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To Improve Health Care Quality, Affordability, Accessibility, and Services for All Children To Implement Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN - To ensure that the new health care reform legislation is implemented, that improved health care quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children, and youth, including preK-12 public school students, EPSDT services, 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, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 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

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 applicable accounting rules, annually or permanently * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996: Ongoing revision of federal telecommunications law and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administration Company, Schools/Libraries Division, including E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, that would permit more eligible schools and students to gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications, to balance support to schools for broadband and for telephone services. * NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - To build support and sustainability for implementation of advanced telecommunications facilities and services for Pre-K-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 selected other non-E-Rate funding, policy, and programmatic opportunities * TO SEEK INCREASE IN CURRENT E-RATE FUNDING CAP - To permanently raise the current annual 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

FY 2013 House Budget Resolution FY 2013 Senate Budget Resolution * FY 2013 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * FY 2013 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2013 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE FY 2013 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * FY 2013 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST - Funding and greater flexibility for preK-12 and adult public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, provisions for children's health, Medicaid and child nutrition * SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES AND TEACHERS/EDUCATORS POSITIONS - To seek supplemental/additional federal funds for preK-12 public school facilities improvement support; and to preserve preK-12 public school positions for teachers and educators, allowing for rehiring and hiring of personnel during this period of economic and budgetary difficulties in California, to ensure high quality education for students

Comprehensive Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization Preparation * COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) learning partnerships achievement improvement models, and desirability of greater federal flexibilities * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. - To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION- Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexibility, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT (IDEA) IMPLEMENTATION AND PREPARATION - Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in preK-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact, to identify inconsistencies in issues related to the education of children with disabilities, between IDEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and try to resolve them constructively * S 2252 - REBUILD AMERICA ACT - To provide that the U.S. Secretary of Education allocate grants to states, and through them, subgrants to local school districts for costs of retaining, recalling, rehiring or hiring employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary education and related services and for modernizing facilities for those levels of education

To Improve Health Care Quality, Affordability, Accessibility, and Services for All Children To Implement Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES, FOR ALL CHILDREN To ensure that 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, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 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

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

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT (IDEA) IMPLEMENTATION AND PREPARATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in preK-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact, to identify inconsistencies in issues related to the education of children with disabilities, between IDEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and try to resolve them constructively * COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of Long Beach (CA) Unified-Fresno Unified (CA) learning partnerships achievement improvement models, and desirability of greater federal flexibilities * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * TO UPGRADE HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FACILITIES - To provide policies and funds that support early childhood education and facilities needs including emergency repairs, basic maintenance, health, safety and seismic fitness improvements. Also, to make significant investment in new construction and major renovations only on local school district early childhood learning sites, while fostering pilot design and development of early childhood education facilities based upon and aligned with PreK-Grade 3 continuum policies, programs and services models. * S 1723 - TEACHERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS BACK TO WORK ACT OF 2011 - To provide that the U.S. Secretary of Education allocate grants to states, and through them, subgrants to local school districts for costs of retaining, recalling, rehiring or hiring employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary education and related services

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 * FY 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 * FY 2012 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST - Funding and greater flexibility for preK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, local school district provisions for children's health, Medicaid and child nutrition. * HR 2112: HOUSE AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 - To provide federal funds commensurate with the new Child Nutrition Act reauthorization law, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, so that federally subsidized school meals can be produced that are nutritionally healthy at reasonable cost, meeting the increased food assistance and health needs of school children and families in these difficult economic times * FY 2013 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST PREPARATION - Funding and greater flexiblity for preK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, child nutrition, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, and Medicaid * SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES AND TEACHERS/EDUCATORS POSITIONS - To seek supplemental/additional federal funds for preK-12 public school facilities improvement support; and to preserve preK-12 public school positions for teachers and educators, allowing for rehiring and hiring of personnel during this period of economic and budgetary difficulties in California, to ensure high quality education for students *HR 2055 - THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2012 - 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

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010 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 * HEALTHY, HUNGER FREE KIDS ACT CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION 2010 IMPLEMENTATION - To ensure positive and reasonable implementation of the recently reauthorized Child Nutrition, National School Lunch and School Breakfast Acts for preK-12 public school meals programs, with healthy nutritional standards and optimal support for students and local school districts

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, as a condition to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION * COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) learning partnerships achievement improvement models, and desirability of greater federal flexibilities * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. - To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION- Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization, and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexibility, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT (IDEA) IMPLEMENTATION AND PREPARATION - Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in preK-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact, to identify inconsistencies in issues related to the education of children with disabilities, between IDEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and try to resolve them constructively

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010 Implementation * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT - Implementation, legislation/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, including the federal farm to school program, 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 * HEALTHY, HUNGER FREE KIDS ACT CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION 2010 IMPLEMENTATION - To ensure positive and reasonable implementation of the recently reauthorized Child Nutrition, National School Lunch and School Breakfast Acts for preK-12 public school meals programs, with healthy nutritional standards and optimal support for students and local school districts

FY 2012 House Budget Resolution FY 2012 Senate Budget Resoltion * FY 2012 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * FY 2012 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2012 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE FY 2012 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * FY 2012 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST - Funding and greater flexibility for preK-12 and adult public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, provisions for children's health, Medicaid and child nutrition * HR 1473: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2011 - Funding for PreK-12 and adult public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid and child nutrition. * HR 2112: HOUSE AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 - To provide federal funds commensurate with the new Child Nutrition Act reauthorization law, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, so that federally subsidized school meals can be produced that are nutritionally healthy at reasonable cost, meeting the increased food assistance and health needs of school children and families in these difficult economic times. * FY 2013 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST PREPARATION - Funding and greater flexibility for preK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, adult education, and provisions for child nutrition, children's health, SCHIP, and Medicaid * SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES AND TEACHERS/EDUCATORS POSITIONS - To seek supplemental/additional federal funds for preK-12 public school facilities improvement support; and to preserve preK-12 public school positions for teachers and educators, allowing for rehiring and hiring of personnel during this period of economic and budgetary difficulties in California, to ensure high quality education for students

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, as a condition to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

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 of federal telecommunications law and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administration Company, Schools/Libraries Division, including E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, that would permit more eligible schools and students to gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications, to balance support to schools for broadband and for telephone services * 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 (ADA), regarding accounting rules, annually 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 * TO SEEK INCREASE IN CURRENT E-RATE FUNDING CAP - To permanently raise the current annual 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

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

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT (IDEA) IMPLEMENTATION AND PREPARATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in preK-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact, to identify inconsistencies in issues related to the education of children with disabilities, between IDEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and try to resolve them constructively * COMPREHENSIVE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of Long Beach (CA) Unified-Fresno Unified (CA) learning partnerships achievement improvement models, and desirability of greater federal flexibilities * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * TO UPGRADE HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FACILITIES - To provide policies and funds that support early childhood education and facilities needs including emergency repairs, basic maintenance, health, safety and seismic fitness improvements. Also, to make significant investment in new construction and major renovations only on local school district early childhood learning sites, while fostering pilot design and development of early childhood education facilities based upon and aligned with PreK-Grade 3 continuum policies, programs and services models.

