SOUTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP COUNCIL INC

SALC 2023 PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SALC GROWTH & EXPANSION BUSINESS LEADERS CONTINUED TO JOIN SALC AND CONTINUE OUR "GREATER GOOD" EMPHASIS ON HELPING BETTER OUR COMMUNITY. - SALC WELCOMED 17 NEW MEMBERS IN 2023 - SALC ADDED 9 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS FROM THE FLINN-BROWN FELLOWSHIP LEADERSHIP IN ACTION SALC STAFF, BOARD, AND FOCUS AREA CO-CHAIRS CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGE WITH REGIONAL AND STATE LEADERS TO IMPROVE POLICY. SALC FOCUS AREAS ARE INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, INNOVATION ECONOMY, AND GOVERNANCE. FOCUS AREA POLICIES GOALS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SALC WEBSITE. 2023 LEGISLATIVE IMPACT * SALC TRACKED AND MONITORED MORE THAN 325 PROPOSALS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND TOOK POSITIONS ON 32 BILLS SUCCESSFULLY INFLUENCING 20 BILLS. SALC SUPPORTED 13 BILLS AND OPPOSED 24 BILLS. - SALC WAS ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON 15 BILLS BASED ON EACH OF THE FIVE FOCUS AREAS' POLICY GOALS. THESE POLICY OBJECTIVES ARE RATIFIED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING IN DECEMBER AND SERVE AS GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT INFORM SALC'S LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR AND ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT/OPPOSE QUICKLY WHEN BILLS ALIGN WITH THESE APPROVED POSITIONS. - SALC ALSO TOOK A POSITION ON 14 PROPOSALS WHICH FELL OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF THE FOCUS AREAS AND WERE VETTED BY THE PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE. - SALC SUPPORTED PROP 496, TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S $480 MILLION SPECIAL BOND ELECTION FOR UPDATING AND IMPROVING TUSD'S INFRASTRUCTURE. SALC HAS BEEN A STAUNCH SUPPORTER OF TUSD, AND THE MEASURE'S APPROVAL WAS THE FIRST BOND TO PASS IN 20 YEARS. KEY PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS IN 2023 SALC IS A LEADER IN REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE COLLABORATION. THE FOLLOWING COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS DURING 2023: * ARIZONA-MEXICO COMMISSION * UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA: MAP DASHBOARD * PIMA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - PIMA EARLY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS (PEEPS) * FLINN FOUNDATION - FLINN-BROWN CIVIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY * FLINN FOUNDATION - BIOSCIENCE ROADMAP * SOUTHERN ARIZONA BUSINESS PARTNERS FOR TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION (BPTT) * CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF ARIZONA (CFA). * TUCSON YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (TYP) * STARTUP TUCSON * DESERT ANGELS * UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA: TECH LAUNCH ARIZONA * UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CENTER FOR INNOVATION (UACI), * SOUTHERN ARIZONA DEFENSE ALLIANCE (SADA). * ARIZONA COMMERCE AUTHORITY. * TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS * GREATER PHOENIX LEADERSHIP (GPL) AND NORTHERN ARIZONA LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE (NALA) * THE TUCSON BUSINESS ALLIANCE (TBA): O TUCSON METRO CHAMBER O SUN CORRIDOR INC. O TUCSON HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE O VISIT TUCSON O THE TUCSON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS O THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (SAHBA) * TUCSON REGIONAL WATER COALITION (TRWC) SALC IS HOST OF THIS ORGANIZATION LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT SERIES SALC HELD TUCSON CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE MEETINGS WITH TWO CANDIDATES. SALC, WITH MEMBERS OF THE TUCSON BUSINESS ALLIANCE, CO-HOSTED A FORUM FOR CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR IN THE CITY OF TUCSON. THE FORUM WAS THE FIRST TO FEATURE ALL THREE CANDIDATES FROM THE MAJOR PARTIES. SALC CONVENED FORUMS WITH THE FOLLOWING SPEAKERS: US CD-6 REPRESENTATIVE, US SENATOR, AND ARIZONA GOVERNOR. FOCUS AREA ACTIVITY THE FOCUS AREAS (P-20 EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, INNOVATION ECONOMY, HEALTHCARE, AND GOVERNANCE) MAINTAIN A ROBUST MEETING SCHEDULE, OFTEN INVITING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN CURRENT INTEREST AREAS FOR PRESENTATIONS AND INTERACTIONS WITH MEMBERS. FOCUS AREA CO-CHAIRS HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CHOSEN FOCUS AREA. FOCUS AREA MEETINGS (1) EDUCATE MEMBERS, (2) CREATE POLICY PROPOSALS, AND (3) ADVOCATE FOR POLICY POSITIONS IN LINE WITH APPROVED POLICY GOALS. THE FOCUS AREAS GENERALLY MEET QUARTERLY. SALC MEMBERS SERVE IN MANY CAPACITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, REGION, AND STATE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: * BOARD OF EDUCATION FORWARD ARIZONA (THE ONLY BOARD MEMBER FROM SOUTHERN ARIZONA) * TUSD BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE * BOARD OF TUCSON VALUES TEACHERS * PAG RTA REAUTHORIZATION PROCESS WITH MEMBERS ON THE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE * PAG RTA BOARD MEMBERSHIP * TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS PARTNERS * CHAIR OF THE TUCSON REGIONAL WATER COALITION * FLINN FOUNDATION ARIZONA BIOSCIENCE ROADMAP STEERING COMMITTEE * STARTUP TUCSON'S RAIN CAPITAL CHALLENGE PROGRAM * FOUNDERS OF MAKE ELECTIONS FAIR ELECTION REFORM CITIZEN INITIATIVE. * FORMER MAYOR JONATHAN ROTHSCHILD'S CIVIC & POLITICAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE SALC'S PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE ASSISTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY EVALUATING PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES, PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT THAT FALL OUTSIDE THE PURVIEW OF SALC'S FIVE FOCUS AREAS. * THE COMMITTEE MET TWICE MONTHLY DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS TO BE MORE ENGAGED, LEARN ABOUT LEGISLATION IN REAL-TIME AND PROVIDE A FORUM TO DISCUSS PROPOSALS WITH OTHER MEMBERS. * THE COMMITTEE VETTED 37 BILLS DURING THE SESSION AND MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD TO TAKE A POSITION ON 14 OF THOSE PROPOSALS. * SALC TOOK A POSITION ON 15 ADDITIONAL BILLS BASED ON EACH OF THE FOCUS AREA POLICY GOALS. SALC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS SALC HELD 7 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS, AN ANNUAL RETREAT, AND A SALC/GPL/NALA CEO SUMMIT. EACH GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ADDRESSED SPECIFIC AREAS WITHIN OUR 5 FOCUS AREAS, WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS PRESENTING IN-DEPTH INFORMATION AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS.