1. Federal, State, and Local Legislative and Policy Update
May 19, 2017 N

2. State Updates
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3. Governor’s May Revise
Overall, spending is up $1.68 billion over (last year)
Rainy Day Fund now stands at $8.5 billion
State budget is for $183.4 billion in spending
Governor proposed a lower than anticipated IHSS cost shift to counties which would have left a $40 million hole in Alameda County. Increased County costs are imminent.

4. Governor’s May Revise
Provides $1.6 billion more than required in Proposition 98 spending for education over the through grant period
Increase of $15 million for legal services for immigrants bringing total new state budget funding to $30 million

5. May Revise ECE Highlights
Governor recommitted to spending the funds related to last year’s multi-year budget deal: $210 million added back into this year’s budget
SRR increases 6% starting 7/1/17
Increases RMR to 75% of 2016 RMR starting 1/1/18

6. Original Budget Deal FY Rates Slots Total Funding By Year 2016-2017
$105 M
$7.8 M
$112.8 M
$321 M
$39.6 M
$360.6 M
$427 M
$73.1 M
$500.1 M
$100 M
$527 M
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7. May Revise ECE Highlights
Provides 2,959 full day State Preschool slots at Local Education Agencies (LEAs) starting April 1, 2018
Provides 1.56 COLA to non-CalWORKs child care: (State Preschool and General Child Care, Alternative Payment, Resource and Referral Agencies and Local Planning Council).

8. May Revise ECE Highlights
Proposal to align state preschool and Transitional Kindergarten modified:
Exempting state preschool from state licensing standards if in K-12 facilities delayed until
Adds to proposal to allow State Preschool teacher with multiple subject teaching credential to have 1:12 ration vs. 1:8 ration the requirement that these teachers complete 24 units of ECE coursework or comparable experience.

12. State Legislation Is Waiting in Fiscal Committees to Continue: Planning Council Support To Date:
AB 258, AB 300, AB 377
Pilots for Fresno, Marin, Monterey, San Benito, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma
AB 60 (Santiago)
12 month eligibility/SMI
AB 273 (Aguiar-Curry)
English classes/ eligibility
AB 435 (Thurmond)
Alameda County clean up, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma
AB 1164 (Thurmond)
Foster care bridge program
SB 18 (Pan)
Children’s Bill of Rights

13. Federal Climate Impacts State and Local Budgets
$20 billion in federal health care funds had been in the balance
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More than 100,000 would have been
impacted in Alameda County

14. 2018 Continuing Resolution (Spending Through September) Increased ECE Funding Slightly
CCDBG: $95 million
Head Start: $85 million ($80 million for COLA)
21st Century Learning Centers: $25 million increase

15. 2019 Budget Deal TBD
President Trump has proposed eliminating the 21st Century Learning after school program which would result in the loss of an estimated 400,000 spaces in California

16. County Policy and Budget--Immigration
Policies:
Two Resolutions upholding Due Process and Protecting Civil Rights of Immigrant Residents
Fundraising:
Board allocated $750K to Immigration Defense and Service Provision – match from SF Foundation for a total of $1.5 million
Ad Hoc Committee:
Overview of the immigration policy landscape and immediate needs of the community to inform long term county policies and programs

17. County Policy and Budget--Immigration
State Legislation:
SB 54 The CA Values Act. Ensures that state and local resources are not used to fuel mass deportations, separate families, or divide Californians on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, immigration status, or national or ethnic origins;
AB 3 Public Defender Bill. State-funded centers to train public defenders
Legal Advocacy: Amicus brief with San Francisco to block the Trump Administration’s threat to pull federal funding from sanctuary cities (Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Emeryville, and San Leandro)
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