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Policy Matters | Department of Education Releases Final Regulations Following Negotiated Rulemaking (November 2019)

November 20, 2019
Welcome to the November edition of Policy Matters. Each issue has the latest updates and actionable items in public policy for adult and nontraditional education stakeholders.

Major Update

  • Department of Education Releases Final Regulations Following Negotiated Rulemaking
    The . The regulations include important topics to our community like the change from identifying online students’ place of residency to where they are “located”; a major change to consumer protection in professional licensure disclosure for all programs; and a change to distance education student complaint processes, among many other tweaks.There are some critics, , who feels like the Department did not accurately represent the committee’s intent. However, others have praised some of the proposed changes or noted that the updated language is welcomed in opposition to the old regulations. The effective date of these regulations is July 1, 2020. Other rules remain in effect until that time, although the Secretary is allowing for early implementation for state authorization and the associated disclosure requirements beginning as of November 1, 2019. We encourage your institution and all program administrators to review these regulations and see how they may affect your university.

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Mark Bernhard, North Carolina State University
Frank Principe, University of Maryland Global Campus
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Abram Hedtke, St. Cloud State University
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