1. Federal priorities update
March 16, 2018 Board Meeting

2. Federal Priority Updates
PROSPER Act
Loans
Grants
Risk-Sharing
Work-Study
Apprenticeship
DACA

3. PROSPER Act – H.R. 4508
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965
857 changes
House Republican-introduced bill
Senate still working on its version
Streamline student aid programs into 3 categories:
One Loan
One Grant
One Work-Study

4. One Loan
Consolidate the 6 loans currently available into new Federal ONE Loan

5. One Grant Reauthorize Pell Grant through 2024
$300 bonus to students who take a course load “greater than full time”
Extends financial aid eligibility to students in shorter-term, workforce programs

6. One Grant cont. Campus-based financial aid
Elimination of the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG) program, which serves 1.5 million students annually
Elimination of the Title IIIA Strengthening Institutions program

7. Risk-Sharing
Students would “earn” their Title IV aid at increments of 25%
Require institutions to pay back more money for students who do not complete the term
Major financial hit: pay back 1 to 2 times more
Programs where students are not paying back their loans would be targeted and potentially lose access to federal aid
CURRENT LAW
PROSPER ACT

8. One Federal Work-Study
Reduce federal share of funds from 75% to 50% over fours years
Amend formula to distribute funds that would benefit community colleges

9. PROSPER Act - Apprenticeship
New Apprenticeship Grant Program
Maximum of award of $1.5 million
Funds for equipment and learning materials, wage subsidy for students, industry-specific programming, or exams and fees

10. PROSPER Act – Other items to note
The legislation would give for-profit colleges the same statutory status as non-profit institutions
“90/10” rule would be eliminated, which requires that for-profit institutions derive at least 10% of their overall funding from non-Title IV sources
Elimination of definition of “credit hour”

11. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA)
Supreme Court did not grant review of the decision to block termination of DACA
This decision diminishes pressure on Congress to pass legislation addressing DACA
March 5th deadline to terminate DACA is now on hold till the courts can further review the case
Could take a year or longer
DACA recipients may continue to renew their status beyond March 5th, but the government is not required to accept new DACA registrants

12. Katie Archambault, Research and Policy Analyst Oregon Community College Association | (503)