Congress 108 - HR 838 - Higher Education Accrediting Agency Responsibility Act of 2003

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Accreditation (Education) Black colleges Building construction Colleges Contracts Department of Education Distance education Economics and Public Finance Education Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to education Foreign investments Foreign Trade and International Finance Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Higher education Labor and Employment Maintenance and repair Minorities Private schools School buildings Student aid Vocational and technical education

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Higher Education Accrediting Agency Responsibility Act of 2003 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to remove requirements that institutions of higher education (IHEs) be accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association in order to receive Federal funds under various HEA programs, including student aid under HEA title IV.

Repeals such accreditation requirements with respect to IHEs, proprietary IHEs, special institutional aid under HEA title III, historically Black college and university capital financing, distance education demonstration programs, and student assistance program participation agreements.

Repeals provisions for: (1) the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity; and (2) recognition of accrediting agencies or associations under HEA.

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Mar 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Feb 13, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Feb 13, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E245)
Feb 13, 2003

Introduced in House

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