Government Relations Update Agenda FY 2017 Budget & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Government Relations Update

Agenda

• FY 2017 Budget & Appropriations – DOE, USDA, NSF
• Reauthorizations – HEA & NSF
• Teacher Diversity – Teacher Preparation Regulations
• HACU Advocacy Center

@HACUDC #HACU16 #HSIs

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An authorization creates a program and sets the maximum amounts of $ it can receive.

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Program then needs to be funded through the appropriations process.

• -putting $ into the account

FY 2017 Federal Budget

• Federal Fiscal Year: October 1st – September 30th.
• Operating under a Continuing Resolution (CR) until: December 9, 2016.
• Will need a lame-duck session – Congress to reconvene: Nov. 14th.
• Funding options to approve all appropriation bills:
• Approve appropriation bills (regular order)
• New CR into new 115th Congress
• Omnibus vs. “mini-buses”
• Likely to depend on outcome of the general election.

HSIs by the Numbers: ’95 - ’16

Appropriations - Education

STRENGTHENING HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS Title V - Part A

• HACU’s FY 2017 Budget Request - $117M
• President’s FY 2017 Budget Request: $107.8M
• House & Senate: Title V Part A: $107.8M

Title V - Part B

• HACU FY 2017 budget request: $20 M
• President’s Budget FY 2017: $9.7M
• House & Senate: $9.7M

Appropriations - Agriculture

Hispanic Education Partnership Grants Program

• HACU Request - $40 million
• President’s FY 2017 budget request: $9.2 million
• House & Senate agriculture subcommittees: $9.2 M

HSACUs Endowment Fund

• HACU request - $10 million
• President’s FY 2017 budget request: $10 million
• House: $0
• Senate: $10 million

Appropriations – National Science Foundation

• No HSIs program
• The largest MSI group not receiving targeted NSF infrastructure development

funding.

• HACU Request FY 2017 - $30 million
• For a competitive grants program to support HSIs
• Research, curriculum, infrastructure development, etc.
• President’s FY 2017 proposed budget:
• Program for 2-year institutions – “…will publish guidance to encourage

proposals from HSIs to existing NSF grant programs…”

Authorizations – National Science Foundation

AUTHORIZATION House reauthorization of American Competes Act (May 2015): “Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation shall establish the program described in section 7033 of the America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 1862o–12) for Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section 502 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a)).”

• -§1862o–12. Hispanic-serving institutions undergraduate program

(a) In general The Director is authorized to establish a new program to award grants on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis to Hispanic-serving institutions… (2007)

Appropriations – National Science Foundation

APPROPRIATIONS Senate CJS Subcommittee report:

• “Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program. Investment in STEM education is

vital for American economic competitiveness, and Hispanic Americans are underrepresented in science and engineering disciplines. The Committee provides $5,000,000…for NSF to implement an HSI Program that is designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of Hispanic students pursuing associate or baccalaureate degrees in STEM fields.”

House CJS Subcommittee report:

• “The Committee directs NSF to establish an HSI-specific program no

later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and demonstrate a $30,000,000 investment no later than September 30, 2017.”

Lack of Diversity-Teachers

Teacher Diversity & Preparation

Teacher prep regulations

• Delayed but not Forgotten
• Final regulations at OMB
• Key Dates-November 1
• Supplemental NPRM-distance learning
• The Advocacy Continues

Teacher Diversity Policies

• Enhanced Profession-Ready definition for teachers and principals:
• specifically they have to “demonstrate the ability to work with students who are culturally and linguistically

diverse.”

• Three Policy Papers: Leadership, Recruitment and Professional Development
• ESSA-Title II-an opportunity to address teacher diversity-stakeholder engagement
• Teacher Diversity Summit – A Call to Support and Invest in HSIs

HSIs Teacher Prep Convening – Department of Education

Reauthorizations

Higher Education Act (HEA)

• Select HSIs issues:
• Allowable uses for Title V

§ International education - Yes § Medical field students - Not really

• Dual-designation for Title III & V

§ Multiple awards

• Request DOE publish a list of HSIs*

* Update: DOE published list of eligible HSIs.

Reauthorizations

Higher Education Act (HEA)

• Another Congress without HEA reauthorization (due 2013).
• Some action in Congress.
• House Ed & Workforce Committee - passed five higher education bills.

Focused on improving the financial aid process, enhancing consumer information & strengthening federal programs:

• Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
• HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act
• Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act
• Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act
• Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act (HSIs)
• Full House passed the bills. No Senate action is expected.

Reauthorizations - HSIs

Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act (HSIs)

• Introduced by Rep. Joe Heck (NV)
• Expands allowable uses of HEA Title V funds to:
• Help students at HSIs pursue a career as a physician, dentist or other health

care professional and enhance existing support for Hispanic students pursuing their education.

• Develop or expand access to dual or concurrent enrollment programs and

early college high school programs.

• HACU’s position
• Concerns with original bill— narrowly focused on 1 academic area (medical)
• Decided to support revised version

HACU Advocacy Center

• Visit: www.hacuadvocates.net
• Sign up to become a HACU advocate
• Share stories of the value/impact of

HSIs funding

• Connect with elected officials
• Receive timely, succinct, specific

information on higher education policy issues impacting:

• HSIs funding
• Appropriations
• Student aid
• Teacher diversity/teacher prep
• HEA reauthorization

HACU Advocacy Center

• www.hacuadvocates.net

HACU Advocacy Center

Advocacy Materials

• Developing state one-pagers
• No. of HSIs and Emerging HSIs
• HSI enrollments
• Title V – Part A Funding
• All states with HSIs
• Will be available on advocacy

center

• One for national HSIs info
• #’s, HSIs funding, etc.

S A M P L E

Other Advocacy Sessions

Sunday, October 9

Federal Funding Opportunities for HSIs Crockett AB 2:00 – 3:15 pm

Monday, October 10

Advocacy and How It Can Benefit You Republic B 10:30 – 11:45 am

115th Congress-What to Expect?

• Begins in January 2017 & ends December 2018.
• No Rep Ruben Hinojosa (TX)—retirement in 2016.
• Possible new congressional leaders—pending elections outcome.
• New Ed Committee leadership: House & (maybe) Senate.
• HACU is restarting Congressional HSIs Caucus.
• Will begin to recruit its chairs after the elections.
• Will use Advocacy Center to recruit caucus members.
• HEA Reauthorization has good chance to begin.
• Immigration reform very possible—DREAM Act.
• Criminal justice reform very likely.

• HEA Reauthorization
• HSIs specific language
• Teacher prep
• Student aid
• Institutional accountability
• HSIs Caucus
• Federal funding opportunities

Encourage family and friends to register AND vote

Government Relations Team

Luis Maldonado

Chief Advocacy Officer luis.maldonado@hacu.net

Alicia Diaz

Executive Director of Legislative Affairs

alicia.diaz@hacu.net John Aguilar

Executive Director of Legislative Affairs john.aguilar@hacu.net

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