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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- (Business Wire)

The National Conference of State Legislatures has awarded the Tennessee General Assembly a Legislative Staff Achievement Award for its new, innovative “Dashboard” Web application for legislators. The annual award recognizes excellence in supporting the work of a state legislature and strengthening the legislative institution.

With the arrival of the Dashboard, the General Assembly has redefined the administration of its legislative process. Legislators enter a session, take out a tablet device, and immediately know where they are in the day’s schedule and what actions have been taken. The application also provides detailed bill information and proposed amendments to help legislators prepare for discussion and decision. All of the information is created and updated in real-time, so documents and actions taken on a bill will appear on the Dashboard just seconds after the gavel drops.

Not only does the app provide a more efficient approach to passing legislation, it replaced a manually-intensive process for research and bill-related documents, which included printing information packets each week. Changing the way analysts create and deliver critical documentation alone offers a two-year 210 percent ROI.

Responsive frameworks and the addition of touch screen technology make the Dashboard ideal for mobile devices of all kinds, which is especially convenient for legislators on the move. The streamlined, single point of creation and delivery of research materials has changed everything.

The Dashboard concept was the collaborative vision of Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey and Speaker Beth Harwell. Implementation was driven by Russell Humphrey, Chief Clerk of the Senate, Joe McCord, Chief Clerk of the House, and Vinay Dattu, Legislative Information Systems Director. It was designed and developed with NIC, Inc., Tennessee’s eGovernment partner since 2000.

About

NIC, Tennessee Information Division helps Tennessee build and maintain the state’s official web portal TN.gov, and hundreds of online services that allow citizens and businesses to interact with state government more efficiently.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” five times, most recently ranked at No.11 (2013), and the company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

Contacts:

NIC
Kelly Berg, 615-313-0300

Source: NIC, Tennessee Information Division