NASDSE Documents, Statements and Letters

In April, 2007, NASDSE sent individual letters to all members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees providing state-specific information on what the State Personnel Development Grants (SPDGs) were being used for in their state. NASDSE undertook this effort as President Bush’s FY 08 budget request had, for the second year in a row, zeroed out funding for the SDPGs.

On June 13, 2007, NASDSE wrote to members of the House Labor/Health and Human Services/Education Appropriations Subcommittee outlining NASDSE’s reactions to the Labor/HHS/Education bill approved by the subcommittee (PDF).

On June 28, 2007, NASDSE wrote to members of the Senate Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Subcommittee thanking them for the $12.3 billion that the subcommittee allocated for the education of individuals with disabilities as well as the inclusion of $43 million for the SDPGs (PDF).

On October 9, 2007, NASDSE wrote to all the members of the Appropriations Committee in both the House and the Senate in anticipation of the Appropriations conference of the Labor/HHS/Education bill urging them to retain $46 million for the SPDGs (PDF).

On October 23, 2007, the Senate passed its version of the Labor/HHS/Education bill.

On November 14, 2007, NASDSE wrote to all members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote to override a threatened presidential veto of H.R. 3043, the Labor/HHS/Education FY 08 Appropriations bill (PDF).

On December 11, 2007, NASDSE wrote the following letter to the Senate urging the members to vote in favor of the Omnibus appropriations measure that contained all remaining appropriations bills, including the one for Labor/HHS/Education (PDF).

On December 11, 2007, NASDSE wrote the following letter to the House urging the members to vote in favor of the Omnibus appropriations measure that contained all remaining appropriations bills, including the one for Labor/HHS/Education (PDF).

On December 18th, 2007, Congress passed and presented to the president the Omnibus Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations bill that includes all of the outstanding appropriations bills, including the Labor/HHS/Education bill. The omnibus bill appropriates $144.8 billion for programs covered by the Labor/HHS/Education appropriations bill.

On December 26, 2007, President Bush signed H.R 2764, “The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008” into law. NASDSE prepared a document highlighting some key educational appropriations in the bill.