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Jeff Carter

Thu, Oct 29, 2015 12:04 AM

Wednesday's CEF update.

In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you.

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:

From: Joel Packer jpacker@cef.org
Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT
To: Joel Packer jpacker@cef.org
Subject: Wednesday Update

Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House (CQ).
Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC).

See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it? A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster.

I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision.

As CQ explained it:
“Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved.

“The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error.

“Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.”

See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick (Politico)

Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.”

Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited.

The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls.

See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt (The Hill)

Statements on the deal:

o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation
“The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.”

o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement

o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement

o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement
“This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.”

Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month (The Hill)
Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers.

Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices

Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy.

Also see:

o Chairman Todd Rokita (IN) opening statement

o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement

o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs

Joel Packer
CEF Executive Director
JPacker@cef.org
202-383-0083
202-255-0915 (cell)
www.cef.org
www.Twitter.com/edfunding

Wednesday's CEF update. In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you. Jeff Begin forwarded message: > From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org> > Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT > To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org> > Subject: Wednesday Update > > 1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House (CQ). > Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC). > > See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it? A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico) > > > The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster. > > > > I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision. > > As CQ explained it: > “Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved. > > > > “The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error. > > > > “Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.” > > See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick (Politico) > > Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.” > > Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited. > > > The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls. > > See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt (The Hill) > > Statements on the deal: > > o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation > “The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.” > > > o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement > > > o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement > > > o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement > “This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.” > > > 2. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month (The Hill) > 3. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers. > > Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices > > > 4. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy. > > Also see: > > o Chairman Todd Rokita (IN) opening statement > > o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement > > o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs > > > > > > > > > Joel Packer > CEF Executive Director > JPacker@cef.org > 202-383-0083 > 202-255-0915 (cell) > www.cef.org > www.Twitter.com/edfunding

PW

Peter Waite

Thu, Oct 29, 2015 9:00 PM

Jeff,

Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination.

It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do.

I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization.

Peter

PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share.

PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President

ProLiteracyhttp://www.proliteracy.org/ | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204
p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org

Find us and follow us on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707 and Twitterhttp://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_.
Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971

From: Members members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org on behalf of Jeff Carter jeffcrtr@gmail.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM
To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List
Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update

Wednesday's CEF update.

In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you.

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:

From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT
To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Subject: Wednesday Update

1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 votehttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by Househttp://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn (CQ).
  Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC).

See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304 A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster.

I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision.

As CQ explained it:
“Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved.

“The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error.

“Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.”

See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmickhttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241 (Politico)

Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new scorehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.”

Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited.

The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls.

See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debthttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt (The Hill)

Statements on the deal:

o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislationhttp://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320
“The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.”

o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreementhttp://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement

o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreementhttps://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement

o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreementhttp://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21
“This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.”

1. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next monthhttp://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving (The Hill)
1. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowershttp://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayershttp://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/.

Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practiceshttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers

1. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearinghttp://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578 on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy.

Also see:

o Chairman Todd Rokitahttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615 (IN) opening statement

o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statementhttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf

o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobshttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623

Joel Packer

CEF Executive Director

JPacker@cef.org mailto:JPacker@cef.org

202-383-0083

202-255-0915 (cell)

www.cef.org http://www.cef.org/

www.Twitter.com/edfunding http://www.twitter.com/edfunding

Jeff, Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination. It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do. I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization. Peter PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share. PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President ________________________________ ProLiteracy<http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204 p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> Find us and follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_>. Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.<http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update Wednesday's CEF update. In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you. Jeff Begin forwarded message: From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Subject: Wednesday Update 1. 1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167<http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml>. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote<http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal> (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House<http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn> (CQ). Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC). See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster. I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision. As CQ explained it: “Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved. “The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error. “Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.” See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick<http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241> (Politico) Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score<https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938>, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.” Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited. The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls. See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt<http://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt> (The Hill) Statements on the deal: o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation<http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320> “The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.” o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement<http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement<https://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement<http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21> “This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.” 1. 2. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month<http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving> (The Hill) 1. 3. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers<http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers> and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers<http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/>. Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers> 1. 4. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing<http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578> on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy. Also see: o Chairman Todd Rokita<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615> (IN) opening statement o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf> o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623> Joel Packer CEF Executive Director JPacker@cef.org<mailto:JPacker@cef.org> 202-383-0083 202-255-0915 (cell) www.cef.org<http://www.cef.org/> www.Twitter.com/edfunding<http://www.twitter.com/edfunding>

JC

Jeff Carter

Sun, Nov 1, 2015 10:43 PM

Hi Peter,

Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them.

