|
HOT TOPICS |
The American Camp Association's Public Policy Agenda and Position Statements
Legislative Information and Advocacy
- State Laws for Camps [6] - find out the camp related laws and regulations in your state
- Children and Nature - Healthy Kids Outdoors Act [7] and access a list of all State Initiatives [8]
- Criminal Background Checks - Child Protection Improvements Act [9]
- Education Reform and Environmental Literacy - No Child Left Inside Act [10]
- Education Reform and Summertime Learning Loss in Reading - Explore 30 Camp Reading Program [11]
- Health Care Reform - Impact on camps as employers [2]
- Medical Marijuana Laws [12]
- Payroll Savings for Camps - [13]HIRE Act [14]
- Pool and Spa Safety - Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act [15]
- Tax Incentives for Employers who Hire Veterans - VOW to Hire Heroes Act [16]
- Taxes - as a small business: American Taxpayer Relief Act Impact on Camps 2013 [17]
- Transportation Issues - Motorcoach Laws and Impact on Camps 2013 [18]
Regulatory Information and Advocacy
- State Regulations for Camps [6] - find out the camp related laws and regulations in your State
- Americans with Disabilities Act [19] - New Rules
- Conservation Policy [21]- participate in shaping US conservation policy through the America's Great Outdoors project
- Education Grants [22]- ACA responds to Dept. of Education regarding discretionary grants
- Environmental Protection Agency [23] - Seeking input on the EPA 2011-2015 Stategic Plan
- Lead-Based Paint [24]- New Environmental Protection Agency Ruling - Potential impact on camps
- Radon - Federal Radon Action Plan [25]
Issues - Education and Information
- Child Safety and Protection [26]
- Children and Nutrition - Summer Food Service Program [27]of the USDA
- Employment Issues for Camps and Youth Development Programs
- HIRE Act [14]- Potential payroll savings for camps
- Age Requirements for Lifeguards [28]
- International Staff Best Practices [29]
- Fair Labor Standards Act — White Collar and Seasonal Exemptions [30]
- Immigration - Visas & Social Security Cards for Internationals [31]
- Social Security for International Staff [32]
- Health Care Reform [33]
- Military Families [34]- How camps can support the children of military families
- Public Lands and the Environment
- Radon and Camps - Federal Radon Action Plan [25]
- Transportation of Children
- Transportation of Children [37] (Airlines & vans)
-
Transportation Issues - Motorcoach Laws and Impact on Camps 2013 [18]
- Year Round Education of Children and Youth [38]
ACA's Public Policy Collaborators
- American Society of Association Executives [39]
- MENTOR - The National Mentoring Partnership [40]
- National Collaboration for Youth [41]
- National Summer Learning Association [42]
- No Child Left Inside Coalition [43]
- Outdoors Alliance for Kids [44]
- Urban Parks Coalition [45]
Archived Issues [46] (archive of older public policy issues)