Stephen DeWitt Alisha Hyslop

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Federal Legislative Update

• Stephen DeWittAlisha Hyslop

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110th CongressProgress Report

• Completed work on Higher Education Act
• Stalled on No Child Left Behind Act
• Still working on FY 2008 appropriations
• No Progress on Workforce Investment Act
• Approved America Competes Act
• Little action on GPO/WEP Soc Security issues

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Federal Budget Timeline

• February President releases budget request
• March/April House and Senate work to complete
  budget resolutions by April 15
• May-July Appropriations committees set
  discretionary funding levels
• September Final appropriations bills passed and
  signed by President
• October 1 beginning of federal fiscal year

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President Bushs FY 08 Budget

• President introduced budget on February 5
• Department of Education funded at 56 billion
  (significant cut app. 1.5 billion below FY07)
• Budget would eliminate or consolidate a total of
  45 education programs
• Department of Labor budget would be cut as well
• Some funding for new initiatives

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FY 08 Budget Resolution

• House and Senate Budget Committees passed budget
  resolutions in March
• Both assumed increases in Function 500
  education, training, and social services programs
• House had slightly higher discretionary spending
  cap
• Final budget resolution approved May 17

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FY 08 Appropriations

• House Appropriations Committee approved bill
  (H.R.3043) on July 11
• Perkins Basic State Grant increased by 25
  million, Tech Prep level funded, small cut to
  National Programs
• 62 billion for education programs, an increase
  of 4.5 billion over FY 2007
• Large increases for Pell Grants, NCLB, and IDEA
  most WIA programs level funded

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FY 08 Appropriations

• Senate Appropriations Committee bill (S.1710)
  approved on June 21
• Perkins Basic State Grant and Tech Prep level
  funded, small cut to National Programs
• 60.1 billion for education programs, an increase
  of 2.6 billion over FY 2007
• Large increases for NCLB and IDEA most WIA
  programs level funded

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FY 08 Appropriations

• Perkins 25 million increase
• Included in House bill (H.R.3043) through an
  amendment sponsored by Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)
• Not included in Senate bill (S.1710), but
  Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Bill Casey
  (D-PA) tried to offer the amendment
• House and Senate Conferees included the 25
  million increase in the bill approved by Congress
• President vetoed the Congressionally-passed bill

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FY 08 Budget Appropriations
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FY 08 Appropriations

• Next Steps
• Congress is working on a new FY 2008
  appropriations bill
• Congress must find cuts and produce a bill
  acceptable to the President
• Bill will likely contain decreases for education
• Perkins funding is in jeopardy

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FY 08 Appropriations

• Possible Strategies
• Approve a new Labor-HHS-Education bill (with the
  cuts) by December 14
• Combine Labor-HHS-Education bill with other
  appropriations bills that are not yet complete
• Approve another Continuing Resolution to extend
  work time
• Do not approve a FY 2008 bill program would be
  appropriated last years funds for another year

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FY 08 Budget and Appropriations
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Congressional Leadership

• Senate Leadership
• Majority Leader - Harry Reid (D-NV)
• Asst. Majority Leader - Dick Durbin (D-IL)
• Minority Leader - Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
• Minority Whip - Trent Lott (R-MS)
• House Leadership
• Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
• Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD)
• Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)
• Minority Whip - Roy Blunt (R-MO)

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Education Committee Leadership

• Senate Health, Education, Labor Pensions
  Committee
• Chair - Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
• Ranking Minority Member - Michael Enzi (R-WY)
• Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (D-NY),
  Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Barrack Obama (D-IL),
• House Education the Workforce Committee
• Chair - George Miller (D-CA)
• Ranking Minority Member - Howard Buck McKeon
  (R-CA)

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Appropriations Committee Leadership

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Chair Robert Byrd (D-WV)
• Ranking Minority Member Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and
  Education Subcommittee
• Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA)
• Ranking Minority Member Arlen Specter (R-PA)
• House Appropriations Committee
• Chair David Obey (D-WI)
• Ranking Minority Member Jerry Lewis (R-CA)
• House Labor, Health and Human Services, and
  Education Subcommittee
• Chair David Obey (D-WI)
• Ranking Minority Member James Walsh (R-NY)

