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Executive Order 12900: Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

President: Bill Clinton

Created a presidential advisory commission and interagency initiative on Hispanic participation and outcomes in federal education programs; a successor order revoked it.

Status: Revoked.

Is Executive Order 12900 still in effect? No. Revoked and replaced by Executive Order 13230 in 2001.

What does Executive Order 12900 do?

EO 12900 established the President’s Advisory Commission and White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans in the Department of Education. It required agency liaisons, education data, an annual federal plan and attention to participation and outcomes across federal programs. EO 13230 created a successor initiative with a revised achievement-gap mission and expressly revoked EO 12900 as amended.

Administration position: The order sought better coordination, data and access for Hispanic students. It did not itself appropriate education funds or guarantee any particular outcome.
SignedFebruary 22, 1994
Commission sizeUp to 25 members
Administrative homeDepartment of Education

Before and after

Before the order

Federal education programs lacked this Clinton-era commission, initiative and annual-plan structure.

After the order

Education coordinated an interagency initiative and advisory commission until a successor order replaced them.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Education SecretaryCoordinate the initiative and submit an annual federal planWhile the order operated
Advisory CommissionAdvise on progress, coordination and participationDuring its term
Designated agenciesName senior liaisons and provide appropriate dataWhile the order operated

What happened next

EO 12900 established the commission and initiative.

EO 12974 continued the advisory committee.

EO 13230 revoked and replaced EO 12900 as amended.