Anyone else submit comments on this?

Jeff

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On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite pwaite@proliteracy.org wrote:

Jeff,

Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination.

It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do.

I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization.

Peter

PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share.

PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President

ProLiteracy http://www.proliteracy.org/ | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204
p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org

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Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update

Wednesday's CEF update.

In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you.

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:

From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT
To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Subject: Wednesday Update

Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167 http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn (CQ).
Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC).

See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it? http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304 A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico) http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster.

I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision.

As CQ explained it:
“Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved.

“The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error.

“Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.”

See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241 (Politico)

Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.”

Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited.

The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls.

See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt http://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt (The Hill)

Statements on the deal:
o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320
“The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.”

o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement

o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement https://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement

o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21
“This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.”

Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving(The Hill)
Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/.

Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers

Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578 on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy.

Also see:
o Chairman Todd Rokita http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615 (IN) opening statement
o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf
o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623

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Hi Peter, Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them. Anyone else submit comments on this? Jeff Jeff Carter — President, National Coalition for Literacy http://national-coalition-literacy.org General Contact Info — jcarter@literacypolicy.org or jeffcrtr@gmail.org Personal Twitter: @jeffcrtr | literacypolicy.org Cell: (202) 374-4387 > On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org> wrote: > > Jeff, > > Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination. > > It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do. > > I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization. > > Peter > > PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share. > > > > PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President > > ProLiteracy <http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204 > p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org <mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> > > Find us and follow us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter <http://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_>. > Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy. <http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971> > > From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org <mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com <mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>> > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM > To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List > Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update > > Wednesday's CEF update. > > In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you. > > Jeff > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org <mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> >> Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT >> To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org <mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> >> Subject: Wednesday Update >> >> 1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167 <http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml>. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote <http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal> (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House <http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn> (CQ). >> Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC). >> >> See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it? <http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico) <http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> >> >> The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster. >> >> I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision. >> >> As CQ explained it: >> “Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved. >> >> “The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error. >> >> “Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.” >> >> See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick <http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241> (Politico) >> >> Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score <https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938>, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.” >> >> Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited. >> >> The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls. >> >> See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt <http://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt> (The Hill) >> >> Statements on the deal: >> o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation <http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320> >> “The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.” >> >> o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement <http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement> >> >> o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement <https://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement> >> >> o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement <http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21> >> “This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.” >> >> 2. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month <http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving>(The Hill) >> 3. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers <http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers> and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers <http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/>. >> >> Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices <http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers> >> >> 4. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing <http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578> on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy. >> >> Also see: >> o Chairman Todd Rokita <http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615> (IN) opening statement >> o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement <http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf> >> o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs <http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623> >> >> >> >> >> Joel Packer >> CEF Executive Director >> JPacker@cef.org <mailto:JPacker@cef.org> >> 202-383-0083 >> 202-255-0915 (cell) >> www.cef.org <http://www.cef.org/> >> www.Twitter.com/edfunding <http://www.twitter.com/edfunding> > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org <mailto:Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org <http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>

JM

Judy Mortrude

Tue, Nov 3, 2015 5:30 PM

Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization.

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM
To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org
Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update

Hi Peter,

Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them.

Anyone else submit comments on this?

Jeff

Jeff Carter
—
President, National Coalition for Literacy
http://national-coalition-literacy.org

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Cell: (202) 374-4387

On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> wrote:

Jeff,

Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination.

It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do.

I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization.

Peter

PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share.

PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President

ProLiteracyhttp://www.proliteracy.org/ | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204
p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org

Find us and follow us on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707 and Twitterhttp://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_.
Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971

From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM
To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List
Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update

Wednesday's CEF update.

In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you.

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:
From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT
To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Subject: Wednesday Update

1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 votehttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by Househttp://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn (CQ).
  Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC).

See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304 A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster.

I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision.

As CQ explained it:
“Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved.

“The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error.

“Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.”

See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmickhttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241 (Politico)

Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new scorehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.”
Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited.

The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls.

