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2018–2019 AWARD YEAR DEADLINE DATES—Continued 

What does an institution submit? How is it submitted? What is the deadline for 

submission? 

Hand deliver to: U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, Grants & Campus-Based Division, 830 First Street NE, Room 64F2 ATTN: 

Work Colleges Coordinator, Washington, DC 

20002, or 

Mail to: The address listed above for hand delivery. 

However, please use ZIP Code 20202–5453. 

9. Request for a waiver of the FWS Community Service Expenditure Requirement for the 2019–2020 

award year.

The request for the waiver of FWS Community Service Expenditure Requirement must be submitted 

electronically through the Common Origination and 

Disbursement website at https://cod.ed.gov.

Monday, April 22, 2019. 

Notes: 

D The deadline for electronic submissions is 11:59:00 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the applicable deadline date. Transmissions must be 

completed and accepted by 11:59:00 p.m. to meet the deadline. 

D Paper documents that are sent through the U.S. Postal Service must be postmarked or you must have a mail receipt stamped by the applicable deadline date. 

D Paper documents that are delivered by a commercial courier must be received no later than 4:30:00 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the applicable deadline date. 

D The Secretary may consider on a case-by-case basis the effect that a major disaster, as defined in section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), or another unusual circumstance has on an institution in meeting the 

deadlines. 

Proof of Mailing or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Documents 

If you submit paper documents when 

permitted by mail or by hand delivery 

(or from a commercial courier), we 

accept as proof one of the following: 

(1) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(2) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial courier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing or 

delivery acceptable to the Secretary. 

If you mail your paper documents 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 

not accept either of the following as 

proof of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

All institutions are encouraged to use 

certified or at least first-class mail. 

The Department accepts hand 

deliveries from you or a commercial 

courier between 8:00:00 a.m. and 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

Monday through Friday except Federal 

holidays. 

Sources for Detailed Information on 

These Requests 

A more detailed discussion of each 

request for funds or waiver is provided 

in specific ‘‘Electronic Announcements,’’ which are posted on the 

Department’s IFAP website (http://

ifap.ed.gov) at least 30 days before the 

established deadline date for the 

specific request. Information on these 

items is also found in the Federal 

Student Aid Handbook, which is also 

posted on the Department’s IFAP 

website. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

following regulations apply to these 

programs: 

(1) Student Assistance General 

Provisions, 34 CFR part 668. 

(2) General Provisions for the Federal 

Perkins Loan Program, Federal WorkStudy Program, and Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity 

Grant Program, 34 CFR part 673. 

(3) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 

CFR part 674. 

(4) Federal Work-Study Program, 34 

CFR part 675. 

(5) Federal Supplemental Educational 

Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR part 

676. 

(6) Institutional Eligibility under the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended, 34 CFR part 600. 

(7) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 

CFR part 82. 

(8) Governmentwide Requirements for 

Drug-Free Workplace (Financial 

Assistance), 34 CFR part 84. 

(9) Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement), 2 CFR 

part 3485. 

(10) Drug and Alcohol Abuse 

Prevention, 34 CFR part 86. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

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and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070b et 

seq. and 1087aa et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. 

Dated: December 28, 2017. 

A. Wayne Johnson, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), Office of Postsecondary 

Education, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda, time, and location for the 

February 7–9, 2018 meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), and provides information to 

members of the public regarding the 

meeting, including requesting to make 

oral comments. The notice of this 

meeting is required under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 

the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 

1965, as amended. 

DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be 

held on February 7, 8, and 9, 2018, each 

day from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 

Thomas Circle NW, National Ballroom, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Hong, Executive Director/ 

Designated Federal Official, NACIQI, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Room 6W250, 

Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 

453–7805, or email: Jennifer.Hong@

ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and 

Function: NACIQI is established under 

§ 114 of the HEA. NACIQI advises the 

Secretary of Education with respect to: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the standards of accrediting agencies 

or associations under subpart 2, part G, 

Title IV of the HEA, as amended. 

