This Handbook addresses the new professional licensure requirements under Certification Procedures, which expand institutional responsibilities related to programs that lead to a professional license or certificate. These federal rules directly link institutional compliance with state laws and regulations to eligibility to participate in federal financial aid under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, HEA programs. The rules now reference both licensure and disclosures in the same section. Please note that the scope of this Handbook is limited to discussion of the Department of Education (ED) regulations that relate to the additional institutional responsibilities concerning professional licensure, including previous disclosure requirements as amended, and as mandated in the Certification Procedures (released as Final Regulations on October 31, 2023, at 34 CFR § 668.14(b)(32)(ii)). Also, this Handbook is a reorganization of existing content and compilation of valuable analysis by others especially SAN and its professional licensure special interest team, NC-SARA, Higher Education Pros, Thompson Coburn, Hogan Lovells, as well as review of the Preamble to the Final Regulations. After discussion of the regulatory requirements, there are other useful resource links and boxes with practical tips, a Professional Licensure Regulatory Query for PPA Certification to aid implementation and two charts at the end of the Handbook. Lastly, the Handbook does not address in detail the other very important institutional compliance requirements that were released in the same set of Final Regulations on October 31, 2023, including Financial Responsibility Standards of Administrative Capability or Ability to Benefit or other requirements under Certification Procedure regulations which includes programmatic accreditation and institutional closure requirements. Please see the SAN Resource page for information on these important topics." (Miller, 2024, p. 3).
Miller, S. (2024). Professional Licensure Requirements: Implementation Handbook for Institutional Compliance with the Federal Regulations. State Authorization Network: A Division of WCET, Publication Number 1C4000824(2nd Edition), 1–50. https://wcetsan.wiche.edu/sites/ default/files/files/2024-08/2024%20SAN%20HANDBOOK_web.pdf
2024 State Authorization Network Handbook attached .