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GAO-15-228R 1 (2014-11-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqsy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: cIAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326397 November 17, 2014 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Lamar Alexander Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable John Kline Chairman The Honorable George Miller Ranking Member Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Education: Program Integrity: Gainful Employment Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Education (Education) entitled Program Integrity: Gainful Employment (RIN: 1840-AD15). We received the rule on October 31, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as final regulations on October 31, 2014, with an effective date of July 1, 2015. 79 Fed. Reg. 64,890. The final rule establishes measures for determining whether certain postsecondary educational programs prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, and the conditions under which these educational programs remain eligible under the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Education intends this rule to address growing concerns about educational programs that, as a condition of eligibility for title IV, HEA program funds, are required by statute to provide training that prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation (GE programs), but instead are leaving students with unaffordable levels of loan debt in relation to their earnings, or leading to default. Specifically, this rule establishes (1) an accountability framework for GE programs that defines what it means to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation by establishing measures by which Education will evaluate whether a GE program remains eligible for title IV, HEA program funds, and (2) a transparency framework that will increase the quality and availability of information about the outcomes of students enrolled in GE programs. Enclosed is our assessment of Education's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Other than the Unfunded Mandate Act as discussed in the enclosure, our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that Education complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-15-228R

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