GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE Nancy Reder, Esq. Deputy Executive Director NASDSE
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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
Nancy Reder, Esq.Deputy Executive Director
NASDSE
2009 Legislative Agenda – Tier 1 IDEA Implementation Strengthening/Reauthorizing ESEA FY 09/10 Appropriations Economic Recovery (stimulus measures) Medicaid Administration/Congressional Collaboration
Tier 2 Issues
Autism Reauthorization of Workforce
Investment Act Voucher legislation Early childhood issues SPP/APR revisions Seclusion/restraint policies
IDEA Implementation
Reauthorization is not on the immediate horizon
Implementation issues Data, data, data CEIS Importance of responding to collection
notices!!
No Part C regs yet!!
IDEA Implementation (cont.)
Full Funding bills: H.R. 3578 S.1652 These bills will be part mandatory/part
discretionary funding measures 6-year glide path to full funding
Expert Witness bill – not moving
Strengthening/Reauthorizing ESEA
When will reauthorization happen? What will it include? Some of the hot button issues:
Accountability Turning around low-performing schools Graduation rates Growth models Appropriate assessments
Strengthening/Reauthorizing ESEA (cont.)
Other reauthorization issues: PBS RTI UDL Teacher performance Definition of highly qualified teachers 1%/2%/out-of-level assessments Role of state vs. role of federal
government Common Core Initiative
Status of FY 2010 Appropriations
Continuing Resolution (C.R.) through October 30th
Labor/HHS/Education bill has passed the House
Labor/HHS/Ed has been voted out of Committee in the Senate
The American Recovery
and Reinvest-ment Act
(ARRA) can be difficult to follow.
Program Allocation Status
Title 1 10B Phase 2 allocated
IDEA 11.3B Phase 2 allocated
IDEA Section 619 400M Phase 2 allocated
IDEA Part C 500M Phase 2 allocated
State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
46B – to governors Phase 1 allocated, waiting on phase 2 applications
39.9B – Pre K – Higher ed
Phase 1 allocated, waiting on phase 2 applications
8.8B allocated by governor
Phase 1 allocated, waiting on phase 2 applications
Program Allocation Status• State Incentive
grants (Race to the Top) -- $350 M for assessments
$4.35 B Application packets expected late fall
• Innovation grants (i3)
$650 B Out for 30 day comment
Statewide data system funding
$250 M Waiting on applications
Title I School Improvement grants
$3 B Waiting on applications
Program Allocation StatusTeacher Incentive Fund
$200M Waiting on Applications
Teacher QualityEnhancement
$100M Waiting on Applications
Education Technology State grants
$650M Waiting on applications
American Recovery and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
Medicaid
Victory – but hold your breathe….we’re waiting on Lewin Study
Unresolved matter? parental signoffs…
Autism
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee – sets the research agenda for NIH. Committee is authorized under the Combating Autism Act – meets quarterly
Workforce Investment Act
Includes reauthorization of Vocational Rehabilitation Act – moving at glacial pace
Vouchers
DC voucher legislation Military choice option study
Early Childhood Issues
Early Learning Challenge Fund –contained in the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
Seclusion/Restraint National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)
released report ( www.ndrn.org) House Education and Labor held hearing on
May (http://feeds.feedburner.com/edlabordems/hearings)
GAO released report at hearing (http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/testimony/20090519GregKutzTestimony.pdf)
Seclusion/Restraint (cont.)
Chairman Miller challenged Secretary Duncan to ‘do something’
Duncan called on state chiefs to submit policies
OCR included reporting on seclusion/restraint in OCR reporting (PLEASE COMMENT!!)
Miller and Dodd drafting legislation
A Few Final Matters
H1N1 NASDSE’s involvement in UDL task
force www.advocacyinstitute.org/UDL/
Collaboration with Administration/Congress