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This assessment describes the requirements for the consumer information that a school must provide to students, the Department, and others.

Review the Consumer Information Disclosures at a Glance document that provides a summary of school disclosure requirements.

If you identify areas requiring a corrective action, we recommend that you complete an Action Plan.

Additional Links: 2011-12 FSA Handbook, School Eligibility & Operations, Chapter 6; Chapter 7 and Chapter 8; Handbook for Campus Crime Reporting

Please note the regulatory citations are referenced in the first column of the assessment. To link to any of the regulatory references, click on the link in the regulatory link column and scroll down to the applicable section.

Consumer Information	Regulatory Link(s)	Activity
Method of Disclosure: 668.41(b)(c); 668.44	34 CFR 86 34 CFR 99 34 CFR 99.31 34 CFR 99.36 34 CFR 601.2 34 CFR 601.10 34 CFR 601.11 34 CFR 601.12 34 CFR 601.20 34 CFR 601.21 34 CFR 601.30 34 CFR 668.6 34 CFR 668.7 34 CFR 668.14 34 CFR 668.41 34 CFR 668.42 34 CFR 668.43 34 CFR 668.44 34 CFR 668.45 34 CFR 668.46 34 CFR 668.47 34 CFR 668.48 34 CFR 668.49 34 CFR 668.71 34 CFR 668.72 34 CFR 668.73 34 CFR 668.74 34 CFR 674.42 34 CFR 685.304 45 CFR Part 160 45 CFR Part 162 45 CFR Part 164	Consumer Information Activity 1: Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for Students
Financial Assistance Information: 668.42
Institutional Information: 668.43 Required Information about the School 668.43 Net Price Calculator DCL GEN 08-12; Net Price Calculator Vaccination Policy DCL GEN 08-12; 20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1) Copyright Information 668.43(a)(10)
Other Institutional Information: DCL GEN 08-12 Penalties associated with drug-related offenses College Navigator Website Student Body Diversity Textbook information Teacher Preparation Program Report Voter Registration Form
Availability of Employee for Dissemination Purposes: 668.48
Constitution and Citizenship Day: Federal Register 5/24/2005
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Information: 668.14; the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act; Public Law 101-226		Consumer Information Activity 2: Drug & Alcohol Prevention
Completion/graduation rates for the general student body: 668.48 Calculating the rates 668.45 Disclosing the rates 668.45; 668.48 Completion/graduation rates for student athletes: 668.45; 668.48 Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act 668.47 Disclosure of the Report; 668.47; The report must be submitted on-line at http://surveys.ope.ed.gov/athletics		Consumer Information Activity 3: Consumer Information for Student Athletes
Institutional security policies and crime statistics 668.47 Student Right-To-Know Act 668.45; 668.48; Cleary (Campus Security) Act: 668.46 Crime Statistics Timely Warning and Emergency Notification Daily Crime Log Emergency Response/Evacuation Missing Student Notification Policy		Consumer Information Activity 4: Student Right-to-Know Act Consumer Information Activity 5: Cleary/Campus Security Act
FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act): 34 CFR Part 99
HIPPA & FERPA: 34 CFR Part 99; 45 CFR Parts 160, 162, and 164		Consumer Information Activity 6: FERPA
Health & Safety Exemption Requirement: 34 CFR 99.31(a)(10); 34 CFR 99.36; Public Law 107-56; DCL April 12, 2002
Establishing and Maintaining an Information Security Program Pub. L. No. 106-102; US Code 15 U.S.C. 6801(b); 6805(b)(2)		Consumer Information Activity 7: Safeguarding Consumer Information
Fire Safety Reports on Student Housing 668.49(b)		Consumer Information Activity 8: Fire Safety Reports and Student Housing
Misrepresentation 668.71; 668.72; 668.73; 668.74		Consumer Information Activity 9: Misrepresentation
Loan Disclosures 668.14(b)(11); 668.14(b)(27); 668.14(b)(28); 668.14(b)(29); 685.304(a); 668.42; 674.42(b); 601.2; 601.10; 601.11; 601.12; 601.20; 601.21; 601.30		Consumer Information Activity 10: Loan Disclosures
Gainful Employment IFAP Gainful Employment Link 668.6(a); 668.6(b); 668.7 Review the IFAP Gainful Employment link on a regular basis for current updates and to view the Questions & Answers section.