Wednesday, September 10, 2025
11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET

Satisfy Authorization Requirements to Avoid Costly Compliance Errors

Now that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been signed into law, federal policy shifts are poised to significantly alter the compliance landscape for online, hybrid, hyflex and distance education. Meanwhile, recent state actions and proposals under review by the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) could change how institutions operate across state lines.

Translate complex regulatory updates into clear, actionable strategies.

Gather your faculty, staff, campus leadership and other key stakeholders and join us on September 10, 2025, when our expert presenter will translate complex regulatory updates into clear, actionable strategies that you can implement across your institution. Learn about the tools you need to protect your programs, minimize risk, and maintain eligibility to operate and grow in a multistate environment.

Increase your institution’s awareness of the policy changes so you can better understand and fulfill the compliance and reporting obligations expected by ED and NC-SARA. 

Topics Covered

You will gain crucial and actionable takeaways that will help you:

• Gain the most up-to-date insight on the major changes to online learning regulations to ensure you are compliant with the unique federal, state, and reciprocity requirements for online and distance learning.
• Examine updates on SARA and what that means for your institutional compliance strategies, so you can ensure you have all the latest information and what it means for you and your college.
• Position your campus to better understand and fulfill the compliance and reporting obligations expected by ED and NC-SARA.
• Foster an institutional comfort level to follow and actively participate in current and future ED negotiated rulemaking and NC-SARA policy modification cycles – adopt a more proactive stance towards policy changes and advocate on behalf of your programs and institution.
• Be proactive in identifying strategies for compliance operations and communications in more complex and decentralized institutional settings.

Presenter

Ricky LaFosse, JD, PhD, is a licensed attorney and is currently serving as the Associate Director for Compliance and Policy at the University of Michigan’s (U-M) Center for Academic Innovation.
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