Public Policy Resources

Publications, One-Pagers, and Toolkits

The following resources were developed by ASC to assist service commissions in advocating on behalf of national service and to show elected officials the power of national service to meet their communities’ needs.

• States for Service Governor Service Policy Menu
• Expanding Service Years in States and Local Communities
• Final Report of the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service
• Model Legislation
• Overview of ASC and State Service Commissions
• State Innovations in National Service and Volunteering

Governor Support

Many governors have served as great champions of national service.

Articles and Op-Eds

• Governor Haley Barbour, “Harvey Victims Need Federal Program that Saved Mississippi Post-Katrina,” USA Today, September 3, 2017.
• Governor Kim Reynolds and Dorothy McAuliffe "The case for an American year of service", The Hill, August 22, 2017 
• Governor Terry Branstad, "National Service Is a No Brainer,” Huffington Post, September 16, 2013.

Executive Orders on Service

• AmeriCorps and National Guard Partnership (Colorado)
• Apprenticeships and Work-Based Learning (Colorado)
• Creation of Cabinet-Level Department of Service and Civic Innovation (Maryland)
• Creation of Cabinet-Level Secretary of Service and Volunteering (California)
• Encouraging State Executive Branch Agencies to Provide Service Opportunities for Employees (Utah)
• Promoting Volunteerism of State Workers (Ohio)
• Requiring Service Hours for Economic Development Incentives (Utah)

Letters to Fellow Governors and Other Elected Officials

• Governor Jay Inslee (2015)
• Governor Terry Branstad (2013)
• Governor Haley Barbour (2010)