The Higher Education Compliance Alliance (HECA) provides the higher education community with a centralized repository of information and resources for compliance with federal laws and regulations.

Compliance News

Final Regulations by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education on Program Integrity: Gainful Employment (July 1, 2019)

07/01/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on the Determination of the Section 4968 Excise Tax Applicable to Certain Private Colleges and Universities (June 28, 2019)

06/28/2019

U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service

Final Rule by the Department of Labor on Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Benefits (June 20, 2019)

06/20/2019

Department of Education Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Student Assistance General Provisions, the Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, and the Secretary’s Recognition Procedures for State Agencies (June 12, 2019)

06/12/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Q&A Clarifies Revenue Recognition for Cost-Sharing Grants (June 7, 2019)

06/07/2019

Financial Accounting Standards Board

Statement from the Department of Health and Human Services Restricting Fetal Tissue Research (June 5, 2019)

06/05/2019

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Questions and Answers Document Related to the 2016 Borrower Defense to Repayment Regulations (June 3, 2019)

06/03/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Notice by the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education Announcing Free Application for Federal Student Aid Information to be Verified for the 2020-2021 Award Year (May 24, 2019)

05/24/2019

U.S. Department of Education

Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education Announces Applicable 2019 Gainful Employment Compliance Dates (May 23, 2019)

05/23/2019

U.S. Department of Education

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