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Executive Order 14045

White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics

This executive order establishes a White House Initiative within the Department of Education and a Presidential Advisory Commission to advance educational equity and economic opportunity for Hispanic and Latino students, families, and communities. It creates a 25-agency interagency working group, requires participating agencies to submit measurable action plans, and sets policy goals spanning early childhood through higher education and workforce development. The order revokes the prior Trump administration's Hispanic Prosperity Initiative (EO 13935).

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 51581

Impact dates

  1. Agency Plans submitted to Chair

  2. Annual report to President on Initiative progress

  3. Commission meetings at least twice per year

  4. Progress reports on Agency Plan implementation

  5. Commission termination unless extended by President

Key directives

  • Secretary of Education shall serve as Chair of Initiative and designate an Executive Director
  • Establish Federal Interagency Working Group convened by Executive Director with senior officials from 25 specified departments/agencies
  • Each agency shall prepare Agency Plan with measurable actions and submit to Chair on date established by Chair
  • Agency Plans shall include descriptions of efforts for Federal programs, decreasing barriers to Federal employment, addressing COVID-19 challenges, civil rights enforcement, and other relevant information
  • Each agency shall assess and report progress on Agency Plan on regular basis as established by Chair
  • Initiative shall monitor and evaluate agency progress and ensure measurable, action-oriented goals
  • Department shall provide funding and administrative support within existing appropriations
  • Chair shall report to President annually on Initiative progress
  • Establish Presidential Advisory Commission with not more than 21 members appointed by President
  • Commission shall meet at least twice per year
  • Commission shall terminate 2 years from date of order unless extended by President
  • Order supersedes and revokes Executive Order 13935

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Establishment of White House Initiative in Department of Education
  • Establishment of Federal Interagency Working Group with 25 agencies
  • Revocation of Executive Order 13935

Near term (90d)

  • Agency Plans due on date established by Chair (no fixed deadline specified)
  • Executive Director designation by Secretary of Education

Long term

  • Annual reports to President by Chair
  • Commission termination after 2 years unless extended
  • Ongoing interagency coordination and plan implementation
  • Progress assessments on regular basis as established by Chair

Risks & tensions

  • No fixed deadline for Agency Plans—'on a date established by the Chair' creates uncertainty about implementation speed
  • Dependent on 'existing appropriations' and 'subject to the availability of appropriations'—funding constraints may limit effectiveness
  • Commission's 2-year sunset may limit long-term institutional memory unless extended
  • Broad scope spanning education and economic opportunity may dilute focus or create coordination challenges across 25 agencies
  • Order explicitly does not create enforceable rights, limiting legal recourse for affected communities
  • Revocation of prior EO 13935 may create transitional friction or policy discontinuity
Executive Order 14045: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics · Executive Orders