Federal Legislation, HSIs and Federal Legislation, HSIs and Hispanic Students:  Where We've BeenHispanic Students:  Where We've Been

and Where We Hope to Go and Where We Hope to Go

For Innovative EducatorsSan Diego, CAMarch 30, 2006

Where We’ve BeenWhere We’ve Been

• Brief History of HACU

• History/Definition of the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)

• Brief Funding Overview

HSI DefinitionHSI Definition

• A Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) is defined as a non-profit institution that has at least 25% Hispanic full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment, and of the Hispanic student enrollment at least 50% are low income. Low income is defined as 150% of the poverty level as determined by the Bureau of the Census at http://www.census.gov/hhes/poverty/povdef.html. The Title V Program does not pre-certify institutions as Hispanic-Serving Institutions. Institutions that meet these eligibility requirements and want to apply to the Title V Program, simply must submit an assurance with their Title V application with the necessary student enrollment data.*

*From the US Department of Education

HSI/HACU HSI/HACU AppropriationsAppropriations

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Where We AreWhere We Are

• Current HACU Appropriations Request

• HEA Reauthorization

• Current Presidential Budget Proposal

• Other Legislation Impacting Hispanic Students

2006 Appropriations2006 Appropriations

• Agriculture*Agriculture*• Commerce-Justice*-StateCommerce-Justice*-State

– NASA* - NSF*NASA* - NSF*

• DefenseDefense• District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia• Energy* & WaterEnergy* & Water• Foreign OperationsForeign Operations• Homeland SecurityHomeland Security• Interior EnvironmentInterior Environment

• Labor*-HHS*-Ed*Labor*-HHS*-Ed*• Legislative BranchLegislative Branch• Military Construction – VAMilitary Construction – VA• Transportation, Treasury, Transportation, Treasury,

Judiciary, HUD*Judiciary, HUD*

• *Includes HSI Appropriations*Includes HSI Appropriations

All Appropriations Bills Have Been PassedAll Appropriations Bills Have Been Passed

HEA ReauthorizationHEA Reauthorization

• Mired in Congress because of deficits, war and other legislative priorities

• HR 3784 gave an extension of HEA until March 31, 2006

• Seek to eliminate 50% low-income requirement from HSI eligibility and remove 2-year wait out.

Presidential Budget Presidential Budget ProposalProposal

$303

$828

$95

$105

$0$3

80$9

5$0

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$400

$600

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FY 2007Request

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Gear UpTRIOHSIsTech Prep

Presidential Budget Presidential Budget ProposalProposal

$13,045

$771 $9

80$6

6$6

5$12,739

$771

$980

$0 $0$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000

$10,000$12,000$14,000

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FY 2007Request

Funds in Millions

Pell Grants

SupplementalGrantsFederal Work-StudyPerkins Loans

LEAP

Presidential Budget- Presidential Budget- New ProgramsNew Programs

• Academic Competitiveness Grants – $850 million

• Advancing America Through Foreign Language Partnerships - $24 million

• Community-Based Job Training Grants

– $150 million

Other LegislationOther Legislation

• DREAM Act– S 2075 DREAM Act (Sen. Richard Durbin, IL)

– Introduced November 18, 2005

• Student Adjustment Act– HR 1684 (108th Congress)

• McCain-Kennedy Bill– S1033  The Secure America and Orderly

Immigration Act

Other LegislationOther Legislation

• SMART Grants (Senator Frist)– Will provide Pell Grant eligible students:

• $4,000 grants per year for maintaining a 3.0 GPA and majoring in math, science, engineering, technology or foreign languages critical to national security during their third and fourth years of college.

Other LegislationOther Legislation

• Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act of 2005– HR 921 (Rep. Randy Forbes, VA) – 2/17/05

– S 432 (Sen. George Allen, VA) – 2/17/05

– $250M Appropriation

Where We Hope Where We Hope To GoTo Go

• Title V Request for 2007• Additional Appropriations Request for 2007• The Farm Bill• Strengthen K-20 Pipeline HACU Requests

HACU Title V HACU Title V Request for 2007Request for 2007

• Title V Appropriations for Undergraduate Support for HSIs - $175M

• First Time Legislation and Funding for Graduate Education Under Title V - $20M

• Remove 50% Low-Income Requirement from HSI Definition and Eliminate Two-Year Wait Out

HACU Appropriations HACU Appropriations Request for 2007Request for 2007

• USDA – Request $20M for HSIs under Title VII of the Farm Bill, $25M under Title X

• DOD - $15M for R&D, testing and evaluation infrastructure, $5M for faculty development

• US Dept. of Energy - $10M for the Western Hemisphere Energy Cooperation

HACU Appropriations HACU Appropriations Request for 2007Request for 2007

• HUD - $12M for HUD HSI Assisting Communities Program; $5M to reinstate HUD HSI Work-Study Program

• DHHS - $20M for HSIs for the National Institutes of Health

HACU Appropriations HACU Appropriations Request for 2007Request for 2007

• NASA - $10M to elevate Proyecto Access to a nationwide program.

• NSF - $20M for HSIs for research, curriculum, and infrastructure development

The Farm BillThe Farm Bill

• The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is set to expire in 2007 and must be renewed.

• Seek to increase funds for HSIs to conduct R&D, expand infrastructure, curriculum and outreach capacity.

• Seek to expand funding in other parts of Farm Bill

Strengthen K-20 Strengthen K-20 Pipeline – 2007 Pipeline – 2007

RequestsRequests

• $442.2M for Migrant Education Program• $44.85M for Drop Out Prevention• $42.1M for High School Equivalency

Program/College Assistance Migrant Program (HEP-CAMP)

• $325M for GEAR UP• $900M for TRIO

Contact InformationContact Information

Federal Government Relations OfficeOne Dupont Circle, NW Suite 605Washington, DC 20036Phone: (202) 833-8361Fax: (202) 261-5082

Western Regional Office915 L Street, Suite 1425Sacramento, CA 95814Phone: (916) 442-0392

Fax: (916) 446-4028