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Brian said federal appropriations continue under a continuing resolution and that the line-item for special education remains intact. \"The $15,400,000,000 that comes down federally is still there,\" he said. He also told the committee that OSEP’s monitoring work is continuing, but that several states have not received final monitoring reports because a required approval office is not processing them; states in that group were advised to continue corrective actions identified by OSEP even if the formal report has not been returned.

Committee members asked whether the federal changes should prompt SAC action. Brian said that, as of the briefing, states continue to receive monitoring contacts and funding, but that administrative delays mean some reports will not be released in the near term. He also noted litigation and legislation activity: members discussed a legal challenge originally styled Texas v. Becerra that had targeted aspects of Section 504, and members said the Connecticut legislature is considering codifying Section 504 protections in state law as a backstop if federal rules change.

Members asked for an update at the full SAC meeting so chairs can answer member questions about potential federal changes and monitoring timelines; Brian agreed to provide further information.

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Emily Baumbach, senior project manager at the Talley Youth Justice Institute, said the institute launched work groups in 2024 and is finalizing a draft strategic plan that will be shared with SAC leadership next week and presented to a larger committee on April 26. Baumbach described two standing work groups on “services” and “system infrastructure,” and said the institute will launch two additional groups in April focused on school-based services and prevention. She urged diverse participation and offered to send work plans and meeting invitations so SAC members can help “shape the work plans for the year.”

Baumbach said the institute’s legislative packet includes two bills that have already had public hearings and that she will distribute. “I will send our recommendations in brief, which is our original legislative packet, and there are 2 bills that are going through the legislative process. ... It is house bill 6 9 5 1 and house bill 7 1 0 9,” she said.

Committee members said they see clear overlap between the institute’s priorities and SAC’s ongoing interest in ensuring students receive behavioral-health supports. Tom Kosker (representing Disability Rights Connecticut) and others volunteered to be included in follow-up. Jeffrey Spar, chair of SAC’s legislative committee, asked that the institute send its materials directly to him for the legislative committee’s review.

The institute described prevention and school-based work groups as still forming; Baumbach said final work plans will be built at the first meetings and that the institute wants to avoid duplicative efforts by coordinating with existing state committees.

The institute did not propose or request any formal vote from the executive committee during the meeting; staff committed to send the draft strategic plan, the recommendations-in-brief and links to the two bills for SAC review.

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- The committee approved the Feb. 19, 2025 meeting minutes as written. Nachi Bhatt made the motion to approve and Catherine Sum seconded. The chair recorded the minutes as passed.

- The membership committee requested an executive session to review personal information from a membership survey. The committee moved into executive session by motion; the committee then voted to advance a student candidate for full-council consideration for SAC membership. A motion to move the student candidate forward was made and seconded and the committee voted in favor.

All votes described in the transcript were recorded by voice as approved; no roll-call tallies were read into the record in the meeting transcript provided.

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Tom Kosker and Susan Yankee reported on a recent meeting with Mike Mason, director of Special Olympics Connecticut. Committee members said the organization runs Unified Sports across grade levels as well as community-based programs for transition‑age youth and a Healthy Athletes initiative that provides hearing and vision screens and other health services. \"What parents don't know is that only did they exist, but they the schools aren't always telling parents that this is a resource,\" Susan Yankee said, summarizing the group's concerns about awareness and communication.

Tom Kosker and others framed Unified Sports as an inclusion tool that could be connected to transition planning for students with disabilities. Members described a common obstacle: local implementation depends on school-level \"champions\" (teachers or staff willing to coordinate programs) and districts that are already stretched for staff and time often do not adopt new initiatives without clear, low‑burden entry points.

Committee members agreed to ask Special Olympics Connecticut for a concise one‑page summary that lists programs, Healthy Athletes contacts and local points of contact so state agencies and district transition coordinators can distribute it. Catherine Sum (Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind) said she would distribute materials through her agency networks. Tom Kosker said he would facilitate collection of a distribution list and arrange for the one‑pager; Susan Yankee said she would include Unified programming in her upcoming executive report.

No formal action or vote was taken; the group identified follow-up steps and contacts for outreach.

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State staff says federal special-education funding and monitoring continue, but OSEP reports delayed

Talley Youth Justice Institute outlines children’s behavioral-health workgroups, shares two pending bills

Executive committee approves minutes, advances a student candidate to full council

SAC discusses expanding Unified Sports, requests one‑pager and outreach list from Special Olympics Connecticut