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EVALUATION REPORT
FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE
JANUARY – DECEMBER 2017
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword 3
Introduction 4
Evaluation Recommendations 17
Appendix B: Methods
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Message from the First 5 Humboldt Executive Director
At the end of 2016, the Humboldt County Children and Families Commission, known as First 5
Humboldt, adopted a strategic plan that reflected a new landscape for First 5s across the state. As we
enter our 20th anniversary year, we see some success related to the original arguments for the creation
of the county commissions. The goals were two-fold: create an entity that would enhance the early
growth experiences of children prenatally through age 5, while at the same time taxing cigarettes which
had demonstrated harmful health effects. The good news is that smoking has decreased in California!
The effect of this on county First 5s is that our revenue from tobacco sales has decreased.
As the Commission worked to formulate the new strategic plan (2016-2020), they realized that First 5
Humboldt needed to re-prioritize two of our long-standing goals: fiscal sustainability and systems
change.
In looking at fiscal sustainability, the Commission first had to wrestle with the fundamental question: is
there a need for First 5 Humboldt in the future? The Commission examined the goals for our community
and found that we believe there is a continued and imperative role for a voice to speak up for young
children and their families, with a focus on prevention, in our community. As you will see in this
evaluation report, a significant part of my work with our committees and the community has focused on
establishing a plan for decreasing our expenditures, while at the same time pursuing alternative revenue
sources which focus on young children, families and prevention. We have made early progress towards
aligning expenditures with revenues, but this is a measured process which requires us to give our
partners time to adjust to funding reductions. The strategy to secure additional funds in intertwined
with the second focus area: systems change.
The needs of very young children are perennially under-represented in our state and local policies, our
legislation and our service systems. First 5s in California began with approximately $200 per child per
year in funding. Currently, First 5s receive approximately $100 per child. This was never an adequate
fund to address all the needs of young children in our state. With the decline in revenue, we have
increased our focus on the most effective use of our limited funds. First 5 Humboldt’s Commissioners
identified “systems change” as the most powerful leverage point for improving the lives of the children
and families. Using this focus, we have engaged new partners regarding the needs of young children. We
have increased the conversations about young children and their families in our Humboldt media. And
we have substantially increased our engagement in policy advocacy related to legislation and budget
expenditures related to the needs of young children. We live in a community that is eager to have a
conversation about how to move upstream and begin to prevent some of the challenges that we
currently face. My hope is that we can continue to elevate children, families, and a focus on prevention
in our local and state conversations, so that we can prompt a fundamental shift in how our young
children and their families are supported.
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First 5 Humboldt’s Vision
All Humboldt County Children thrive in healthy, supportive,
nurturing families and neighborhoods, enter school ready to learn
and become active participants in their communities.
INTRODUCTION
The structure of this report reflects the Evaluation Framework updated in 2017, found in
Appendix A. The Evaluation Framework maps the relationship between the Vision of First 5
Humboldt and the four Focus Areas defined in the 2016 First 5 Humboldt Strategic Plan in order
to measure results. This report presents results for Focus Area 1 – Fiscal Sustainability and
Focus Area 2 – Systems Change. A separate report on Focus Area 3 – Family, Professional and
Community Capacity and Focus Area 4 – Health will be released in April 2017.
This report contains the results of First 5 Humboldt evaluation activities conducted during
calendar year 2017. This period includes the last six months of Fiscal Year 2016-2017 (January–
June 2017) and the first six months of Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (July – December 2017).
Evaluation results are presented according to Focus Area, the Objective under that Focus Area,
the Action associated with the Objective, and the Indicators related to the Action.
First 5 Humboldt (F5H) conducts activities and funds programs that directly impact the
indicators within Focus Areas 1 and 2 as seen in Figure 1. All the First 5 Humboldt activities and
every funded program are not addressed in the main body of this report; this report focuses on
the results of local evaluation activities related to Focus Area 1 and 2 indicators in the
Evaluation Framework and on related data available from county and statewide sources. In
addition, while each First 5 Humboldt program is funded under only one Focus Area, a program
may be tracking indicators under other Focus Areas.
Data presented in this report is collected from various sources using different processes. For a
description of data sources, data collection instruments and protocols, and data analysis
procedures, please refer to the Methods section in Appendix B.
