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Executive Order 13935

White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative

This executive order establishes the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative within the Department of Education and creates a 20-member presidential advisory commission to improve Hispanic Americans' access to educational and economic opportunities. The Initiative and Commission are tasked with promoting workforce development, strengthening Hispanic-Serving Institutions, fostering public-private partnerships, and advising the President on policies affecting Hispanic American prosperity.

Federal Register Open PDF 85 FR 42683

Impact dates

  1. Commission terminates unless extended by President

Key directives

  • Establish White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative in Department of Education
  • Create President's Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity with maximum 20 members
  • Commission to include Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of HUD, Secretary of Education, and SBA Administrator (or designees)
  • Executive Director designated by Secretary to lead Initiative and Commission
  • Interagency Working Group chaired by Executive Director with senior officials from DPC, Office of American Innovation, Office of Public Liaison, and relevant agencies
  • All agencies to provide information, support, and assistance to Initiative as requested by Secretary
  • Initiative to provide regular reports to specified White House officials
  • Commission to periodically report to President through Secretary
  • Supersede Executive Order 13555 and section 1(u) of Executive Order 13889

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Executive Order 13555 of 2010 superseded
  • Initiative established in Department of Education
  • Interagency Working Group established
  • Commission established with 2-year lifespan

Near term (90d)

  • Executive Director to be designated by Secretary of Education
  • Commission members to be appointed by President
  • Working Group senior officials to be identified by Secretary
  • Initial organizational meetings of Commission

Long term

  • Commission reports periodically to President on progress
  • Initiative provides regular reports to White House officials
  • Monitoring of federal program outcomes for Hispanic Americans
  • Potential extension of Commission beyond 2 years by President

Risks & tensions

  • Implementation 'subject to availability of appropriations' may limit effectiveness if Congress does not fund
  • Commission membership capped at 20 may constrain breadth of community representation
  • Vague 'regular reports' and 'periodically report' timelines lack enforceable accountability
  • Advisory nature of Commission means recommendations are non-binding on agencies
  • Supersession of prior EO 13555 shifts focus from educational excellence specifically to broader economic prosperity, potentially diluting education emphasis
  • School choice promotion may generate political tension in education policy debates
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