Dues Renewal Email Scam Alert
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On 05/27/2015 members received an email from ncisssite@nciss.org requesting dues be paid online. This is NOT a legitimate email address or message. The embedded link appears legitimate, but it is not - due to prior hacking experiences, NCISS temporarily removed this ability until a new secure site platform is developed. On the note of dues renewal: You can make your dues payments directly to Carol via phone, fax or email - (800) 445-8408 and Fax: (410) 388-9746 and Email: nciss@comcast.net. PLEASE make your dues payments ASAP directly to Carol. |
A message from your new NCISS PresidentJoin us for Hit the Hill!
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Dear Members and Colleagues:
We are back!!!
Our Mid Term HIT THE HILL event was a great success.
The National Council of Investigations &Security Services (NCISS) once again made sure "Your Voice in Washington and Across America" was heard by US Senators and House of Representatives members, as well as their staffers.
This year Congressman Ted Yoho from Florida was the guest speaker at our Capital Hill luncheon. The congressman is a big supporter of NCISS and spoke about how important our industry is to the country and the need to protect the investigative tools we enjoy.
This year we welcomed quite a few new members that joined us for the 1st time. Everyone was quite impressed with Keith Nelson our lobbyist and Francie Koehler our Investigations Legislative Chair as they prepared the group to Hit the Hill. We were are armed with the latest bills and versed on procedure to present to our Congressional leaders.
We are now preparing for our Mid Term board meeting to be held in Las Vegas this fall, those dates are: Sept. 20-23rd at the SLS Hotel. This year NCISS Mid-Term Seminars are Co-Sponsored by Nevada Society of Professional Investigators. Please visit our website for all the registration info you need http://www.nciss.org/news-and-events/the-full-event.php?eid=79
Advocacy Hub
NCISS continues to show leadership and its commitment to State Association outreach with the release of the new Advocacy Hub (AH). The AH is a wonderful tool for State Associations to monitor legislation effecting their state. The AH not only identifies certain pieces legislation, it can be helpful with call to action letters from your members to your Congressional and House Representatives.
The AH will continue to add more features as we learn more about the issues that have an impact on your business. The AH link can be found our website, via this short link http://goo.gl/QSCcgc
The NCISS leadership team looks forward to seeing all of you in DC.
Regards,
James E. Huckabee
President- National Council of Investigations &Security Services
jhuckabee@starsecurityinc.com
NCISS
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Hit the Hill
News and Photos from Members
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Here is a small sampling of the events and attendees at Hit the Hill. Please watch for the printed issue of Your Advocate for more news and photographs. Be sure and send your submissions!
 Several attendees were able to make the Capitol luncheon with keynote speaker Rep. Ted Yoho (FL).
 Rep. Ted Yoho (FL) discussed the hot topics of drones and GPS.
 2nd Vice President Terry Myer and President James Huckabee flank Rep. Ted Yoho after the luncheon.
Legislative Chair (Investigations) Francie Koehler prepares members
HTH Highlight - Meeting with Senate Commerce Committee
In the afternoon, Lobbyit took NCISS leadership to meet with senior counsel on the Senate Commerce Committee to discuss data privacy and drone legislation. We learned that they had no intention to sweep up private detectives into the data broker definition, but were looking to regulate those businesses who make money from aggregating, packaging and selling consumer data to third parties.
Look for more photos and experiences soon!
What was your experience at Hit the Hill? Send your photos and thoughts to editor@nciss.org to be printed in Your Advocate in July!
Overall, a successful day and first-rate effort by the NCISS crew!
For current state legislation being monitored at NCISS.org: Legislation ==> Advocacy Hub ==> State Legislation
For updates of SAAB / SLAM, please visit http://www.nciss.org/about-us/state-association-advisory-board.php
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Legislative Watch - Security & Investigations
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Protecting Consumers and Commerce in the Internet AgeThe Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee manages the modern manifestation of the committee's historic role overseeing interstate and foreign commerce. Today, that commerce increasingly occurs in cyberspace, which is why the committee and the CMT subcommittee in particular will be focused on data security and the implications of cyber threats to American commerce.
