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Federal Pell Grant Program rule (2013)

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The Federal Pell Grant Program rule is a significant rule issued by the U.S. Department of Education effective July 2, 2013, that amended department regulations concerning the Federal Pell Grant Program to align the program with changes made to the Higher Education Opportunity Act, which prohibited students from receiving more than one Federal Pell Grant award per year.[1]

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  • Name: Federal Pell Grant Program
  • Agency: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
  • Action: Final rule
  • Type of significant rule: Economically significant rule

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    President George W. Bush (R) signed the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) into law in August 2008. The law established regulations stating that students were eligible to receive two Federal Pell Grant awards a year. The regulations were then repealed by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, which rescinded the opportunity for students to receive more than one Federal Pell Grant award.[3]

    In response to the provisions repealed by the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, the Department of Education issued the Federal Pell Grant Program interim final rule on May 2, 2012, in an effort to align department regulations with the provisions of the law.[3]

    Summary of the rule

    The following is a summary of the rule from the rule's entry in the Federal Register:

    “ The Secretary amends four sections of the Federal Pell Grant Program regulations to make them consistent with recent changes in the law that prohibit a student from receiving two consecutive Pell Grants in a single award year.[1][4] ”

    Summary of provisions

    The following is a summary of the provisions from the final rule's entry in the Federal Register:[1]

    “ In the interim final rule, the Secretary—
    • Delineated the conditions for calculating a Federal Pell Grant for a payment period (77 FR 25894);
    • Removed the provision for awarding Federal Pell Grant payments from two Scheduled Awards (77 FR 25894);
    • Specified when an institution may assign a crossover payment period that occurs over two award years (77 FR 25894);
    • Specified when an institution may pay a transfer student attending more than one institution during an award year (77 FR 25894); and
    • Removed regulations that established procedures for awarding a student his or her second Scheduled Award in an award year (77 FR 25895).[4]
    		 ”

    Significant impact

    See also: Significant regulatory action

    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) deemed this rule economically significant pursuant to Executive Order 12866. An agency rule can be deemed a significant rule if it has had or might have a large impact on the economy, environment, public health, or state or local governments. The term was defined by E.O. 12866, which was issued in 1993 by President Bill Clinton.[1]

    Text of the rule

    The full text of the rule is available below:[1]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Federal Register, "Federal Pell Grant Program," July 2, 2013
    2. ↑ Federal Register, "Federal Pell Grant Program; Correction," July 11, 2012
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Federal Register, "Federal Pell Grant Program," May 2, 2012
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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