NASFAA Joins Community Letter Raising Concerns Regarding Changes to 85-15 Rule
Owen Daugherty
March 23, 2022
NASFAA last week joined a letter along with more than a dozen organizations raising concerns regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recent announcement of key changes to the 85-15 rule, specifically changes in the requirements for a 35% exemption.
The letter, addressed to chairs and ranking members of the House Veterans Affairs’ Committee and the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, notes that VA as part of the new application following the 85-15 reset, now requires institutions to provide 85-15 ratios for every program at the institution and to resubmit these calculations every two years. “We have heard from many campuses and senior veterans’ program administrators who are confused by the VA’s new requirements, which appear directly at odds with both the regulations and legislative intent,” the letter adds.
