Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
Summary
The Department of Education is planning to set up a committee made up of different groups and stakeholders to work together on developing new rules about higher education and student aid programs. This process allows colleges, students, borrowers, and other interested parties to have a say in creating regulations that could affect how federal student loans and education funding work.
Key Points
- 1The Education Department wants to form a negotiated rulemaking committee to develop new federal education policies through group discussion rather than the department deciding alone
- 2This committee will likely include representatives from colleges, student loan companies, student advocates, and other groups affected by education rules
- 3The comment deadline has already passed (January 27, 2026), meaning the public comment period for this proposal was extremely short—only a few hours
- 4This process could eventually lead to changes in how federal student loans, grants, or other education funding programs work
- 5The goal is to reach agreement among different groups before the department finalizes new rules, which can reduce conflict and legal challenges later
Key Dates
January 27, 2026
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