This page serves as a hub for recent information about IPPSR's Legislative Staff Training Program -- established for legislative staff members at work in the Michigan House of Representatives, the Michigan Senate or the state's nonpartisan Fiscal Agencies.
The program is designed to help staff members advance in their careers, whether they are seeking a new challenge as part of their current position or seeking to move to a policy position.
Each session includes authoritative panels sharing the latest developments in commanding political issues, small-group discussions, professional development workshops with hands-on activities and fast-paced roundtables facilitated by expert leaders on a variety of subjects.
We hope you'll take advantage of these informational opportunities.
Resources from May 15th, 2023
Informational Files
- MSU Extension Information (.pdf)
- Working with the MDHHS Legislative Affairs Team (.pdf)
- MDHHS Personal Information Release (.pdf)
- State Oversight Academy Information (.pdf)
Resources from May 13, 2022 program via Zoom
Evaluation
Presentations
Key information about the Michigan Treasury Department
Key information about the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services
- Michigan.gov/DIFS
- About DIFS: Michigan.gov/DIFS/About
- Press Releases: Michigan.gov/DIFS/News-and-Outreach/Press-Releases
- File a Complaint: Michigan.gov/DIFScomplaints
- Contact DIFS 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday:
- Main phone: 877-999-6442
- Auto Insurance phone: 833-ASK-DIFS (275-3437)
Key information about the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
- Constituent Services Overview
- Release of Information Form
- How to Work with the MDHHS Legislative Team
- Information in Spanish
- Information in Arabic
Key information about the Legislative Service Bureau
Video
Coming Soon on IPPSR's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/IPPSR
Resources from May 6, 2022 program via Zoom
Presentations
Evaluation
Video
Resources from February 11, 2022 program via Zoom
Presentations
Video
Resources from February 4, 2022 program via Zoom
- Agenda
- Speaker Directory and Contacts (.pdf)
- Please help us improve our programs by completing this evaluation.
- Helpful resources shared by Jaimie Hutchison, Deputy Director of the MSU Worklife Office:
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Well-being at work guide: https://workplace.msu.edu/well-being-at-work/
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Flexible work information: https://worklife.msu.edu/workplace-assistance/flexible-work This webpage has step by step guides, and recorded webinars on the topic.
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Presentations
- How to Navigate the "Next, for Now, Normal"
- American Rescue Plan
- Communications Technology -- Remotely
Video
Resources from September 10, 2021 program via Zoom
- Program Agenda
- Speaker Directory and Contacts (.pdf)
- Please help us improve our programs by completing this evaluatio
Presentations
- Cybersecurity protections for Michigan municipally owned utilities (.pdf) Katie Abraham presentation
- Michigan’s economy in the time of COVID (.pdf) Jim Stansell and David Zin presentation
- Michigan Public Service Commission cybersecurity perspectives (.pdf) Dan Scripps presentation
- Reconnecting with Work Challenges and Solutions (.pdf) Angela Hall presentation
Video
- Enjoy the video (AM session) from Legislative Staff Training.
- Enjoy the video (PM session) from Legislative Staff Training.
Resources from the May 7, 2021 program via Zoom
- Program Agenda
- Speaker Directory and Contacts
- Please help us improve our programs by completing this evaluation
Presentations
Added resources
- Michigan Revenue Estimating
- HonorShame mentioned by Dr. Paul Elam
- Redistricting Public Comment Tool
- Members of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission
Resources from the February 5, 2021 program via Zoom
Presentations
- Legislative Service Bureau Materials
- Legislative Service Bureau Staff Directory
- Legislative Briefing Book
- Council Directory
- Legal Attorney Staff Directory
- Legislative Service Bureau Responsibilities
Resources from the October 9, 2020 program via Zoom
Presentations
- Response to COVID-19 & Next Steps
- Navigating Work During Times of Stress
- The Successful Person's Guide to Time Management
- Understanding the Implications of COVID-19 on Supply Chains
- Telehealth: Standards for the New Normal
- COVID in Wastewater
- Wastewater Monitoring in Michigan
- K-12 Education Issues Arising from COIVID-19
Resources from the June 22, 2020 program via Zoom
- Program Agenda
- Program Evaluation
- Speaker Directory and Contacts
- View the morning program video on Criminal Justice
- View the afternoon video on Wage Disparities and Burnout
Presentations
- See Dr. Charles Ballard and Dr. John Goddeeris' presentation on wage disparities
- Read Dr. Charles Ballard and Dr. John Goddeeris' research paper on the racial wage gap
- See Jaimie Hutchison's presentation on recognizing and minimizing burnout
- See Dr. Jeff Rojek and Dr. Scott Wolfe's presentation on police training
Resources from the May 18, 2020 program via Zoom
- Program Agenda.
- Program Evaluation
- Speaker Directory and Contacts
- View the morning program video on Updating Michigan's Budget and Economy in the Time of Coronavirus
- View the afternoon program video on Coronavirus Updates.
Presentations
Resources from the February 7, 2020 program
- Agenda for Legislative Staff Training
- Legislative Staff Training Directory -- Helpful biographies and contacts for presenters.
- Medicaid Expansion and Work Rules Presentations
- Professional Development -- Understanding Constituent Diversity
- The Republican Agenda in the States
- Read by Grade Three Evaluations
- Road Projects and Funding
- Rising Lake Levels
- Chronic Wasting Disease/Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Resources from the September 13, 2019 program
Resources from the January 25, 2019 program
- Agenda for Legislative Staff Training
- Legislative Staff Training Directory -- contacts from the day's programming. We hope you will find these resources useful.
Resources from the September 7, 2018 program
- Legislative Staff Training Directory -- helpful contacts for speakers during the day's programming. We hope you will find it useful
- Lindstrom's Laws, media relations primer offered by Gongwer-Michigan Publisher John Lindstrom.
- Michigan's Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders System, an extraordinary resource provided by the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan, a trade association.
- MSU Extension Mental Health Understandings, filled with immediately useful resources.
Co-Sponsor MSU Extension has announced a series of Statewide Ballot Proposal Forums Oct. 22 or 23 on November ballot proposals on redistricting, recreational marijuana and voting laws. These are online, presented as a webinar, and take place in locations around the state. In Lansing, they take place in Berkey Hall, Room 117, 509 E. Circle Dr., East Lansing. The Forums start at 6 p.m. and are set to wind up by 8:30 p.m. Register online: at https://events.anr.msu.edu/vote2018/ For more information, and to view white papers on each of the three ballot proposals, visit http://canr.msu.edu/vote2018 See the white papers online on:
Please add your suggestions, comments and additions by emailing IPPSR Associate Director Arnold Weinfeld at weinfel8@msu.edu or Communications Manager Cynthia Kyle at kylec@msu.edu.