S 553
115th Congress
Senate
Education
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017
Introduced: March 7, 2017
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017
This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE).
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forbid an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs, including work-study programs, from requiring a student to agree to any restriction on the student's ability to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against it in court.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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