# 2025-20746: Education Department Updates Migrant Student Data Standards

2025-20746, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) Minimum Data Elements, is a Federal Register notice from Education Department published 2025-11-24, effective Public comments due on or before December 24, 2025. (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20746
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) Minimum Data Elements
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Education Department
- Citation: 90 FR 52926
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: Public comments due on or before December 24, 2025.
- Comments close: 2025-12-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Education Department Updates Migrant Student Data Standards

## Summary

The Department of Education is updating the Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) data collection to better track and support migrant students across states. This affects state, local, and tribal governments who submit this info, with a public comment deadline of December 24, 2025. The update aims to improve data quality without adding extra work or costs for those involved.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).

## Effects PRIA read

- MSIX update to better track migrant students: benefit, low. The Department of Education is revising the Migrant Student Information Exchange (MSIX) minimum data elements to better track and support migrant students across states. The agency invites public comments by December 24, 2025. This change is described as intended to improve data quality while not a…
- Reporting burden on State, Local, Tribal governments: benefit, low. The revised MSIX information collection affects State, Local, and Tribal governments that submit data. The Department estimates 343,880 total annual responses and 391,338 total annual burden hours for this collection (OMB Control Number 1810-0683).

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## Sources
- [2025-20746 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20746/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2025-20746 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20746.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20746 (as of 2026-06-08).