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Happening this week
Legislative hearings on issues of importance to our field are in full swing. CAPPA advocates continue meeting and educating decision makers about fully restoring CalWORKs, general child care funding, streamlining Title 5 and reducing bureaucratic burdens on programs, centers and providers.
Below is a listing of current hearings. To watch any of the Assembly or Senate floor or committee hearings, go to www.calchannel.com
California:
- ASM Floor Session on Monday & Thursday
- ASM Committee Hearings:
- Tuesday, April 16
- Assembly Human Services (Agenda)
- AB 274 (Bonilla). HIGH PRIORITY!!! Important legislation to reduce burdens on agencies, providers and centers.
- AB 260 (Gordon & Hill) - Individualized county child care subsidy plan
- Wednesday, April 17
- Assembly Appropriations Committee (Agenda)
- AB 191 (Bocanegra) - CalFresh: categorical eligibility
- AB 197 (Stone) - CalWORKs eligibility: asset limits: vehicles
- AB 260 (Gordon & Hill) - Individualized county child care subsidy plans
- AB 271 (Mitchell) - CalWORKs eligibility
- AB 290 (Alejo) - Child day care: childhood nutrition training
- AB 364 (Ian Calderon) - Community care facilities: unnannouned visits
- AB 419 (Lowenthal) - CalWORKs: eligibility of hospitalized children
- SEN Floor Session on Monday & Thursday
- SEN Committee Hearings:
- Wednesday, April 17
- SB 464 (Jackson) - Child care: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Act
UPCOMING HEARINGS TO CALENDAR
- April 22, Public Hearing on CCDF State Plan. More details below.
- April 29, ASM Budget Subcommittee 1 (Mitchell) on Health and Human Services
- Topics: Affordable Care Act (ACA) & Medi-Cal expansion
- May 1, ASM Budget Subcommittee 1 (Mitchell) on Health and Human Services
- May 2, SEN Budget Subcommittee 1 (Liu) on Education
- Topics: Child care and preschool
- May 2, SEN Budget Subcommittee 3 (Monning) on Health and Human Services
- Topic: Medi-Cal expansion and streamlining
- May 7, ASM Budget Subcommittee 2 (Bonilla) on Education
Noteworthy
Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) State Plan for October 1, 2013 - Sept. 30, 2015
This is very important for all within our field to review and provide input where needed. This is your opportunity to provide input to CDE regarding how they prioritize, allocate and fund all our programs including: alternative payment programs, resource and referrals, quality programs, general child care issues, Local Planning Councils (LPCs), licensure, TrustLine reimbursement and so much more.
Here are some links to be aware:
Every two years, the federal government requires states, territories, and tribes that receive funds through the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to prepare and submit a plan detailing how these funds will be allocated and expended. The California Department of Education (CDE) has been designated in state law to be the lead agency that is responsible for administering the CCDF in California and, therefore, is required to submit the CCDF State Plan.
Get involved! If you have input that you would like for CAPPA to consider as part of their response to CDE for the public hearing, please email details to cappa@cappaonline.com not later than April 18, 2013. Please note, the window to provide public comment directly to CDE is by 5:00 pm on June 1, 2013.
Federal:
Below is information from our federal partner, Child Care AwareŽ of America:
Within the President's FY2014 budget submitted to Congress last week was a new early learning initiative - a historic opportunity for all young children throughout America!
High Quality Preschool for Every Child: The President proposed a new federal-state partnership to provide all low and middle income 4-year-old children with high quality preschool. The measure is funded by a 94 cent increase in the federal tax on tobacco raising $78 billion over 10 years. The proposal also encourages states to expand to full day kindergarten programs once preschool targets have been met.
Early Head Start/Child Care Partnerships: The President proposed expanding access to high quality early learning settings for children from birth through age 3 through a new competitive grant program run through Early Head Start in partnership with child care. The President has proposed $1.4 billion for FY2014.
Child Care and Development Block Grant: The President has proposed an increase of $500 million in "mandatory" funds for child care (from $2.9 billion this year to $3.4 billion in FY2014). The President has also proposed an increase of $200 million in CCDBG discretionary funds to increase health and safety.
Expanding Home Visiting: The President has proposed an expansion of voluntary home visiting to enable nurses, social workers, and other professionals to connect families to services and educational support that will improve a child's health, development and ability to learn.
Worth Reading:
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CAPPA, Children's Foundation and Save Child Care Events
CAPPA Statewide Meeting-April 16, 2013
Sierra Health Foundation, Sacramento
Last Day to Register!
This event is not to be missed and will be a great opportunity for you to gain a better understanding of these emerging issues!
Kicking off the day, we have staff from the Public Policy Institute of California who will be sharing findings from two of their recently released reports focusing on Realignment of Social Services and Health Care. Following this presentation, we will have a focused and detailed informational on Medi-Cal Expansion, an Overview of the Affordable Care Act and the Vision of The California Health Benefit Exchange. For the afternoon, our expert panel will discuss issues that are on the horizon for our families and children.
Topics of the day to include:
- Findings from the Public Policy Institute's recently released reports on Realignment
of Social Services and Health Care - The Medi-Cal Expansion: What Does It Mean For California's Families
- How do our stakeholder partners weigh in on the realignment for child care with the Medi-Cal expansion
- Vision of the California Health Benefit Exchange
- The Issues That Are On The Horizon For Our Families and Children
Confirmed Presenters Include:
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Ted Lempert, President; Children Now
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Kim Kruckel, Executive Director; Child Care Law Center
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Caroline Danielson, Research Fellow; Public Policy Institute of California
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Shannon McConville, Research Associate; Public Policy Institute of California
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Diane Stanton, Special Consultant for External Affairs; Covered California
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Vanessa Cajina, Legislative Advocate; Western Center on Law and Poverty
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Cathy Senderling-McDonald, Deputy Executive Director; County Welfare Director's Association
Sponsor This Event
Thank You to Our Event Sponsors:
  
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2013 CAPPA and the Network's Joint Annual Conference in Sacramento!
 
CAPPA is pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the California Resource and Referral Network to deliver a joint 2013 Annual Conference!
- The 2013 Call For Presentations for the joint CAPPA/Network Conference is available 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.
Click Here to see more details and to register for the 2013 Series.
The 2010, 2011 & 2012 series are still available for purchase. Please email CAPPA, for more information.
Interested in sponsoring the 2013 Webinar Series? Click here for more information.
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Donate to CAPPA, The Children's Foundation and Save Child Care
CAPPA, the Children's Foundation and SAVE CHILD CARE are committed to protecting and supporting working families and children from birth on with child care subsidies and access to California's rich early care and educational opportunities. To provide our earliest learners with the most advantageous outcomes, we must be vigilant in educating legislators that the votes and policies they make today will directly impact the lives of our children for decades to come.
Your generous gifts of support, past and future, are greatly valued as serious investments in furthering the work we do for working families. Please share our vision for a better future for our children, continue to be our partner, and invest in our efforts.
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CAPPA Children's Foundation Mission Statement
The CAPPA Children's Foundation is dedicated to supporting the families and children of California through education, training and research.
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