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6 Membership News
8 Upcoming Events
14 Maine News
16 Massachusetts News
18 New Hampshire News
20 Rhode Island News
22 Vermont News

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CAI LAC Basics
Most Frequently Asked Questions
What is a LAC?

LAC stands for Legislative Action
Committee. A LAC is CAI's official
voice with legislators and regulators in a
state. A LAC allows CAI to speak with
one voice on legislative and regulatory
matters that affect community associations, community association managers,
and CAI business partners. A LAC is
made up of a balance of CAI members
and appointees from within a state. The
LAC is a committee of CAI's national
office and is a partner with CAI's chapters within its state. There are currently
LACs in all New England states.

How is a LAC structured?

A LAC is made up of CAI members.
Each LAC must have a balance of CAI
members so that no one membership
category has a majority of seats on the
LAC. A LAC ranges in size of no less
than six members with a maximum of
20 members. Each LAC is made up of
a mix of chapter delegates and at-large
delegates.

Why are LACs committees
of CAI's national ofﬁce?

The Board of Trustees (BOT) structured LACs as a committee of CAI's
national organization to ensure that
CAI advocates for consistent public
policy positions across the country
as guided by our member-developed
public policy statements. Also, because
the LAC represents all members of
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CAI within a given state, regardless
of their "home" chapter, this structure ensures that there is oversight in
the LAC activities on the legislative
front but also in the LACs obligation
to serve all of CAI chapters.

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What is the ofﬁcial
name of the LAC?

In states where they operate, the LAC
is referred to as the (state name) Legislative Action Committee.

Can a LAC make a contribution to a candidate for ofﬁce?

No, because CAI's LACs are funded
by a mandatory advocacy support fee
charged to all members, federal law prohibits such funds from being contributed
to political campaigns. All advocacy support fees are required to be used solely
for LAC advocacy or support expenses.

The CAI-NE website - www.caine.org
- provides invaluable resources and
information for volunteer board members
and industry professionals. Check out the
following pages.

How does one get to
serve on a LAC?

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LAC service is based on self-nominations. Nominations can be submitted to
a chapter board or to the LAC itself during the appointment process. Nominations are reviewed and approved by the
chapter or by the LAC, depending on
the type of delegate position under consideration. All nominees approved by the
LAC and chapter are given a final review
and approval by the president of the
BOT. LAC members serve at the discretion of the president of the BOT. CM

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For more info about serving on a LAC
and a nomination form, contact the chapter office at info@caine.org.

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