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This report is presented to the Humboldt County Children and Families Commission and to the
First 5 Humboldt Program Evaluation Team (PET). PET members use both Evaluation Reports,
additional individual program data and reports, their knowledge and experience, and
information about the program’s administration and budget to make program
recommendations to the Commission. The Commission will use the recommendations to:
Acknowledge program leaders, partners, and communities for their achievements and
support of First 5 Humboldt’s vision.
Provide guidance for improvements to existing fiscal sustainability efforts, systems
change activities, and programs.
Identify requirements for continued funding of existing programs as needed.
Determine funding allocations for existing activities and programs within the budget
decision-making process.
Determine funding decreases for existing programs, and the elimination of funding for
existing programs.
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First 5 Humboldt Strategic Plan Focus Areas
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FOCUS AREA 1: FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
Action 1.1.A: Develop and implement a plan to reduce the drawdown of the Sustainability Fund
Indicator 1: An adopted budget where program expenses are matched to revenues and
drawdown of the sustainability fund is limited to administration and evaluation costs.
Indicator 2: The Sustainability Fund maintains a balance of no less than $2 million.
On September 21, 2017, the First 5 Humboldt Children and Families Commission (F5H
Commission) adopted a set of recommendations to guide reductions in program funding. As of
December 31, 2017, the Sustainability Fund balance is $3,740,695.09.
In addition to the activities described in the preceding paragraph, First 5 Humboldt (F5H) Staff
and Commission Members completed a number of additional activities focused on ensuring the
fiscal sustainability of the F5H Commission. These activities included the following:
Implementation of a new Strategic Plan which has a focus area on fiscal sustainability
Completion of the 2017 Program Evaluation Team review process which resulted in a
recommendations to reduce funding awards to partner programs These
recommendations were accepted by the F5H Commission to reduce the draw from the
Sustainability Fund. In addition, administrative costs and program funding were
reduced to bring the total reduction in drawdown from the sustainability fund by more
than $160,000
Implementation of a Parent Family and Support Workshop with F5H funded program
representatives focused on building program capacity to find additional funding sources
Meeting with St. Joseph’s Health who is the umbrella organization of several F5H funded
programs in order to discuss program funding reductions and the potential for Medical
Administrative Activities (MAA) billing as a potential new source of program funding
Multiple meetings of the Fiscal Subcommittee to develop funding reduction strategies
Decision by the F5H Commission to establish the goal of reducing $400,000 in program
funding and expenditures by 2020.
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Objective 1.2: First 5 Humboldt will collaborate with community partners to
advance opportunities to preserve and increase funding streams dedicated to
early childhood.
Action 1.2.A: Pursue additional funding streams.
Between January to December 2017, F5H pursued 18 funding streams. As of the time of this
report, 13 funding streams were secured and 3 are pending. A major stream of funding
procured by F5H in June 2017 was Measure S Marijuana Tax monies. This 2017-2018 fiscal year
funding consists of $200,000 directly going to F5H and $188,2001 going to the F5H and
Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Partnership for activities focused
on children ages 0-5 and their families. Another key funding stream secured in October 2017
was $50,000 from the Vesper Society for F5H Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and
Resilience work. Appendix C lists all the funding streams pursued and secured by F5H.
Action 1.2.B: By 2019, a framework for decreased First 5 Humboldt funding and increased
partner funding for priority programs will be adopted.
On September 21, 2017, the First 5 Humboldt Children and Families Commission approved the
following framework for decreasing F5H funding of programs.
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$11,800 of this portion of Measure S Marijuana Tax monies went directly to services for 6 to 8 year-old children.
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d. Clear benchmarks, measurable outcomes and expiration dates,
e. Expectations for increasing matching funds over the term of the grant.
3. Build-in annual reduction in allocations to match declining revenue.
4. Continue to seek additional funding streams and encourage partners to do the same.
a. Offer incentives to partners, particularly in the way of training, to engage in funding
partnership opportunities
5. Engage in public communication to raise awareness of First 5 Humboldt’s work
a. Outreach to businesses, service clubs, and schools/HCOE
On December 14, 2017, the F5H Commission approved the playgroup and Family Resource
Center grants to require a 1 to 4 match of First 5 funds; this is a new requirement to ask partner
organizations to share their budgets and demonstrate that they are contributing to the project
F5H is funding.
