Government Wants More Paperwork for Disabled Student Aid
Published Date: 11/26/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Education is asking to keep collecting info about financial help for students with intellectual disabilities, just like before. This affects schools and agencies that help these students, and they want your thoughts by December 26, 2025. No new costs or big changes are planned, but they want to make sure the process stays smooth and useful.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Paperwork Reinstated for Schools
The Department of Education will reinstate, without change, the information collection for the Financial Assistance for Students with Intellectual Disabilities program (OMB Control Number 1845-0099). Respondents listed are Private Sector and State, Local, and Tribal Governments, with an estimated 712 annual responses and 562 annual burden hours; public comments are invited by December 26, 2025.
Eligibility Recordkeeping Continues
The collection supports administering financial assistance for students with intellectual disabilities by gathering records needed to determine who is eligible and to prevent fraud and abuse of program funds. The Department says this is a reinstatement without change and is necessary to determine eligibility for program benefits.
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