The Biden administration released the Spring 2024 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions on July 5. The Regulatory Agenda provides insights on the regulatory activities under development across federal departments and agencies and includes updates on several regulations that EDUCAUSE has been monitoring.
Last month, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued the anticipated final rule to reclassify broadband internet access as a telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act, thus reestablishing the FCC's 2015 net neutrality regulations. The rule goes into effect on July 22, 2024.
In early 2024, the Senate garnered enough support to potentially pass the Kids Online Safety Act—a major privacy law focused on content moderation for minors. Though the bill does not seem to cover higher education institutions, the EDUCAUSE Policy team will be asking for clarification about whether certain scenarios would create compliance concerns for colleges and universities.