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010 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 * HEALTHY, HUNGER FREE KIDS ACT CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION 2010 IMPLEMENTATION - To ensure positive and reasonable implementation of the recently reauthorized Child Nutrition, National School Lunch and School Breakfast Acts for preK-12 public school meals programs, with healthy nutritional standards and optimal support for students and local school districts

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 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 * FY 2012 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST - Funding and greater flexibility for preK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, local school district provisions for children's health, Medicaid and child nutrition. * HR 1473: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2011 - Funding for PreK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, Medicaid and child nutrition * HR 2112: HOUSE AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012 - To provide federal funds commensurate with the new Child Nutrition Act reauthorization law, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, so that federally subsidized school meals can be produced that are nutritionally healthy at reasonable cost, meeting the increased food assistance and health needs of school children and families in these difficult economic times * FY 2013 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST PREPARATION - Funding and greater flexiblity for preK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, child nutrition, and provisions for children's health, SCHIP, and Medicaid * SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACILITIES AND TEACHERS/EDUCATORS POSITIONS - To seek supplemental/additional federal funds for preK-12 public school facilities improvement support; and to preserve preK-12 public school positions for teachers and educators, allowing for rehiring and hiring of personnel during this period of economic and budgetary difficulties in California, to ensure high quality education for students

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 of federal telecommunications law and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administration Company, Schools/Libraries Division, including E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, that would permit more eligible schools and students to gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications, to balance support to schools for broadband and for telephone services * 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 (ADA), regarding accounting rules, annually 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 * TO SEEK INCREASE IN CURRENT E-RATE FUNDING CAP - To permanently raise the current annual 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

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT (IDEA) IMPLEMENTATION AND PREPARATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in preK-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact to identify inconsistencies in issues related to the education of children with disabilities, between IDEA and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and try to resolve them constructively * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of Long Beach (CA) Unified-Fresno Unified (CA) learning partnerships achievement improvement models, and desirability of greater federal flexibilities * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * TO UPGRADE HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FACILITIES - To provide policies and funds that support early childhood education and facilities needs including emergency repairs, basic maintenance, health, safety and seismic fitness improvements. Also, to make significant investment in new construction and major renovations only on local school district early childhood learning sites, while fostering pilot design and development of early childhood education facilities based upon and aligned with PreK-Grade 3 continuum policies, programs and services models.

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

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010 * 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 * HEALTHY, HUNGER FREE KIDS ACT CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION 2010 - To ensure positive and reasonable implementation of the recently reauthorized Child Nutrition, National School Lunch and School Breakfast Acts for K-12 public school meals programs with healthy nutritional standards and support for students and local school districts

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) learning partnerships achievement improvement models, and desirability of greater federal flexibilities * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California

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 applicable accounting rules, annually or permanently * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996: Ongoing revision of federal telecommunications law and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administration Company, Schools/Libraries Division, including E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, that would permit more eligible schools and students to gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications, to balance support to schools for broadband and for telephone services. * NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - To build support and sustainability for implementation of advanced telecommunications facilities and services for Pre-K-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 selected other non-E-Rate funding, policy, and programmatic opportunities * TO SEEK INCREASE IN CURRENT E-RATE FUNDING CAP - To permanently raise the current annual 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

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010 * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT - Implementation, legislation/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, including the federal farm to school program, 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 * HEALTHY, HUNGER FREE KIDS ACT CHILD NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION 2010 - To ensure positive and reasonable implementation of the recently reauthorized Child Nutrition, National School Lunch and School Breakfast Acts for K-12 public school meals programs with healthy nutritional standards and support for students and local school districts

TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN - To ensure that as the new health care reform legislation is implemented, that improved health care quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children, and youth, including preK-12 public school students, EPSDT services, 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.

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

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 * TO SEEK INCREASE IN CURRENT E-RATE FUNDING CAP - To raise the current annual 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

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

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 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 * FY 2012 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST - Funding and greater flexibility for preK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, local school district provisions for children's health, Medicaid and child nutrition. * HR 1: FULL YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2011 - To fund Fiscal Year 2011 federal programs for seven months at present FY 2010 levels through September 30, 2011. * H RES 38: REDUCING NON-SECURITY SPENDING TO FISCAL YEAR 2008 LEVELS OR LESS - To fund FY 2011 federal non-security spending at FY 2008 levels or less * HJ RES 48: ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AMENDMENTS, 2011 - To extend federal funding through April 8, 2011.

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

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

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Implementation * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT - Implementation, legislation/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, including the federal farm to school program, 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

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) learning partnerships achievement improvement models * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California

FY 2012 House Budget Resolution FY 2012 Senate Budget Resoltion * FY 2012 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * FY 2012 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2012 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE FY 2012 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * FY 2012 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET REQUEST - Funding and greater flexibility for preK-12 public education programs, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, local district provisions for children's health, Medicaid and child nutrition * HR 1: FULL YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2011 - To fund Fiscal Year 2011 federal programs for seven months at present FY 2010 levles through September 30, 2011 * H RES 38: REDUCING NON-SECURITY SPENDING TO FISCAL YEAR 2008 LEVELS OR LESS - To fund FY 2011 federal non-security spending at FY 2008 levels or less * HJ RES 48: ADDITIONAL CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AMENDMENTS, 2011 - To extend federal funding through April 8, 2011

TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN - To ensure that as the new health care reform legislation is implemented, that improved health care quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children, and youth, including preK-12 public school students, EPSDT services, 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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

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

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 implemented, 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

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

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

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

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of the Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) Learning Partnership achievement improvement model * NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM - To continue the concept, structure and parameters of a new federal education program entitled Promise Neighborhoods, to determine implementation options, similarities and contrasts with the Harlem Children's Zone, wrap around services included for public school children, and to encourage the expansion and priority in future years, of these approaches and services, and others with similar goals and purposes. * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION - To provide economic recovery urgency funds to Pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Preparation * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT - Implementation, legislation/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, including the federal farm to school program, 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

FY 2011 House Budget Resolution FY 2011 Senate Budget Resoltion * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include 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 pre-K-12 and adult educational services to students * 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 jobs 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

TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN - To ensure that as the new health care reform legislation is implemented, that improved health care quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children, and youth, including preK-12 public school students, EPSDT services, 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

FY 2011 House Budget Resolution FY 2011 Senate Budget Resoltion * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include 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 pre-K-12 and adult educational services to students * 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 jobs 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 * S1206: 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

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of the Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) Learning Partnership achievement improvement model * NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM - To continue the concept, structure and parameters of a new federal education program entitled Promise Neighborhoods, to determine implementation options, similarities and contrasts with the Harlem Children's Zone, wrap around services included for public school children, and to encourage the expansion and priority in future years, of these approaches and services, and others with similar goals and purposes. * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION - To provide economic recovery urgency funds to Pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks

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 applicable accounting rules, each year or permanently * 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. * NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - To build support and sustainability for implementation of advanced telecommunications facilities and services for Pre-K-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 selected other 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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

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

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

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

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of the Long Beach (CA) Unified-Fresno Unified (CA) Learning Partnership achievement improvement model * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION To provide economic recovery urgency funds to pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * TO UPGRADE HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FACILITIES - To provide policies and funds that support early childhood education facilities needs including emergency repairs, basic maintenance, health, safety and seismic fitness improvements. Also, to make significant investment in new construction and major renovations only on local school district early childhood learning sites, while fostering pilot design and development of early childhood education facilities based upon and aligned with PreK-Grade 3 continuum policies, programs and services models.