• The recognition of specific 

accrediting agencies or associations. 

• The preparation and publication of 

the list of nationally recognized 

accrediting agencies and associations. 

• The eligibility and certification 

process for institutions of higher 

education under Title IV of the HEA and 

part C, subchapter I, chapter 34, Title 

42, together with recommendations for 

improvement in such process. 

• The relationship between (1) 

accreditation of institutions of higher 

education and the certification and 

eligibility of such institutions, and (2) 

State licensing responsibilities with 

respect to such institutions. 

• Any other advisory function 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary of Education may prescribe by 

regulation. 

Meeting Agenda: Agenda items for the 

February 2018 meeting are below. 

Agencies Applying for Renewal of 

Recognition 

1. Accreditation Commission for 

Education in Nursing, Scope of 

Recognition: Accreditation of nursing 

education programs and schools, both 

postsecondary and higher degree, which 

offer a certificate, diploma, or a 

recognized professional degree 

including clinical doctorate, masters, 

baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and 

practical nursing programs in the 

United States and its territories, 

including those offered via distance 

education. 

2. Accreditation Commission for 

Midwifery Education, Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation and 

preaccreditation of basic certificate, 

basic graduate nurse-midwifery, direct 

entry midwifery, and pre-certification 

nurse-midwifery education programs, 

including those programs that offer 

distance education in the United States. 

3. American Physical Therapy 

Association, Commission on 

Accreditation in Physical Therapy 

Education, Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and preaccreditation 

(‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’) in the 

United States of physical therapist 

education programs leading to the first 

professional degree at the master’s or 

doctoral level and physical therapist 

assistant education programs at the 

associate degree level and for its 

accreditation of such programs offered 

via distance education. 

4. Middle States Commission on 

Higher Education, Scope of Recognition: 

The accreditation and preaccreditation 

(‘‘Candidacy Status’’) of institutions of 

higher education in Delaware, the 

District of Columbia, Maryland, New 

Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto 

Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 

including distance and correspondence 

education programs offered at those 

institutions. 

5. Higher Learning Commission, 

Scope of Recognition: The accreditation 

and preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate for 

Accreditation’’) of degree-granting 

institutions of higher education in 

Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New 

Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, 

South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, 

and Wyoming, including the tribal 

institutions and the accreditation of 

programs offered via distance education 

and correspondence education within 

these institutions. This recognition 

extends to the Institutional Actions 

Council jointly with the Board of 

Trustees of the Commission for 

decisions on cases for continued 

accreditation or reaffirmation, and 

continued candidacy, and to the 

Appeals Body jointly with the Board of 

Trustees of the Commission for 

decisions related to initial candidacy or 

accreditation or reaffirmation of 

accreditation. 

6. New England Association of 

Schools and Colleges, Commission on 

Institutions of Higher Education, Scope 

of Recognition: The accreditation and 

pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidacy 

Status’’)of institutions of higher 

education in Connecticut, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 

Island, and Vermont that award 

bachelor’s, master’s, and/or doctoral 

degrees and associate degree-granting 

institutions in those states that include 

degrees in liberal arts or general studies 

among their offerings, including the 

accreditation of programs offered via 

distance education within these 

institutions. 

7. New York State Board of Regents, 

and the Commission of Education, 

Scope of Recognition: The accreditation 

of those degree-granting institutions of 

higher education in New York that 

designate the agency as their sole or 

primary nationally recognized 

accrediting agency for purposes of 

establishing eligibility to participate in 

HEA programs including accreditation 

of programs offered via distance 

education within these institutions. 

8. Western Association of Schools and 

Colleges, Senior Colleges and 

Universities, Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and preaccreditation 

(‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’) of 

senior colleges and universities in 

California, Hawaii, the United States 

territories of Guam and American 

Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the 

Federated States of Micronesia, the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands and the Republic of the Marshall 

Islands, including distance education 

programs offered at those institutions. 

