DoD, ED, VA Presentation on EO 13607

7/30/2019 DoD, ED, VA Presentation on EO 13607

1/32

Carolyn Baker, David Bergeron, Marty Guthrie,

Jessica Shedd, and Robert Worley | Nov. 2012

U.S. Department of Education

2012 Fall Conference

Principles of Excellence

Executive Order 13607

Session 5


2/32


3/32

Executive Order Overview

Signed by President Obama on April 27, 2012

Designed to provide information, support, and protectionsto Federal education beneficiaries

Strengthens oversight, enforcement, and accountability

activities within educational benefit programs Establishes Principles of Excellence as guidelines for

educational institutions receiving Federal funding

Expands student data collection efforts to betterunderstand educational outcomes

Requires development of a Centralized Complaint Systemfor students

3


4/32

Principles of Excellence

The Principles encourage schools to: Prior to enrollment, provide students a personalized form covering

the total cost of an educational program Program costs, student debt estimates, and Federal financial aid

options upfront

Provide educational plans for all military and veteran educationbeneficiaries End fraudulent and aggressive recruiting techniques and

misrepresentation Provide accommodations for service members and reservists absent

due to service requirements

Designate a point of contact for academic and financial advising Ensure accreditation of all new programs prior to enrolling students Align institutional refund policies with those under Title IV

4


5/32

Working Groups

Three working groups to implement the Executive Order:

Information

Reports

Enforcement

Comprised of representatives from:

VA

DOD

Department of Education

Department of Justice Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

5


6/32

Implementation Work

Letter sent to Educational Institutions, May 2012 Outlined Principles of Excellence, encouraged compliance, &

requested notice of intent to comply 6,184 schools (3,514 main campuses) posted on GI Bill website

Conducted three informational webinars in June for schools

and professional organizations (GI Bill website, School Resources) GI Bill Trademark Registered Oct 16, 2012 associatedpolicy under development

Finalized Financial Aid Shopping Sheet (Dept ED Jul 12)

Submitted 90-day status reports on Implementation,Enforcement, & Compliance to White House

Outreach: SCO Assoc., School Assoc., VSOs, SAAs

6


7/32


8/32

Centralized Complaint System

Centralized Complaint System to register, track, and respond to complaints Builds upon existing online, phone, and in-person intake at VA and DoD Forum for students to report concerns about recruiting and other issues Standardized complaint form, though intake will be conducted by each agency

individually Complaints will be stored in the Federal Trade Commissions Consumer Sentinel

Network database Agencies will follow uniform procedures for receiving, processing, and sharing

complaint information DoD and VA may expand compliance reviews to incorporate institutions with

complaints submitted through this system Database will be accessible to agencies to review external complaints, run reports,

and identify trends that potentially warrant criminal or civil investigation DoD and VA working Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)/System of Records

Notification (SORN) process for complaint information collection Working toward spring 2013 initial implementation

8


9/32

Department of Defense

9


10/32


11/32

Key Stakeholders Concerns

Institutions3.d. (1) Adhering to the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

(SOC) Consortium Principles, Criteria, and Military Student Bill

of Rights; especially waiving degree residency requirements.

3.d. (2) Recognize, accept, and award military training and

education credit where appropriate, from the Army/ACE

Registry Transcript System IHE

4. c. Educational Plan (1) Institutions will provide an evaluated

educational plan to the Service member and his or her Service

11


12/32


13/32

Key Stakeholders Concerns

Health Education Labor and Pension

(HELP) Committee Ensuring quality Service members and

Veterans are receiving an education that will leadthem to employment, certification, and licensure

Disclosure of information

Aggressive marketing and loan defaults

13


14/32


15/32


16/32

Executive Order 13607 signed April 27, 2012

Requires institutions to provide information, support, andprotections to Federal education beneficiaries

Strengthens oversight, enforcement, and accountabilityactivities within educational benefit programs

Establishes Principles of Excellence as guidelines foreducational institutions receiving Federal funding

