"The Education Department's current rule-making session, in which committee members are determining how to implement new student loan policies, will be delayed by two weeks if Congress fails to pass legislation to keep the government open, Trump officials announced Monday morning. "There is the possibility-which seems to be growing by the hour-of a lapse in appropriations," one department official said during the rule-making session's commencement Monday. "Have no fear, however," he added, "we do have a contingency plan for that.""
"Managing a virtual negotiated rule-making session, however, would be nothing new to the department staff, as all sessions prior to the start of the second Trump administration have been held online since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020. "Again, fingers crossed," Andrade said. "But the oddsmakers, when I last checked, were in the high 60s in favor of them not passing a continuing resolution in time. So that's a plan.""
A potential lapse in appropriations could push the Education Department's negotiated rule-making on student loan implementation back two weeks, with remaining sessions scheduled online Oct. 15–17. Deputy assistant secretary Jeffrey Andrade said a contingency plan exists and noted odds favored a lapse. Department staff have experience conducting virtual negotiated rule-making since the COVID-19 pandemic began, reducing logistical disruption from an online shift. However, widespread furloughs during a shutdown could prevent staff from working on draft regulations and complicate an already tight timeline for finalizing regulatory changes.
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