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. All are external links and open in a new window.
Federal Links
Overall Summaries
Education Preparation Programs
TRIO
GEAR UP
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 – This letter provides a summary of the Higher Education Opportunity Act.
- Dear Colleague: GEN-09-09 (external PDF)
- Dear Colleague: GEN-10-08 – Institutional requirements for combating the unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material by users of the institution’s network
- Dear Colleague: GEN-10-09 – Guidance to assist textbook publishers and institutions of higher education in implementing section 133 of the HEA of 1965, as amended.
- Dear Colleague: GEN-11-01 – Guidance Regarding Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
- Dear Colleague: GEN-11-05 – Program Integrity: State Authorization, Incentive Compensation and Misrepresentation
- 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
- June 21, 2010, Electronic Announcement, Title IV Eligibility for an Institution’s Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
- 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
- March 23, 2010, Federal Register (Volume 75, Number 55), Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: High School Equivalency Program and College Assistance Migrant Program, the Federal TRIO Programs and Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program
- June 18, 2010, Federal Register, Program Integrity Issues, Proposed Rule
- April 14, 2011, Federal Register, ED Announces Corrections to 10/29/10 Program Integrity Final Regulations
- 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)
- 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
- Association for Institutional Research Alert HEOA Disclosures and IPEDS Reporting
- Association for Institutional Research/NCES Net Price Calculator Resource Center
- 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)
- The Institute for College Access and Success - Adding it All Up: An Early Look at Net Price Calculators
- 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
