Program Integrity: Gainful Employment

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education 34 CFR Parts 600 and 668 [Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0042] RIN 1840-AD31 AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Final regulations. SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Department of Education (Department) amends the regulations on institutional eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and the Student Assistance General Provisions to rescind the Department's gainful employment (GE) regulations (2014 Rule). DATES: Effective date: These regulations are effective July 1, 2020. Implementation date: For the implementation date of these regulatory changes, see the Implementation Date of These Regulations section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Filter, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 290-42, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone (202) 453-7249. Email: scott.filter@ed.gov . If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free at 1-800-877-8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Executive Summary Purpose of This Regulatory Action: This regulatory action rescinds the GE regulations and removes and reserves subpart Q of the Student Assistance General Provisions in 34 CFR part 668 . This regulatory action also rescinds subpart R of the Student Assistance and General Provisions in 34 CFR part 668 . As discussed in the sections below, the Department has determined that the GE regulations rely on a…