Find information on the 2026 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education.

The Department issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would prevent benefits under the taxpayer-funded Public Service Loan Forgiveness program from being improperly provided to borrowers whose employers are are engaged in illegal activities.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education announced it will commence two negotiated rulemaking sessions in order to implement President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) higher education provisions.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education concluded its negotiated rulemaking session to ensure that employers in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) are not engaging in activities that have a substantial illegal purpose.

This page provides information on the 2025 negotiated rulemaking activities for higher education.