[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1087-1091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27942]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 21
RIN 2900-AQ91
Modifications of Approval Requirements for Courses Designed To
Prepare Individuals for Licensure or Certifications
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend
its regulations to implement the provisions of the Jeff Miller and
Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of
2016. In this proposed rule, we would add new approval requirements as
specified in the statutory provisions for accredited and nonaccredited
programs designed to prepare an individual for licensure and
certification in a State. We would also implement VA's new authority to
waive the added approval requirements under certain circumstances and
adjust the authority of a State approving agency to add new approval
criteria. In addition, we would add a circumstance for disapproval of a
program designed to prepare an individual for licensure and
certification, as prescribed by the law we are implementing.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through www.Regulations.gov.
Comments should indicate that they are submitted in response to ``RIN
2900-AQ91(P)--Modifications of Approval Requirements for Courses
Designed to Prepare Individuals for Licensure or Certifications.''
Comments received will be available at regulations.gov for public
viewing, inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Amitay, Chief, Policy and
Regulation Development Staff, (225C), Education Service, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202)
461-9800. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prior to the passage of the Jeff Miller and
Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of
2016 (Pub. L. 114-315), there were discrepancies among the States
regarding the requirements for approval of programs of education
designed to prepare someone for State licensure or certification or
board certification. There were reports of GI Bill participants who
were unable to secure employment following graduation because their
program of education did not meet the standards required for licensure,
certification, State board approval, or employment. There were also
concerns that State approving agencies (SAAs) were exercising their
authority to subject nonaccredited courses to additional approval
criteria as they deemed necessary in a manner that treated private for-
profit educational institutions substantially and detrimentally
differently than their public or private not-for-profit counterparts.
Further, while SAAs had the authority to impose additional approval
criteria for approval of nonaccredited courses under 38 U.S.C. 3676,
they had no authority to deem additional approval criteria necessary
with respect to accredited courses.
To addresses these concerns, Public Law 114-315, sec. 409, amended
38 U.S.C. 3676(c), further amended by the Johnny Isakson and David P.
Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020,
Public Law 116-315, sec. 1016, to add the following approval
requirements for educational programs that are designed to prepare
individuals for licensure or certification in a State, regardless of
whether the program is ``deemed approved'' (meaning it satisfies the
requirements of 38 U.S.C. 3672(b)(2)(A)):
[cir] If a course is designed to prepare an individual for
licensure or certification in a State, the course must meet all
instructional curriculum licensure or certification requirements of
such State.
[cir] If a course is designed to prepare an individual for
employment pursuant to standards developed by a board or agency of a
State in an occupation that requires approval, licensure, or
certification, the course must meet such standards.
[cir] If a course is designed to prepare an individual for
licensure to practice law in a State, the course must be accredited by
a specialized accrediting agency for programs of legal education or
association recognized by the Secretary of Education under subpart 2 of
part H of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1099b), from which recipients of law degrees from such accredited
programs are eligible to sit for a bar examination in any State (at
this time, the only organization that satisfies this criterion is the
American Bar Association).
Section 409 also added the provision in 38 U.S.C. 3676(f)(1) that
allows the Secretary of VA to waive the additional approval
requirements if he or she determines all of the following:
[cir] The educational institution is not accredited by an agency or
association recognized by the Secretary of Education.
[cir] The course did not meet the additional requirements at any
time during the 2-year period preceding the date of the waiver.
[cir] The waiver furthers the purposes of the educational
assistance programs administered by the Secretary or would further the
education interests of individuals eligible for assistance under such
programs.
[cir] The educational institution does not provide any commission,
bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on
success in securing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or
entities engaged in any student recruiting or admission activities or
in making decisions regarding the award of student financial
assistance, except for the recruitment of foreign students residing in
foreign countries who are not eligible to receive Federal student
assistance.
We would add the new requirements for approval of educational
programs designed to prepare individuals for licensure or certification
contained in the amended sec. 3676(c) to 38 CFR 21.4253(d)(9) and 38
CFR 21.4254(c)(14). We would also specify in 38 CFR 21.4253(d)(9) and
38 CFR 21.4254(c)(14) that the Secretary or designee may waive the
added approval requirements if conditions specified in sec. 3676(f)(1)
are met and indicate the process for applying for a waiver. The waiver
decision will be made by the Education Service Director or other
designated personnel. See 38 U.S.C. 512 (Secretary has broad authority
to ``delegate, or authorize successive redelegation of, authority to
act and to render decisions, with respect to all laws administered by
the Department, to such officers and employees as the Secretary may
find necessary''); 38 CFR 21.4001(a) (``authority is delegated to the
Under Secretary for Benefits and to supervisory or adjudicative
personnel within the jurisdiction of the Education Service, designated
by him or her to make findings and decisions under 38 U.S.C. Chapters
34 and 36 and the applicable regulations, precedents and instructions,
as to programs authorized by these paragraphs.'')
Section 409 also amended 38 U.S.C. 3679 to require VA or an SAA to
disapprove a course of education designed to prepare an individual for
licensure or certification unless the educational institution providing
the course publicly discloses ``in a prominent manner'' any conditions
or additional requirements, including
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training, experience, or examinations, required to obtain the license,
certification, or approval for which the course of education is
designed to provide preparation. We would add a new paragraph (e) to
Sec. 21.4259 to indicate that VA or an SAA would be required to
disapprove a licensing or certification program if the institution
fails to publicly and prominently disclose additional approval
requirements. The disclosure would be considered to be sufficiently
prominent if the educational institution publishes the conditions or
requirements on a publicly facing website, in their catalog, and in any
publication which explicitly mentions ``educational assistance benefits
for servicemembers (and their dependents) or veterans (and their
dependents)'' or which, in the view of the Secretary, is intended for
VA educational assistance beneficiaries.
Furthermore, under sec. 409(f), an individual enrolled in a program
subject to disapproval under any of the amendments made by sec. 409
must be allowed to complete any program if he or she remains
continuously enrolled at the same educational institution (i.e., the
student must be allowed to be ``grandfathered''). Thus, we would
include a statement in Sec. 21.4259(e) that an individual may complete
a program of education even if it is subject to disapproval under any
of the amendments made by sec. 409 provided that the individual remains
continuously enrolled at the same educational institution.
Section 410 of Public Law 114-315 adjusted the SAAs' authority to
add additional approval criteria for approving either accredited or
nonaccredited programs by requiring SAAs to consult with VA before
imposing such criteria and by requiring a VA determination about the
criteria. VA must find the criteria both (1) necessary and (2)
equitable in its treatment of public, private, and proprietary for-
profit educational institutions. Therefore, in proposed Sec. Sec.
21.4253(d)(10) and 21.4254(c)(15), we would include a requirement that
prior to an SAA being allowed to impose any additional criteria, the
SAA must present a written proposal to the Secretary, or designee,
justifying the need for the additional criteria. The proposal is
necessary to ensure that any additional criteria imposed by an SAA are
necessary and equitable regardless of whether the criteria are imposed
on public, private, or for-profit institutions. The proposal would have
to describe the problem and explain how the imposition of the
additional criteria will correct the problem. It would also have to
state whether State or Federal laws, regulations, or policies require
the imposition of the additional criteria, and explain whether
alternative means of correcting the problem were considered. In
addition, the written proposal would have to contain an attestation
that the additional criteria will be equitable regardless of whether
they are imposed on public, private, or for-profit institutions. The
Secretary, or designee, would determine whether the criteria are
necessary and equitable and could change the determination if, after
implementation, it becomes apparent that the criteria were unnecessary
or treated schools inequitably in practice.
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, when
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, and other advantages; distributive impacts;
and equity). Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review) emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that
this rule is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order
12866.
The Regulatory Impact Analysis associated with this rulemaking can
be found as a supporting document at www.regulations.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Secretary hereby certifies that this proposed rule would not
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5
U.S.C. 601-612). VA has determined that, although there may be a number
of educational training facilities and SAAs considered small entities
which may be affected by this proposed rule, they would not be not
significantly impacted by this rule.
Allowing waiver of the added approval requirements under certain
circumstances, as well as requiring SAAs to present a written proposal
to VA justifying the need for adding additional approval criteria for
approving either accredited or nonaccredited programs, would likely
have some impact on both educational training institutions and SAAs.
However, the impact would be minimal. VA estimates that five
educational facilities will request a waiver per year and that the
estimated cost for any educational institution seeking a waiver will be
less than $300. Also, VA estimates that approximately eleven requests
per year from SAAs will be received to add additional approval criteria
and the estimated cost for SAAs making these requests will also be less
than $300. Therefore, the number of schools and SAAs affected is not
substantial and the impact on each is not significant. Therefore, under
5 U.S.C. 605(b), the initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 do not apply.
Unfunded Mandates
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C.
1532, that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and
benefits before issuing any rule that may result in the expenditure by
State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more (adjusted annually for
inflation) in any one year. This proposed rule would have no such
effect on State, local, and tribal governments, or on the private
sector.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This proposed rule includes provisions that would constitute new
collections of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) that require approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). Accordingly, under 44 U.S.C. 3507(d), VA has
submitted a copy of this rulemaking action to OMB for review and
approval.
OMB assigns control numbers to collections of information it
approves. VA may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. If OMB does not approve the
collections of information as requested, VA will immediately remove the
provisions containing a collection of information or take such other
action as is directed by OMB.
Comments on the collections of information contained in this
rulemaking should be submitted through www.regulations.gov. Comments
should indicate they are submitted to in response to ``RIN 2900-AQ91--
Modifications of Approval Requirements for Courses Designed to Prepare
Individuals for Licensure or Certifications.''
OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collections of
information contained in this
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rulemaking within 60 days after publication of this document in the
Federal Register. Therefore, a comment to OMB is best assured of having
its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. This
does not affect the deadline for the public to comment on the
provisions of this rulemaking.
The Department considers comments by the public on proposed
collections of information in--
Evaluating whether the proposed collections of information
are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
Evaluating the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhancing the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimizing the burden of the collections of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
The collections of information contained in 38 CFR 21.4253(d)(9),
21.4254(c)(14), 21.4253(d)(10), and 38 CFR 21.4254(c)(15) are described
immediately following this paragraph.
Title: Waiver of Additional Licensing and Certification Approval
Requirements.
OMB Control No: 2900-XXXX (New/TBD).
CFR Provision: 38 CFR 21.4253(d)(9), 21.4254(c)(14).
Summary of collection of information: The new collection of
information in proposed Sec. Sec. 21.4253(d)(9) and 21.4254(c)(14)
would allow educational institutions to apply for a waiver of
additional approval requirements for educational programs that are
designed to prepare individuals for licensure or certification in a
State.
Description of need for information and proposed use of
information: This collection of information is necessary to allow VA to
determine whether to waive additional approval requirements for
educational programs designed to prepare individuals for licensure or
certification in a State when waiver is requested. The information will
be used by VA to determine if the educational institution's request for
a waiver of the additional approval requirements may be granted.
Description of likely respondents: Educational institutions that
apply to VA, through their State approving agency of jurisdiction, for
a waiver of additional approval requirements.
Estimated number of respondents: 5 in FY 2021.
Estimated frequency of responses: This is a one-time collection.
Estimated average burden per response: 2 hours.
Estimated total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden: VA
estimates the total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden to be 10
burden hours.
Estimated cost to respondents per year: VA estimates the annual
cost to respondents to be $270.70 (5 applicants per year x 2 hours per
application x $27.07*).
* To estimate the total information collection burden cost, VA used
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) median hourly wage for ``all
occupations'' of $27.07 per hour. This information is available at:
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oesnat.htm#15-0000.
Title: Request for Additional Approval Requirements for Licensing
and Certification Programs.
OMB Control No: 2900-XXXX (New/TBD).
CFR Provision: 38 CFR 21.4253(d)(10), 21.4254(c)(15).
Summary of collection of information: The new collection of
information in proposed Sec. Sec. 21.4253(d)(10) and 21.4254(c)(15)
would require an SAA seeking to impose additional approval requirements
for educational programs that are designed to prepare individuals for
licensure and certification programs to present a written proposal to
VA that justifies the need for the additional criteria.
Description of need for information and proposed use of
information: The information will be used by VA to determine if the
additional approval criteria presented by an SAA are necessary and
equitable for educational institutions offering programs designed to
prepare an individual for licensure and certification in a State.
Description of likely respondents: State approving agencies.
Estimated number of respondents: 11 in FY 2021.
Estimated frequency of responses: This is a one time collection.
Estimated average burden per response: 1 hour.
Estimated total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden: VA
estimates the total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden to be 11
burden hours.
Estimated cost to respondents per year: VA estimates the annual
cost to respondents to be $297.77 (11 applicants per year x 1 hour per
application x $27.07*).
* To estimate the total information collection burden cost, VA used
the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) median hourly wage for ``all
occupations'' of $27.07 per hour. This information is available at:
https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oesnat.htm#15-0000.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers and titles for
the programs affected by this document are 64.027, Post-9/11 Veterans
Educational Assistance; 64.028, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational
Assistance; 64.032, Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve; Reserve
Educational Assistance Program; 64.117, Survivors and Dependents
Educational Assistance; 64.120, Post-Vietnam Era Veterans' Educational
Assistance; 64.124, All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance.
List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 21
Administrative practice and procedure, Armed forces, Claims,
Colleges and universities, Education, Employment, Schools, Veterans,
Vocational education, Vocational rehabilitation.
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on December 20, 2021, and authorized the undersigned to sign
and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulations Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of Veterans
Affairs proposes to amend 38 CFR part 21 as set forth below:
PART 21--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION
Subpart D--Administration of Educational Assistance Programs
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1. The authority citation for part 21, subpart D continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2141 note, ch. 1606; 38 U.S.C. 501(a),
chs. 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and as noted in specific sections.
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2. In Sec. 21.4253, amend paragraph (d) by revising the last sentence
of the introductory text and adding paragraphs (9) and (10).
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Sec. 21.4253 Accredited courses.
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(d) * * * The State approving agency may approve the application of
the school when the school and its accredited courses are found to have
met the following criteria and additional reasonable criteria
established by the State approving agency if the Secretary or designee,
in consultation with the State approving agency, approves the
additional criteria as necessary and equitable in its treatment of
public, private, and proprietary for-profit educational institutions:
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(9)(i) For a course designed to prepare an individual for licensure
or certification in a State, the course meets all instructional
curriculum licensure or certification requirements of such State.
(ii) For a course designed to prepare an individual for licensure
to practice law in a State, the course is accredited by a specialized
accrediting agency for programs of legal education or association
recognized by the Secretary of Education under subpart 2 of part H of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b), from
which recipients of law degrees from such accredited programs are
eligible to sit for a bar examination in any State.
(iii) For a course designed to prepare an individual for employment
pursuant to standards developed by a board or agency of a State in an
occupation that requires approval, licensure, or certification, the
course meets such standards.
(iv) An educational institution may apply, through their State
approving agency of jurisdiction, to the Secretary or designee for a
waiver of the requirements of this paragraph (d)(9). The State
approving agency will forward an application for waiver, together with
its recommendation for granting or denying the application, to the
Secretary or designee. The Secretary or designee may grant a waiver
upon a finding that all of the following criteria have been met:
(A) The educational institution is not accredited by an agency or
association recognized by the Department of Education.
(B) The course did not meet the requirements of this paragraph
(d)(9) at any time during the 2-year period preceding the date of the
waiver.
(C) The waiver furthers the purposes of the educational assistance
programs administered by VA or would further the education interests of
individuals eligible for assistance under such programs.
(D) The educational institution does not provide any commission,
bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on
success in securing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or
entities engaged in any student recruiting or admission activities or
in making decisions regarding the award of student financial
assistance, except for the recruitment of foreign students residing in
foreign countries who are not eligible to receive Federal student
assistance.
(10) Before requiring a school and its accredited courses to meet
any additional criteria, the State approving agency must present a
written proposal to the Secretary or designee justifying the need for
the additional criteria and containing an attestation that the criteria
will treat all schools equitably, regardless of whether they are
public, private or for-profit institutions. The Secretary or designee
will determine whether the additional criteria are necessary and treat
schools equitably based on the proposal and any additional information
submitted. The Secretary or designee may change the determination at
any time if, after implementation, it becomes apparent that the
criteria are unnecessary or schools are treated inequitably under the
criteria.
(i) The written proposal must contain a description of the need for
the additional criteria and an explanation of how the imposition of the
additional criteria would remedy the problem. The proposal must also
contain a statement concerning whether State or Federal laws,
regulations, or policies require the imposition of the additional
criteria and an explanation of the consideration of any alternative
means to achieve the same goal as the additional criteria.
