17

th

Annual HACU National Capitol Forum

March 26, 2012

Agenda

 Appropriations for FY 2013  Reauthorizations  Student Immigration Legislation

Appropriations*

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U.S. Department of Education

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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National Science Foundation

*Refer to FY 2013 One Pager in Folders

U.S. Department of Education

Appropriations Status

Labor-HHS-Education Strengthening Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Part A

 FY 2012 Final - $100.4 million  Drop from: $117M in FY 2010 to $104.3M in FY 2011  President’s Budget $100.4M in FY 2013  HACU Request - $175M in FY 2013

Promoting Post-baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans - Part B

 Mandatory funding - $11.5M in FY 2012  Flat-funded - ($11.5) from FY 2011 and FY 2010  Discretionary – $9M in FY 2012  Drop from $9.3M in FY 2011  Drop from $10.5M in FY 2010  President’s Budget: $9M in FY 2013  HACU Request: $100M in FY 2013

STEM Funding for MSIs

Amends the Higher Education Act by extending funding for programs at HBCUs and other MSIs through 2019, to help low-income students attain degrees in the STEM fields: 

$100 million to Hispanic Serving Institutions including $10 million for community partnerships,

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$85 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities,

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$15 million to Predominantly Black Institutions,

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$30 million to Tribal Colleges and Universities,

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$15 million to Alaska, Hawaiian Native Institutions, $5 million to Asian American and Pacific Islander Institutions, and

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$5 million to Native American nontribal serving institutions.

Hawkins Centers of Excellence

(New Request)

 FY 2013- $30 million for the new Hawkins Centers of Excellence program to increase the pool of minority educators by expanding and reforming teacher education programs at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).

First in the World Fund

 The President’s budget requests $55 million for a program (First in the World), under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), to support reform and improvement in postsecondary education.

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Up to $20 million reserved for MSIs.

Pell Grants

 FY 2012 Final  $5,550 per student  Includes significant changes to eligibility requirements  FY 2013 Proposal  $5,635 per student

U.S. Department of Agriculture

HACU National Internship Program Interns at USDA:

Above: Helen Carcamo –

California State University, Long Beach

– Food Safety and Inspection Service (Fall 2011) Right: Ricardo Zapater –

University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

– Forest Service (Summer 2011)

Agriculture Appropriations

Hispanic Education Partnership Grants Program  FY 2012 Final- $9.2 million  President’s FY 2013 Budget- $9.2 million  HACU FY 2013 Request - $40 million

HSACU Endowment Fund

 FY 2012 Final - $0  President’s Budget FY 2013 - $10 million, Endowment Fund  HACU FY 2013 Request - $80 million

Agriculture Appropriation

Requests FY 2013

 $40 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for HSIs under Title VII-HSI  Grants Program of the Farm Bill  $20 million for the HSACU Equity Grants Program  $80 million for the Endowment Fund for Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACUs)  $40 million for the HSACU Institutional Capacity-Building Grant Program  $40 million HSACU Fundamental and Applied Research Grants  $40 million for the HSACU Extension Grants Program  $40 million for the HSI Agricultural Land National Resources Leadership Program

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD MSI University Partnership

Eliminated in FY 2011

 Funds used by institutions to “revitalize neighborhoods, promote affordable housing and stimulate economic development in their communities.”  The HUD MSI-University Partnership Programs represented a set of powerful tools for these institutions to enhance our nation’s competitiveness and promote social stability and cultural richness.

HUD Appropriation

Requests FY 2013

 FY 2012 Final - $0  President’s Budget - $0  HACU FY 2013 Request - $15 million  In FY 2010 was funded at $6 million

National Science Foundation

 HSIs are currently the

only

group of MSIs not receiving targeted NSF infrastructure development funding.

 HACU Request FY 2013 - $30 million for a competitive grants program within NSF to support HSIs research, curriculum and infrastructure development, and other purposes.

