hIGHER eDUCATION oPPORTUNITY aCT rESOURCES
The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), Pub. L 110-315, was signed by President George W. Bush on Aug. 14, 2008, to reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA). The HEA had not been reauthorized since 1998 (P.L. 105-244). The HEA governs federal student aid, grants to institutions of higher education and other programs.
Below is a collection of HEOA resources including links to federal resources, executive summaries from various educational councils, professional organizations and other groups.
Federal Links
Overall Summaries
Education Preparation Programs
TRIO
GEAR UP
Student Financial Aid
Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
Accreditation
Other
- Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
- Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate (external PDF)
- Congressional Research Service Summary of HEOA (external PDF)
- Dear Colleague: GEN-08-12
- Dear Colleague: GEN-09-09 (external PDF)
- ED.gov Higher Education Opportunity Act - 2008
- Nov. 6, 2009, Electronic Announcement, Operational Implementation of Increased Title IV Student Assistance to Children of Certain Deceased Members of the U.S. Military
- Dec. 7, 2009, Electronic Announcement, Release of Trial Three-Year Cohort Default Rates
- Dec. 31, 2008, Federal Register (Vol. 73, No. 251), Notice of Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Committees
- May 26, 2009, Federal Register Announcement, Estabishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Committees (external PDF)
- July 23, 2009, Federal Register (Vol. 74. No. 140), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (external PDF)
- July 28, 2009, Federal Register (Vol. 74, No. 143), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (external PDF)
- Aug. 6, 2009, Federal Register (Vol. 74, No. 150), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (external PDF)
- Aug. 21, 2009, Federal Register (Vol. 74, No. 161), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (external PDF)
- Nov. 19, 2009, Federal Register, New Computer Matching Program Between ED and the Department of Defense (external PDF)
- Nov. 23, 2009, Federal Register (Volume 74, Number 224), Student Assistance General Provisions
- Final Rule: Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
- Final Rule: Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended, and the Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies
- Final Rule: Institutions and Lender Requirements Relating to Education Loans, Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
- Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs Under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended
- HEOA Public Law 110-315/H.R. 4137 Bill Text (external PDF)
- Net Price Calculator Template
- Operational Implementation of Increased Title IV Student Assistance to Children of Certain Deceased Members of the U.S. Military
- U.S. Government Accountability Office: Highlights of a Study Group on Simplifying the FAFSA (external PDF)
- American Council on Education Analysis of Higher Education Act Reauthorization (external PDF)
- Association of American Universities Comparison of Select Provisions in the Senate, House, Final Higher Education Act (HEA) Reauthorization Bills
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) Summary of Major Provisions of HEA Conference Report (external PDF)
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities HEA 101
Education Preparation Programs
- American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) HEA Summary (external PDF)
AACTE HEOA Resources Page (members only; username/password required) - Teacher Quality Partnership Grants
- Council for Opportunity in Education (Changes Affecting All TRIO Programs)
- Council for Opportunity in Education Changes in TRIO in HEA Reauthorization (external PDF)
- Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Overview of the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (external PDF)
- National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators HEA Implementation Resources (external link)
- American Council on Education Memorandum Regarding Peer-to-Peer (P2P) File Sharing on College and University Networks (external PDF)
- EDUCAUSE, Complying with P2P Mandates in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, November 23, 2009
- EDUCAUSE Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Resources
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Federal Update on HEOA, March 3, 2009
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) Federal Update on HEOA, May 27, 2009
- Inside Accreditation with the President of Council for Higher Education Accreditation
- American Council on Education Textbook Forum (HEOA and price transparency)
- Association for Institutional Research Alert HEOA Disclosures and IPEDS Reporting
- Campus Compact HEOA Resources
- Center for Campus Fire Safety Tracking Tool
- The Higher Learning Commission North Central Association of Colleges and Schools HEOA Summary of Policies (external PDF)
- National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) - Implementing the Higher Education Opportunity Act - A Checklist for Business Officers (external PDF)
- National Association of College Stores HEOA Resources
- National Postsecondary Education Cooperative - Information Required to Be Disclosed Under HEA (external PDF)
- New Federal Law Promotes Success in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities (external PDF)
- Reading Recovery Council of North America HEOA Legislative Brief (external PDF)
- Transfer of Credit Requirements After the HEOA
- Understanding the New Emergency Notification Provisions of the HEOA
- Understanding the New Emergency Notification Provisions of the HEOA - Video and MP3