Indicator 3: Increase in the percentage of funds from long-term sources, such as local
tax levies
First 5 Humboldt continues to pursue additional funds from long-term sources. We have
explored and pursued Mental Health Services Act funding as well as Medi-Cal Administrative
Activities funds. On June 26, 2017, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors approved
$200,000 to First 5 Humboldt for adverse childhood experiences and prevention-related work.
And additional $200,000 was allocated to community grants focused on children birth to age 8.
This was a one-time allocation. We will continue to advocate for an on-going allocation. On
December 4, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved a County Legislative Agenda that
included advocating for sustainable funding for early childhood services, which includes First 5
funding.
In 2017, the F5H Executive Director participated in 21 events at which the preservation and
augmentation of Proposition 10 funds was discussed. These events were at the local and state
level in order to better position F5H for funding opportunities at both levels. The key events
are presented in Table 1.
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Table 1. Key events at which preservation and augmentation of Proposition 10 funds was
discussed.
Event Name/Description
First 5 Association organized meeting with Senator McGuire in Sacramento
First 5 Open Impact Meetings – An effort to clarify the message of the First 5 network and
position First 5’s for additional revenue. The First 5 Humboldt Executive Director was the
Humboldt County and rural community representative at these meetings.
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Meetings regarding one-time Measure S Marijuana
Tax Funding
First 5 Association Policy Committee Proposition 64 funding related meetings
Meeting with St. Joseph’s Community Benefit representative regarding Providence Health
Grant Programs
Facilitated the meeting of stakeholders to help draft a Mental Health Services Act request
Meeting with Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services regarding MAA
billing pilot project
F5H’s work to preserve and augment Proposition 10 funds generated media coverage in 2017.
The media coverage related to F5H activities included 5 print articles and 12 social media
references. Figure 2 presents excerpts from one of the print articles. For a complete list of
media references, please see Appendix D.
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Excerpts from Time-Standard Article
First Five Humboldt childhood program facing cuts
First Five Humboldt hopes pot tax will help bridge the gap
by Will Houston
Saturday, June 17, 2017
A decline in California tobacco tax revenue will result in cuts to free early childhood
developmental services used by thousands of Humboldt County families, according to officials.
First Five Humboldt Executive Director Mary Ann Hansen said their agency is already planning
to make $140,000 in cuts starting in July to the Betty Kwan Chinn Day Center, the Redwood
Community Action Agency’s oral health care program and a family resource center, and has
already eliminated a support group for mothers of preschool children. Nearly half of First
Five’s state revenue funds county progams, Hansen said.
“Our programs are beginning to feel the cuts,” Hansen said, “…Counties are really going to
feel the pinch if First Five funding is decreased.”
Hansen is now looking to the county Board of Supervisors to make up for these losses through
revenue generated by the marijuana cultivation tax passed by voters through Measure S last
November…
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Department of Health and Human Services Director Connie Beck said the loss of the early
childhood services will cause the community to continue to struggle.
“We have to work together to break the multigenerational impacts of violence, drug abuse,
child abuse and neglect that continue to overwhelm the services the county provides,” Beck
said in a statement to the Times-Standard on Friday.
Figure 2
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FOCUS AREA 2: SYSTEMS CHANGE
During 2017, F5H had 68 partnerships and collaborations that focused on primary prevention
for local children ages 0-5 and their families. Figure 3 presents a list of the major partnerships
and collaborations.
Figure 3
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A major collaboration for F5H in 2017 was the Humboldt Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) Measure S Partnership which resulted in the implementation of the following:
Development of the DHHS and First 5 Humboldt Partnership ACEs grant program
including the evaluation protocol for funded projects
SEEDS (Social-Emotional EDucator Supports) Program
Augmentation of Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist support to outlying F5H
Playgroups in Southern and Eastern Humboldt
Development of a countywide ACEs/Resilience messaging campaign
Additional key collaborations in 2017 were with the North Coast Grantmaking Partnership to
establish the ACEs/Resilience Stakeholders Group who is creating the strategy for addressing
ACEs in Humboldt County, Humboldt Community Health Trust (sponsored by the Independent
Practice Association) who focuses on substance abuse disorder work, Humboldt County Court
who is forming the Joint Jurisdiction Court/Family Wellness Court, and the Alliance for Infant
Mental Health who is working on increasing children’s access to mental health services.
