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Government Relations Update
GovernmentRelationsUpdate
Agenda• FY2017Budget&Appropriations– DOE,USDA,NSF
• Reauthorizations– HEA&NSF
• TeacherDiversity– TeacherPreparationRegulations
• HACUAdvocacyCenter
@HACUDC #HACU16 #HSIs
Authorizations &Appropriations
Anauthorization createsaprogramandsetsthemaximumamountsof$itcanreceive.
--creatingacheckingaccount
Programthenneedstobefundedthroughtheappropriations process.
--putting$intotheaccount
FY2017FederalBudget• FederalFiscalYear:October1st – September30th.
• OperatingunderaContinuingResolution(CR)until:December9,2016.
• Willneedalame-ducksession– Congresstoreconvene:Nov.14th.
• Fundingoptionstoapproveallappropriationbills:o Approveappropriationbills(regularorder)o NewCRintonew115th Congresso Omnibusvs.“mini-buses”
• Likelytodependonoutcomeofthegeneralelection.
HSIsbytheNumbers:’95- ’16
Appropriations- EducationSTRENGTHENINGHISPANIC-SERVINGINSTITUTIONS
TitleV- PartA
•HACU’sFY2017BudgetRequest- $117M
•President’sFY2017BudgetRequest:$107.8Mo House&Senate:TitleVPartA:$107.8M
TitleV- PartB
•HACUFY2017budgetrequest:$20M
•President’sBudgetFY2017:$9.7Mo House&Senate:$9.7M
Appropriations- AgricultureHispanicEducationPartnershipGrantsProgram
• HACURequest- $40million
• President’sFY2017budgetrequest:$9.2million
• House&Senateagriculturesubcommittees:$9.2M
HSACUsEndowmentFund
• HACUrequest- $10million
• President’sFY2017budgetrequest:$10milliono House:$0o Senate:$10million
Appropriations–NationalScienceFoundation
• NoHSIsprogramo ThelargestMSIgroupnotreceivingtargetedNSFinfrastructuredevelopmentfunding.
• HACURequestFY2017- $30million
• ForacompetitivegrantsprogramtosupportHSIso Research,curriculum,infrastructuredevelopment,etc.
• President’sFY2017proposedbudget:o Programfor2-yearinstitutions– “…willpublishguidancetoencourageproposalsfromHSIstoexistingNSFgrantprograms…”
Authorizations–NationalScienceFoundation
AUTHORIZATION
HousereauthorizationofAmericanCompetesAct(May2015):
“Notlaterthan120daysafterthedateofenactmentofthisAct,theDirectoroftheNationalScienceFoundationshallestablishtheprogramdescribedinsection7033oftheAmericaCOMPETESAct(42U.S.C.1862o–12)forHispanic-servinginstitutions(asdefinedinsection502oftheHigherEducationActof1965(20U.S.C.1101a)).”
--§1862o–12.Hispanic-servinginstitutionsundergraduateprogram
(a)IngeneralTheDirectorisauthorizedtoestablishanewprogramtoawardgrantsonacompetitive,merit-reviewedbasistoHispanic-servinginstitutions…(2007)
Appropriations–NationalScienceFoundation
APPROPRIATIONS
SenateCJSSubcommitteereport:◦ “Hispanic-ServingInstitutionsProgram.InvestmentinSTEMeducationisvitalforAmericaneconomiccompetitiveness,andHispanicAmericansareunderrepresentedinscienceandengineeringdisciplines.TheCommitteeprovides$5,000,000…forNSFtoimplementanHSIProgramthatisdesignedtoincreasetherecruitment,retention,andgraduationratesofHispanicstudentspursuingassociateorbaccalaureatedegreesinSTEMfields.”
HouseCJSSubcommitteereport:◦ “TheCommitteedirectsNSFtoestablishanHSI-specificprogramnolaterthan120days afterenactmentofthisActanddemonstratea$30,000,000 investmentnolaterthanSeptember30,2017.”
LackofDiversity-Teachers
TeacherDiversity&PreparationTeacherprepregulations◦ DelayedbutnotForgotten◦ FinalregulationsatOMB◦ KeyDates-November1◦ SupplementalNPRM-distancelearning◦ TheAdvocacyContinues
TeacherDiversityPolicies◦ EnhancedProfession-Readydefinitionforteachersandprincipals:
◦ specificallytheyhaveto“demonstratetheabilitytoworkwithstudentswhoareculturallyandlinguisticallydiverse.”
