EXECUTIVE
ORDER EO 93-01
DESIGNATING
THE HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
AS
THE STATE POSTSECONDARY REVIEW ENTITY FOR THE
PROGRAM
INTEGRITY TRIAD
WHEREAS, the Reauthorization
Act for Higher Education, Part H (Program Integrity Triad), enacted in 1992,
directs the Secretary of the United States Department of Education to enter
into agreements with states in order to conduct or coordinate the review of
postsecondary institutions, eligibility for Title IV financial aid funds. The
Act directs each state to designate an entity responsible for complying with
the Program Integrity requirements; and
WHEREAS, failure to comply
with the requirements of the Program Integrity by a state, once federal funds
are appropriated, may result in institutional ineligibility for Title IV
financial aid funds; and
WHEREAS, it is the
long-established policy of the State of Washington to uphold student consumer
protection and quality postsecondary education, and to prevent financial aid
fund abuse. The Higher Education Coordinating Board, by virtue of its statutory
authority and advocacy for postsecondary education, has the responsibility for
and commitment to this long-established shed state policy.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, Booth Gardner, Governor of the State of Washington, by virtue of the power
vested in me, do hereby:
1. Designate
the Higher Education Coordinating Board as the state postsecondary review
entity for Program Integrity; and
2. Direct
the Higher Education Coordinating Board to carry out the functions of Program Integrity
as mandated by federal law by:
A. Reaching an agreement with the Secretary
of the United States Department of Education once federal funds are available;
B. Consulting with accredited
postsecondary institutions in Washington to develop review standards; and
C. Coordinating the review functions
mandated by Program integrity with other oversight agencies for postsecondary
education.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused
the seal of the State
of Washington to be
affixed at Olympia
this 8th day of
January A.D., Nineteen hundred and ninety-three.
BOOTH GARDNER
Governor of Washington
BY THE GOVERNOR:
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Secretary of State
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