School funding up in FY20 bill

Statement

The House Appropriations Subcommittee with responsibility for funding the departments of Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services approved its fiscal year 2020 bill on Tuesday. The bill includes some of the programs most important to the Marianas, many of which the Trump administration proposed cutting. The bill heads to the full Committee next for markup. Highlights include:

Department of Labor --

$3 billion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Grants, $178 million above the fiscal year 2019 enacted level and President's budget request.
$150 million for a new investment in community colleges and eligible four-year partners through Strengthening Community College Training Grants.
$298 million for the Wage and Hour Division, an increase of $69 million above the 2019 enacted level and $66 million above the President's budget request.
$661 million for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, an increase of $103 million above the 2019 enacted level and the President's budget request.
$316 million for Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), an increase of $16 million above the 2019 enacted level and $10 million above the President's budget request.
Department of Health and Human Services --

Early childhood programs receive an increase of $4 billion.
$7.7 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant, an increase of $2.4 billion.
$11.6 billion for Head Start, an increase of $1.5 billion.
$350 million for Preschool Development Grants, an increase of $100 million.
$3.8 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), an increase of $150 million.
$760 million for the Community Services Block Grant, an increase of $35 million.
Department of Education --

$16.9 billion for Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies, an increase of $1 billion above the 2019 enacted level and the President's budget request.
$14.5 billion for Special Education, an increase of $1.05 billion above the 2019 enacted level and $1.07 billion above the President's budget request.
$2.6 billion for Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (Title II-A), an increase of $500 million over the 2019 enacted level. The President's budget proposes to eliminate this program.
$6,345 for the maximum Pell Grant, an increase of $150 over the 2019 enacted level and the President's budget request. The increase will help the maximum award keep pace with inflation.

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