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This presentation is for discussion purposes only.
This presentation is for discussion purposes only.
Amy Berrier, UNC Greensboro
Ron Gambill, Edsouth
Brett Lief, Windham Professionals
Christen Neher, Savannah College of Art and Design
What is advocacy? – public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy (speaking up for others).
All students should have access to an affordable and successful college experience.
What can we do to assist students in this process?
How can we advocate for a simplified, equitable process?
Advocacy supports SASFAA’s mission and vision Mission - …advocates for public policies that support financial aid programs
Vision - …encourages questions, discussion and the shaping of ideas
in order to promote opportunities, equity and access in and to higher
education
What is Advocacy?
Public higher education continues to undergo significant change in this country
New untested Administration
New Education Secretary
Advocacy is a shared responsibility
Share our stories, successes and failures - people will listen
Opportunity to effect change in policy and funding
Pending reauthorization
Why is Advocacy Important?
How A Bill Becomes Law Introduction of Bill or Resolution
House: H.R. #Senate: S. #
Committee ConsiderationReferral to SubcommitteeReferral to Other Committee(s)Best Stage to Contact House or SenateLeadership AgendaHearings
Report to House or Senate for Floor Consideration After Passage, Report to the Other Chamber Authorization and Appropriations Committees
March to January: President formulates his budget
February: President transmits his budget to Congress
April 15: Congressional budget committees report first resolution
May 15: Congress completes action on first resolution
March – September: Congress acts on appropriations bills
July 15: President provides Congress update of budget estimates
October 1: Start of new fiscal year
October 1 – September 30: Execution of enacted budget
The Budget Process
Discretionary Funding
Mandatory Funding
Sequestration Impact
What Impact Does the Budget
Have on Higher Education?
House:Education: Committee on Education and the WorkforceAuthorizationAppropriations
Senate:Education: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeAuthorizationAppropriations
Committee Make Up:House: Republican MajoritySenate: Republican Majority
Key Committees
Republicans
Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC), Chair
Rep. Joe Wilson (SC)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (CA)
Rep. David P. Poe (TN)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (PA)
Rep. Tim Walberg (MI)
Rep. Brett Guthrie (KY)
Rep. Todd Rokita (IN)
Rep. Lou Barletta (PA)
Rep. Luke Messer (IN)
Rep. Bradley Byrne (AL)
Rep. Dave Brat (VA)
Rep. Mike D. Bishop (MI)
Rep. Glenn Grothman (WI)
Rep. Elise Stefanik (NY)Rep. Rick Allen (GA)Rep. Jason Lewis (MN)
Rep. Francis Rooney (FL)
Rep. Paul Mitchell (MI)
Rep. Tom Garrett (VA)
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA)
Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA)
Vacancy
House Education and the
Workforce Committee
Democrats
Rep. Bobby Scott (VA), Ranking Member
Rep. Susan Davis (CA)
Rep. Paul M. Grijalva (AZ)
Rep. Joe Courtney (CT)
Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH)
Rep. Jared Polis (CO)
Rep. Gregorio Sablan (NMI)
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (FL)
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (OR)
Rep. Mark Takano (CA)
Rep. Alma S. Adams (NC)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA)Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ)Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL)Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (NH)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY)
House Education and the
Workforce Committee
Republicans Democrats
Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN), Chair Sen. Patty Murray (WA), Ranking MemberSen. Michael B. Enzi (WY) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) (VT)Sen. Richard Burr (NC) Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. (PA)Sen. Johnny Isakson (GA) Sen. Al Franken (MN)Sen. Rand Paul (KY) Sen. Michael F. Bennet (CO)Sen. Susan Collins (ME) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA) Sen. Tammy Baldwin (WI)Sen. Todd Young (IN) Sen. Christopher S. Murphy (CT)Sen. Orrin Hatch (UT) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (MA)Sen. Pat Roberts (KS) Sen. Tim Kaine (VA)Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK) Sen. Maggie Hassan (NH)Sen. Tim Scott (SC)
Senate Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Committee
OverviewCurrent State of Play
•By the Numbers
•Non-Student Aid HEA Provisions Added Over the Year
Then and Now
•President and Vice President
•House of Representatives
•Senate
•Take Away
Decision Makers
•Public Policies on the Radar
•Public Policies Under the Radar
Current Higher Education – Policy Overview
Early Public Policy Priorities
A Look Back
•End Note
It's a Wrap
Parting Comment
“A major problem is the ‘spiraling’ costs of college
and the fact that it is impossible for a family of modest means to send their children
to the college of their choice.”
Representative Edith Green (D – OR)August 26, 1965
Current State of Play
The Higher Education Act of 1965 has been reauthorized eight times and expired at the end of 2013. The student aid programs have been extended through other legislative action.
This will be the first reauthorization with the Republicans having the majority in the House and Senate and the White House.
