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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Professional Licensure and the July 1, 2020 Federal Regulations</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">:
<i>Disclosures</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">As you are aware, the 2019 federal regulations concerning state authorization replace some of the 2016 state authorization regulations effective July 1, 2020. The Secretary gave institutions discretion
to decide about early implementation of the 2019 state authorization regulations and could be implemented as early as November 1, 2019. However, it is mandatory that institutions comply with the 2019 regulations by July 1, 2020. Following is the list of the
revised sections of the 2019 state authorization federal regulations: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">34 CFR 600.2 – Definitions – state authorization reciprocity agreement</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">34 CFR 600.9(c) – State Authorization</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">34 CFR 668.43 – Institutional Information (includes Professional Licensure Disclosures)</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">34 CFR 668.50 – Removal of distance education disclosures substituting a severability section</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">As the July 1, 2020 deadline approaches, this update is designed to offer clarity and resources for states
and institutions regarding professional licensure disclosures. The regulations covering professional licensure, 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v) and 34 CFR 668.43 (c),
<span style="background:white">require disclosures by institutions regarding educational requirements for programs leading to professional licensure or certification
<i><u>regardless of modality</u></i>. So, unlike the previous regulations that focused solely on disclosures for distance education, the 2019 regulations require disclosures for all modalities. Regulation
</span>34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v) covers requirements on general disclosures, while regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (c) covers requirements on direct disclosures.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">General disclosures</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"> inform
students of three eligibility categories: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">MEETS:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">states in which the institution’s curriculum
<i><u>meets</u></i> those states’ educational requirements for licensure</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">DOES NOT MEET:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"> states in which the institution’s curriculum
<i><u>does not meet</u></i> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">those states’ educational requirements for licensure</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<h3 style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333">NO DETERMINATION MADE</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">: states in which the institution
has <i><u>made no determination</u></i> whether </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">the institution’s curriculum meets those states’ educational requirements for licensure</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#333333;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">These disclosures must be public for students to find, such as on an institution’s website. It is best that institutions collaborate with their in-house counsel to ensure compliance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Direct disclosures</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> inform students of the
<span style="color:black;background:white">programs leading to professional licensure or certification that fall into one of the latter two categories above – does not meet or institution has not made a determination. Unlike general disclosures that must simply
be made public, direct disclosures must be sent by the institution to the student in writing, and this communication must occur prior to the student’s enrollment in the program. Further, if after a student enrolls in a program and the institution later determines
the program does not meet educational requirements for professional licensure in the state where the student is located, the institution is required to notify the student in writing within 14 days of making the determination.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">The SREB SARA Update provides a quick snapshot of the 2019 state authorization federal regulations. WCET SAN and their Frontiers blog provide in-depth, clear and concise
information and support. For the full article on the final 2019 federal regulations concerning
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">state authorization<span style="color:black;background:white">, the implications to the institutions of implementing these
</span>state authorization <span style="color:black;background:white">regulations, and a list of resources, go to
</span><a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetfrontiers.org%2F2019%2F11%2F04%2Ffinal-fed-regs-for-state-auth-released%2F&data=02%7C01%7CElisa.Jaden%40SREB.org%7C2d487f14cd50481d2c2a08d819e5c084%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0%7C0%7C637287821851936732&sdata=ETrjfPPPa%2Fnf1fRmYrztVXS5amabQhVytI6vnTMQ6qU%3D&reserved=0">Final
2019 State Authorization Regulations Released</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">For institutions that need help finding or accessing the professional licensure boards of other states to make determinations for their disclosures,
NC-SARA launched its <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnc-sara.org%2Fprofessional-licensure-directory&data=02%7C01%7CElisa.Jaden%40SREB.org%7C2d487f14cd50481d2c2a08d819e5c084%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0%7C0%7C637287821851936732&sdata=IDTQznM4aZhG9CCLdCYy4kh44oIvGRx3cryPBb%2FJZZQ%3D&reserved=0">
Professional Licensure Directory</a> as a resource to aid institutions in their regulatory compliance. The data showed that the vast majority of the programs leading to licensure among participating SARA institutions were in five fields:</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Counseling</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Nursing</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Psychology</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Social work</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Teacher Education</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">There are many educational programs that lead to professional licensure or certification. NC-SARA’s resource is general contact information for the five programs only,
with no regulations or requirements, and it will be updated biannually. </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Also, to help guide students to the professional licensure boards in the states they are located,
<span style="color:black;background:white"><a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nc-sara.org%2Fresources%2Fprofessional-licensure&data=02%7C01%7CElisa.Jaden%40SREB.org%7C2d487f14cd50481d2c2a08d819e5c084%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0%7C0%7C637287821851946686&sdata=4iqaNUu3XUh9f2ZxBjroKEZS5%2BVLQGMapJIwVNLX4Iw%3D&reserved=0">professional
licensure information for students</a> can be found under the Student tab on the NC-SARA website. Please feel free to share this information with your institutions to help aid them in their regulatory compliance.</span><span style="background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">SARA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Southern Regional Education Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">(404) 879-5517<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:SARA@sreb.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SARA@sreb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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