1. November Election Snapshot:
Context for Early Care and Education Policy
Alameda County Early Care and Education Planning Council
November 18, 2016

2. Federal update: congress/elected officials
Kamala Harris (D) replaces Barbara Boxer (D) as California Senator
Both houses of Congress are controlled by the same party for the first time since 2008, when Democrats controlled both houses
California’s delegation is the same breakout as before: 39 Democrats, 14 Republicans

3. Federal update: executive branch
Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Immigration policies are slated for revisions
ACA would likely be dismantled piece by piece—20 million Americans and 1 in 3 Californians are covered by it
ACA brings $20 billion in federal funds into CA
Coverage for kids up to 26 and preexisting conditions might be retained
Possible Secretary of Health and Human Services: LA Governor : Bobby Jindal, FLA Governor: Rick Scott; Newt Gingrich, Dr. Ben Carson, Rich Bagger (former pharmaceutical industry lobbyist)
Possible Education Secretary: Dr. Ben Carson or William Evers (worked for Bush, Hoover Institution)
Experts forecast that education changes are not a big Trump priority and central tenets of Common Core, Local Control Funding formula would not change
Trump’s ECE proposal was to give tax credits based on child care expenditures

4. Trump ECE Plan 6 weeks paid maternity leave (not fathers)
Deduct child care expenses for up to four children for families making up to $250,000 (filing individually)/$500,000 (couples)
Dependent care savings accounts (allows savings to accumulate)
Regulatory reform to promote family based and community solutions
Incentivize corporate child care

6. State level: elected officials
Old Faces from Tight Races:
State Senate: Nancy Skinner (D)
State Assembly: Katherine Baker (R)
(District 16 Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton)
Senate Republicans now in majority

7. Propositions Approved Initiatives More Relevant to ECE
Most of the 17 initiatives passed
Prop 51-School bonds (54%)
Prop 55-Extend high earner tax (62.1%)
$4-$9 billion for General Fund
50% to K-12 and community college
50% CA reserve, Medi-Cal
Impact=flat for education (vs. drop)
Prop 56-Tobacco tax to $2/pack and e-cigarette tax
$1-$1.4 billion for Medi-Cal, anti-smoking, medical research
Prop 10 will basically stay steady
Prop 58-End restrictions on bilingual education

8. Alameda county/Oakland
Supervisor Miley reelected (Oakland, Castro Valley, Ashland, Cherryland, Pleasanton)
County Housing Bond passed
Measure A1
Up to $580 million in general obligation bonds to acquire or improve real property

9. In other counties—new sales tax measures for children’s services did not pass
Marin Measure A—1/4 cent sales tax for children’s services (preschool, health, after school) got 62% of vote but needed 66%
Solano Measure A and B-1/4 sales tax for $16.8 million a year over 10 years
Measure A for the tax did not pass
Measure A which directed proceeds to children’s programs passed (child abuse prevention, homeless children, quality preschool, preventive health, youth jobs)

10. City measures and leaders
Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda, Pleasanton, San Leandro school parcel taxes for various purposes
City Mayors
Berkeley-Jesse Arreguin
Dublin-David Harbert
Fremont-Lily Mei
Livermore-John Marchand
Newark-Alan Nagy
Pleasanton-Jerry Thorne
Union City-Carol Dutra Vernaci

11. Oakland Soda Tax --1 cent per ounce
OUSD $120 parcel tax for salary, middle school, college/ career
--$12.4 million annually for 12 years
Soda Tax
--1 cent per ounce
--Community Advisory Board for General Fund
revenue: prevent or reduce consequences of consuming soda
9 members
3 areas, 2 medical professionals, 2 parents of OUSD students, 2 public health