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Cabinet Order Amending JASSO Act and Higher Education Support Act Enforcement Orders

独立行政法人日本学生支援機構法施行令及び大学等における修学の支援に関する法律施行令の一部を改正する政令

Published: 2026-08-07 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: In Force · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-02

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

The e-Gov update list shows a cabinet order (Reiwa 8 Cabinet Order No. 249) amending the enforcement orders of the Japan Student Services Organization Act and the Act on Support for Study at Universities and Other Institutions (Reiwa 1 Cabinet Order No. 49). The metadata lists a promulgation date of 2026-08-07 and an effective date of 2026-10-01. The specific content of the amendments is not given in the provided metadata.

Business Impact

Universities, other higher education institutions, and related student-support operators may be affected if the amendments change details of the study-support framework, but the actual scope cannot be determined from the metadata alone.

Recommended Action

Review the full text of the amending cabinet order and the revised enforcement orders on the official e-Gov source to confirm what changes apply and from when.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. 2026-06-25 — Draft published for public comment (e-Gov) 独立行政法人日本学生支援機構法施行令及び大学等における修学の支援に関する法律施行令の一部を改正する政令案に関するパブリック・コメント(意見公募手続き)の実施について Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-07-25 — Public comment deadline (2026-07-25 23:59 JST) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  3. 2026-08-07 — Promulgated (instrument recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 独立行政法人日本学生支援機構法施行令及び大学等における修学の支援に関する法律施行令の一部を改正する政令(令和八年政令第二百四十九号) (this update) Original Japanese source
  4. 2026-10-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 大学等における修学の支援に関する法律施行令、独立行政法人日本学生支援機構法施行令 (this update) Original Japanese source