See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debthttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt (The Hill)

Statements on the deal:
o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislationhttp://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320
“The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.”
o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreementhttp://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreementhttps://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreementhttp://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21
“This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.”

1. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next monthhttp://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving(The Hill)
1. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowershttp://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayershttp://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/.

Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practiceshttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers

1. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearinghttp://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578 on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy.

Also see:
o Chairman Todd Rokitahttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615 (IN) opening statement
o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statementhttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf
o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobshttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623

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Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization. From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Hi Peter, Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them. Anyone else submit comments on this? Jeff Jeff Carter — President, National Coalition for Literacy http://national-coalition-literacy.org General Contact Info — jcarter@literacypolicy.org<mailto:jcarter@literacypolicy.org> or jeffcrtr@gmail.org<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.org> Personal Twitter: @jeffcrtr | literacypolicy.org<http://literacypolicy.org> Cell: (202) 374-4387 On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org>> wrote: Jeff, Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination. It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do. I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization. Peter PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share. PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President ________________________________ ProLiteracy<http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204 p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> Find us and follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_>. Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.<http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update Wednesday's CEF update. In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you. Jeff Begin forwarded message: From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Subject: Wednesday Update 1. 1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167<http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml>. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote<http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal> (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House<http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn> (CQ). Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC). See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster. I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision. As CQ explained it: “Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved. “The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error. “Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.” See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick<http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241> (Politico) Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score<https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938>, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.” Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited. The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls. See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt<http://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt> (The Hill) Statements on the deal: o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation<http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320> “The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.” o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement<http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement<https://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement<http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21> “This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.” 1. 2. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month<http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving>(The Hill) 1. 3. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers<http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers> and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers<http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/>. Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers> 1. 4. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing<http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578> on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy. Also see: o Chairman Todd Rokita<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615> (IN) opening statement o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf> o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623> Joel Packer CEF Executive Director JPacker@cef.org<mailto:JPacker@cef.org> 202-383-0083 202-255-0915 (cell) www.cef.org<http://www.cef.org/> www.Twitter.com/edfunding<http://www.twitter.com/edfunding> _______________________________________________ National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org

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Peter Waite

Wed, Nov 4, 2015 3:42 PM

Thanks for sharing these Judy.

Here are the comments from ProLiteracy.

In anticipation of the Coalition public policy call today I wanted to add to that agenda a brief update on the Presidential Candidate Survey we are working on in conjunction with the Coalition.

Look forward to the call.

In case (like me) folks have misplaced the call in number here it is.

605-477-2100
Pass code 240804#

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Judy Mortrude
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:31 PM
To: Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List
Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update

Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization.

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM
To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org mailto:members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>
Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update

Hi Peter,

Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them.

Anyone else submit comments on this?

Jeff

Jeff Carter
—
President, National Coalition for Literacy
http://national-coalition-literacy.org

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Cell: (202) 374-4387

On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> wrote:

Jeff,

Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination.

It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do.

I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization.

Peter

PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share.

PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President

ProLiteracyhttp://www.proliteracy.org/ | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204
p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org

Find us and follow us on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707 and Twitterhttp://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_.
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From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM
To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List
Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update

Wednesday's CEF update.

In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you.

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:
From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT
To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Subject: Wednesday Update

1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 votehttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by Househttp://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn (CQ).
  Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC).

See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304 A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster.

I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision.

As CQ explained it:
“Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved.

“The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error.

“Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.”

See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmickhttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241 (Politico)

Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new scorehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.”
Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited.

The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls.

See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debthttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt (The Hill)

Statements on the deal:
o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislationhttp://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320
“The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.”
o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreementhttp://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreementhttps://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreementhttp://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21
“This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.”

1. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next monthhttp://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving(The Hill)
1. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowershttp://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayershttp://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/.

Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practiceshttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers

1. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearinghttp://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578 on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy.

