GRC Update: Put These Issues on Your Radar
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• NACCAS sent out a reminder for 2016 Policy Call for Comment. We STRONGLY encourage you to participate in this process!
o The Proposed Changes can be found here.
o The link to comment online can be found here.
• NACCAS also sent out a Town Hall Forum Invitation.
o The 2016 NACCAS Town Hall Forum will take place Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the Hilton Crystal City at Washington Reagan National Airport, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 - (703) 418-6800. To download the full 2016 NACCAS Town Hall Forum invitation and application/registraion forms, click here.
• On June 10, the U.S. Department of Education released Electronic Announcement #81, announcing the official 45-day correction period for the Draft GE Completers List would begin Tuesday, June 14, 2016 and end Thursday, July 28, 2016. Therefore, if you have any corrections to your Completers List that need to be made, you need to do so right away.
• In addition, Student Borrower Defense to Repayment NPRM was announced last week. Your GRC will provide the membership with a summary of the defense to repayment regulations and actions you will need to take during the comment period. You can find out all of the information regarding the proposal here.
• On June 13, the following press release was announced:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today issued the following joint statement regarding the Department of Education's new proposed regulation affecting student borrowers:
• When a school commits fraud against a student, there should be a fair process in place to hold the school accountable and provide relief to students. Congress has given the administration the tools it needs to do just that, and the administration has been urged time and again to use those tools in a responsible way. Yet once again, the department is rejecting the reasonable approach for an extreme, partisan approach. This vague and subjective regulatory scheme—which totals more than 500 pages—threatens to ensnare institutions that are following the law and serving the best interests of their students. Taxpayers will be on the hook for billions of dollars in discharged loans, and ultimately, students will have a harder time accessing the education they need to succeed in life. This proposed regulation should be withdrawn and current protections for students should be enforced in a fair, responsible manner.
