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| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.1.1.1 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions | § 686.1 Scope and purpose. | ED | [85 FR 49821, Aug. 14, 2020] | The TEACH Grant program awards grants to students who intend to teach, to help meet the cost of their postsecondary education. In exchange for the grant, the student must agree to serve as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a school serving low-income students, or as a full-time teacher in a high-need field for an educational service agency serving low-income students, for at least four academic years within eight years of ceasing enrollment at the institution where the student received the grant or, in the case of a student who receives a TEACH Grant at one institution and subsequently transfers to another institution and enrolls in another TEACH Grant-eligible program, within eight years of ceasing enrollment at the other institution. The eight-year period for completing the required four years of teaching does not include periods of suspension in accordance with § 686.41. If the student does not satisfy the service obligation, the amounts of the TEACH Grants received are treated as a Direct Unsubsidized Loan and must be repaid with interest charged from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement. A TEACH Grant that has been converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan can be reconverted to a grant only in accordance with § 686.43. | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.1.1.2 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions | § 686.2 Definitions. | ED | [73 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 66968, Oct. 29, 2010; 85 FR 49821, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a) Definitions for the following terms used in this part are in the regulations for Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, (HEA) 34 CFR part 600: Award year Clock hour Correspondence course Credit hour Eligible institution Institution of higher education (institution) Regular student Secretary State Title IV, HEA program Award year Clock hour Correspondence course Credit hour Eligible institution Institution of higher education (institution) Regular student Secretary State Title IV, HEA program (b) Definitions for the following terms used in this part are in subpart A of the Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668: Academic year Enrolled Expected family contribution (EFC) Free application for Federal student aid (FAFSA). Full-time student Graduate or professional student Half-time student HEA Payment period Three-quarter-time student Undergraduate student William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program Academic year Enrolled Expected family contribution (EFC) Free application for Federal student aid (FAFSA). Full-time student Graduate or professional student Half-time student HEA Payment period Three-quarter-time student Undergraduate student William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program (c) Definitions for the following terms used in this part are in 34 CFR part 77: Local educational agency (LEA) State educational agency (SEA) Local educational agency (LEA) State educational agency (SEA) (d) Other terms used in this part are defined as follows: Academic year or its equivalent for elementary and secondary schools (elementary or secondary academic year): (1) One complete school year, or two complete and consecutive half-years from different school years, excluding summer sessions, that generally fall within a 12-month period. (2) If a school has a year-round program of instruction, the Secretary considers a minimum of nine consecutive months to… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.1.1.3 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions | § 686.3 Duration of student eligibility. | ED | (a) An undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program may receive the equivalent of up to four Scheduled Awards during the period required for the completion of the first undergraduate baccalaureate program of study and first post-baccalaureate program of study combined. (b) A graduate student is eligible to receive the equivalent of up to two Scheduled Awards during the period required for the completion of a TEACH Grant-eligible master's degree program of study. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.1.1.4 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions | § 686.4 Institutional participation. | ED | (a) A TEACH Grant-eligible institution that offers one or more TEACH Grant-eligible programs may elect to participate in the TEACH Grant program. (b) If an institution begins participation in the TEACH Grant program during an award year, a student enrolled at and attending that institution is eligible to receive a grant under this part for the payment period during which the institution begins participation and any subsequent payment period. (c) If an institution ceases to participate in the TEACH Grant program or becomes ineligible to participate in the TEACH Grant program during an award year, a student who was attending the institution and who submitted a SAR with an official EFC to the institution, or for whom the institution obtained an ISIR with an official EFC, before the date the institution became ineligible will receive a TEACH Grant for that award year for— (1) The payment periods that the student completed before the institution ceased participation or became ineligible to participate; and (2) The payment period in which the institution ceased participation or became ineligible to participate. (d) An