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From The National Coalition of Parent Centers:
“A provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act recently passed that requires the U.S. Department of Education to issue recommendations 30 days from March 27 to Congress on what wavier authority the Department should be granted under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Voc Rehab).
This means that some of the protections mandated by these laws could be waived during this time when our children are some of the most vulnerable.
The provision in the CARES Act does not provide any immediate waiver authority to the Department, and Congress would have to act to provide any such waiver authority. However, we are concerned about what waiver authority the Department may recommend and need your help to begin to educate Members of Congress about why waiving requirements under IDEA or the Rehabilitation Act will be harmful to children and individuals with disabilities.
Please contact your member of Congress TODAY and
- Educate them that the Department is going to issue these recommendations by the end of this month.
- Let them know you oppose any waiver authority for IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act.”