There Is So Much To Catch You Up On! A LOT Happened Over the Holidays, We Will Recap It All for You. Join us Thursday for a special Federal Legislative & Regulatory Update
Overview
CSPEN hopes that everyone associated with our community had a joyous holiday season and rang in 2025 in style! Moreover, we hope that you also got some well deserved and probably much needed time off and rest…you are going to need it as the pace in Washington is about to get really frenetic once again! But don’t worry, CSPEN is prepared to start your year off with a webinar to get you caught back up on some of the things that happened over the final weeks of 2024 and the first week of 2025!
Here is just a very brief synopsis of what we will provide the latest intel we have on in an hour and a half on Thursday—
Regulatory Updates
Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment January 15, 2025 Reporting Deadline – No, there will not be any last minute deadline extension or reprieve. So, what must be done within the next eight days to meet the deadline?
New Final Rules on Distance Education, Federal Return of Title IV Calculations, and TRIO Program Eligibility – Yes, there were some highly significant revisions made you should be aware of. Ready for some good news?
Final Biden Administration Announcement & Resources – Did you hear about the “New Resources” summarized and updated yesterday? No? We will update you.
Legislative Updates
The New 119th Congress – Did you know that the House Committee’s name has been modified, and who are the Members of Congress that will serve on the three key U.S. House and Senate Committees most of interest to higher education?
The Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act – Were you aware that last week President Biden signed into law new Veterans Affairs revisions impacting higher education benefits?
Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations and Budget Reconciliation – Do you support the College Cost Reduction Act which contains institutional risk-sharing, outcomes assessments, major revisions to higher education accreditation and more? Are you in favor of it being included in the Budget Reconciliation bill?
Higher Education Policy’s Future – What changes are the Trump Administration and the new GOP-controlled House and Senate Education Committees hoping to accomplish in either a bi-partisan or partisan fashion?
Trump Administration Update
Secretary of Education Nominee Linda McMahon’s Planning & Preparation – How fast will the new Department of Education be staffed? What will be some of the first priorities of the Trump Administration to be dealt with by the new Administration?
Outstanding Higher Education Litigation – Will the Trump Administration continue to fight the multitude of higher education policy litigation or withdraw the Department of Education’s opposition?
What’s Next
If that is not enough, we will also share the latest updates with you on CSPEN’s upcoming 7th Annual Higher Education Policy Meeting, details on a new CSPEN initiative coming in 2025 and more.