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

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

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

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of the Long Beach (CA) Unified-Fresno Unified (CA) Learning Partnership achievement improvement model * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION To provide economic recovery urgency funds to pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * TO UPGRADE HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FACILITIES - To provide policies and funds that support early childhood education facilities needs including emergency repairs, basic maintenance, health, safety and seismic fitness improvements. Also, to make significant investment in new construction and major renovations only on local school district early childhood learning sites, while fostering pilot design and development of early childhood education facilities based upon and aligned with PreK-Grade 3 continuum policies, programs and services models.

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

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 * 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

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 implemented, 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 IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN * TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN - To ensure that as the new health care reform legislation is implemented, that improved health care quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children, youth, including preK-12 public school students, EPSDT services, 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

FY 2011 Hosue Budget Resolution FY 2011 Senate Budget Resoltion * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, and college student financial aid * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, and college student financial aid * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include 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 pre-K-12 and adult educational services to students * 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 jobs 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 * S1206: 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

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Preparation * FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT - Implementation, legislation/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 * 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

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 provide, in final new comprehensive health care federal legislation, improved healthcare quality, affordability, accessiblity 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 prevnetion services, and health coverage at least equal to that now provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for low-income children * HR 3590: PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT - To ensure that California's children are protected with optimal comprehensive healthcare; improved quality, affordability, accessibility and services, including wellness and prevention, and health coverage that is at least equal to that now provided to low-income children, through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve or add provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of the Long Beach (CA) Unified-Fresno Unified (CA) Learning Partnership achievement improvement model * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in U.S. communities and in the State of California * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION To provide economic recovery urgency funds to pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * TO UPGRADE HEAD START AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FACILITIES - To provide policies and funds that support early childhood education facilities needs including emergency repairs, basic maintenance, health, safety and seismic fitness improvements. Also, to make significant investment in new construction and major renovations only on local school district early childhood learning sites, while fostering pilot design and development of early childhood education facilities based upon and aligned with PreK-Grade 3 continuum policies, programs and services models.

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 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 * 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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

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 * HOUSE FY 2011 AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide increased federal investments in school-based child nutrition programs and other federal nutrition programs that benefit preK-12 children and their families, who are in nutritional greater need, due to the current economic difficulties in California and the nation * SENATE FY 2011 AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide increased federal investments in school-based child nutrition programs and other federal nutrition programs that benefit preK-12 children and their families, who are in nutritional greater need, due to the current economic difficulties in California and the nation * 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 .

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve or add provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of the Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) Learning Partnership achievement improvement model * NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM - To continue the concept, structure and parameters of a new federal education program entitled Promise Neighborhoods, to determine implementation options, similarities and contrasts with the Harlem Children's Zone, wrap around services included for public school children, and to encourage the expansion and priority in future years, of these approaches and services, and others with similar goals and purposes. * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION - To provide economic recovery urgency funds to Pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks

FY 2011 Hosue Budget Resolution FY 2011 Senate Budget Resoltion * FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, and college student financial aid * FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, and college student financial aid * HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include 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 pre-K-12 and adult educational services to studnets

ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation for the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on issues that relate to differentiated learning opportunities through technology assisted instruction, diverse modern instructional media, materials, professional development, and online teaching and learning resources for pre-K-12 students and educators, aligned to academic standards

HR 3293 - HOUSE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS Senate Report 111-066 - SENATE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS * HR 3293 - HOUSE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE REPORT 111-066 - SENATE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * HR 2847: JOBS FOR MAIN STREET ACT OF 2009 - 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 educational services and to modernize, renovate and repair public education facilities. * HR 4213: TAX EXTENDERS ACT OF 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions including to extend elementary and secondary school teachers a federal tax deduction from gross income for certain classroom expenses if they have used their own out-of-pocket funds to purchase allowable classroom supplies and have received no reimbursement for these expenses. * HR 3288: CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS FY 2010 APPROPRIATIONS, LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION PROVISIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, preK-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related supprot services for children and youth that include healthcare, Medicaid and SCHIP.

THE ANTIDEFICIENCY 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 applicable accounting rules * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996: Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 lifitng of the administrative cap on E-Rate funds so that more eligible schools and their students may gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications.

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

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 * H CON RES 85: FY 2010 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, and Medicaid * S CON RES 13: FY 2010 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 and Medicaid * HR 3293: HOUSE FY 2010 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 REPORT 111-66: SENATE FY 2010 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 * HR 2997: HOUSE FY 2010 AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide increased federal investments in school-based child nutrition programs and other federal nutrition programs that benefit preK-12 children and their families, who are in nutritional greater need, due to the current economic difficulties in California and the nation * PREPARATION FOR POTENTIAL FY 2010 TAX EXTENDERS' BILL - To extend and strengthen a provision included in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which allows an above-the-line tax deduction for elementary and secondary school teachers who meet eligibility criteria, for purchase of school classroom supplies and materials paid for with their own unreimbursed personal funds * HR 2847: JOBS FOR MAIN STREET ACT OF 2009 - 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 educational services and to modernize, renovate and repair public education facilities * HR 4213: TAX EXTENDERS ACT OF 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions including to extend through 2010 the Teachers' Tax Deduction that allows eligible elementary and secondary school teachers a federal tax deduction from gross income for certain classroom expneses if they have used their own out-of-pocket funds to purchase allowable classroom supplies and have received no reimbursement for these expenses. * HR 3288: CONSOLIDATED OMNIBUS FY 2010 APPROPRIATIONS, LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION PROVISIONS - 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.

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 HR 558/S 818: The Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (ATTAIN) * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 * HR 558/S 818: THE ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2009 (ATTAIN) To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reforms through use of technology and improving technology literacy

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Preparation HR 2419: Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 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 the recent and repeated USDA recall of products sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; and 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 and school meals reauthorization legislation * HR 2419: FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008 IMPLEMENTATION Implementation issues, guidance, regulations to provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in preK-12 public schools, improved nutrition and health education, and greater food safety

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

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve or add provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact * S 242: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2009 To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A, funds for disadvantaged students, may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in the U.S. and in the State of California * HR 1361: INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INCREASED STUDENT SUPPORT ACT To increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists, to low-income public school districts through new competitive grants to partnerships of school districts and graduate school programs training these professionals, to expand availability of student support services to preK-12 children and youth * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION To provide economic recovery urgency funds to pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * HR 1405: TO PROVIDE HEAD START TEACHERS A TAX DEDUCTION FOR CLASSROOM SCHOOL SUPPLIES PURCHASED WITH PERSONAL FUNDS To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line tax deduction as is currently allowed for elementary and secondary school teachers, for classroom school supplies and materials purchased with out-of-pocket personal funds that have not been reimbursed

TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN - To provide in new health care reform legislation, improved health care quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children/ youth, including preK-12 public school students, EPSDT services, and health coverage at least equal to that now provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for low-income children

HR 3293 - HOUSE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS Senate Report 111-066 - SENATE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS * HR 3293 - HOUSE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP * SENATE REPORT 111-066 - SENATE FY 2010 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP

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 * H CON RES 85: FY 2010 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, and Medicaid * S CON RES 13: FY 2010 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 and Medicaid * HR 3293: HOUSE FY 2010 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 REPORT 111-66: SENATE FY 2010 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 * HR 2997: HOUSE FY 2010 AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide increased federal investments in school-based child nutrition programs and other federal nutrition programs that benefit preK-12 children and their families, who are in nutritional greater need, due to the current economic difficulties in California and the nation * PREPARATION FOR POTENTIAL FY 2010 TAX EXTENDERS' BILL - To extend and strengthen a provision included in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which allows an above-the-line tax deduction for elementary and secondary school teachers who meet eligibility criteria, for purchase of school classroom supplies and materials paid for with their own unreimbursed personal funds

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 HR 558/S 818: The Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (ATTAIN) * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 * HR 558/S 818: THE ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2009 (ATTAIN) To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reforms through use of technology and improving technology literacy

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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, waivers, and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability, and meeting the academic achievement needs of all students * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law, to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve or add provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact * S 242: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2009 To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A, funds for disadvantaged students, may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS AND FINANCIAL AID DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to, federal college student financial assistance for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, especially during the now turbulent financial times experienced in the U.S. and in the State of California * HR 1361: INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INCREASED STUDENT SUPPORT ACT To increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists, to low-income public school districts through new competitive grants to partnerships of school districts and graduate school programs training these professionals, to expand availability of student support services to preK-12 children and youth * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION To provide economic recovery urgency funds to pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities * HR 1405: TO PROVIDE HEAD START TEACHERS A TAX DEDUCTION FOR CLASSROOM SCHOOL SUPPLIES PURCHASED WITH PERSONAL FUNDS To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to allow Head Start teachers the same above-the-line tax deduction as is currently allowed for elementary and secondary school teachers, for classroom school supplies and materials purchased with out-of-pocket personal funds that have not been reimbursed

HR 1405 - TO PROVIDE HEAD START TEACHERS A TAX DEDUCTION FOR PERSONAL PURCHASE OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to allow Head Start teachers to receive the same above-the-line tax deduction that elementary and secondary school teachers now receive, for purchase of school classroom supplies and materials paid for with unreimbursed personal funds * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Research and development of recommendations for the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that relate especially to instructional content, delivery of instruction through use of online, print, and other diverse materials to enhance and supplement pre-K-12 teaching and learning for students and educators through differentiated learning opportunities and resources

Issues that pertain to provision of federal funding, policy and program support for a large California local public school district that serves diverse students from pre-K through grade 12, adults, English learners, students with disabilities and students from low-income areas, to improve student academic achievement, close achievement gaps, prepare students for careers and colleges, and to increase effective comprehensive support services for students

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, to suspend implementation of certain current federal Medicaid regulations, or eliminate them permanently by federal HHS agency action * H CON RES 85: FY 2010 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP, and Medicaid * S CON RES 13: FY 2010 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP and Medicaid * HOUSE FY 2010 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 2010 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

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Children's Health Services Regulations HR 2: Reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) * 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 provide, in any new comprehensive health care federal legislation considered, improved healthcare quality, affordability, accessiblity and services for all children and youth, including preK-12 public school students, such as early, periodic, screening, diagnosis and treatment (EPSDT), and at least, health coverage equal to that now provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

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 HR 558/S 818: The Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (ATTAIN) * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 * 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 * HR 558/S 818: THE ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2009 (ATTAIN) To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reforms through use of technology and improving technology literacy

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and WIC Act Preparation HR 2419: Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 * 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 the recent USDA recall of products sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; and 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 WIC ACT PREPARATION Preparation of policy recommendations on issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs for the upcoming child nutrition and school meals reauthorization legislation * HR 2419: FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008 IMPLEMENTATION Implementation issues, guidance, regulations to provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in preK-12 public schools, improved nutrition and health education, and greater food safety

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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

HR 1405 - TO PROVIDE HEAD START TEACHERS A TAX DEDUCTION FOR PERSONAL PURCHASE OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to allow Head Start teachers to receive the same above-the-line tax deduction that elementary and secondary school teachers now receive, for purchase of school classroom supplies and materials paid for with unreimbursed personal funds * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations for provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that relate especially to instructional content, delivery of instruction through use of online, print, and other diverse materials to enhance and supplement pre-K-12 teaching and learning for students and educators

HR 1 - THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) - To provide that a significant share of federal economic recovery urgency funds be made available quickly to the education and job training sector, including pre-K-12 school districts, States, colleges and universities, to continue availability of educational services and instructional materials at a time of serious budget shortfalls, to the nation's educational institutions and students

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 HR 558/S 818: The Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (ATTAIN) * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 * 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 * HR 558/S 818: THE ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2009 (ATTAIN) To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reforms through use of technology and improving technology literacy

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Children's Health Services Regulations HR 2: Reauthorization of State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 1: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) * 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, 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) 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 * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) Provisions that assist PreK-12 local public school districts, their students and families, and the States in which they are located, to receive urgency funding to address budget and program cuts due to economic crisis, and to send additional funds to States and local school districts through Medicaid and SCHIP for health care assistance to low-income families and children

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve or add provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the ESEA, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact * S 242: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2009 To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A, funds for disadvantaged students, may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to federal college student loans for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, during the now turbulent financial times in the U.S. and in the State of California * HR 1361: INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INCREASED STUDENT SUPPORT ACT To increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists, to low-income public school districts through new competitive grants to partnerships of school districts and graduate school programs training these professionals, to expand availability of student support services to preK-12 children and youth * HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT To provide economic recovery urgency funds in 2009 to pre-K-12 public school districts in California, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks * TO DEVELOP STRENGTHENED SUPPORT FOR EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES To provide strengthened support for expanded learning initiatives and opportunities in local school districts and communities, so that students who need additional time to learn, in order to succeed academically, will have access to such opportunities

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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

HR 1105: OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2009: Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP and Medicaid * 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, to suspend implementation of certain current federal Medicaid regulations *HR 1: AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) Provisions that assist K-12 public schools with school facilities construction, repair and modernization; with funding to address budget and program cuts due to economic crisis, and provisions that send additional funds to States and local school districts for education, Medicaid and for food assistance to low-income families, including children * H CON RES 85: FY 2010 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP, and Medicaid * S CON RES 13: FY 2010 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP and Medicaid

HR 5787: FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2008 To amend Title 40 USC to require the Administrator of the General Services Administration to make available federal property deemed surplus or recommended for reversion and for sale at fair maket value, to first make the property available to state and local governments and certain nonprofit institutions or organizations, prior to sale

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and WIC Act HR 2419: Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 * 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 the recent USDA beef recall of product that was sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; the nationwide Salmonella saintpaul outbreak allegedly due to certain types of raw tomatoes and perhaps other food items; and rising food prices for preK-12 public schools, students, and families * REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC ACT Preparation of policy recommendations on issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs for the upcoming child nutrition and school meals reauthorization legislation * HR 2419: FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008 IMPLEMENTATION Implementation issues, guidance, regulations to provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in preK-12 public schools, improved nutrition and health education, and greater food safety * PREPARATION FOR 2009 ECONOMIC RECOVERY LEGISLATION Recommendations for provisions that would provide additional food assistance to low-income families

