Making 2020 Count for Children & Families

Lake Charles Regional Meeting Regional Meeting Overview

 CENSUS 2020  The New Legislature  Policy Priorities  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!

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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: (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: (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. (R) Lafayette area President Pro-Temp Sen. (R) Franklinton/Northshore Secretary Yolanda Dixon Parliamentarian Sen. (R) New Iberia Chair Senate Finance Sen. (R) Central/Capital Region Chair Health & Welfare Sen. Fred Mills (R) New Iberia Chair Education Sen. (D) Baton Rouge Chair Commerce Sen. Ronnie Johns (R) Lake Charles Chair Revenue & Fisc. Sen. (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. (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. (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. (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. (R) Gonzales/Capital Region Speaker Pro-Temp Rep. (R) Houma/Bayou Region Clerk Michelle Fontenot Dean of the House Rep. (R) Amite Chair Education Rep. Ray Garafalo (R) Chalmette Chair Health & Welfare Rep. (R) Desoto/Northwest LA Chair of Appropriations Rep. Zee Zeringue (R) Houma/Bayou Chair Ways & Means Rep. (R) Lafayette Chair Commerce Rep. (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) 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. (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.

• 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 methods affirmed by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and recommended by the National Reading Panel include five systematic components: 1. Phonemic awareness 2. Phonics 3. Fluency 4. Vocabulary 5. Comprehension

• The research indicates that the debate is over, that whole language is not an effective way to teach reading to children and our literacy rates seem to reflect that here in Louisiana.

Data Source: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/pubs/nrp/Documents/report.pdf What About ALICE?

 Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed

Source: United Way ALICE Report Louisiana is a Rich State

HOW LOUISIANA COMPARES

Natural gas production No. 4

Chemical production No. 3

Crude oil refining No. 2

Port tonnage No. 1

Source: Together Louisiana The Poor Pay the Most *2021 Reform Area*

Louisiana State & Local Taxes in 2019

Source: ITEP Components of the Budget

Source: Louisiana Budget Project

Budget Project Thoughts

• Medicaid expansion has brought historic gains in health coverage and brought financial stability to hospitals and other providers. But the program is under attack: From legislators who want to put hurdles such as work reporting requirements in front of recipients; from the Trump administration’s new guidance that allows states to convert the program into a block grant; and from a proposed federal rule that could drastically change how hospitals are paid.

• The relative stability brought by the 2018 tax compromise should not mask the fact that our teachers remain underpaid, our child-care assistance program serves half the number of children it did in 2008, and our universities have not nearly recovered from cuts during prior administrations. The job of creating a tax and budget structure that truly reflects our priorities is far from finished. LBP: District Fact Sheets Legislative Session March 9 – June 1, 2020

 Keeping You Informed  Pre-filing ends on Friday, February 28 at 5PM.  For members, we will provide real-time updates via our Website.  We will again engage law students from Southern University Law Center  We will send out weekly e-mail blasts to everyone about the highlights each week. Capitol Days

 March 10: Children’s Day  April 29: CAC Day  May 5: Early Ed Day  May 7: Behavioral Health Day  May 8: Anti-Hunger Day  May 19: Children’s Health Day  May 26: CASA Day

Legislative Binders Will Be Given Out on March 10 Resources

Louisiana Partnership for Children & Families • Children’s Corner Email/Platform for Children Louisiana Budget Project • Daily Dime/Presentations on Tax Reform/Fact Sheets Agenda for Children • Kids Count United Way • 211 and ALICE Report • Louisiana Policy Institute for Children • Updated policy on the impact of early care and education #EveryBaby Session 2019: Just Some of the Education Money

Louisiana State General Funding $350

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$250

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$150 Funding in Millions Funding in $100

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$0 Early Ed K-12 Post-Secondary Heckman Curve: https://heckmanequation.org/resource/the-heckman- curve/ IDEAL ACTUAL #EveryBaby

• Working on a comprehensive statewide plan to ensure that #EveryBaby in Louisiana has everything they need to thrive.

• Cross-agency and sector work to develop a road map of what every agency can do to improve the lives of children. The obvious agencies and the not-so-obvious like Economic Development or Transportation.

• Working with Governor’s Office and Agency Staff.

• When you have a message or policy post on Social Media use #EveryBaby For more information, contact:

Louisiana Partnership for Children & Families Susan East Nelson, Executive Director www.louisianapartnership.org [email protected] 225-229-2498 (cell)

Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller, Executive Director www.louisianabudget.org [email protected]

These slides and handouts: http://www.louisianapartnership.org/LC