institution that ceases to participate in the TEACH Grant program or becomes ineligible to participate in the TEACH Grant program must, within 45 days after the effective date of the loss of eligibility, provide to the Secretary— (1) The name and other student identifiers as required by the Secretary of each eligible student under § 686.11 who, during the award year, submitted a SAR with an official EFC to the institution or for whom it obtained an ISIR with an official EFC before it ceased to participate in the TEACH Grant program or became ineligible to participate; (2) The amount of funds paid to each student for that award year; (3) The amount due each student eligible to receive a grant through the end of the payment period during which the institution ceased to participate in the TEACH Grant program or became ineligible to participate; and (4) An accounting of the TEACH Grant program expend… | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.1.1.5 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions | § 686.5 Enrollment status for students taking regular and correspondence courses. | ED | (a) If, in addition to regular coursework, a student takes correspondence courses from either his or her own institution or another institution having an arrangement for this purpose with the student's institution, the correspondence work may be included in determining the student's enrollment status to the extent permitted under paragraph (b) of this section. (b) Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, the correspondence work that may be included in determining a student's enrollment status is that amount of work that— (1) Applies toward a student's degree or post-baccalaureate program of study or is remedial work taken by the student to help in his or her TEACH Grant-eligible program; (2) Is completed within the period of time required for regular coursework; and (3) Does not exceed the amount of a student's regular coursework for the payment period for which enrollment status is being calculated. (c)(1) Notwithstanding the limitation in paragraph (b)(3) of this section, a student who would be a half-time student based solely on his or her correspondence work is considered a half-time student unless the calculation in paragraph (b) of this section produces an enrollment status greater than half-time. (2) A student who would be a less-than-half-time student based solely on his or her correspondence work or a combination of correspondence work and regular coursework is considered a less-than-half-time student. (d) The following chart provides examples of the application of the regulations set forth in this section. It assumes that the institution defines full-time enrollment as 12 credits per term, making half-time enrollment equal to six credits per term. * Any combination of regular and correspondence work that is greater than zero, but less than six hours. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.1.1.6 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | A | Subpart A—Scope, Purpose, and General Definitions | § 686.6 Payment from more than one institution. | ED | A student may not receive grant payments under this part concurrently from more than one institution. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.2.1.1 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—Application Procedures | § 686.10 Application. | ED | [85 FR 49822, Aug. 14, 2020] | To receive a grant under this part, a student must— (a) Complete and submit the Free application for Federal student aid (FAFSA) in accordance with the instructions in the FAFSA; (b) Complete and sign an agreement to serve or repay in accordance with § 686.12; and (c) Provide any additional information requested by the Secretary and the institution. | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.2.1.2 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—Application Procedures | § 686.11 Eligibility to receive a grant. | ED | [73 FR 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 85 FR 49823, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a) Undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate students. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, a student who meets the requirements of 34 CFR part 668, subpart C, is eligible to receive a TEACH Grant if the student— (i) Has met the application requirements in § 686.10; (ii) Is enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible institution in a TEACH Grant-eligible program; (iii) Is completing coursework and other requirements necessary to begin a career in teaching or plans to complete such coursework and requirements prior to graduating; and (iv) Has— (A) If the student is in the first year of a program of undergraduate education as determined by the institution— ( 1 ) A final cumulative secondary school grade point average (GPA) upon graduation of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, or the numeric equivalent; or ( 2 ) A cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, or the numeric equivalent, based on courses taken at the institution through the most-recently completed payment period; (B) If the student is beyond the first year of a program of undergraduate education as determined by the institution, a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, or the numeric equivalent, through the most recently completed payment period; (C) If the student is a graduate student during the first payment period, a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, or the numeric equivalent; (D) If the student is a graduate student beyond the first payment period, a cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale, or the