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17 th Annual HACU National Capitol Forum. March 26, 2012. Agenda. Appropriations for FY 2013 Reauthorizations Student Immigration Legislation. Appropriations*. U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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17th Annual HACU National Capitol Forum March 26, 2012
Agenda • Appropriations for FY 2013 • Reauthorizations • Student Immigration Legislation
Appropriations* • U.S. Department of Education • U.S. Department of Agriculture • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • National Science Foundation *Refer to FY 2013 One Pager in Folders
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, • $85 million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, • $15 million to Predominantly Black Institutions, • $30 million to Tribal Colleges and Universities, • $15 million to Alaska, Hawaiian Native Institutions, $5 million to Asian American and Pacific Islander Institutions, and • $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. • 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 AppropriationRequests 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
HUD MSI University PartnershipEliminated 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 AppropriationRequests 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 • Elementary and Secondary Education Act • Workforce Investment Act • Foreign Assistance Act – U.S. Department of State • 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 RecommendationsDiversifying 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. • Hispanic students from HSIs to study in countries of the Western Hemisphere for a period of no more than (2) years. • 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: • 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. • 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 • 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 – 15th, TX) • Congressman David Rivera (R – 25th, FL)
This presentation will be uploaded on HACU’s website: www.hacu.net
HACU Government Relations Gumecindo Salas – gsalas@hacu.net Vice President of Government Relations Maria Elena Vivas-House – mevivas-house@hacu.net Senior Executive Director of the HACU National Internship Program Serena Dávila- sdavila@hacu.net Executive Director of Legislative Affairs Laura Maristany - lmaristany@hacu.net Executive Director of Legislative Affairs Erica Romero – eromero@hacu.net Executive Director of the Western Regional Office Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros – coyervides@hacu.net Director of Federal Relations & Outreach
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