PellCompliance Bulletin https://pellcompliance.com/news Dated briefs on Pell compliance: Workforce Pell rulemaking, deadlines, common errors and their fixes. en-us The 180-day myth: the placement rate is a calendar-quarter test, not a countdown https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-07-19-the-180-day-myth https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-07-19-the-180-day-myth Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The most repeated error in Workforce Pell coverage: 34 CFR 690.94 measures employment during the second calendar quarter after exit — which changes what data you need. Tomorrow the final rule takes effect — early implementers, check your ECAR https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-07-20-final-rule-effective https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-07-20-final-rule-effective Sun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT July 20, 2026: the Workforce Pell final rule becomes effective. Institutions with qualifying ECAR programs between July 1 and July 20 are presumed early implementers. Workforce Pell is live — and the state certification form is out (GENERAL-26-44) https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-07-01-workforce-pell-live-certification-form https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-07-01-workforce-pell-live-certification-form Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT July 1, 2026: award year 2026–27 opens, ED permits early implementation, and FSA publishes the State Workforce Pell Program Certification form governors will use. Final Workforce Pell rule published at 91 FR 29254 — consensus text, new subpart H https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-05-19-final-rule-published https://pellcompliance.com/news/2026-05-19-final-rule-published Tue, 19 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT ED's final rule lands May 19, 2026: 34 CFR part 690 subpart H codifies the 70/70 tests, the four exclusions, and the value-added earnings timeline.