S. 1775 116th Congress Senate

POST Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding proprietary institutions of higher education in order to protect students and taxpayers.

Introduced: June 11, 2019 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

Education Congressional oversightEducation programs fundingHigher educationStudent aid and college costs

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Jun 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3322-3323)

Jun 11, 2019

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Latest action June 11, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3322-3323)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2019 or the POST Act of 2019

This bill modifies requirements for a proprietary (i.e., for-profit) institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs.

Current law requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 10% of its revenue from sources other than federal student aid. This bill requires a proprietary IHE to derive at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds (i.e., it replaces the so-called 90/10 rule with an 85/15 rule).

Additionally, the bill limits what a proprietary institution may treat as revenue to the school in calculating whether it derives at least 15% of its revenue from sources other than federal funds.

Finally, the bill makes compliance with the 85/15 rule a condition of institutional eligibility to participate in federal student aid programs (i.e., failure to comply results in immediate loss of institutional eligibility). Currently, a proprietary IHE must violate the rule for two consecutive years before losing eligibility.

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