Federal Relations Education Update

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Federal Relations Education Update EIMAC
Spring Meeting May 4, 2005 Doubletree Crystal
City, VA Scott Frein, Legislative Coordinator,
CCSSO 202.336.7010 scottf_at_ccsso.org
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Overview

• Capitol Hill Update
• CCSSOs 2005 Annual Legislative Conference
• The Reorganization at the U.S. Dept. of Education

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Capitol Hill Update

• Budget and Appropriations
• The Conference Report on the FY06 Budget
  Resolution was passed on Thurs., April 28th
• The report caps overall discretionary spending at
  843 billion
• The House Appropriations Cmte. is expected to
  approve the 302(b) allocations this week
• Chairman Lewis is setting a goal to have all
  approps bills passed in the House by July 4th

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Capitol Hill Update

• Carl Perkins Voc. Tech. Ed
• House is expected to pass H.R. 366 today, Wed.,
  May 4th
• Senate passed S. 250 on March 10th unanimously
• House bill reduces state administration funding
  from 5 to 2, while Senate bill provides up to
  15 for state leadership and state administration
  

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Capitol Hill Update

• Head Start
• House is expected to drop a Head Start bill
  tomorrow, Thurs., May 5th
• Senate is now drafting a bipartisan bill and
  expects to introduce it early this month
• Both chambers plan to mark up their bill in
  Committee sometime this month

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Capitol Hill Update

• Higher Education Act (HEA)
• House Ed Workforce Cmte. has introduced five
  higher education bills
• The contentious, College Access and Opportunity
  Act
• The timing of HEA

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Capitol Hill Update

• Other Issues
• Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
• House passed H.R. 27 on March 2nd
• The Senates companion bill, S. 9, may see
  committee action over the next several weeks
• Data Systems
• U.S. Dept. of Ed has announced a competition for
  grants to design, develop, and implement
  statewide longitudinal data systems
• Potential applicants are encouraged to file
  letters of intent no later than May 13, and grant
  applications are due no later than June 30
• Visit www.ed.gov/programs/slds/applicant.html

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CCSSO 2005 Annual Leg Conference

• CCSSO welcomed 207 participantsrepresenting 45
  states and two territoriesto Washington, DC,
  April 17-20, for the 2005 Legislative Conference
• Three conference themes Inspire Inform and,
  Advocate
• Speakers included Secretary Margaret Spellings
  Deputy Secretary nominee Ray Simon The Honorable
  Bill Bradley Congressman Chris Van Hollen
  Chancellor of the Univ. of MD System, Brit
  Kirwan and, Senators Johnny Isakson and Lamar
  Alexander

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CCSSO 2005 Annual Leg Conference
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Reorganization at U.S. Dept. of Education

• In March, Sec. Spellings announced a new
  coordinating structure at the Dept.
• New appointments include (pending confirmation)
• Ray Simon, Deputy Secretary
• Deborah Price, Assistant Secretary of Education
  (Legislative and Congressional Affairs)
• Kevin Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Education
  (Communications and Outreach) -- NEW

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Reorganization at U.S. Dept. of Education

• Secretary Spellings will oversee the offices of
• Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (TBA)
  
• Communications and Outreach (Sullivan)
• Deputy Secretary Simon will oversee the offices
  of
• Elementary and Secondary Education (TBA)
• Innovation and Improvement (Rees)
• English Language Acquisition (Vacant)
• Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
  (Hager)
• Safe and Drug-Free Schools (TBA)
• Undersecretary (TBA) will oversee the offices of
  
• Postsecondary Education (Stroup)
• Vocational and Adult Education (Sclafani)
• Federal Student Aid (Shaw)
• Pending confirmation

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Federal Relations Education Update EIMAC
Spring Meeting May 4, 2005 Doubletree Crystal
City, VA Scott Frein, Legislative Coordinator,
CCSSO 202.336.7010 scottf_at_ccsso.org