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The bill reduces administrative burdens and speeds processes for institutions and the Department of Education, but at the cost of weaker statutory oversight and reduced protections for students, raising the risk of misuse of federal student aid funds.
Colleges and universities will face fewer federal administrative requirements, lowering compliance costs and paperwork for schools.
Schools and the Department of Education may be able to make faster participation decisions and reduce administrative delays in student aid programs.
Students could lose protections or oversight tied to federal aid participation, which may leave some students more exposed to poor institutional practices.
The Department of Education may lose statutory enforcement tools and procedures, making oversight and accountability harder and increasing the risk of misuse of federal student aid funds.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Repeals two provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 1094, removing statutory requirements previously imposed on institutions in federal student aid program participation agreements.
Official title: To repeal the 90/10 rule as it pertains to proprietary schools under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Introduced July 2, 2026 by Mark Harris · Last progress July 2, 2026
Removes two current provisions in the Higher Education Act's program participation rules by repealing paragraph (24) of 20 U.S.C. § 1094(a) and all of subsection (d). The bill erases the legal obligations, conditions, or authorities that those provisions had imposed on institutions that participate in federal student aid programs. The change narrows the set of statutory requirements attached to institutional program participation agreements. It directly affects colleges and universities that must comply with 20 U.S.C. § 1094 and alters the statutory basis for any obligations that previously flowed from the repealed provisions.