Formal and informal. ITD executive leadership and the governmental affairs manager communicate with legislators face-to-face, by phone or by e-mail throughout the year, and often attend the Legislature during session. Legislators request information from ITD staff. The ITD conducts legislative outreach meetings at each of its six district offices in December and invites legislators to attend board meetings each year when the board tours the state. The ITD has a governmental affairs office that monitors and assigns relevant legislation to subject matter experts for analysis. The analysis is supplied to the governors office, the legislative services office and legislators. ITD prepares a package of legislation each year that, after being approved by the governor, is submitted to the Legislature. ITD staff assist the legislative sponsors of-and testify regarding-these bills.