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State Council on Developmental Disabilities warns of federal funding threat, seeks reappropriation for supported decision-making
Summary
The State Council on Developmental Disabilities told the committee it may lose federal funding under a leaked OMB plan that would zero out DD councils' federal dollars; the council asked to reappropriate $5 million previously awarded for supported decision-making grants and described contingency plans.
Aaron Carruthers, representing the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, told the subcommittee the council is largely federally funded and that he learned of a leaked Office of Management and Budget proposal that would zero out federal dollars for Developmental Disabilities (DD) Councils nationwide.
Carruthers said the leaked document is not final policy but would, if enacted, eliminate the council's federal funding and funding for many programs serving…
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