Application for Compliance Report 

1. American Board of Funeral Service 

Education, Committee on Accreditation, 

Compliance report includes the 

following: Findings identified in the 

March 10, 2016 letter from the senior 

Department official following the 

December 2015 NACIQI meeting 

available at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/ 

aslweb/finalstaffreports.cfm. That letter 

identifies the following Criteria as areas 

of noncompliance: 34 CFR 602.15(a)(6), 

602.20(b), and 602.24(f)(2). Scope of 

recognition: The accreditation of 

institutions and programs within the 

United States awarding diplomas, 

associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees 

in funeral service or mortuary science, 

including the accreditation of distance 

learning courses and programs offered 

by these programs and institutions. 

2. Midwifery Education Accreditation 

Council, Compliance report includes the 

following: Findings identified in the 

March 10, 2016 letter from the senior 


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Department official following the 

December 2015 NACIQI meeting 

available at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/ 

aslweb/finalstaffreports.cfm. That letter 

identifies the following Criteria as areas 

of noncompliance: 34 CFR 602.19(b), 

602.20(a), and 602.20(b). Scope of 

recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation throughout the United 

States of direct-entry midwifery 

educational institutions and programs 

conferring degrees and certificates, 

including the accreditation of such 

programs offered via distance education. 

3. Montessori Accreditation Council 

for Teacher Education, Compliance 

report includes the following: Findings 

identified in the March 10, 2016 letter 

from the senior Department official 

following the December 2015 NACIQI 

meeting available at: https://

opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/final

staffreports.cfm. That letter identifies 

the following Criteria as areas of 

noncompliance: 34 CFR 602.17(f), 

602.19(b), and 602.20(b). Scope of 

recognition: The accreditation of 

Montessori teacher education 

institutions and programs throughout 

the United States, including those 

offered via distance education. 

Applications for Renewal of 

Recognition—State Approval Agency 

for Nurse Education 

North Dakota Board of Nursing. 

Compliance Report—State Approval 

Agency for Nurse Education 

New York State Board of Regents, 

State Education Department, Office of 

the Professions, Nursing Education 

Compliance report includes the 

following: Finding identified in the 

March 10, 2016 letter from the senior 

Department official following the 

December 2015 NACIQI meeting 

available at: https://opeweb.ed.gov/ 

aslweb/finalstaffreports.cfm. That letter 

identifies the following Criterion as an 

area of noncompliance: 34 CFR 

603.24(d). 

Compliance Report—State Agency for 

the Approval of Public Postsecondary 

Vocational Education 

Oklahoma Board of Career and 

Technology Education, Compliance 

report includes the following: Findings 

identified in the March 10, 2016 letter 

from the senior Department official 

following the December 2015 NACIQI 

meeting available at: https://

opeweb.ed.gov/aslweb/finalstaff 

reports.cfm. That letter identifies the 

following Criteria as areas of 

noncompliance: 34 CFR 603.24(a)(1)(ii), 

603.24(a)(3)(ii)(A), 603.24(b)(1)(iii), 

603.24(b)(1)(iv), 603.24(b)(1)(v), 

603.24(b)(1)(vi), 603.24(b)(1)(vii), 

603.24(b)(2)(i), 603.24(b)(2)(ii), 

603.24(b)(2)(iii), 603.24(d)(1), 

603.24(d)(2). Scope of Recognition: The 

approval of public postsecondary 

vocational education offered at 

institutions in the State of Oklahoma 

that are not under the jurisdiction of the 

Oklahoma State Regents of Higher 

Education, including the approval of 

public postsecondary vocational 

education offered via distance 

education. 

Panel on Student-Level Data Network 

NACIQI will continue its discussion 

of the availability and accessibility of 

quality data to inform its review of 

accrediting agencies and its policy 

recommendations. NACIQI will hear 

from a panel of experts regarding key 

issues to consider toward a federal 

postsecondary student-level data 

network. 

Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform 

The Subcommittee on Regulatory 

Reform will report out on its activities 

and on any draft recommendations to 

the full Committee. 

Meeting Discussion Regarding 

Individual Agencies 

In addition to following the HEA, the 

FACA, implementing regulations, and 

the NACIQI charter, as well as its 

customary procedural protocols, 

NACIQI inquiries will include the 

questions and topics listed in the pilot 

plan it adopted at its December 2015 

meeting. A document entitled ‘‘June 

2016 Pilot Plan’’ and available at: http:// 

sites.ed.gov/naciqi/files/naciqi-dir/2016- 

spring/pilot-project-march-2016.pdf, 

provides further explanation and 

context framing NACIQI’s work. As 

noted in this document, NACIQI’s 

reviews of accrediting agencies will 

include consideration of data and 

information available on the 

accreditation data dashboards, 

https://sites.ed.gov/naciqi/files/2017/ 

09/Institutional-Performance-byAccreditor-June-2017-Corrected.pdf. 

Accrediting agencies that will be 

reviewed for renewal of recognition will 

not be on the consent agenda and are 

advised to come prepared to answer 

questions related to the following: 

• Decision activities of and data 

gathered by the agency. 

Æ NACIQI will inquire about the 

range of accreditation activities of the 

agency since its prior review for 

recognition, including discussion about 

the various favorable, monitoring, and 

adverse actions taken. Information about 

the primary standards cited for the 

monitoring and adverse actions that 

have been taken will be sought. 

Æ NACIQI will also inquire about 

what data the agency routinely gathers 

about the activities of the institutions it 

accredits and about how that data is 

used in their evaluative processes. 

• Standards and practices with regard 

to student achievement. 

Æ How does the agency address 

‘‘success with respect to student 

achievement’’ in the institutions it 

accredits? 

Æ Why was this strategy chosen? How 

is this appropriate in the agency’s 

context? 

Æ What are the student achievement 

challenges in the institutions accredited 

by the agency? 

Æ What has changed/is likely to 

change in the standards about student 

achievement for the institutions 

accredited by the agency? 

Æ In what ways have student 

achievement results been used for 

monitoring or adverse actions? 

• Agency activities in improving 

program/institutional quality. 

Æ How does this agency define ‘‘at 

risk?’’ 

Æ What tools does this agency use to 

evaluate ‘‘at risk’’ status? 

Æ What tools does this agency have to 

help ‘‘at risk’’ institutions improve? 

Æ What can the agency tell us about 

how well these tools for improvement 

have worked? 

To the extent NACIQI’s questions go to 

improvement of institutions and 

programs that are not at risk of falling 

into noncompliance with agency 

requirements, the responses will be 

used to inform NACIQI’s general policy 

recommendations to the Department 

rather than its recommendations 

regarding recognition of any individual 

agency. 

The discussions and issues described 

above are in addition to, rather than 

substituting for, exploration by 

Committee members of any topic 

relevant to recognition. 

Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment regarding a specific 

accrediting agency or state approval 

agency under review, or an oral or 

written statement regarding other issues 

within the scope of NACIQI’s authority: 

Opportunity to submit a written 

comment regarding a specific 

accrediting agency or state approval 

agency under review was provided by a 

previous Federal Register notice 

published on July 25, 2017 (82 FR 

34511). The comment period for 

submission of such written comments 

closed on August 13, 2017. Additional 

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agency or state approval agency under 

review will not be accepted at this time. 

However, members of the public may 

submit written statements regarding 

other issues within the scope of 

NACIQI’s authority for consideration by 

the Committee in the manner described 

below. No individual in attendance or 

making oral presentations may 

distribute written materials at the 

meeting. Oral comments may not exceed 

three minutes. 

