3. Today’s Presenters: Adriana, Executive Director
Vittoria, State Leg Chair
Dawn, Leg Policy Analyst

4. Agenda Purpose of Leg Day at the Capitol
Preparing for Leg Day at the Capitol
Key Issues
CCAE App
Leg Day Sign Up

5. Purpose of Leg Day at the Capitol
Legislator & Legislative Staff Education
Who are K12 adult schools? What adult school is in the member’s district?
Who do you serve?
The value of adult education to students, families, communities and California
AEBG Regional Consortia Activities, Progress, Challenges
Relationship Building
12 Year Term Limits
Tying capitol advocacy to individual districts
Advocating for Policy & Budget Priorities

6. Importance of Political Action, Grassroots & Advocacy
Lobbying & Advocacy
Grassroots
Political Action
Legislative Success!

7. Preparing for Leg Day at the Capitol
Briefing Materials – Familiarize yourself with the details of what you will be advocating
What legislators will you be visiting? What do you know about them?
Day of Coordination
Identify a “Lead” for each visit
Who will attend the meeting with the Lead?
Divvy up talking points – be sure everyone is prepared to participate at some level
Personal experiences, like those from students are powerful
Plan to keep the meeting brief, but impactful – most meetings are minutes max
Be prepared to listen carefully and observe reactions/body language from legislator and staff
Do not argue. Always be respectful. If a point of disagreement arises, politely listen and acknowledge the point of view, indicating that you will take that into consideration and appreciate the comments
If questions arise that you cannot answer, be sure to let him/her know that you will get back to them with the information and they may follow up with your lobbyist, Dawn Koepke

8. Key Issues
“Grant” in Adult Education Block Grant is leading some stakeholders and business officials to view it as short-term, limited funding hindering the K-12 adult school stability that we fought so hard for in the past few budget cycles
ASK: The term “grant” should be revised in statute to ensure consistency in applicability and treatment of the programs and funding as sustainable.
Some workable alternatives may include:
Adult Education Block Allocation
Adult Education Block Funding
Adult Education Block Apportionment

9. Key Issues
Current Funding at $500M under AEBG is not Sufficient to Meet the Need and address increasing costs
ASK: the FY budget should include a modest Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to ensure access and capacity is maintained in the K-12 system
AEBG funding is the only funding the K-12 adult school system has available to it to deliver programs and cover cost increases
Without a modest increase in funding to help cover cost increases, adult schools will have to cut programs so as to cover costs – in direct conflict with the Governor and Legislature’s priority to date of preserving current capacity and access in the K-12 adult school system

10. Key Issues
Currently no structured, consistent mechanism exists for the K- 12 and community college field to provide feedback and input, much less work with the CDE and Chancellor’s Office on the development of guidance and policy
ASK: the FY budget should establish an AEBG Stakeholder Advisory Committee to make recommendations to CDE and the Chancellor’s office on AEBG policy and guidance, provide oversight, coordination, facilitation, be a neutral Party and serve as a “tie-breaker” for conflicts at the regional level.
Areas the advisory would advise on:
Fiscal operations and accountability
Curriculum and assessment alignment
Consortium performance accountability
Compliance monitoring

11. Leg Day Resources (http://www.ccaestate.org/legislative-day/)
Fiscal Year Legislative Talking Points (PDF) 
2017 Adult Education Sample Local Resolution (Word)
Adult Education Fiscal Year Budget NASCAR Letter (Word)
2017 Adult Education Framework Executive Summary (PDF)
2017 Adult Education Framework and Outstanding Issues (PDF)

12. CCAE App http://www.ccaestate.org/ccae-app/

13. CCAE State Legislative Section Chairs 2016-2017
Bay Section
Tim Doyle @
Central Section
Lori
LAM Section
Ben
Northern Section
Patricia
South Coast Section
Nancy
Southern Section
Karen

14. Leg Day Sign Up http://www.ccaestate.org/legislative-day
Make your plans to join us, in Sacramento, for CAEAA-CCAE's Leg Day Event, beginning on Monday, April 3, Members and students will be converging on the Capitol to speak with their local legislators.