1845-0099 – Affected Public – State, Local or Tribal Governments 11/30/2015
As provided by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA) these regulations allow students with intellectual disabilities, who enroll in an eligible comprehensive transition program to receive Title IV, HEA program assistance under the Federal Pell Grant, the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and the Federal Work Study (FWS) programs (see sections 484(s) and 760 of the HEA).
Section 668.232 – Program eligibility
The regulations identify the procedures an institution must follow to apply to the Secretary for a determination of eligibility of its comprehensive transition program for students with intellectual disabilities to receive Federal Pell Grant, FSEOG, and FWS program funds.
Section 668.233 – Student eligibility
The regulations identify how a student with intellectual disabilities could qualify for the benefit and include the general types of information that must be collected to provide evidence of the intellectual disability.
As of November 2015 there are 39 institutions that have applied for and been approved to offer financial aid through comprehensive transition programs (CTP) for students with intellectual disabilities. We are estimating additional participation in the CTP of 6 institutions for a total of 45 institutions. Of the 45 institutions we estimate 36
total private institutions, an increase of 16 from the prior collection.
New Burden # of #of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
Institutions
Public 36 36 x .33 hours =12 hours
As of November 2015, there are 140 eligible students at 39 approved institutions that have received financial aid through CTP for students with intellectual disabilities. The institutions have met the information collection to determine student eligibility through contact with the LEA or other qualified professionals. We are continuing to include the current estimated 50 eligible student responses for a total of 190 eligibility determinations.
Current Burden for 668.233 – Student Eligibility
# of #of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
Institutions
Public – LEA contact 34 x .25 hours = 9 hours
Public – Other qualified professional 6 x .75 hours = 5 hours
20 40 14 hours
New Burden # of #of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
Institutions
Public – LEA contact 99 x .25 hours = 25 hours
Public – Other qualified professional 11 x .75 hours = 8 hours
36* 110 33 hours
Subtotal 36* 186 59 hours
*This number includes the current number of institutions and projects the addition of the 6 anticipated new institutions based on the percentage breakdown of current type/control of participating institutions.
| File Type | application/msword |
| Author | Beth Grebeldinger |
| Last Modified By | Ingalls, Katrina |
| File Modified | 2016-02-11 |
| File Created | 2016-02-11 |