Regulatory Guidance

ADDITIONAL REGULATORY FLEXIBILITIES RELATED TO CORONAVIRUS

ED’s Office of Postsecondary Education announced several deadline extensions because of COVID-19 including extensions to Campus Crime, Annual Security Reports, Annual Fire Safety Reports, Equity In Athletics Disclosures and the 20-21 FISAP. The deadline to for institutions to distribute their Annual Security Reports and Annual…

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INCREASE IN PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT USE DUE TO COVID-19

With unemployment insurance ending for millions of people this month, financial aid offices around the country have been inundated with requests for financial aid appeals. Earlier this year the Department released guidance encouraging financial aid administrators “use professional judgment to reflect more accurately the financial…

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COD IMPLEMENTS CARES ACT REPORTING AND WAIVERS FOR AID CANCELLATION

On August 2, 2020, the COD system was updated to support CARES Act reporting for students who qualify for a Title IV waiver because they withdrew due to COVID-19. The implementation of these changes will be rolled out in two phases. In the first phase,…

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FY 21 SEQUESTER-REQUIRED CHANGES TO THE TITLE IV STUDENT AID PROGRAMS

Beginning on October 1, 2020 origination fees on Direct Loans including Direct PLUS Loans, are changing. Iraq-Afghanistan Service Grants (IASG) and TEACH Grant awards are also changing. These changes will apply to all loans, IASG and TEACH Grants where a first disbursement is made on…

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REPORTING OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, CONTRACTS AND GIFTS FROM FOREIGN SOURCES

ED’s Office of General Counsel announced some major changes to institutions obligations under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act which requires institutions to disclose information about ownership and control by foreign sources, contracts with foreign sources, and gifts from foreign sources. Schools have historically…

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NEW TITLE IX FINAL RULES RELEASED

Last month ED published new Final Rules for addressing sexual harassment, assault, and other forms of sex discrimination on college campuses. Among other changes, the new rules bring due process to campus for investigating and adjudicating cases. Colleges will have to comply with the new…

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ED OCR OFFERS GUIDANCE ON ADA AND TITLE IX COMPLIANCE IN DISTANCE ED

ED’s Office of Civil Rights just released a Technical Assistance FAQ to help institutions meet their obligations related to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX while offering distance learning related to COVID-19.

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UPDATE ON FEDERAL WORK STUDY COMMUNITY SERVICE WAIVERS RELATED TO COVID-19

Schools participating in the Federal Work Study Program are required to spend at least 7% of their federal FWs share to pay wages for students working in community service positions each award year. In meeting this requirement, at least one or more of the school’s…

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UPDATED HEERF GUIDANCE FROM ED FOLLOWING CONFERENCE CALL

In less than two hours, the U.S. Department of Education will give a breifing on COVID-19 and the CARES Act stimulus package according to a memo just blasted out by ED. It reads: ” Good morning higher education stakeholders, Please join senior officials from the…

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PROTECTING STUDENTS’ CIVIL RIGHTS DURING COVID-19 RESPONSE

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education released a webinar on ensuring web accessibility for students with disabilities for schools utilizing online learning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In addition, OCR published a fact sheet for education leaders on how…

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