America’s College Promise Act of 2021

Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act (TELORA)(115th Congress) S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, Draft bill, Teacher loan forgiveness Foster Care, Specifically higher education and The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) Child Care and Pre-Kindgergarten, generally H.R.3602, Computer Science for All Act of 2021, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related issues Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.729, Strength and Diversity Act, Entirety African American History Act, Entirety H.R.5661, Continued State Flexibility to Assist Older Foster Youth, Entirety H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act (the reconciliation bill), American Families Plan, Higher education provisions; Child care and early education; Universal prekindergarten; Teacher investments; Teaching workforce; Education provisions; Climate generally; and Broadband generally H.R.2987, Teacher Loan Forgiveness Improvement Act of 2021 H.R.6205/S.3360, EDUCARTORS for America Act Students Not Profits Act, in 116th Congress H.R.4724/S.2640 H.R.5984/S.3213, The IDEA Full Funding Act DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 and FY2023 funding H.R.2700, For-Profit College Conversion Accountability Act Monitor the following: Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally H.R.2861/S.1396, Americas College Promise Act H.R.4442, Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, School infrastructure and Staffing issues Career and Technical Education related issues S.848, Consider Teachers Act of 2021 H.R.4631, POST GRAD Act S.2237, Community College Student Success Act S.2442, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act K-12 school discipline guidance Individualized Education Program (IEP) FAQs S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Department of Education, Title IX Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation H.R.4011/S.2125, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Borrower defense rule issues Child Care infrastructure, generally S.4277, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Student Loan Oversight Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Healthy Meal Time Act H.R.5750, Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act Coronavirus in Schools Community schools related issues

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

S. 864, H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act - Makes certain short-term education and training programs eligible for Pell grant. S. 839, H.R. 2030, College Transparency Act - Streamlines reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions and makes program-level data more available to students. S. 1396, H.R. 2861, Americas College Promise Act of 2021- Creates federal-state partnership that enables students to attend community college tuition-free. S. 2237 Community College Student Success Act - Seeks to improve community college graduation rates by expanding student support services. S. 200, H.R. 602, Relaunching Americas Workforce Act - Invests $15 billion in Americas workforce training infrastructure in response to the pandemic. S. 2004, H.R. 3857, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act - Directs grants to colleges to ensure they can provide basic needs services to students. S. 1847, ACCESS to Careers Act - Builds on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Colleges and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program to increase the ability of community colleges to meet labor market demand. H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021- Authorizes $3.5 billion to expand registered apprenticeships across the country. Passed by the House of Representatives in February 2021. S. 1802, H.R.4411, Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act - Increases the annual tax-free benefit from $5,250 to $12,000 for two years and expands the tools and technology that would qualify. S. 2081, H.R.3946, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - Doubles the maximum Pell Grant and further expands eligibility to help more low-income students and families afford the cost of college. S. 2054, Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success (PASS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act to strengthen federal-state partnerships in postsecondary education. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Reauthorization - Primary federal workforce development legislation to bring about increased coordination among labor and related programs. Due for reauthorization as of 2020. S.2800, H.R.6108 Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act - This bill would establish a grant program for industry partnerships with community colleges to set up and strengthen workforce programs that lead to jobs. S. 1802, the Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act, this bill increases to $12,000 in 2021-2022, the exclusion from employee gross income, for income tax purposes, of employer-paid educational assistance programs. The bill also expands the exclusion to include amounts paid for education-related tools and technology (e.g., hand tools, computers, software, licensure fees). S.52 - Gateway to Careers Act of 2021 - This bill would provide grants to support partnerships between community or technical colleges and workforce development partners such as state workforce development boards, industry associations, and community-based organizations. S.3359 - CREATE Graduates Act, this bill would award competitive grants to states to create or support reverse transfer programs. These programs encourage educational institutions to find and award associate degrees to students who transferred from community college to four-year schools and earned enough credits for a degree, but never collected one. H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provide infrastructure investments across multiple sectors. H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act - Reconciliation legislation that would authorize Student Success Grant Program, provide additional community college-led workforce training, Increase the maximum award for Pell, eliminate tax liability for Pell Grants, provide additional funding for TAACCCT, and eliminate the AOTC offset from Pell grants. H.R.6376 - Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act, this bill would allow part-time student veterans to access the VA Work Study programs.

