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 State and National Afterschool Policy News
Summer Learning Bill Passes Senate Education Committee
California Senate Bill 429 passed the Senate Education Committee with a 7-1 vote on April 13, 2011. SB 429 offers afterschool grantees with supplemental grants the flexibility to address student and community needs during the summer months. Since the supplemental grants have already been allocated to these programs, there is no cost for this flexibility. The bill would allow programs to operate extended days, open programs to students throughout the district and operate at approved sites in the community.
Low-income children are disproportionately impacted by learning loss and other risks during the summer months. Budget cuts have forced districts to significantly reduce or eliminate summer school, which affects After School Education and Safety and 21st Century Community Learning Center grantees’ ability to provide critical summer learning programs. For more information, read the SB429 fact sheet.
Join CVAF for CalSAC’s Annual Afterschool Challenge, May 23-24
For the past few years, CVAF has been actively involved as advisory committee members for California School-Age Consortium’s (CalSAC) Annual Afterschool Challenge. This event, to be held on May 23-24 in Sacramento, is aimed at educating and empowering professionals, youth and parents to engage in grassroots advocacy statewide and locally to advance out-of-school time learning. Participants will learn more about the legislative process and issues currently impacting the out-of-school time field, and will educate legislators across the state about the importance of out-of school time programs. For more information, contact
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Child Care Losses for 11-12 Year Olds
Child care and afterschool advocates are working collectively to mitigate losses in services to school-age children (11-12 year olds) and families. Both groups agree to avoid displacing one child for another. However, current language on budget trailer bills for this is indicating giving priority for 11-12 year olds for enrollment in ASES and 21st CCLC programs or priority for waiting lists if the program is at capacity.
21st Century Community Learning Center Programs
The 2010-11 U.S. House budget calls for $100 million cut to 21st CCLC programs, while the 2011-12 President Obama proposed budget calls for a $100 million increase.
AmeriCorps Cuts
The 2010-11 House budget also proposed to eliminate funding for Corporation Nation and Community Service; which funds AmeriCorps, an important staffing resource for many afterschool programs.
Federal Afterschool Policy Update
On February 9, 2011, The California Afterschool Network Policy Committee offered a free telephone-based policy update from Brian Lee and Jennifer Rinehart from the Afterschool Alliance. They shared an overview of the state budget as it pertains to After School Education and Safety (ASES) programs and child care programs as well as an overview of federal afterschool policy. To listen to this brief, 45-minute information session, go to www.afterschoolnetwork.org/node/9073
CVAF recommends the following sources for further statewide legislative information:
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