1. Congressional Update W HAT TO W ATCH FOR F ALL 2011  Appropriations  Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction  TANF Reauthorization  Elementary and Secondary Education Act

2. FY2012 Appropriations Continuing Resolution passed Oct 4 th Extended FY2011 spending levels until November 18 with a 1.04% reduction.

3. FY2012 Appropriations New Continuing Resolution should pass this week, extending programs until perhaps December 31, 2011.

4. Congressional Update Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

5. Joint Select Committee Goal is to reduce federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion between FY2013 – FY 2021

6. Joint Select Committee APHSA LETTER TO J OINT C OMMITTEE Do no harm to those programs that provide support to our most vulnerable populations Consider reforms that provide for long-term improvements in outcomes and savings Provide states with more flexibility and options in administering federal programs

7. Joint Select Committee J OIN S ELECT C OMMITTEE ON D EFICIT R EDUCTION Carte Blanche authority to address both revenues and expenditures

8. Joint Select Committee JSCDR Recommendations not subject to amendment in either House or Senate Simple majority necessary to pass Senate i.e. no filibuster

9. Joint Select Committee Reforms Being Discussed Combining Child Care Development Block Grant Social Services Block Grant Temporary Assistance for Needy Families into one block grant.

10. Joint Select Committee Joint committee must report recommendations by November 23, 2011 Must pass House and Senate by December 23, 2011 President must sign bill by January 15, 2012

11. Joint Select Committee Sequestration  Joint Committee + Sequestration = $1.2 trillion  Goes into effect in FY2013  50% domestic and 50% Defense  On average 8% across the board cuts in domestic spending

12. Joint Select Committee Exempt from Sequestration Social Security (Mainly Title II) Medicaid Medicare beneficiaries SNAP TANF Academic Competitiveness/Smart Grant Program Child Care Entitlement to States Child Enrollment Contingency Fund Child Nutrition Programs (with the exception of special milk programs) Children’s Health Insurance Fund Commodity Supplemental Food Program TANF Contingency Fund Family Support Programs

13. Joint Select Committee Not Exempt from Sequestration Medicare providers Women, Infants and Children (except Special supplemental nutrition program) Substance Abuse Block Grant Mental Health Block Grant Community Services Block Grant Promoting Safe and Stable Families Social Services Block Grants Child Care and Development Block Grant Child Welfare Services Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Community Health Centers

14. Congressional Update Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Current Authorization Expires 12/31/2011

15. Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act ESEA’s Reauthorization

16. Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act ESEA’s Reauthorization Senate Chair, HELP Committee Tom Harkin (D-IW) draft bill marked up and ready for full Senate 800+ pages House Chair, Education & Workforce Committee John Kline (R-MN) wants to pass a bill in 2011 but no draft available

17. Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act ESEA’s Reauthorization Bill Senator Harkin’s proposal: Bi-Partisan but Controversial

18. Comprehensive Background Checks on Child Care Providers S. 581, Child Care Protection Act of 2011 (Sen. Burr, R-NC) H.R. 1726, Child Care Protection Act of 2011 (Rep. Ruppersberger, D-MD) H.R. 1711, Child Care Criminal Background Check Act of 2011 (Rep. Carson, D-IN)

19. Senate Hearings on CCDBG’s Reauthorization Hearing on Examining Quality and Safety in Child Care Programs Hearing on Quality Early Care and Education Programs

20. Recent Action from the Administration Revisions to CCDF State Plan Template & Release of New Online Tool and Guidance ▫Includes new section on Quality Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Revisions to ACF 801 Form ▫Includes new data elements on quality activities Information Memorandums ▫Criminal background checks ▫Continuity of Care ▫Emergency Disaster Preparedness and Plans ▫Collaboration with Child Welfare

21. Presidential Memorandum-- Administrative Flexibility On Jan 18, President Obama signed an Executive Order 13563 ▫Encourages cross agency collaboration and streamlining federal program rules & requirements On Feb 28 th President Obama sent a Memorandum to Heads of Executive Departments and Federal Agencies ▫Administrative Flexibility, Lower Costs, and Better Results for State, Local, and Tribal Governments ▫APHSA Partnership w/ OMB