17th%20Annual%20HACU%20National%20Capitol%20Forum

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17th Annual HACU National Capitol Forum

• March 26, 2012

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Agenda

• Appropriations for FY 2013
• Reauthorizations
• Student Immigration Legislation

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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

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U.S. Department of Education
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Appropriations Status

• Labor-HHS-Education
• Strengthening Hispanic-Serving Institutions Part
  A
• FY 2012 Final - 100.4 million
• Drop from117M in FY 2010 to 104.3M in FY
  2011
• Presidents Budget 100.4M in FY 2013
• HACU Request - 175M in FY 2013

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• 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
• Presidents Budget 9M in FY 2013
• HACU Request 100M in FY 2013

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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.

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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).

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First in the World Fund

• The Presidents 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. 

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Pell Grants

• FY 2012 Final
• 5,550 per student
• Includes significant changes to eligibility
  requirements
• FY 2013 Proposal
• 5,635 per student

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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)
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Agriculture Appropriations Hispanic Education
Partnership Grants Program

• FY 2012 Final- 9.2 million
• Presidents FY 2013 Budget- 9.2 million
• HACU FY 2013 Request - 40 million

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HSACU Endowment Fund

• FY 2012 Final - 0
• Presidents Budget FY 2013 - 10 million,
  Endowment Fund
• HACU FY 2013 Request - 80 million

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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

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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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 nations
  competitiveness and promote social stability and
  cultural richness.

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HUD AppropriationRequests FY 2013

• FY 2012 Final - 0
• Presidents Budget - 0
• HACU FY 2013 Request - 15 million
• In FY 2010 was funded at 6 million

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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.

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Authorizations

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act
• Workforce Investment Act
• Foreign Assistance Act U.S. Department
• of State
• 2008 Farm Bill

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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

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ESEA (continued)

• HACU RecommendationsDiversifying the Ranks of
  our Nations 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.
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• 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.

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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

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Tomorrow Morning

• Distribution of informational materials to
  present to Members of Congress.
• (Please let us know if you cant attend the
  meetings scheduled for you.)
• Guest speakers
• Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D 15th, TX)
• Congressman David Rivera (R 25th, FL)

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• This presentation will be uploaded on HACUs
  website
• www.hacu.net

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HACU Government Relations

• Gumecindo Salas gsalas_at_hacu.net
• Vice President of Government Relations
• Maria Elena Vivas-House mevivas-house_at_hacu.net
• Senior Executive Director of the HACU National
  Internship Program
• Serena Dávila- sdavila_at_hacu.net
• Executive Director of Legislative Affairs
• Laura Maristany - lmaristany_at_hacu.net
• Executive Director of Legislative Affairs
• Erica Romero eromero_at_hacu.net
• Executive Director of the Western Regional Office
• Cesar Oyervides-Cisneros coyervides_at_hacu.net
• Director of Federal Relations Outreach

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HACU Government Relations

• One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 430
• Washington, DC 20036
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• www.hacu.net

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