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Beyond Perkins –
Federal Career and Technical Education
Issues
Alisha Hyslop
ACTE Assistant Director of Public Policy
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Take Away Messages…
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The election has critical importance
We must broaden our message and outreach
We must look beyond Perkins
Advocacy and activism are more important
than ever
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President Bush’s FY 09 Budget
 President introduced budget on February 4
 Department of Education funded at $52.9
billion (essentially level funding)
 Budget eliminates 47 education programs and
sharply reduces 11 others (a $4 billion cut)
 Department of Labor budget cut as well
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FY 09 Budget Resolution
 President’s Budget not being seriously
considered
 House and Senate Budget Committees passed
budget resolutions in March
 Both assume increases in “Function 500”
education, training, and social services
programs
 House has higher discretionary spending cap
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FY 09 Budget Resolution
 Tentative agreement reached – budget delayed
due to snag in Farm bill
 Budget vote likely to be delayed until June
 Appropriations Committees will begin moving
forward soon
 End game strategy uncertain
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110th Congress
NCLB Action
 Intent to approve House and Senate bills voiced by
Chairmen Miller and Kennedy early last year
 House hearing last year - ACTE testified
 Draft bipartisan language released by House
Education & Labor Committee in summer
 Some bipartisan draft language released by Senate
HELP Committee in summer
 Progress has stalled – not likely that a bill will
pass this year
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Issues addressed in DRAFT
NCLB legislation
 Additional linkages to CTE
 ELL & special education
 Changes to AYP (growth models, multiple
assessments)
 Differentiated responses
 Focus on middle/high schools
 Teacher quality & professional development
 Data systems
 Full funding
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WIA Reauthorization
 108th Congress
– Passed by both House and Senate
– Died in Conference Committee
 109th Congress
– March 2005 – Passed by House
– June 2006 – Passed by Senate
– Never went to conference committee
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WIA Reauthorization
 Hearings held summer 2007
 House Republicans introduced H.R. 3747
in October 2007
 No further action
 Unclear whether Congress will make
progress this year due to competing
priorities and election
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HEA Reauthorization
 Originally scheduled for reauthorization in
2003
 Some changes made as part of budget
reconciliation bill in 2/06; 9/07
 S. 1642 passed by Senate 95-0, 7/24/07
 H.R. 4137 passed by House 354-48, 2/7/08
 Awaiting appointment of formal conference
committee
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HEA Reauthorization
 Year-round Pell Grants
 Changes to Academic Competitiveness Grants
to allow part-time and certificate programs to
qualify
 Focus on simplifying financial aid process
 Issues to address college costs
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HEA Reauthorization
 Support:
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College Partnership Grants
Grants to Create Business-Workforce Partnerships
Student Success Grants
Bridges from Jobs to Careers Grants
 We are concerned about expensive and
complicated new reporting requirements
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Sustainability
 Growing interest in Congress in a broad range
of energy sustainability issues – from buildings
to workforce preparation
 A number of bills in Committee stage
– H.R. 3021: 21st Century High-Performing Public
School Facilities Act
 We will be following closely for CTE
implications
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CTE Caucus
 Formed in House in April 2007 by:
– Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA)
– Rep. Phil English (R-PA)
 Its mission is to enhance awareness in
Congress of the importance of CTE in
preparing a well-educated and skilled
workforce in America.
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