reg. busters presenters: bill cheetham, associate vice-president for enrollment - lemoyne college,...
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Reg. Busters
Presenters:
Bill Cheetham, Associate Vice-President For Enrollment -
LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY
John View, Financial Aid Compliance Officer and Director of EOP
SUNY- ESF, Syracuse, NY
Why Regulations?
Chaos – The Webster’s Dictionary defines Chaos as: ‘Confusion’
Regulation – Defined by Webster as ‘control, adjust’
Congress Makes Federal Laws Follow
the bill as it moves through Congress
Reg Busting begins early
The reg busters should begin long before the lawmakers pass the bill and the president signs it.
News spreads fast – we should all be connected into our professional networks- the purpose being to receive data on pending bills –MAKE Comments Then
Early Reg Busting
Are you connected to IFAP for weekly updates?
Are you a member of a professional organization(s) – e.g NYSFAAA, et al
Legislative Advocacy Committees
List Serves?
Mentors and Kitchen cabinets
REG Busting Begins Early
Use a targeted approach – do not wait for the final bill, contact your legislative contacts as the hearings begin. Meet them in their home office Enlist and empower the support of those impacted by the change – studentsCombine the above for a forum on your campus
Reg Busting
You must have Factual Data to substantiate your position. Here say, innuendo or anecdotal stories or “Gee, someone told about someone who heard…”Be prepared to have the data challenged but if it is factual, then the data will speak for itself.Statistics Lie-Liars use statistics
Pro Active Reg Busting
Using the steps in the prior slide lays the Foundation for the after Passage work.
Ultimately a Regulation will be passed. It will go to the appropriate Department for more refinement. At that time, there are other vehicles to use for continued input.
Reg Busting After Passage
There are several tools that one can use to make further comments before final regulations are written.
NPRM – Notice of proposed Rulemaking – this process begins with the Dept. of Ed. Posting a notice(IFAP)
NPRM Example
On August 8, 2014 – DE- published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) in the Federal Register that proposes rules that will apply to PLUS Loan program (Credit History). A PDF copy of the NPRM is attached to this announcement and is also available directly on the IFAP website under Federal Registers. Schools normally have 30 days to comment.
NPRM
The NPRM is your way of making direct comments into the federal review process to potentially have the impact and/or modification you are seeking
The department does read these comments and must respond, in writing in the Federal Register
Negotiated Rulemaking ToolHEA section 492 requires negotiation of proposed Title IV regulations
Negotiated Rulemaking Goals:
Advance Administration’s Management Reform Priorities
Promote Active, But Limited, Role for Federal Government:
• Empower citizens
• Ensure results through accountability
NegReg GoalsReduce expense and compliance problems
Reduce program operating costs through greater use of e-commerce
Simplify process and improve service
Improve program management and integrity
Who Does NEG REG
Negotiators represent coalitions of identified “constituencies” e.g Department, Schools, Students and others
Emphasis on “practitioner” negotiators
Anyone can submit their Name – it is allowed in the notice from the Department
From NASFAA Notice 9/3/14
Identifying Negotiators: Send your thoughts and suggestions about who from the field (including yourself) might be willing and able to represent the interests of our membership at the forthcoming NegReg sessions. These individuals would need to attend the meetings, become familiar with the topic under negotiation, and offer constructive comments during the session.
Neg Reg Process
Various teams are selected and then they come together – usually in Washington to negotiate the ‘rules’ regulations that will take the chaos and turn it into a control that allows us all to adjust, explain and implement the new law
Save Perkins – Now - Real
Perkins Program Expires in September 2015
Any Change Requires Government Action
Value of the Program
Purpose and Makeup of the Taskforce
What is being done?
Spreading the WordAssociation Membership
Other Associations
EOP and Financial Aid Directors
Government Relations and College Presidents
Student Government and Current Borrowers
Prospective Students and Parents
What is being done?
Taking ActionMeetings with Elected Officials
Letters From Colleges
Meetings/Trainings with Student Groups
Active Support of Senator Harkin’s Higher Education Affordability Act
What Must We Do?
Individual Communication
Encourage Campus Communication
Facilitate Student Communication
Enable Family Involvement
Get Involved in Saving the Perkins loan program
Why is this important?
New York has been one of the most active states in fighting for the Perkins Loan Program.
If you award Perkins and you loose the funds- what will you replace it with?
Other states are beginning to use NY as a model.
Contact from students and families is the most impactful!
Reg Busters – After the Regulation is Implemented
From a practical standpoint, once the regulations are implemented, the best way to deal with them are:Training Workshops –Continuous reading of the regulationsReach out and touch someone – It’s Ok to say – I don’t think I get – can you help or explain – 2 heads are better than one
Reg BustersI ain’t afaraid of no regs……
Reg Busters - Questions
Thank you for coming