Division of Professional
Licensure Issues
New Policies
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If you have questions about
the DPL policies, please contact:
Clinton Dick
Executive Director
Office of Private Occupational School Education
Division of Professional Licensure
1000 Washington Street
Suite 710
Boston, MA 02118-6100
617.727.5970 (phone)
617.727.9932 (fax)
clinton.w.dick@state.ma.us
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If you are concerned or opposed to the creation of a Massachusetts Student Recovery Fund, please send a letter to your own legislators, and to the members of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Click here for the committee list.
Click here for the NEPCSA testimony you can use to create your letter and talking points.
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Student Tuition Recovery Fund -
Contact Your Legislator
MASSACHUSETTS – S112 –
An Act Establishing a Student Tuition Recovery Fund
Sponsor: Senator Eileen Donoghue (D)
MASSACHUSETTS – S627–
An Act Establishing a Student Tuition Recovery Fund
Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer Benson (D)
Legislative has been filed in Massachusetts to create a Student Recovery Fund.
This legislation would establish a student tuition recovery fund in Massachusetts. If passed, the legislation would:
- Require that private career schools make an initial payment of $2,500 into the fund;
- Pay 0.25 percent of the school’s gross tuition and fees received by the school during the prior year in the second year; and
- Pay an amount determined by the attorney general not to exceed 0.5 percent of a school’s gross tuition and fees received by the school during the prior year.
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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Expand Apprenticeships
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President Trump has signed a new executive order to expand apprenticeships and open the door to a larger role for industry groups and alternative education providers.
During the signing ceremony President Trump said, “Apprenticeships place students into great jobs without the crippling debt of traditional four-year college degrees. Instead, apprentices earn while they learn -- which is an expression we're using: Earn while you learn.”
The executive order is good news for this sector seeking to train students for high quality, well-paying careers.
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Click here to read the
Wall Street Journal article.
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CECU Campaign to Create
5 Million Career Professionals
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The Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) has initiated a set of landmark proposals to modernize and directly connect the Higher Education Act to jobs. The recommendations seek to update the Higher Education Act in ways that speak to both today’s college students and their specific career needs. CECU is working to convert the recommendations into two significant pieces of bipartisan legislation - a higher education jobs bill and a bill to modernize postsecondary education.
CECU’s set of recommendations for HEA reauthorization reflect the most comprehensive proposal ever advanced by the sector. Built from the work of over 70 education specialists throughout postsecondary education, the association is advancing over 40 recommendations to improve and modernize the Higher Education Act. The primary mission is to directly link federal programs to current job skill demands.
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Click here to read the Connecting the Higher Education Act to Jobs Flyer.
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A Letter From CECU President & CEO
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Dear Colleagues:
We are writing to let you know of a request from the U.S. Department of Education for ideas from the public as to federal education regulations that should be modified or eliminated. The Department is particularly interested in regulatory provisions that you find “unduly costly or unnecessarily burdensome.” This request is the result of President Trump’s signing of an executive order in February directing federal agencies to form task forces "to alleviate unnecessary regulatory burdens."
The Department is scheduled to publish a call for ideas in the federal register tomorrow. While you are welcome to submit your ideas personally, you may prefer to forward your ideas to CECU with the understanding that we will submit them to the Department on behalf of the sector. Should you wish to do the latter, please forward your comments to Melanie Young (Melanie.young@career.org) no later than Friday, July 14. Please also note that the Department requests that commenters be as specific as possible providing a Federal Register (FR) or CFR citation when referencing a specific regulation, or where practicable, a link when referencing a particular guidance document.
While we are already actively involved in responding to the Department's announcements of new negotiated rulemaking for both Gainful Employment and Borrower Defense to Repayment, you should seriously consider whether there are other issues the Department should address. We encourage you to be pro-active, in a positive and constructive way. Thank you for all that you do!
Sincerely,
Steve Gunderson
President & CEO
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Update on Gainful Employment and Borrowers Defense to Repayment Regulation
Click here to read more about the US Department of Education's action on the Gainful Employment regulation and the Borrowers Defense to Repayment Regulation.
These announcements were very positive steps to begin the process of trying to provide higher education institutions, especially career schools, some federal regulatory relief.
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Massachusetts Day on the Hill
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The NEPCSA Massachusetts Day on the Hill was held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.
The program started with lunch and a legislative briefing, which was sponsored and held at Pearson. The keynote luncheon presentation was provided by Pearson lobbyist Richard Tisei, a former legislator who now works as a Senior Policy Advisor with Preti Strategies.
The event was a great opportunity for NEPCSA members to talk to legislators and their staff about how private career school graduates are fulfilling skilled job requirements for employers, and helping improve the economy in their districts.
During legislative visits, NEPCSA members discussed concerns and their opposition to a proposal to create a Tuition Recovery Fund in Massachusetts.
Click here to read the Tuition Recovery Fund Legislative Fact Sheet.
Click here to view the Day on the Hill Photos.
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Special
thanks to the
Day on the
Hill Sponsors
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September 29, 2017
NEPCSA Professional Development Conference
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel
Marlborough, MA
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
School registration materials
will be available soon.
Click here for the vendor/sponsor flyer and registration form.
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