S.457 - PATHS to Tutor Act of 2021 S.1453/ HR 2940 - Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act S.3359 CREATE Graduates Act S.2379/H.R.4533 - Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2021 S.1945/H.R. 3294 - IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act S.1396/H.R.2861 - Americas College Promise Act of 2021 S. 2081/ H.R.3946 - Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021 H.R. 3524, the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act S.1260 U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Client expense: $75,931 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the inclusion of higher education priorities in the budget and budget reconciliation efforts (H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, and similar Senate efforts) including efforts to expand the Pell Grant and increase the federal award amount, an expansion of the definitions within the Americas College Promise Act (S.1396 and H.R.2861) both within the reconciliation bill and at introduction, support for additional funding for federal research and research infrastructure. Continued support for including additional higher education funding, student mental health and academic success priorities, testing, vaccine efforts, and contact tracing in COVID-19 stimulus and other legislative efforts, including the American Rescue Plan. Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including increased funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and the Pell Grant Program, including allowing "DREAMers" to have access to the Pell Grant. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, TRIO, GEAR UP, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for efforts to fund broadband access and additional cybersecurity research and development. Support for water sciences research, the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin, and the Connected Systems Institute. Support for a Great Lakes research vessel, Small Business Development Center, and the Center for Economic Development via the FY22 appropriations process. Support of the US Innovation and Competition Act/Endless Frontier Act. Support for research funding in H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Teacher loan forgiveness programs Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues, generally Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Teacher Workforce related issues including teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.R.2861/S.1396, Americas College Promise Act H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.2721/S.1271, Clean Commute for Kids Act, Electric Bus related issues TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act (TELORA)(115th Congress) S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act Educator Student Loan Relief Act, Draft bill, Teacher loan forgiveness Foster Care, Specifically higher education and The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) Child Care, generally H.R.4442, Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021, School infrastructure and Staffing issues Career and Technical Education related issues Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related issues S.848, Consider Teachers Act of 2021 H.R.4631, POST GRAD Act S.2237, Community College Student Success Act S.2442, Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act K-12 school discipline guidance Individualized Education Program (IEP) FAQs Enforcement of program integrity rules (higher education) H.R.2310/S.966, Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act (the reconciliation bill), American Families Plan, Higher education provisions; Child care and early education; Head Start; Universal prekindergarten; Teacher investments; Teaching workforce; and Education provisions Monitor the following: Community schools related issues H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety H.R.1633, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act PSLF Modernization Act S.114, the SOAR Reauthorization Permanent Authorization Act H.R.1512, CLEAN Future Act, Electric Bus related issues H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives The IDEA Full Funding Act Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Moving Forward Act, Entirety Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Educational Assistance to Non-Public Schools funding (Sec. 2002) Department of Education, Title IX Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety H.R.2730/S.1288, College for All Act DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 funding Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation H.R.4011/S.2125, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act Borrower defense rule issues H.R.2700, For-Profit College Conversion Accountability Act Child Care infrastructure, generally S.4277, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Resilience Schools Act of 2021, Entirety Student Loan Oversight S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021 H.R.1814; S. 879 - Civics Secures Democracy Act of 2021 H.R.2914; S.1585 - Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act S.457 - PATHS to Tutor Act of 2021 S.839 - College Transparency Act Expanding On-Campus Child Care to Help Student Parents Succeed Act S.1453/ HR 2940 - Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act CREATE Graduates Act S.1396/H.R.2861 - Americas College Promise Act of 2021 S. 2081/ H.R.3946 - Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021

Client expense: $107,126 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - implementation of provisions related to Tribal Colleges and Universities H.R. 2861/S. 1396 - America's College Promise Act - provisions related to Tribal Colleges and Universities