Objective 2.2: First 5 Humboldt will work with organizations and local and state
governments to help ensure policies support young children and families.
In 2017, F5H completed a number of activities in order to create public awareness of the needs
of young children. Raising awareness about primary prevention and how early childhood is the
best time to shift the trajectory of a person’s health is integral to the success of F5H’s mission.
The initial draft of the public awareness plan (Figure 4) was developed on October 15, 2017.
F5H staff completed a total of 10 presentations to boards, organizations and groups regarding
the needs of young children and their families. The F5H Executive Director completed a
presentation on ACEs and Resilience to the North Coast Grantmaking Partnership and a
presentation on Trauma and Resilience at the Day of Hope Workshops for local foster families.
She also met with representatives from the Humboldt County Office of Education, California
Center for Rural Policy, and the North Coast Grantmaking Partnership to discuss coordinating
work around policy change regarding prevention and intervention. In addition to presentations
and meetings, F5H Staff collaborated with North Coast Grantmaking Partnership to develop a
media messaging campaign on ACEs, continued to build its relationship with local media
representatives, and increase the organization’s social media reach.
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First 5 Humboldt
Proposed Public Awareness Plan for Strategic Plan 2016-2020
Objective 1: Increase understanding of the needs of young children and their families
and the power of primary prevention in fostering healthy individuals, families and
communities
Action: Present to policy makers at the state and county levels
Action: Use social media platforms to share information and resources.
Action: Engage with print media when appropriate.
Action: Keep the website updated, responsive, navigable, and connected to social
media.
Objective 2: Increase collaboration among partners who share the goals of First 5
Humboldt
Action: Engage with allied organizations and initiatives
Action: Communicate regularly with funded partners
Action: Encourage funded partners to engage with First 5’s social media platforms and
our website.
Figure 4
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F5H’s public awareness activities resulted in multiple media references to F5H, six newspaper
article on ACEs and one online news article on ACEs, First 5 Humboldt Playgroups and the 0-8
Mental Health Collaborative. Figure 5 presents an excerpt from one of the print articles.
Report: Humboldt County’s overdose rates three times higher than rest of state
Former addict: ‘People helped me. I was willing to open up and receive help.’
by Will Houston
For First 5 Humboldt Executive Director Mary Ann Hansen, childhood trauma is not only one of
the leading causes of future drug abuse, but of other related issues such as depression and
suicide.
She called these traumas – formally known as adverse childhood experiences – the “biggest
public health threat that Humboldt County is facing right now.”
“If we can, as a community, come together to better address this issue, we will be making an
investment in a better Humboldt County future,” she said.
Figure 5
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Action 2.2.B: Engage policy makers to ensure public policies support the optimal development
of children and their families to meet their potential
In 2017, F5H staff had a total of 35 meetings/contacts with policy makers. The F5H Executive
Director engaged policy makers at the local and state level to ensure that public policies are
supportive of young children and their families. She had 8 meetings with policy makers such as
Senator McGuire and the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to discuss topics such as the
development of the 2018 Town Hall event. F5H was involved in 20 policy proposals/advocacy
actions during the year. Seven policies are still in the legislative process and eight policies were
adopted. On August 31, 2017, First 5 Humboldt, the DHHS legislative analyst and the analyst
from the County Administrator’s office met with representatives of Assembly Member Wood
and Senator McGuire to jointly advocate against a measure which would have impacted First
5’s ability to serve the community. This was the first joint advocacy action of its kind. In
addition, in December, the County of Humboldt, for the first time, included children’s issues
related to trauma, prevention, family services and child care in their legislative agenda,
enabling First 5 Humboldt to partner with the County on legislative advocacy. In addition to the
preceding activities, the F5H Executive Director participates on the Executive Committee, as the
Northwest representative, of the First 5 Association which advises legislators and supports a
number of bills focused on the optimal development of children and their families. Appendix E
contains the 2017 First 5 Association Bill Tracker.
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EVALUATION RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Revise and update Evaluation framework and indicators to ensure consistency between
actions and indicators and all funded programs/activities.
2. Continue to work on how best to evaluate First 5 Humboldt’s collaborative partnerships,
including developing appropriate indicators to better measure partnership/collaboration
and meet the focus areas of the strategic plan.