Also see:
o Chairman Todd Rokitahttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615 (IN) opening statement
o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statementhttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf
o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobshttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623

Joel Packer
CEF Executive Director
JPacker@cef.org mailto:JPacker@cef.org
202-383-0083
202-255-0915 (cell)
www.cef.org http://www.cef.org/
www.Twitter.com/edfunding http://www.twitter.com/edfunding

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Thanks for sharing these Judy. Here are the comments from ProLiteracy. In anticipation of the Coalition public policy call today I wanted to add to that agenda a brief update on the Presidential Candidate Survey we are working on in conjunction with the Coalition. Look forward to the call. In case (like me) folks have misplaced the call in number here it is. 605-477-2100 Pass code 240804# From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Judy Mortrude Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:31 PM To: Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization. From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Hi Peter, Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them. Anyone else submit comments on this? Jeff Jeff Carter — President, National Coalition for Literacy http://national-coalition-literacy.org General Contact Info — jcarter@literacypolicy.org<mailto:jcarter@literacypolicy.org> or jeffcrtr@gmail.org<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.org> Personal Twitter: @jeffcrtr | literacypolicy.org<http://literacypolicy.org> Cell: (202) 374-4387 On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org>> wrote: Jeff, Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination. It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do. I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization. Peter PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share. PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President ________________________________ ProLiteracy<http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204 p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> Find us and follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_>. Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.<http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update Wednesday's CEF update. In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you. Jeff Begin forwarded message: From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Subject: Wednesday Update 1. 1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167<http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml>. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote<http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal> (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House<http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn> (CQ). Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC). See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster. I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision. As CQ explained it: “Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved. “The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error. “Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.” See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick<http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241> (Politico) Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score<https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938>, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.” Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited. The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls. See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt<http://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt> (The Hill) Statements on the deal: o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation<http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320> “The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.” o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement<http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement<https://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement<http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21> “This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.” 1. 2. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month<http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving>(The Hill) 1. 3. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers<http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers> and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers<http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/>. Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers> 1. 4. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing<http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578> on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy. Also see: o Chairman Todd Rokita<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615> (IN) opening statement o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf> o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623> Joel Packer CEF Executive Director JPacker@cef.org<mailto:JPacker@cef.org> 202-383-0083 202-255-0915 (cell) www.cef.org<http://www.cef.org/> www.Twitter.com/edfunding<http://www.twitter.com/edfunding> _______________________________________________ National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org

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Thomas Nash

Wed, Nov 4, 2015 5:36 PM

What time is this call?
Thanks,
Tom Nash
COABE President

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Peter Waite
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 10:43 AM
To: Judy Mortrude; Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List
Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update

Thanks for sharing these Judy.

Here are the comments from ProLiteracy.

In anticipation of the Coalition public policy call today I wanted to add to that agenda a brief update on the Presidential Candidate Survey we are working on in conjunction with the Coalition.

Look forward to the call.

In case (like me) folks have misplaced the call in number here it is.

605-477-2100
Pass code 240804#

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org]mailto:[mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Judy Mortrude
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:31 PM
To: Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List
Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update

Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization.

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM
To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org mailto:members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>
Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update

Hi Peter,

Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them.

Anyone else submit comments on this?

Jeff

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On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> wrote:

Jeff,

Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination.

It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do.

I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization.

Peter

PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share.

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From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>
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Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update

Wednesday's CEF update.

In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you.

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:
From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT
To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Subject: Wednesday Update

1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 votehttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by Househttp://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn (CQ).
  Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC).

See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304 A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster.

I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision.

As CQ explained it:
“Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved.

“The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error.

“Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.”

See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmickhttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241 (Politico)

Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new scorehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.”
Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited.

The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls.

See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debthttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt (The Hill)

Statements on the deal:
o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislationhttp://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320
“The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.”
o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreementhttp://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreementhttps://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreementhttp://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21
“This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.”

1. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next monthhttp://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving(The Hill)
1. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowershttp://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayershttp://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/.

Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practiceshttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers

1. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearinghttp://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578 on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy.

Also see:
o Chairman Todd Rokitahttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615 (IN) opening statement
o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statementhttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf
o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobshttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623

