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U.S. Department of Education
Distance Education – Further the Department’s July 29, 2019 Federal Register notice regarding the legal effectiveness of the 2016 state authorization rule for distance education, there have been a number of developments and additional guidance from the Department applicable to schools providing online programs. For the latest client alert issued by Duane Morris on the topic, see Duane Morris Alert –Distance Education – State Authorization
October 1, 2019 – Deadline for schools to submit 2020–21 FISAP electronically and mail in the required signature page - see https://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/072619FinalFISAPFormInstruDeskRefTechnicalRefDue100119.html
Looking Ahead – 2019 FSA Training Conference. The Federal Student Aid Office has opened registration for the 2019 FSA Training Conference scheduled for December 3 to 6 in Reno, Nevada. The FSA Training Conference is training provided for financial aid professionals by the government for those institutions receiving Title IV funds and is the largest training program in the United States serving the financial aid community. In 2018 more than 2,000 unique schools registered for the conference. Registration is free.
U.S. Congress – Newly Introduced Legislation of Note
S. 2345- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certifications, and for other purposes.
a. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 7/30/19
b. Sponsor: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) 1 Cosponsor
S. 2339- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, to require institutions of higher education to publish information regarding student success, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to provide for school accountability for student loans.
a. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, 7/30/19
b. Sponsor: Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) 1 Cosponsor
S. 2327- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
a. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 7/30/19
b. Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) 2 Cosponsors
H.R. 4119- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the interest-free grace period certain loans, and for other purposes
c. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor, 7/30/19
d. Sponsor: Rep. Al Lawson Jr. (D-FL) 2 Cosponsors
H.R. 4113- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for a percentage of student loan forgiveness for public service employment, and for other purposes.
a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor, 7/30/19
b. Sponsor: Rep. Kendra Horn (D-OK) 0 Cosponsors
H.R. 4098- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation reform, to require institutions of higher education to publish information regarding student success, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to provide for school accountability for student loans.
a. Status: Referred to House Committee on Education and labor, 7/30/19
b. Sponsor: Rep. Francis Rooney (R-FL) 2 Cosponsors