3. Continue to work with other community groups/agencies to develop appropriate methods
to share relevant data.
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Appendix A
Action 1.1.A: Develop and implement a plan to reduce the drawdown of the Sustainability Fund
Indicator 1: An adopted budget where program expenses are matched to revenues and drawdown of the
sustainability fund is limited to administration and evaluation costs. First 5 Humboldt (F5H)
Indicator 2: The Sustainability Fund maintains a balance of no less than $2 million. F5H
Objective 1.2: First 5 Humboldt will collaborate with community partners to advance
opportunities to preserve and increase funding streams dedicated to early childhood.
Action 1.2.B: By 2019, a framework for decreased First 5 Humboldt funding and increased partner
funding for priority programs will be adopted.
Indicator 1: An approved framework for decreased First 5 funding of programs F5H
Indicator 2: Increase in the percentage of partner funding versus First 5 Humboldt funding F5H
Indicator 3: Increase in the percentage of funds from long-term sources, such as local tax levies F5H
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Focus Area 2: Systems Change
First 5 Humboldt will facilitate the inclusion of primary prevention
principles in related public policy formulation.
Objective 2.2: First 5 Humboldt will work with organizations and local and state governments to help
ensure policies support young children and families.
Action 2.2.B: Engage policy makers to ensure public policies support the optimal development of children
and their families to meet their potential
Indicator 1: # of meetings/contacts with policy makers F5H, Specialists, 0-8 MHC
Indicator 2: # of policy proposals focusing on children and families. F5H
Indicator 3: # of public policies adopted which are supportive of young children and families and/or
primary prevention F5H
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Methods
APPENDIX B
METHODS
Data Collection
Data for the Local Evaluation Report: Fiscal Sustainability and Systems Change (Focus Areas 1 and 2) was
collected through a variety of sources described in the following sections. As applicable, information on data
collection implementation is included with the particular data source.
II. Reports
First 5 Humboldt funded programs and consultants submitted Interim and Final progress reports to
First 5 Humboldt. The reports included information on program or consultant activities. These
reports are available for review at the First 5 Humboldt office.
Data Analysis
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Appendix C
Funding Streams Pursued and Secured by First 5 Humboldt
Humboldt BRIDGES Partnership Grant for Children's Mental Health Humboldt County Y
Summit
Exploring an Upstream Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health Humboldt Area Foundation Y
Approach for Preventing and Addressing the Impact of ACEs in Humboldt
County
Exploring an Upstream Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health North Coast Grantmaking Y
Approach for Preventing and Addressing the Impact of ACEs in Humboldt Partnership
County
Measure S Marijuana Tax monies to F5H Humboldt County Y
Measure S Marijuana Tax monies to F5H/DHHS partnership Humboldt County Y
MHSA funding for early childhood services Mental Health Services Act Pending
Partner funding for Steve Graner Training Changing Tides Family Services Y
Pints for First 5 Humboldt Redwood Curtain Brewery Y
MAA billing Medi-Cal Pending
Continuation of funding for 0 to 8 Mental Health Collaborative Training Humboldt County Office of
Coordinator Education N
IMPACT Hub Funding for ASQ train-the-trainers IMPACT Hub Y
ACES related grant funding Vesper Society Y
IMPACT Hub Funding for Abriendo Puertas IMPACT Hub Y
County funding for prevention (used to be referred to as Measure S, now
designated general funds) Humboldt County General Fund Pending
California Inclusion and
Funding for ECMH consulting to ECE Settings Behavior Consultation Network N
Funding for Teen Parent Group McLean Foundation Y
Funding for Trauma Responsive Environments Everywhere (TREE) Project Humboldt County Office of
Coordination Education Y
Exploring an Upstream Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health
Approach for Preventing and Addressing the Impact of ACEs in Humboldt
County - Phase II Humboldt Area Foundation Y
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Appendix D
Media reference list 2017
1. February 4, 2017: Times Standard: A deadly addiction: Report shows Humboldt County’s overdose
rates worsening http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20170204/NEWS/170209924
2. June 6, 2017 Times Standard: Supes vet spending options for $374m budget, approve help for pot
permit processing. http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20170606/supes-vet-spending-
options-for-374m-budget-approve-help-for-pot-permit-processing
3. June 17, 2017 Times Standard: First Five Humboldt childhood programs facing cuts:
http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20170617/first-five-humboldt-childhood-programs-
facing-cuts
4. June 23, 2017 Mad River Union: Smoking & First Five Humboldt’s funding dilemma:
http://www.madriverunion.com/smoking-first-five-humboldts-funding-dilemma/
5. June 24, 2017 Times-Standard: Supes to adopt $377m budget, allocate pot tax, Measure Z funds:
http://www.times-standard.com/general-news/20170624/supes-to-adopt-377m-budget-allocate-
pot-tax-measure-z-funds
6. August 27, 2017 Times-Standard: Humboldt County foster youth, family seek to improve system from
within: http://www.times-standard.com/article/NJ/20170826/NEWS/170829878
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Appendix E
First 5 Association Bill Tracker
Family Strengthening
AB 34 Nazarian Student financial aid: Children’s savings account Spot bill; Monitor
program. determining how
these accounts
Would establish a universal statewide 529 will be set up.
