Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act
Latest action · Sep 18, 2014 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 18, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible to participate in a federal financial assistance program, unless it meets specified student consumer protection requirements within one year after this Act's enactment.
Requires each program to: (1) fully prepare students to satisfy those entry pre-conditions in the metropolitan statistical areas and states in which the students reside and in any state the program claims a successful program graduate will be prepared to work in the particular occupation or profession involved; and (2) provide timely placement of students in required pre-licensure positions, such as clinical placements, internships, or apprenticeships.
Directs the Secretary of Education to promulgate regulations regarding pre-accredited IHE programs to: (1) impose consumer protection requirements on such programs that are consistent with those this Act imposes on accredited programs, and (2) condition an IHE's participation in any federal financial assistance program on the IHE signing a loan discharge agreement with each of their students who is enrolled in any pre-accredited program.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 18, 2014 to Dec 9, 2014, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Sep 18, 2014 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Dec 9, 2014 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate
- Sep 18, 2014Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2954 | Higher Education Affordability Act | Related bill | Nov 20, 2014 |
| HR 5572 | Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
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- Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate
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