National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) Fall Conference

1. Leveraging Educational Assistance and Partnership (LEAP)/SLEAP and Grants for Access and Persistence (GAP) Programs Programs Update National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) Fall Conference St. Pete, Florida October 4-7, 2009

2. Introduction • Program Info • Operational Calendar • Budget Figures • Recent Program Data • Negotiated Rulemaking • Application Cycle 2010-2011 • Application Discussion/State Input and Q and A Federal Update Agenda

3. October 30, 2009 2008-09 LEAP/SLEAP Performance Reports Due to Department Oct/Nov 2009 Final Draft of the 2010-2011 Application to Participate in LEAP/SLEAP/GAP Further input from state panel Requirements for e-System and electronic delivery of LEAP/GAP Awards January 2010 Deadline Dates Notice Published (Pending Appropriation) Apr/May 2008 2009-2010 Reallotments (if any) to States May 2010 2010-2011 LEAP/SLEAP/GAP Applications are Due (Pending Appropriation) June 2010 2010-2011 LEAP/SLEAP/GAP Grant Awards to States (Pending Appropriation) Federal Update S/LEAP Operational Calendar

4. FY 2010 (President’s Budget Request) $63.8 Million* FY 2009 $63.8 Million Past Years Allocations FY 2008 $63.8 Million FY 2007 $64.9 Million *For any fiscal year for which the amount appropriated under the LEAP Program exceeds $30,000,000 the excess shall be available to carry out the GAP Program. Federal Update Budget Figures

5. Total = $7,819,551,758 In State Grant Aid Total State Aid 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

6. Total = $7,819,551,758 In State Grant Aid Total Breakdown of State Aid 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

7. $1,386,790,277 Total Size Size of LEAP and SLEAP Programs 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

8. Expenditures by Type of Institution 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

9. Expenditures by Student Income Level 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

10. Grant Recipients by Type of Institution 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

11. Total Grant Recipient Population 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

12. Grant Recipients by Income Level 2007-2008 Program Performance Report Data

13. Issues: • Team I – Loans; Lender/General Loan Issues • Team II – Loans; School-based Issues • Team III – Accreditation • Team IV – Discretionary Grants • Team V - General and Nonloan Programmatic Issues • Except discretionary grants, expect to publish final • regulations by November 1, 2009. • More information: • http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea08/index.html#neg-reg Negotiated Rulemaking 2008-2009 Higher Education Opportunity Act

14. May 26, 2009 Federal Register notice: Establishment of • negotiated rulemaking committees and public hearings. • Public hearings: • June 15, 2009 at the Community College of Denver. • June 18, 2009 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. • June 22, 2009 at the Community College of Philadelphia. • Transcript of the hearings and 226 written comments: • http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2009/negreg-summerfall.html Negotiated Rulemaking 2009-2010

15. September 9, 2009 Federal Register notice: • Establishment of negotiated rulemaking committees. • Invitation to submit nominations by September 25, 2009. • Two committees: • Team I--Program Integrity Issues • Team II--Foreign School Issues Negotiated Rulemaking 2009-2010

16. Team I--Program Integrity Issues • Satisfactory academic progress. • Monitoring grade point averages. • Incentive compensation. • Gainful employment in a recognized occupation. • State legal authorization as a component of institutional eligibility. • Definition of a credit hour. • Verification of information included on a Free Application for Federal Student Aid • (FAFSA). • Definition of a high school diploma for purposes of establishing eligibility to participate in • Federal student aid programs. • Misrepresentation of information provided to students and prospective students. • Ability to benefit. • Agreements between institutions of higher education. • Retaking coursework. • Return of Title IV Funds • Term-based module programs. • Institutions required to take attendance for purposes of the Return of Title IV • Funds requirements. • Timeliness and method of disbursement of Title IV funds. Negotiated Rulemaking 2009-2010

17. No State grant or oversight agencies were • nominated • Team I--Program Integrity Issues meet: • Session One: November 2-6, 2009Session Two: December 7-11, 2009Session Three: January 25-29, 2010 • More information: • http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2009/negreg-summerfall.html Negotiated Rulemaking 2009-2010

18. 2010-2011 New Application (EARLY DRAFT). • States can apply for LEAP • Application elements will be the same as in the past with one addition (reformatted) • States can apply for SLEAP • Application elements will be the same as in the past (reformatted) • OR • States can apply for GAP • New data elements • State feedback on early draft • State feedback on future performance report • 2011-2012 SLEAP elements will drop from application • LEAP and GAP 2010-2011 Award Year States Can Apply for LEAP and SLEAP or GAP

19. DRAFT 2010-2011 Award Year Application Cycle

20. 2010-2011 DRAFT Application Form State Input

21. 2010-2011 DRAFT Application Form State Input

22. 2010-2011 DRAFT Application Form State Input

23. 2010-2011 DRAFT Application Form State Input

24. 2010-2011 DRAFT Application Form State Input

25. 2010-2011 DRAFT Application Form State Iput

26. Fred Sellers fred.sellers@ed.gov Senior Policy Analyst Office of Postsecondary Education U.S. Department of Education 1990 K Street, NW, Room 8021 Washington, DC 20006 Phone:  (202) 502-7502 Fax:  (202) 502-7874 Greg Gerrans greg.gerrans@ed.gov Direct/VM: 312-730-1506 Cell Phone: 202-369-9560 Fax: 269-857-5198 LEAP/SLEAP/GAP Programs Contact