children’s saving account program to ensure CA’s
children foster a college- or work-bound identify and
practice education-related financial planning.
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Fletcher Would require eligibility redetermination periods for supported last
subsidized child care to be set for not less than 12 year; First 5 CA is
months and limit mandatory reports during the co-sponsor
eligibility period. The bill would also update
eligibility rules to the most recent state median
income (SMI) data published by the Census
Bureau.
SB 62 Jackson Unlawful employment: family care and medical Same as last Support
leave. year’s SB 654,
which was vetoed
This bill would prohibit an employer from refusing to by the Governor.
allow an employee to take up to 12 weeks of
parental leave to bond with a new child within one
year of the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care
placement. The bill would also prohibit an employer
from refusing to maintain and pay for coverage
under a group health plan for an employee who
takes this leave. Applies to business with less than
50 employees.
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adjusted gross income amounts, as provided: until we see
more.
Adjusted Gross Income: % of
credit:
2
0
0
$100,000 or less ........................................ %
1
0
0
Over $100,000 but not over $125,000 ……. %
5
0
Over $125,000 but not over $150,000 ......... %
0
Over $150,000 .............................................. %
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AB 273 Aguiar-Curry Child Care Services Eligibility Support
AB 992 Arambula CalWORKs: Baby Wellness and Family Support Sponsored by Support
Home Visiting Program Western Center
This bill would establish the Baby Wellness and on Law & Poverty
Family Support Home Visiting Program that would
require the State Department of Social Services to
award funds to counties for the purpose of
implementing or contracting with specified early
home visiting programs to provide voluntary
maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting
programs approved by the department and would
authorize the funds to be used to coordinate early
home visiting services with, among others, diaper
bank services. The bill would require the
department, in consultation with specified persons
and entities, to collect specified data and compile
and distribute the data to the appropriate policy and
fiscal committees of the Legislature, as specified.
The bill would require counties to identify persons
eligible for the program and invite them to
participate in the program. The bill would require
counties to either implement the program or
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contract with third parties to administer the
program.
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AB 1498 Mayes CalWORKs Eligibility Spot Bill Monitor
Existing federal law provides for allocation of
federal funds through the federal Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant
program to eligible states. Existing law provides for
the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility
to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which,
through a combination of state and county funds
and federal funds received through the TANF
program, each county provides cash assistance
and other benefits to qualified low-income families.
Under the CalWORKs program, certain recipients
are required to participate in specified welfare-to-
work activities.
Early Identification & Intervention
AB 340 Arambula Would require, consistent with federal law, that Spot bill Monitor
screening services under the EPSDT program
include screening for trauma, as defined by the bill.
The bill also would require the department, in
consultation with the State Department of Social
Services and others, to adopt, employ, and
develop, as appropriate, tools and protocols for
screening children for trauma and would authorize
the department to implement, interpret, or make
specific the screening tools and protocols by means
of all-county letters, plan letters, or plan or provider
bulletins, as specified.
