Upload
brasen
View
34
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Disclosure Requirements and Consumer Information. David Racculia PHEAA Compliance Services. Why Regulate Consumer Information? Provides consistency and uniformity to the information made available by institutions of higher education - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
1
Disclosure Requirements and Consumer InformationDavid RacculiaPHEAA Compliance Services
2
LET’S GET STARTED! Why Regulate Consumer
Information? Provides consistency and uniformity
to the information made available by institutions of higher education
Helps prospective students effectively compare these institutions
Informs students and families of their rights under the law
3
NAVIGATING THE JUNGLE
Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA)
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA)
4
NAVIGATING THE JUNGLE Requirements come in two
basic types: Disclosure Requirements
Information that a school must distribute or make available to others
Reporting RequirementsInformation that must be provided to the U.S. Department of Education or other agencies
5
NAVIGATING THE JUNGLE
Evaluate
Coordinate
Monitor
6
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEA
So what is required anyway?
7
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
A Notice of Institutional and
Financial Aid Information
Enrolled students Written notice Annually
Contact Information for Individuals Who
Can Assist in Obtaining
Institutional or Financial Aid Data
Prospective and enrolled
students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
Financial Aid Information
Prospective and enrolled
students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
Notice of Federal Financial Aid
Penalties for Drug Law Violations
Each student upon
enrollment
Via conspicuous
written noticeUpon enrollment
8
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method FrequencyFamily
Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA)
All enrolled students
A written or electronic
method most likely to inform
students of their rights
Annually
Certain Consumer
Information for College
Navigator Website
Prospective and enrolled
students and the general
public
Disclosure information
must be posted on the
Institution’s website
---- The institution’s
web address (URL) as reported
through IPEDS
Ensure availability
9
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Diversity of the Student Body
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
Cost of Attendance
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
Net Price Calculator
Prospective and enrolled
students, and the
general public
Posted on the Institution’s
website
Must be posted to the
institution’s website by October 29,
2011Policies
Regarding Withdrawal, Institutional
Refund, and the Return of Title
IV Funds
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
10
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Textbook Information
Currently enrolled students
----Affiliated college
bookstores
For students – via the
institution’s Internet or
written course schedule as appropriate
----Written notice
to college bookstores
For students: updated with
internet or written course schedule as appropriate
----College
bookstores: as soon as
practicable once changes occur and upon the request of the
bookstoreDescription of
Academic Programs
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
11
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Accreditation, Approval, or Licensure for the Institution
and its Programs
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
Policies and Sanctions Regarding Copyright
Infringement (Including
Computer Use and File Sharing)
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or electronic
mediaAnnually
Teacher Preparation
Program Report
- State governments - Prospective and enrolled students and the general
public
To the state via the method
required by that state, and to the general public
via the institution’s
website
Annually by April
of each year
12
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Policies Regarding Transfer of Credit and Articulation Agreements
Prospective and enrolled
students and the general
public
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaEnsure
availability
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Prevention Program
Enrolled students and employees
Written publications that are sent directly to each student and employee
Annually
Annual Security Report
(Emergency Response and
Evacuation Procedures,
Timely Warnings, and
Crime Log)
All currently enrolled
students and all employees by Oct. 1 of each
year ----
To any prospective student or
employee upon request
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaAnnually
(by October 1)
13
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Vaccinations Policy
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaEnsure
availability
Fire Safety Report and Fire
Log
All currently enrolled
students and employees by Oct. 1 of each
year----
To any prospective student or
employee upon request
Publications, mailings, or
electronic media----
May be included within the
Annual Security Report
Annually (by October 1)
Information for Crime Victims
about Disciplinary Proceedings
The alleged victim of any
crime of violence or a
nonforcible sex offense (or next
of kin if deceased)
In writing
Upon written request of the victim (or next
of kin if deceased)
14
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Retention RatesProspective and
enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaEnsure
availabilityCompletion,
Graduation, and Transfer-out
Rates
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaAnnually (by July 1)
Completion, Graduation, and
Transfer-out Rates for Students Receiving
Athletically Related Student
Aid
Prospective and enrolled students receiving
athletically related student
aid
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaAnnually (by July 1)
Placement in Employment
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaEnsure
availability
15
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Job Placement Rates
Prospective students Written notice
At or before the time the
prospective student applies for enrollment
Types of Graduate and Professional Education in
which the Institution's
Graduates Enroll
Prospective and enrolled students
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaEnsure
availability
Intercollegiate Athletic Program
Participation Rates and Financial
Support Data
Prospective and enrolled students
attending a co-educational institution that
has an intercollegiate
athletic program
Publications, mailings, or
electronic mediaAnnually
(by October 15)
16
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Voter Registration
Forms
Each student enrolled in a
degree or certificate
program and physically in
attendance at the institution
Direct distribution of
voter registration
form--OR--
An electronic message that includes either an electronic copy of the
form, or the web address (URL)
where the form can be found
Annually (Within 120 days of the deadline for
voter registration in
that state)
Student Loan Information
Published by the U.S.
