In Congress:
Last week, the Senate released its bill text and report language for its Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS) spending bill. In the draft bill, Adult Education programs were
level-funded
at $655,667,000. We do not expect the Senate to formally mark up their LHHS bill, so this draft will serve as an unofficial marker of the Senate’s position on funding levels. Currently, House and Senate leadership are working to agree on funding levels in a final fiscal year 2020 appropriations bill.
Because the House and Senate will not be able to work through their spending differences before the end of the fiscal year (September 30), the House and Senate both recently passed a continuing resolution which will keep the government open and level-fund all discretionary government programs until November 21. President Trump is expected to sign the continuing resolution before September 30 to avoid another government shutdown.
Congress will be on recess and back in their home districts starting next week and will return to session in Washington, DC on October 15.
In the Administration:
The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), under funding from the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) is conducting a Congressionally-mandated national study to learn more about how State and local adult education programs are providing services under Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WOIA).
One part of this study is the Provider Survey, which provides an opportunity for adult education program directors to participate in the study. The study is being conducted by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and AIR will reach out directly to eligible programs in early October with more information on how to participate. Find more information about the study
here
.
