James Dirth
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The Legislative Issues Director will work directly with the United States Student Association (when applicable), United Council of UW Students (when applicable), Student Association President and Vice President.
The LID will be in charge of researching legislative issues on the state and federal level that will affect UWL students. Contact will be made with the corresponding legislators regarding UWLSA position.
It shall be the duty of the Legislative Issues Director
to:
1. Write or assist in writing position resolutions
concerning legislative issues,
2. Meet with both the Chancellor at least once during each
semester,
3. Organize an on-campus forum for area legislators once a
semester,
4. Required to attend USSA Legislative Conference as
delegation leader (March), when applicable,
5. Attend or find appropriate replacement to USSA Congress
as delegation leader (July), when applicable,
6. Sit on the UWLSA Joint Legislative and Regent Relations
Committee,
7. During federal election years, the LID will assume the
role of Get Out the Vote Coordinator, organizing a voter
registration drive and distributing a non-partisan voting
guide to the campus,
8. Complete additional responsibilities that seem fitting
and necessary and proper for the position.