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        <ExplanationTxt>-EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEMS -EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT -INCREASING EARLY LITERACY PRACTICES AND SUPPORT -COST OF PRESCHOOL QUALITY MODELING -GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND CHILDREN'S CABINET RESOURCES -SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT -DEVELOPING TEACHER AND LEADER SUPPORT IN K-12 SCHOOLS -SCHOOL FINANCE AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULAS -HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL (INCLUDING FOR RURAL LOCATIONS) -WEBINARS: -FINANCING AN EQUITABLE AND HIGH-QUALITY K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM -FINANCING AN EQUITABLE AND HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION SYSTEM: INVESTING IN EARLY LEARNING -SCHOOL SAFETY AND PREVENTION - POLICY ACADEMIES AND CONVENINGS: -SUPPORTING STATES' POLICY STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION WORKFORCE 2.0 -HUMAN CAPITAL FALL LEARNING LAB: BUILDING ALIGNED TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL PIPELINE -GOVERNORS' EDUCATION POLICY ADVISORS INSTITUTE -INTERSECTION OF EQUITY WITH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND ACADEMIC LEARNING EXPERT ROUNDTABLE -INTEGRATING AND ADVANCING STATE PRENATAL TO AGE THREE POLICIES EXPERT ROUNDTABLE -HUMAN CAPITAL ROADMAP EXPERT ROUNDTABLE -PUBLICATION: -WHITE PAPER - HOW MARYLAND POLICYMAKERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL QUALITY</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PROJECTS AND RETREATS - ADDRESSING INFECTIOUS DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPIOID CRISIS - ADDRESSING MATERNAL OPIOID USE DISORDER TO PREVENT AND REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME - ADDRESSING THE WHOLE CHILD: BUILDING CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATIONS TO SUPPORT CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING - BUILDING CAPACITY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES AND REDUCE COST OF CARE FOR HIGH NEED, HIGH COST POPULATIONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION LEARNING LAB - CONNECTING MEDICAID TO STATE WORKFORCE NEEDS - DEVELOPING STATE-LEVEL CAPACITY TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND REDUCE COST OF POPULATIONS WITH COMPLEX CARE NEEDS - GETTING THE RIGHT INFORMATION TO THE RIGHT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT THE RIGHT TIME - HOW STATES CAN IMPROVE DATA FLOW - GOVERNORS' BIPARTISAN HEALTH REFORM LEARNING NETWORK - HARNESSING THE POWER OF DATA TO ACHIEVE STATE POLICY GOALS: THE FOUNDATION FOR STATE SUCCESS IN IMPROVING QUALITY AND REDUCING COSTS - IMPROVING HEALTH IN RURAL AMERICA: ADDRESSING THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH LEARNING COLLABORATIVE - LEARNING COLLABORATIVE ON FOCUSING AND ACCELERATING STATEWIDE IMPROVEMENTS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH: ROUNDS 1, 2 AND 3 - LEARNING LAB ON STATE STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING OVERDOSE DEATHS FROM HEROIN AND ILLICIT FENTANYL: LESSONS FROM RHODE ISLAND - OPIOID STATE ACTION NETWORK - PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES AND PHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS: IMPROVING ACCESS WHILE ENSURING FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY - RURAL HEALTH LEARNING COLLABORATIVE CONVENINGS - EXPERT ROUNDTABLE ON STATE OPIOID EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS - HEALTH POLICY LEADERS INSTITUTE - ROUNDTABLE ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF AGING POPULATIONS - ROUNDTABLE ON NON-OPIOID PAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS - SUICIDE PREVENTION CONVENING PUBLICATIONS - 2016 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MCH) UPDATE - GOVERNORS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FEDERAL ACTION TO END THE NATION'S OPIOID CRISIS - STATE REPORTING: NGA COMPACT TO FIGHT OPIOID ADDICTION</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DURING 2018, THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION PROVIDED INFORMATION, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES ON KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO GOVERNORS AND THEIR SENIOR STAFFS IN A RANGE OF AREAS, INCLUDING: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, FINANCING, RESILIENCY AND INNOVATION; POWER SECTOR MODERNIZATION INCLUDING THE INTEGRATION OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY; CONNECTED, AUTONOMOUS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES; SMART AND CONNECTED STATES; ENERGY ASSURANCE AND CYBERSECURITY; EXISTING AND FUTURE NUCLEAR ENERGY; AND STATE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECTS -WATER ENERGY NEXUS STATE RETREATS -STATE RESILIENCY RETREATS -POWER SECTOR MODERNIZATION POLICY ACADEMY -GRIDEX WORKSHOP -ELECTRIFICATION WEBINAR TRAINING SERIES CONVENINGS -NGA CHAIR'S INITIATIVE: AHEAD OF THE CURVE: INNOVATION GOVERNORS - ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION SUMMITS -STATE LEAD BY EXAMPLE WORKSHOP -ANNUAL ENERGY POLICY INSTITUTE -ENERGY POLICY INSTITUTE PRE-INSTITUTE WORKSHOP: STATE OFFSHORE WIND OPPORTUNITIES -ANNUAL WATER POLICY INSTITUTE -FEDERAL FACILITIES TASK FORCE ON CLEANUP OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX -INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX PUBLICATIONS -POWERING UP: STATE TRENDS FOR ADVANCING THE USE OF ENERGY STORAGE -GRID SMARTS: STATE CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADOPTING GRID MODERNIZATION TECHNOLOGIES -NGA CHAIR'S INITIATIVE: AHEAD OF THE CURVE: INNOVATION GOVERNORS - STORYMAPS 2017 ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DURING 2017, THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION PROVIDED INFORMATION, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES ON KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO GOVERNORS AND THEIR SENIOR STAFFS IN A RANGE OF AREAS, INCLUDING: POWER SECTOR MODERNIZATION; CONNECTED, AUTONOMOUS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY ASSURANCE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING, FINANCING AND RESILIENCY; AND STATE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECTS -POWER SECTOR MODERNIZATION POLICY ACADEMY -LEAD BY EXAMPLE STATE RETREATS CONVENINGS -SEMINAR FOR NEW GOVERNORS' ENERGY ADVISORS -ANNUAL GOVERNORS' ADVISORS' ENERGY POLICY INSTITUTE -WORKSHOP ON FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER -FEDERAL FACILITIES TASK FORCE ON CLEANUP OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX -INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX PUBLICATIONS -ADVANCING THE ENERGY-WATER NEXUS: HOW GOVERNORS CAN BRIDGE THEIR CONSERVATION GOALS -PREPARING STATES FOR EXTREME ELECTRICAL POWER GRID OUTAGES -OPPORTUNITIES FOR GOVERNORS TO ALIGN ELECTRICITY MARKETS WITH STATE ENERGY GOALS -IMPROVING STATE COORDINATION FOR ENERGY ASSURANCE PLANNING AND RESPONSE -STATE STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING THE USE OF ENERGY STORAGE -ALIGNING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND RESPONSE TO LOWER PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND, REDUCE COSTS AND ADDRESS RELIABILITY CONCERNS 2016 ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DURING 2016, THE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION DIVISION PROVIDED INFORMATION, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES ON KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO GOVERNORS AND THEIR SENIOR STAFFS IN THE AREAS OF POLICY TO SUPPORT EXAMINING STATE STRATEGIES IN RESPONSE TO NEW FEDERAL POWER SECTOR GREENHOUSE GAS RULES, MORE EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY BY BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THE CHALLENGES PRESENTED TO THE TRADITIONAL ELECTRIC UTILITY BY INCREASINGLY EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY AND THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY ON CONSUMER PREMISES, THE RESILIENCY OF ELECTRICAL GRID, RESPONSIBLE EXTRACTION OF OIL AND GAS FROM SHALE FORMATIONS, POLICIES SUPPORTING INCREASED USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES, AND THE ROLE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS MIGHT PLAY IN THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND PROJECTS -POLICY ACADEMY ON HELPING STATES EXAMINE FEDERAL GREENHOUSE GAS RULES -LEARNING LAB ON NEW UTILITY BUSINESS MODELS -STATE RETREATS ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS -STATE RETREATS ON NEW UTILITY BUSINESS MODELS -STATE RETREATS ON RESPONDING TO A PROLONGED AND WIDESPREAD ELECTRICAL GRID OUTAGE CONVENINGS -GOVERNORS' ENERGY ADVISORS POLICY INSTITUTE -EXPERTS ROUNDTABLE ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY (PACE) -WORKSHOP ON HELPING STATES EXAMINE FEDERAL POWER PLANT RULES -EXPERTS ROUNDTABLE ON STATE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY-WATER NEXUS -EXPERTS ROUNDTABLE ON NATURAL GAS VEHICLES IN STATE FLEETS -FEDERAL FACILITIES TASK FORCE ON CLEANUP OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX -INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX PUBLICATIONS -CLEANING UP AMERICA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX: 2015 UPDATE FOR GOVERNORS -STATE PRACTICES TO PROTECT DRINKING WATER RESOURCES WHILE DEVELOPING SHALE ENERGY -GOVERNORS' ROADMAP FOR IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF MULTIFAMILY BUILDINGS HOMELAND SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY DURING FY2018, THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION PROVIDED INFORMATION, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND GRANTS TO STATES ON KEY ISSUES RELEVANT TO GOVERNORS AND THEIR SENIOR STAFFS IN THE AREAS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, THE ROLE OF THE STATES IN CYBER SECURITY, PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS, HOMELAND SECURITY, JUVENILE JUSTICE, PROLONGED FAILURES OF THE ELECTRICITY GRID, AND POLICIES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF OPIOID ABUSE AND ADDICTION. 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