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Proc 10619ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10619

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2023

This proclamation designates September 10-16, 2023 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, celebrating the role of over 500 Hispanic-Serving Institutions in expanding educational opportunity for Hispanic college students. The document highlights past Biden administration investments in these institutions and student debt relief programs, but contains no new policy directives or mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 62687

Impact dates

  1. Start of National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 10 through September 16, 2023 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 takes effect upon signing

Near term (90d)

  • Designated commemorative week: September 10-16, 2023

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references Supreme Court affirmative action ruling and student debt relief plan being 'wrongly struck down,' inserting political framing into otherwise ceremonial text
  • Past tense references to investments (American Rescue Plan, Pell Grant increases) may create impression of ongoing action where no new commitments are made
Proclamation 10619: National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2023 · Executive Orders