CTE in the Economic Stimulus Package

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CTE in the Economic Stimulus Package

• Alisha Hyslop, Assistant Director of Public
  Policy
• Association for Career and Technical Education
• Steve Hoiberg, Marketing Manager, Higher
  Education Nichelle Grant, Marketing Manager,
  K-12 Education
• Siemens Building Technologies
• February 18, 2009

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Why Now?

• A total of 3.6 million jobs lost since December
  2007
• Unemployment rate at 7.6
• Growing severity of the global recession
  affecting exports
• Consumer spending slowing drastically
• Economists predict downturn will intensify

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Purposes

• To preserve and create jobs and promote economic
  recovery
• To assist those most impacted by the recession
• To provide investments needed to increase
  economic efficiency by spurring technological
  advances in science and health
• To invest in transportation, environmental
  protection, and other infrastructure that will
  provide long-term economic benefits
• To stabilize state and local government budgets,
  in order to minimize and avoid reductions in
  essential services and counterproductive state
  and local tax increases

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Legislative Process

• Discussions began in Fall 2008
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• House action (H.R. 1)
• House bill released, 1/15
• Appropriations Committee Mark-up, 1/21
• Ways and Means Committee Mark-up, 1/22
• Passed in House 244-188, 1/28
• 819 billion total spending

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Legislative Process

• Senate Action
• Senate highlights released, 1/23
• Appropriations Committee Mark-up, 1/27
• Finance Committee Mark-up, 1/27
• Passed in Senate 61-37, 2/10
• 838 billion total spending

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Legislative Process

• Conference Agreement
• Committee Meeting, 2/11
• Passed in House 246-183-1, 2/13
• Passed in Senate 60-38, 2/13
• Signed into Law by President Obama, 2/17

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Final Bill - Summary

• 787.2 billion
• Approximately 35 tax cuts and 65 spending
• 74.2 percent of spending and tax breaks would go
  out by the end of fiscal year 2010
• Will create/save 3-4 million jobs
• Major focuses on energy, science and technology,
  infrastructure, healthcare, and education

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Final Bill - Summary

• State Stabilization Fund
• Specific education line items
• Job training
• Other funding

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State Stabilization Fund

• 53.6 billion total funding
• 5.282 off the top to DOE
• 48.3 distributed to states
• 81.8 (39.5 billion) for education
• Restoring state budget cuts
• Subgrants to LEAs
• 18.2 (8.8 billion) for other government
  services

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State Stabilization Fund

• Allowable secondary uses
• Perkins, IDEA, NCLB, Adult Ed and school
  modernization
• Allowable postsecondary uses
• education and general expenditures including
  modernization

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Education Funding

• Total 130 billion
• IDEA 12.2 billion
• Title I of NCLB 13 billion
• Education Technology 650 million
• Pell Grants Raised to 5,350 for 09-10
• Work Study 200 million

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Workforce Investment Act

• Total funding of 3.95 billion including
• 500 million - adult employment and training
  activities
• 1.2 billion - youth activities, including summer
  employment programs for youth
• 1.25 - dislocated worker employment and training
  activities

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Workforce Investment Act

• 200 million - dislocated workers assistance
  national reserve
• 50 million - YouthBuild activities
• 750 million - competitive grants for worker
  training and placement in high growth and
  emerging industry sectors
• 500 million set aside for training in careers in
  energy efficiency and renewable energy
• Priority for remaining funds is health care sector

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Other Job Training

• 500 million to address health professions
  workforce shortages
• 100 million within the Electricity Delivery and
  Energy Reliability Program for worker training
  activities

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Green Job Training

• 500 million for job training for careers in
  energy efficiency and renewable energy
  industries
• Wind Turbine Technician
• Solar Photovoltaic Technician
• Energy Analysthelps design green buildings using
  sophisticated computer models
• Energy Expertcoordinates building systems to
  maximize energy use
• Environmental Technology Certificates
• LEED Green Building Certificationprinciples of
  green building, sustainable construction,
  interpretation of green bid specs and energy
  efficiency
• Sustainability and Ecological Literacy
  Certificationethics, economics of natural
  resources, environmental biology, etc.

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Green Job Training (cont.)

• Cultivate green natives
• Increase knowledge about green majors and green
  collar jobs
• Green the curriculum
• Green jobs training will include preparing
  workers for activities supported by other
  economic recovery funds such as retrofit of
  buildings, green construction and the production
  of renewable electric power
• Provide green training for teachers
• A growing evolution of partnerships with high
  schools and community colleges
• Creating partnerships between industry and
  education

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Our Common Goal
SIEMENS Building Technologies a leading provider
of energy and environmental solutions, building
controls, fire safety and security system
solutions, Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.,
makes buildings comfortable, safe, secure and
less costly to operate.
ACTE SIEMENS Common Goal To provide quality
education for all students and to prepare them
for meaningful, lasting careers.
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School Modernization

• One option under the State Stabilization Fund is
  modernization, renovation and repair of schools
  and colleges
• Numerous provisions provide for expedited but
  effective obligation of funds so that dollars are
  invested in the economy as quickly as possible
• Financial prudencebe judicious in spending and
  provide transparency
• Create a polished, prioritized list of
  projectswhat modernizations and renovations need
  to be made?
• Think green in regard to all projectsenergy is
  a focus

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Project Prioritization

• One measure for prioritization in infrastructure
  projects is energy savings and payback
• Investments should be prioritized based on the
  end goal of extending facility life
• Investments in energy conservation and overall
  sustainability should ideally align with your
  institutional mission
• Infrastructure projects that can align with your
  green goals
• HVAC Upgrades
• Indoor Air Quality
• Lighting Retrofits
• Building Automation Upgrades
• Energy Management Applications

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Leveraging Your ESCO

Customized Plan that takes into account all
aspects of facility operations and occupant needs

• Analyze and improve building systems and
  technologies
• Strengthen energy management and control
  strategies
• Implement alternative and renewable energy options

• Ability to measure performance against past
  benchmarks and future goals
• Customized monitoring and reporting solutions

• Monitor energy consumption
• Analyze building efficiency
• Implement Facility Improvement Measures (FIM)
• Manage alternative energy supplies
• Train employees and occupants to ensure long-term
  success

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Financing Options

• To qualify for stimulus money, specific
  parameters must be met
• In the event the stimulus money does not finance
  your entire project, explore alternative funding
  mechanisms
• Performance Contracting may be an option in your
  state

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Awareness

• Publicize energy and green projects through
• Newsletter
• Web site
• Articles
• Open House upon completion of your project(s)

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Contact Information

• Nichelle Grant, LEED AP
• K-12 Marketing Manager
• Industry Marketing Solutions
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• SIEMENS Building Technologies
• 1000 Deerfield Pkwy.
• Buffalo Grove, IL  60089
• office  847-941-6293
• cell 847-682-9888
• nichelle.grant_at_siemens.com

Steve Hoiberg Higher Ed Marketing
Manager Industry Marketing Solutions   SIEMENS
Building Technologies 1000 Deerfield
Pkwy. Buffalo Grove, IL  60089 office/cell 
708-502-8305 fax [phone] steve.hoiberg_at_siem
ens.com
http//www.sbt.siemens.com
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Contact Information

• Alisha Hyslop
• Assistant Director of Public Policy
• Association for Career and Technical Education
• 1410 King Street
• Alexandria, VA 22314
• 703-683-3111
• 703-683-7424 (Fax)
• www.acteonline.org
• ahyslop_at_acteonline.org

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