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Legislative Wrap-Up Missouri Children’s Leadership Council 2nd Quarter Meeting June 23, 2017

We Welcome and Introductions

LE LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP UP 1S 1ST SESSION, 99 99TH

TH MI

MISSOURI GENERAL ASSEMBLY

MISSOURI CHILDREN'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL JUDY DUNGAN JUNE 2017

Ov Overview

Session marked by Senate drama and gridlock

• Drama—FY18 Budget amended on Senate floor to fully fund the

school foundation formula

• Gridlock—Near record low number of bills sent to the Governor

Only 75 bills TAFP—lowest since 2000

As significant for what didn’t happen as what did

• Efforts to phase in PreK spending were thwarted

Ma Major Highlights

Full funding of the school foundation formula has triggered 2014 PreK law Level funding for most children’s programs in the FY18 budget Funding for early childhood provider quality review Micro grants for disproportionate share providers Omnibus Child Safety Bill First step in neonatal/maternal levels of care designation

PreK

2014 Law/HB1689 provided for foundation formula funding of PreK when the state aid formula was fully funded. ▪Fiscal note of $64M to add 4% at-risk children. The FY18 budget included $3.4B—full funding. Once achieved, legislators and some education lobbyists began to pursue a phase-in of PreK to control the added cost. ▪The last three weeks of the session were spent working against a phase-in. ▪A MOCLC priority was to allow school districts to contract with local childcare providers for PreK. ▪ Shorter phase-in in exchange for authority to contract? ▪While avoided this year, the expectation is that phase-in efforts will resume for the FY19 budget.

FY2018 Budget

Children’s Division

Program FY2017 FY2018 Children’s Division Administration $6,858,318 $6,784,490 Children’s Division Field Staff $86,384,302 $85,976,302 Child Assessment Centers $2,950,523 $2,950,523 Children’s Treatment Services $22,462,111 $22,154,961* Crisis Care $2,050,000 $2,050,000 Home Visitation $4,364,500 $4,364,500

Child Welfare

Program FY2017 FY2018 Cyber Crimes Task Force $0 $500,000 Medicaid Case Management/ Traumatized Children $1,750,000 (restricted) $1,750,000 Children’s Trauma Network $500,000 (restricted) $500,000 Child Abuse Prosecutor $0 $74,000 SAFE-CARE $0 $250,000 CASA Project Launch $901,659 $901,659

Children’s Division/Childcare Subsidy

Program FY2017 FY2018 Child Care Subsidy $189.2M $186.4M Reimbursement rates remain the same: ▪ 138FPL and below for full benefit ▪ 138FPL to 165FPL for 75% of benefit ▪ 165FPL to 190FPL for 50% of benefit ▪ 190FPL to 215 for 25% benefit Disproportionate share program remains the same: ▪ 50% or more subsidy children ▪ Required to be accredited or making progress toward accreditation ▪ Micro grants of up to $5,000 for help in achieving accreditation

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/K-12

Program FY2017 FY2018 Foundation Formula $3,344,691,268 $3,392,907,149 Foundation Formula Transportation $105,297,713 $105,297,713 Special Education, High Need $46,555,141 $59,536,351 Dyslexia Training $100,000 (restricted) $250,000

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Early Ed

Program FY2017 FY2018 Early Childhood Special Ed $170,840,842 $183,209,718 First Steps $53,312,710 $53,312,710 Parents as Teachers $18,000,000 $18,000,000 Missouri PreSchool Project $12,313,317 $12,851,554 Child Development Associate $399,500 $399,500 Early Learning Quality Report $0 $59,713 Right from the Start $900,000 $900,000

Children’s Division, Foster Care and Adoption

Program FY2017 FY2018 Residential Treatment Services $135,460,360 $122,051,305* $17,000,000 to DMH Parent Training $576,399 $576,399 Educational Assistance $1,688,848 $1,688,848 Case Management $39,719,303 $39,183,803* Adoption/Guardianship Subsidy $84,458,978 $88,478,796* Adoption Resource Centers $2,620,000 $3,850,000 Independent Living $2,999,900 $2,999,900 Transitional Living $2,918,887 $2,918,887 Public Placement Fund $11,099,337 $5,000,000

SB160 Omnibus Child Safety Bill

Foster Care Bill of Rights (SB160 Sater) Investigative records of “unknown perpetrator” (HB1158 Franklin) Convicted sex offenders prevented from approaching children’s museum (HB572 Swan) Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect extended Kinship placement (HB260 Brown) Legal rights of juveniles in custody (HB768 Lant) Sex trafficking included in definition of abuse and neglect (HB260, Brown)

Foster Care Bill

• f Rights

SB160 (Sater)

▪ Became omnibus vehicle ▪ Best interest of child is first priority ▪ The practice of Children’s Division will be, whenever appropriate, to return a child to the custody of their parent or guardian with whom the child resided immediately before state custody ▪ When return to parent or guardian is not possible, the first priority is to place the child with suitable relatives ▪ Children’s Division shall pursue continuity in foster care ▪ Children’s Division will work with each child to pursue a permanency and case plan ▪ Practice of the state will be to place siblings in the same care arrangement ▪ When appropriate, Children’s division will support regular visitation and communication between siblings and between children and their parents ▪ When in the best interest of the child, Children’s Division will support the attendance of those 12 years of age or older at any hearings regarding their placement, custody or care

Investigative Records/Unknown Perpetrator

Court ruled that Children’s Division did not have the authority to retain investigative records when child abuse has been substantiated, but perpetrator is unknown. CD faced a December 30, 2017 deadline to destroy records. HB1158 (Franklin) provided necessary authority. Also allows Children’s Division to revisit records if new evidence arises. ▪Included in Omnibus Children’s Safety Bill SB160 (Sater)

Disappointment

2014 Child Care Development Block Grant reauthorization included new requirements to protect the safety and security of children in care.

New regulations require FBI fingerprint background check for all employees and volunteers in contact with children. Also requires National Sex Offender Registry check. Includes licensed, license exempt and regulated providers. Requires new background checks whether or not provider receives subsidy. Committee chairs with jurisdiction feared that new compliance requirements will unduly burden providers and limit access to care. Issue will need to be revisited in 2018 to avoid penalty.

Federal Issues

CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

Insures 78,000 children in Missouri not eligible for Medicaid (up to 300%FPL) Authorization expires on September 30, 2017 Favorable state match with federal government covering 97% of cost Advocates are asking Congress to extend CHIP: ▪Through 2022 ▪With the 23% enhanced FMAP ▪With continued MOE (maintenance of effort requirements) MOCLC will sponsor CHIP conference call/info with federal partners No bill introduced

MATERNAL INFANT EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING

Voluntary, evidence based home visiting models Partner with families from pregnancy through kindergarten

▪ Improved maternal and newborn health ▪ Reduced child injuries, abuse and neglect ▪ Improved school readiness and achievement ▪ Reduced crime and domestic violence ▪ Improved economic self-sufficiency

Missouri funding of $3.9 M serving four counties in the bootheel (Dunklin, Pemiscot, Butler, Ripley) Advocates asking for 5 year extension and annual funding increased to $800M HR2824—Five year extension @ $400M annually

Trump Budget

$54B in cuts to non-defense programs to fund a $54B increase in defense spending $600B cut in Medicaid over 10 years $6B cut in CHIP

▪ Two year extension ▪ Eliminates the 23% increased federal match rate ▪ Cap eligibility level at 250%FPL ▪ Eliminate MOE

$95M cut in Child Care Development Block Grant (funding at FY16 level) $85M cut in Head Start and Early Head Start (funding at FY16 level) $1.6B reduction in TANF funds for states (10%) Eliminates 21st Century Community Learning Center (summer, before and after school child care)

2017 Policy Priorities Review

Early Childhood Education

• Raise the income eligibility for subsidized child care to support low income working families
• Raise reimbursement rates to child care providers who serve families who receive subsidies to assure

they have quality choices

• Permit school districts to contract with childcare providers for pre-K classrooms
• Increase funding for Parents as Teachers

Income Security and Budget Issues

• Enact a state earned income tax credit for low income families to reward work and stabilize families
• Enact “streamlined” legislation to capture online sales tax and earmark receipts to increase childcare

subsidies

• Evaluate the impact of recent changes in the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program to assure

evidence-based decision making and to evaluate the impact of policy decisions

Health and Mental Health

• Protect children’s access to health insurance so they are able to get quality care when they need it
• Expand the scope of advanced practice nurses to include mental health services
• Formalize a system designating levels of perinatal care in hospitals to assure that babies get the level of

quality care they need

• Enact child access prevention laws to promote the safe storage of firearms as a public health issue

K-12 Education

• Fully fund the Foundation Formula to assure quality and allow for preschool expansion
• Assure money for tuition and transportation to allow children in foster care to stay in their home school

Safety and Security

• Create consistency in the issuance of custody orders by the juvenile court so children do not needlessly

remain in foster care

• Assure resources to fund the career ladder for Children’s Division staff as an incentive to retain quality

workers

• Increase funding for treatment services for children who are abused and neglected, including payments

for foster care

• Require criminal background checks for childcare providers to remain in compliance with the Childcare

Development Block Grant

MOCLC Update

MOCLC Update

• Steering Committee Members
• Racial Diversity
• Geographic Diversity (outside of I-70 Corridor)
• Listening Sessions
• Collaborating with Community Partnerships
• Will Hold Late July through Early September
• Locations Across State
• Rebranding
• Possible New Name
• New Logo
• Website
• MOCLC Quarterly Meetings 2017
• September 29th
• December 8th