,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eafb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bd1         
#bjbd,mr4 ,book] introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to     
support college /ud5ts to meet          
satisfactory academic progress4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,satisfactory ,academic ,progress ,reset
 & ,re=m ,act4  #b4 ,purposes ,!        
purposes ( ?is ,act are ! foll[+3 7#a7  
,to support college /ud5ts to meet      
satisfactory academic progress          
requirem5ts "u ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq471  
all[+ !m to cont9ue receiv+ ,f$]al /ud5t
 aid & p]si/ 9 college4  7#b7 ,to emp[] 
/ud5ts :o _h lo/ access to ,f$]al /ud5t 
aid due to previ\sly fail+ to meet      
satisfactory academic progress          
requirem5ts "u ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja et seq47 to

 become eligible aga9 = ,f$]al /ud5t aid
 aft] #b ye>s away f college4  #c4      
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,satisfactory academic progress 7,,sap7 
requirem5ts = ,f$]al /ud5t aid programs 
h become increas+ly /rict & inflexible =
 /ud5ts ov] ! la/ #dj ye>s4  7#b7 ,!    
increase 9 ,,sap requirem5ts has made ! 
ne$-bas$ ,f$]al ,pell ,grant resemble a 
p]=mance-bas$ s*ol>%ip1 despite !       
disproportionately negative impact on   
/ud5ts & families :o are l[-income4     
7#c7 ,approximately #dj p]c5t ( fir/-ye>
 ,f$]al ,pell ,grant recipi5ts risk los+
 ,f$]al /ud5t aid due to n meet+ ! cr$it
 completion compon5t ( ,,sap            
requirem5ts4  7#d7 ,in/itutions are     
responsible = sett+ ,,sap requirem5ts2  
h[ev]1 ,f$]al /atute e/abli%es guidance 
= m9imum grade po9t av]age 7,,gpa7 &    
cr$it completion /&>ds4  7#e7 ,_m       
in/itutions conduct an ,,sap /atus *eck 
e paym5t p]iod1 all[+ /ud5ts at risk ( n
 meet+ ! ,,sap /&>ds to b5efit f a      
"o-t]m w>n+ /atus be=e los+ ,f$]al /ud5t

 aid or fil+ an appeal2 h[ev]1 /ud5ts at
 in/itutions t only evaluate ,,sap /atus
 once p] ye> are at risk ( los+ _!      
,f$]al /ud5t aid imm$iately ^u le>n+ (  
_! /atus4  7#f7 ,:ile _m /ud5ts /ruggle 
to meet m9imum academic /&>ds1 curr5t   
,,sap policy t>gets /ud5ts & families ) 
! l[e/ incomes--^? e>n+ less ?an #ej1jjj
 p] ye>4 ,f$]al /ud5t aid recipi5ts ) l[
 ,g,p,as leave college m quickly ?an    
/ud5ts ) l[ ,g,p,as t d n rely on ,f$]al
 /ud5t aid4  7#g7 ,curr5t ,,sap policy  
also disproportionately h>ms ,black1    
,lat9o1 & ,native ,am]ican /ud5ts4 ,9   
#bjae ?r\gh #bjaf1 #eg p]c5t ( ,black   
/ud5ts1 #dg p]c5t ( ,lat9o /ud5ts1 & #ea
 p]c5t ( ,native ,am]ican /ud5ts reli$  
on ,f$]al ,pell ,grants to pay =        
college1 :ile = t same ye>1 #ci p]c5t ( 
all und]graduate /ud5ts receiv$ a ,f$]al
 ,pell ,grant4  7#h7 ,,sap requirem5ts  
apply to all ,f$]al /ud5t aid "u title  
,,iv ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq471 includ+  
,f$]al ,pell ,grants1 ,f$]al ,direct    

