Green Ribbon Act of 2023

Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation Private school vouchers including H.R.833/S.292, Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues S.836, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including regulations, legal challenges and Savings Opportunity and Affordable Repayment Act (draft bill) Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act Career and Technical Education related issues Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues College Cost Reduction Act (of 118th Congress) and Budget reconciliation S.994, PROTECT Students Act of 2025 Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including S.383, Jumpstarting Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2025 Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Efforts for Relief and Vital Incentives for Community Service and Engagement (SERVICE) Act (of 118th Congress) Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations H.R.1666, Pell Grant Sustainability Act Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act (of 118th Congress) H.R.869/S.343, Keep Our PACT Act Value and existence of the Department of Education, generally and regarding IDEA/students with disabilities in particular H.R.2333, Protecting Students with Disabilities Act H.Res.94, Expressing support for the Nations local public K-12 schools and Department of Education H.R.1570/S.745, Empowering Families in Special Education H.R.1886/S.740, Affordable College Textbooks Act H.R.1810/S.986 Safe Schools Improvement Act STOP Bullying Act (draft) S.278, Kids Off Social Media Act Department of Education funding generally Diversity Equity and Inclusion H.Res.226 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Middle Level Education Month H.R.1578 Success in the Middle Act Pesticide near schools environmental issues Paraprofessionals and education support staff Bill of Rights resolution (before reintroduction) Protection Public Education Dismantling Department of Education School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Pausing of Federal grants on these topics Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Parental and Family Engagement related issues H.R.28/S.9, Protecting Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 Monitor the following: Rural education issues H.R.2616, PROTECT Kids Act AI Education Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.1383/S.356, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, Entirety Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act Mental Health in Schools Act Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions Climate Change Education, Entirety Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety Project 2025/education equity issues H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety Private school vouchers including NDAA amendments S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally Artificial Intelligence, Education and workforce related issues Social Media and Platform Accountability related issues Public Law 118-159, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Voucher related amendments; and DOD Education Activity schools in Europe South region; Monitor Parents Bill of Rights; and Monitor Culture War Education technology and kids' privacy related issues H.R.7890/S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0), Entirety Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, legal challenges and generally S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety H.R.9131, Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act of 2024 Project 2025/education equity issues Career and Technical Education related issues H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety Borrower defense rule issues H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act H.R.10159, Affordable Loans for Students Act Protecting JOBs Act (regarding student loan defaults) Draft bill regarding protecting students and taxpayers from predatory colleges S.1538, Living Schoolyards Act H.R.10208, The DIPLOMA Act H.R.7178, The CLEAR Act H.R.10189, Commission on Advancing Restorative Justice in Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Entirety Draft Care for All Agenda resolution H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety Monitor the following: School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own Paraprofessionals and teacher pay School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues Tuition tax credit proposals and 529 tax saving account proposals, including H.R.531/H.R.9462, Educational Choice for Children Act Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Strengthening Loan Forgiveness for Public Servants Act (draft bill); What You can do for Your Country Act Rural education issues Cognitive behavioral therapy and schools (draft bill) Students Not Profits Act H.R.736, PROTECT Kids Act S.4394, AI Education Act Green New Deal for Public Schools Act School Bus related issues Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act Parental and Family Engagement related issues Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding H.R.8524, the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act H.R.8444, the Mental Health in Schools Act H.R.8526, the Trauma-Informed Schools Act The DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2025 and FY2026 funding and policy provisions