Department of Education
All prospective student
borrowers
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
17
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEA
Name Recipient Method Frequency
State Grant AidAll enrolled
student borrowers
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Annually (in sufficient time for the
student to meet any applicable
State Grant application deadline)
Information Regarding the
National Student Loan Data System
(NSLDS)
Prospective borrowers,
borrowers, and parent
borrowers
Written notification
At or before the origination of
the loan
18
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Entrance Counseling for Student Loan
Borrowers
All student borrowers
Conducted in person, by audiovisual
presentation, or by interactive
electronic means
Before the first disbursement of a loan is made for a first time
student borrower
Exit Counseling for Student Loan
BorrowersAll student borrowers
Conducted in person, by audiovisual
presentation, or by interactive
electronic means
Before a student borrower leaves
school
19
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Code of Conduct for Education
Loans
Employees with responsibilities
related to education loans
Prominently published on
the institution’s website
---- Written or electronic
notification to employees with education loan responsibilities
Ensure availability
---- Annually notify
- in writing – those
employees with education loan responsibilities
Private Education Loan
Disclosures (Including Self-
Certification Form)
Prospective private
education loan borrowers
Publications, mailings, or electronic
media
Ensure availability
----Provide a self certification form at the borrower’s
request for a private
education loan
20
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Preferred Lender Lists
All enrolled students and their families
Publications, mailings, or
electronic media issued by the
Institution (or an institution affiliated
organization)
Annually
Preferred Lender
Arrangements
Prospective or current students
and their families
On the institution’s (or
institution affiliated
organization’s) website, and in all publications,
mailings, or electronic
messages, that describe or
discuss private education loans
Ensure availability
21
DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEAName Recipient Method Frequency
Gainful Employment
Programs
All prospective and enrolled
students
Information must be posted
on the Institution’s website and
included in any promotional
materials----
Reporting requirements
suspended
Annually
Misrepresentation
Prospective and enrolled
students and the general
public
information must be posted
on the Institution’s
website
Ensure availability
22
ORGANIZE YOUR TEAMCompliance is a group effort…
Identify and recruit the right players
Establish an implementation strategy
Ensure administrative buy-in Establish a monitoring plan
23
A NOTE ON PUBLICATION
Think readability and accessibility
When possible, consider online publication
24
ONLINE PUBLICATION TIPS When considering on-line
publication : Focus on communication as well
as compliance Consider a single portal page for
all consumer information Adopt a “3-click” approach
25
ONLINE PUBLICATION TIPS
Consider consumer friendly language; avoid technical jargon whenever possible
Establish common sense content titles
National Postsecondary Education Cooperative: Information Required to be Disclosed under the Higher Education Act of 1965: Suggestions for Dissemination. (2009)
26
RESOURCES Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA) Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) GEN-08-12 summarizes the HEOA (
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN0812FP0810.html)
Volume 2 of the Federal Student Aid Handbook (http://ifap.ed.gov/fsahandbook/1314FSAHbkVol2.html)
Code of Federal Regulations (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/)
Handbook for Campus Safety and Security Reporting (http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/handbook.pdf)
National Postsecondary Education Cooperative: Information Required to Be Disclosed Under the Higher Education Act of 1965: Suggestions for Dissemination (2009) (http://nces.ed.gov)
27
RESOURCES FSA Assessment Module for Consumer Information (
http://www.ifap.ed.gov/qahome/qaassessments/consumerinformation.html)
IFAP Gainful Employment Information Page (http://ifap.ed.gov/GainfulEmploymentInfo/index.html)
Gainful Employment Operations Manual (rev. 5/23/2012) (http://www.ifap.ed.gov/GainfulEmploymentOperationsManual/GainfulEmploymentOperationsManual.html)
28
RESOURCESFor Policy Assistance…
David Racculia Tarah Seroskie(Compliance Specialists)
» E-mail – [email protected]
» Phone – (717) 720-3460
29
QUESTIONS?