The Department of Education has announced its intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare prosed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA). The Student Loans and Affordability Committee will address the following topics: 1. Refining definitions of a qualifying employer for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. 2. Revisiting family size, restructuring repayment plan provisions, including the alternative repayment plan, and certain other provisions of the July, 10, 2023 rule. The department is accepting nominations for negotiators, and the Committee will meet on June 30 to July 2. More details are here.