Advocacy in Action--May 2015 NOARK Membership Meeting

Categories: Membership Meeting

NOARK is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. This program is valid for 1.00 PDCs for the SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.

This event is approved for HRCI credits

This Program has been approved for 0.99 HR (Business) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

The use of this official seal confirms that this Activity has met HR Certification Institute’s® (HRCI®) criteria for recertification credit pre-approval.

 

Approved for 1.25 GENERAL CLE

This event is designed to educate and inspire attendees to get involved in the political process.  National, State and Local Legislators are invited to attend and they generally do take advantage of the invitation.  In past events, over 75% of those who were invited attend.

It is specifically designed for HR professionals to invite all C-Suite Professionals within their organization.  It is a great opportunity to increase the professionalism, exposure of the HR profession and provide additional networking opportunities.

SPEAKER--

Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin was elected on November 4, 2014. Griffin is focused on working with Governor Hutchinson and the General Assembly to help move Arkansas forward. The tax burden on Arkansas families and businesses is too great compared to other states. We must enact bold tax reform to help us compete and grow jobs. Griffin believes we need a top-to-bottom review of each and every state agency to determine what it does well, what it does poorly and how it can do a better job of working for and with Arkansans and local governments. He also believes Arkansas needs to develop a second path of excellence that educates and trains highly skilled workers, starting in high school and continuing in a two-year college or technical school. Having highly trained professionals will help attract more jobs to Arkansas.

“I am focused on working with Governor Hutchinson, the Legislature and all Arkansans for a better Arkansas. It is an honor to serve the people of Arkansas,” says Griffin.

From 2011-2015, Griffin served as the 24th representative of Arkansas’s Second Congressional District. In the 112th Congress, he served as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the House Committee on the Judiciary. For the 113th Congress, he was a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means while also serving as a Deputy Whip for the Majority. In Congress, he advocated for lower taxes and reducing the national debt. Griffin opposed Obamacare and had 100% NRA and Right to Life ratings.

Griffin is serving in his 18th year with the U.S. Army Reserve, was deployed to Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He also served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas and Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs for President George W. Bush.   

Griffin grew up in Magnolia, a fifth generation Arkansan and the youngest son of a minister and teacher. He graduated from Magnolia High School, Hendrix College in Conway and Tulane Law School in New Orleans. His wife Elizabeth is from Camden, and they currently live in Little Rock with their two children, Mary Katherine, 7, and John, 5. They are members of Immanuel Baptist Church of Little Rock.

  • 11:00 – 11:30 Registration – separate check in for Legislators and Honored Guests
  • 11:15 – Serving of the meal begins
  • 11:45 – Welcome
  • 11:50 – Announcements
  • 12:00 – Recognition of all Legislators present
  • 12:15 – Keynote
  • 1:15 – Concluding remarks
  • 1:30 - Adjourn

Learning Objectives: The overall purpose of the event is to educate attendees on upcoming legislative and regulatory actions that will impact businesses.

  • Identify key legislative issues impacting businesses
  • Learn how to prepare and interact with legislators
  • Understand how to assess proposed changes and the impact they will have on the organization’s bottom line
  • Network with c-suite professionals within your organization to develop action plans for implementing regulatory changes
  • Align HR’s strategic plan with the organizations’ strategic plan for dealing with upcoming legislative and regulatory issues. 

$20-NOARK Member

$30-Guest

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