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110th CongressNCLB Action

• Intent to approve House and Senate bills voiced
  by Chairmen Miller and Kennedy early in year
• House hearing on - ACTE testified
• Draft bipartisan language released by House
  Education Workforce Committee
• Some bipartisan draft language released by Senate
  HELP Committee
• Progress has stalled no action expected this
  year

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Issues addressed in DRAFTNCLB legislation

• Congressional leaders hope to finish bill this
  year
• Numerous hearings already held
• Key issues
• Special population challenges
• Changes to AYP (growth models, multiple
  assessments)
• Differentiated responses
• Focus on middle/high schools
• Teacher quality professional development issues
• Full funding

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Issues addressed in DRAFTNCLB legislation

• Additional linkages to CTE
• ELL Special education
• Changes to AYP (growth models, multiple
  assessments)
• Focus on middle/high schools
• Teacher quality professional development issues
• Data systems

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ACTE NCLB Recommendations

• Integrate academic and technical education to
  better engage and prepare students for their
  futures
• Support comprehensive guidance and career
  development strategies to assist students in
  determining clear pathways to postsecondary and
  workforce goals

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ACTE NCLB Recommendations

• Increase the focus on secondary school completion
  through comprehensive dropout prevention and
  reentry strategies
• Ensure that highly effective educators are
  supported, and available across the curriculum in
  all schools

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ACTE NCLB Recommendations

• Improve Adequate Yearly Progress and
  accountability provisions to more accurately
  reflect student learning progress
• Provide support and incentives for innovation,
  replication and improvement

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America COMPETES Act

• COMPETES Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully
  Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and
  Science
• President signed H.R.2272 in August as Public Law
  110-69
• 43 billion authorized for next 3 years, but no
  appropriations yet

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Social Security GPO/WEP issue

• GPO Government Pension Offset
• WEP Windfall Elimination Provision
• Both reduce or eliminate benefits that public
  employees or their spouses have earned and are
  expecting in retirement

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Perkins Reauthorization

• House and Senate approved legislation
  overwhelmingly in July 2006
• President signed into law August 12, 2006
• Public Law 109-270
• Reauthorized through 2012
• Almost a 1 ½ years into the implementation
  process

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Perkins ImplementationTimeline

• Fall 2006 Draft State Plan Guides released
• January 16, 2007 Last comment period ended
• March 2007 Final State Plan Guide
  non-regulatory guidance released
• May 7, 2007 State transition plans due
• Summer 2007 States worked with OVAE on
  remaining transition plan issues FY 07 grants
  made
• April 1, 2008 Deadline for full five-year state
  plans

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Perkins ImplementationCurrent Activities

• States are in the process of developing 5-year
  plans
• Each state must hold public hearings and seek
  public input
• Activities related to the new National Assessment
  of Career and Technical Education are underway
• ACTE is part of the new National Research Center
  for CTE
• ACTE, NASDCTEc are working with OVAE to help
  states address technical assessment issues

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Perkins ImplementationKey Issues

• NCLB performance indicators
• Measurement of technical skill attainment
• Definitions of studentsinvestor, concentrator,
  completer, etc
• New Tech Prep provisions
• Ensuring data quality
• Development of programs of study

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Workforce Investment Act

• WIA reauthorization was scheduled for 2003
• House Republicans introduced H.R. 3747 in October
• No serious discussions this year
• Timing of moving forward uncertain

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Workforce Investment Act

• Key CTE issues
• Protecting funding/services for in-school youth
• Strengthening partnerships between workforce
  development system and CTE
• Creating workable arrangements for infrastructure
  funding
• Increasing opportunities for training

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Higher Education Act

• House Senate passed partial reauthorization
  (H.R. 2669) as part of budget reconciliation
• Cut 19 billion from student loan lender
  subsidies
• Increased Pell Grant minimum to 5,400 in FY 2012
• Student loan forgiveness for some public sector
  employees
• TEACH grants for teachers in high-need subjects
  in high-need schools

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Higher Education Act

• Work remaining on comprehensive reauthorization
  bills
• S. 1642 passed by Senate 95-0, 7/24/07
• H.R. 4137 passed by House Committee 45-0,
  11/15/07
• Key elements of bills include year-round Pell
  Grants, simplifying student aid applications,

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Higher Education Act

• Key CTE Issues
• Involvement of for-profit institutions
• Increasing financial aid and removing barriers to
  participation in CTE
• Transfer of credit
• Support services for students
• Teacher quality

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