January 7, 2013 

Legislature Reconvenes Today with Many New Faces

To all welcome back!  The Legislature reconvenes today with the Assembly scheduled at noon and the Senate at 2:00 pm.  Today, the Capitol will be swarming with newly elected members and throngs of advocates and supporters all clammering to make their introductions.  This week will be punctuated by Thursday's release of the governor's proposed 2013-14 state budget.  

For this upcoming session, each Senator and Assemblymember is allowed to introduce 40 bills total for a two-year session (per HR 1 (Skinner).  To date, 104 pieces of legislation have been introduced.  

To see a list of the Assembly Committee Assignments from the Daily File, click here.

The Assembly committees that our early care and education community should be aware of are:

BUDGET (BUDGET)-Blumenfield (Chair), Gorell (Vice Chair), Bloom, Bonilla, Campos, Chávez, Chesbro, Daly, Dickinson, Gordon, Grove, Harkey, Jones-Sawyer, Logue, Mansoor, Melendez, Mitchell, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Patterson, Rendon, Stone, Ting, and Wagner. Chief Consultant: Christian Griffith. Deputy Chief Consultants: Misty Feusahrens, Nicole Vazquez. Consultants: Marvin Deon, Andrea Margolis, Mark Martin, Gabrielle Meindl, Genevieve Morelos. Secretaries: Sandy Perez, Christina Corvera, Kyle Chin. Room 6026. Phone: (916) 319-2099.

EDUCATION (ED.)-Buchanan (Chair), Olsen (Vice Chair), Campos, Chávez, Nazarian, Weber, and Williams. Chief Consultant: Rick Pratt. Consultants: Marisol Aviña, Chelsea Kelley, Sophia Kwong Kim. Secretary: Francie Rupert. 1020 N Street, Room 159. Phone: (916) 319-2087. Fax: (916) 319-2187. 

HUMAN SERVICES (HUM. S.)-Stone (Chair), Maienschein (Vice Chair), Ammiano, Ian Calderon, Garcia, Grove, and Hall. Chief Consultant: Myesha Jackson. Senior Consultant: Chris Reefe. Secretary: Irene Frausto. 1020 N Street, Room 124. Phone: (916) 319-2089. Fax: (916) 319-2189.

BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEES -

Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services-Mitchell (Chair), Chesbro, Dickinson, Grove, and Mansoor. (Democratic Alternate: Blumenfield. Republican Alternate: Gorell).

Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance-Bonilla (Chair), Chávez, Muratsuchi, Nestande, and Ting. (Democratic Alternate: Blumenfield. Republican Alternate: Gorell). 

As of this writing, the Senate has not yet released their committee assignments. 

So as the Legislature reconvenes, and we begin to understand what the Supermajorities in both houses will prioritize, it is with much anticipation that child care is on that list.  So in this time of optimism, remember that CAPPA is here for you and, "We are all in this together."

CAPPA, CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION AND SAVE CHILD CARE EVENTS  

January 17, 2013
KVIE Building, Sacramento

What's In The Governor's 2013/14 Proposed Budget?-Seven spaces left!  Please join us for a timely and information-packed training to hear the latest political insights from elected officials and top budget and policy staff about how the Governor's proposed FY 2013-14 budget will impact early care and education and other programs serving low-income families and children. Come prepared to learn about the potential opportunities and challenges that the field will face.

Confirmed Speakers Include:

• Christian Griffith, Chief Consultant, Assembly Budget Committee
• Mike Herald, Legislative Advocate, Western Center on Law and Poverty
• Rachel Ehlers, Principal Fiscal & Policy Analyst, Legislative Analyst's Office
• California Budget Project
• Stan Cagle, 

  Branch Chief, Child Care & Refugee Branch, DSS-JUST ADDED

• Lupita Cortez Alcala, Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, CDE- JUST ADDED
  
  Register Here

Thank You To Our Event Sponsors!
Child Care Links, YMCA Child Care Resource Service, Davis Street Family Resource Center, MCT Technology, North Coast Opportunities, Inc. and Controltec, Inc.
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Click Here  

 

January 24, 2013
Hosted by Child Care Links, Pleasanton

 Northern California Regional Meeting  This Regional Meeting will include presentations from the Deputy District Attorney of Alameda County on Fraud- how to recognize it, types of fraud that agencies come across and how to handle it.
In the afternoon, there will be a Budget presentation from CAPPA's Executive Director, Denyne Micheletti.
Register Here    

 

 

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!  

The Child Development Webinar Series- ALL NEW FOR 2013!
   

The CAPPA Children's Foundation has developed a series of cutting edge trainings for 2013- all for one low price per center or program location. There is no limit to the number of people from your center who can attend the webinar series and be connected without ever leaving your location. This is a fabulous opportunity to train your ENTIRE staff and secure professional credit hours on the most requested child care topics for 2013 at an affordable price in an incredibly convenient format.

The 2010, 2011 & 2012 series are still available for purchase. Please email CAPPA, for more information.  

Click Here to see more details and to register for the 2013 Series.

Interested in sponsoring the 2013 Webinar Series? Click here for more information.

DONATE TO CAPPA AND SAVE CHILD CARE   

CAPPA is committed to continuing to advocate against the devastating cuts proposed by Governor Brown, provide support and training opportunities in addition to keeping the field updated on important and timely information via Save Child Care but we need your help.

We are asking for a donation to help us continue this important work- any amount is welcome. Together, we have united and have been successful in getting our message heard that families cannot work and be self sufficient without quality child care. Further, we have been on the front lines fighting to bring recognition of the needs of families, children, providers and the importance of the work that community based agencies and organizations do that serve low-income working families and children every day.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to partner with CAPPA and Save Child Care.

Click Here for the Donation Request Form