TENNESSEE AFTERSHOOL NETWORK
2022 PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA
Remember to join us virtually on Wednesday, March 2, for TAN’s Day on the Hill. Watch for more to come on TAN’s remote Hill Day Training session at 1 p.m. Central on February 22.
Tier 1 (Top priorities)
State Priorities
Education Goals
- Afterschool and summer learning and childcare access and quality, including use of available funding sources and credit recovery
- Increase pre-K funding, access and quality, including addressing in the education funding formula
- Increase health, psychosocial, and mental health services in schools and out-of-school-time programming
- Provide trauma-informed and sensitive environments in school and afterschool/OST programs
- Support funding for TN CAPS and Learning Blade
- Handle with Care (confidential data, not public record)
- New education funding formula, including supportive services like behavioral health, social workers and nurses
Financial Stability Goals
- UWTN ALICE Spotlight on Children report components and findings
- TANF/Families First/Surplus (childcare assistance, summer, afterschool)
Health Goals
- Preservation and expansion of ACES resources
- Prevention and treatment of substance abuse, suicide prevention, domestic violence, and access to behavioral health services
General Goals
- Increase access to internet and broadband
Federal Priorities
Education Goals
- Afterschool and summer learning and childcare (access and quality)
Financial Stability Goals
- SNAP
Health Goals
- Preservation and expansion of access to healthcare coverage
- Prevention and treatment of substance abuse, suicide prevention, domestic violence, and access to behavioral health services
General Goals
- COVID relief
- Tax protections for charitable giving
- Increase access to internet, including expansion of E-rate
Tier Two Priorities
Monitoring, building groundwork for action, and/or signing-on as issues arise, but not taking a leadership role
State Priorities
Education
- Access to food in out-of-school-time programming
- Funding for communities in schools
Financial Stability
- SNAP
Health
- Health and social service infrastructure*
- Coordinated School Health
- Vaping/tobacco products (reducing access for youth)
Federal Priorities
Education
- Early Learning
- Funding for Communities in Schools
Financial Stability
- Workforce development/WIOA
Health
- Health and social service infrastructure*
*Mental health services, substance abuse prevention and treatment, senior services, intellectual disabilities, transportation for health and human services, long-term care, and social workers in schools and other settings.