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 864, H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act - Makes certain short-term education and training programs eligible for Pell grant. S. 839, H.R. 2030, College Transparency Act - Streamlines reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions and makes program-level data more available to students. S. 1396, H.R. 2861, Americas College Promise Act of 2021- Creates federal-state partnership that enables students to attend community college tuition-free. S. 5029, H.R. 3578, Community College Student Success Act - Seeks to improve community college graduation rates by expanding student support services. S. 200, H.R. 602, Relaunching Americas Workforce Act - Invests $15 billion in Americas workforce training infrastructure in response to the pandemic. S. 2004, H.R. 3857, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act - Directs grants to colleges to ensure they can provide basic needs services to students. S. 1847, ACCESS to Careers Act - Builds on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Colleges and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program to increase the ability of community colleges to meet labor market demand. H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021- Authorizes $3.5 billion to expand registered apprenticeships across the country. Passed by the House of Representatives in February 2021. S. 1802, Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act - Increases the annual tax-free benefit from $5,250 to $12,000 for two years and expands the tools and technology that would qualify. S. 2081, H.R.2451, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - Doubles the maximum Pell Grant and further expands eligibility to help more low-income students and families afford the cost of college. S. 2054, Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success (PASS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act to strengthen federal-state partnerships in postsecondary education. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Reauthorization - Primary federal workforce development legislation to bring about increased coordination among labor and related programs. Due for reauthorization as of 2020. S.2800, Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act - This bill would establish a grant program for industry partnerships with community colleges to set up and strengthen workforce programs that lead to jobs. H.R.3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - provide infrastructure investments across multiple sectors. Build Back Better Act - Reconciliation legislation that would authorize Americas College Promise, Student Success Grant Program, provide additional community college-led workforce training, Increase the maximum award for Pell, eliminate tax liability for Pell Grants, provide additional funding for TAACCCT, and eliminate the AOTC offset from Pell grants.

Support for the inclusion of higher education priorities in the budget and budget reconciliation efforts (H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act, and similar Senate efforts) including efforts to expand the Pell Grant and increase the federal award amount, an expansion of the definitions within the Americas College Promise Act (S.1396 and H.R.2861) both within the reconciliation bill and at introduction, support for additional funding for federal research, research infrastructure, and deferred maintenance, and the College Completion Fund. Continued support for including additional higher education funding, student mental health and academic success priorities, testing, vaccine efforts, and contact tracing in COVID-19 stimulus efforts including the American Rescue Plan. Support for implementation of the UW Systems best practices as it relates to testing and tracing on college campuses and statewide vaccination efforts. Support for the UW System's 2021 Federal Priorities including increased funding for: the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the National Phrenology Network, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Estuarine Research Reserve, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture, and the Pell Grant Program, including allowing "DREAMers" to have access to the Pell Grant. Support for federal financial aid programs including: the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, TRIO, GEAR UP, and the Pell Grant Program. Support for efforts to fund broadband access and additional cybersecurity research and development. Support for water sciences research and the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin. Support for a Great Lakes research vessel, Small Business Development Center, and the Center for Economic Development via the FY22 appropriations process. Support of the US Innovation and Competition Act/Endless Frontier Act.

S.590 - CONFUCIUS Act S.687 - STRATEGIC Act H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021 Civics Secures Democracy Act Improving Mental Health Access for Students Act S.457 - PATHS to Tutor Act of 2021 S.839 - College Transparency Act Expanding On-Campus Child Care to Help Student Parents Succeed Act Higher Education Act reauthorization S.2060 - Foreign Funding Accountability Act of 2021 S.1453/ HR 2940 - Advancing International and Foreign Language Education Act CREATE Act S.1396/H.R.2861 - Americas College Promise Act of 2021 S. 2081/ H.R.3946 - Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2021