Joel Packer
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What time is this call? Thanks, Tom Nash COABE President From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Peter Waite Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 10:43 AM To: Judy Mortrude; Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Thanks for sharing these Judy. Here are the comments from ProLiteracy. In anticipation of the Coalition public policy call today I wanted to add to that agenda a brief update on the Presidential Candidate Survey we are working on in conjunction with the Coalition. Look forward to the call. In case (like me) folks have misplaced the call in number here it is. 605-477-2100 Pass code 240804# From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org]<mailto:[mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org]> On Behalf Of Judy Mortrude Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:31 PM To: Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization. From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Hi Peter, Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them. Anyone else submit comments on this? Jeff Jeff Carter — President, National Coalition for Literacy http://national-coalition-literacy.org General Contact Info — jcarter@literacypolicy.org<mailto:jcarter@literacypolicy.org> or jeffcrtr@gmail.org<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.org> Personal Twitter: @jeffcrtr | literacypolicy.org<http://literacypolicy.org> Cell: (202) 374-4387 On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org>> wrote: Jeff, Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination. It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do. I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization. Peter PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share. PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President ________________________________ ProLiteracy<http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204 p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> Find us and follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_>. Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.<http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update Wednesday's CEF update. In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you. Jeff Begin forwarded message: From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Subject: Wednesday Update 1. 1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167<http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml>. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote<http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal> (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House<http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn> (CQ). Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC). See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster. I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision. As CQ explained it: “Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved. “The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error. “Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.” See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick<http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241> (Politico) Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score<https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938>, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.” Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited. The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls. See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt<http://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt> (The Hill) Statements on the deal: o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation<http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320> “The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.” o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement<http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement<https://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement<http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21> “This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.” 1. 2. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month<http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving>(The Hill) 1. 3. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers<http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers> and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers<http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/>. Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers> 1. 4. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing<http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578> on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy. Also see: o Chairman Todd Rokita<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615> (IN) opening statement o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf> o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623> Joel Packer CEF Executive Director JPacker@cef.org<mailto:JPacker@cef.org> 202-383-0083 202-255-0915 (cell) www.cef.org<http://www.cef.org/> www.Twitter.com/edfunding<http://www.twitter.com/edfunding> _______________________________________________ National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org

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Wed, Nov 4, 2015 5:59 PM

I have it at 4:00 on my calendar, Tom.

Deborah

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From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Nash
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 12:36 PM
To: 'Peter Waite'; Judy Mortrude; Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List
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What time is this call?
Thanks,
Tom Nash
COABE President

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Peter Waite
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 10:43 AM
To: Judy Mortrude; Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List
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Thanks for sharing these Judy.

Here are the comments from ProLiteracy.

In anticipation of the Coalition public policy call today I wanted to add to that agenda a brief update on the Presidential Candidate Survey we are working on in conjunction with the Coalition.

Look forward to the call.

In case (like me) folks have misplaced the call in number here it is.

605-477-2100
Pass code 240804#

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org]mailto:[mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Judy Mortrude
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:31 PM
To: Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List
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Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization.

From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update

Hi Peter,

Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them.

Anyone else submit comments on this?

Jeff

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On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> wrote:

Jeff,

Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination.

It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do.

I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization.

Peter

PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share.

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Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update

Wednesday's CEF update.

In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you.

Jeff

Begin forwarded message:
From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT
To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org mailto:jpacker@cef.org>
Subject: Wednesday Update

1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 votehttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by Househttp://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn (CQ).
  Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC).

See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304 A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304

The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster.

I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision.

As CQ explained it:
“Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved.

“The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error.

“Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.”

See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmickhttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241 (Politico)

Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new scorehttps://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.”
Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited.

The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls.

See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debthttp://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt (The Hill)

Statements on the deal:
o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislationhttp://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320
“The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.”
o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreementhttp://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreementhttps://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement
o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreementhttp://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21
“This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.”

1. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next monthhttp://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving(The Hill)
1. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowershttp://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayershttp://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/.

Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practiceshttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers

1. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearinghttp://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578 on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy.

Also see:
o Chairman Todd Rokitahttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615 (IN) opening statement
o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statementhttp://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf
o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobshttp://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623

