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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

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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

Authorizers write laws and appropriators fund them.

“authorizes” programs, provides legal power, may suggest funding levels determines funds for discretionary spending, can fund expired laws

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Example: Student Support and Academic Enrichment State Grants

ESSA Authorization Language

SEC. 4112 [20 U.S.C. 7112]

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS (a) IN GENERAL – There are authorized to be appropriated to carry

ut this subpart $1,650,000,000 for

fiscal year 2017 and $1,600,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2018 through 2020

FY 2021 Appropriations Language

The Committee recommends $1,220,000,000 for Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) State Grants, which is $10,000,000 above the fiscal year 2020 enacted level. The fiscal year 2021 budget request proposes to eliminate this program

Timeline: The Appropriations Cycle

President’s budget released, marking the beginning of appropriations process

Sept‐ Dec Today March ‐ April May ‐ July August

Members of Congress submit their appropriations priorities to subcommittees Congress and President finalize bill(s) or pass continuing resolution by September 30 Federal agencies finalize recommendations for next fiscal year Congress takes testimony, holds hearings, marks-up bills House bills nearly complete, Senate process unclear, continuing resolution until December 11th

Feb‐March

Staff work through August recess to finalize appropriations bills

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Total Federal Spending $4.4t Discretionary Spending $1.3t

Net Interest (8%) Nondefense discretionary (14.4%) Defense Discretionary (15.6%)

Mandatory Spending

52% 7% 7% 6% 5% 5% 18%

Defense Transportation Education Veterans Benefits Housing Assistance Health Other

Just over $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