Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program
| Published date | 08 July 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 36070 |
| Record Number | 2021-14359 |
| Section | Rules and Regulations |
| Court | Education Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 128 (Thursday, July 8, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36070-36071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14359]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 686
[Docket ID ED-2019-OPE-0081]
RIN 1840-AD44
Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
(TEACH) Grant Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of implementation of certain sections of the TEACH
Grant program final regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the Department of Education's
(Department) implementation of certain sections of the TEACH Grant
program final regulations.
DATES: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document for
information about implementation dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Sophia
McArdle, Ph.D. at (202) 453-6318 or by email at: [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Department published final regulations for the TEACH Grant
program in the Federal Register on August 14, 2020 (85 FR 49798), and
provided that the final regulations would be effective July 1, 2021.
Pursuant to section 482(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), the Department designated the changes to 34 CFR part 686
for early implementation beginning on August 14, 2020, at the
discretion of each institution or agency, as appropriate. The
Department further indicated that it would implement the regulations as
soon as possible after the implementation date and would publish a
separate notification announcing the timing of the implementation.
Otherwise, the final regulations would be effective July 1, 2021.
Implementation
Pursuant to the final regulations, the Department announces that as
of July 1, 2021, the following are available to implement the changes
to 34 CFR part 686:
Forms:
Updated Agreement to Serve or Repay
TEACH Grant Certification of Qualifying Teaching
TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Enrollment
in a Qualifying Program or Completing Teacher Licensure Requirements
TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Family and
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Condition
TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Military
Spouse
TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension Request: Residing or
Being Employed in a Federally Declared Major Disaster Area
TEACH Grant Service Obligation Suspension/Discharge Request:
Military Service
Notices:
An annual notice to TEACH Grant recipients provided by the
Secretary that contains the information required in Sec. 686.43(a)(2)
A notice of the date by which a TEACH Grant recipient must
submit documentation showing that the recipient is satisfying the
obligation on or about 90 days before the date that a grant recipient's
TEACH Grants would be converted to Direct Unsubsidized Loans
A notice to a TEACH Grant recipient of a conversion of a TEACH
Grant to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan
Counseling materials
Updated online initial, subsequent, and exit counseling
Conversion counseling
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will
provide the
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requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich Text Format
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Michelle Asha Cooper,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-14359 Filed 7-7-21; 8:45 am]
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