Client expense: $174,377 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Teacher loan forgiveness programs Public Law 117-2, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Educational Assistance to Non-Public Schools funding (Sec. 2002) and Broadband E-rate related issues Broadband E-rate related issues Department of Education, Title IX Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Protecting Our Students in Schools Act Teacher Workforce related issues including teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally H.R.2730/S.1288, College for All Act H.R.2861/S.1396, Americas College Promise Act American Families Plan, Higher education provisions; Child care and early education; and Teaching workforce DC voucher/SOAR FY2022 funding Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues H.R.604/S.96, Reopen and Rebuild Americas Schools Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.2721/S.1271, Clean Commute for Kids Act, Electric Bus related issues Community College Infrastructure, Draft legislation TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally H.R.2753/S.1247, Teacher Loan Repayment Act (115th Congress) H.R.4011/S.2125, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act S.995, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Technical Corrections Act Public Service Loan Repayment Act -- DRAFT, Teacher loan forgiveness and PSLF Borrower defense rule issues H.R.2700, For-Profit College Conversion Accountability Act H.R.3393/S.1780, Diversity Act H.R.3946/S.2081, Pell Grant Preservation and Enhancement Act H.R.2886/S.1398, Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act H.R.2817/S.1360, Child Care for Working Families Act Child Care infrastructure, generally Foster Care, Specifically higher education and The John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) Child Care, in general Infrastructure H.R.721, Mental Health Services for Students Act S.Res.198, National Teacher Appreciation Week Resolution Green New Deal Act, School infrastructure and Staffing issues S.4277, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Resilience Schools Act of 2021, Entirety Career and Technical Education related issues Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related issues Monitor the following: Community schools related issues H.R.1241/S.385, Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2021, Community School related issues S.Res.46/H.Res.100, A resolution calling on the President of the United States to take executive action to broadly cancel Federal student loan debt Re-opening public schools and universities related issues and initiatives Supporting Teachers with Residency Opportunities and New Grants (STRONG) Act For-Profit Fraud Act Defending All Veterans In Education Act Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act Relief for Defrauded Students Act Student and Taxpayer Protection Act Protections and Regulation for Our (PRO) Students Act Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories (PROTECT) Students Act PSLF Administrative Improvements Act, Entirety H.R.1633, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act PSLF Modernization Act H.R.549, State Taskforce Opportunity Program (STOP) Bullying Act H.R.1197, Teacher Diversity and Retention Act H.R.542, Save Education Jobs Act S.114, the SOAR Reauthorization Permanent Authorization Act H.R.729, Strength in Diversity Act of 2021 H.R.1512, CLEAN Future Act, Electric Bus related issues Climate Change Education, Entirety H.R.1581/S.127, Build America's Libraries Act Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act School discipline issues, generally H.R.1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act Rural Education related issues and initiatives Positive School Climate and School Safety Act The IDEA Full Funding Act Public Law 116-113, Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act, Implementation H.R.764/S.72, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act Moving Forward Act, Entirety The Reopen Schools Safety Act Effective Educator Development programs COVID-19 Mitigation in Schools

H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 - implementation of provisions related to Tribal Colleges and Universities H.R. 2861/S. 1396 - America's College Promise Act - provisions related to Tribal Colleges and Universities

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 864, H.R. 2037, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act - Makes certain short-term education and training programs eligible for Pell grant. S. 839, H.R. 2030, College Transparency Act - Streamlines reporting requirements for postsecondary institutions and makes program-level data more available to students. S. 1396, H.R. 2861 Americas College Promise Act of 2021- Creates federal-state partnership that enables students to attend community college tuition-free. S. 5029, H.R. 3578, Community College Student Success Act - Seeks to improve community college graduation rates by expanding student support services. S. 200, H.R. 602, Relaunching Americas Workforce Act - Invests $15 billion in Americas workforce training infrastructure in response to the pandemic. S. 2004, H.R. 3857, Basic Assistance for Students in College (BASIC) Act - Directs grants to colleges to ensure they can provide basic needs services to students. S. 1847, ACCESS to Careers Act - Builds on the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community Colleges and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program to increase the ability of community colleges to meet labor market demand. H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021- Authorizes $3.5 billion to expand registered apprenticeships across the country. Passed by the House of Representatives in February 2021. S. 1802, Upskilling and Retraining Assistance Act - Increases the annual tax-free benefit from $5,250 to $12,000 for two years and expands the tools and technology that would qualify. S. 2081, H.R.2451, Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act - Doubles the maximum Pell Grant and further expands eligibility to help more low-income students and families afford the cost of college. S. 2054, Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success (PASS) Act - Amends the Higher Education Act to strengthen federal-state partnerships in postsecondary education. Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Reauthorization - Primary federal workforce development legislation to bring about increased coordination among labor and related programs. Due for reauthorization as of 2020.