,loans1 & ,f$]al ,"w-,/udy4 ,/ate &     
in/itutional ne$-bas$ programs also (t5 
base _! own requirem5ts on ! ,f$]al     
,,sap rules4  #d4 ,satisfactory academic
 progress reset ,section #dhd7;c7 ( !   
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7;c77 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7c7 ,satisfactory progress     
7#a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7,a7   
,appeal ,! t]m appeal means a process by
 :i* a /ud5t :o is n meet+ !            
in/itution's satisfactory academic      
progress /&>ds petitions ! in/itution = 
reconsid]ation ( ! /ud5t's eligibility =
 assi/ance "u ?is title4  7,b7 ,f9ancial
 aid probation ,! t]m f9ancial aid      
probation means a /atus assign$ by an   
in/itution to a /ud5t :o fails to make  
satisfactory academic progress & :o has 
appeal$ & has _h eligibility = aid      
re9/at$4  7,c7 ,f9ancial aid w>n+ ,! t]m
 f9ancial aid w>n+ means a /atus assign$
 to a /ud5t :o fails to make            
satisfactory academic progress at ! end 
( a seme/] or equival5t p]iod4  7#b7    

,satisfactory academic progress policy  
,an in/itution %all e/abli% a reasonable
 satisfactory academic progress policy =
 det]m9+ :e!r an o!rwise eligible /ud5t 
is mak+ satisfactory academic progress 9
 ! /ud5t's educational program & may    
receive assi/ance "u ?is title4 ,!      
,secret>y %all consid] ! in/itution's   
policy to be reasonable if-- 7,a7 !     
policy is at lea/ z /rict z ! policy !  
in/itution applies to a /ud5t :o is n   
receiv+ assi/ance "u ?is title2  7,b7 ! 
policy provides = consi/5t application (
 /&>ds to all /ud5ts )9 ! category (    
/ud5ts1 includ+ full-"t1 "p-"t1         
und]graduate1 & graduate /ud5ts1 &      
educational programs e/abli%$ by !      
in/itution2  7,c7 7i7 ! policy specifies
 ! grade po9t av]age 7,,gpa7 t a /ud5t  
mu/ a*ieve at ea* evaluation1 or if a   
,,gpa is n an appropriate qualitative   
measure1 a comp>able assessm5t measur$  
aga9/ a norm2 &  7ii7 if a /ud5t is     
enroll$ 9 an educational program ( m ?an
 #b academic ye>s1 ! policy specifies t 

at ! end ( ! second academic ye>1 !     
/ud5t mu/ h a ,,gpa ( at lea/ a ,c or   
its equival5t1 or h academic /&+        
consi/5t ) ! in/itution's requirem5ts = 
graduation2  7,d7 ! policy provides =   
measurem5t ( ! /ud5t's progress at ea*  
evaluation2  7,e7 ! policy describes--  
7i7 h[ a /ud5t's ,,gpa & progress t[>d  
completion are affect$ by c\rse         
incompletes1 )drawals1 or repetitions1  
or transf]s ( cr$it f o!r in/itutions1  
includ+ t cr$it h\rs f ano!r in/itution 
t are accept$ t[>d ! /ud5t's educational
 program are c\nt$ z bo? attempt$ &     
complet$ h\rs2 &  7ii7 h[ aft] a /ud5t  
re5rolls aft] ! /ud5t's satisfactory    
academic progress 0 reset pursuant to   
p>agraph 7#c77;,b71 ! /ud5t may h any   
cr$its t 7 e>n$ be=e ! /ud5t 0 det]m9$ n
 to be mak+ satisfactory academic       
progress c\nt$ = purposes ( det]m9+     
progress :5 ! /ud5t re5rolls1 b any     
attempt$ h\rs 7includ+ incompletes1     
)drawn c\rses1 & fail$ c\rses7 ! /ud5t  
may h accumulat$ be=e ! /ud5t 0 det]m9$ 

n to be mak+ satisfactory academic      
progress w\ld n negatively impact !     
det]m9ation ( ! /ud5t's mak+            
satisfactory academic progress aft] su* 
reset2  7,f7 ! policy provides t1 a     
/ud5t :o has n a*iev$ ! requir$ ,,gpa1  
or :o is n mak+ progress t[>d completion
 9 ! /ud5t's educational program1 at !  
"t ( ea* evaluation ) respect to a /ud5t
 :o is 9 an educational program ( #b    
academic ye>s or less 9 l5g?1 or at !   
end ( ! second academic ye> ) respect to
 a /ud5t :o is 9 an educational program 
( m ?an #b academic ye>s 9 l5g?1 is no  
long] eligible to receive assi/ance "u  
?is title1 except z provid$ 9           
subp>agraph 7,g7 ) respect to a /ud5t   
plac$ on f9ancial aid w>n+ or f9ancial  
aid probation2  7,g7 if ! in/itution    
places /ud5ts on f9ancial aid w>n+1 or  
on f9ancial aid probation1 ! policy     
describes ^! /atuses & t-- 7i7 a /ud5t  
on f9ancial aid w>n+-- 7,i7 may receive 
assi/ance "u ?is title = "o paym5t p]iod
 despite a det]m9ation t ! /ud5t is n   

