Critical Political Times for Professions
Strength in Numbers Requires Larger CSHA Membership
Encourage a Colleague to join CSHA
WHY JOIN CSHA? LOOK WHAT CSHA
HAS DONE RECENTLY!
Legislative
& Government Policies
- State & federal Advocacy - see CSHA’s
dynamic web site: www.csha.org
CSHA
State Policy Champions & Friends
- Legislators,
State Superintendent, State Insurance Commissioner, and others
- CSHA
Electronic Networks and email information & advocacy
Special Education
- Increased funding at federal & state level (Growth; COLA;
Equalization $)
- Teacher Equity (AB956'03 Educator Ed Code
definition)
- Continuing legislative efforts on caseloads/workloads
- CSHA representatives
on CDE Special Ed Task Forces
- (SLPs & Literacy, Key Performance
Indicators, IEPs, Goals & Objectives,
NCLB)
- CSHA “SEAL” rep working on ASHA Special Ed Initiatives
- CSHA
rep on School LEA Medi-Cal Billing Program DHS Workgroup
- Regional
Center Services & funding; CSHA reps to DDS-ICC
- Newborn
Hearing Screening Program
Healthcare
- HCare Benefit
Packages (Healthy Families, SB 2, etc.)
- State HMO Oversight & Review
of Denials
- (CSHA Spring 2003 Magazine pg. 8 “HMO Reform
Bears Fruit”)
- Fighting to save Medi-Cal “Optional” Services
(ST, audiology & hearing
aids)
- Medi-Cal rate increased 30% Aug. 2002
- CSHA “STAR” rep
working on ASHA HCare Reimbursement Initiatives
Professional
Standards
- Licensing
system continuation & expansion (Endoscopy,
SLPA standards, etc.)
- School credentialing: Expansion to SLP licensing & SLP
Assistants
- CSHA Encroachment Task Force
Coalitions,
Partnerships & Networks
- Special
Ed Coalition with ACSA, SELPAs, CEC-CSF, IDEA Reauthorization & Full
Funding
- Pupil Services Coalition (PSC) promoting Educational Specialists
issues
- State Advisory Commission on Special Education (ACSE)
- New partnerships
with CTA, CFT, CSEA and other unions
- Medical Rehabilitation
Collaboration Group re Medicare; Medi-Cal & Legislative
Action Day
(CRA, CPTA, CSHA, CSIMS & OTAC)
- U Comm. D. Program Directors
Council; Community College SLPA Program Group
- Medical SLP groups
(NCLF, SCMCPAPP; new Medical SLP Council of CA)
- CA Academy of
Audiology (CAA)
- And many other groups!
Professional
Position Papers & Publications
- Workloads & Caseloads, Union
collaboration locally & statewide, & School
Assessments
Workshops, Seminars & Conferences
AND MUCH,
MUCH MORE!
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