[Wsssc] FW: CARES Act Litigation Update

[Joe Holliday]

Confirmation that HERF emergency assistance can be extended to undocumented students, see below.

Joe

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Subject: CARES Act Litigation Update


Good Afternoon,



As you may already know, this morning the Department of Education posted on its website a Final Rule regarding student eligibility for HEERF funds, as well as a new set of FAQs. The Final Rule will soon be published in the Federal Register and is a significant change from the Interim Final Rule we were challenging in our lawsuit. Specifically, the rule provides that institutions may distribute HEERF funds to all students and that the eligibility restrictions in Title IV and PWRORA do not apply to these funds. Thus under the new rule IHEs may distribute HEERF funds to students who are not eligible for Title IV financial aid and to DREAMers. A link to the Final Rule is below. Please feel free to reach out to Jeff or me if you have any questions.



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R. July Simpson | Assistant Attorney General

Washington State Office of the Attorney General | Complex Litigation Division

7141 Cleanwater Dr SW | PO Box 40111 | Olympia, WA 98501

Phone: (360) 586-3151


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