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I have it at 4:00 on my calendar, Tom. Deborah Deborah Kennedy Associate Vice President, Adult English Language Education Director, English for Heritage Language Speakers Program Center for Applied Linguistics 4646 40th Street NW Washington, DC 20016 Voice: 202-355-1572 www.cal.org/adultesl www.ehlsprogram.org From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Nash Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 12:36 PM To: 'Peter Waite'; Judy Mortrude; Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update What time is this call? Thanks, Tom Nash COABE President From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Peter Waite Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 10:43 AM To: Judy Mortrude; Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Thanks for sharing these Judy. Here are the comments from ProLiteracy. In anticipation of the Coalition public policy call today I wanted to add to that agenda a brief update on the Presidential Candidate Survey we are working on in conjunction with the Coalition. Look forward to the call. In case (like me) folks have misplaced the call in number here it is. 605-477-2100 Pass code 240804# From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org]<mailto:[mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org]> On Behalf Of Judy Mortrude Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:31 PM To: Jeff Carter; National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Attached are the comments from CLASP/JFF/New America on Perkins reauthorization. From: Members [mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Carter Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2015 4:43 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List <members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> Subject: Re: [NCL Members] Wednesday Update Hi Peter, Thanks for offering to share your comments on the Perkins Act. I’d love to see them. Anyone else submit comments on this? Jeff Jeff Carter — President, National Coalition for Literacy http://national-coalition-literacy.org General Contact Info — jcarter@literacypolicy.org<mailto:jcarter@literacypolicy.org> or jeffcrtr@gmail.org<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.org> Personal Twitter: @jeffcrtr | literacypolicy.org<http://literacypolicy.org> Cell: (202) 374-4387 On Oct 29, 2015, at 4:00 PM, Peter Waite <pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org>> wrote: Jeff, Thanks for keeping us updated on this. I listened in on the House hearing and there were only a few questions about adult education and workforce coordination. It was clear that for several of the panelists adult education was not on their radar and at one point Rep Kline (who sat in for a short time) asked a panelist about coordination with workforce boards and she really didn't understand his question. A clear indication we have some work to do. I suggest we think about a possible meeting or invitation to our meeting to the folks at the CTE Association. They seem to have a very strong organization. Peter PS ProLiteracy submitted recommendation for changes in the Perkins Act we are happy to share. PETER A. WAITE | Executive Vice President ________________________________ ProLiteracy<http://www.proliteracy.org/> | 104 Marcellus Street | Syracuse, NY 13204 p 315.214-2460 | f 315.422.6369 | pwaite@proliteracy.org<mailto:pwaite@proliteracy.org> Find us and follow us on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/ProLiteracy/59618669707> and Twitter<http://twitter.com/#!/_ProLiteracy_>. Help ProLiteracy advance the cause of adult literacy.<http://www.proliteracy.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=971> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:members-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>> on behalf of Jeff Carter <jeffcrtr@gmail.com<mailto:jeffcrtr@gmail.com>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 8:04 PM To: National Coalition for Literacy Members List Subject: [NCL Members] Fwd: Wednesday Update Wednesday's CEF update. In addition to the BBA news, there was a hearing in the House on the Career and Technical Education Act that may be of interest to some of you. Jeff Begin forwarded message: From: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Date: October 28, 2015 at 6:43:19 PM EDT To: Joel Packer <jpacker@cef.org<mailto:jpacker@cef.org>> Subject: Wednesday Update 1. 1. Bipartisan Budget Act: The House just passed the Bipartisan Budget Act by a vote of 266-167<http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll579.xml>. 187 Democrats voted for the bill, while 79 Republicans voted Yes and 167 voted No. See: House approves budget deal in big 266-167 vote<http://thehill.com/homenews/house/258431-house-approves-budget-deal> (The Hill) and Budget-Debt Ceiling Package Passed by House<http://www.cq.com/doc/news-4780766?1&srcpage=news&srcsec=cqn> (CQ). Among the Republican Yes votes were Education and Workforce Committee Chair Kline (MN), Appropriations Chair Rogers (KY), Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Cole (OK), Majority Leader McCarthy (CA), Speaker to be Ryan (WI), and Majority Whip Scalise (LA). Among the Republican No votes were Budget Committee Chair Price (GA), Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chair Rokita (IN), and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chair Foxx (NC). See the attached House Action Report that provides a good summary of the provisions. Also see: So we have a budget. Now how do we pay for it?