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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1717 BIRDSONG PLACE |
Address2 | 230 E STREET, NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002 |
City | EL CAJON |
State | CA |
Zip Code | 92021 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 13164-137
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6. House ID# 300400010
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Sally Shake, President/CEO |
Date | 10/12/2010 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2011 House Budget Resolution
FY 2011 Senate Budget Resoltion
* FY 2011 HOUSE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including healthcare, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition
* FY 2011 SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION - Funding for Pre-K-12 and adult public education programs, wraparound services, including health care, related children/youth issues, college student financial aid, and child nutrition
* HOUSE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP
* S 3686: SENATE FY 2011 LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS - To provide optimal sustainable funding for early childhood, pre-K-12, and adult public education, to develop career and college readiness, and academic proficiency for all local school district students, and to fund related support services for children and youth that include health care, Medicaid and SCHIP
* EDUCATION JOBS FUND - To provide an Education Jobs Fund to allow States, local preK-12 school districts, and public institutions of higher education to retain or create jobs to provide pre-K-12 and adult educational services to students
* HR 4899 HOUSE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further jobs layoffs for teachers and other educators and to permit new hiring
*HR 4899 SENATE REPORT 111-188 SENATE FY 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT - To provide emergency supplemental appropriations funds for FY 2010 for diverse purposes including disaster relief, and to seek Education Jobs Funding for local public school districts, to prevent further job layoffs for teachers and other educators, and to permit new hiring
* S1206: KEEP OUR EDUCATORS WORKING ACT OF 2010 - To appropriate funds for an Education Jobs Fund for local elementary and secondary school districts and public colleges and universities to retain employees or hire new employees
* HR 4812: LOCAL JOBS FOR AMERICA ACT - To provide allotment of funds to states, local government units, including local school districts, to save and create local jobs including teachers and other educators jobs through retention, restoration or expansion of services needed in local communities
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION
NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM
* ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION PREPARATION - Preparation of recommendations to retain, revise, improve, add or eliminate provisions in the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the principal federal statute that affects K-12 public education, with California impact, and to increase awareness of the Fresno Unified (CA)-Long Beach Unified (CA) Learning Partnership achievement improvement model
* NEW PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM - To continue the concept, structure and parameters of a new federal education program entitled Promise Neighborhoods, to determine implementation options, similarities and contrasts with the Harlem Children's Zone, wrap around services included for public school children, and to encourage the expansion and priority in future years, of these approaches and services, and others with similar goals and purposes.
* HR 1: THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION - To provide economic recovery urgency funds to Pre-K-12 public school districts in California, on a timely, efficient basis, to maintain availability of educational services to students at a time when the State of California is experiencing a serious fiscal crisis and school district budgets are subject to severe cutbacks
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Education - Dept of, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
THE ANTI-DEFICIENCY ACT, TO AMEND SECTION 254 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 - To exempt funds received for the Universal Service Fund, including the "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts for K-12 schools and libraries, from certain provisions of Title I of the Communications Act, known as the Anti-Deficiency Act, regarding applicable accounting rules, each year or permanently
* TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996: Ongoing revision and implementation of new rulemaking, regulations and guidance for schools and libraries Universal Service "E-Rate" telecommunications discounts, by Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Corporation, Schools/Libraries Division, including Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and E-Rate issues affecting K-12 public schools, school districts, students and educators, and to encourage lifting of the administrative cap on E-Rate funds so that more eligible schools and their students may gain affordable access to advanced telecommunications.
* NATIONAL EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN AND NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - To build support and sustainability for implementation of advanced telecommunications facilities and services for Pre-K-12 students and local school districts, including affordable broadband access and availability aligned with future college and career readiness educational goals and learning systems, using existing E-Rate mechanisms and selected other non-E-Rate funding, policy, and programmatic opportunities
* HR 4619: THE E-RATE 2.0 ACT OF 2010 - To raise the current $2.25 billion funding cap on the E-Rate program, that provides discounts to schools and libraries for affordable access to advanced telecommunications services, and to explore additional options to provide affordable telecommunications opportunities to students at home and school, with identified funding sources that do not diminish the presently available but oversubscribed E-Rate funds
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Education - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN
* TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SERVICES FOR ALL CHILDREN -
To ensure that as the new health care reform legislation is implemented, that improved health care quality, affordability, accessibility and services for all children, and youth, including preK-12 public school students, EPSDT services, wellness and prevention services and health coverage, are at least equal to that now provided through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for low-income children
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Food Safety for Child Nutrition Improvement
Reauthorization of The Child Nutrition and National School Lunch Acts Preparation
* FOOD SAFETY FOR CHILD NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT - Implementation, legislation/guidance for improved food safety for child nutrition and school meals for public elementary and secondary school students, including the federal farm to school program, especially in light of recent and repeated USDA recall of products sent to school districts for use in federally subsidized school meals, rising food prices for preK-12 public schools, students, and families, and specific food safety impacts on California's children
* REAUTHORIZATION OF THE CHILD NUTRITION AND NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACTS PREPARATION - Preparation of policy recommendations on issues related to child nutrition and K-12 public schools meals programs for the upcoming Child Nutrition Act and school meals reauthorization legislation
* HR 5504: IMPROVING NUTRITION FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN ACT - To improve access, quality and funding for child nutrition and school meals for children in preK-Grade 12 through reauthorization, including better food safety, healthier nutritional quality through higher more comprehensively applied school nutrition standards, increased federal reimbursement for school meals, simplified eligibility determinations, and improved availability of snacks and meals for children during non-school time, such as weekends and holidays and evenings
* S 3307: HEALTHY HUNGER-FREE KIDS ACT OF 2010 - To reauthorize and amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the health and nutrition of preK-Grade 12 students through better nutritional standards, new mechanisms for schools in high poverty areas to certify children for federally subsidized school meals directly, and using alternative data sources instead of collecting paper applications, improved food safety and federal school meals reimbursement rates
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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