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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…
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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Association for Career and Technical Education
1410 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 826-9972
Web: www.acteonline.org
[email protected]
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