Monday, September 10, 2018 Thanks to those who have already sponsored CEF s 2018 Gala! Straight A s sponsor: American Federation of Teachers Star Student sponsors: American Continental Group; American Council on Education; Lumina Foundation; National Education Association Honor Roll sponsors: Just added: American Association of State Colleges and Universities. AASA, the School Superintendents Association; Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; Bose Washington Partners; Council for Opportunity in Education; Discovery Education; International Society for Technology in Education; MRM Associates; National Association of Federally Impacted Schools; National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; National Association of Secondary School Principals/National Association of Elementary School Principals/American Federation of School Administrators; National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators; National Coalition for Literacy; National Council for Community and Education Partnerships; National Indian Education Association; National PTA/National Association for College Admission Counseling; Title IV-A Coalition; UNCF; and Women in Government Relations. I. Policy Intelligence and Education News FY 2019 appropriations status three weeks before the end of the fiscal year Congress is in position to potentially send one or more packages of fiscal year 2019 appropriations bills (so-called minibus omnibus appropriations packages) to the President before the end of the fiscal year on September 30. However, it s clear not all 12 bills will be completed by then, so there will still be a need for a short-term continuation of funding for at least some of the 12 government funding bills. Appropriators have formed three conference committees to work out compromise versions on 9 or the 12 bills, even though three of the bills never came to the House floor before moving to conference: those bills are the Labor-HHS-Education, Agriculture, and Transportation-HUD bills. The conference agreement on the first minibus encompassing the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-VA bills is expected as early as today, with floor votes possible this week. The attached document shows which bills passed the House and Senate, and lists the conferees for the second and third minibuses. o Minibus 1: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, Military Construction-VA. Conference reportedly finished.
o Minibus 2: Defense and Labor-HHS-Education. Conferees have not yet met. Any negotiations are still behind closed doors, but the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee leaders have said that bill will come in at the higher, Senate-passed funding total. o Minibus 3: Agriculture, Financial Services, Interior, Transportation-HUD. Conferees have not met. II. CEF Gala and Legislative Conference It s time to buy your tickets to the September 26 Gala and Legislative Conference! Thanks to the many who have already purchased a sponsorship, individual tickets, or an ad in the gala program. We are excited about the gala and the panelists we have for the legislative conference, and encourage you to participate. The gala is not only a great community-building event, but it is the one fundraiser that CEF does each year, and I hope you or your organization will purchase a ticket or sponsorship! to attend the conference and gala. As you likely know, this year CEF is honoring Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Senator Charles Schumer (D- NY) for all they have done to increase education funding. The gala Like last year, we are holding a long reception starting at 6pm with a buffet in Union Station s Palm Court to maximize time for networking/socializing among the education community, followed by a seated awards ceremony in the East Hall and then coffee and dessert with the promise to wrap up by 9 pm. The evening features a historic venue, good company, a photographer to commemorate the occasion, two drink vouchers per ticket, and delicious food! o Tickets and sponsorships - The gala is also a fundraiser for CEF, and we encourage you to sign up now to be a sponsor or buy individual tickets. You can do so by contacting CEF directly, or you can purchase a sponsorship or individual tickets directly on CEF s website here or by contacting any of the CEF staff. Information about the benefits of each sponsorship category is shared here. o Hill/Administration staff guests As in the past, you may buy tickets for Hill or Administration staff whom you d like CEF to invite to join you at the gala; those staffers will be seated with you for the awards presentation. As the sponsor of the event, CEF must issue the invitation to Hill and Administration staff on your behalf. Once you let us know who you d like us to invite we ll keep you informed of all responses, and we encourage you to follow up after CEF s initial invitation. Legislative conference Your ticket to the Gala also includes attendance at the legislative conference from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Capitol Visitor Center the morning of the gala. The Why Education Funding Matters legislative conference will occur that morning in the Capitol Visitor Center. The first panel will examine the history of education funding in the US and other countries. The second panel will discuss the evidence showing the importance of investments along the education continuum. Senator Baldwin will also be speaking and accepting her award at the morning conference. We ll put the lineup of panelists on the gala page of the CEF website when we have them confirmed. III. Events and Notices
CEF member portal on the website CEF members have access to information on website that is available just to you. This includes all the Updates we email you, this year s Budget Book (soon to be shared publicly), the CEF directory, a job board, the calendar, and more. We recently posted some new job announcements from Advance CTE and the American Educational Research Association. We also posted a video of CEF s August 23 research briefing titled Paying for College: What the Federal Investment Means for Students and Universities that you can find near the bottom by clicking on CEF Event Coverage. CEF members can apply for access to this section of the website by clicking on Member Request. CEF s upcoming schedule Friday, Sept. 14, 9-11am, Quarterly Committee meetings: University of California, 1608 Rhode Island Ave, NW, auditorium. Guest speaker: (tentative) Steve Townsend, Senate Budget Committee. Friday, Sept. 21, 9-11am: at AFSCME, 1625 L St, NW, 1 st floor conference room. Guest speaker: (tentative) José Miranda, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA). Wednesday, Sept. 26: legislative conference and gala (see details above). Friday, Sept. 28 : No CEF meeting. Friday, Oct. 5, 9-11am, at AFSCME, 1625 L St, NW, 1 st floor conference room. Guest speaker: TBD. - Sarah Sarah Abernathy, Deputy Executive Director 1800 M Street, NW Suite 500 South Washington, DC 20036 T: 202-327-8125 abernathy@cef.org www.cef.org Twitter @edfunding
FY 2019 Appropriations bill status House Senate Bill: Cmte Floor Floor Agriculture 16-May 1-Aug Commerce,Justice,Science 17-May Defense 13-Jun 26-Jun 23-Aug Energy and Water 16-May 8-Jun 25-Jun Financial Services 13-Jun 19-Jul 1-Aug Homeland Security 25-Jul Interior and Environment 6-Jun 19-Jul 1-Aug Labor, HHS, Education 18-Jul 23-Aug Legislative Branch 8-May 8-Jun 25-Jun Military Construction, VA 8-May 8-Jun 25-Jun State, Foreign Operations 20-Jun Transportation, HUD 23-May 1-Aug Minibus 1: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, Military Construction-VA Sept. 5 conference meeting (tent) Sept. 10 agreement to be published Minibus 2: Defense and Labor-HHS-Education House conferees: Senate Conferees: Republicans: Republicans: Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Rep. Hal Rogers Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Rep. Robert Aderholt Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Rep. Kay Granger Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Rep. Ken Calvert Rep. Tom Cole Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Rep. Steve Womack Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Rep. Martha Roby Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Ranking Member Nita Lowey Rep. Pete Visclosky Rep.Rosa DeLauro Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard Rep. Betty McCollum
Minibus 3: Agriculture, Financial Services, Interior, Transportation-HUD House conferees: Senate Conferees: Republicans: Republicans: Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Rep. Robert Aderholt Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) Rep. Mike Simpson Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Rep. Ken Calvert Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Rep. Tom Cole Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) Rep. Tom Graves Rep. David Young Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Rep. John Rutherford Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) Ranking Member Nita Lowey (D-NY) Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Rep. David Price (D-NC) Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) Rep. Michael Quigley (D-IL) Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)