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News & Updates (November)

Call for Proposals and Save the Date - NASASPS (state regulators) Conference in Collaboration with SAN: Open to ALL SAN Members!

Call for Proposals - Deadline November 13, 2024. SAN members have historically submitted many proposals!!!
Save the Date - April 27-30, 2025.
Location - St. Louis, Missouri

Professional Licensure Resources:

Newly Released! Professional Licensure Handbook 2nd edition (2024)
Professional licensure resource documents to prepare for July 1, 2024 effective date and beyond: SAN Compliance Resources to Address Federal Regulations for Programs Leading to a License (2024)

Federal Update

July 24, 2024 - Official Version of Proposed Federal Regulations for Distance Education, Return to Title IV (R2T4), and TRIO Programs
- Distance Education Proposed Regulations 2024: WCET & SAN Public Comment, WCET Frontiers 8/14/24
- Distance Education Regulations in Development Via U.S. Department of Education & Supreme Court; 7/30/24 (4 page brief, requires SAN member login)
- Buckle Up. ED is Off to the Races with Its NPRM; WCET Frontiers; 7/22/24
July 17, 2024 - Update on Department of Education's Postsecondary Education Regulatory Work - ED blog post, by James Kvaal, US Under Secretary of Education. The post shares the timeline for future proposed rules and to expect another rulemaking to address Third-Party Servicers.

New SAN Member Only Project Management Resources - six new resources are now available on the Getting Started with Compliance Management Gateway on the SAN website! One and two page SAN Next Level resources designed to help create institution strategies for Continuity Planning, Compliance Training, Onboarding, Policy Development and more! Check it out!!

Open Forum - 2nd Tuesday of each month. November 12, 2024! Time: 10AM Alaska, 11AM Pacific, Noon Mountain, 1PM Central, 2PM Eastern; LINK for 2024-2025: https://wiche.zoom.us/j/95672783595?pwd=RnVlU3NMSmltS1pHdWV4aktXRlROdz09; November Topic: SARA Updates (Policy Modifications & Possible New Regulations); November Experts: Jeannie Paulette Yockey-Fine and Marianne Boeke, NC-SARA. Open Forum is not typically recorded. (the Zoom URL for the Open Forum is not the same as the Monthly Coordinator Call). ** The November Open Forum will last up to an hour, depending on the number of questions for discussion, and will not be recorded.

Quick Links

U.S. Department of Education Rulemaking 2023-2024 Information Here! EARLIEST POSSIBLE EFFECTIVE DATE JULY 1, 2025! Watch this SAN webpage for updates and resources. Fall 2023 rulemaking is on Loan Forgiveness. Winter 2024 Rulemaking: Program Integrity and Institutional Quality Rulemaking includes Accreditation, State Authorization, Distance Education, R2T4, Cash Management, and Trio Programs.

U.S. Department of Education Rulemaking 2021-2022 Information Here! EFFECTIVE DATE FOR NEW REGULATIONS 7/1/24! Watch this SAN webpage for updates, resources, explanation of the rulemaking process. (Our primary issue: Certification Procedures addressing programs leading to a professional license and state closure laws)

Access to Key Areas of the SAN website:

Are you new or relatively new to the issue of out-of-state activity compliance? Start Here with State Authorization 101 which leads to How it Works and Why Comply. Then move to Getting Started.
Topic Areas: Nine key subject areas can be accessed through the 9 tiles as you scroll down on this page or from the Resources tab drop down at the top of the webpage.
Website login information is provided to SAN members by the SAN Coordinators for your SAN Membership. Login is required for member only resources noted as requiring SAN Member login.

Communication Platform for SAN member email updates and SAN discussions - use wcetMIX. SAN Resources are accessible directly on the SAN website not within MIX. Please click here to visit the Mix Help/FAQ's.

NC-SARA Website

WCET Frontiers - articles on many higher education issues related to educational technology

WCET Jobs Posts Webpage & Sample State Auth. Related Job Descriptions HERE.

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