Oral comments about an agency’s 

recognition after review of a compliance 

report must relate to issues identified in 

the compliance report and the criteria 

for recognition cited in the senior 

Department official’s letter that 

requested the report, or in the 

Secretary’s appeal decision, if any. Oral 

comments about an agency seeking 

expansion of scope must be directed to 

the agency’s ability to serve as a 

recognized accrediting agency with 

respect to the kinds of institutions or 

programs requested to be added. Oral 

comments about the renewal of an 

agency’s recognition based on a review 

of the agency’s petition must relate to its 

compliance with the Criteria for the 

Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, or 

the Criteria and Procedures for 

Recognition of State Agencies for 

Approval of Nurse Education, as 

appropriate, which are available at: 

http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/ 

accred/index.html. Written statements 

and oral comments, besides those 

regarding a specific accrediting agency 

under review, must be limited to the 

scope of NACIQI’s authority as outlined 

under section 114 of the HEA. 

There are two methods the public 

may use to request to make a third-party 

oral comment of three minutes at the 

February 7–9, 2018 meeting. To submit 

a written statement to NACIQI in 

accordance with the parameters stated 

above, please follow Method One. 

Method One: Submit a request by 

email to the ThirdPartyComments@

ed.gov mailbox. Please do not send 

material directly to NACIQI members. 

Requests must be received by January 

26, 2018, and include the subject line 

‘‘Oral Comment Request: (agency 

name),’’ ‘‘Oral Comment Request: 

(subject)’’ or ‘‘Written Statement: 

(subject).’’ The email must include the 

name(s), title, organization/affiliation, 

mailing address, email address, 

telephone number, of the person(s) 

submitting a written statement or 

requesting to speak, and a brief 

summary (not to exceed one page) of the 

principal points to be made during the 

oral presentation, if applicable. All 

individuals submitting a request in 

accordance with the deadlines and 

instructions contained in this notice 

will be afforded an opportunity to 

speak. 

Method Two: Register at the meeting 

location on February 7, 2018, from 7:30 

a.m.–8:30 a.m., to make an oral 

comment during NACIQI’s 

deliberations. The requestor must 

provide the subject on which he or she 

wishes to comment, in addition to his 

or her name, title, organization/ 

affiliation, mailing address, email 

address, and telephone number. A total 

of up to fifteen minutes for each agenda 

item will be allotted for oral 

commenters who register on February 7, 

2018 by 8:30 a.m. Individuals will be 

selected on a first-come, first-served 

basis. If selected, each commenter may 

not exceed three minutes. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the NACIQI website 

within 90 days after the meeting. 

Pursuant to the FACA, the public may 

also inspect the materials at 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 

by emailing aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov 

or by calling (202) 453–7110 to schedule 

an appointment. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although we will attempt to meet 

a request received after that date, we 

may not be able to make available the 

requested auxiliary aid or service 

because of insufficient time to arrange 

it. 

Electronic Access to this Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys . At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. You may also 

access documents of the Department 

published in the Federal Register by 

using the article search feature at: 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c. 

Kathleen A. Smith, 

Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, 

Delegated Authority of Assistant Secretary, 

Office of Postsecondary Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Authorities; 

Innovative Assessment Demonstration 

Authority 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

is issuing a notice inviting applications 

for new authorities for fiscal year (FY) 

2018 under the Innovative Assessment 

Demonstration Authority. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 3, 

2018. 

Deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply: 

February 2, 2018. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 2, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald Peasley, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Room 3E124, Washington, DC 20202– 

6132. Telephone: (202) 453–7982 or by 

email: Donald.Peasley@ed.gov. 

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: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Secretary 

provides State educational agencies 

(SEAs), including consortia of SEAs, 

with the authority to establish and 

operate an innovative assessment 

system in their public schools under the 

Innovative Assessment Demonstration 

Authority in section 1204 of the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended by the Every 

Student Succeeds Act (ESEA or the 

Act). During the initial demonstration 

period—i.e., the first three years that the 

Secretary provides innovative 

assessment demonstration authority— 

no more than seven SEAs may 

participate, including those 

participating in consortia, which may 

include no more than four SEAs. 

Requirements: The following 

requirements are from 34 CFR 200.105. 


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