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 - 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

Authorizing Legislation

112 th 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 Education12

Association for Career and Technical Education13 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 Education14 Senate Moderates’ New Principles Accountability Structure School Turnaround Teachers and Leaders Innovation Equity in Resources

Association for Career and Technical Education15 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

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 Education16

Association for Career and Technical Education17 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 Education18 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.

Data Systems Issues Increased role of Data Quality Campaign – New FERPA proposed rules: –expand the definition of "educational program“ –more flexibility to share sec/ps and across state agencies –Comments due May 23

20 Contact Info Association for Career and Technical Education 1410 King Street Alexandria, VA (800)