Mass notification provider Inova Solutions released a brief eBook that details everything college and university emergency managers need to know about the new emergency notification provisions to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA).
The HEOA covers a wide variety of higher education topics and was originally signed into law in 2008 to reauthorize certain provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The latest amendment, the General and Non-Loan Programmatic Issues Final Rule, was released on October 29, 2009 by the Department of Education and includes many changes regarding how colleges and universities structure campus safety and mass notification policies. The changes also affect campus reporting requirements, including the Annual Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report, which must be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Education each year by October 1, beginning in 2010.
Assistance for Campus Safety Officials
Inova Solutions’ eBook outlines the key emergency notification and reporting provisions of the HEOA, including which reports are required, who must receive them, how they must be distributed and what information must be included. Also in the eBook are important considerations for planning an emergency notification system. These considerations come from suggestions the Department of Education made in the legislation and from best practices Inova Solutions has gleaned from customers.
“At a time when campus safety officials are busier than ever, Inova Solutions is happy to provide these informational resources to campuses across the nation,” said Tom Hubbard, CEO at Inova Solutions. “We would like to make the transition to the new rules as easy as possible for emergency managers. Our goal is for the HEOA eBook to be the foundation of campus safety planning and reporting for years to come.”
To access Inova Solutions’ free HEOA eBook, “Understanding the New Emergency Notification Provisions of the HEOA,” click here.
Inova November 2009 press release.
