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In order to have a successful school, there are three things that we all must have: appointments who show, Join Nancy Rogers & Vicki Maurer from The Source for Training for a series of three webinars to help maximize your enrollment. We all agree that we have good people and we certainly have a good product, but do we have a good process? Now is the time of year to review what you are doing and make the necessary changes… are you ready?
Today’s world is different. We are now dealing with Generations X, Y and Z. Never before have previous generations been exposed to so much technology and information and, in return, CHOICES! This means we must build a strong connection so the prospect ‘feels’ that we are the one, now is the time and, most importantly, that we CARE! Remember, nothing happens until an appointment SHOWS! In this webinar you will learn to: · Take control Date: January 23, 2020
More than 400 letters have been sent to lawmakers so far in the #IncludeBeauty campaign. Join the fight to protect our schools, students and employees from the College Affordability Act, a House bill recently approved in Committee on October 31 by the Democrat leadership of the House Education and Labor Committee. The bill is the most comprehensive legislative attack we have seen on the cosmetology sector due to multiple damaging provisions directed at for-profit colleges. You can help by communicating directly with Members of Congress to oppose the House College Affordability Act, and ask your employees and students to do so too. Letter templates and instructions are available here.
To accommodate the updates to House calendar, we are changing the dates to ensure legislators will be in session during our time in Washington, D.C. 2020 Government Relations Summit & Hill Day
School Members As an appreciation of your early renewal, all renewals received prior to December 31, 2019 will receive 50% off of your first registration to AACS’ 2020 Annual Convention & Expo on October 23-26th at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Houston, Texas. Partner Members As AACS restructures our association to prepare for the future, we are also adjusting our membership rates to reflect the cost of economic inflation to operate in this new landscape. We are offering a special one-time offer to all of our current AACS partners. If you renew and pay your 2020 membership of $900 by December 31, 2019. This represents a $300 savings in 2020. This special one-time membership renewal offer is also good news if you also have a sponsorship agreement. If you renew your $900 partner membership rate prior to December 31, 2019, this rate will be credited back in your overall final sponsorship agreement. Note for both memberships Rates for both memberships increase after December 31, 2019. Support the beauty industry and the work AACS does every day to advocate for our students, educators and professionals. For more information, email Cristina@beautyschools.org.
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 Your gift giving problems are solved! Pick up one of these clever t-shirts for you and your fashionable friends. They not only look spiffy - they’re supportive! of the AACS Government Relations Committee. Contact AACS at info@beautyschools.org to request an order form. 
Does your school want to get a jump-start on 2020 admissions goals and receive free leads? Sign up to be a Make Your Mark member school by December 31, 2019 and receive free leads for an entire year as a Make Your Mark partner school.” Partnering with AACS on the Make Your Mark campaign is free of charge and gives your school a lead generating platform for 12 months. There is no fee and no obligation to continue once your school signs up. Is your school ready to Make Your Mark in 2020? Click here to claim your free partner school listing on the Make Your Mark website.
**Please note: WINK will not publish the week of Christmas. WINK will resume on January 2, 2020.
GRC News
Federal Updates U.S. Department of Education December 6, 2019 – The Department published a notice in the Federal Register requesting an extension of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) which is a provision in the Improving America's Schools Act, Public Law 103-382. Section 427 of GEPA requires an applicant for assistance under Department programs to develop and describe in the grant application the steps it proposes to take to ensure equitable access to, and equitable participation in, its proposed project for students, teachers, and other program beneficiaries with special needs. The current GEPA Section 427 guidance for discretionary grant applications and formula grant applications has approval through April 30, 2020. Upcoming Hearings On Thursday, December 12, at 9 a.m. ET, Secretary DeVos will testify before the full House Education and Labor Committee on “Examining the Education Department’s Implementation of Borrower Defense.” She will likely face tough questions on the Department’s management of borrower defense to repayment claims under the current rule. The AACS Government Relations team at Duane Morris will be attending the hearing and will send a report to full membership following the hearing. Congressional Activity Late yesterday, the House and Senate reached an agreement on changes to a bipartisan Senate deal on reauthorization of funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and FAFSA simplification. The amended House bill, H.R. 5363, is expected to pass the House today, and will be sent to the Senate for what will likely be a quick vote to present the legislation to the President’s desk. AACS’s GRC and lobbying team are monitoring closely. The FAFSA simplification provisions are supported by AACS. Recently Introduced Federal Legislation H.R. 5372 – To clarify that employees of safety net health plans are eligible for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 12/9/19
a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 12/9/19
a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 12/9/19
H.R. 5360 –To remove college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 12/6/19
H.R. 5339 – To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means, 12/6/19
H.R. 5314 – To enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans, and for other purposes. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means, 12/5/19
H.R. 5312 – To authorize the creation of a commission to develop voluntary accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related technologies used in postsecondary education, and for other purposes. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 12/5/19
H.R. 5294 – Student Borrower Protections Act of 2019 a. Summary: To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a postsecondary education loan borrower bill of rights and to require certain creditors to obtain private loan certifications from institutions of higher education, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to issue rules to establish standards for reporting information related to student loans to consumer reporting agencies, and for other purposes. b. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 12/4/19
H.R. 5287 – Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practices Act a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Financial Services, 12/3/19
H.R. 5278 – To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under the All-Volunteer Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to phase out the use of such program, and for other purposes. a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 12/3/19 Members in the News
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