Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code HCR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R.582, the Raise the Wage Act, related to providing for increases in the Federal minimum wage, and for other purposes, all provisions;
H.R.873 / S.260, the Transformation to Competitive Employment Act, related to assisting employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to transform their business and program models, to support individuals with disabilities to transition to competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes, all provisions;
H.R. 989, the Promoting Apprenticeships through Regional Training Networks for Employers Required Skills (PARTNERS) Act of 2019, related to promoting registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning programs for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of industry or sector partnerships, all provisions;
H.R.1058 / S.427, the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, related to amending the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism, and for other purposes, all provisions;
H.R.1226 / S.317, the Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act, related to amending title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing coordinated care for children with complex medical conditions through a health home, all provisions;
H.R. 1342 / S.548, the Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care (EMPOWER Care) Act, related to reauthorizing the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, all provisions;
H.R.1434 / S.634, the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, related to amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for elementary and secondary students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations, and for other purposes, all provisions;
H.R. 1662, the Cultivating Learning Assistance for Student Success Act, related to directing the Secretary of Education to establish a pilot program to provide grants to secondary schools for assistive technology devices and assistive technology services and to create programs to benefit students with autism or apraxia, and for other purposes, all provisions;
H.R. 21 / H.R. 264 / H.R.265 / H.R.266 / H.R.267 / H.R. 648, related to appropriations;

A bill not yet introduced to amend the Small Business Act (P.L. 85-536)
A bill not yet introduced to amend portions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 89-10)
A bill not yet introduced to amend the Social Security Amendments of 1965 (P.L. 89-97);
A bill not yet introduced to amend the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329);
A bill not yet introduced to reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act (P.L. 107-279);
A bill not yet introduced to prohibit and prevent the use of seclusion and reduce of the use of physical restraint in schools, and for other purposes;

Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 89-10);
Implementation of the Social Security Amendments of 1965 (P.L. 89-97);
Implementation of the National Apprenticeship Act (P.L. 89-554);
Implementation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112);
Implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); and
Implementation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 114-95).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Education - Dept of, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
No Yes