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The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) was signed by President Bush on Aug. 14, 2008, to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA). The HEA governs federal student aid and grants to institutions of higher education and hadn't been reauthorized since 1998.

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Federal Documents

This list includes links to bill and law texts, Congressional reports, Dear Colleague Letters and the Federal Register.

Dear Colleague Letters
- GEN-11-14 (external link) – Implementation of Program Integrity Regulations
- GEN-11-13 (external link) – 2012-2013 Award Year: FAFSA Information to be Verified, and Acceptable Documentation
- GEN-11-12 (external link) – Trial Periods of Enrollment
- GEN-11-11 (external link) – State authorization under the program integrity regulations
- GEN-11-10 (external link) – Implementation of regulatory requirements related to gainful employment programs
- GEN-11-08 (external link) – Ability To Benefit (ATB) provisions published in 10/29/10 Final Reguations
- GEN-11-06 (external link) – Guidance to institutions and accrediting agencies for credit hours as defined by 10/29/10 Final Regulations
- GEN-11-05 (external link) – Implementation of program integrity regulations
Electronic Announcements
- 2011-09-23 – Letter from Federal Student Aid (FSA) Chief Operating Officer James W. Runcie to College Presidents Regarding Gainful Employment Reporting Requirements
- 2011-09-02 – Program Integrity Information - Questions and Answers
- 2011-06-06 – Satisfactory Academic Progress Review for Students in Clock Hour Programs
- 2011-05-06 – Effective Date of new R2T4 Regulations
Federal Register notices
- Sept. 9, 2011 PDF - NPRM Adding New Educational Programs
- Aug. 2, 2011 PDF - Gainful Employment Reporting Date for the 2010-2011 Award Year and Continued Collection of Gainful Employment Information for Prior Award Years
- June 13, 2011 - Final Rules PDF - Gainful Employment Debt Measures
- April 14, 2011 - Correction to Final Rules PDF - Program integrity issues
- Oct. 29, 2010 - Final Rules PDF - Program integrity issues
- June 18, 2010 - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking PDF - Program integrity issues and foreign schools
Gainful Employment Electronic Announcements (GEEA)
- GEEA #42 – 2011-2012 Disclosures for GE Programs
- GEEA #41 – Requirements for Adding New Educational Programs
- GEEA #40 – Modifications to GE Functionality Now Available on NSLDS
- GEEA #39 – Status of GE Regulations
- GEEA #38 – Availability of June 26, 2012 GE Webinar
- GEEA #37 – Release of 2011 GE Informational Rates to Institutions
- GEEA #36 – Reminder to Sign-Up to Receive GE Notification Package
- GEEA #35 – GE Operations Manual Now Available
- GEEA #34 – Title IV Eligibility of Preparatory Courses of Study and their GE Status
- GEEA #33 – Upcoming Release of GE Informational Rates and Related NSLDS Enhancements Planned for Spring 2012
- GEEA #32 – Reporting Deadline for 2011-2012 Award Year GE Information
- GEEA #31 – GE Placement Rates and NCES Methodology
- GEEA #30 – GE Data Corrections
- GEEA #29 – Upcoming Public Comment Period for NSLDS Enrollment and GE Reporting Data Standards
- GEEA #28 – Continued GE Data Reporting and Corrections
- GEEA #27 – Reminder of Gainful Employment Reporting Date of November 15, 2011
- GEEA #26 – Updated NSLDS Gainful Employment Submittal Template
- GEEA #25 – Disclosures by Educational Program
- GEEA #24 – NPRM: Application and Approval for New Programs
- GEEA #23 – Gainful Employment Reporting Functionality Now Available on NSLDS
- GEEA #22 – Updated NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide and NSLDS Newsletter #34
- GEEA #21 – Live Internet Webinar: Additional Information on the NSLDS Gainful Employment Reporting Process
- GEEA #20 – Live Internet Webinar: Adding a New Gainful Employment Program
- GEEA #19 – Preparatory Courses of Study Not Considered Gainful Employment Programs
- GEEA #18 – Submitting an Explanation of Missing/Incomplete Gainful Employment Data
- GEEA #17 – Updated NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide (Aug. 4, 2011)
- GEEA #16 – Updated Procedures for Reporting New Educational Programs That Prepare Students for Gainful Employment in a Recognized Occupation
- GEEA #15 – Gainful Employment Reporting Dates
- GEEA #14 – NSLDS Gainful Employment Submittal Template
- GEEA #13 – New SAIG Message Classes for Reporting Gainful Employment Data
- GEEA #12 – Certificates Awarded as Part of a Degree Program
- GEEA #11 – Determining Whether an Educational Program is a Gainful Employment Program
- GEEA #10 – Availability of Gainful Employment Webinar #1
- GEEA #9 – Live Internet Webinar – Reporting Gainful Employment Data to NSLDS
- GEEA #8 – Final Regulations on Gainful Employment Debt Measures
- GEEA #7 – Updated NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide
- GEEA #6 – Unofficial Draft Regulations on Metrics for Gainful Employment Programs
- GEEA #5 – Procedures for Reporting New Educational Programs that Prepare Students for Gainful Employment in Recognized Occupation
- GEEA #4 – NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide
- GEEA #3 – Correction of DCL GEN-11-10 regarding Teacher Certification Programs
- GEEA #2 – Live Internet Webinar – Implementation of the Reporting and Disclosure Requirements of the Oct. 29, 2010 Final Regulations Related to Gainful Employment Programs
- GEEA #1 – Posting of Electronic Announcements Related to Gainful Employment Programs

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Industry Resources

This list includes links to impact summaries, side-by-side analysis, blacklines and other helpful tools developed by OCAP and our industry partners.

OCAP/OGSLP resources
- "High School Diploma Requirements" article – from the June 2011 Online News
- "Application of Return to Title IV (R2T4)" article – from the May 2011 Online News
- "Written Agreements Between Colleges" article – from the April 2011 Online News
- "Repeating Coursework" article – from the March 2011 Online News
- "Verification Process" article – from the Feb. 2011 Online News
- "Program Integrity Final Rules" article – from the Dec. 2010 Online News

NAICU resources
- State Authorization and Distance Education Background Information PDF
US Department of Education resources
- Program Integrity (PI) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (external link)
- Gainful Employment (GE) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (external link)

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Training

OCAP Presentations
- Program Integrity Breakout Session PPS from Spring 2011 OASFAA Conference
Federal Training Presentations
- Gainful Employment
  - Regulatory Update 2011, Module 1: Program Integrity Regulations PDF
  - The following videos are presentations made at the 2010 FSA Conference by the Department of Education. These recordings are high-level overviews of the Program Integrity Final Rules. Slides for other sessions at the conference are available from the Department of Education’s website (external link).
    - Session 25: General Provisions and Non-Loan Program Institutional Issues
      PowerPoint Presentation PPT
    - Session 26: General Provisions and Non-Loan Program Student Issues
      PowerPoint Presentation PPT
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