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IMPACT ON SPECIAL AND GIFTED EDUCATION

Federal Budget

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Have you sent your letter???

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Budget Process: 101

1) President Submits Budget to Congress2) House Passes Budget Resolution3) Senate Passes its Budget Resolution4) House and Senate must pass 13 Appropriations

bills to fund all government operations5) Small conference committee finds agreement

between H & S, they each pass the final bills and

6) President Signs them7) Everybody gets their money!

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FY2012 FINAL NUMBERSBUDGET CONTROL ACT

Where did we end up in FY 2012?

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Final FY 2012 Numbers

IDEA Part B $11,577,86 Increase of $78 Million

IDEA Part BSection 619 $372,645 Level

IDEA Part C $442,710 Increase $5 Million

IDEA Part D $242,508 Level

Javits $0 EliminatedSpEd

Research $49.9 million Level

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John Boehner, (R-OH) Speaker of the House

John Boehner = Lots of Crying

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President Obama

President Obama = Lots of Pizza

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FY 2012 US DOE Budget

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Budget Control Act 2011

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Budget Control Act

Lifted the Debt CeilingReduced the deficit in 2 main ways:

(1) Capped Discretionary Spending over the next 10 years

(2) Told Congress: Cut $1.2 trillion dollars by either Super Committee Agreement OR Automatic Spending Cuts =Sequestration WHAT?

What is Discretionary Spending?

U.S. DOE = 1.32% of total federal budget

FY 2010

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Programs Not Subject to Sequestration

Social SecurityMedicaidCHIPFood StampsChild NutritionVeterans

Benefits

•Certain Tax Credits

•Federal Retirement Benefits

•Medicare cuts CAPPED

LOCKBOX

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SuperCommittee

FAILURE

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New York Times Article 12/5/11

A Democrat involved in the negotiations said:

“We made a reasonable offer and got nothing in return. We got naked in the room. Republicans are standing there in overcoats, hats and gloves and are toasty warm.”

A Republican aide, said a few days later:

“We showed some leg. The Democrats want us to get completely naked.”

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RevenuesInvestment

Lower TaxesCut, Cut, Cut

Less Filling!

Tastes Great!

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What do we have now? Sequestration

Sequestration = Across the Board CutsAmount is Approximately 8% - 9%

50% to Defense Programs 50% to Non Defense Discretionary Programs Includes all of education (except Pell)

Set to begin January 2, 2013Sequestrati

on1-Pager

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Sequestration’s Impact on Education

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Sequestration Impact on IDEA 2013

Cuts Part BAges 6-21

PreschoolSection 619

Part CInfants & Toddlers

Part DNational Support

Research

Dollar Cut

- $903.1 M

- $29.1 M - $34.5 M - $19.4 M - $4.0 M

Job Losses

26,300 12,500 400 480 ?

Students Impacted

2,583,000 459,400 57,500 26,700 ??

Source, NEA 2/2012

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Special Concerns for IDEA

Funds will end on January 2, 2013 – right in the middle of the year.

Further reducing funding will mean larger class sizes, fewer support personnel, and less support for students.

TIMING

COMPLIANCE

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Fiscal Crisis

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MORE CHILDREN IN POVERTY

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CEC/CASE Survey 2012

If Sequestration occurs, survey results indicate:There will be increased strain on the availability of

services for students with disabilities. 81% AgreeTheir district will cut funding for purchase of

resources including needed technology. 85% AgreeTheir district will increase caseload. 77% AgreeTheir district will reduce professional development.

79% AgreeThere will be a hiring freeze and/or layoffs. Over

95% Agree

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Bipartisan Policy Center

Estimates Sequestration will cause the United States to lose approximately 1 million jobs.

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Special Issues:Special Education ResearchIDEA Full Funding

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Special Education Research

Special Education Research – cut by $20 million in FY2011 – level funded in 2012 New NCSER Commissioner – Deborah Speece Arrived after the cut Projects are generated by local communities &

universities working together The funds are not reallocated to parts B or C of IDEA This was a cut in special education funding and erodes

the longstanding federal  commitment to individuals with disabilities and their families.

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IDEA Full Funding Legislation

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Get involved!! Senator Harkin (D-IA)

and 15 Democratic Co-Sponsors have introduced in the Senate S. 1403

Representative Polis Defending Special Education Students and Families Act H. R. 2935

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H.R. 3578 Keep Our PACT

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Historic Champion of IDEASponsor of Keep our PACT

HR 864 Full Funding for NCLB/ESEA Full Funding for IDEA

Current Ranking Member on the House Budget Comm.

Sequestration Full Funding Plunge

14.5%

FY 2013 Dear Colleague - Senate Support

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Shaheen (R-NH) Blumenthal (D-CT) Leahy (D-VT) Kerry (D-MA) Wyden (D-OR) Tester (D-MT) Kohl (R-WI) Franken (D-MN) Tom Udall (D-NM) Bingaman (D-MN) Durbin (D-IL) Begich (D-AK) Schumer (D-NY) Tim Johnson (D-SD) Levin (D-MI)

Stabenow (D-MI) Boxer (D-CA) Webb (D-VA) Gillibrand (D-NY) Akaka (D-HI) Sanders (I-VT) Coons (D-DE) Cardin (D-MD) Carper (D-DE) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Rockefeller (D-WV) Merkley (D-OR) Menendez (D-NJ) Reed (D-RI)

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Minibus?? Omnibus??Shutdow

n?

Realistic Plans for September 30?26

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Post Election Fiscal Tsunami

Lame Duck session: Perfect Fiscal Storm!

FY 13 appropriations/omnibus Sequestration hits on 1/2/13 Bush tax cuts expire on 12/31/12 Debt ceiling will need to be raised

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Budget Talking Points

Increase Funding for all parts of IDEA Remember to thank them if they signed the letter! Thank them if they co-sponsored a bill!

Restore and Increase Funding for Special Education Research

Consider Impact of Sequestration; Pass a Balanced Budget that Eliminates the Need for Sequestration Do it soon!!!!!!

What should you use in your visits?

CEC/CASE SurveyBudget Book – highlight

success!Research 1 pager

You Rock!!!

How do you answer the questions like: What should we cut?

You say 2 things: I realize you will have to make tough decisions For my vote, I urge the Representative/Senator to

invest in special and gifted education

Why? Because when we don’t our nation suffers. Jobs in my district will be lost Services will cease, class sizes will increase, and Outcomes over a lifetime decrease and we lose all

potential return on investment.

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Federal Budget - Hopes? Fears?

When you argue with reality, you always lose. Byron Katie