ALERT from the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council

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ALERT From The Florida Developmental Disabilities Council

Projected Shortfall for Part C/Early Steps Program

The FDDC has discovered that there will be an estimated 3.2 million dollar decrease in federal funding for Florida's Part C/Early Steps Program for fiscal year 2008-2009. Florida's lawmakers have not compensated for the federal reduction in their budgets. The Senate shows a 3.8 million dollar reduction in its budget for this program, and the House shows a 1 million dollar reduction. The Early Steps Program provides Florida's infants and toddlers (from birth to 36 months), who have a developmental delay or a condition that places them at risk for developmental delay, with early intervention services and supports. The Council will be working to restore funding to the same amount as last year which will mean adding 1 million dollars to the House budget offer and 3.8 million dollars to the Senate budget offer during conference committee meetings, which begin next week. Please call or email the following lawmakers today and urge them to restore funding to the Part C/Early Steps program so that Florida can effectively serve all children with a developmental delay or those who are at risk of developing one. If you have any questions, please call the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council Toll- Free at 1-800 580-7801 or TDD at 888-488-8633.

*************************************************************************** Senator Ken Pruitt, President of the Senate - [email protected] - (850) 487-5088 Representative Marco Rubio, Speaker of the House - [email protected] - (850) 488-1450 Senator Durell Peaden - [email protected] - (850) 487-5000 Representative Aaron Bean - [email protected] - (850) 488-6920 Representative Ray Sansom - [email protected] - (850) 488-1170

Members of Healthcare Council (House): Juan Zapata - [email protected] - (850) 488-9550 Tom Anderson - [email protected] - (850) 488-8528 Bill Galvano - [email protected] - (850) 488-4086 Rene Garcia - [email protected] - (850) 488-2197 Hugh Gibson - [email protected] - (850) 488-5991 Denise Grimsley - [email protected] - (850) 488-3457 Gayle Harrell - [email protected] - (850) 488-8749 Alan Hays - [email protected] - (850) 488-0348 Ed Hooper - [email protected] - (850) 488-1540 Jimmy Patronis - [email protected] - (850) 488-9696 Loranne Ausley - [email protected] - (850) 488-0965 Joyce Cusack - [email protected] - (850) 488-0580 Ari Porth - [email protected] - (850) 488-2124 Yolly Roberson - [email protected] - (850) 488-7088 Elaine Schwartz - [email protected] - (850) 488-0465 Kelly Skidmore - [email protected] - (850) 488-1302

Members of Health and Human Services Appropriations (Senate): Don Gaetz - [email protected] - (850) 487-5009 Burt Saunders - [email protected] - (850) 487-5124 Nan Rich - [email protected] - (850) 487-5103 Frederica Wilson - [email protected] - (850) 487-5116

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