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HR 2914 104th Congress House Education Administrative procedure Aliens Department of Education Disabled Economics and Public Finance Educational accountability Educational policy Federal aid to higher education Federal aid to vocational education Foreign students Government Operations and Politics Higher education Immigration Labor and Employment Law Student aid Student loan funds

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Education with respect to eligibility standards for short term educational programs.

Introduced: January 31, 1996 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 20, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Jan 31, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
Jan 31, 1996
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Education, in prescribing regulations with respect to eligibility standards for short-term educational programs, to exclude from the calculation of placement rates graduates who are: (1) aliens not authorized to accept employment in the United States; (2) individuals with medical conditions precluding employment; and (3) individuals who transfer credits from the program to the program of an accredited degree-granting institution or who otherwise immediately enroll in such a program.

What's happening now February 20, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

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