On January 2, 2024, the Department of Education (DOE) released six issue papers that contain a range of proposals to ensure institutions of higher education and federal student aid programs best serve students. The issue papers will be discussed by the Institutional Quality and Program Integrity Committee in keeping with the required negotiated rulemaking process for regulations related to federal student aid programs. The DOE will consider input from committee members, as well as the public, before issuing its final regulations.