Yesterday, NASFAA submitted comments on proposed rules on various general and non-loan provisions that were added to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA). The proposed regulations would amend the regulations for Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965, the Student Assistance General Provisions, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Programs, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program, the Federal Pell Grant Program, and the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program (LEAP). These regulations were drafted by the Department after federal and nonfederal negotiators failed to reach consensus during the negotiated rulemaking process (Team V).

NASFAA's comments raised several areas of concern dealing with:

• Institutional eligibility;
• Student consumer information requirements (including placement and retention rates);
• Sevicemember readmission policies; and
• The year-round Pell Grant

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