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve or add provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the ESEA, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact * S 405: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2007 To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A, funds for disadvantaged students, may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services * S 778: THE TEACHING FELLOWS FOR EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL ACT OF 2007 (T-FELAS ACT) To provide competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, through at least 30 weeks per year with opportunity for Fellows to earn undergraduate or Master's degrees in education * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to federal college student loans for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, during the now turbulent financial times in the U.S. * HR 6654: INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INCREASED STUDENT SUPPORT ACT To increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists, to low-income public school districts through new competitive grants to partnerships of school districts and graduate school programs training these professionals, to expand availability of student support services to preK-12 children and youth * TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC RECOVERY URGENCY FUNDS IN 2009 TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS To encourage federal funding on an urgency basis to pre-K-12 public school districts in California, through economic recovery legislation in 2009, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks

S 578/HR 1017 - Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Children's Health Services Regulations * S 578/HR 1017: PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2007 To amend Title XIX, Medicaid, and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to improve provisions for Medicaid services through an educational program or setting for children, to establish requirements of health care for children, including those with special needs, and related administrative and transportation costs covered under Medicaid. * 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, and issues of implementation, guidance and regulations to ensure positive benefits for school children. * HR 2642: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 IMPLEMENTATION - MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO SCHOOLS Implementation and guidance issues for provisions and funding included to preserve Medicaid payments to preK-12 local public school districts, for Medicaid school-based administration and related Medicaid school-based transportation, through a moratorium until April 1, 2009 on certain current related federal Medicaid regulations * PREPARATION FOR REAUTHORIZATION OF STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (SCHIP) To maintain and expand health care services under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to additional eligible low-income children, when the program is reauthorized in 2009

FY 2009 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS: Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP and Medicaid * 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, to suspend implementation of certain current federal Medicaid regulations * S 3230: FY 2009 SENATE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL Provisions and funding that affect preK-12 public school districts and related provisions that affect children and youth * FY 2009 HOUSE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL Provisions and funding that affect preK-12 public school districts and related provisions that affect children and youth * PREPARATION FOR 2009 ECONOMIC RECOVERY LEGISLATION Provisions that assist K-12 public schools with school facilities construction, repair and modernization, with funding to address budget and program cuts due to economic crisis, and provisions that send additional funds to States and local school districts for education, Medicaid and for food assistance to low-income families including children * PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAID FUNDING TO STATES (FMAP) To boost federal Medicaid financial resources to States sufficiently, so that cuts in State Medicaid health services to public school children do not become necessary in order to balance State budgets * FY 2010 BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP, and Medicaid

Social Security Reform S 206/HR 82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 * 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 206/HR 82: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2007 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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

Social Security Reform S 206/HR 82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2007 * 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 206/HR 82: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2007 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 employee, 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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

FY 2009 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS: Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP and Medicaid * 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 to suspend implementation of certain current federal Medicaid regulations * HR 2642: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 IMPLEMENTATION-MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO SCHOOLS Implementation of funding and provisions that preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and related Medicaid school-based transportation, through a moratorium until April 1, 2009 on certain related federal Medicaid regulations * S 3230: FY 2009 SENATE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL Provisions and funding that affect preK-12 public school districts and related provisions that affect children and youth * FY 2009 HOUSE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL Provisions and funding that affect preK-12 public school districts and related provisions that affect children and youth * HR 1424: THE EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008 - TAX EXTENDERS PACKAGE To extend expiring tax provisions that affect public K-12 school districts including Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZABs) and tax benefits for public school teachers who paid out-of-pocket funds for school supplies and materials for use in their school classrooms * HR 1424: THE EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT OF 2008 - FINANCE RESCUE PACKAGE Provisions that affect financing availability to the State of California to maintain State government operations so that State funding continues to flow without interruption or reduction to California public school districts to supoprt regular local education operations * HR 7110: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - JOB CREATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF ACT OF 2008 Provisions that assist K-12 public schools with school facilities repair and modernization, and provisions that send additional funds to States for Medicaid and for food assistance to low-income families * HR 2638: CONTINUING RESOLUTION, APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2009 Provision that includes federal funding increases for Pell Grants, college student financial aid, above FY 2008 levels * PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL MEDICAID FUNDING TO STATES (FMAP) To boost Medicaid financial resources to States sufficiently so that cuts in State Medicaid health services to public school children do not become necessary in order to balance State budgets

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT UPCOMING REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations for what to retain, revise, improve or add in the upcoming reauthorization of the ESEA, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact * S 405: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2007 To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A, funds for disadvantaged students, may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services * S 883/HR 1779: LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACHERS ACT OF 2007 In exchange for five consecutive years of service, demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills, allows a Head Start teacher to have student loans canceled under Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs, by amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 * S 778: THE TEACHING FELLOWS FOR EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL ACT OF 2007 (T-FELAS ACT) To provide competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, through at least 30 weeks per year with opportunity for Fellows to earn undergraduate or Master's degrees in education * HR 4137: THE COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2007 To reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that college becomes more affordable and accessible to students, especially those who are low income or minority students, and to improve the preparation of Pre K-12 public school teachers and leaders * S 1642: THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 2007 To reauthorize and improve the Higher Education Act of 1965, including Federal student financial aid and the preparation and quality of pre K-12 public school educators through greater accountability and use of more effective strategies in college and university teacher and leader preparation programs * TO PROVIDE CONTINUING ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS DURING TIMES OF FINANCIAL TURMOIL IN U.S. To ensure continuing availability of and access to federal college student loans for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career, during the now turbulent financial times in the U.S. * HR 6654: INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH INCREASED STUDENT SUPPORT ACT To increase recruitment and retention of school counselors, school social workers, and school psychologists, to low-income public school districts through new competitive grants to partnerships of school districts and graduate school programs training these professionals, to expand availability of student support services to preK-12 children and youth

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 HR 2449/S 1996: The Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (ATTAIN) * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 * 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 * HR 2449/S 1996: THE ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2007 (ATTAIN) To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reforms through use of technology and improving technology literacy

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Implementation HR 2419: Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 * 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 the recent USDA beef recall of product that was sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; the nationwide Salmonella saintpaul outbreak allegedly due to certain types of raw tomatoes and perhaps other food items; and rising food prices for preK-12 public schools, students, and families * THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs provisions of the most recent reauthorization legislation * HR 2419: FOOD, CONSERVATION, AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008 IMPLEMENTATION Implementation issues, guidance, regulations to provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in preK-12 public schools, improved nutrition and health education, and greater food safety * HR 7110: JOB CREATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF ACT OF 2008 - FOOD ASSISTANCE Provisions that provide additional food assistance to low-income families

HR 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S 578/HR 1017: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Children's Health Services Regulations HR 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 * HR 5613: PROTECTING THE MEDICAID SAFETY NET ACT OF 2008 To amend the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to extend until April 1, 2009, the moratorium on certain restrictions relating to Medicaid coverage and payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation, including specific Medicaid regulations, if the regulations are more restrictive in any way, than those applied to these areas as of July 1, 2007 * S 578/HR 1017: PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2007 To amend Title XIX, Medicaid, and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to improve provisions for Medicaid services through an educational program or setting for children, to establish requirements of health care for children, including those with special needs, and related administrative and transportation costs covered under Medicaid. * CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES REGULATIONS To preserve and enhance Medicaid services and payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation through legislation or suspension of certain Medicaid regulatory changes * HR 2642: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 To preserve Medicaid services and Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and Medicaid school-based transportation until April 1, 2009, through a moratorium on certain related federal Medicaid regulations

