Tag: BPPE

As the Department of Education Revisits the Gainful Employment Rule California Legislators Propose a State Alternative

Jonathon Glass, Kate Lee Carey and Joseph Mensah

With continued questions about the Trump Administration’s commitment to Obama-era regulations, including the Gainful Employment (GE) Rule, one state is ready to jump into the fray and offer its own state-based alternative to the federal GE Rule.

CA BPPE Issues Final Regulations on Data Reporting and Disclosure

Kate Lee Carey, Nancy Anderson, Matt Johnson and Paul Thompson

After several rounds of public comment and revisions, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE or Bureau) has issued final regulations significantly expanding the data reporting and disclosure requirements with respect to an institution’s Annual Report, Performance Fact Sheets, and website.

Recent Developments on State Authorization at Department of Education and in California

Kate Lee Carey and Mike Goldstein

The US Department of Education (ED or the Department) has decided against an earlier plan to send letters to every institution believed to be out-of-compliance (or rather, located in a state that is considered out-of-compliance) with the federal state authorization requirements at 34 C.F.R. § 600.9(a), also known as the “On-Ground Rule.” Compliance with the rule is a condition to eligibility to participate in the Title IV programs.

Major Changes in California’s Regulation of Private Postsecondary Institutions

Mike Goldstein and Matt Johnson

California recently enacted a new law that will significantly alter the regulation of many in-state and out-of-state postsecondary institutions. The new law will have an immediate impact on a number of issues, and it signals that further regulation is likely in the near future.