Adult Education in the 109th Congress

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Adult Education in the 109th Congress

• May 2005
• Presentation by Noreen Lopez
• Policy Consultant NCL COABE

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Topics

• Legislative Process
• WIA Reauthorization
• Welfare Reauthorization
• Budget
• Appropriations

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Legislative Process

• House Subcommittee to Committee to full Floor
• Senate Subcommittee to Committee to full Floor
• If differences, goes to Conference Committee
• Then House Floor and Senate Floor votes
• Then President

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WIA House Action

• HR 27 Job Training Improvement Act
• Full text on Thomas http//thomas.loc.gov
• House Subcommittee on 21st Century
  Competitiveness
• Committee on Education and the Workforce
• Markup in full committee Feb. 16
• Passed Full House March 3

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WIA Senate Action

• S9 Lifetime of Education Opportunities Act
• Contains many proposals by adult ed field
• Referred to Finance Committee, then
• Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
  Pensions (HELP)
• Markup was scheduled for April 27
• Markup did not take place no bipartisan
  agreement
• Floor vote was expected mid-May
• Could be held up indefinitely

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Concern

• WIA Plus Consolidation still a push by
  Administration
• could be added to Senate Bill in committee markup
  or on the Floor
• Proposal by Administration in DOL Budget to add
  adult ed into the WIA Plus Consolidated Grant
  Program
• Gives Governor the option to consolidate
  programs (Block Grant)

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House Welfare Reauthorization

• HR 240 Personal Responsibility, Work , and Family
  Promotion Act of 2005
• Subcommittee on Human Resources
• Markup completed. Referred to
• House Committee on Ways and Means
• Concerns
• 4 month limit on FT education or training in 24
  month time period
• Superwaiver language

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Senate Welfare Reauthorization

• S6 Personal Responsibility and Individual
  Development for Everyone Act (PRIDE)
• Committee marked up March 9
• Full Senate the next step
• Once both HR240 and S6 pass respective Chambers,
  go to conference committee
• S6 preferable
• more time for FT education- 3 months 3
• Adult Ed not part of Superwaiver

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Admin Proposed Budget

• President proposes Congress disposes
• Presidents Proposal
• State Grants (05) 569.7M (06) 200M
• EL/Civics remains 69 M part of 200M
• NIFL National Leadership remain same (6.6 M
  9.1 M)
• Zeroes out Even Start

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Budget Update

• Passed the House at Administration level
• Passed the Senate with amendments
• Kennedy amendment for education, including adult
  literacy
• Could only pass with Republican support
• Conference Committee did not retain Kennedy
  amendment
• Budget passed both House Senate
• no increase for education

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Appropriations Battle

• House Appropriations Subcommittee
• Labor, Health Human Services, Education
  Related Agencies
• Testimony provided by NCSDAE Chairperson
• Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
• Labor, Health Human Services, Education
  Related Agencies
• From Subcommittees to committees, to each floor
  then, conference if there are differences (which
  is very likely)