FY 2009 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS: Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions, including children's health, SCHIP and Medicaid * H CON RES 312: HOUSE FY 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION Provisions affecting preK-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth including education, health, and nutrition, and also State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP) program funding and Reserve Fund; Medicaid funding and Reserve Fund, to retain Medicaid payments for school-based administration and school-based transportation * S CON RES 70: SENATE FY 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION Provisions affecting preK-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth including education, health, and nutrition, and also State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP) Program funding and Reserve Fund; Medicaid funding and Reserve Fund, to retain Medicaid payments for school-based administration and school-based transportation * 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 and other legislation to suspend implementation of certain federal Mediaid regulations * HR 2642: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 Funding and provisions that preserve Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and related Medicaid school-based transportation, through a moratorium until April 1, 2009 on certain related federal Medicaid regulations * S 3230: FY 2009 SENATE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL Provisions and funding that affect preK-12 public school districts and related provisions that affect children and youth * FY 2009 HOUSE LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL Provisions and funding that affect preK-12 public school districts and related provisions that affect children and youth

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Implementation HR 2419: "Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007" S 2302: "Food and Energy Security Act of 2007" * 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 the recent USDA beef recall of product that was sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals; the nationwide Salmonella saintpaul outbreak alleged due to certain types of raw tomatoes and perhaps other food items; and rising food prices for preK-12 public schools, students, and families * THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs provisions of the most recent reauthorization legislation * HR 2419: THE "FARM, NUTRITION AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007" To provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in pre K-12 public schools, increase participation in The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack program, improved nutrition and health education, and greater food safety * S 2302: THE "FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2007" To improve child nutrition and child health, through greater availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in pre K-12 public schools nutrition programs and to ensure greater food safety for children at home and at school

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues in diverse titles of the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California preK-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues, funding flexiblity, consolidation of Title I schoolwide funds, while preserving school and district accountability * INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact * ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT UPCOMING REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION Preparation of recommendations for what to retain, revise, improve or add in the upcoming reauthorization of the ESEA, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact * S 405: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2007 To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A, funds for disadvantaged students, may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services * S 883/HR 1779: LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACHERS ACT OF 2007 In exchange for five consecutive years of service, demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills, allows a Head Start teacher to have student loans canceled under Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs, by amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 * S 778: THE "TEACHING FELLOWS FOR EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL ACT OF 2007" (T-FELAS ACT) To provide competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, through at least 30 weeks per year with opportunity for Fellows to earn undergraduate or Master's degrees in education * HR 4137: THE COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2007 To reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that college becomes more affordable and accessible to students, especially those who are low income or minority students, and to improve the preparation of Pre K-12 public school teachers and leaders * S 1642: THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 2007 To reauthorize and improve the Higher Education Act of 1965, including Federal student financial aid and the preparation and quality of pre K-12 public school educators through greater accountability and use of more effective strategies in college and university teacher and leader preparation programs * HR 5715: THE ENSURING CONTINUED ACCESS TO STUDENT LOANS ACT OF 2008 To ensure continuing availability of and access to federal college student loans for local public school students, especially those who aspire to attend college, are from low-income families or underrepresented groups, who may be the first in their families to chart such an academic course, and who are taking a course of study while enrolled in elementary and secondary school to prepare them to succeed in college and career

Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) "The Anti-Deficiency Act" - to Amend Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 HR 2449/S 1996: The "Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act" (ATTAIN) * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 * INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS) Preservation of ITFS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS 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-R-ate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title I of the Communications Act, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act * HR 2449/S 1996: THE "ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2007 (ATTAIN) To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reforms through use of technology and improving technology literacy

Social Security Reform S 206/HR 82: "Social Security Fairness Act of 2007" * 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 206/HR 82: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2007 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 employee, 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

HR 2642: SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008 Funding and provisions to expand the GI Bill, education benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan wars veterans, and to allow those education benefits to be transferred to military spouses and children

To preserve and improve library services to military families and communities, to enhance federal funding and support for these purposes, to increase access to and availability of modern telecommunications services in libraries serving military-connected families and communities, to sustain and advance opportunities for libraries to participate in federal processes to obtain property no longer needed or used by the federal government, for library services uses.

FY 2009 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS: Funding for Pre-K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions * H CON RES 312: HOUSE FY 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth including education, health, and nutrition * S CON RES 70: SENATE FY 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth including education, health, and nutrition * 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 posisble 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 and other legislation in development,or regulatory changes

S 578/HR 1017 - Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Children's Health Services Regulations HR 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 * S 578/HR 1017: PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2007 To amend Title XIX, Medicaid, and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to improve provisions for Medicaid services through an educational program or setting for children, to establish requirements of health care for children, including those with special needs, and related administrative and transportation costs covered under Medicaid. * 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 K-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, and issues of implementation, guidance and regulations to ensure positive benefits for school children. * HR 5613: PROTECTING THE MEDICAID SAFETY NET ACT OF 2008 To amend the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, to extend until April 1, 2009, the moratorium on certain restrictions relating to Medicaid coverage and payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation, including specific Medicaid regulations, if the restrictions are more restrictive in any way, than those applied to these areas as of July 1, 2007.

Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Implementation HR 2419: "Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007" S 2302: "Food and Energy Security Act of 2007" * 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 the recent USDA beef recall of product that was sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals * THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs provisions of the most recent reauthorization legislation * HR 2419: THE "FARM, NUTRITION AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007" To provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in pre K-12 public schools, increase participation in The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack program, improved nutrition and health education, and greater food safety * S 2302: THE "FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2007" To improve child nutrition and child health, through greater availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in pre K-12 public schools nutrition programs and to ensure greater food safety for children at home and at school

Social Security Reform S 206/HR 82: "Social Security Fairness Act of 2007" * 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 206/HR 82: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2007 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 employee, 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

Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings * HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts

Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) "The Anti-Deficiency Act" - to Amend Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 HR 2449/S 1996: The "Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act" (ATTAIN) * TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 Ongoing revision and implementation of 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 teachers * INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS) Preservation of ITFS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS allocation rules beyond the education community * 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-R-ate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title I of the Communications Act, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act * HR 2449/S 1996: THE "ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2007 (ATTAIN) To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reforms through use of technology and technology literacy

H CON RES 312 - House FY 2009 Budget Resolution S CON RES 70 - Senate FY 2009 Budget Resoltuion PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION * H CON RES 312: HOUSE FY 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION Funding that sustains and enhances children's health care services, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Medicaid, and retains Medicaid payments for school-based administration and school-based transportation * S CON RES 70: SENATE FY 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION Funding that sustains and enhances children's health care services, including the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and Medicaid, and retains Medicaid payments for school-based administration and school-based transportation * PRESERVATION OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSPORTATION Preservation of Medicaid payments to local school districts for Medicaid school-based administration and school-based transportation, through budgetary reserves and other legislation in development, or regulatory changes

PRESIDENT'S FY 2008 BUDGET - Issues affecting Pre K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth S 1859/HR 3161: FY 2008 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS - Child nutrition and school meals funding provisions for K-12 public education and students H CON RES 99: HOUSE FY 2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION - Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth S CON RES 21: SENATE FY 2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION - Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth 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 HR 2764: THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2008 - To consolidate multiple federal appropriations bills for federal fiscal year 2008, including Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations funding that affects K-12 public school districts and related provisions that affect children and youth S 1710/HR 3043: FY 2008 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - Funding for Pre K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions

