Legislative Update:

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Legislative Update 107th Congress Authorizing
Legislation Sitting Bull College Ft. Yates,
Standing Rock Sioux Reservation May 2001
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Profile of Congress

• Senate Split 50-50
• House Split Narrowing
• Previous Congress Few initiatives or creativity
• Current Slow, Divided No major efforts
•    White House Not fully staffed needs
  direction
• Possibilities Wait for reauthorizations
• OR
• Seize opportunity educate - outreach

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S. 414 NTIA Digital Network Technology Program
Act 

•   Sponsor Senator Max Cleland (D-Ga)
• New program in Dept. of Commerce
• ? 250 million/year for grants to
• MSIs (HBCUs, HSIs, TCUs, others)
•   ? 25 (IHE w/gt50M endowments)

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• Purposes
• Infrastructure Equipment, networking
  capabilities, hardware, software, infrastructure
• Human Resources Faculty development, teacher
  ed, library media specialist training
•  
• Community Joint projects with K-12 schools,
  economic development programs
• Development Leadership development for boards,
  institutions

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General Higher Ed Issues

• NASULGC Millennium Project Technology IHE
• Financial Aid/Higher Ed Reg Streamlining Effort
  Congressman McKeon
• BEST K-12 Reauthorization Teacher prep K-12
  technology Indian Ed Act
• E-Rate Notice Comment (Due May 23)

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General Higher Ed Issues

•   Amateur Sports Integrity Act Campus-based
  reporting on gaming monitoring of Internet to
  prevent gaming stall tactics
• Science Tech Overall Funding, Leadership
  (White House Science Advisor ED office)
• Broadband Proposals Caucuses/House

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For Progress 6-Part Strategy

• Colleges Presidents, Students, Alumni, Friends
• National Organizations/Boards
• White House Initiative Offices Agencies
• Private Sector Industry/Foundations
• Experts and Consultants
• Congressional Champions Caucuses

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• Clear Priorities
• Based on Strategic Planning
• Maximum Leverage (P-P/multi-agency)
• Comprehensive
• Realistic Do-able
• Priorities within Priorities Annual focus

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• Consistent Message!!!
• We all must be on the Same Page
• Know Priorities
• Know Agencies Committee Goals
• Marketing Tools Strategies

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• ? Justifications
• Facts Clear, Point Papers
• Success Stories Demonstrated Need
• Scholarly Reports Journals
• ? Evaluation Outcomes
• Best Practices
• Monitoring/Assessment tied to Agency
  Legislative Goals
• Demonstrate Partnerships