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Title 20, EducationRelease 119-110

§1099a State Responsibilities

Title 20 › CHAPTER 28 — HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER IV — STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Part H — Program Integrity › subpart 1 — state role › § 1099a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each State must give the Secretary, when asked, information about how the State licenses or allows colleges and universities to operate. The State must also tell the Secretary right away if it revokes a school's license or if it has credible evidence that a school committed fraud in the student assistance programs under this subchapter or seriously broke a rule in this subchapter. Each college or university must give the Secretary proof that it has legal authority to operate in a State when it is certified under subpart 3 of this part.

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Title 20, §1099a

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(a)State responsibilities
As part of the integrity program authorized by this part, each State, through one State agency or several State agencies selected by the State, shall—
(1)furnish the Secretary, upon request, information with respect to the process for licensing or other authorization for institutions of higher education to operate within the State;
(2)notify the Secretary promptly whenever the State revokes a license or other authority to operate an institution of higher education; and
(3)notify the Secretary promptly whenever the State has credible evidence that an institution of higher education within the State—
(A)has committed fraud in the administration of the student assistance programs authorized by this subchapter; or
(B)has substantially violated a provision of this subchapter.
(b)Institutional responsibility
Each institution of higher education shall provide evidence to the Secretary that the institution has authority to operate within a State at the time the institution is certified under subpart 3 of this part.

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Prior Provisions

Prior sections 1099a to 1099a–3 were omitted in the general amendment of this subpart by Pub. L. 105–244. section 1099a, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 494, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 499,
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 635, authorized State postsecondary review program. section 1099a–1, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 494A, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 499,
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 635, related to State postsecondary review entity agreements. section 1099a–2, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 494B, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 499,
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 637, related to Federal reimbursement of State postsecondary review costs. section 1099a–3, Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, § 494C, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, § 499,
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 637; amended Pub. L. 103–208, § 2(i)(1), (2), Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2478, related to functions of State review entities.

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20 U.S.C. § 1099a

Title 20, Education

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110