of the nation’s governors. Through NGA, governors share best practices, speak with a collective voice on national policy and develop innovative solutions that improve state government and support the principles of federalism.
Conference of Governors The White House, 1908

3. Gubernatorial Election Results
There were 39 gubernatorial elections in 2018, with 20 Incumbent Races and 19 Open Races
Incumbent won
New governor AS GU
NMI PR
USVI

4. Gubernatorial Party Breakdown Democrat Flipped Democrat Republican
Flipped Republican AS GU
NMI PR
USVI

5. Medicaid Expansion
Idaho passed a Medicaid expansion ballot measure. Medicaid would be expanded to include people younger than 65 with income at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level who are not already eligible for other state insurance coverage.
Kansas elected Democrat, Laura Kelly, who has vowed to expand Medicaid in the state. Previously, Medicaid expansion was vetoed by the governor.
Utah passed a Medicaid expansion ballot measure. Medicaid would be expanded to include people younger than 65 with incomes at or below 138 percent of the federal poverty line. The state sales tax would be increased to 4.85 percent from 4.7 percent to finance the expansion.
Maine elected Democrat, Janet Mills. She has pledged to implement Medicaid expansion, which was approved by voters last year.
Nebraska passed a Medicaid expansion ballot measure. Expands Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act, including individuals whose income is 138% or below the federal poverty line who aren’t eligible for other state insurance coverage. Requires state to accept federal funds.

6. State Legislatures 2019 Post-Election Republican: 31 (-1)
Democrat: 18 (+4)
Split: 1 (-3)

7. New Legislative Leadership
At least 35 chambers will have new leaders.

8. a New Governor’s Agenda and Collaborating Effectively
UNDERSTAND POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Be mindful of the current political climate around a given issue and the governor’s election timeline, as well as which political parties control the executive and legislative branches.
Influencing
a New Governor’s Agenda and Collaborating Effectively
CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT STATE LEADERS
Understand the roles of key state leaders, like the governor’s health policy advisor and agency heads, and be cognizant of their unique goals.
Agency Priorities with Governor’s Policy Objectives: Understand the potential for disconnects between the governor’s policy advisors, who are concerned with implementing the governor’s policy objectives, and agency heads, who are also concerned with making their agency’s work sustainable.
Identify existing workgroups, task forces and other formal structures within which state leaders engage stakeholders and determine how they will fare during transition
Come with information and an ask
NGA can offer a substantial value add here by being a bridge and neutral broker to facilitate optimal cooperation between the Governor’s staff and the agency.
TAILOR YOUR APPROACH
Know how a state may be uniquely impacted by an issue and consider what will resonate most with state leaders.
ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS
Seek out and incorporate key stakeholders into the strategy and communication process as early as possible. Strong stakeholder engagement is helpful in maintaining visibility and creating meaningful, sustainable change.

9. at the Center Priorities Jobs and Economy Workforce Education
Early education
Social-emotional learning
Health care
Cost and quality
Infant and maternal mortality
Opioids and Substance Abuse
School safety
Social determinants of health
cross-sector strategies
Whole person care
Human-centered design
Multi-generation approaches
Adverse Childhood Experiences/Trauma-informed
Opportunity youth/disconnected youth
at the Center
Priorities

10. Contact Information
Sandra Wilkniss, PhD
Program Director, Health Division
NGA Center for Best Practices