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If you are interested in further updates, please subscribe to the new NCL_Update list as described below. It would be good to get a TESOL perspective on this legislation as well.... -----Original Message----- From: Jon Randall [mailto:jrandall@fedstrategics.com] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 9:18 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-COALITION:928] Update Posted to New NCL_Update List The following WIA Reauthorization Update was just posted to the new NCL_Update broadcast list. I urge you to subscribe to this list at your earliest convenience. You may do so by clicking on the link at the end of the first paragraph on the homepage of the NCL website. Go to www.natcoalitionliteracy.org National Coalition for Literacy Update By Jon Randall for ProLiteracy Worldwide And the NCL Public Policy Committee April 11, 2003, Washington, DC UPDATE H.R. 1261 was reported out by the full Committee on Education and the Workforce on March 27th. It still contains a number of provisions vehemently opposed by the National Coalition for Literacy. This bill will come to the House floor after the Easter Recess, which tentatively begins tomorrow. In the Senate, staff of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) are discussing the matter, but have not yet prepared a draft bill. The HELP Committee is not expected to do so until early to mid-May. The National Coalition for Literacy's (NCL) Public Policy Committee has determined that further advocacy action by our field on the deficiencies in H.R. 1261 would be unproductive. A letter will be sent to the Committee outlining these deficiencies. The letter will also indicate that the NCL cannot support this bill. I will post the text of this letter to this list once it has been approved by the NCL's Board. To our friends on Senate HELP Committee, the NCL will soon send a set of very specific reauthorization recommendations for Title II of WIA, the Workforce Investment Act. I will post the text of these recommendations to this list as soon as they go to the Committee. NEXT STEPS In its conference call last week, the NCL Public Policy Committee agreed that grassroots advocacy efforts should be directed to the Senate. An alert recommending specific actions will be posted to this list shortly. This alert will take into consideration advice from our friends in the Senate based on their review of our recommendations. Right now - while Senators and Congresspersons are home for the two-week Easter recess -- grassroots advocates should focus efforts on making the case for increased funding for literacy programs. A separate alert is being posted on this issue. Have a great weekend! Questions should be directed to Jon Randall at ncl@fedstrategics.com. 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