Students receiving scholarships under section 204 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, Public Law 105-244, incur a service obligation to teach in a high-need school in a high-need local educational agency (LEA). This information collection consists of a contract to be executed when funds are awarded, subsequent addenda for students receiving funds beyond one semester/quarter/term, and a separate teaching verification form to be used by students and high-need school districts, to document the students' compliance with the contract's conditions. The Department of Education (ED) has developed an Internet based, e-authorization certified website that will allow these TQE Grants Program Scholarship forms (Scholarship Terms and Conditions and Scholarship Terms and Conditions Addendum) to be electronically submitted. This Internet-based website will escalate efficiently and will reduce a substantial paper burden of imputing these documents manually.
US Code:
20 USC 1024(e)
Name of Law: Title II, Part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA)
This information collection requests a program change that results from a reduction in burden, from 3,090 total annual burden hours to 3,065 hours. The reduction in burden hours is due to changes to the method in which information (in the Scholarship Contracts and Scholarship Addenda) is transmitted to ED from colleges and universities, from mailed paper documents to a web-based method.
$259,981
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Kathy Price 2025027774
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.