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      "title": "Institutional Eligibility for Participation in Title IV Student Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization Issues",
      "summary": "Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) authorizes programs that provide student financial aid to support attendance at a variety of institutions of higher education (IHEs). These institutions include public institutions, private non-profit institutions, and private for-profit (proprietary) institutions. In order for students attending a school to receive federal Title IV assistance, the school must:\nBe licensed or otherwise legally authorized to provide postsecondary education in the state in which it is located,\nBe accredited by an agency recognized for that purpose by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and\nBe deemed eligible and certified to participate in federal student aid programs by ED.\nThe most recent reauthorization of the Higher Education Act in 1998 resulted in several key changes to provisions affecting institutional eligibility, including:\nThe requirement that proprietary institutions derive at least 10% of their revenues from non-Title IV sources (also known as the 90/10 rule),\nModification of refund policy requirements to apply only to Title IV funds and to require pro-rata refunds for all Title IV recipients who withdraw before the completion of 60% of the payment period or period of enrollment, and\nEstablishment of a distance learning demonstration program.\nSince the 1998 reauthorization, Congress has acted through the Higher Education Reconciliation Act (P.L. 109-171) to make additional changes to HEA institutional eligibility requirements, particularly as they relate to program eligibility, distance education, and the return of Title IV funds. ED has also made regulatory changes affecting institutional eligibility\u2014most notably the elimination of the 12-hour rule and clarification of incentive compensation regulations.\nAs the 110th Congress considers HEA reauthorization, several issues may become a focus of debate. These issues may include, for example, the 90/10 rule, accreditation, institutional outcomes, transfer of credit, and distance education.\nThis report will be updated as warranted by major legislative action.",
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