numeric equivalent, through the most-recently completed payment period; or (E) A score above the 75th percentile of scores achieved by all students taking the test during the period the student took the test on at least one of the batteries from a nationally-normed standardized undergraduate, graduate, or post-baccalaureate admissions test, except that such test may not include a placement test. (2)(i) An institution must document the student's secondary scho… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.2.1.3 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | B | Subpart B—Application Procedures | § 686.12 Agreement to serve or repay. | ED | [85 FR 49823, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a) General. A student who meets the eligibility requirements in § 686.11 may receive a TEACH Grant only after he or she signs an agreement to serve or repay provided by the Secretary and receives counseling in accordance with § 686.32. (b) Contents of the agreement to serve or repay. The agreement to serve or repay— (1) Provides that, for each TEACH Grant-eligible program for which the student received TEACH Grant funds, the grant recipient must fulfill a service obligation by performing creditable teaching service by serving— (i) As a full-time teacher for a total of not less than four elementary or secondary academic years within eight years after the date the recipient ceased to be enrolled at the institution where the recipient received the TEACH Grant, or in the case of a student who receives a TEACH Grant at one institution and subsequently transfers to another institution and enrolls in another TEACH Grant-eligible program, within eight years of ceasing enrollment at the other institution; (ii) In a low-income school as defined in § 686.2(d) and subject to the requirements under § 686.40(a)(3); (iii) As a highly qualified teacher as defined in § 686.2(d); and (iv) In a high-need field in the majority of classes taught during each elementary and secondary academic year; (2) Requires the grant recipient to submit, upon completion of each year of service, documentation of the service in the form of a certification by a chief administrative officer of the school; (3) Explains that the eight-year period for completing the service obligation does not include periods of suspension in accordance with § 686.41; (4) Explains the conditions under which a TEACH Grant may be converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan, as described in § 686.43; (5) Explains that, if a TEACH Grant is converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan, the grant recipient must repay the loan in full, with interest charged from the date of each TEACH Grant disbursement; and (6) Explains that to avoid further accrual of interest as descri… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.3.1.1 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Determination of Awards | § 686.20 Submission process and deadline for a SAR or ISIR. | ED | (a) Submission process. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, an institution must disburse a TEACH Grant to a student who is eligible under § 686.11 and is otherwise qualified to receive that disbursement and electronically transmit disbursement data to the Secretary for that student if— (i) The student submits a SAR with an official EFC to the institution; or (ii) The institution obtains an ISIR with an official EFC for the student. (2) In determining a student's eligibility to receive a grant under this part, an institution is entitled to assume that the SAR information or ISIR information is accurate and complete except under the conditions set forth in 34 CFR 668.16(f). (b) SAR or ISIR deadline. Except as provided in 34 CFR 668.164(g), for a student to receive a grant under this part in an award year, the student must submit the relevant parts of the SAR with an official EFC to his or her institution or the institution must obtain an ISIR with an official EFC by the earlier of— (1) The last date that the student is still enrolled and eligible for payment at that institution; or (2) By the deadline date established by the Secretary through publication of a notice in the Federal Register. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.3.1.2 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Determination of Awards | § 686.21 Calculation of a grant. | ED | [73 FR 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 85 FR 49824, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a)(1)(i) The Scheduled Award for a TEACH Grant for an eligible student is $4,000. (ii) Each Scheduled Award remains available to an eligible student until the $4,000 is disbursed. (2)(i) The total amount that a student may receive in TEACH Grants for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate study may not exceed $16,000. (ii) The total amount that a student may receive in TEACH Grants for graduate study may not exceed $8,000. (b) The annual award for— (1) A full-time student is $4,000; (2) A three-quarter-time student is $3,000; (3) A half-time student is $2,000; and (4) A less-than-half-time student is $1,000. