HR 7461
117th Congress
House
Education
CBE Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Competency-Based Education Act of 2022 or the CBE Act of 2022
This bill creates a framework under which students participating in competency-based education programs may receive federal student aid. Competency-based education refers to education that measures academic progress and attainment (1) by direct assessment of the student's mastery of competencies, (2) by expressing the student's mastery of competencies in terms of equivalent credit or clock hours, or (3) through a combination of both methods in addition to credit or clock hours.
The bill also prohibits the Department of Education from enforcing certain regulations related to the definition of credit hour.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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