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GAO-08-969R 1 (2008-07-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwua0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA0 T I M Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-316720 July 15, 2008 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman The Honorable Michael B. Enzi Ranking Minority Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable George Miller Chairman The Honorable Howard P. Buck McKeon Ranking Minority Member Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Subject: Department of Education: The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEA CH) Grant Program and Other Federal Student Aid Programs 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 (Department), entitled The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program and Other Federal Student Aid Programs (RIN: 1840-AC93). We received the rule on June 30, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as final regulations on June 23, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 35,472. The final rule amends regulations pertaining to the TEACH grant program, a non- need based grant program that provides up to $4,000 per year to students who are enrolled in an eligible program and who agree to teach in a high-need field, at a low- income elementary or secondary school for at least 4 years. The final rule also amends regulations related to other federal student aid programs. The final rule implements provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA). Pub. L. No. 110-84, 121 Stat. 784 (2007). The Department notes that it has exercised limited discretion in implementing the CCRAA provisions. 73 Fed. Reg. 35,487. As example of such discretion, the final rule includes a definition of elementary and secondary academic year and includes a provision that explains the calculation of the grade- point average for transfer students. 73 Fed. Reg. 35,496. GAO-08-969R

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