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. Student loan relief provisions generally, including debt cancellation 2. School Staff Workforce related issues including staff shortages, teacher diversity, teacher preparation and tutoring services, teacher apprenticeship; and Grow Your Own 3. Paraprofessionals and teacher pay 4. School staff working conditions, pay, shortages, respect, benefits 5. H.R.7946/S.4117, Climate Change Education, Entirety 6. Private school vouchers including the DC voucher program/SOAR Act FY2024 and FY2025 funding and policy provisions 7. H.R.5484/S.2822, Green Ribbon Act of 2023, Entirety 8. Career and Technical Education related issues 9. H.R.6576/S.3360, Full Service Community Schools Expansion Act of 2023, Entirety 10. Proposals to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs including H.R.793/S.161, JOBS Act and H.R.6585, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act, including institutional eligibility restrictions 11. S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Entirety 12. Child Care, Head Start and Pre-Kindergarten, generally 13. Child Care, Head Start workforce issues, generally 14. Tutoring 15. Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 16. Executive Order 14110 -- The Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, Education related issues 17. S.Res.450, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 18. H. Res. 990, the Paraprofessional and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights 19. Public Law 117-200, Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Act 20. Tuition tax credit proposals, including H.R.531, Educational Choice for Children Act 21. H.R.6593/S.4058, Codifying SAVE Plan Act 22. S.3681, Preparing and Retaining All (PARA) Educators Act 23. Parental and Family Engagement related issues 24. S6ocial Media and Platform Accountability related issues 25. S.3524, SMARTER Debt Act 26. H.R.7804/S.3727, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act 27. H.R.6951, College Cost Reduction Act 28. H.R.3724, Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023 29. H.R.7683, Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act 30. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, Parents Bill of Rights and Culture War amendments 31. S.1418, COPPA 2.0, Kids privacy related issues 32. Education technology related issues 33. S.2660, Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act, Entirety 34. Indoor Air Quality and Outdoor pesticide school and environmental related issues 35. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Direct Pay 36. Student Loan Servicing Reform and Consumer Protection related issues, including Student Loan Servicers Accountability Act of 2024 (draft bill) 37. Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division D - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Education related issues 38. S.1514, Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator and Responder (HELPER) Act, Entirety Monitor the following: 1. Public Law 117-169, Inflation Reduction Act, Broadband related issues; American Families Plan; and Education provisions 2. Public Law 117-58, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Indoor Air Quality in Schools; 3. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Improvements and generally; including Public Service Loan Forgiveness Inclusion Act 4. Title IX and Sex-Related Eligibility Criteria for Male and Female Athletic Teams 5. Teacher loan forgiveness programs, generally 6. School Bus related issues 7. TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant program related issues, generally 8. Borrower defense rule issues 9.Recognizing Care Workers 10.Income-driven repayment plans (student loans), including Administrative adjustment, regulations, and generally 11. Keeping All Students Safe Act, Entirety 12. Postsecondary Student Success Grants (College completion) and funding 13. Postsecondary related issues 14. Federal Student Aid, Rulemaking Committee related issues; and Form related issues 15. Lowering Costs and Increasing Value for Students, Institutions and Taxpayers 16. Change of ownership (institutions of higher education), including ongoing University of Phoenix-University of Idaho transaction 17. H.R.5030, Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023, Entirety 18. 2023 Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM ) grant 19. Enforcement of program integrity rules and efforts to identify low-value programs (higher education), including gainful employment regulations 20. Online program management companies, role in higher education and compliance with incentive compensation ban 21. Public Law 118-31, The National Defense Authorization Act, FY2024, Parents Bill of Rights and Culture War amendments; Classroom Ratios; Education provisions, including Grothman amendment (#857); and 9/11 Responder and Survivor issues 22. Executive Order 14095 -- On Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers 23. H.R.6592, Fight Book Bans Act, Entirety 24. H.R.6830, Books Save Lives Act, Entirety 25. H.R.6791, Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act of 2023, Entirety 26. H.R.6149/S.1291, Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Entirety 27. H.R.4519/S.2217, The IDEA Full Funding Act 28. H.R.2715/S.1202, Keep Our Promise to America's Children and Teachers (PACT) Act 29. Public Law 118-47, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, Division D - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2024, Funding related issues; LGBTQ and Department of Education proposed cuts; and Community School related issues 30. Ensuring Safe Drinking Water at Schools, Lead & Copper Rule Improvements 31. Health Funding Correction Act 32. Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act 33. H.R. 6204, the See the Board Act 34. SMART Northwest Regional Council, Clean Communities Investment Accelerator

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE