As part of its implementation of Executive Order 13563, "Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review," [PDF, 144KB] issued by the President on January 18, 2011, the Department of Education (Department) issued its final "Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Regulations." Executive Order 13563 recognized the importance of maintaining a consistent culture of retrospective review and analysis of regulations throughout the executive branch, consistent with law and each agency's resources and regulatory priorities. The Department's plan was designed to create a defined policy, method, and schedule for identifying significant regulations, as determined under Executive Order 12866, that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, as well as regulations that can be modified, streamlined, expanded, or repealed to be more effective and efficient, achieve better outcomes for students, and be easy to understand.
The Plan
- Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules, 8/23/11 PDF (164KB) | MS Word (128KB)
- Federal Register Notice PDF (214KB)
- Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules PDF (52KB) | MS Word (124KB)
Status Reports
You can view the Department's reports on the status of its efforts in implementing its plan and anticipated efforts at:
- Retrospective Review Report (July 8, 2016) [MS Excel, 61KB]
- Retrospective Review Plan Report (January 11, 2016) [PDF, 217KB]
- Retrospective Review Report (July 13, 2015) [MS Excel 52 KB]
- Retrospective Review Report (March 17, 2015) [MS Excel 53 KB]
- Retrospective Review Report (July 14, 2014) [MS Word 75 KB]
- Retrospective Review Report (January 14, 2014) [MS Word 70 KB]
- Retrospective Review Report (July 8, 2013) [MS Word 64 KB].
- Retrospective Review Plan Report (January 14, 2013) [MS Word, 54KB]
- Retrospective Review Plan Report (September 10, 2012) [MS Word, 52KB]
- Retrospective Review Plan Report (May 14, 2012) [MS Word, 70KB]
- Retrospective Review Plan Report (January 9, 2012) [MS Word, 48KB]