Organizations of Interest to Students Interested in Research Positions

The following list was put together by Dr. Jim Landers and includes many agencies and organizations that are of interest to students looking for research positions. Those marked with an asterisk denote agencies that have job clearinghouses. Also, many other websites will have open positions advertised on their website.

ORGANIZATIONS

(1) National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)*

http://www.ncsl.org

National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices (NALFO)

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/fiscal/nalfo/index.htm

National Legislative Program Evaluation Society (NLPES)

http://www.ncsl.org/programs/nlpes/

(2) National Organization of State Budget Officers (NASBO)

http://www.nasbo.org/

(3) Council of State Governments (CSG)

http://www.csg.org/

(4) Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) *

http://www.taxadmin.org

Annual Revenue Estimating and Tax Research Conference

http://www.taxadmin.org/fta/meet/

National Governors Association*

http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga

STATE AGENCIES

California Legislative Analyst’s Office

http://www.lao.ca.gov/laoapp/main.aspx

District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer

http://www.cfo.dc.gov/cfo/site/default.asp

Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability

http://www.oppaga.state.fl.us/about.html

Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability

http://www.ilga.gov/commission/cgfa2006/home.aspx

Indiana General Assembly – Legislative Services Agency

http://www.in.gov/legislative/

Iowa Legislative Fiscal Bureau

http://staffweb.legis.state.ia.us/lfb/

Iowa Department of Revenue

http://www.state.ia.us/tax/taxlaw/taxlaw.html

Kentucky Legislative Research Commission

http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/Org_Adm/LRC/aboutlrc.htm

Kentucky Office of State Budget Director

http://www.osbd.ky.gov/default.htm

Michigan Auditor General

http://audgen.michigan.gov/

Minnesota Department of Revenue, Research Division

http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/taxes/legal_policy/research_reports/research_reports.shtml

Minnesota Legislative Auditor

http://www.auditor.leg.state.mn.us/

North Carolina Legislative Fiscal Research Division

http://www.ncleg.net/fiscalresearch/

Ohio Department of Taxation, Tax Analysis Division

http://tax.ohio.gov/channels/other/research.stm

Ohio Legislative Service Commission

http://www.lsc.state.oh.us/

Oregon Department of Revenue

http://egov.oregon.gov/DOR/

Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office

http://www.leg.state.or.us/comm/lfo/home.htm

Washington Joint Legislative Audit Committee

http://www.leg.wa.gov/jlarc/

Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau

http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lfb/