The Common Manual Governing Board, of which the New York Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) is one of 36 participants, has recently approved several policies in Batch 146 to modify the Common Manual. The electronic Common Manual is linked through the HESC.org and has been updated to include these changes. Please pay particular attention to the effective date of each policy change.

The following table includes a listing of the revised policies in Batch 146 for your information. To see the approved policies click on “Learn More.”

HESC has no specific comments or operational effects related to these policies.

Questions regarding this bulletin should be directed to the Office of Counsel & Regulatory Compliance, at (518) 473-3986, toll free at 1-866-431-HESC (1-866-431-4372) press 6, or askpolicy@hesc.org

Policy Changes Batch 146 – Approved January 17, 2008
  • Eligible Noncitizens
  • Teacher Certification and Courses That Use Direct Assessment
  • Revised Late Disbursement and Post-withdrawal Disbursement Time Frames
  • Application of Administrative Forbearance during the Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Conditional Discharge Period
  • Regaining Eligibility after Failure to Meet Satisfactory Academic Progress
  • Federal Data Matches
  • Definition of "Change of Control"