mak+ satisfactory academic progress2 &  
7,,ii7 may be assign$ su* /atus )\t an  
appeal or o!r action by ! /ud5t2 &  7ii7
 a /ud5t on f9ancial aid probation may  
receive assi/ance "u ?is title = "o     
paym5t p]iod & ! in/itution may require 
! /ud5t to fulfill specific t]ms &      
conditions1 su* z tak+ a r$uc$ c\rse    
load or enroll+ 9 specific c\rses1 &1 at
 ! end ( su* "o paym5t p]iod1 ! /ud5t   
mu/ meet ! in/itution's satisfactory    
academic progress /&>ds or meet !       
requirem5ts ( ! academic plan develop$  
by ! in/itution & ! /ud5t to qualify =  
cont9u$ assi/ance "u ?is title2  7,h7 if
 ! in/itution p]mits a /ud5t to appeal a
 det]m9ation by ! in/itution t ! /ud5t  
is n mak+ satisfactory academic         
progress1 ! policy describes-- 7i7 h[ ! 
/ud5t may ree/abli% ! /ud5t's           
eligibility to receive assi/ance "u ?is 
title2  7ii7 ! basis on :i* ! /ud5t may 
file an appeal1 includ+ because ( ! dea?
 ( a relative1 an injury or illness ( ! 
/ud5t1 or ano!r special circum/ances2 & 

7iii7 in=mation ! /ud5t mu/ submit      
reg>d+ :y ! /ud5t fail$ to make         
satisfactory academic progress1 & :at   
has *ang$ 9 ! /ud5t's situation t w all[
 ! /ud5t to demon/rate satisfactory     
academic progress at ! next evaluation2 
7,i7 if ! in/itution does n p]mit a     
/ud5t to appeal a det]m9ation by !      
in/itution t ! /ud5t is n mak+          
satisfactory academic progress1 ! policy
 describes h[ ! /ud5t may ree/abli% !   
/ud5t's eligibility to receive assi/ance
 "u ?is title2  7,j7 ! policy provides =
 notification to /ud5ts ( ! results ( an
 evaluation t impacts ! /ud5t's         
eligibility = assi/ance "u ?is title2 & 
7,k7 ! policy does n impose satisfactory
 progress limitations on in/itutional   
aid t are m /r+5t ?an ! /&>d appli$ "u  
?is subsection )\t demon/rat+ to !      
,secret>y ! effectiv5ess ( su*          
limitations on improv+ /ud5t p]si/5ce 91
 & completion (1 po/second>y /udy4  7#c7
 ,rega9+ eligibility  7,a7 ,/ud5ts :o   
rema9 9 s*ool ,:5ev] a /ud5t fails to   

meet ! eligibility requirem5ts (        
subsection 7a77#b7 z a result ( !       
application ( ?is subsection & subsequ5t
 to t failure ! /ud5t has academic /&+  
consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts = graduation1 z
 det]m9$ by ! in/itution1 = any grad+   
p]iod1 ! /ud5t may1 subject to ?is      
subsection1 aga9 be eligible "u         
subsection 7a77#b7 = a grant1 loan1 or  
"w assi/ance "u ?is title4  7,b7 ,/ud5ts
 :o leave s*ool ,if a /ud5t has n be5   
enroll$ 9 any in/itution ( high]        
education = ! imm$iately prec$+ #b ye>s1
 any previ\s failure to meet !          
eligibility requirem5ts ( subsection    
7a77#b7 %all n be us$ 9 any det]m9ation 
( eligibility ( su* /ud5t "u su*        
subsection4 ,su* /ud5t describ$ 9 !     
prec$+ s5t5ce %all1 aft] ! date (       
enrollm5t subsequ5t to su* #b ye> p]iod1
 meet ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b74  7,c7 ,limitation ,a /ud5t %all be
 eligible = a reset ( eligibility       
pursuant to ?is p>agraph n m ?an #b     
times4 ,! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 s5d a    