Authorizations

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Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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Workforce Investment Act

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Foreign Assistance Act – U.S. Department of State

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2008 Farm Bill

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)*

HACU Recommendations on Early Childhood Education  Authorize $20M competitive grant program for HSIs to increase the number of culturally and linguistically competent early childhood education teachers and assistants to address needs of ELLs  Authorize $5M competitive grants programs for HSIs to develop family literacy programs  Authorize a $3M competitive grants program for HSIs to create a mentorship program

*Previously, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act

ESEA

(continued) HACU Recommendations Diversifying the Ranks of our Nation’s Teachers and Principals  Authorize a competitive grant program of $50M to train teachers to be culturally and linguistically prepared  Authorize a competitive grant program of $50M to develop culturally and linguistically prepared master teachers in STEM to teach at HSSDs  Authorize a loan forgiveness program of $10M for students who attend an HSI, receive a teaching certificate, and teach in an HSSD for no less than 5 years.

ESEA

(continued)

HACU Recommendations on HSI/HSSD Collaboration to Expand Access to Higher Education  Authorize the creation of a Hispanic Serving School District (HSSD) designation, which consists of school districts with a Hispanic Student enrollment of at least 25 percent.

 Authorize a $15M competitive grant program to expand the number of AP courses in STEM areas to HSSDs  Authorize a $20M competitive grant program for HSIs to collaborate with HSSDs to develop and improve dual enrollment programs.

Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

 HACU requests $20M competitive grant program for 2- and 4- year HSIs focused on training Hispanics and low-income youth and adults in health care professions.

 HACU requests a $20M competitive grant program for 2- and 4- year HSIs focused on training Hispanic and low-income youth and adults in “green jobs” and technology.

 HACU requests a $20M competitive grant program for migrant and seasonal farm worker programs to develop skills and training to move into year-round employment.

Foreign Assistance Act

(HSIs Study Abroad Program)

Establishes a $40 million competitive grants program for an HSIs Study Abroad Program under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (P.L 87-195) Section 105 and (PL 107-206); under the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs .

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Hispanic students from HSIs to study in countries of the Western Hemisphere for a period of no more than (2) years.

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Western Hemisphere college and university students for study at an HSIs for a period of no more than (2) years.

Reauthorization of the 2008 Farm Bill

 HACU Recommends:  Preserve Current Programs 

New Recommendations – inclusion of the following provisions in the authorization of the 2012 Farm Bill under Sec. 14204 of the 2008 Farm Bill reauthorization to be added as Sec. 14204.2:

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A $40M competitive grants program authorized for HSACUs to train Hispanic farm workers and other Hispanic youth working in agriculture-related fields for jobs requiring skills in new technologies in agriculture, food science and safety, bio-energy and environmental sciences, and other related skills as the Secretary may determine to be appropriate.

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A $5M special scholarship program for Hispanic youth from families employed in agriculture and food processing who demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the agriculture and food science industry or related areas.

Student Immigration Legislation

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DREAM

[Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors] Act - HR 1842, S 952 (Sen. Durbin – Rep. Berman) 

ARMS

[Adjustment Residency for Military Service] Bill, - HR 3823 (Rep. David Rivera)  HACU Actions  National Hispanic Leadership Agenda  DREAM Act Coalition

Tomorrow Morning

 Distribution of informational materials to present to Members of Congress. – (Please let us know if you can’t attend the meetings scheduled for you.)  Guest speakers: –

Congressman Rubén Hinojosa

(D – 15 th , TX) –

Congressman David Rivera

(R – 25 th , FL)

This presentation will be uploaded on HACU’s website:

www.hacu.net

HACU Government Relations

Gumecindo Salas – [email protected]

Vice President of Government Relations

Maria Elena Vivas-House – [email protected]

Senior Executive Director of the HACU National Internship Program

Serena Dávila [email protected]

Executive Director of Legislative Affairs

Laura Maristany [email protected]

Executive Director of Legislative Affairs

Erica Romero – [email protected]

Executive Director of the Western Regional Office

Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros – [email protected]

Director of Federal Relations & Outreach

HACU Government Relations

One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 430 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 833-8361 Fax: (202) 261-5082 www.hacu.net

Created by: Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros