LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (CA)

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Children's Health Services Regulations HR 2: Reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Implementation * CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES REGULATIONS To maintain and enhance Medicaid School-Based Administrative claiming, and transportation services payments to local school districts, EPSDT well-child services for local preK-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, Medicaid, and issues of implementation, guidance, and regulations, to ensure positive health benefits for school children. * HR 2: REAUTHORIZATION OF STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP) IMPLEMENTATION To maintain and expand health care services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to additional eligible low-income children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford private health care coverage for their children, through effective implementation of SCHIP authorized services * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES, FOR ALL CHILDREN To ensure that as the final new comprehensive health care federal legislation is well-implemented, so that improved healthcare quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children and youth, including preK-12 public school students, services such as early, periodic, screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT), wellness and prevention services, and health coverage are at least equal to that now provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for low-income children * TO IMPLEMENT HEALTHY, HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT OF 2010 - To ensure that the newly reauthorized Child Nutrition Act is well-implemented at reasonable costs to local school districts with nutritionally healthy school meals that meet the needs of school children and families for federally subsidized school meals and other food assistance, during these difficult economic times; and that fosters optimal child health

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Matched citations: HR 2

Social Security Reform HR 1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011 * SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM Any proposal considered by the federal government for mandatory Social Security coverage of all public government employees, including K-12 public school personnel, and the impact of any other provisions on K-12 public school district personnel retirement benefits in California * HR 1332: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2011 To amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal two provisions, government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements, that reduce earned Social Security benefits for retired teachers and other public employees, retirees or spouses in states such as California, where such employees contribute to state pension funds for teachers and/or other public employees, that are not covered by Social Security

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Matched citations: HR 1332

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Children's Health Services Regulations HR 2: Reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Implementation * CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES REGULATIONS To maintain and enhance Medicaid School-Based Administrative claiming, and transportation services payments to local school districts, EPSDT well-child services for local preK-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, Medicaid, and issues of implementation, guidance, and regulations, to ensure positive health benefits for school children. * HR 2: REAUTHORIZATION OF STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP) IMPLEMENTATION To maintain and expand health care services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to additional eligible low-income children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford private health care coverage for their children, through effective implementation of SCHIP services * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES, FOR ALL CHILDREN To ensure that as the final new comprehensive health care federal legislation is well-implemented, so that improved healthcare quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children and youth, including preK-12 public school students, services such as early, periodic, screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT), wellness and prevention services, and health coverage are at least equal to that now provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for low-income children * TO IMPLEMENT HEALTHY, HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT OF 2010 - To ensure that the newly reauthorized Child Nutrition Act is well-implemented at reasonable costs to local school districts with nutritionally healthy school meals that meet the needs of school children and families for federally subsidized school meals and other food assistance, during these difficult economic times

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Matched citations: HR 2

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Implementation * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT Implementation, regulations/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, especially in light of recent and repeated USDA recall of products sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; rising food prices for preK-12 public schools, students, and families, and specific food safety impacts on California's children * HR 5504/S 3307: HEALTHY, HUNGER FREE KIDS ACT OF 2010/CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION 2010 - To ensure positive and reasonable implementation of the recently reauthorized Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts for K-12 public school meals programs and nutritional standards

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Matched citations: HR 5504

Social Security Reform HR 1332: Social Security Fairness Act of 2011 * SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM Any proposal considered by the federal government for mandatory Social Security coverage of all public government employees, including K-12 public school personnel, and the impact of any other provisions on K-12 public school district personnel retirement benefits in California * HR 1332: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2011 To amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal two provisions, government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements, that reduce earned Social Security benefits for retired teachers and other public employees, retirees or spouses in states such as California where such employees contribute to state pension funds for teachers and/or other public employees, that are not covered by Social Security

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Children's Health Services Regulations HR 2: Reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Implementation * CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES REGULATIONS To maintain and enhance Medicaid School-Based Administrative claiming, and transportation services payments to local school districts, EPSDT well-child services for local preK-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, Medicaid, and issues of implementation, guidance, and regulations, to ensure positive health benefits for school children. * HR 2: REAUTHORIZATION OF STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP) IMPLEMENTATION To maintain and expand health care services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to additional eligible low-income children whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford private health care coverage for their children, through effective implementation of SCHIP services * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES, FOR ALL CHILDREN To ensure that as the final new comprehensive health care federal legislation is well-implemented, so that improved healthcare quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children and youth, including preK-12 public school students, services such as early, periodic, screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT), wellness and prevention services, and health coverage are at least equal to that now provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for low-income children

