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NACTEI General Session. How Did We Get Here?. Feb. 2010: President’s FY 11 budget consolidates Tech Prep, holds funding constant July 2010: House and Senate Appropriations Committees pass bills level-funding Perkins, no consolidation. How Did We Get Here?. Fall 2010: - Process stalls
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How Did We Get Here? Feb. 2010: President’s FY 11 budget consolidates Tech Prep, holds funding constant July 2010: House and Senate Appropriations Committees pass bills level-funding Perkins, no consolidation
How Did We Get Here? Fall 2010: - Process stalls - Election and lame duck session - Congress unable to pass funding bills, CR enacted
How Did We Get Here? Feb. 11, 2011: House R’s introduce H.R. 1, which eliminates Tech Prep funding Feb 14, 2011: President releases FY 12 budget proposal, cuts total of $264 million from Perkins
How Did We Get Here? Spring 2011: - Advocacy efforts to restore funding - Successive CRs with greater levels of cuts - Final deal negotiated by White House
How Did We Get Here? April 15, 2011: - Final FY 11 bill enacted - Tech Prep funding eliminated- BSG cut by additional $37 million - Total Perkins cut of 11% - Still no state-specific allocations
What’s Next: FY 2012 • Cuts projected to be much worse • Process may last a long time • We cannot stop fighting – critical to engage a broad range of stakeholders
What’s Next: FY 2012 • House passed budget resolution in April • Estimated to cut $5.8 trillion in spending over the next 10 years • Caps spending at $1.019 trillion • $100 billion less than the president’s request • $72 billion less than FY 10 • Non-security, discretionary spending at $360 billion, equal to FY 2006 levels
What’s Next: FY 2012 • House Labor, HHS, Ed allocation = - $18.2 billion below FY 11 (-11.6%) - $41.6 billion below FY 12 (-23%) • House markups scheduled July 26 & August 3 • Senate won’t mark up until September • Dear Colleague currently circulating – 27 signatures
112th Congress Authorizing Priorities • Elementary and Secondary Education Act • Workforce Investment Act • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
ESEA Reauthorization • “No Child Left Behind” • Originally due to be reauthorized in 2007 • Reported bipartisan discussions in both chambers last year, but no actual bill language was released • Obama Administration has made ESEA a priority • Senate held 13 hearings last year – Sen. Harkin promised bill by Spring • House more uncertain but movement on smaller bills expected soon Association for Career and Technical Education
Obama ESEA Blueprint • Released March 2010 • Builds on Race to the Top • Broad recommendations in five priority areas: • College- and career-ready students • Great teachers and leaders in every school • Equity and opportunity for all students • Raise the bar and reward excellence • Promote innovation and continuous improvement Association for Career and Technical Education
Senate Moderates’ New Principles • Accountability Structure • School Turnaround • Teachers and Leaders • Innovation • Equity in Resources Association for Career and Technical Education
WIA Reauthorization • Originally scheduled for reauthorization in 2003 • Both House and Senate seemed to make WIA a priority in 2010, but only one hearing in each chamber • Reports that the Senate was working with Administration on a bipartisan bill • House held meetings with stakeholder groups in the fall • No legislation was ever produced Association for Career and Technical Education
WIA Reauthorization: Administration’s Goals • Streamlining service delivery • One-stop shopping for high-quality services • Engaging with employers on a regional and/or sectoral basis • Improving accountability • Promoting innovation and identifying and replicating best practices Association for Career and Technical Education
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) • Originally created in 1996 as part of welfare reform legislation • Law expires on September 30, 2011 • Block grant to states for a variety of services including job training • Last authorization took place during a time when nation was prospering – now many more families in need of support services Association for Career and Technical Education
TANF Reauthorization • Raise or eliminate the cap for those who can participate in vocational education • Extend or eliminate the vocational education limit • Increase the number of weeks allowed for job search/job readiness and increase the number of consecutive weeks allowed for job search /job readiness or eliminate the time limit. Association for Career and Technical Education
Data Systems Issues • Increased role of Data Quality Campaign – www.dataqualitycampaign.org • New FERPA proposed rules: • expand the definition of "educational program“ • more flexibility to share sec/ps and across state agencies • Comments due May 23
Contact Info Association for Career and Technical Education 1410 King Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (800) 826-9972 www.acteonline.org ahyslop@acteonline.org 20