On December 31, 2008, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register announcing its intent to establish five negotiated rulemaking committees for higher education. This notice summarizes the issues each team will address. See Notice Of Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Committees.

List of negotiators for the Accreditation Team: MS Word (35K) | PDF (18K)

Schedule

Session One: March 4-6, 2009

• Organizational Protocols: MS Word (35K) | PDF (57K)
• Agenda: MS Word (35K) | PDF (89K)
• Issues and Draft Regulatory Language: MS Word (81K) | PDF (545K)

Session Two: April 21-23, 2009

• Agenda: MS Word (35K) | PDF (85K)
• Issues and Draft Regulatory Language: MS Word (165K) | PDF (195K)

Session Three

• May 18-20, 2009

All meetings will be held at the Department of Education, 8th Floor Conference Center, 1990 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

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