notification to ea* /ud5t :o fail$ to   
meet ! eligibility requirem5ts (        
subsection 7a77#b7 once su* /ud5t rega9s
 eligibility = a grant1 loan1 or "w     
assi/ance "u ?is title pursuant to ?is  
p>agraph1 includ+-- 7,i7 in=mation t !  
/ud5t may use grant1 loan1 or "w        
assi/ance "u ?is title = enrollm5t at   
any eligible in/itution1 n j !          
in/itution 9 :i* ! /ud5t 0 previ\sly    
enroll$ if ! /ud5t is describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,b72  7,,ii7 in=mation on  
h[ _m seme/]s ( eligibility = a grant1  
loan1 or "w assi/ance "u ?is title to   
:i* ! /ud5t /ill has access2 &  7,,iii7 
t ! /ud5t %\ld ask any prospective      
eligible in/itution1 if ! /ud5t is      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b71 h[ _m ( !  
/ud5t's previ\sly complet$ cr$its !     
/ud5t w\ld be able to transf]2 &  7ii7  
submit an annual report to ,congress on 
! outcomes ( /ud5ts :o h receiv$ a reset
 ( eligibility pursuant to subp>agraph  
7,b71 includ+-- 7,i7 ! numb] ( /ud5ts :o
 re5roll 9 an eligible in/itution aft]  

su* reset1 disaggregat$ by race or      
e?nicity1 sex1 age1 socioeconomic /atus1
 & disability /atus2  7,,ii7 ! #bej     
eligible in/itutions ) ! highe/ numb]s (
 enroll$ /ud5ts receiv+ grant1 loan1 or 
"w assi/ance "u ?is title aft] su* a    
reset2 &  7,,iii7 ! av]age completion   
rate & "t to completion = /ud5ts :o     
re5roll 9 an eligible in/itution aft]   
su* reset1 brok5 d[n by in/itution4     
7#d7 ,evaluation ( academic progress    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an in/itution t det]m9es 
t a /ud5t is n mak+ progress "u its     
policy may disburse funds "u ?is title  
to ! /ud5t subject to ?is p>agraph4     
7,b7 ,paym5t p]iod foll[+ n mak+        
academic progress ,= ! paym5t p]iod     
foll[+ ! paym5t p]iod 9 :i* a /ud5t did 
n make satisfactory academic progress1 !
 in/itution may place ! /ud5t on        
f9ancial aid w>n+ & disburse funds "u   
?is title to ! /ud5t4  7,c7 ,paym5t     
p]iod foll[+ f9ancial aid w>n+ ,= !     
paym5t p]iod foll[+ a paym5t p]iod dur+ 
:i* a /ud5t 0 on f9ancial aid w>n+1 !   

in/itution may place ! /ud5t on f9ancial
 aid probation1 & disburse funds "u ?is 
title to ! /ud5t if-- 7i7 ! in/itution  
evaluates ! /ud5t's progress & det]m9es 
t /ud5t did n make satisfactory academic
 progress dur+ ! paym5t p]iod ! /ud5t 0 
on f9ancial aid w>n+2  7ii7 ! /ud5t     
appeals ! det]m9ation2 &  7iii7 7,i7 !  
in/itution det]m9es t ! /ud5t %\ld be   
able to meet ! in/itution's satisfactory
 academic progress /&>ds by ! end ( !   
subsequ5t paym5t p]iod2 or  7,,ii7 !    
in/itution develops an academic plan = !
 /ud5t t1 if foll[$1 w ensure t ! /ud5t 
is able to meet ! in/itution's          
satisfactory academic progress /&>ds by 
a specific po9t 9 "t4  7,d7 ,paym5t     
p]iod foll[+ f9ancial aid probation ,a  
/ud5t on f9ancial aid probation = a     
paym5t p]iod may n receive funds "u ?is 
title = ! subsequ5t paym5t p]iod unless 
! /ud5t makes satisfactory academic     
progress or ! in/itution det]m9es t !   
/ud5t met ! requirem5ts specifi$ by !   
in/itution 9 ! academic plan = ! /ud5t4 

