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Program Integrity Final Rule

This program ensures that schools in any state are legally authorized to provide postsecondary education, as required by the Higher Education Act. It outlines the state oversight role, approval processes, and consumer information for current and prospective students. Distance education provisions and implications are also addressed.

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Program Integrity Final Rule

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  1. Program IntegrityFinal Rule State Authorization

  2. State Authorization Under the Higher Education Act, for a school in any State to be eligible to participate in Federal programs, it must be legally authorized by the State to provide postsecondary education. §600.9

  3. State Authorization • State oversight role • Review and appropriately act on complaints regarding a school • Enforce applicable State laws and regulations (except for federal or tribal schools) §600.9

  4. State Authorization • State approval processes • Named as a postsecondary educational institution • Based on an authorization to conduct business • Based on an authorization to operate as a charitable organization • Exempted as a religious institution from State authorization • Authorized by federal government or an Indian tribe rather than a State §600.9

  5. State Authorization • Distance education: basic provisions • Separate provisions for distance, online, or correspondence education to students in a State in which a school is not physically located or in which it is otherwise subject to State jurisdiction • State requirements, if any— • Must meet the State’s requirements, to be legally offering postsecondary distance, online, or correspondence education in the State • Must be able to document the State’s approval upon request §600.9

  6. State Authorization • Distance education: additional considerations • If a school does not establish legal authorization by a State that regulates distance or online education or correspondence study: • The school is ineligible for Federal programs in that State; and • Any Title IV student aid disbursed to students in that State is a school liability. The school may be subject to other adverse actions. §600.9

  7. State Authorization • School consumer information for current and prospective students: • Copy of documentation describing the school’s accreditation and its State, federal, or tribal approval • Contact information for filing a complaint with the school’s accrediting agency and State approval entity, as well as any other relevant State official or agency that would “appropriately handle a student’s complaint” §600.9

  8. State Authorization • Implementation timeframe • Effective July 1, 2011 • If a State is unable to provide appropriate State authorizations, schools may request a one-year extension to July 1, 2012, if needed • And if necessary, an additional one-year extension to July 1, 2013 § 600.9

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