FR part
II
Publication Date: December 3, 2014
Posted Date: December 3, 2014
Subject: Teacher Preparation - Proposed Rule (NPRM)
FR Part: II
FR Type: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
NPRM Comment Due Date: February 2, 2015
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 71819-71892] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2014-28218] [[Page 71819]] Vol. 79 Wednesday, No. 232 December 3, 2014 Part II Department of Education ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 CFR Parts 612 and 686 Teacher Preparation Issues; Proposed Rule Federal Register / Vol. 79 , No. 232 / Wednesday, December 3, 2014 / Proposed Rules [[Page 71820]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Parts 612 and 686 [Docket ID ED-2014-OPE-0057] RIN 1840-AD07 Teacher Preparation Issues AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes new regulations to implement requirements for the teacher preparation program accountability system under title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), that would result in the development and distribution of more meaningful data on teacher preparation program quality (title II reporting system). The Secretary also proposes to amend the regulations governing the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program under title IV of the HEA so as to condition TEACH Grant program funding on teacher preparation program quality and to update, clarify, and improve the current regulations and align them with title II reporting system data. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before February 2, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not accept comments by fax or by email. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only one time. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under ``Are you new to the site?'' Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver your comments about these proposed regulations, address them to Sophia McArdle, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8017, Washington, DC 20006. Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments received from members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly available. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sophia McArdle, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8017, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 219-7078 or by email: sophia.mcardle@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.