Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability
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- What it does
The Secretary of Education (Secretary) proposes to amend the regulations governing institutional eligibility, general provisions regulations, and the William D. Ford Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended (the title IV, HEA programs). The proposed regulations would implement statutory changes to the title IV, HEA programs included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The OBBB made numerous changes to the HEA, including changes to program eligibility requirements for the Direct Loan program and the introduction of an earnings accountability framework that is intended to limit Direct Loan eligibility to programs whose graduates meet certain earnings benchmarks. This document proposes regulations, based on consensus reached during negotiated rulemaking, to implement the provisions of the OBBB related to low-earning outcome programs and the Direct Loan program, and to harmonize those regulations with requirements for programs that are required to lead to gainful employment (GE programs).
The Education Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
3 parts of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1840-AE06 since Jan. 1, 2025.
Since then:
- What happens next and when
We must receive your comments on or before May 20, 2026. For information on anticipated effective dates for the proposed regulatory changes, please see the discussion on the waiver of the HEA master calendar requirements in the "Authority for This Regulatory Action" section below.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-07666 |
|---|---|
| Action | Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). |
| Agencies | Education Department |
| Published | April 20, 2026 |
| Comments close | May 20, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1840-AE06 |
| Docket | ED-2026-OPE-0100 |
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