Although higher education was a central theme in the recent election cycle, it has not been included in the first 100 day list of priorities and is rarely mentioned in other conversations.
Prior to deliberation of the Higher Education Act, the Congress will consider a Budget Reconciliation (or two), increasing the debt ceiling, budget deliberations for the current and upcoming year, and significant other bills that include infrastructure spending.
This can be taken as a positive as it permits time for federal student aid advocates to advance public policies that meet the needs of current students and those who will enroll over the next five years.
The Year Then Now (projected)*
Enrollment 1965 < 6 million studentsenrolled
> 20 million studentsenrolled
Enrollment/Lowest Quartile
1965 46% of 18-24 year olds 62% of 18-24 year olds
Pell Expenditures 1973-1974 $49,873,951 $30,293,000,000
FSEOG Appropriation 1989 $58,000,000 $728,000,000
Perkins Loan Appropriation**
1965 $16,100,000 $0
Federal Loans 1970 $770,000,000 $112,062,000,000
State Grants 2004-2005 $840,000,000 $10,136,000,000
Institutional Grants 2004-2005 $27,209,000,000 $50,660,000,000
Non-Federal Loans 2004-2005 $16,353,000 $900,000,000
Education Tax Benefits 2004-2005 $7,711,000 $18,215,000,000
Work Study Appropriation 1965 $76,000,000 $960,000,000
*2015**Program expired September 30, 2015.
***Federal appropriation and institution matching funds.****Does not include consolidations.
NOTE: Some federal programs received funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Then and Now
Then and Now
HEA and the growth of school requirements.
In the original HEA in 1965, Title IV took up 19 of the 59 pages in the Act.
Currently, Title IV of the HEA is about 800 pages.
The current size has grown to 208 numbered sections, including eight appendices, and reserved sections, covering 327 pages or over 5,000 paragraphs or almost
149,000 words. In addition the FSA handbook is about 1,300 pages.
Mark Kantrowitz publisher and VP of Strategy, Cappex.com
Non-Student Aid HEA Provisions Added
Over the YearsCut off of aid to students who “disrupt campus activities.”
Register with Selective Service (male, ages 18-25).
Restrict or removal of aid for students convicted of a drug conviction while receiving student aid.
Convicted of a forcible or non-forcible sexual offense and subject to an involuntary civil commitment upon completion of incarceration for that offense.
School reporting of crime statistics as well as other academic and financial information.
Decision MakersPresident and Vice
President
Secretary of Education
Senate
House
• Sen. Alexander (R-TN)
• Sen. Murray (D-WA)
• Rep. Foxx (R-NC)
• Rep. Scott (D-VA)
Bold indicates SASFAA region.
Senate Education Committee
Rep
ub
lica
ns
(Maj
ori
ty)
Alexander (TN), Chair
Enzi (WY)
Burr (NC)
Isakson (GA)
Paul (KY)
Collins (ME)
Cassidy (LA)
Young (IN)
Hatch (UT)
Roberts (KS)
Murkowski (AK)
Scott (SC)
Dem
ocr
ats
(Min
ori
ty)
Murray (WA), Ranking
Sanders (VT)
Casey (PA)
Franken (MN)
Bennet (CO)
Whitehouse (RI)
Baldwin (WI)
Murphy (CT)
Warren (MA)
Kaine (VA)
Hassan (NH)
Bold indicates SASFAA region.
House Education Committee
Rep
ub
lica
ns
(Maj
ori
ty)
Rep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina (Chair)
Rep. Joe Wilson, South Carolina (Vice Chair)
Rep. Duncan Hunter, California
Rep. David P. Roe, Tennessee
Rep. Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
Rep. Tim Walberg, Michigan
Rep. Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
Rep. Todd Rokita, Indiana
Rep. Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania
Rep. Luke Messer, Indiana
Rep. Bradley Byrne, Alabama
Rep. Dave Brat, Virginia
Rep. Mike D. Bishop, Michigan
Rep. Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin
Rep. Elise Stefanik, New York
Rep. Rick Allen, Georgia
Rep. Jason Lewis, Minnesota
Rep. Francis Rooney, Florida
Rep. Paul Mitchell, Michigan
Rep. Tom Garrett, Virginia
Rep. Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania
Rep. Drew Ferguson, Georgia
Vacancy
Dem
ocr
ats
(Min
ori
ty)
Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (Ranking Member), Virginia
Rep. Susan Davis, California
Rep Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona
Rep. Joe Courtney, Connecticut
Rep. Marcia Fudge, Ohio
Rep. Jared Polis, Colorado
Rep. Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, Florida
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
Rep. Mark Takano, California
Rep. Alma S. Adams, North Carolina
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, California
Rep. Donald Norcross, New Jersey
Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire
Rep. Adriano Espaillat, New York
Bold indicates SASFAA region.
SASFAA is well positionedto have a positive impact on
the development ofpublic policies in the upcoming Reauthorization of the Higher
Education Act.
Take Away
Current Higher Education
Policy OverviewMajor interest from Congress,
Administration, think-tanks, trade associations, consumer groups, etc.
for higher education reform.
Growing consensus on the main challenges and structural reform
within the higher education system.
• “How to promote a highly-educated workforce focused on college access and completion.”
• “How to improve institutional quality and hold institutions accountable.”
• “How to make college more affordable.”
Public Policies On the RadarAccess
Affordability
Accountability
Austerity
Accreditation
“Free” first 2 years of college
Loan-free first 2 years of college
Alternate means of education and training, e.g. competency based, apprenticeship
FAFSA simplification
Campus safety
Institutional risk-sharing /shared responsibility/ “skin in the game”
Title IX, gender discrimination including sexual violence
Financing future “students” or current and former students
Borrower interest rates, grace period, deferment/forbearance/discharge
Regulation and reporting requirement
Policies Under the RadarExpanded Consumer Protections
Federal Claims Against Schools
Third-Party Servicers School-Selected Servicers
Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – better aligning ED data security
Changes to Experimental Sites Provision
U.S. Treasury as Loan Collector
Additional Federal Data Matches
November 8, 1965, Higher Education Act is signed into
law.
November 9, 1965, Days of Our Lives premieres on TV.
“Learn baby learn!Then you can earn baby earn!”
Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D – NY)Chairman, House Education and Labor Committee
1961-1967
It’s a Wrap
The “Road to Reauthorization” will be traveled with new “pavement” opportunity and “pothole” challenges.
Know your final destination before you start the trip and avoid any distractions while on the road.
“Access/Affordability” will be a guidepost while “Accountability” and construction signs should be anticipated.
Use NASFAA as your GPS.
Over the years advocacy has changed to the extent that it has been looked by some as institutional aid rather than student aid. Pie charts need to refer to needy students by income ranges as opposed to federal dollars to institutional sectors.
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Interested in talking to your local politicians? Reach out and make it happen. It doesn't have to be an event sponsored by an association.
Does your school have needs that need to be addressed in your state? Always contact your executive administration first.
NASFAA Leadership & Legislative Conference & Expo A great way to get involved with advocacy
This event is held every year in February
Includes Hill Visits
How Do You Get Involved?
Find your local U.S. Representative’s contact information http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/
Find your U. S. Senator’s contact information
http://www.senate.gov
Local General Assembly http://www.legis.ga.gov/en-US/default.aspx
Georgia has 56 Senators are in the GA State Senate.
Georgia has 180 Reps are in the GA House of Representatives.
Who to Contact?
To whom do you need to speak? Higher Education staffer? Legislative Director? Ask the staffer, they know!
Email and/or phone calls.
Etiquette.
What is it you want to say in an email? Phone call?
Get “approval” from your institution.
Contacting Legislators
Be clear and concise in your request for an appointment.
How many will be in the meeting? Not every office is the same size.
Provide your contact information for the staffer.
Who is attending the meeting? Provide that information to the staffer.
Responsiveness.
There are different staffers for each topic – higher education, veterans affairs, budget, and others.
Reminder – not every Congressional office is organized in the same manner.
Requesting an Appointment
Be prepared with talking points.
What can happen at a meeting?
Talking point documents.
Thank the staffer.
Follow up.
Communication in Meeting
Do you have questions?
Reach out to the committee chairs for help and advice!
Christen Neher, SASFAA Legislative Relations Chair - [email protected]
Vanessa Fulton, GASFAA Legislative Affairs Chair - [email protected]
Francisco Valines, FASFAA Legislative Relations Chair - [email protected]
Ron Gambill, TASFAA Governmental Relations Chair - [email protected]
Erin Klarer, KASFAA Legislative Chair - [email protected]
Jennifer Epperson, AASFAA Legislative Relations Chair - [email protected]
Mary Otto, NCASFAA Legislative Advisory Chair - [email protected]
Heidi Hunter-Goldsworthy, VASFAA Government Relations Chair - [email protected]
Amanda Holliday, MASFAA Legislative Chair - [email protected]
Joey Derrick , SCASFAA Legislative Relations Chair - [email protected]
SASFAA Legislative Relations Committee
1. FAFSA Simplification
2. Pell Grant Program
3. Direct Loan Program
4. Reduce Burdensome Regulations
5. Student Loan Repayment Simplification
March Hill Visits Talking Points
Amy Berrier – UNC Greensboro 336-334-3372 [email protected]
Ron Gambill – Edsouth 615-771-8505 [email protected]
Brett Lief – Windham Professionals [email protected]
Christen Neher – Savannah College of Art and Design 912-525-6120 [email protected]
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