Happening this week
CAPPA advocates will continue their meetings with legislators. If you want to make sure that your elected official is followed up with or you have specific agency/center related information that you would like presented to either your elected senator or assemblymember, send us an email. To watch any of the Assembly or Senate floor or committee hearings, go to www.calchannel.com California: - ASM Floor Session on Monday & Thursday
- SEN Floor Session on Monday & Wednesday
- Thursday - SEN Budget & Fiscal Review Committee; 2013-14 K-12 Education Budget: Overview of the Governor's Local Control Funding Formula and Accountability Plan
- Scheduled for this week:
- February 26, Meeting of the California Health Benefit Exchange; agenda
- It is important to follow the meetings and actions of the Exchange as some of the discussion surrounding the implementation may impact child care and the families we serve
- Canceled: February 28 Health Care Reform Stakeholders Group
Legislation on our radar: - AB 191 - CalFRESH Categorical Eligibility
- AB 197 - CalWORKs eligibility; asset limits: vehicles
- AB 260 - Individualized county child care subsidy plans
- AB 271 - CalWORKs eligibility
- AB 273 - Child care and development services
- AB 274 - Child care and development services: alternative paymnt programs
- AB 290 - Child day care: childhood nutrition training
- AB 641 - Child Care: Family child care providers: bargaining representatives
- AB 812 - Child care contracts
- AB 1152 - Categorical funding: CalSAFE
- SB 192 - Child care: early learning and school support resources
- SB 223 - Education finance: Maximum cateforical funding flexibility
CAPPA's public policy committee is analyzing the above amongst a much broader list.
Tell Congress to Prevent Harmful Cuts Due to Start in March
As the new year dawned, Congress passed legislation to continue the Bush tax cuts for all but the top 2 percent, prevent federal unemployment insurance from expiring, and maintain important low-income tax credits for 5 years. In addition, it replaced 2 months of across-the-board cuts to domestic, international, and Pentagon programs with a combination of revenues and other spending cuts. Those cuts in current year spending are now scheduled to start on March 1. They will impose $31.4 billion in cuts to domestic programs like WIC, Head Start, child care, housing, home energy, and homeless aid, education and training, and much more. Medicare will be cut by $11.2 billion. Please tell your Senators and Representative to oppose these cuts, and to replace them with revenues from high-income individuals and profitable corporations and with savings from reining in Pentagon waste. Click here to enter zip code and register your voice.
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CAPPA, CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION AND SAVE CHILD CARE EVENTS
Save the Date: CAPPA Training- April 16, 2013
Sierra Health Foundation, Sacramento
Topics to include:
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2013 CAPPA and R&R Joint Annual Conference in Sacramento!
 
CAPPA is pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the California Resource and Referral Network to deliver our 2013 Annual Conference jointly! See the letter announcing the partnership here.
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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.
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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
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