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