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 THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs provisions of this most recent reauthorization legislation HR 2419: THE "FARM, NUTRITION AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007" - To provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in pre K-12 public schools, increased participation in The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack program; improved nutrition and health education; and greater food safety S 2302: THE "FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2007" - To improve child nutrition and child health, through greater availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in PreK-12 public schools nutrition programs and to ensure greater food safety for children at home and at school Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Implementation HR 2419: "Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007" S 2302: "Food and Energy Security Act of 2007"

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT UPCOMING REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations for what to retain, revise, improve or add in the upcoming reauthorization of the ESEA, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impacts S 405: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2007 - To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A funds for disadvantaged students may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services S 556: HEAD START FOR SCHOOL READINESS ACT OF 2007 - To reauthorize and improve the Head Start program to ensure that children enrolled make measurable progress toward development of skills needed to enter school ready to learn HR 1429: IMPROVING HEAD START ACT OF 2007 - To promote school readiness for eligible low-income preschool children through reauthorization of the Head Start Act S 883/HR 1779: LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACHERS ACT OF 2007 - In exchange for five consecutive years of service, demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills, allows a Head Start teacher to have student loans canceled under Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs, by amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 S 761/HR 2272: "AMERICA COMPETES ACT" - To improve the global competitiveness of the United States through investment in education of K-12 teachers and students in STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, such as in-service training grants for secondary school math coaches, and low-income students struggling in math, summer learning opportunities, math NOW elementary and middle school grants for grades K-9 students, producing more teachers qualified to teach Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses S 778: THE "TEACHING FELLOWS FOR EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL ACT OF 2007" (T-FELAS ACT) - To provide competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, through at least 30 weeks per year with opportunity for Fellows to earn undergraduate or Master's degrees in education HR 4137 THE COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2007 - To reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965 so that college becomes more affordable and accessible to students, especially those who are low-income or minority students, and to improve the preparation of PreK-12 public school teachers and leaders S 1642 THE HIGHER EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 2007 - To reauthorize and improve the Higher Education Act of 1965, including Federal student financial aid and the preparation and quality of PreK-12 public school educators through greater accountability and use of more effective strategies in college and university teacher and leader preparation programs. NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues in diverse titles of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California K-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 - Ongoing revision and implementation of regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Federal Commmunications 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 teachers INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS) - Preservation of ITFS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS allocation rules beyond the education community S 609/HR 278: THE "ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT," TO AMEND SECTION 254 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 - To exempt permanently, funds received for the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title 31, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act HR 2449/S 1996 THE "ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2007" (ATTAIN) - To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, student learning and systemic school reform through use of technology and technology literacy Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) S 609/HR 278: "The Anti-Deficiency Act" - to Amend Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 HR 2449/S 1996: The "Achievement Through Techology and Innovation Act"

S 578/HR 1017: PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2007 - To amend Title XIX, Medicaid, and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to improve provisions for Medicaid services through an educational program or setting for children, to establish requirements of health care for children, including those with special needs, and related administrative and transportation costs covered under Medicaid. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES REGULATIONS - To maintain and enhance Medicaid School-Based Administrative claiming, and transportation services reimbursement, EPSDT well-child services for local K-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, and issues of implementation, guidance and regulations to ensure positive benefits for school children. HR 3162: THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND MEDICARE PROTECTION ACT - To reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide health care to children whose working families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford to pay for private health insurance for their children. S 1893: THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT - To reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide health care to children from working families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford to pay for private health insurance for their children. HR 976: THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2007 - To amend Title XIX, Medicaid, and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to provide an effective date for FY 2008 CHIP funding, extend the SCHIP program for children of working poor families, and continue school-based Medicaid payments. HR 3963: THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2007 - To revise Title XIX Medicaid and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program of the Social Security Act, to continue health care and health insurance to children of low-income families, and to permit Medicaid reimbursements for school-based services to continue. S 2499: THE MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND SCHIP EXTENSION ACT OF 2007 - To extend Medicaid child health care benefits and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to low-income children, and to provide a moratorium on certain proposed Medicaid regulations that would restrict Medicaid payments for school-based services to local public schools and districts S 578/HR 1017 - Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Children's Health Services Regulations HR 3162 - The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act S 1893 - The State Chidlren's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act

S 578/HR 1017: PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2007 - To amend Title XIX, Medicaid, and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to improve provisions for Medicaid services through an educational program or setting for children, to establish requirements of health care for children, including those with special needs, and related administrative and transportation costs covered under Medicaid. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES - To maintain and enhance Medicaid School-Based Administrative claiming, and transportation services reimbursement, EPSDT well-child services for local K-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, and issues of implementation, guidance and regulations to ensure positive benefits for school children. HR 3162: THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND MEDICARE PROTECTION ACT - To reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide health care to children whose working families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford to pay for private health insurance for their children. S 1893: THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT - To reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide health care to children from working families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford to pay for private health insurance for their children. S 578/HR 1017 - Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Children's Health Services HR 3162 - The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act S 1893 - The State Chidlren's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act

PRESIDENT'S FY 2008 BUDGET - Issues affecting Pre K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth S 1859/HR 3161: FY 2008 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS - Child nutrition and school meals funding provisions for K-12 public education and students H CON RES 99: HOUSE FY 2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION - Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth S CON RES 21: SENATE FY 2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION - Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth 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 S 1710/HR 3043: FY 2008 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - Funding for Pre K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT UPCOMING REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations for what to retain, revise, improve or add in the upcoming reauthorization of the ESEA, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impacts S 405: TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2007 - To specify uniform purposes for which funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Part A funds for disadvantaged students may be used by local K-12 public school districts for direct or indirect instructional services S 556: HEAD START FOR SCHOOL READINESS ACT OF 2007 - To reauthorize and improve the Head Start program to ensure that children enrolled make measurable progress toward development of skills needed to enter school ready to learn HR 1429: IMPROVING HEAD START ACT OF 2007 - To promote school readiness for eligible low-income preschool children through reauthorization of the Head Start Act S 883/HR 1779: LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACHERS ACT OF 2007 - In exchange for five consecutive years of service, demonstrated knowledge and teaching skills, allows a Head Start teacher to have student loans canceled under Federal Family Education Loan or Direct Loan programs, by amending the Higher Education Act of 1965 S 761/HR 2272: "AMERICA COMPETES ACT" - To improve the global competitiveness of the United States through investment in education of K-12 teachers and students in STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, such as in-service training grants for secondary school math coaches, and low-income students struggling in math, summer learning opportunities, math NOW elementary and middle school grants for grades K-9 students, producing more teachers qualified to teach Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses S 778: THE "TEACHING FELLOWS FOR EXPANDED LEARNING AND AFTER-SCHOOL ACT OF 2007" (T-FELAS ACT) - To provide competitive grants to eligible entities to recruit, select, train, and support Expanded Learning and After-School Fellows to strengthen expanded learning initiatives, 21st century community learning center programs, and after-school programs, through at least 30 weeks per year with opportunity for Fellows to earn undergraduate or Master's degrees in education NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues in diverse titles of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California K-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues

HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS - Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings

SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM - Any proposal considered by the federal government for mandatory Social Security coverage of all public government employees, inluding K-12 public school personnel, and the impact of any other provisions on K-12 public school district personnel retirement benefits in California S 206/HR 82: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2007 - 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 employee 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 Social Security Reform S 206/HR 82: "Social Security Fairness Act of 2007"

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 THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs provisions of this most recent reauthorization legislation HR 2419: THE "FARM, NUTRITION AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007" - To provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in pre K-12 public schools, increased participation in The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack program; improved nutrition and health education; and greater food safety Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Implementation HR 2419: "Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007"

S 578/HR 1017: PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2007 - To amend Title XIX, Medicaid, and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to improve provisions for Medicaid services through an educational program or setting for children, to establish requirements of health care for children, including those with special needs, and related administrative and transportation costs covered under Medicaid. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES - To maintain and enhance Medicaid School-Based Administrative claiming, and transportation services reimbursement, EPSDT well-child services for local K-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, and issues of implementation, guidance and regulations to ensure positive benefits for school children. HR 3162: THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND MEDICARE PROTECTION ACT - To reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide health care to children whose working families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford to pay for private health insurance for their children. S 1893: THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT - To reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide health care to children from working families who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford to pay for private health insurance for their children. S 578/HR 1017 - Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2007 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Children's Health Services HR 3162 - The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act S 1893 - The State Chidlren's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 - Ongoing revision and implementation of regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Federal Commmunications 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 teachers INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS) - Preservation of ITFS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS allocation rules beyond the education community S 609/HR 278: THE "ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT," TO AMEND SECTION 254 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 - To exempt permanently, funds received for the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title 31, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act HR 2449: THE "ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2007" (ATTAIN) - To reauthorize Title II, Part D of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Enhancing Education Through Technology) to provide grants to local school districts to improve K-12 teaching, learning and systemic school reform through use of technology and technology literacy Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) S 609/HR 278: "The Anti-Deficiency Act" - to Amend Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 HR 2449: The "Achievement Through Techology and Innovation Act"

SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM - Any proposal considered by the federal government for mandatory Social Security coverage of all public government employees, inluding K-12 public school personnel, and the impact of any other provisions on K-12 public school district personnel retirement benefits in California S 206/HR 82: SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2007 - 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 employee 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 Social Security Reform S 206/HR 82: "Social Security Fairness Act of 2007"

PRESIDENT'S FY 2008 BUDGET - Issues affecting Pre K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth S 1859/HR 3161: FY 2008 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS - Child nutrition and school meals funding provisions for K-12 public education and students H CON RES 99: HOUSE FY 2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION - Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth S CON RES 21: SENATE FY 2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION - Provisions affecting K-12 public school districts and related provisions affecting children and youth 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 S 1710/HR 3043: FY 2008 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - Funding for Pre K-12 public education programs, issues, and related children/youth provisions

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 THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs provisions of this most recent reauthorization legislation HR 2419: THE "FARM, NUTRITION AND BIOENERGY ACT OF 2007" - To provide adequate nutrition to the nation's children so they are ready to learn at home and at school, to address childhood and youth overweight and obesity through expanded availability of fresh fruits and vegetables in pre K-12 public schools, increased participation in The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack program; improved nutrition and health education; and greater food safety Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Implementation HR 2419: "Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007"

HAZARD INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS - Any proposal considered by the federal government such as prior proposals by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to require public buildings to have comprehensive hazard insurance, including earthquake coverage, to receive FEMA Public Assistance after a natural disaster, since this would result in a disproportionate impact on California and its K-12 local public school districts Hazard Insurance Requirements for Public Buildings

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 THE CHILD NUTRITION AND WIC REAUTHORIZATION ACT IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs provisions of this most recent reauthorization legislation Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act Implementation

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 - Ongoing revision and implementation of regulations and guidance for schools and libraries "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 teachers INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION FIXED SERVICE (ITFS) - Preservation of ITFS broadcast spectrum for education entities and purposes during any Federal Communications Commission consideration of broadening ITFS allocation rules beyond the education community. HR 2533/S 241 THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT: TO AMEND THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION ACT - To exempt the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries from the Anti-Deficiency Act, permanently S 2686 THE CONSUMERS CHOICE AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT - Comprehensive revision of federal telecommunications law, including Universal Service reforms that affect "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libaries, and related provisions with impact on K-12 public schools Telecommunications Act of 1996 Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) HR 2533/S 241, "The Anti-Deficiency Act: To Amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act"

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 619/HR 147 SOCIAL SECURITY FAIRNESS ACT OF 2005 - To amend Title II of the Social Security Act to repeal two provisions that reduce earned Social Security benefits for retired teachers and other public employee 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 Social Security Reform S 619/HR 147, "Social Security Fairness Act of 2005"

S 3705 PROTECTING CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN SCHOOLS ACT OF 2006 - To amend Title XIX (Medicaid) and Title XXI State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act, to improve provisions for Medicaid services through an educational program or setting to children; to establish requirements of health care for children, including those with special needs, and related administrative and transportation costs covered under Medicaid. S 183/HR 1443 THE FAMILY OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 2005 - Implementation issues, regulations, guidance, related to Title XIX of the Social Security Act as amended, to provide greater child health care opportunities and fiscal relief to families above the federal poverty line who have children with severe disabilities, by allowing them to "buy into" Medicaid health insurance on a sliding fee scale, for those children. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES - To maintain and enhance Medicaid School-Based Administrative Claiming, EPSDT well-child services for local K-12 public school districts and eligible children; as well as SCHIP children's health insurance, and issues of implementation, guidance and regulations to ensure positive benefits for school children. S 3705, "Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act of 2006" S 183/HR 1443, "The Family Opportunity Act of 2005" Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Children's Health Services

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CURRENT LAW IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance and other implementation issues in diverse titles of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization and specific impacts on California K-12 public school districts, including Title I funding fairness issues INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION - Regulations, guidance, and other implementation issues of the latest reauthorized federal special education law to improve services and results for children with disabilities in pre K-12 grades of local public schools and districts, including specific California impact ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT UPCOMING REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations for what to retain, revise, improve or add in the upcoming reauthorization of the ESEA, the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impacts S 1054 TITLE I INTEGRITY ACT OF 2005 - To specify uniform issues of No Child Left Behind Act Title I, Part A funds for disadvantaged students in local K-12 public school districts HR 366 THE VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE ACT - To revise and reauthorize the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act for secondary school students and local public school district career education S 250 THE CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2005 - To revise and reauthorize federal vocational education law for secondary school students and local public school districts S 1107 HEAD START IMPROVEMENTS FOR SCHOOL READINESS ACT -To reauthorize and improve federal Head Start Act for early childhood education and provide greater focus on pre-reading, pre-math and language skills among eligible low income young children HR 2123 SCHOOL READINESS ACT OF 2005 - To promote school readiness for low-income preschool children by revision and reauthorization of the federal Head Start Act S 117/HR 2340 LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR HEAD START TEACHERS ACT OF 2005 - In exchange for five years of service, allows a Head Start teacher or administrator to receive up to $5000 of federal student loan forgiveness No Child Left Behind Act Current Law Implementation President's FY 2007 Budget HR 5384, "FY 2007 Agriculture Appropriations" H Con Res 376, "House FY 2007 Budget Resolution"