<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> A guide to the funding schemes in yesterday’s budget deal. (Politico)<http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/10/so-we-have-a-budget-now-how-do-we-pay-for-it-000304> The bill now goes to the Senate where it is expect to pass after overcoming an expected filibuster. I confirmed with OMB this morning that the technical changes to the bill made by the Rules Committee do not substantively change the $8 billion that will be available for nondefense OCO funding. The OCO changes had to do with how CBO would score that provision. As CQ explained it: “Leaders tweaked the accord Tuesday evening to address Republican concerns related to its Congressional Budget Office score, which suggested the agreement cost more than it saved. “The fix came in the form of an amendment, which effectively squeezed out new revenues to generate additional savings and also made a technical change to the war-related Overseas Contingency Operations account to address a drafting error. “Indeed, the CBO issued an updated estimate Wednesday that stated the agreement as modified by House Rules would reduce the deficit by $79.9 billion over 10 years, slightly more than the $79.4 billion cost of raising the spending caps.” See: Boehner, Obama flagged for budget deal gimmick<http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/budget-deal-john-boehner-obama-gimmick-215241> (Politico) Based on the changes made by Rules and now adopted by the House, CBO issued a new score<https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50938>, which now shows the bill to be deficit neutral. However, it won’t be for long, since “Farm state lawmakers furious over additional cuts to crop insurance that were included to help pay for the bill were ultimately won over after leaders promised to scrap those cuts in upcoming appropriations legislation.” Also, a little noticed provision in the bill affects student loan debt collections. The agreement allows debt collectors to use automatic telephone dialing systems to call the cell phones of individuals in order to collect debts owed to, or guaranteed by, the U.S. government. Currently, calling a cell phone using an automatic dialing system is prohibited in all instances except for emergencies or if the person being called has given prior express consent. Calling a cell phone for the collection of private debts and any other automated calls to cell phones would remain prohibited. The measure requires the FCC to issue rules implementing this authority; those rules could limit the number or duration of such calls. See: Budget deal OKs federal robocalls to collect student debt<http://thehill.com/policy/technology/258379-budget-deal-would-allow-government-robocalls-to-collect-debt> (The Hill) Statements on the deal: o Chairman Rogers Commends Passage of Bipartisan Budget Legislation<http://appropriations.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=394320> “The budget deal will undo automatic, harmful sequestration budget cuts and implement new caps on discretionary spending for both fiscal year 2016 and 2017. This will provide certainty in the budget process, and allow for negotiations on Appropriations bills – which fund the federal government – to proceed.” o Lowey statement on bipartisan budget agreement<http://democrats.appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/lowey-statement-on-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o Cole Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement<https://cole.house.gov/press-release/cole-statement-passage-bipartisan-budget-agreement> o DeLauro Statement On Two-Year Budget Agreement<http://delauro.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2109:delauro-statement-on-two-year-budget-agreement&catid=2:press-releases&Itemid=21> “This balanced approach will particularly help our non-defense discretionary programs, such as education, public health, job training, and many other important programs. I hope that the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education programs, which have seen some of the worst cuts over the past five years, will see a significant increase in funding as a result of this deal.” 1. 2. Budget Reconciliation: According to reports, the Senate plans to take up the House-passed reconciliation bill the week before Thanksgiving. We’ll need to keep a close watch because it will be subject to amendments and a vote-a-rama. We’ll need to fight any potential amendments to cut mandatory funds for education. See: Senate plans vote on partial ObamaCare repeal next month<http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/258422-senate-plans-vote-on-partial-obamacare-repeal-before-thanksgiving>(The Hill) 1. 3. Student Aid Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Education announced “the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income.” See: U.S. Department of Education Announces Two Final Regulations to Protect Students and Help Borrowers<http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-announces-two-final-regulations-protect-students-and-help-borrowers> and Critical New Protections for Students, Borrowers, and Taxpayers<http://blog.ed.gov/2015/10/critical-new-protections-for-students-borrowers-and-taxpayers/>. Also see: Leading Democrats Commend Department of Education on Rule Protecting Students, Taxpayers from Abusive Financial Practices<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/press-release/leading-democrats-commend-department-education-rule-protecting-students-taxpayers> 1. 4. Career and Technical Education Act Hearing: Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), held a hearing<http://edworkforce.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=399578> on ways to reform the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act and improve career and technical education (CTE) to better serve students and meet the needs of a 21st century economy. Also see: o Chairman Todd Rokita<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399615> (IN) opening statement o Ranking Democrat Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (OH) opening statement<http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/sites/democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/files/Rep%20Fudge%20Opening%20Statement%20-%20CTE%20%282%29%20%282%29.pdf> o Witnesses: School, Employer Partnerships Key to Preparing Students for 21st Century Jobs<http://edworkforce.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=399623> Joel Packer CEF Executive Director JPacker@cef.org<mailto:JPacker@cef.org> 202-383-0083 202-255-0915 (cell) www.cef.org<http://www.cef.org/> www.Twitter.com/edfunding<http://www.twitter.com/edfunding> _______________________________________________ National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org<mailto:Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org