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, the amount of a student's grant under this part, in combination with the other student financial assistance available to the student, including the amount of a Federal Pell Grant for which the student is eligible, may not exceed the student's cost of attendance at the TEACH Grant-eligible institution. Other student financial assistance is estimated financial assistance, as defined in 34 CFR 673.5(c). (d) A TEACH Grant may replace a student's EFC, but the amount of the grant that exceeds the student's EFC is considered estimated financial assistance, as defined in 34 CFR 673.5(c). (e) In determining a student's payment for a payment period, an institution must include— (1) In accordance with 34 CFR 668.20, any noncredit or reduced credit courses that an institution determines are necessary— (i) To help a student be prepared for the pursuit of a first undergraduate baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree or certificate; or (ii) In the case of English language instruction, to enable the student to utilize already existing knowledge, training, or skills; and (2) In accordance with 34 CFR 668.5, a student's participation in a program of study abroad if it is approved for credit by the home institution at which the student is enrolled. | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.3.1.3 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Determination of Awards | § 686.22 Calculation of a grant for a payment period. | ED | [73 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 20221, May 1, 2009] | (a) Eligibility for payment formula —(1) Programs using standard terms with at least 30 weeks of instructional time. A student's grant for a payment period is calculated under paragraph (b) or (d) of this section if— (i) The student is enrolled in an eligible program that— (A) Measures progress in credit hours; (B) Is offered in semesters, trimesters, or quarters; and (C)( 1 ) For an undergraduate student, requires the student to enroll for at least 12 credit hours in each term in the award year to qualify as a full-time student; or ( 2 ) For a graduate student, each term in the award year meets the minimum full-time enrollment status established by the institution for a semester, trimester, or quarter; and (ii) The program uses an academic calendar that provides at least 30 weeks of instructional time in— (A) Two semesters or trimesters in the fall through the following spring, or three quarters in the fall, winter, and spring, none of which overlaps any other term (including a summer term) in the program; or (B) Any two semesters or trimesters, or any three quarters where— ( 1 ) The institution starts its terms for different cohorts of students on a periodic basis ( e.g. , monthly); ( 2 ) The program is offered exclusively in semesters, trimesters, or quarters; and ( 3 ) Students are not allowed to be enrolled simultaneously in overlapping terms and must stay with the cohort in which they start unless they withdraw from a term (or skip a term) and reenroll in a subsequent term. (2) Programs using standard terms with less than 30 weeks of instructional time. A student's payment for a payment period is calculated under paragraph (c) or (d) of this section if— (i) The student is enrolled in an eligible program that— (A) Measures progress in credit hours; (B) Is offered in semesters, trimesters, or quarters; (C)( 1 ) For an undergraduate student, requires the student to enroll in at least 12 credit hours in each term in the award year to qualify as a full-time student; or ( 2 ) For a graduate … | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.3.1.4 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Determination of Awards | § 686.23 Calculation of a grant for a payment period that occurs in two award years. | ED | If a student enrolls in a payment period that is scheduled to occur in two award years— (a) The entire payment period must be considered to occur within one award year; (b) The institution must determine for each TEACH Grant recipient the award year in which the payment period will be placed subject to the restriction set forth in paragraph (c) of this section; (c) The institution must place a payment period with more than six months scheduled to occur within one award year in that award year; (d) If the institution places the payment period in the first award year, it must pay a student with funds from the first award year; and (e) If the institution places the payment period in the second award year, it must pay a student with funds from the second award year. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.3.1.5 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Determination of Awards | § 686.24 Transfer student: attendance at more than one institution during an award year. | ED | (a) If a student who receives a TEACH Grant at one institution subsequently enrolls at a second institution, the student may receive a grant at the second institution only if— (1) The student submits a SAR with an official EFC to the second institution; or (2) The second institution obtains an ISIR with an official EFC. (b) The second institution must calculate the student's award in accordance with § 686.22 or § 686.25. (c) The second institution may pay a TEACH Grant only for that period in which a student is enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program at that institution. (d) The student's TEACH Grant for each payment period is calculated according to the procedures in § 686.22 or § 686.25 unless the remaining balance of the Scheduled Award at the second institution is the balance of the student's last Scheduled Award and is less than the amount the student would normally receive for that payment period. (e) A transfer student must repay any amount received in an award year that exceeds the amount which he or she was eligible to receive. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.3.1.6 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | C | Subpart C—Determination of Awards | § 686.25 Correspondence study. | ED | [73 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 20221, May 1, 2009] | (a) An institution calculates a TEACH Grant for a payment period for a student in a program of study offered by correspondence courses without terms, but not including any residential component, by— (1) Using the half-time annual award; and (2) Multiplying the half-time annual award by the lesser of— (i) ; or (ii) (b) For purposes of paragraph (a) of this section— (1) The institution must make the first payment to a student for an academic year, as calculated under paragraph (a) of this section, after the student submits 25 percent of the lessons or otherwise completes 25 percent of the work scheduled for the program or the academic year, whichever occurs last; and (2) The institution must make the second payment to a student for an academic year, as calculated under paragraph (a) of this section, after the student submits 75 percent of the lessons or otherwise completes 75 percent of the work scheduled for the program or the academic year, whichever occurs last. (c) In a program of correspondence study offered by correspondence courses using terms but not including any residential component— (1) The institution must prepare a written schedule for submission of lessons that reflects a workload of at least 30 hours of preparation per semester hour or 20 hours of preparation per quarter hour during the term; (2)(i) If the student is enrolled in at least six credit hours that commence and are completed in that term, the half-time annual award is used to calculate the payment for the payment period; or (ii) If the student is enrolled in less than six credit hours that commence and are completed in that term the less-than-half-time annual award is used to calculate the payment for the payment period; (3) A payment for a payment period is calculated using the formula in § 686.22(d) except that paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section are used in lieu of § 686.22(d)(1) and (2), respectively; and (4) The institution must make the payment to a student for a payment period after that student completes 50 per… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.1 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.30 Scope. | ED | This subpart deals with TEACH Grant program administration by a TEACH Grant-eligible institution. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.2 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.31 Determination of eligibility for payment and cancellation of a TEACH Grant. | ED | [73 FR 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 85 FR 49824, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a) For each payment period, an institution may pay a grant under this part to an eligible student only after it determines that the student— (1) Is eligible under § 686.11; (2) Has completed the relevant initial or subsequent counseling as required in § 686.32; (3) Has signed an agreement to serve or repay as described in § 686.12; (4) Is enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program; and (5) If enrolled in a credit-hour program without terms or a clock-hour program, has completed the payment period, as defined in 34 CFR 668.4, for which he or she has been paid a grant. (b)(1) If an institution determines at the beginning of a payment period that a student is not maintaining satisfactory progress, but changes that determination before the end of the payment period, the institution may pay a TEACH Grant to the student for the entire payment period. (2) If an institution determines at the beginning of a payment period that a student enrolled in a TEACH Grant-eligible program is not maintaining the required GPA for a TEACH Grant under § 686.11 or is not pursuing a career in teaching, but changes that determination before the end of the payment period, the institution may pay a TEACH Grant to the student for the entire payment period. (c) If an institution determines at the beginning of a payment period that a student is not maintaining satisfactory progress or the necessary GPA for a TEACH Grant under § 686.11 or is not pursuing a career in teaching, but changes that determination after the end of the payment period, the institution may not pay the student a TEACH Grant for that payment period or make adjustments in subsequent payments to compensate for the loss of aid for that period. (d) An institution may make one disbursement for a payment period to an otherwise eligible student if— (1)(i) The student's final high school GPA is not yet available; or (ii) The student's cumulative GPA through the prior payment period under § 686.11 is not yet available; and (2) The institution assumes liability for any o… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.3 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.32 Counseling requirements. | ED | [73 FR 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 85 FR 49824, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a) Initial counseling. (1) An institution must ensure that initial counseling is conducted with each TEACH Grant recipient prior to making the first disbursement of the grant. (2) The initial counseling must be in person, by audiovisual presentation, or by interactive electronic means. In each case, the institution must ensure that an individual with expertise in title IV, HEA programs is reasonably available shortly after the counseling to answer the student's questions. As an alternative, in the case of a student enrolled in a correspondence program of study or a study-abroad program of study approved for credit at the home institution, the student may be provided with written counseling materials before the grant is disbursed. (3) The initial counseling must— (i) Explain the terms and conditions of the TEACH Grant agreement to serve or repay as described in § 