Calls to Action through the State Legislative Advocacy Hub
In April the Florida Association of Licensed Investigators learned of a 'Midnight Amendment' on two bills - drone and GPS regulation - that would severely limit their use, or worse, prohibit private investigators completely. Being too late to act in the legislature, the only course of action was to contact Florida's Governor Scott for a veto. FALI and NCISS members from around the country rallied and sent letters. Unfortunately, one bill has been signed and the other is still making its way to the governor. Similarly, the Texas Association of Licensed Investigators learned of a bill that would restrict the access to accident reports. Having the support of trial lawyers, TALI was unable to get an amendment to the bill. Efforts by FALI and TALI, with the support of NCISS, will continue into the next legislative sessions. The actions of FALI, TALI and NCISS members is greatly appreciated. Drone Bill in Colorado Morphs to Emerging Technology Privacy The so called "drone bill" in Colorado which morphed into an "emerging technology bill" has been killed. This bill could have been a significant issue to surveillance investigators as well as other fields in the investigative profession. The Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado had been watching this and giving input since it came out of it's first committee in the House of Representatives. PPIAC were the only ones with representation from the investigative profession that testified in a Senate committee and it definitely made a difference. The Senate sponsors heard the problems we presented and, in the end, the sponsors themselves killed the bill. However they vowed to bring back another form of the bill next year.
 Francie Koehler, CPI, CCDI, CLI
Legislative Committee - Investigations Chair
francie@nciss.org
(510) 772-5512
 Brad Duffy
Legislative Committee - Security Chair
Brad.Duffy@permarsecurity.com
(515) 244-5660
Make sure NCISS is monitoring your state legislation!
The Advocacy Hub is at http://goo.gl/QSCcgc
A tutorial is at http://goo.gl/51CBMi
Archives of NCISS Legislative Alerts can be found at:News Archive Link - http://www.nciss.org/news-and-events/latest-news.php |
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The Report and The eReport
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Now 3x per year! Look for the next issue of your new
The Advocate
in your mailbox soon!
2nd Vice President, Terry Myer, shares with us his philosophy on the importance of supporting NCISS and your state associations... Legislative protection comes in 2 halves: 1st half is "State Association" 2nd half is "The Advocate at NCISS" NCISS reaches over 1100 investigators and security consultants in your national trade journal, The NCISS Report, delivered by direct mail to the agency owners who have an interest in events in Washington, D.C. The journal is mailed THREE times each year (before Hit the Hill and fall conference, and year end) and is also available online. We welcome contributions on investigation or security related topics of interest to our members. If you have news or an idea for an article contact your Regional Director or Advocate editor. In the meantime, check out current and past issues at http://www.nciss.org/news-and-events/nciss-advocate.php.
In an effort to make sure our members are current on news of their professions, the bi-monthly electronic bulletin, The eAdvocate, is sent via email. If you have news or an idea for either Your Advocate or The eAdvocate, contact the editor, Dean A. Beers, at editor@nciss.orgBe sure and check the current and past issues at http://conta.cc/ZoQsTl
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Region News and State Association Updates
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NCISS needs your help with state investigative and security associations...
Please use this link to a form to enter state associations, officers, contact information. This will help us stay in contact with the associations and develop a stronger and mutually beneficial relationship for our members.
==> http://goo.gl/DjCY91
From Terry Myer, 2nd Vice President
Had a great time in FALI and ended up with 21 new members. We had a different approach to sharing the works of Lobbyit. It was the perfect time with FALI because of the bill that was about to pass and we helped to get the letters out to the governor's office. We are looking forward to going to the CALI conference in Reno June 4th to June 7th. Just want to share how we were able to reach out to the emergency call in Florida. We will be there to help in all states to protect our industry. After Reno, on to San Antonio in Aug. and Vegas in Sept.
From Dean Gluth, Regional Director (Region 1)
The Association of Detective & Security Agencies of Illinois donated $1,000 to the NCISS Legislative Fund.
From Andrea Orozco, Regional Director (Region 5)
In addtion to the defeat of the drone regulation bill (above), Andrea reminds NCISS members of the mandatory licensing in Colorado and the PPIAC Annual Awards Banquet.
Licensing - effective June 1st, licensing of private investigators in Colorado is mandatory (including subcontractors).
