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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sorry to crowd your inbox today but want to share this timely update related to our State Legislature and information about the members of both houses, bills introduced and those that passed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lorraine <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Jessica Klos [mailto:JKlos@earlycareandlearning.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 28, 2011 2:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jessica Klos<br><b>Subject:</b> 2011 Legislative Session Recap <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-size:28.0pt'>POLICY and ADVOCACY UPDATE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><a href="http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=276 height=88 id="Picture_x005f_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CC3599.50695310" alt="eclc logo w-o tag.bmp"></span></a> <span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=789 style='width:591.8pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:6.75pt;margin-right:6.75pt'><tr style='height:10.1pt'><td width=97 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:72.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:10.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal 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</o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:27.0pt'><td width=431 colspan=5 rowspan=9 valign=top style='width:323.15pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#1F497D'>End of Session Summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The 2011 legislative session has finally come to a close and summer has arrived! Among many other thing, Governor Cuomo’s first six months in office brought cooperation with the legislature for an on-time budget that closed a $10 billion budget deficit without new taxes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>While the 2011 legislative session was scheduled to end on Monday, June 20<sup>th</sup>, some controversial issues kept legislators negotiating in Albany a few days longer. The “Big Ugly” (a bill including a property tax cap, mandate relief and rent control), SUNY 2020 (a new SUNY-CUNY tuition plan), and same sex marriage legislation, as well as some of less high profile legislation were all passed. Additionally, the State Assembly passed the Health Care Exchange bill, but the Senate failed to bring it to a vote. It is rumored that they will come back to Albany in a few weeks to bring up this issue. Ethics Laws were also reformed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=250 colspan=3 valign=top style='width:187.65pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:27.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="http://www.earlycareandlearning.org">Early Care & Learning Council</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal 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5.4pt;height:24.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="http://www.house.gov">United States House of Representatives</a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:24.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:26.6pt'><td width=250 colspan=3 style='width:187.65pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:26.6pt'><p class=MsoNormal 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style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="http://www.governor.ny.gov/">NYS Governor's Office</a><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:17.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.5pt'><td width=83 nowrap style='width:62.55pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=83 nowrap style='width:62.55pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=83 nowrap style='width:62.55pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.5pt'><td width=250 nowrap colspan=3 style='width:187.65pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="http://www.nysenate.gov/">NYS Senate</a><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:19.65pt'><td width=83 nowrap style='width:62.55pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:19.65pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=83 nowrap style='width:62.55pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:19.65pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=83 nowrap style='width:62.55pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:19.65pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.65pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:35.85pt'><td width=250 nowrap colspan=3 style='width:187.65pt;background:#FF9933;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:35.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><a href="http://assembly.state.ny.us/">NYS Assembly</a><u><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:35.85pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:33.3pt'><td width=681 colspan=8 rowspan=16 valign=bottom style='width:510.8pt;background:#31849B;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:33.3pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>Early Care & Learning Council legislative session highlights:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=Default style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:105.7pt'><td width=614 valign=top style='width:460.6pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:105.7pt'><p class=Default style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'>Winning Beginning Wednesdays was <i>Winning Beginning NY’s</i> new advocacy effort that took place during March. Every Wednesday, new organized or reenergized teams from different regions of the state visited the State Capitol to advocate for the issues on Winning Beginning NY’s Legislative Agenda. Children’s advocates, child care professionals, parents, children and community leaders from across New York State came to Albany to meet with their legislative delegation to discuss the proposed budget cuts to early education programs. Their efforts educated and informed legislators and policymakers about early care and learning initiatives. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>Advocacy efforts led to a Rejection of the Executive proposed Primary Prevention Incentive Program and full restoration of the Healthy Families New York home visiting program at $23,288,200.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'>Child Care Resource and Referrals maintained funding</span></em><i><span style='color:white'> minus the ARRA funds in 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p style='margin-left:.5in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'>The Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) program will be funded at $384 million in both FY 2011-12 and FY 2012-13. This is the amount that was spent by programs in 2010-2011.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=Default style='margin-left:.5in;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'>While the Early Care & Learning Council supported many pieces of legislation this session, here are some ones to note:<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='color:white'><a href="http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S05650&term=&Summary=Y&Text=Y"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'>S5650</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'> Sponsored by Senator Flanagan, which would study, evaluate and make recommendations concerning early childhood education in child care settings passed the Senate, but was not introduced in the Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></pre><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>Early Care & Learning Council Public Policy Chair Susan Antos spearheaded the introduction of the “Patchwork” Legislation in both houses. It was sponsored by Assemblywoman Jaffee and Senator Savino, but did not get to the floor of either house.</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'><a href="http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A05843&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>A5843/S4116:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white;text-decoration:none'> </span></span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>Relates to the treatment of the earned income of a child under the age of 18 when determining the eligibility of a household for a child care subsidy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:white'><a href="http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=A06545&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'>A6545/S4115:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'> </span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'> Provides that parents and caretakers who are otherwise eligible for a child care subsidy shall receive a subsidy when care is necessary to enable them to sleep because they work a late shift and have a child who is under the age of six and not in school for a full school day; further provides that the authorization for a subsidy shall be sufficient to allow the parent to obtain eight hours of sleep.<em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'> </span></em></span><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></em></pre><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></pre><pre style='text-align:center;mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white;font-style:normal'>***</span></em><em><span style='font-family:"Courier New";color:white;font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></em></pre><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></pre><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white;font-style:normal'>The legislature may have left Albany, but our advocacy efforts will continue over the next six months with in-district visits and making the CCR&R voice heard as budget priorities for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 are determined.<o:p></o:p></span></em></pre><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></pre><pre style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white;font-style:normal'>As always, thank you for your invaluable contribution to the work the CCR&R network. Please keep it up and I look forward to continuing to advocate for and </span></em><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white'>with </span></em><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:white;font-style:normal'>you!<o:p></o:p></span></em></pre><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>Jessica Klos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>Policy Associate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>(518) 690-4217 ex. 32</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:33.3pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.5pt'><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:14.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.5pt'><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:14.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:14.5pt'><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:14.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal 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class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.1pt'><td width=681 nowrap colspan=8 valign=bottom style='width:510.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:10.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:black'>Early Care & Learning Council</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.1pt'><td width=681 nowrap colspan=8 valign=bottom style='width:510.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:10.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:black'>230 Washington Ave Ext. Albany, NY 12203</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:10.1pt'><td width=681 nowrap colspan=8 valign=bottom style='width:510.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:10.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='color:black'>Phone: 518.690.4217 Fax: 518.690.2887<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=108 style='width:81.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:10.1pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:9.0pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>