4  #e4 ,communicat+ satisfactory        
academic progress /&>ds  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #dhd7;c7 ( ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7;c771 
z am5d$ by section #d1 is fur!r am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7 ,detail+ 
requirem5ts to /ud5ts ,ea* in/itution ( 
high] education t enrolls /ud5ts :o     
receive any grant1 loan1 or "w assi/ance
 "u ?is title %all detail ! in/itution's
 requirem5ts reg>d+ /ud5ts ma9ta9+      
satisfactory progress-- 7,a7 to su*     
/ud5ts be=e ! /ud5ts beg9 classes at !  
in/itution ?r\gh a detail$ communication
 t may be sep>ate f a f9ancial aid (f]2 
&  7,b7 on ! f9ancial aid web page ( !  
website ( ! in/itution4  4  7b7 ,consum]
 te/+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,education-- 7#a7  
%all conduct consum] te/+ to develop    
exempl>y practices & templates-- 7,a7 to
 support in/itutions ( high] education 9
 c>ry+ out section #dhd7;c77#e7 ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7;c77#e772 &  7,b7 :i*   
%all be available z res\rces =          

in/itutions ( high] education2 &  7#b7  
%all n require ! use ( su* practices &  
templates by in/itutions ( high]        
education4  7c7 ,effective date ,?is    
section & ! am5dm5t made by ?is section 
%all take effect on-- 7#a7 ! fir/ ,july 
#cj foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act2
 or  7#b7 if ! fir/ ,july #cj foll[+ !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act is less ?an  
#f mon?s f su* date ( enactm5t1 ! second
 ,july #cj foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act4  #f4 ,frequ5cy ( satisfactory 
academic progress evaluation &          
communication  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#dhd7;c77#d7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajia7;c771 z    
am5d$ by section #d1 is fur!r am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7 ,frequ5cy 
( academic progress evaluation &        
communication  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to 
clause 7ii71 = ! purpose ( det]m9+ :e!r 
pres5tly enroll$ /ud5ts are ma9ta9+     
satisfactory progress1 ea* in/itution ( 
high] education t enrolls /ud5ts :o     
receive any grant1 loan1 or "w assi/ance

 "u ?is title %all review ! progress (  
su* /ud5ts at ! end ( ea* paym5t p]iod  
7z describ$ 9 section #ffh4d ( title    
#cd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 or any
 successor regulation74  7ii7 ,%ort]    
paym5t p]iods ,= in/itutions describ$ 9 
clause 7i7 t h paym5t p]iods t are %ort]
 ?an on ! seme/] sy/em basis 7su* z on a
 qu>t]ly or trime/] sy/ems basis or by  
clock h\r program or non-t]m program71  
su* in/itutions %all review ! progress (
 pres5tly enroll$ /ud5ts at ! end ( ea* 
seme/] or equival5t p]iod ( #ab to #ah  
weeks4  7iii7 ,f9ancial aid w>n+ ,ea*   
in/itution describ$ 9 clause 7i71 at !  
end ( ! paym5t p]iod 7or at ! end ( !   
seme/] or equival5t p]iod = in/itutions 
describ$ 9 clause 7ii771 %all s5d a     
f9ancial aid w>n+ to pres5tly enroll$   
/ud5ts t d n meet ! ,,gpa requirem5t    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 or its        
equival5t or academic /&+ consi/5t ) !  
requirem5ts = graduation1 z det]m9$ by !
 in/itution1 t in=ms ! /ud5ts ( _! risk 
( be+ det]m9$ to n be ma9ta9+           

satisfactory progress & !re=e los+      
eligibility = grant1 loan1 or "w        
assi/ance "u ?is title & provides       
in=mation on-- 7,i7 ! specific crit]ia (
 ! in/itution's academic requirem5ts t !
 /ud5t is n meet+ & ! specific          
improvem5ts ne$$ to meet ! requirem5ts2 
&  7,,ii7 h[ to meet ) ! /ud5t's        
academic advisor to get ! academic      
support ! /ud5t ne$s4  4  7b7 ,effective
 date ,?is section & ! am5dm5t made by  
?is section %all take effect on-- 7#a7 !
 fir/ ,july #cj foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act2 or  7#b7 if ! fir/ ,july   
#cj foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act 
is less ?an #f mon?s f su* date (       
enactm5t1 ! second ,july #cj foll[+ !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #g4        
,lev]ag+ ! /r5g!n+ in/itutions program  
to support /ud5ts n meet+ satisfactory  
academic progress requirem5ts ,section  
#caa7;c77#f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeg7;c77#f77 is
 am5d$ by ins]t+ 7especially /ud5ts n   
meet+ satisfactory academic progress    

requirem5ts7 aft] reta9 /ud5ts4