Budget and Appropriations: The Basics of Federal Spending Pr esen - PDF document

Budget and Appropriations: The Basics of Federal Spending Pr esen t ed b y Ku n a Tav al i n Sen i o r Po l i cy an d Ad v o cacy Ad v i so r k t av al i n @ex cep t i on al ch i l d r en . o r g Authorization vs. Appropriation “authorizes” determines programs, funds for provides discretionary legal power, spending, may suggest can fund funding expired laws levels Authorizers write laws and appropriators fund them. Learn more at exceptionalchildren.org/policy‐and‐advocacy 1

Example: Student Support and Academic Enrichment State Grants ESSA Authorization Language FY 2021 Appropriations Language SEC. 4112 [20 U.S.C. 7112] The Committee recommends AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS $1,220,000,000 for Student Support (a) IN GENERAL – There are and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) State authorized to be appropriated to carry Grants, which is $10,000,000 above out this subpart $1,650,000,000 for the fiscal year 2020 enacted level. The fiscal year 2017 and $1,600,000,000 fiscal year 2021 budget request for each of the fiscal years 2018 proposes to eliminate this program through 2020 Timeline: The Appropriations Cycle House bills nearly Members of Congress complete, Senate Staff work through submit their process unclear, appropriations priorities August recess to continuing finalize to subcommittees resolution until appropriations bills December 11th Today Feb‐March March ‐ April May ‐ July August Sept‐ Dec Congress and President finalize bill(s) or Congress takes President’s budget pass continuing resolution by testimony, holds released, marking the September 30 beginning of hearings, marks-up appropriations process bills Federal agencies finalize recommendations for next fiscal year Learn more at exceptionalchildren.org/policy‐and‐advocacy 2

Discretionary Total Federal Spending $1.3t Spending $4.4t Net Defense Interest (8%) Transportation Nondefense 18% discretionary Education (14.4%) 5% Mandatory Veterans Benefits 5% 52% Defense Spending Discretionary 6% Housing Assistance (15.6%) 7% 7% Health Just over Other $70b for education How Can We Make a Difference? Fiscal Year 2021 Funding Requests: No less than $14 billion for IDEA’s Part B Section 611 State Grant Program $684 million to fund IDEA’s Part B Section 619 Pre-School Program $975 million for IDEA’s Part C Early Intervention Program $254 million for IDEA’s Part D Program $70 million to fund the National Center for Special Education Research $32 million for the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act Learn more at exceptionalchildren.org/policy‐and‐advocacy 3