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Tennessee Summer CTE Conference“Beltway Politics on the Future of CTE”July 16, 2008 Michael Brustein, Esq. Brustein Manasevit 3105 South Street, NW Washington, DC 20007 (202) 965-3652 mbrustein@ Bush’s “Lame Duck” Status has Resulted in Beltway Paralysis Republicans Gearing for Significant Losses in Congress NCLB Legacy in Doubt Under McCain or Obama How does the Bush Administration justify ZERO funding for CTE? “We are all about the same endeavor. How we arrive there is where we are going to disagree.” -Troy Justesen, March 2008 Based on poor ratings (ineffective) for Perkins under the OMB Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), funds should be dedicated to improving high school education through NCLB So How has the Federal role in CTE changed? Is OVAE the “Engine” driving the train? What are the Key Implementation Issues of Perkins IV? Opting out of Perkins Unfunded Mandate Remedial Courses Direct Assistance to Students Allocability Supplanting Support for Student Organizations Can my District / Institution opt out of Perkins IV? Section 8(b) “no preclusion of other assistance” Unfunded Mandates (Section 8(a)) No employee of the Federal Government shall mandate a State or any subdivision thereof to spend any funds or incur any costs not paid for under this Act. Who pays for 3rd party skills assessments? Prohibition on Developmental / Remedial CoursesA 44 Year Change in Federal Policy Can tutoring be provided to “special population” students? “Assistance may only be provided to an individual to the extent it is needed to address barriers to the individual’s successful participation in CTE.”-Congressional Record H5807 (7/25/06) May Direct Assistance be provided to Special Populations? “Special populations may need direct assistance to be able to participate successfully in CTE. These supportive services include such services as transportation, child care, dependent care, tuition, books, supplies, etc.” -Congressional Record H5806 (7/25/06) Burd