Human Services & Education Policy Steering Committee
About the Committee
All matters pertaining to children’s issues, foster care, public assistance and income support, services to senior citizens and individuals with disabilities, immigration policy, social services, and elementary, secondary and post-secondary education.
Policy Platform 2024-2025
Every county in the U.S. administers and funds part of the cost of strengthening communities and protecting and enhancing families. The NACo Human Services & Education Steering Committee exists to support counties in this work.
Resource
County Policy Priorities for Transforming the Child Welfare System
U.S. House Passes Reconciliation Bill: What it Means for Counties
Counties should continue to advocate for county priorities to be included in the final budget reconciliation bill.
What Counties Need to Know: ARPA reporting requirements for program income
On May 20, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) distributed a memo to counties that received American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) dollars who had program income or reported $0 obligated on their recent program & expenditure reports.
Now I know the pandemic didn’t break my idealism
Megan Dunn started on the Snohomish County, Wash. Council two months before the COVID-19 pandemic started, but despite those challenges, she was up to run for reelection.
Measles on the rise: What county officials need to know
Vaccination is the most effective defense against measles, and county leaders can use their voices to encourage uptake of the MMR vaccine.
Local Leaders Mourn the Passing of Representative Gerry Connolly
On behalf of the nation’s counties, cities, towns and villages, the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National League of Cities (NLC) today issued the following statement on the passing of Congressman Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly.
Fire and emergency response grants now open for counties
On May 20, FEMA announced the opening of the Fiscal Year 2024 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program and the Fiscal Year 2024 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant Program, which support fire departments and firefighter organizations in increasing staffing and improving safety nationwide.
Resource
The County Human Services and Education Landscape
Human Services & Education Policy Briefs
Committee Chair
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Hon. Shannon Jones
Committee Contact
Julia Cortina
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