# Federal Register 2026-22174 — effective 2027-07-01 — Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies; Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions — Education Department

For Federal Register 2026-22174, effective date is 2027-07-01; agency is Education Department; published is 2026-10-30; cfr parts amended is 34 CFR 600, 34 CFR 602, 34 CFR 668; dates, as printed is This final rule is effective July 1, 2027, recorded from its source on 2026-11-02; source re-checked 2026-11-06.

- **FR document number:** 2026-22174 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies; Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended; Student Assistance General Provisions _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Education Department _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2027-07-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This final rule is effective July 1, 2027. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 34 CFR 600, 34 CFR 602, 34 CFR 668 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-10-30 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

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Last verified: 2026-11-06. Review by: 2026-11-16.
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