The Department of Education (ED) recently issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) which stresses the importance of addressing data system issues surrounding the year 2000. The DCL provides several general steps which ED suggests all institutions follow to ensure all systems will be Year 2000 Compliant. ED asks all institutions to seek information regarding the year 2000 compliance plan of any third party vendors or servicers that provide software or other Student Financial Assistance (SFA) services.
The deadline for compliance is January 1, 1999, as outlined in the 1998-99 Action Letter #2 (GEN-97-11). Any questions regarding the year 2000 compliance requirements can be e-mailed to ED at: ope_y2k@ed.gov

Please visit ED's web-site at http://ifap.ed.gov to obtain a copy of the DCL. If you are unable to access this web-site and would like a copy of the DCL, please contact Lynda Reid at (801) 321-7211. Any questions regarding this letter can be directed to the UHEAA Policy and Training Department at (801) 321-7166.