[NLA] Info: FY'03 Funding and Impact of the 2000 Census

[Jon Randall]

Earlier today, JoAnn Weinberger asked:
"Regarding omnibus budget bill for 03, am I correct that
both the state grants and Even Start were held with even
funding?  Am I also correct that the 2000 census will be
implemented for 03?"

Yes, both were level funded AND are subject to the
across-the-board CUT of 0.65%. The omnibus appropriations
bill was too massive - more than 30 pounds of paper - to
include the report language that would phase in the impact
of switching to the 2000 Census figures for apportioning WIA
Title II State Grant funding to States. We have learned that
this can be more appropriately done by the authorizing
committees, rather than by the appropriators.

For those of you who are not aware of the 2000 Census issue
to which JoAnn refers, basing the apportionment of State
Grants on the 2000 Census is projected to increase adult ed
funding to 16 states while 34 states are expected to loose
funding. This will happen  because the population of the
United States grew by 13.2% between 1990 and 2000. States
that had a growth percentage of MORE than 13.2% are likely
to be in for an increase in their adult education award -
even if we are level funded. States that had a growth
percentage of LESS than 13.2% are likely to lose funding.

The Census figures for eligible adults have been very slow
in coming so the U.S. Dept. of Ed has continued to apportion
State Grant funding according to 1990 Census figures.
Unanimously, the State Directors of Adult Education
recommend -- and the NCL supports - phasing in the shift
over two years. No one knows for sure exactly how much each
state will gain or loose because we still don't have the
Census data for WIA Title II State Grant-eligible adults.
However, some have suggested that the change in States'
overall population should provide some indication.

Here is the overall population increase or decrease for each
State. Remember the magic number is 13.2. If your state's
increase is lower it is likely it will loose funding. If it
is higher, your State should gain.

Alabama ... 10.1
ALASKA ... 14.0
ARIZONA ... 40.0
ARKANSAS ... 13.7
CALIFORNIA ... 13.8
COLORADO ... 30.6
Connecticut ... 3.6
DELAWARE ... 17.6
District of Columbia ... -5.7 (the only jurisdiction to
actually lose population)
FLORIDA ... 23.5
GEORGIA ... 26.4
Hawaii ... 9.3
IDAHO ... 28.5
Illinois ... 8.6
Indiana ... 9.7
Iowa ... 5.4
Kansas ... 8.5
Kentucky ... 9.7
Louisiana ... 5.9
Maine ... 3.8
Maryland ... 10.8
Massachusetts ... 5.5
Michigan ... 6.9
Minnesota ... 12.4
Mississippi ... 10.5
Missouri ... 9.3
Montana ... 12.9
Nebraska ... 8.4
NEVADA ... 66.3
New Hampshire ... 11.4
New Jersey ... 8.9
NEW MEXICO ... 20.1
New York ... 5.5
NORTH CAROLINA ... 21.4
North Dakota ... 0.5
Ohio ... 4.7
Oklahoma ... 9.7
OREGON ... 20.4
Pennsylvania ... 3.4
Rhode Island ... 4.5
SOUTH CAROLINA ... 15.1
South Dakota ... 8.5
TENNESSEE ... 16.7
TEXAS ... 22.8
UTAH ... 29.6
Vermont ... 8.2
Virginia ... 4.4
WASHINGTON ... 21.1
West Virginia ... 0.8
Wisconsin ... 9.6
Wyoming ... 8.9
Puerto Rico ... 8.1

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Best,
Jon

Jon Randall
Consultant, Government Relations
ProLiteracy Worldwide
and Public Policy Committee Chair
National Coalition for Literacy
www.natcoalitionliteracy.org

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