2007, ISBN: 9781234517694

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Rarebooksclub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 64 pages. Original publisher: Washington: U. S. G. P. O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. G. P. O. , 2007. LC Number: KF27 . E3397 2007b OCLC Number: (OCoLC)182722727 Subject: Student loans -- United States. Excerpt: . . . 11 fied as potentially not being registered, yet the requirement was imposed on every-one at great expense and is still in the law today. This is not to say that I do not believe in a students civic obligation to register with Selective Service, but the solu-tion imposed to resolve a very small problem added unnecessary complexity to al-ready complicated delivery system. Another example to illustrate how excessive burdens are imposed on the financial aid office involves the recently enacted ACG SMART grant programs. The Education Departments interpretation of the law for these programs has caused major prob-lems for the financial community. On April 18, the negotiated rulemaking com-mittee could not reach consensus due to the unworkability of the academic year pro-gression aspect of Departments interpretation. Further, the inclusion of the merit component in the law has essentially invited the Department to step into academic purview. The Department is now regulating grade point average calculations, the ability to consider a grade equivalency to advanced placement exam scores, and whether transfer credits are part of a students overall postsecondary background in terms of academic year progression. The definition of eligible program is problem-atic under the proposed regulations and the ineligibility of certificate programs for these grant programs was another sticking point preventing consensus. These are just some of the questions that still exist in these recently enacted programs that aid administrators have already had to begin to administer. Unfortunately, because reasonable resolution has not been reached on these issues, confusion and adminis-trative complexity have been added that impact the programs effectiveness. Still, in spite of all . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., Rarebooksclub.com<