Summary of May 2023 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the Department of Education
| 5/25/2023 | The Department of Education issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on May 19, 2023, with comments due on June 20. If the Department finalizes the rule by November 1, the final rules would go into effect on July 1, 2024.
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Topic(s): Regulation; Gainful Employment
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Type: Memo
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Request for Extension to Submit Comments on Education Department's Proposed Rules Package
| 5/19/2023 | Letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona requesting an extension on the 30-day comment period for the package of proposed rules released May 17 on gainful employment, financial responsibility, administrative capability, certified procedures, and ability to benefit. |
Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to OMB on Proposed Updates to Race/Ethnicity Data
| 4/27/2023 | ACE and 16 other higher education associations sent these comments to the Office of Management and Budget on proposed changes to the policy directive that governs the collection of data on race and ethnicity by federal agencies. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Data
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on the Department of Education's Proposed Negotiated Rulemaking Sessions
| 4/24/2023 | ACE sent a letter to the Department of Education requesting the formation of several panels to consider the topics to be addressed in upcoming negotiated rulemaking sessions. |
Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Letter to OSTP Proposing Listening Sessions on Research Security Program Standards
| 4/13/2023 | In response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy's newly released draft research security program stndard requirements, ACE, along with five other organizations, requested that the office schedule listening sessions to hear from stakeholders. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Research
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on Proposal to Rescind Rule on Religious Student Organizations
| 3/24/2023 | Comments in response to the Education Department's proposed rule to rescind the current regulation that prohibits public institutions from denying religious student organizations the same benefits as student groups with "all comer" policies. |
Topic(s): Regulation; Campus Issues; Free Speech
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments on the 2020 Free Inquiry Rule
| 3/24/2023 | Comments from ACE, on behalf of 14 other organizations, to the Department of Education on the request for information seeking input on the final "Free Inquiry Rule" issued in 2020. |
Topic(s): Campus Issues; Free Speech; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Background Information and Implications for Campuses: Department of Education Dear Colleague Letter on Third-Party Servicers
| 3/21/2023 | On Feb. 15, ED issued a Dear Colleague Letter, “Requirements and Responsibilities for Third-Party Servicers and Institutions.” The DCL guidance, which takes effect Sept. 1, would drastically expand the definition of a TPS. |
Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Memo
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Comments on Possible Changes to ED's Incentive Compentation Prohibition and Bundled Services
| 3/16/2023 | Comments from ACE, on behalf of 14 other organizations, to the Department of Education on possible changes to the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on the incentive compensation prohibition and bundled services exception.
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Topic(s): Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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Comments to USCIS on Proposed Fee Increases
| 3/13/2023 | Comments from ACE, on behalf of 20 other organizations, to USCIS opposing proposed increases to benefit request fees that would adversely affect international students and skilled workers at colleges and universities. |
Topic(s): Immigration and International Students; Optional and Practical Training; Regulation
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Type: Letters and Comments
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