686.12; (ii) Provide the grant recipient with information about how to identify low-income schools and documented high-need fields; (iii) Inform the grant recipient that, for the teaching to count towards the recipient's service obligation, the high-need field in which he or she has prepared to teach must be— (A) One of the six high-need fields listed in § 686.2; or (B) A high-need field that is listed in the Nationwide List for the State in which the grant recipient teaches— ( 1 ) At the time the grant recipient begins teaching in that field, even if that field subsequently loses its high-need designation for that State; or ( 2 ) For teaching service performed on or after July 1, 2010, at the time the grant recipient signed the agreement to serve or repay or received the TEACH Grant, even if that field subsequently loses its high-need designation for that State before the grant recipient begins teaching in that field; (iv) Inform the grant recipient of the opportunity to request a suspension of the eight-year period for completion of the agreement to serve or repay and the conditions under which a suspension may be granted in accordance with… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.4 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.33 Frequency of payment. | ED | (a) In each payment period, an institution may pay a student at such times and in such installments as it determines will best meet the student's needs. (b) The institution may pay funds in one lump sum for all the prior payment periods for which the student was eligible under § 686.11 within the award year as long as the student has signed the agreement to serve prior to disbursement of the TEACH Grant. The student's enrollment status must be determined according to work already completed. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.5 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.34 Liability for and recovery of TEACH Grant overpayments. | ED | (a)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2) and (3) of this section, a student is liable for any TEACH Grant overpayment made to him or her. (2) The institution is liable for a TEACH Grant overpayment if the overpayment occurred because the institution failed to follow the procedures set forth in this part or in 34 CFR part 668. The institution must restore an amount equal to the overpayment to its TEACH Grant account. (3) A student is not liable for, and the institution is not required to attempt recovery of or refer to the Secretary, a TEACH Grant overpayment if the amount of the overpayment is less than $25 and is not a remaining balance. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, if an institution makes a TEACH Grant overpayment for which it is not liable, it must promptly send a written notice to the student requesting repayment of the overpayment amount. The notice must state that failure to make the requested repayment, or to make arrangements satisfactory to the holder of the overpayment debt to repay the overpayment, makes the student ineligible for further title IV, HEA program funds until final resolution of the TEACH Grant overpayment. (2) If a student objects to the institution's TEACH Grant overpayment determination, the institution must consider any information provided by the student and determine whether the objection is warranted. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(3) of this section, if the student fails to repay a TEACH Grant overpayment or make arrangements satisfactory to the holder of the overpayment debt to repay the TEACH Grant overpayment, after the institution has taken the action required by paragraph (b) of this section, the institution must refer the overpayment to the Secretary for collection in accordance with procedures required by the Secretary. After referring the TEACH Grant overpayment to the Secretary under this section, the institution need make no further efforts to recover the overpayment. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.6 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.35 Recalculation of TEACH Grant award amounts. | ED | (a) Change in enrollment status. (1) If the student's enrollment status changes from one academic term to another academic term within the same award year, the institution must recalculate the TEACH Grant award for the new payment period taking into account any changes in the cost of attendance. (2)(i) If the student's projected enrollment status changes during a payment period after the student has begun attendance in all of his or her classes for that payment period, the institution may (but is not required to) establish a policy under which the student's award for the payment period is recalculated. Any such recalculations must take into account any changes in the cost of attendance. In the case of an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate program of study, if such a policy is established, it must be the same policy that the institution established under 34 CFR 690.80(b) for the Federal Pell Grant Program and it must apply to all students in the TEACH Grant-eligible program. (ii) If a student's projected enrollment status changes during a payment period before the student begins attendance in all of his or her classes for that payment period, the institution must recalculate the student's enrollment status to reflect only those classes for which he or she actually began attendance. (b) Change in cost of attendance. If the student's cost of attendance changes at any time during the award year and his or her enrollment status remains the same, the institution may, but is not required to, establish a policy under which the student's TEACH Grant award for the payment period is recalculated. If such a policy is established, it must apply to all students in the TEACH Grant-eligible program. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.7 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.36 Fiscal control and fund accounting procedures. | ED | (a) An institution must follow the provisions for maintaining general fiscal records in this section and in 34 CFR 668.24(b). (b) An institution must maintain funds received under this section in accordance with the requirements in 34 CFR 668.164. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.8 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.37 Institutional reporting requirements. | ED | [73 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 66968, Oct. 29, 2010] | (a) An institution must provide to the Secretary information about each TEACH Grant recipient that includes but is not limited to— (1) The student's eligibility for a TEACH Grant, as determined in accordance with §§ 686.11 and 686.31; (2) The student's TEACH Grant amounts; and (3) The anticipated and actual disbursement date or dates and disbursement amounts of the TEACH Grant funds. (b) The Secretary accepts a student's Payment Data that is submitted in accordance with procedures established through publication in the Federal Register, and that contains information the Secretary considers to be accurate in light of other available information including that previously provided by the student and the institution. | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.4.1.9 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | D | Subpart D—Administration of Grant Payments | § 686.38 Maintenance and retention of records. | ED | (a) An institution must follow the record retention and examination provisions in this part and in 34 CFR 668.24. (b) For any disputed expenditures in any award year for which the institution cannot provide records, the Secretary determines the final authorized level of expenditures. | |||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.5.1.1 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Service and Repayment Obligations | § 686.40 Documenting the service obligation. | ED | [85 FR 49826, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a) If a grant recipient is performing full-time teaching service in accordance with the agreement to serve or repay, or agreements to serve or repay if more than one agreement exists, the grant recipient must, upon completion of each of the four required elementary or secondary academic years of teaching service, provide to the Secretary documentation of that teaching service on a form approved by the Secretary and certified by the chief administrative officer of the school or educational service agency in which the grant recipient is teaching. The documentation must show that the grant recipient— (1) Taught full-time in a low-income school as a highly qualified teacher as defined in § 686.2(d); and (2)(i) Taught a majority of classes during the period being certified in any of the high-need fields of mathematics, science, a foreign language, bilingual education, English language acquisition, special education, or as a reading specialist; or (ii) Taught a majority of classes during the period being certified in another high-need field designated by that State and listed in the Nationwide List, in accordance with § 686.12(d). (b) For purposes of completing the service obligation, the elementary or secondary academic year may be counted as one of the grant recipient's four complete elementary or secondary academic years if the grant recipient completes at least one-half of the elementary or secondary academic year and the grant recipient's school employer considers the grant recipient to have fulfilled his or her contract requirements for the elementary or secondary academic year for the purposes of salary increases, tenure, and retirement if the grant recipient is unable to complete an elementary or secondary academic year due to— (1) A condition that is a qualifying reason for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)(1) and (3)); (2) A call or order to Federal or State active duty, or Active Service as a member of a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces named in 10 U.S… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.5.1.2 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Service and Repayment Obligations | § 686.41 Periods of suspension. | ED | [85 FR 49826, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a)(1) A grant recipient who has completed or who has otherwise ceased enrollment in a TEACH Grant-eligible program for which he or she received TEACH Grant funds may request a suspension from the Secretary of the eight-year period for completion of the service obligation based on— (i) Enrollment in a program of study for which the recipient would be eligible for a TEACH Grant or in a program of study that has been determined by a State to satisfy the requirements for certification or licensure to teach in the State's elementary or secondary schools; (ii) Receiving State-required instruction or otherwise fulfilling requirements for licensure to teach in a State's elementary or secondary schools; (iii) A condition that is a qualifying reason for leave under the FMLA; (iv) A call to order to Federal or State active duty or Active Service as a member of a Reserve Component of the Armed Forces named in 10 U.S.C. 10101, or service as a member of the National Guard on full-time National Guard duty, as defined in 10 U.S.C. 101(d)(5); (v) Military orders for the recipient's spouse for— (A) Deployment with a military unit or as an individual in