Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§1098dd Use of professional judgment
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part Part G–1— - Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students › § 1098dd
Summary
When a financial aid administrator changes a student’s or parent’s expected contribution and records the reason, it counts as a needed change.
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Title 20, §1098dd
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A financial aid administrator shall be considered to be making a necessary adjustment in accordance with section 1087tt(a) of this title if the administrator makes adjustments with respect to the calculation of the expected student or parent contribution (or both) of an affected individual, and adequately documents the need for the adjustment.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly set out in a note under section 1070 of this title. Section was enacted as part of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, and not as part of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 which comprises this subchapter.
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20 U.S.C. § 1098dd
Title 20 — Education
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73