Expands student data collection efforts to betterunderstand educational outcomes

Requires development of a Centralized ComplaintSystem for students

16


17/32


18/32

Refund Policyg. Have a refund policy that is aligned with the refund of unearned student aid

rules applicable to Federal student aid

DoD will be implementing:

20 USC 1098cc Tuition refunds or credits for members of armed forces

Sec. 1098cc. Tuition refunds or credits for members of armed forces

AND

Title 34: Education

Part 668 Student Assistance General Provisions

Subpart B Standard for Participation in Title IV, HEA Programs

668.22 Treatment of Title IV funds when a student withdraws.

18


19/32

Readmission

f. Allow service members and reservists to be readmitted to a program if they

are temporarily unable to attend class or have to suspend their studies due to

service requirements

DoD will be implementing:Department of Education 34 CFR 668.18 - Readmission requirements for Service

members(a) General. (1) An institution may not deny readmission to a person who is a member

of, applies to be a member of, performs, has performed, applies to perform, or has an

obligation to perform, service in the uniformed services on the basis of that

membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for

service, or obligation to perform service.

(2) (i) An institution must promptly readmit to the institution a person described inparagraph (a)(1) of this section with the same academic status as the student had

when the student last attended the institution

(iv) (A) If the institution determines that the student is not prepared to resume

19


20/32

Standardized Form

b. Provide students with a personalized,

standardized form with costs, financial

Aid, and outcome measures

DoD will recommend

schools use:


DCL GEN-ID 12-17

Publication Date: August 30, 2012

Commitment to use theFinancial Aid Shopping Sheet

20


21/32

Complaint System

3. Create an interagency Centralized Complaint System

DoD, Department of Justice, Consumer Financial ProtectionBureau, Department of Education, and Veterans Affairs arecreating a centralized school complaint system

The system will: Receive school complaints/concerns from all Agencies Process complaints Refer matters for civil or criminal enforcement

The pilot system will be operational spring of 2013.

21


22/32

Military Base Access

4. Establish new uniform rules and strengthen existing procedures for access tomilitary installations by education institutions

DoD is implementing the following policies in the spring of 2013Institutions may access military bases to provide education, guidance, and training opportunities ONLYMarketing firms or companies that own and operate higher-learning institutions will not have access to

the basesMay have access to military bases to provide education guidance to their students:

Access onlythrough the base education officer via a written proposal

(a) Have a signed MOU with DoD;

(b) Be chartered or licensed by the State government in which the services will be rendered;

(c) Be State approved for the use of veterans education benefits;

(d) Course offering must be provided by postsecondary institution accredited by a national or

regional accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; and

(e) Have an on base student population of at least 20 active duty military students

22


23/32


24/32


24


25/32

Improving Transparency & Accountability

President tasked Administration to provide relevantinformation to students and families to help them makefinancially-sound higher education decisions

Particularly for veterans, military spouses, and

their familiesLed to several new tools to support choice process

College Scorecard

Financial Aid Shopping Sheet

25


26/32


27/32

Suite of Consumer Choice Tools

ED

Institution

Private Sector or Government

27


28/32

Financial Aid Shopping Sheet

Stage of choice process: choosing where to enroll

Standardized, clear, and concise format for providing prospective

students their personalized financial aid offer

Designed to help prospective students and their families better

understand the costs of college before making the final decision on

where to enroll

Identifies the type and amount of aid qualified for and allows for

easy comparison of aid packages offered by different institutions

Fulfills information requirements for key pieces of Executive Order

13607

28


29/32

QUESTIONS?

29


30/32

VA Contact Information

Robert M. Worley II

Director

Veterans Benefits Administration Education Service

Department of Veterans Affairs

http://www.GIBILL.VA.gov/

30


31/32

DOD Contact Information

Carolyn L. Baker

Chief, Voluntary Education Programs

OUSD (P&R) MC&FP (SL/Ed)

4800 March Center Drive, Suite 14E08Alexandria, VA 22350-2300

DoD Voluntary Education Web Page:

http://apps.mhf.dod.mil/voled

31


32/32

ED Contact Information

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

32

DoD, ED, VA Presentation on EO 13607

Documents

Transcript of DoD, ED, VA Presentation on EO 13607