legislative and public policy committee

purpose:

• contribute to the achievement of irem’s mission and strategic goals through scanning, research, planning, and monitoring relative to legislative advocacy direction, activities, and issues
• monitor, analyze, and formulate appropriate positions on current and prospective legislative issues affecting the management of real estate
• develop and disseminate institute policy on all matters of federal legislation affecting the management of real estate
• provide guidance to institute chapters on strategies and positions on state and local issues
• monitor the progress of legislative and public policy initiatives and recommend adjustments to the appropriate governance bodies and staff
• in addition, the committee shall have the authority to pass urgent and time sensitive legislative and regulatory policy statements between annual irem meetings, provided such policy receives a two-thirds vote of the committee and the approval of the institute president

composition:

• chair
• vice chair
• additional members whose backgrounds reflect a balance of experience and expertise in irem’s targeted public policy areas
• all serve one-year term

desired qualifications:

• knowledge of and involvement with public policy issues pertaining to real estate management and related real estate issues at the federal, state, or local level
• past experience as an institute chapter legislative committee chair