support of a call to Federal or State Active Duty, or Active Service; or (B) A change of permanent duty station from a location in the continental United States to a location outside of the continental United States or from a location in a State to any location outside of that State; or (vi) Residing in or being employed in a federally declared major disaster area as defined in the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)). (2) A grant recipient may receive a suspension described in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (vi) of this section in one-year increments that— (i) Does not exceed a combined total of three years under paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (iii) of this section; (ii) Does not exceed a total of three years under paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of this section; (iii) Does not exceed a total of three years under paragraph (a)(1)(v) of t… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.5.1.3 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Service and Repayment Obligations | § 686.42 Discharge of agreement to serve or repay. | ED | [73 35495, June 23, 2008, as amended at 74 FR 55950, Oct. 29, 2009; 81 FR 76089, Nov. 1, 2016; 85 FR 49827, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a) Death. (1) If a grant recipient dies, the Secretary discharges the obligation to complete the agreement to serve or repay based on— (i) An original or certified copy of the death certificate; (ii) An accurate and complete photocopy of the original or certified copy of the death certificate; (iii) An accurate and complete original or certified copy of the death certificate that is scanned and submitted electronically or sent by facsimile transmission; or (iv) Verification of the grant recipient's death through an authoritative Federal or State electronic database approved for use by the Secretary. (2) Under exceptional circumstances and on a case-by-case basis, the Secretary discharges the obligation to complete the agreement to serve or repay based on other reliable documentation of the grant recipient's death that is acceptable to the Secretary. (b) Total and permanent disability. (1) A grant recipient's agreement to serve or repay is discharged if the recipient becomes totally and permanently disabled, as defined in 34 CFR 685.102(b), and the grant recipient applies for and satisfies the eligibility requirements for a total and permanent disability discharge in accordance with 34 CFR 685.213. (2) If at any time the Secretary determines that the grant recipient does not meet the requirements of the three-year period following the discharge as described in 34 CFR 685.213(b)(7), the Secretary will notify the grant recipient that the grant recipient's obligation to satisfy the terms of the agreement to serve or repay is reinstated. (3) The Secretary's notification under paragraph (b)(2) of this section will— (i) Include the reason or reasons for reinstatement; (ii) Provide information on how the grant recipient may contact the Secretary if the grant recipient has questions about the reinstatement or believes that the agreement to serve or repay was reinstated based on incorrect information; and (iii) Inform the TEACH Grant recipient that he or she must satisfy the service obligation within the po… | ||||
| 34:34:4.1.1.1.4.5.1.4 | 34 | Education | VI | 686 | PART 686—TEACHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE AND HIGHER EDUCATION (TEACH) GRANT PROGRAM | E | Subpart E—Service and Repayment Obligations | § 686.43 Obligation to repay the grant. | ED | [85 FR 49827, Aug. 14, 2020] | (a)(1) The TEACH Grant amounts disbursed to the recipient will be converted into a Direct Unsubsidized Loan, with interest accruing from the date that each grant disbursement was made and be collected by the Secretary in accordance with the relevant provisions of subpart A of 34 CFR part 685 if— (i) The grant recipient, regardless of enrollment status, requests that the TEACH Grant be converted into a Direct Unsubsidized Loan because he or she has decided not to teach in a qualified school or educational service agency, or not to teach in a high-need field, or for any other reason; or (ii) The grant recipient does not begin or maintain qualified employment within the timeframe that would allow that individual to complete the service obligation within the number of years required under § 686.12. (2) At least annually during the service obligation period under § 686.12, the Secretary notifies the grant recipient of— (i) The terms and conditions that the grant recipient must meet to satisfy the service obligation; (ii) The requirement for the grant recipient to provide to the Secretary, upon completion of each of the four required elementary or secondary academic years of teaching service, documentation of that teaching service on a form approved by the Secretary and certified by the chief administrative officer of the school or educational service agency in which the grant recipient taught and emphasizes the necessity to keep copies of this information and copies of the recipient's own employment documentation; (iii) The service years completed and the remaining timeframe within which the grant recipient must complete the service obligation; (iv) The conditions under which the grant recipient may request a temporary suspension of the period for completing the service obligation; (v) The conditions as described under paragraph (a)(1) of this section under which the TEACH Grant amounts disbursed to the recipient will be converted into a Direct Unsubsidized Loan; (vi) The potential total interest accrued; (v… |
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