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Matched citations: HR 2

FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities * HR 3081 CONTINUING RESOLUTION (CR) - To fund FY 2011 federal programs through December 31, 2010, at present FY 2010 (School Year 2010-11) levels

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Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS)/Educational Broadband Service (EBS) "The Anti-Deficiency Act" - to Amend Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 National Education Technology Plan and National Broadband Plan Implementation * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Corporation, Schools/Libraries Division, including Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, and to encourage lifting of the administrative cap on E-Rate funds so that more eligible schools and their students may gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications * INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS)/EDUCATIONAL BROADBAND SERVICE (EBS) Preservation of ITFS/EBS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS/EBS allocation rules beyond the education community, or redefining related rules * THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT, TO AMEND SECTION 254 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 To exempt funds received for the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title I of the Communications Act, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act, regarding accounting rules, each year or permanently * NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - To build support and sustainability for implementation of advanced telecommunications facilities and services for preK-12 students and local school districts, including affordable broadband access and availability aligned with future college and career readiness educational goals and learning systems, using existing E-Rate mechanisms and other selected non-E-Rate funding, policy and programmatic opportunities * HR 4619: THE E-RATE 2.0 ACT OF 2010 - To raise the current $2.25 billion funding cap on the E-Rate program, that provides discounts to schools and libraries for affordable access to advanced telecommunications services, and to explore additional options to provide affordable telecommunications opportunities to students at home and school, with identified funding sources that do not diminish the presently available but oversubscribed E-Rate funds

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Matched citations: HR 4619

FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities * HR 3081 CONTINUING RESOLUTION (CR) - To fund FY 2011 federal programs through December 31, 2010, at present FY 2010 (School Year 2010-11) levels

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Matched citations: HR 4812

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Preparation * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT Implementation, regulations/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, especially in light of recent and repeated USDA recall of products sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; rising food prices for preK-12 public schools, students, and families, and specific food safety impacts on California's children * REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CHILD NUTRITION AND NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACTS PREPARATION Preparation of policy recommendations on issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs for the upcoming Child Nutrition Act and school meals reauthorization legislation * HR 5504: IMPROVING NUTRITION FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN ACT - To improve access, quality and funding for child nutrition and school meals for children in preK-Grade 12 through reauthorization, including better food safety, healthier nutritional quality through higher more comprehensively applied school nutrition standards, increased federal reimbursement for school meals, simplified eligibility determinations, and improved availability of snacks and meals for children during non-school time, such as weekends and holidays and evenings * S 3307: HEALTHY HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT OF 2010 - To reauthorize and amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the health and nutrition of preK-Grade 12 students through better nutritional standards, new mechanisms for schools in high poverty areas to certify children for federally subsidized school meals directly, and using alternative data sources instead of collecting paper applications, improved food safety and federal school meals reimbursement rates

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Matched citations: HR 5504

FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities * HR 3081 CONTINUING RESOLUTION (CR) - To fund FY 2011 federal programs through December 31, 2010, at present FY 2010 (School Year 2010-11) levels

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Matched citations: S 1206

FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities * HR 3081 CONTINUING RESOLUTION (CR) - To fund FY 2011 federal programs through December 31, 2010, at present FY 2010 (School Year 2010-11) levels

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Matched citations: S 3686

Social Security Reform S 484/HR 235: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 * SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM Any proposal considered by the federal government for mandatory Social Security coverage of all public government employees, including K-12 public school personnel, and the impact of any other provisions on K-12 public school district personnel retirement benefits in California * S 484/HR 235: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2009 To amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal two provisions, government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements, that reduce earned Social Security benefits for retired teachers and other public employees, retirees or spouses in states such as California where such employees contribute to state pension funds for teachers and/or other public employees, that are not covered by Social Security