-- Get your copy of the 2015 Guide to the New Colorado PI Law - http://ppiac.org/pi-licensing-law
-- Helpful links and the application for PI Licensing in Colorado are now available on the DORA website. < link >
Annual Awards Banquet 07/25/2015 - attendance tickets and sponsorships available https://ppiac.wildapricot.org/widget/event-1888369
From Karen Miller, Maryland Investigators and Security Association (MISA)
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed HB 479/SB 328 to change the private detective agency license from a 2 year term to a 3 year term. The law takes effect on October 1, 2015. Attending the signing were Deborah Cranford, MISA Legislative Committee; and Kathy Morris, MISA Legislative Chair.
During the unrest in Baltimore in April, MISA was proud to partner with the Maryland State Police to communicate and coordinate private sector resources to assist as needed.
From Gene Ferraro (Past President) and Dean Beers (1st Vice President)
The ASIS Standards and Guidelines Commission is about to publish a new ANSI standard on workplace investigations. Its implications and potential benefits for the members of NCISS are significant. Gene is on the commission and Dean was on the drafting and review committee. Details will be announced when the standards are released.
NCISS MEMBER ASSOCIATION CONFERENCES
The following NCISS member associations conferences are coming up, many are offering NCISS members a discount. If you are attending, please let your Regional Director know.
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Register Now for Las Vegas September 20-22!
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Co-Sponsored by the Nevada Society of Professional Investigators and Arizona Association of Licensed Private Investigators.
Exceptional speakers and topics are lined up - details in your email soon.
SLS Hotel, Las Vegas
2535 S Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV The group rate is $65.00 per night!
Reservation Call-In Line: 702-761-7757
Booking Code: 09NCIS15 |
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Dues Renewal and New Categories of Membership
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Help grow your Voice in Washington
renew your NCISS membership...
If you have NOT paid your dues for 2015, they are overdue - please contact Carol Ward by phone, email or fax to continue your support and membership of NCISS - Your Voice in DC and Across America! You can renew as a Silver member or Gold member.
Phone: (800) 445-8408
Fax: (410) 388-9746
Email: nciss@comcast.net
If paying by credit card, please consider adding 2% (or rounding up) to offset the fees to NCISS.
The following are membership categories:
- Bronze: $99 - Only available to new applicants for one year. No voting privileges.
- Silver: $175 -- $35 of which goes to our legislative fund. Receives all rights and privileges of membership.
- Gold: $395 -- $100 of which is designated to our legislative fund. Gold members receive one free annual conference registration per year.
Contact your Regional Director if you have any questions or need assistance. Membership and dues information are also at
NCISS Represents nearly 1,000 members We can reach 1,000 by the Las Vegas Conference! As a member of NCISS, you know the importance of the NCISS mission - please share this with your colleagues and encourage them to be part of the NCISS mission. First year introductory dues are $99. |
Vendors and Sponsors of NCISS
Benefits for you, fitting your needs
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NCISS has launched a new Vendors and Sponsors Program to bring you expanded benefits as a member of NCISS. We welcome the following additions to the program: DIAMOND SPONSOR:
 Contact editor@nciss.org for details to join the new Vendors and Sponsors Program as a Diamond, Gold, Silver or Bronze level supporter of NCISS members. All NCISS members receive a discount from Office Depot and now Office Max. Savings on copies and printing are significant (up to 80%) and a portion is donated to NCISS.
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Your Membership, Your Voice ...
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The National Council of Investigation and Security Services, Inc., is a cooperative effort of those companies and associations responsible for providing private security and investigation services to the legal profession, business community, government and the public.
It is the role of NCISS to meet and solve these problems while seeking to uncover and recommend action on any hidden potential problems which may have an effect on our profession.
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NCISS Board
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Executive Council
President
James Huckabee
1st Vice President
Dean Beers
2nd Vice President
Terry Myer, Sr.
3rd Vice President
Brad Duffy
Secretary
Debbie Anderson
Treasurer
Bill Fletcher
Chair
Bob Heales
Executive Director
Carol Ward
DirectorsRegion 1 Dean Gluth
Region 2
Tony Quintana
Region 3
Larry Flannery
Region 4
Mark Gillespie
Region 5
Andrea Orozco
Region 6
Open
Members at Large
Jerry Pitman
Audra Coleman
Gary Brummond
Tim O'Rourke
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