• View CCPA's Public Policy documents, including our comparison of COLA and the Consumer Price Index, our February 2009 Survey Results showing the impact of 0% COLA, our 2009 legislative agenda, and our Public Policy Newsletters here.

• See Documents related to Healthcare Reform in the 2009 CGA Session here.

• CCPA submitted several FOIA requests for state agencies' budget reduction options.  View the documents we received from each agency under the respective name.

• OPM recently announced major changes to their contract re-procurement plan.  View more details here.

• Click to view the 2008 CCPA Legislative Summary.

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CCPA Public Policy Updates:

• 2010 Statewide Races 6-7-10 (courtesy of Rome, Smith, & Lutz)

• 2010 State House Races 6-7-10 (courtesy of Rome, Smith, & Lutz)

• 2010 State Senate Races 6-7-10 (courtesy of Rome, Smith, & Lutz)

• Click here to read the 5/24/10 CT Law Tribune article about the new legislation regarding the Medicaid audit process, "Service Providers Seek Their Day in Court"

• Click here to see the article CT Mirror, May 1, 2010 "Republicans quit budget talks, accuse Democrats and Rell of 'Band-Aid' fix"

• 4/30/2010 Click here to view the Report from the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Policy and Management on Revenues

• CCPA Updates – Budget Items in Play:  Governor Releases Additional Rescissions 3/29 and Democratic Leaders Seek Meeting.  Click to read the complete Members Broadcast dated 3/31/10.

• List of Legislative Deadlines for 2010 Legislative Session

• Cedar Ridge Closure Expenditure Flow, Distributed by DMHAS at the 2/24/10 Health and Hospitals Appropriations Subcommittee Work Session, 2/24/10

• Click here to read a Letter to Senator Dodd from Alyssa Goduti, Vice President for Public Policy, CCPA regarding "Seeking the authorization of Federally Qualified Behavioral Health Centers FQBHCs, 1/5/10

• 12/21/09 CCPA Findings - Job Loss, Service Loss Attributed to Rescissions and Deficit Mitigation Plan.  Click here to read document.

• Handouts from 8/24/09 Mayor Dan Malloy Press Conference on community providers

• CCPA writes to Governor Rell and Legislative leadership about the impact of the state state budget situation on community providers - Read a sample of the 8/12/09 letter.

• CCPA writes to Secretary Genuario regarding community providers as essential state services.  Click to read the June 12, 2009 letter.

• CCPA Press Release 5/15/09 - COMMUNITY PROVIDERS FACE PAYROLL CONCERNS - No Budget Agreement Means Immediate Impact on Service to Clients

• CCPA Lines of Credit/Cash Flow Survey - Preliminary Findings as of 5/13/09 - Click to read the survey

• CCPA writes to members of the legislature urging their assistance, including Senate President Don Williams and Speaker of the House Chris Donovan. Click here to read the letter

• CCPA writes to the Governor seeking her assistance in assuring cash flow to community providers and in assuring adequate funding of the community provider system.  Click here to read the full letter."

• Governor Rell Announces State Web Site To Track Stimulus Funds, Projects, Jobs ~ (from the Governor’s Press Release 3/6/09) Governor M. Jodi Rell unveiled a comprehensive state Web site to help citizens follow the flow of federal stimulus dollars into Connecticut, track the progress of stimulus-funded projects and monitor the availability and creation of jobs through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  Connecticut has already begun receiving some of the $3 billion in federal stimulus money. Approximately $1.65 billion is in direct aid and grants while $1.3 billion is in the form of Medicaid assistance. The federal government estimates the ARRA will create and/or save more than 40,000 jobs in Connecticut.  You can visit the new website at www.recovery.ct.gov.

• OPM releases new policy manual instating a waiver for procurement ~ Manual supplants existing manual, "Personal Service Agreements:  Standards and Procedures," and addresses state agency requirements when entering a POS or PSA contract.  Agencies are no longer required to re-procure services if they do not wish to, effective February 16 to June 30, 2011.  View the 2/17/09 cover memo from Secretary Genuario or the full manual, "Procurement Standards:  For Personal Service Agreements and Purchase of Service Contracts" here. The CT Nonprofit Human Services Cabinet issued comments on the draft manual on January 5th, view them here.

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