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Legislative Conference



Engage with members of Congress, U.S. Department of Education senior officials, and other prominent national education community stakeholders on current federal legislative and regulatory activities.

NASBE will not be hosting the Legislative Conference in 2024. Members, we welcome your participation in the Governmental Affairs Committee to stay on top of and reflect on federal issues.

There are no scheduled events of this type. View the past events below or all upcoming events.


Past Legislative Conferences


March 19, 2023
Legislative Conference 2023



March 27, 2022
Legislative Conference 2022



March 22, 2021
Legislative Conference 2021



March 22, 2020
Legislative Conference 2020




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Annual Conference 2024

Registration is now open for this year's Annual Conference, October 23-25, in Louisville, Kentucky. Join us!

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