This summer, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Congressman Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced the Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act (H.R. 4107), a bipartisan bill to restore full funding for education and services for children with disabilities. This bill runs parallel to the widely supported bipartisan, bicameral IDEA Full Funding Bill (H.R. 1878). H.R. 4107 has 51 associations and organization that have pledged their support for the measure.
Currently, IDEA Part C and Section 619 Preschool Programs serve over 1.16 million children. The bill includes authorization levels for IDEA Part C and Section 619 Preschool Grant Programs and authorizes a five year glide path to full funding. During the Special Education Legislative Summit (SELS) advocates informed their members of Congress about the state of early intervention and preschool special education programs in the nation and urged them to cosponsor the bill to ensure that young children receive the services necessary for improved educational, behavioral and developmental outcomes. The Division of Early Childhood (DEC) Executive Director, Peggy Kemp applauds the bill and was quoted in Representative DeSaulnier’s H.R. 4107 press release saying, “Fully funding these programs under IDEA is essential to ensuring high-quality services for young children birth through five years with disabilities and their families. We are fully committed to working with these IDEA champions to make these funds a reality.”
Visit CEC’s Legislative Action Center to urge your member of the U.S. House of Representatives to prioritize the needs of young children with disabilities and their families and cosponsor H.R. 4107. Take action today!
Currently, IDEA Part C and Section 619 Preschool Programs serve over 1.16 million children. The bill includes authorization levels for IDEA Part C and Section 619 Preschool Grant Programs and authorizes a five year glide path to full funding. During the Special Education Legislative Summit (SELS) advocates informed their members of Congress about the state of early intervention and preschool special education programs in the nation and urged them to cosponsor the bill to ensure that young children receive the services necessary for improved educational, behavioral and developmental outcomes. The Division of Early Childhood (DEC) Executive Director, Peggy Kemp applauds the bill and was quoted in Representative DeSaulnier’s H.R. 4107 press release saying, “Fully funding these programs under IDEA is essential to ensuring high-quality services for young children birth through five years with disabilities and their families. We are fully committed to working with these IDEA champions to make these funds a reality.”
Visit CEC’s Legislative Action Center to urge your member of the U.S. House of Representatives to prioritize the needs of young children with disabilities and their families and cosponsor H.R. 4107. Take action today!
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