As we’ve previously reported in detail, on November 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published final rules concerning state authorization of distance education programs and other topics. Notably, the new rules...more
On April 9, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released information and guidance related to the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), the approximately US$14 billion fund created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief...more
The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) released guidance on 9 March 2020 regarding potential procedural adaptions that SEVP-certified schools may take to address COVID-19. On behalf of the Department of Homeland...more
3/17/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
F-1 Visa ,
Foreign Exchange Students ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Foreign Students ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Infectious Diseases ,
M-1 Visa ,
Non-Immigrant Visas ,
Public Health ,
SEVP ,
USCIS ,
Visas
On 5 March 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published an electronic announcement to provide guidance on compliance with federal student financial aid (Title IV) requirements in connection with students for whom...more
3/10/2020
/ Best Practices ,
China ,
Colleges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Education ,
Educational Institutions ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Students ,
Title IV ,
Universities
On 4 February 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that OMB and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) have decided to withdraw the emergency information collection request that ED had submitted to OCR on...more
2/12/2020
/ Department of Education ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gifts ,
Higher Education Act ,
Information Management ,
New Regulations ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
On 17 December 2019, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published in the Federal Register notice of a new information collection request (ICR) related to reporting requirements under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act...more
12/31/2019
/ Department of Education ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Education Reform ,
Educational Institutions ,
Gifts ,
Higher Education Act ,
Information Management ,
New Regulations ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
On 1 November the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a final rule that addresses topics related to two prongs of the regulatory triad: accreditation and state authorization. In this alert, we address certain aspects...more
11/6/2019
/ Accreditation ,
Colleges ,
Department of Education ,
Distance Learning ,
Educational Institutions ,
Final Rules ,
General Authorization ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Title IV ,
Universities
Over the last few months state legislatures have put forward various bills that would increase regulation of postsecondary education.
...more
4/22/2019
/ Colleges ,
Education Reform ,
Education Requirements ,
For Profit Education ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nonprofits ,
Post-Secondary Institutions ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
Universities
In June of 2018, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which seeks to give consumers additional safeguards regarding their personal information. The CCPA will become effective January of 2020 and may...more
4/5/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Educational Institutions ,
FERPA ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Student Privacy ,
Student Records ,
Threshold Requirements