Legislative Analyst

Position Summary

Actively keeps the Department aware and informed of legislative activities, maintaining integrity at the Capitol and beyond by providing timely responses and representing the Department effectively. Keeps legislative calendars and hearing invites up to date, coordinates the drafting, review, and submission of reports to the Governor’s Office and General Assembly, and is expected to be at the State Capitol daily during the Legislative Session, covering relevant committee hearings and other activities, including evenings during session.

Tracks all bills impacting the department throughout the legislative session and works with the Legislative Liaison on daily coverage needs and delegation of duties.

Subject matters expert on developing legislative communication materials and tracking, assisting the Legislative Liaison in communicating with members of the General Assembly and internal customers. Provides technical expertise on legislative process, written communication to legislators, and testimony training. Conducts and compiles technical research and analysis on existing programs, proposals, and impacts of proposed legislation, collaborating with program staff to inform the Legislative Liaison, Executive Director, and Department management.

Represents the Department to members of the General Assembly and external stakeholders, assisting the Legislative Liaison in lobbying legislators to approve Department legislation and budget proposals, including preparation of materials. Oversees streamlined communication of complex public human services assistance programs, legislative and budget proposals, and related policy changes, including executive level materials such as legislative analyses and request fact sheets.

• Analyze all introduced bills to determine which CDHS programs are impacted by the proposed changes to law.
• Assign bills to CDHS programs for subject matter experts to draft a policy impact analysis and fiscal impact analysis.
• Analyze and summarize amendment requests submitted by CDHS subject matter experts through the policy impact analysis process.
• Lead weekly, CDHS-wide meetings to brief staff on the upcoming schedule of bill hearings at the General Assembly.
• Coordinate testimony for bill hearings at the General Assembly.
• Attend or listen to bill hearings at the General Assembly, as directed by CDHS Legislative Liaison.
• Communicate directly to members of the General Assembly concerning legislation, as directed by CDHS Legislative Liaison.
• Track all statutorily-mandated reports in a database.
• Track all Joint Budget Committee requests for information in a database.
• Communicate timelines to CDHS subject matter experts for drafting and reviewing statutorily-mandated reports and Joint Budget Committee requests for information.
• Coordinate the internal review process of statutorily-mandated reports and Joint Budget Committee requests for information.
• Conduct a final review of statutorily-mandated reports and Joint Budget Committee requests for information to ensure that the information meets the stated requirements.
• Write one-page summary documents, FAQ documents for CDHS-authored legislation and bill summaries for all bills impacting CDHS following the legislative session.
• Develop and communicate the process and deadlines for developing policy proposals to CDHS subject matter experts.
• Track policy proposals developed by CDHS subject matter experts.
• Assist CDHS subject matter experts in drafting policy proposals in accordance with the standards outlined by the Department’s Senior Executive Team.

• Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to public sector or community-based work, involving public policy analysis, implementation, and legislative development.
• OR a combination of related education and relevant experience equal to six (6) years, AND two years of recent professional public sector or community-based experience.
• Substitutions:
  • Experience that provided the same kind, amount, and level of knowledge acquired in the required education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the bachelor’s degree.
  • A master’s or doctorate…