CAFP Policy

CAFP Policy articulates the positions, values, beliefs, and/or priorities of CAFP membership; and guides CAFP staff and the Board in the positions it takes on proposed legislation, regulations, initiatives, amicus briefs, and the specific work it undertakes, including educational efforts.

Individual sections of the CAFP Policy Compendium are available for download below. All sections are also included in the full Compendium above, except for the Internal Policy, which remains separate.

Resolutions can be submitted by CAFP members to the CAFP Board of Directors at any time throughout the year by completing the online resolution form. CAFP members who wish to submit a resolution should ensure existing AAFP and CAFP policy does not already address the concerns. This should be done by consulting the CAFP Policy Manual and AAFP website.

• Resolutions submitted by December 7, 2026, by 3:00 pm may be added to the agenda for the All Member Advocacy Meeting (AMAM), which will take place in Sacramento, CA on April 3-4, 2027. At AMAM, the author(s) of the resolution have the opportunity to present their resolution to AMAM Delegates and the CAFP Board, and the CAFP Board will have the opportunity to hear testimony from AMAM attendees. 

Resolutions submitted during other times of the year are added to the agenda for an upcoming CAFP Board meeting. The CAFP Board may vote to adopt, amend and adopt, not adopt, or refer the resolution to a Committee for further study.

• The status of current resolutions is updated quarterly following each Board meeting.
• Once a resolution is adopted, it becomes official and public CAFP policy.