The Prison Education Program (PEP) is authorized under section 484(t) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) with the requirements for participation outlined in 34 CFR 668, subpart P, effective July 1, 2023. The regulatory requirements are for a school to offer a PEP to confined or incarcerated individuals. This is a request for a new information collection to develop a form for Oversight Entities to have a mechanism to report the Best Interest Determination for every PEP under their jurisdiction as required under 34 CFR 668.241. This is an optional form which includes the required elements and is being offered for ease of reporting by the appropriate Oversight Entities. Oversight Entities include the appropriate State department of corrections or other entity responsible for overseeing correctional facilities or the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Once completed by the Oversight Entities, the report is forwarded to the institution which in turn will file the report with the Department of Education.
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