The Religious Freedom Battle Moves to the States: Non-Partisan Legislative Caucuses

The Orange County Lawyers Chapter

Speaker:

• Tim Schultz, State Legislative Policy Director for the American Religious Freedom Program in Washington, D.C.

Speaker:

• Tim Schultz, State Legislative Policy Director for the American Religious Freedom Program in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Schultz has been at the forefront of the efforts to successfully establish non-partisan legislative caucuses on religious liberty in 9 states to date, as well as the nationwide efforts to further establish such legislative caucuses in every state, including California.

Tim Schultz joined the Ethics and Public Policy Center in 2012 and serves as State Legislative Policy Director for EPPC's American Religious Freedom Program (ARFP).

Mr. Schultz directs ARFP's state policy initiatives, including developing and guiding coalition efforts to establish bipartisan religious freedom caucuses in all 50 state legislatures. He works with a broad range of community and religious leaders to educate legislators in each state about the principles of and rising threats to religious freedom.

In his ten years of experience developing state and federal policy, Mr. Schultz has testified before Congress and a dozen state legislatures. He has drafted five legislative proposals that were enacted into law.

Credit: 1.5 Hours of MCLE Credit

Cost: $25 in advance; $35 at the door; Students: $15 in advance; $25 at the door. Lunch will be provided.

Registration is online at: http://jrcls-oc.com/2013symposium.php.