Advocates and national disability groups warned that redistributing Education Department responsibilities risks weakening enforcement and supports for students with disabilities. Disability rights leaders told reporters that shifting elementary, secondary and other ED functions to agencies such as Labor and HHS could sever enforcement connections and technical assistance channels that have underpinned IDEA and Section 504 compliance for decades. The warnings cite statements from Lindsay Kubatzky of the National Center for Learning Disabilities and COPAA leadership documenting concerns that reduced federal oversight will leave states with less accountability and could accelerate segregation of students with disabilities. Education Department officials have said the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is still under review; advocates say any transfer of that office would be particularly consequential because it administers federal special‑education funding and monitors legal compliance.