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Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

Introduced: August 23, 2018 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Aug 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 23, 2018
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Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

This bill makes a 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.

Each program must: (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.

What's happening now August 23, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4658 Related bill Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Aug 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3371: Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3371/
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