1845-0099 – Affected Public – State, Local or Tribal Governments 2/8/2019
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 2018 there are 93 institutions that have applied for and been approved to offer financial aid through comprehensive transition programs (CTP) for students with intellectual disabilities. This is an increase of 48 participating institutions from the current burden calculation.
New Burden # of #of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
Institutions
Public 78 78 x .33 hours =26 hours
As of January 2019, 49 approved institutions reported that 350 eligible students 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.
New Burden # of #of # of Hours
Respondents Responses Burden
Institutions
Public – LEA contact 283 x .25 hours = 71 hours
Public – Other qualified professional 32 x .75 hours = 24 hours
78* 315 95 hours
*This number is the current number of participating institutions but should not be summed with the number of respondents above.
| File Type | application/msword |
| Author | Beth Grebeldinger |
| Last Modified By | SYSTEM |
| File Modified | 2019-02-11 |
| File Created | 2019-02-11 |