DEC Advocacy Letters
- 2021 - 2023
2023
January 19, 2024
To: Director of Policy and Planning, Office of Head Start
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Comments on the Proposed Head Start Performance Standards
January 19, 2024
To: Director of Policy and Planning, Office of Head Start
DEC Comments on the Proposed Head Start Performance Standards
January 8, 2024
To: United States Senate and House of Representatives
DEC Joins Organizations Across the U.S. in Rejecting FY2024 Cuts to Non-Defense Spending
December 11, 2023
To: Office of Management and Budget
FY2025 Early Childhood Care and Education Budget Increase Request
November 13, 2023
To: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
Comments to the Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services on the Administration’s proposed rule for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
August 28, 2023
DEC Comments on Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) (Docket Number: ACF–2023–0003 / RIN Number: 0970–AD02)
August 28, 2023
To: The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services
Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
A Proposed Rule by the Health and Human Services Department on 7/13/2023
July 10, 2023
Comments in response to the proposed changes to the IDEA Part B and Part C SPP-APR Data Collections
July 10, 2023
Comments in response to the proposed changes to the IDEA Part B and Part C SPP-APR Data Collections
April 27, 2023
To: Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards
Comments on Initial Proposals for Updating OMB’s Race and Ethnicity Statistical Standards – OMB- 2023-0001
March 23, 2023
Funding for the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant
March 23, 2023
Funding for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies (SET-NET)
March 15, 2023
To: The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
Joint Statement by National Organizations and Farm Bill Stakeholder Groups in Support of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
2022
November 14, 2022
To: Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
Letter to Congress to Support Permanent, Nationwide 12-Month Postpartum Medicaid Coverage
November 7, 2022
Letter to Congress on Budget and Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023 on Early Intervention and Education Costs for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children with Disabilities
October 13, 2022
To: Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives
Letter to Congress on Budget and Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023 on High-Quality Child Care and Early Learning Programs
July 20, 2022
To: Senators and Representatives of U.S. Congress
Letter to Congress in Support of a Reconciliation Package that includes Funding for Affordable, Quality Child Care and Early Learning
March 24, 2022
To: Senators and Representatives of U.S. Congress
Letter to Congress in Support of Emergency Supplemental Funding for COVID-19
March 3, 2022
To: Jennifer Coffey, U.S. Department of Education
Docket No. ED-2021-OSERS-0160, Proposed Priority-State Personnel Development Grants
February 28, 2022
To: An Open Letter to the Nation
On Behalf of Children and Toddlers - Priorities for 2022 and Beyond
February 14, 2022
To: The Leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees
Urging passage of the twelve appropriations bills for the Fiscal Year 2022
2021
November 30, 2021
To: The Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi
A letter of thanks for the passage of the Build Back Better Act
November 19, 2021
To: The Representatives of Congress
A letter on expanding access to high quality early care and education for all children and families in the Build Back Better Act
November 19, 2021
A letter of thanks and urgency for the continued support of the infant, children, youth, and adults with disabilities across the United States access to the continuum of education and employment opportunities as well as protection from discrimination on the basis of disability in the Build Back Better Act
November 19, 2021
Expand access to high quality early care and education for all children and families: Support inclusive child care and Universal Pre-K Provisions in the Build Back Better Act
August 17, 2021
Advocating for Congress to take meaningful action to immediately address the deep inequities that birthing people of color face, specifically Black and Indigenous
women
July 30, 2021
To: U.S. Department of Education
DEC Comments on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Proposed Priorities and Definitions— Secretary’s Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grants Programs as outlined in the Federal Register June 30, 2021
June 22, 2021
To: Leaders of Both Chambers of Congress
First Focus Campaign for Children sent this letter signed by 500 local and national organizations including DEC (representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico) to the leadership of both chambers of Congress to urge them to enact a permanent extension of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
June 21, 2021
To: Senate and House Committees on Appropriations
Urging $14.2 million funding for the Lifespan Respite Care Program, the full amount requested by the President
April 26, 2021
To: Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies
Addressing the Severe Shortage of School-Based Mental Health Professionals with additional funding for the School Based Mental Health Services Professional Demonstration Grant, the School-Based Mental Health Services Grant Program, and personnel development grants (IDEA Part D Section 662)
April 26, 2021
To: Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies
Adequate Fiscal Year 2022 funding for programs authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act), Assistive Technology Act, Autism CARES Act, the Lifespan Respite Care Act, and Kevin and Avonte’s Law, as well as the National Family Caregiver Support Program and Parent Information Centers
April 23, 2021
To: Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies
Increasing Funding for the Full Continuum of IDEA Programs
February 11, 2021
To: Director of Strategic Collections and Clearance, U.S. Department of Education
DEC Comments on OCR Data Collection
February 8, 2021
To: The Leaders of the U.S. Senate & House of Representatives
Emergency Supplemental Funding for IDEA
February 8, 2021
To: The Leaders of the U.S. Senate & House of Representatives
In Collaboration with the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Education Task Force, Emergency Funding for IDEA with COVID-19 Relief