(ii) The Secretary or designee may request such additional
information from the State approving agency as the Secretary or
designee deems appropriate before determining whether the criteria are
necessary and treat schools equitably.
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(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3675(b)(3), 3676(c), (f))
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3. Amend Sec. 21.4254 by revising paragraph (c)(14) and adding
paragraph (c)(15).
Sec. 21.4254 Nonaccredited Courses.
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(c) * * *
(14)(i) For a course designed to prepare an individual for
licensure or certification in a State, the course meets all
instructional curriculum licensure or certification requirements of
such State.
(ii) For a course designed to prepare an individual for licensure
to practice law in a State, the course is accredited by a specialized
accrediting agency for programs of legal education or association
recognized by the Secretary of Education under subpart 2 of part H of
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b), from
which recipients of law degrees from such accredited programs are
eligible to sit for a bar examination in any State.
(iii) For a course designed to prepare an individual for employment
pursuant to standards developed by a board or agency of a State in an
occupation that requires approval, licensure, or certification, the
course meets such standards.
(iv) An educational institution may apply, through their State
approving agency of jurisdiction, to the Secretary or designee for a
waiver of the requirements of this paragraph (c)(14). The State
approving agency will forward an application for waiver, together with
its recommendation for granting or denying the application, to the
Secretary or designee. The Secretary or designee may grant a waiver
upon a finding that all of the following criteria have been met:
(A) The educational institution is not accredited by an agency or
association recognized by the Department of Education.
(B) The course did not meet the requirements of this paragraph
(c)(14) at any time during the 2-year period preceding the date of the
waiver.
(C) The waiver furthers the purposes of the educational assistance
programs administered by VA or would further the education interests of
individuals eligible for assistance under such programs.
(D) The educational institution does not provide any commission,
bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on
success in securing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or
entities engaged in any student recruiting or admission activities or
in making decisions regarding the award of student financial
assistance, except for the recruitment of foreign students residing in
foreign countries who are not eligible to receive Federal student
assistance.
(15) Such additional reasonable criteria as may be deemed necessary
by the State approving agency if the Secretary or designee, in
consultation with the State approving agency, approves the additional
criteria as necessary and equitable in its treatment of public,
private, and proprietary for-profit educational institutions. The
Secretary or designee will determine whether the additional criteria
are necessary and treat schools equitably
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based on a proposal and any additional information submitted.
(i) Before requiring a school and its nonaccredited courses to meet
any additional criteria, the State approving agency must present a
written proposal to the Secretary or designee justifying the need for
the additional criteria and containing an attestation that the criteria
will treat all schools equitably, regardless of whether they are
public, private or for-profit institutions. The written proposal must
contain a description of the need for the additional criteria and an
explanation of how the imposition of the additional criteria would
remedy the problem. The proposal must also contain a statement
concerning whether State or Federal laws, regulations, or policies
require the imposition of the additional criteria and an explanation of
the consideration of any alternative means to achieve the same goal as
the additional criteria.
(ii) The Secretary or designee may request such additional
information from the State approving agency as the Secretary or
designee deems appropriate before determining whether the criteria are
necessary and treat schools equitably.
(iii) The Secretary or designee may change the determination at any
time if, after implementation, it becomes apparent that the criteria
are unnecessary or schools are treated inequitably under the criteria.
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(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3676(c), (f))
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4. Amend Sec. 21.4259 by adding paragraph (e) to read as follows:
Sec. 21.4259 Suspension or disapproval.
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(e) The Secretary or the appropriate State approving agency will
disapprove a licensing and certification program of education if the
educational institution providing the program of education fails to
publicly disclose in a prominent manner any conditions or additional
requirements, including training, experience, or examinations required
to obtain the license, certification, or approval for which the program
of education is designed to provide preparation.
(1) The Secretary will determine whether a disclosure is
sufficiently prominent; however, at a minimum, the educational
institution must publish the conditions or requirements on a publicly
facing website and in their catalog, and include them in any
publication (regardless of medium) which explicitly mentions
``educational assistance benefits for servicemembers (and their
dependents) or veterans (and their dependents)'' or which, in the view
of the Secretary, is intended for VA educational assistance
beneficiaries.
(2) Individuals continuously enrolled at the same educational
institution pursuing a program of education subject to disapproval
under paragraph (e) of this section may complete the program of
education.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3679(d))
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