NASFAA Nominates Negotiators for Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking
NASFAA has nominated eight negotiators to serve on the Team I Negotiated Rulemaking Committee that will discuss program integrity issues beginning in November. NASFAA nominated six members from financial aid offices at different types of higher education institutions and two members of the NASFAA staff to participate in the upcoming negotiations.
The committee will hold its first meeting on Nov. 2 to 6 and will discuss:
Satisfactory academic progress
Monitoring grade point averages
Incentive compensation
Gainful employment in a recognized occupation
State authorization as a component of institutional eligibility
Definition of a credit hour
Verification of FAFSA information
Definition of a high school diploma to determine aid eligibility
Misrepresentation of information provided to students and prospective students
Ability to benefit
Agreements between institutions of higher education
Retaking coursework
Term-based module programs
Institutions required to take attendance for purposes of the R2T4 requirements.
Timeliness and method of disbursement of Title IV funds.
The negotiated rulemaking committee will not discuss student loan program integrity issues because the Department anticipates convening additional negotiated rulemaking committees following the completion of pending legislative action related to student loans.
Schedule
Session One: November 2-6, 2009
Session Two: December 7-11, 2009
Session Three: January 25-29, 2010
The schedule for these negotiations has been developed to ensure publication of the final regulations by the November 1, 2010 statutory deadline for publishing Title IV, HEA student financial assistance final regulations.
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