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AAU urges Congress and the Administration to harmonize, streamline, and eliminate unnecessary, duplicative regulations and reporting requirements.
Research Administration & Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | RecommendationThis letter is in response to the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) January 26, 2016 Request for Information (RFI), asking for comments on regulations that should be modified, expanded, streamlined, or repealed to increase flexibility and reduce burden.
Higher Education Regulation | Reducing Regulatory Burden | LettersAAU joined CUPA-HR-led comments in response to the Labor Department’s proposed overtime rule, which formally rescinds the Department’s 2016 rule. The rule, published in March 2019, would increase the annual salary threshold that determines which employees qualify for overtime pay from $455 to $679…
Reducing Regulatory Burden | CommentsAAU joined ACE and six other higher education associations in sending a comment letter asking the Department of Education to withdraw its proposed information collection on reporting requirements for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund program.
Higher Education Regulation | COVID-19 | LettersAAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to Congress expressing support for certain provisions of the Build Back Better Act and urging some important modifications as the bill advances through the legislative process. The letter emphasizes the significance of a successful government-university…
Infrastructure and Innovation | Student Aid | FY22 | Student Aid Tax Issues | COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable Giving | LettersAAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter urging Senate and House budget committee leaders to make bold investments in the health, security, prosperity, and future of our nation as they craft the FY22 budget.
Infrastructure and Innovation | Student Aid | FY22 | COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | LettersAAU joined ACHA, ACE, and 26 other higher education associations in issuing a joint statement about state restrictions that have prevented colleges from deploying evidence-based public health measures to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks on campus.
COVID-19 | Campus Climate and Safety | StatementsAAU joined ACE, and 20 other higher education organizations on a letter to House Education Committee Chair Bobby Scott (D-VA) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC) to offer support for $40 billion in emergency relief included in its FY21 budget reconciliation bill.
COVID-19 | Federal Budget | Higher Education Legislation | LettersThe Friends of Institute of Education Sciences, which includes AAU, recently sent a letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to include $200 million for the institute in the next COVID-19 relief package.
COVID-19 | Federal Budget | LettersAAU joined ACE and 33 other higher education organizations on a letter to Education Secretary-designate Miguel Cardona to request the department provide critical guidance about emergency COVID-19 relief funding provided in the first and second Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.
Higher Education Regulation | COVID-19 | Letters