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Proposed rules would tie Workforce Pell eligibility to completion, placement and value‑added earnings limits
Summary
Negotiators reviewed a draft that would make programs ineligible after governor withdrawal, failure of completion/placement metrics, or when published tuition exceeds a program's value‑added earnings; the department proposed specific timing rules (eligibility ending at defined payment period boundaries) and invited comment on liability and appeals.
Department staff laid out the draft loss‑and‑regain eligibility provisions negotiators are debating under 34 CFR subpart H, explaining three separate triggers for losing Workforce Pell eligibility.
Under the department's proposal, a program would become ineligible at the end of the payment period that begins after the date: (1) a governor withdraws approval or fails to reapprove the program; (2) the Secretary determines the institution failed to meet Secretary‑level completion and placement requirements; or (3) the program's published tuition or fees exceed the program's value‑added earnings limit for the award year. For…
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