Ready or Not, Here It Comes! New Regulations When Offering Programs Leading to a License Effective July 1!

WCET Frontiers

May 16, 2024

There is no more hiding from the eventuality of the effective date for new Federal regulations affecting the institutions serving students in programs leading to a license or certification. Institutions and the U.S. Department of Education (Department) have a common goal to support a student participating in an educational program leading to a state license to complete the state educational requirements to pursue their goal of becoming employed in the occupation for which they were trained and educated.

However, there has been some confusion about the new rules developed for student protection that were designed without input from the professional licensing community. In this post, we will attempt to unpack the rules and suggest implementation strategies while we continue waiting for the topical FAQ as promised by the Department.

In a nutshell, the institution must now do more than provide notifications as required by Federal regulations effective July 1, 2020, for students enrolled in licensed programs.

The new and amended regulations, developed from the Winter 2022 negotiated rulemaking and released as final on October 31, 2023, elevate the responsibility of the institution to certify as provided below for the Program Participation Agreement (PPA) in addition to providing notifications. The additional requirement in the PPA is as follows:

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