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Matched citations: S 484

Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS)/Educational Broadband Service (EBS) "The Anti-Deficiency Act" - to Amend Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 National Education Technology Plan and National Broadband Plan Implementation * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Corporation, Schools/Libraries Division, including Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, and to encourage lifting of the administrative cap on E-Rate funds so that more eligible schools and their students may gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications * INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS)/EDUCATIONAL BROADBAND SERVICE (EBS) Preservation of ITFS/EBS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS/EBS allocation rules beyond the education community, or redefining related rules * THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT, TO AMEND SECTION 254 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 To exempt funds received for the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title I of the Communications Act, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act, regarding accounting rules, each year or permanently * NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - To build support and sustainability for implementation of advanced telecommunications facilities and services for preK-12 students and local school districts, including affordable broadband access and availability aligned with future college and career readiness educational goals and learning systems, using existing E-Rate mechanisms and other selected non-E-Rate funding, policy and programmatic opportunities * HR 4619: THE E-RATE 2.0 ACT OF 2010 - To raise the current $2.25 billion funding cap on the E-Rate program, that provides discounts to schools and libraries for affordable access to advanced telecommunications services, and to explore additional options to provide affordable telecommunications opportunities to students at home and school, with identified funding sources that do not diminish the presently available but oversubscribed E-Rate funds

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Matched citations: HR 4619

FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities

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Matched citations: HR 4812

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Preparation * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT Implementation, regulations/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, especially in light of recent and repeated USDA recall of products sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; rising food prices for preK-12 public schools, students, and families, and specific food safety impacts on California's children * REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CHILD NUTRITION AND NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACTS PREPARATION Preparation of policy recommendations on issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs for the upcoming Child Nutrition Act and school meals reauthorization legislation * HR 5504: IMPROVING NUTRITION FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN ACT - To improve access, quality and funding for child nutrition and school meals for children in preK-Grade 12 through reauthorization, including better food safety, healthier nutritional quality through higher more comprehensively applied school nutrition standards, increased federal reimbursement for school meals, simplified eligibility determinations, and improved availability of snacks and meals for children during non-school time, such as weekends and holidays and evenings * S 3307: HEALTHY HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT OF 2010 - To reauthorize and amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the health and nutrition of preK-Grade 12 students through better nutritional standards, new mechanisms for schools in high poverty areas to certify children for federally subsidized school meals directly, and using alternative data sources instead of collecting paper applications, improved food safety and federal school meals reimbursement rates

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Matched citations: HR 5504

FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities

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FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities

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Social Security Reform S 484/HR 235: Social Security Fairness Act of 2009 * SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM Any proposal considered by the federal government for mandatory Social Security coverage of all public government employees, including K-12 public school personnel, and the impact of any other provisions on K-12 public school district personnel retirement benefits in California * S 484/HR 235: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2009 To amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal two provisions, government pension offset and windfall elimination requirements, that reduce earned Social Security benefits for retired teachers and other public employees, retirees or spouses in states such as California where such employees contribute to state pension funds for teachers and/or other public employees, that are not covered by Social Security

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Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS)/Educational Broadband Service (EBS) "The Anti-Deficiency Act" - to Amend Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 National Education Technology Plan and National Broadband Plan * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Corporation, Schools/Libraries Division, including Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, and to encourage lifting of the administrative cap on E-Rate funds so that more eligible schools and their students may gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications * INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS)/EDUCATIONAL BROADBAND SERVICE (EBS) Preservation of ITFS/EBS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS/EBS allocation rules beyond the education community, or redefining related rules * THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT, TO AMEND SECTION 254 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 To exempt funds received for the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title I of the Communications Act, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act, regarding accounting rules, each year * NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN- To build support and sustainability for advanced telecommunications facilities and services for preK-12 students and local school districts, including affordable broadband access and availability aligned with future college and career readiness educational goals and learning systems, using existing E-Rate mechanisms and other selected non-E-Rate funding, policy and programmatic opportunities * HR 4619: THE E-RATE 2.0 ACT OF 2010 - To raise the current $2.25 billion cap on the E-Rate program, that provides discounts to schools and libraries for affordable access to advanced telecommunications services, and to explore additional options to provide affordable telecommunications opportunities to students at home and school, with identified funding sources that do not diminish the presently available but oversubscribed E-Rate funds

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FULL FUNDING FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) - Issues related to full funding for special education services for K-12 public school children with disabilities, as defined by Congressional promises made in relation to original federal legislation, and possible transfer of program funds from discretionary to mandatory side of federal budget * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION To preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through budgetary reserves, legislation or regulatory action * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION -Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid; and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal federal funding for early childhood education and K-12 public education, to develop college and career readiness and academic proficiency for all elementary and secondary school students, and to fund related services for children and youth including health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs; to provide preK-12 educational services to students and to modernize, renovate and repair public school facilities * HR 4899: HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring * HR 4899: SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring * S 1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees * HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities

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Matched citations: HR 4812