Please see the following article announcing the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security has now ordered its border agents to verify that all international students have valid visas effective immediately.

The Chronicle: U.S. Customs is Ordered to Verify Student Visas

ACCET is happy to announce our new Executive Director, Bill Larkin, who is set to officially start at the end of August upon our current Executive Director, Roger J. Williams’ retirement.

ACCET Introduction to Bill Larkin

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has revised the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form and now invites interested individuals to participate in a stakeholder teleconference on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern). Please see the Stakeholder Teleconference Invitation for more information regarding the teleconference.

You can view the announcement, along with further instructions and forms on the USCIS website by clicking the following link USCIS Revises Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.

ACCET offers a quarterly Financial Aid newsletter as a service to our institutions who are eligible for or are applying for Title IV funding. This issue covers the following topics:

• Negotiating Rulemaking
• Sequestration Impact
• Subsidized Stafford Interest Rate Increase?
• Disbursement Reporting, etc. Reminders
• Net Price Calculator
• Campus Save Act
• HEA Reauthorization
• Students First Act of 2013
• Draft Cohort Default Rates
• Direct Assessment Programs

ACCET Financial Aid Newsletter – April 2013

In preparation for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the Committee on Education and the Workforce wants input from students, parents, the higher education community, employers, and other stakeholders to suggest policy changes and amendments to strengthen the law.

Check out this Notice for feedback for more information and instructions on how to submit your ideas.

ACCET solicits comments from state and federal agencies and the general public regarding institutions coming under consideration for accreditation in the next two review cycles, as listed below.

Documents for Review in August 2013

• Document 33 – Definitions
• Document 35 – Policy on Attendance Requirements
• Document 49 – Policy and Procedures for Processing Complaints Initiated Against ACCET Institutions
• Document 50FR – On-Site Financial Review Checklist

Attention ACCET Vocational Institution Members:

Please find this Annual Statistics Reporting Letter (2012) outlining the requirements and directions for submission of the Annual Completion and Placement Report for calendar year 2012, to be submitted via AMS by May 1, 2013.

If you have any questions, please contact Linsay Oakden at the ACCET office.

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