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Making 2020 Count for Children & Families Lake Charles Regional Meeting Regional Meeting Overview CENSUS 2020 The New Legislature Policy Priorities Louisiana Budget and Family Economic Stability Events Scheduled for the 2020 Session #EveryBaby The only statewide organization connecting child-serving organizations together to advocate for better outcomes for children. Get Connected! PAR Guide available for smartphones at Apple iStore/Google Play Store. Electronic notification of legislative committee schedules – http://louisiana.gov/Services/Email_Notifications_Legislative/ Share your e-mail address with us. What’s at Stake for CENSUS 2020? Over $2.8 billion in federal funding for LA children is determined by Census counts, including SNAP, Head Start, Medicaid & IDEA. The 2010 census failed to count almost 1 million ? young children. An undercount can take away the voice of those most likely to be undercounted-young children, people of color and low-income individuals. Key Dates for CENSUS 2020 March 12 – 20: All U.S. Residents will begin receiving invitations by mail to complete the 2020 CENSUS Questionnaire online, by mail, or via phone. March 30 – April 1: The Census Bureau will count people experiencing homelessness by visiting shelters, soup kitchens, food vans and street camps. April 1: CENSUS DAY. Everyone should have received an invitation to participate and this date is considered the mark date for people living in a household. April: Census takers will visit college campuses, senior living centers, and others who live among large groups of people. Key Dates for CENSUS 2020 May - July: Census takers will visit homes of people who have not responded. December: The Census Bureau will deliver apportionment counts to the President and Congress as required by law. Each person who goes uncounted costs Louisiana $2,291 in federal funds. That’s per person, per year, for 10 years. What Can You Do? • Ensure your organizations encourage people to complete the Census AND Count All Kids. #EveryBaby • Set up a computer at your facility for people to complete the Census and use volunteers to help people complete their Census information. • Reassure people that Census information cannot be shared with any other agency. • Talk to mixed families about counting everyone in the residence. • Visit with people who you know are shut-in or who don’t have internet and help them complete the Census either through a smart device or via phone. Resources • Posted on our Regional Meeting Page is various informational handouts. • Contact Power Coalition www.PowerCoalition.org to download additional materials or request promotional items. • Visit https://2020census.gov/ 2019 Session By The Numbers Fiscal Sessions limited to 5 non-fiscal bills per member. 863 Total Bills: 620 House Bills and 243 Senate Bills 32 Constitutional Amendments, only 5 made it through, only 2 passed. 872 Resolutions & Study Requests 448 Acts signed into law. House had 35 Legislative Days, Senate had 37 Legislative Days Additional Constitutional Amendment Coming in Nov. 2020: Proposed amendment declares that no provision of the state constitution protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion. As of October 2019, there have been 197 Constitutional Amendments that have passed the voters of Louisiana. BESE Members District Results 1st District Incumbent: James "Jim" Garvey (60%) 2nd District Incumbent: Kira Orange Jones (61%) 3rd District Incumbent: "Sandy" LeBlanc Holloway (77%) 4th District Incumbent: Tony Davis (Un-Opposed) 5th District NEW: Ashley Ellis (62%) 6th District NEW: "Ronnie" Morris (72%) 7th District Incumbent: Holly Franks Boffy (62%) 8th District NEW: Preston Castille (52%) At-Large Incumbent: Mr. Thomas Roque Incumbent: Ms. Doris Voitier NEW: Dr. Belinda Davis In the process of selecting a new State Superintendent of Education The New Legislature SENATE HOUSE Incumbents 19 Incumbents 61 New Members 20 New Members 44 Republicans 27 (more than two-thirds) Republicans 68 Democrats 12 Democrats 35 Women 6 No Party/IND 2 Men 34 Women 18 *15% of the Senate is Female, up one Men 81 from the 2016 class. *17% of the House is Female, up one from the 2016 class. Senate Members District Results District 25 NEW: Mark Abraham (54%) (R) District 27 Incumbent: Ronnie Johns (Un-Opposed) (R) District 30 NEW: "Mike" Reese (51%) (R) House Members District Results District 32 NEW: R. Dewith Carrier (64%) (R) *seat flip* District 33 NEW: "Les" Farnum (56% over Incumbent) (R) District 34 NEW: Wilford Carter, Sr. (57%) (D) District 35 Incumbent: Stephen Dwight (73%) (R) District 36 NEW: Phillip Tarver (62%) (R) District 37 NEW: Troy D. Romero (56%) (R) District 47 Incumbent: Ryan Bourriaque (Un-Opposed) (R) Key Senate Leadership Position Member President Sen. Page Cortez (R) Lafayette area President Pro-Temp Sen. Beth Mizell (R) Franklinton/Northshore Secretary Yolanda Dixon Parliamentarian Sen. Fred Mills (R) New Iberia Chair Senate Finance Sen. Bodi White (R) Central/Capital Region Chair Health & Welfare Sen. Fred Mills (R) New Iberia Chair Education Sen. Cleo Fields (D) Baton Rouge Chair Commerce Sen. Ronnie Johns (R) Lake Charles Chair Revenue & Fisc. Sen. Bret Allain (R) Franklin/Bayou Region Key Senate Committee Membership Senate Health & Welfare Chair Sen. Fred Mills (R) New Iberia Vice Chair Sen. Regina Barrow (D) Baton Rouge Members Sen. Boudreaux Sen. Mizell Sen. Hensgens Sen. Pope Sen. Luneau Sen. Ward Sen. McMath Senate Education Chair Sen. Cleo Fields (D) Baton Rouge Vice Chair Sen. Katrina Jackson (D) Monroe Members Sen. Abraham Sen. Talbot Sen. R. Mills Sen. White Sen. Mizell Key Senate Committee Membership Senate Finance Chair Sen. Bodi White (R) Central/Capital Vice Chair Sen. Heather Cloud (R) Turkey Creek Members Sen. Abraham Sen. Henry Sen. Barrow Sen. Johns Sen. Boudreaux Sen. Tarver Sen. Fesi Sen. Womack Sen. Harris Interim: Senators Connick, Hewitt, Jackson, F. Mills Senate Revenue & Fisc. Chair Sen. Bret Allain (R) Franklin Vice Chair Sen. Jay Luneau (D) Alexandria Members Sen. Carter Sen. Pope Sen. Lambert Sen. Reese Sen. McMath Sen. Smith Sen. Milligan Sen. Ward Sen. Peterson Interim: Senators Bernard, Bouie, Cathey, Morris Key House Leadership Position Member Speaker Rep. Clay Schexnayder (R) Gonzales/Capital Region Speaker Pro-Temp Rep. Tanner Magee (R) Houma/Bayou Region Clerk Michelle Fontenot Dean of the House Rep. Robby Carter (R) Amite Chair Education Rep. Ray Garafalo (R) Chalmette Chair Health & Welfare Rep. Larry Bagley (R) Desoto/Northwest LA Chair of Appropriations Rep. Zee Zeringue (R) Houma/Bayou Chair Ways & Means Rep. Stuart Bishop (R) Lafayette Chair Commerce Rep. Paula Davis (R) Baton Rouge Key House Committee Membership House Health & Welfare Chair Rep. Larry Bagley (R) Desoto/NWLA Vice Chair Rep. Chris Turner (R) Ruston/NLA Members Rep. Adams Rep. Echols Rep. Larvadain Rep. Bob Owen Rep. R. Carter Rep. Emerson Rep. McMahen Rep. Pressly Rep. Cox Rep. Hughes Rep. Miller Rep. Stagni Rep. Crews Rep. Travis Johnson Rep. Moore House Education Chair Rep. Ray Garafalo (R) Chalmette Vice Chair Rep. Mark Wright (R) Covington Members Rep. Amedée Rep. Freeman Rep. Miguez Rep. Tarver Rep. Brass Rep. Freiberg Rep. Charles Owen Rep. Thomas Rep. G. Carter Rep. Hilferty Rep. Phelps Rep. Edmonds Rep. Jefferson Rep. St. Blanc Key House Committee Membership House Appropriations Chair Rep. Zee Zeringue (R) Houma Vice Chair Rep. Gary Carter (D) New Orleans Members Rep. Adams Rep. DuBuisson Rep. Kerner Rep. Miguez Rep. Bacala Rep. Edmonds Rep. Lyons Rep. D. Miller Rep. Carpenter Rep. Freeman Rep. Magee Rep. Romero Rep. Carrier Rep. Harris Rep. Thompson Rep. Turner Rep. Crews Rep. Illg Rep. Marcelle Rep. Wheat Rep. Deshotel Rep. Jones Rep. McFarland Interim: Reps. Bagley & Hodges House Ways & Means Chair Rep. Stuart Bishop (R) Lafayette Vice Chair Rep. John Stefanski (R) Lafayette Members Rep. Beaullieu Rep. DeVillier Rep. LaCombe Rep. Phelps Rep. Bourriaque Rep. Farnum Rep. McMahen Rep. Riser Rep. Bryant Rep. Hughes Rep. Mincey Rep. White Rep. Butler Rep. Ivey Rep. Nelson Rep. Willard Policy Priorities • Funding for Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health ($1.7M) • Includes comprehensive home visiting & infrastructure support for maternal mental health • Funding for DCFS (TANF Swap Out) • Funding for Early Childhood (Ready Louisiana, $86M) • Child Hunger • Literacy: Reading Education Changes • Maternal Mortality: Pregnancy Workplace Protection • Improved Wages & State Minimum Wage • Paid Family Leave • Investing in Louisiana Reading Connection 74 % of Louisiana 4th Graders are not reading on Grade Level. Data Source: https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/profiles/stateprofile/overview/LA Reading Connection Functional Literacy Among Incarcerated Adults 80% of Incarcerated Adults are Functionally Illiterate Functionally Illiterate Functionally Literate Data Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10876375 Reading Connection • Early Literacy Commission Report did not go far enough to address the changes that need to be made. • There are still curriculum on the state’s Tier 1 List that are not based on the science of reading, we must remove them now, not wait 7 years. • Mississippi saw a 20% increase in the number of third graders reading on grade level when they implemented evidence-based reading instruction. • Mississippi is the only state who saw an increase in their NAEP Reading Scores this year. Data Source: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/report.pdf Reading Connection • The evidenced-based
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