Education

Prison Education Program Application

🇺🇸United States··Notice·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This notice concerns an information collection extension for the Prison Education Program, allowing educational institutions to offer education to incarcerated students. No changes in regulations are proposed, and comments are sought on the practicality of this data collection effort, including its necessity and burden on respondents.

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Key Changes

  • No changes to regulations
  • Extension of current information collection
  • Solicitation of public comments

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Educational institutions must submit a Prison Education Program Application to participate in offering education to incarcerated students under section 484(t) of the Higher Education Act of 1965

Educational institutions
licensing
high

Institutions offering Prison Education Programs must comply with regulatory requirements outlined in 34 CFR 668, Subpart P

Educational institutions participating in Prison Education Programs
operational
medium

Interested persons must submit comments on the Prison Education Program Application information collection extension by June 9, 2026

General public and Federal agencies
disclosure
medium

Comments on the information collection must be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at regulations.gov using Docket ID ED-2026-SCC-1190, or by postal mail to the designated address

Commenters submitting responses to the notice
reporting
medium

All written comments must include the docket ID number (ED-2026-SCC-1190) and title of the information collection request

All persons submitting comments
reporting

Affected Parties

Educational institutionsConfined or incarcerated students

Tags

Prison Education,Higher Education,Regulatory Notice