◦ ThreePolicyPapers:Leadership,RecruitmentandProfessionalDevelopment
◦ ESSA-TitleII-anopportunitytoaddressteacherdiversity-stakeholderengagement◦ TeacherDiversitySummit– ACalltoSupportandInvestinHSIs
HSIsTeacherPrepConvening– DepartmentofEducation
ReauthorizationsHigherEducationAct(HEA)
• SelectHSIsissues:◦ AllowableusesforTitleV
§ Internationaleducation- Yes§ Medicalfieldstudents- Notreally
◦ Dual-designationforTitleIII&V§ Multipleawards
◦ RequestDOEpublishalistofHSIs*
*Update:DOEpublishedlistofeligibleHSIs.
ReauthorizationsHigherEducationAct(HEA)• AnotherCongresswithoutHEAreauthorization(due2013).• SomeactioninCongress.• HouseEd&WorkforceCommittee- passedfivehighereducationbills.
Focusedonimprovingthefinancialaidprocess,enhancingconsumerinformation&strengtheningfederalprograms:
• SimplifyingtheApplicationforStudentAidAct• HBCUCapitalFinancingImprovementAct• StrengtheningTransparencyinHigherEducationAct• EmpoweringStudentsThroughEnhancedFinancialCounselingAct• AccessingHigherEducationOpportunitiesAct(HSIs)
• FullHousepassedthebills.NoSenateactionisexpected.
Reauthorizations- HSIsAccessingHigherEducationOpportunitiesAct(HSIs)
• IntroducedbyRep.JoeHeck(NV)
• ExpandsallowableusesofHEATitleVfundsto:o HelpstudentsatHSIspursueacareerasaphysician,dentistorotherhealthcareprofessionalandenhanceexistingsupportforHispanicstudentspursuingtheireducation.
o Developorexpandaccesstodualorconcurrentenrollmentprogramsandearlycollegehighschoolprograms.
• HACU’spositiono Concernswithoriginalbill— narrowlyfocusedon1academicarea(medical)o Decidedtosupportrevisedversion
HACUAdvocacyCenter• Visit:www.hacuadvocates.net• SignuptobecomeaHACUadvocate
• Sharestoriesofthevalue/impactofHSIsfunding
• Connectwithelectedofficials• Receivetimely,succinct,specificinformationonhighereducationpolicyissuesimpacting:o HSIsfundingo Appropriationso Studentaido Teacherdiversity/teacherprepo HEAreauthorization
HACUAdvocacyCenter
•www.hacuadvocates.net
HACUAdvocacyCenterAdvocacyMaterials◦ Developingstateone-pagers
◦ No.ofHSIsandEmergingHSIs◦ HSIenrollments◦ TitleV– PartAFunding
◦ AllstateswithHSIs
◦ Willbeavailableonadvocacycenter
◦ OnefornationalHSIsinfo◦ #’s,HSIsfunding,etc.
SAMPLE
OtherAdvocacySessionsSunday,October9FederalFundingOpportunitiesforHSIsCrockettAB2:00– 3:15pm
Monday,October10AdvocacyandHowItCanBenefitYouRepublicB10:30– 11:45am
115th Congress-WhattoExpect?
• BeginsinJanuary2017&endsDecember2018.
• NoRepRubenHinojosa(TX)—retirementin2016.
• Possiblenewcongressionalleaders—pendingelectionsoutcome.
•NewEdCommitteeleadership:House&(maybe)Senate.
• HACUisrestartingCongressionalHSIsCaucus.• Willbegintorecruititschairsaftertheelections.• WilluseAdvocacyCentertorecruitcaucusmembers.
• HEAReauthorizationhasgoodchancetobegin.
• Immigrationreformverypossible—DREAMAct.
• Criminaljusticereformverylikely.
• HEAReauthorizationo HSIsspecificlanguageo Teacherprepo Studentaido Institutionalaccountability
• HSIsCaucus
• Federalfundingopportunities
EncouragefamilyandfriendstoregisterANDvote
GovernmentRelationsTeam
Luis MaldonadoChief Advocacy Officer
Alicia DiazExecutive Director of Legislative Affairs
John AguilarExecutive Director of Legislative Affairs
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