SB 192 Bealle This bill would amend the MHSA by instead Keeps MSHA Support
requiring that any funds allocated to a large or dollars in mental
medium county, as defined, that have not been health services.
spent for the authorized purpose within 3 years,
and any funds allocated to a small county, as
defined, that have not been spent for their
authorized purpose within 5 years, to revert to the
state for deposit into the newly established Mental
Health Services Reversion Fund. The bill would
require the commission to establish and administer
a grant program, as specified, to fund prevention
and early intervention or innovative programs that
are consistent with mental health funding priorities
established by the Legislature and the Mental
Health Services Act. The bill would continuously
appropriate the moneys in the Mental Health
Services Reversion Fund to the commission to fund
the grant program.
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AB 1340 Maienschein Continuing medical education: mental and physical Spot Bill Monitor
health care integration
This bill would require the board to consider
including in its continuing education requirements a
course in integrating mental and physical health
care in primary care settings, especially as it
pertains to early identification of mental health
issues in children and young adults and their
appropriate care and treatment.
Oral Health
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program policies align with and support the
implementation of the state oral health plan. The bill
would prohibit the advisory group from taking a
position on legislation. The bill would make related
legislative findings and declarations.
AB 26 Caballero Child Care: Family Child Care Home Education Spot bill focused Monitor
Networks on family, friends,
and neighbors
AB 258 Arambula Fresno County’s Child Care Subsidy Program First 5 Fresno Support
partner on the bill
Would Fresno County with the flexibility needed to
utilize their unearned child care funding. Flexibilities
are allowed in: 1) family eligibility; 2) family fees; 3)
reimbursement rates; 3) methods of maximizing the
efficient use of subsidy dollars & contracts.
AB 300 Caballero Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito’s Counties’ First 5 Monterey Support
Child Care Subsidy Program partner on the bill
AB 377 Frazier Solano County’s Child Care Subsidy Program First 5 Solano Support
partner on the bill
Would allow Solano County with the flexibility
needed to utilize their unearned child care funding.
Flexibilities are allowed in: 1) family eligibility; 2)
family fees; 3) reimbursement rates; 3) methods of
maximizing the efficient use of subsidy dollars &
contracts.
AB 435 Thurmond Contra Costa County’s Child Care Subsidy First 5 Contra Support
Program Costa partner on
the bill
Would allow Contra Costa with the flexibility needed
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to utilize their unearned child care funding.
Flexibilities are allowed in: 1) family eligibility; 2)
family fees; 3) reimbursement rates; 3) methods of
maximizing the efficient use of subsidy dollars &
contracts.
AB 676 Limon CalOSHA Training for early education providers Margot to find out Monitor
more information
This bill would, effective July 1, 2018, require an and impetus for
early educator to attend a one-time, two-hour, peer- the bill.
led training on occupational health and safety risks
specific to the child care profession, and on how to
identify and avoid those risks. The bill would require
the Department of Industrial Relations to select an
entity to provide this training. The bill would require
that entity to develop the curriculum for the training
and to provide periodic updates on health and
safety issues for early educators who have
completed the training, as specified. The bill would
require the State Department of Social Services to
administer the contract with the entity selected to
provide the training and to provide the entity with
contact information for early educators who have
and have not attended the training.
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System Sustainability and Reach
SB 18 Pan Bill of Rights for Children and Youth in CA: Sponsored by Support
Common Sense
(1) The right to parents, guardians, or caregivers Kids Action. More
who act in their best interest. holistic than just
(2) The right to form healthy attachments with education.
adults responsible for their care and well-being.
AB 43 Thurmond Taxation: prison contracts: goods and services Author believes Support
Levies a tax on private companies that contract with approximately
the corrections industry to provide goods and $500 m in
services. Directs funding a Prevention Fund to contract signed
support programs that prevent incarceration, annually (not all
including preschool, higher education, and poverty for-profit); First 5
reduction. Association sits
on a working
group for the bill.
AB 274 Cristina Garcia Defines the term “snack” for the purposes of sales Spot bill; Member Monitor
and use tax. intends to use
taxes to fund
health programs.
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human
consumption that
This bill would also create the Sugar-Sweetened has added caloric
Beverages Safety Warning Fund for the receipt of sweeteners and
all moneys collected for violations of those contains 75
provisions, which would be appropriated by the calories or more
legislature. per 12 fluid
ounces.
Exemptions:
100% natural fruit
juice or vegetable
juice; “dietary
aides”, principal
ingredient is
animal milk,
substances used
for a medical
condition, baby
formula.
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