Powers attorneys Nick Michiels and Dan Brozovic will present regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s state authorization rule on August 22, 2019 at the CSPEN 5th Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
Powers Education Counsel Laura Sitarski will moderate a panel on admissions best practices on August 1st, 2019 at the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) Annual Conference.
On Monday, July 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (“ED”) formally published a final rule rescinding the Obama-era regulations known as the Gainful Employment rule. Institutions have the option to implement these changes immediately—including cessation of all GE disclosure obligations and direct-delivery requirements—provided they follow ED’s instructions for doing so, which are described below.
Department of Education Clarifies Borrower Defense to Repayment Reporting Obligations in June 3 Q&A
Summary
On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education issued additional guidance, styled as a question and answer document, regarding financial responsibility reporting requirements under the Borrower Defense to Repayment regulation (collectively, the “Reporting Requirements”).
Beginning July 1, 2019, institutions will need to directly distribute Gainful Employment disclosures to prospective students before they enroll, and include the disclosures or links thereto in their GE program promotional materials. Compliance will be required at least until the Department of Education’s pending changes to the GE rule take effect. Review the article below.
Laura Sitarski has worked as an education and litigation attorney in both in-house and law firm settings, with practical experience spanning from existential regulatory and litigation issues to day-to-day counseling and implementation of compliant, practical policies and training. We welcome Laura to POWERS Education practice.
The 2019 Gainful Employment Disclosure Template is now available. Read below the POWERS Education Group analysis of the new template, and where and how to post updated disclosures on institutional websites.
The U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) recently announced an important change in the way it will enforce the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”). Instead of opening a formal investigation regarding each valid FERPA complaint – a practice that contributed to severe backlogs in the Department’s FERPA case file – the Department will now dedicate investigatory resources to the highest-risk issues and take a less formal, more collaborative approach for other cases.
Sharon H. Bob, Ph.D., POWERS Higher Education Specialist on Policy and Regulation, has authored an article on protecting financial aid data from data breaches. Read the article here.
Powers is proud to sponsor the Career Education Colleges and Universities Fourth Annual CEO Summit next week in Las Vegas. The event brings together executives from education and allimember organizations for the latest #HigherEd news. http://www.cecuevents.org/ceo/