On Wednesday, the Department of Education (ED) released its Fall 2019 Unified Regulatory Agenda. The agenda includes a number of areas for proposed rulemaking that carried over from Spring 2019, as well as a new proposed rule on campus free speech. Of note, the final Title IX regulations are in the final stage at OMB. The final rules could be delayed into 2020.
Typically the public comment window is 60 days, but the Administration has allowed for just 30 days in some instances. While ED often does not make major changes to its proposed rules, public comments can result in positive improvements to the final regulations.
Timeline for Forthcoming Proposed Rules
- NEW: Regulations on Campus Free Speech, November 2019
- Regulations on FERPA, January 2020
- Updating regulations on HEA Title III and V programs, March 2020
- Creating a priority for faculty member research opportunities within the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP), May 2020
- Updating regulations for the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program, May 2020