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Executive Order 13230: President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

President: George W. Bush

Created a 25-member advisory commission and an Education Department initiative to measure and improve Hispanic participation and outcomes in federal education programs.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 13230 still in effect? No. Revoked October 19, 2010; successor initiative established.

What does Executive Order 13230 do?

The order assigned these duties: President — Appoint up to 21 public members and designate two co-chairs; Commission — Submit interim and final findings.

Compared the commission’s membership, duties and reporting dates with the signed order; confirmed its temporary work and EO 13555’s express revocation in 2010. The interim report is cited separately from the later successor initiative.

SignedOctober 12, 2001
IssuerPresident George W. Bush
Lead agencies or officialsDepartment of Education, the presidential commission and participating executive agencies
Express timingAgency and interim reports by September 30, 2002; final report by March 31, 2003; commission ended 30 days later

Before and after

Before the order

EO 12900, as amended, supplied the earlier Hispanic education commission and initiative structure.

After the order

The commission issued an interim report in 2002 and completed its temporary work. Later administrations continued the initiative under new orders. EO 13555 revoked EO 13230 in 2010 and established a successor commission and initiative.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentAppoint up to 21 public members and designate two co-chairsAt establishment
CommissionSubmit interim and final findingsSeptember 30, 2002 and March 31, 2003
Education Department initiativeSupport the commission and coordinate federal effortsWhile the order remained in force
Participating agenciesReport participation, outreach and measurable resultsBy September 30, 2002

What happened next

EO 13230 signed.

The final-report deadline arrived, followed by the termination provision.

EO 13555 revoked EO 13230 and created a successor initiative.