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Proc 10804ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10804

National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2024

This proclamation designates September 9-15, 2024 as National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, celebrating the 500+ HSIs that serve over half of Hispanic and Latino college students. It highlights past Biden administration investments in HSIs and broader higher education affordability efforts but contains no new policy mandates or resource commitments.

Federal Register Open PDF 89 FR 73555

Impact dates

  1. Start of National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week observance period

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 9 through September 15, 2024 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; ceremonial observance period September 9-15, 2024

Near term (90d)

  • None; observance period concludes September 15, 2024

Long term

  • None

Risks & tensions

  • Document references past policy achievements (American Rescue Plan, Pell Grant increases, student debt relief) as contextual framing, but these are not new commitments triggered by this proclamation
  • The 'call on' language to public officials and educators is hortatory, not binding
Proclamation 10804: National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week, 2024 · Executive Orders