Future EventsThank you to all who participated in the October 22, Where are the future staff for Early Intervention Coming From? Focus Group! Mentioned was a provider survey that will provide critically important data about the Early Intervention workforce. Help define the magnitude of the shortage, and ultimately what this means for the infants, toddlers, and families seeking Early Intervention services. The Policy Center for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, www.cpcidd.org, will be compiling the data from the focus groups and survey into a report. It will be shared with Policy Makers, legislators, etc. Please participate - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/EarlyIntervention During the robust discussion there was a request for the following: Directive by the Department of Developmental Services regarding Providers of Speech and Language Services in Early Start please use this link Another one of interest to the Early Intervention field is Rate Reform Guidance: Excessive Mileage Rate Models - https://www.dds.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/G-2025-EarlyStart-001.pdf Check back for upcoming Policy events - www.idaofcal.org Please consider joining IDA if you are not already a member. There is currently a Membership Drive in progress for new and lapsed members. Check it out here Fran Chasen and Annie Cox
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Posted: September 29
Government Shutdown looming
Tuesday, September 30 – 11:59 PM
Congressional Leadership meeting scheduled with the President today to discuss options. Check in with your Congressional representatives - click here to see how things are going. If an agreement is not reached (a Continuing Resolution - CR not passed) federal agencies will cease non-essential operations until a deal is reached.
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Looming 9/30 Federal Government Shutdown, Updates in the World of Early Intervention
Posted: September 29, 2025
Federal: Budget
Congress needs to generate a Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the Government open past Tuesday 9/30. The Senate and the House are about $13.7 billion dollars apart in their budget proposals and an agreement on a date for a CR extension.
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Cuts Grants that Support People with Disabilities - Policy Insider | September 12, 2025House Committee Advances Bill that Supports All Parts of IDEA, Cuts Education Overall by 15 Percent - Policy Insider | September 12, 2025Funding towards Medicaid/Medical, Part C, Head Start - click here
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