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Proc 10443ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10443

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2022

This proclamation designates September 11-17, 2022 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week. It celebrates HSIs and highlights Biden Administration policies supporting Hispanic students, including American Rescue Plan funding, Pell Grant increases, proposed student debt relief, and the reestablished White House Initiative on Hispanic educational equity, but contains no binding policy directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 56241

Impact dates

  1. National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 11 through September 17, 2022 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week
  • Call on public officials, educators, and all people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of September 11-17, 2022 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week

Near term (90d)

  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness program temporary changes expire October 31, 2022 (already scheduled, not created by this proclamation)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proposed policies mentioned (Pell Grant doubling by 2029, increased congressional funding) are aspirational and not binding; student debt relief plan referenced was later blocked by courts
  • PSLF October 31, 2022 expiration date is mentioned as informational context, not a proclamation-created deadline
Proclamation 10443: National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2022 · Executive Orders