Call to Action: Special District Grant Accessibility Act (H.R. 7525)

This month, the Special District Grant Accessibility Act was approved by the Federal House Oversight and Accountability Committee on a 38-2 vote. This is a bill the National Special Districts Coalition (NSDC) has been working on for several years. SDAO is a founding member of NSDC. Committee staff has indicated that it's unclear when House leadership will schedule the special district bill for a floor vote. If passed, this bill would establish a formal definition of “special district” in federal law, as well as require the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance to federal agencies requiring special districts to be recognized as local governments for the purpose of federal financial assistance determinations.

Contact Your U.S. House Representative and Add Your Support to the SDAO Letter

If you have not already, please reach out to your U.S. House Representative asking them to support H.R. 7525 to prioritize its passage.

We have put together a template letter for you to use as well as a one-page handout that you are encouraged to include with your message. Please visit https://www.sdao.com/template-for-letter-regarding-hb-7525 to download.

SDAO is submitting a letter to House congressional leaders, and we invite you to add your district name to the letter to show your support. Please visit https://cvent.me/ekzZGP to add your district.

This issue affects all special districts nationwide. We greatly appreciate your help with making sure our congressional delegation understands the importance of this bill.

If you have any questions, please contact us at memberservices@sdao.com.

Website Accessibility Policy

Special Districts Association of Oregon is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Special Districts Association of Oregon has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (503) 371-8667

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Special Districts Association of Oregon has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Special Districts Association of Oregon regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (503) 371-8667.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.