PUBLIC LAW 105-244 —OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1741 the payment period or period of enrollment for which assistance is awarded into the number of clock hours— "(A) completed by the student in that period as of the day the student withdrew; or
- (B) scheduled to be completed as of the day the stu- R^ulations.
dent withdrew, if the clock hours completed in the period are not less than a percentage, to be determined by the Secretary in regulations, of the hours that were scheduled to be completed by the student in the period. "(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The provisions of this section shall take effect 2 years after the date of enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. An institution of higher education may choose to implement such provisions prior to that date.". SEC. 486. INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS. (a) INFORMATION DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES.— Section 485(a) (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in the second sentence, by striking ", through appropriate publications and mailings, to all current students, and to any prospective student upon request" and inserting "upon request, through appropriate publications, mailings, and electronic media, to an enrolled student and to any prospective student"; (B) by inserting after the second sentence the following: "Each eligible institution shall, on an annual basis, provide to all enrolled students a list of the information that is required to be provided by institutions to students by this section and section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (also referred to as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974), together with a statement of the procedures required to obtain such information."; (C) by amending subparagraph (F) to read as follows: "(F) a statement of— "(i) the requirements of any refund policy with which the institution is required to comply; "(ii) the requirements under section 484B for the return »• of grsmt or loan assistance provided under this title; and "(iii) the requirements for officially withdrawing from the institution;"; and (D) by striking "and" at the end of subparagraph (M); (E) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (N) and inserting "; and"; and (F) by adding at the end the following: "(O) the campus crime report prepared by the institution pursuant to subsection (f), including all required reporting categories."; (2) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(A) shall be made available by July 1 each year to enrolled students and prospective students prior to the students enrolling or entering into any financial obligation; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(6) Each institution may provide supplemental information to enrolled and prospective students showing the completion or
�
