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DOE negotiators narrow focus on workforce Pell rules and set deadline for new proposals

U.S. Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking Committee · January 8, 2026
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Summary

On day three of negotiated rulemaking, Department staff focused negotiators on Topic 7 (gaining and losing Workforce Pell eligibility), asked for substantive proposal text by 7:30 a.m. the next day, and signaled plans to publish department reactions and use nonbinding pulse checks as the group narrows regulatory options.

Department of Education negotiators used the third day of a week‑long rulemaking to tighten the timetable for finalizing regulatory text for the Workforce Pell provisions and to walk participants through several substantive edits the agency proposes.

Facilitator Kayla Mack opened the session with attendance and procedural notes and the department outlined an expedited schedule for Topic 7, which covers how programs gain and lose eligibility for Workforce Pell. Department staff told negotiators they want…

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