White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative
This executive order creates the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, housed within the Department of Education, with the goal of improving Hispanic Americans’ access to educational and economic opportunities. It establishes a leadership and governance structure, including an Executive Director (who also serves as head of a new President’s Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity) and two coordinated components: an Interagency Working Group to align federal resources across agencies, and a Presidential Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity to provide strategic guidance and public-private input. The initiative emphasizes identifying best practices, promoting partnerships with the private sector, building a national network, and monitoring and advising on federal programs related to education, workforce development, and business opportunities for Hispanic Americans. The order also sets reporting requirements and outlines general provisions about authority, funding, and the duration of the commission. In short, the order aims to create a formal, cross-government effort to boost educational attainment and economic prosperity for Hispanic Americans through coordination, best-practice sharing, partnerships, and regular oversight, while ensuring compatibility with existing laws and appropriations.
Key Points
- 1Establishment and mission: Creates the White House Hispanic Prosperity Initiative, housed in the Department of Education, to improve Hispanic Americans’ access to educational and economic opportunities; tasks include identifying best practices, encouraging private-sector partnerships, building a national network, monitoring federal programs, and advising the President on Hispanic prosperity.
- 2Leadership and coordination: An Executive Director (designated by the Secretary of Education) leads the Initiative and also serves as Executive Director of the President’s Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity; the Executive Director coordinates with the Interagency Working Group and oversees administrative support.
- 3Interagency Working Group: An interagency group chaired by the Initiative’s Executive Director, with a senior official from the Domestic Policy Council, the Office of American Innovation, the Office of Public Liaison, and each agency involved in Hispanic prosperity policies; the Department provides administrative support.
- 4President’s Advisory Commission on Hispanic Prosperity: A commission of up to 20 presidential appointees, including the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Education, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; the Commission promotes pathways to in-demand jobs, strengthens HSIs, promotes partnerships, raises awareness of educational opportunities, monitors access, and advises the President and the Initiative.
- 5Reporting, term, and general provisions: The Commission must periodically report progress to the President (through the Secretary) after consulting with the Executive Director; the Commission terminates 2 years after the order unless extended; funding and staff support are provided to the extent permissible by law and appropriations; the order supersedes prior related actions; it does not create enforceable rights.