2013 Upcoming Events NASTA 2013 Meeting: May 30 (Washington, DC) NAPCWA Policy Forum: June 7–9 (Crystal City, VA) APHSA Policy Forum: June 10-12 (Crystal City, VA) NAPIPM Annual Conference: August 18–21 (San Diego, CA) SNAP Annual Education Conference: September 22-25 (Austin, TX). ISM Annual Conference: October 6–9 (San Diego, CA) NSDTA Annual Conference: October 20–23 (Hershey, PA) AAPWA Annual Conference: November 10–13 (Newport, RI)

Innovation Center APHSA is creating a virtual center that will catalyze breakthrough thinking and action and provide a locus for more experimental, transformative work. The center has identified some initial areas of focus – Alternative Financing, Adaptive Leadership, the Government's Role in the 21st Century, Social Return on Investment, and Accountability in Human Services. Just published: Issue Briefs on Advancing Human Services in the 21st Century—What is Government's Role in the Transformation Effort? and Accountability in Human Services

• APHSA's June 13 letter to House leadership on SNAP provisions of the 2013 Farm Bill (new)
• June 13 letter from APHSA to House Committee on Agriculture on SNAP reauthorization in 2013 Farm Bill (new)
• APHSA May 20 Letter to Senate Leadership on SNAP provisions of the 2013 Farm Bill. Full Senate consideration of the bill scheduled for May 20. Comments cover the current bill and possible amendments
• APHSA's side-by-side comparison of SNAP reauthorization provisions in the Farm Bill versions passed by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees
• Congress set to address Farm Bill: APHSA letter to Ag. Committee with proposals for reauthorizing SNAP
• FNS recently issued the attached Q&As on the SNAP Disqualified Recipient and Computer Matching Final Rule
• APHSA's side-by-side analysis of latest farm bill legislation includes comparison of present law; Senate version (passed June 21)and House Agriculture Committee version (passed July 12)
• APHSA letter to the House Agriculture Committee expressing APHSA's positions on several SNAP provisions of the House version of the farm bill, H.R. 6083
• Letter to the Senate summarizing APHSA positions on certain 2012 farm bill amendments that would affect administration of the SNAP program
• Connecticut TANF Director Testifies in House on XMOE (Testimony)
• Presentation: FY2013 Federal Budget Webinar
  Audio: FY2013 Federal Budget Webinar
• APHSA analysis of ACA arguments before Supreme Court
• Presentation: Overview of the Budget Control Act
  Audio: Overview of the Budget Control Act
• Application and Q&A now available for Prevention of Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection among Foster Youth Institute

Executive Director Tracy Wareing speaks about the state of human services and APHSA's role as an agent of change. Audio here from The Business of Government Hour radio show.

• March 18 APHSA & NASTA Letters on TANF Reauthorization
  
  • Letter to Leadership of House Ways and Means Committee and Human Resources Subcommittee
  • Letter to Leadership of Senate Finance Committee
• March 13 APHSA comments to CMS per a request for information on performance indicators for the new business processes of the Medicaid/CHIP eligibility and enrollment systems
• Announcing Members of 2013 Board of Directors and State Human Service Administrators Policy Council Executive Committee
• Federal Budgeting: What Happens Come March?
• APHSA Comments to CMS on Medicaid
  
  • February 27: APHSA's comments to CMS on the draft Single, Streamlined Application for Insurance Affordability Programs, including Medicaid/CHIP
  • February 20: comments to CMS on the proposed rule for Medicaid/CHIP and Exchanges relating to appeals, eligibility and enrollment, and consumer assistance programs for IAPs
• An APHSA/Microsoft report: Achieving Maximum Value from HHS IT Systems: Critical Success Factors for Agency Transformation
  
  • Audio from the Jan. 15 webinar
  • Slides from the webinar
• October 25: Implementing Pay for Success and Social Innovation Finance Webinar - video and slides
• APHSA survey report on State and Local Utilization of SSBG Funds
• APHSA Releases 10 new Pathways policy briefs
• Governing Magazine: Human Services Gets its Advocacy Group Back, by Jonathan Walters

• NASCCA Holds Webinar or CCDBG Bill New
  
• APHSA and NAPIPM Comment Letter on Grant Reform Regulations New
  
• APHSA and NASCCA Send Letter to OMB on FY2014-2015 CCDF State Plan Pre-Print New
  
• APHSA Submits Comments to Department of Education on PROMISE Initiative
  
• APHSA and NASCCA Submit Letter to ACF on FFY 2014-2015 CCDF State Plan Pre-Print
  
• APHSA, NASCCA and NAPIPM Submit Joint Support Letter to OMB on CC Improper Payments
  
• APHSA and NASCCA Send Comments Letter on RTT ELC Phase 2 Grants
  
• APHSA Sends Comments Letter to DOE on Race to the Top District Competition
  
• NSDTA's Journal
  

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