34 C.F.R. § 668.41 Reporting and disclosure of information.
Title 34 - Education
(a) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this subpart: Athletically related student aid means any scholarship, grant, or other form of financial assistance, offered by an institution, the terms of which require the recipient to participate in a program of intercollegiate athletics at the institution. Other student aid, of which a student-athlete simply happens to be the recipient, is not athletically related student aid. Certificate or degree-seeking student means a student enrolled in a course of credit who is recognized by the institution as seeking a degree or certificate. First-time undergraduate student means an entering undergraduate who has never attended any institution of higher education. It includes a student enrolled in the fall term who attended a postsecondary institution for the first time in the prior summer term, and a student who entered with advanced standing (college credit earned before graduation from high school). Normal time is the amount of time necessary for a student to complete all requirements for a degree or certificate according to the institution's catalog. This is typically four years for a bachelor's degree in a standard term-based institution, two years for an associate degree in a standard term-based institution, and the various scheduled times for certificate programs. Notice means a notification of the availability of information an institution is required by this subpart to disclose, provided to an individual on a one-to-one basis through an appropriate mailing or publication, including direct mailing through the U.S. Postal Service, campus mail, or electronic mail. Posting on an Internet website or an Intranet website does not constitute a notice. Official fall reporting date means that date (in the fall) on which an institution must report fall enrollment data to either the State, its board of trustees or governing board, or some other external governing body. Prospective employee means an individual who has contacted an eligible institution for the purpose of requesting information concerning employment with that institution. Prospective student means an individual who has contacted an eligible institution requesting information concerning admission to that institution. Undergraduate students, for purposes of §§668.45 and 668.48 only, means students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program, an associate degree program, or a vocational or technical program below the baccalaureate. (b) Disclosure through Internet or Intranet websites. Subject to paragraphs (c)(2), (e)(2) through (4), or (g)(1)(ii) of this section, as appropriate, an institution may satisfy any requirement to disclose information under paragraph (d), (e), or (g) of this section for— (1) Enrolled students or current employees by posting the information on an Internet website or an Intranet website that is reasonably accessible to the individuals to whom the information must be disclosed; and (2) Prospective students or prospective employees by posting the information on an Internet website. (c) Notice to enrolled students. (1) An institution annually must distribute to all enrolled students a notice of the availability of the information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraphs (d), (e), and (g) of this section, and pursuant to 34 CFR 99.7 (§99.7 sets forth the notification requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974). The notice must list and briefly describe the information and tell the student how to obtain the information. (2) An institution that discloses information to enrolled students as required under paragraph (d), (e), or (g) of this section by posting the information on an Internet website or an Intranet website must include in the notice described in paragraph (c)(1) of this section— (i) The exact electronic address at which the information is posted; and (ii) A statement that the institution will provide a paper copy of the information on request. (d) General disclosures for enrolled or prospective students. An institution must make available to any enrolled student or prospective student, on request, through appropriate publications, mailings or electronic media, information concerning— (1) Financial assistance available to students enrolled in the institution (pursuant to §668.42); (2) The institution (pursuant to §668.43); and (3) The institution's completion or graduation rate and, if applicable, its transfer-out rate (pursuant to §668.45). In the case of a request from a prospective student, the information must be made available prior to the student's enrolling or entering into any financial obligation with the institution. (e) Annual security report—(1) Enrolled students and current employees—annual security report. By October 1 of each year, an institution must distribute, to all enrolled students and current employees, its annual security report described in §668.46(b), through appropriate publications and mailings, including— (i) Direct mailing to each individual through the U.S. Postal Service, campus mail, or electronic mail; (ii) A publication or publications provided directly to each individual; or (iii) Posting on an Internet website or an Intranet website, subject to paragraphs (e)(2) and (3) of this section. (2) Enrolled students—annual security report. If an institution chooses to distribute its annual security report to enrolled students by posting the disclosure on an Internet website or an Intranet website, the institution must comply with the requirements of paragraph (c)(2) of this section. (3) Current employees—annual security report. If an institution chooses to distribute its annual security report to current employees by posting the disclosure on an Internet website or an Intranet website, the institution must, by October 1 of each year, distribute to all current employees a notice that includes a statement of the report's availability, the exact electronic address at which the report is posted, a brief description of the report's contents, and a statement that the institution will provide a paper copy of the report upon request. (4) Prospective students and prospective employees—annual security report. The institution must provide a notice to prospective students and prospective employees that includes a statement of the report's availability, a description of its contents, and an opportunity to request a copy. An institution must provide its annual security report, upon request, to a prospective student or prospective employee. If the institution chooses to provide its annual security report to prospective students and prospective employees by posting the disclosure on an Internet website, the notice described in this paragraph must include the exact electronic address at which the report is posted, a brief description of the report, and a statement that the institution will provide a paper copy of the report upon request. (5) Submission to the Secretary—annual security report. Each year, by the date and in a form specified by the Secretary, an institution must submit the statistics required by §668.46(c) to the Secretary. (f) Prospective student-athletes and their parents, high school coach and guidance counselor—report on completion or graduation rates for student-athletes. (1)(i) Except under the circumstances described in paragraph (f)(1)(ii) of this section, when an institution offers a prospective student-athlete athletically related student aid, it must provide to the prospective student-athlete, and his or her parents, high school coach, and guidance counselor, the report produced pursuant to §668.48(a). (ii) An institution's responsibility under paragraph (f)(1)(i) of this section with reference to a prospective student athlete's high school coach and guidance counselor is satisfied if— (A) The institution is a member of a national collegiate athletic association; (B) The association compiles data on behalf of its member institutions, which data the Secretary determines are substantially comparable to those required by §668.48(a); and (C) The association distributes the compilation to all secondary schools in the United States. (2) By July 1 of each year, an institution must submit to the Secretary the report produced pursuant to §668.48. (g) Enrolled students, prospective students, and the public—report on athletic program participation rates and financial support data. (1)(i) An institution of higher education subject to §668.47 must, not later than October 15 of each year, make available on request to enrolled students, prospective students, and the public, the report produced pursuant to §668.47(c). The institution must make the report easily accessible to students, prospective students, and the public and must provide the report promptly to anyone who requests it. (ii) The institution must provide notice to all enrolled students, pursuant to paragraph (c)(1) of this section, and prospective students of their right to request the report described in paragraph (g)(1) of this section. If the institution chooses to make the report available by posting the disclosure on an Internet website or an Intranet website, it must provide in the notice the exact electronic address at which the report is posted, a brief description of the report, and a statement that the institution will provide a paper copy of the report on request. For prospective students, the institution may not use an Intranet website for this purpose. (2) An institution must submit the report described in paragraph (g)(1)(i) of this section to the Secretary within 15 days of making it available to students, prospective students, and the public. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1092) [64 FR 59066, Nov. 1, 1999]
Title 34: Education
PART 668—STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subpart D—Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for Students
§ 668.41 Reporting and disclosure of information.
