US HB3992 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on November 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 5 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Students Before Profits Act of 2015 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to recalculate the cohort default rate and redetermine title IV eligibility for an institution of higher education (IHE) that engages in default manipulation. ED may impose enhanced civil penalties and sanctions on IHEs and officers for substantial misrepresentation or other serious violations of title IV requirements. The bill requires ED to establish the Student Relief Fund, financed by civil penalties, to provide financial relief to students enrolled in an IHE that is sanctioned or fails to comply with title IV requirements. If ED takes an enforcement action (e.g., heightened financial oversight) against a proprietary (i.e., for-profit) IHE, then ED may hold the executive officer of such proprietary IHE personally liable for financial losses related to the enforcement action. Additionally, ED may pursue claims against an IHE's executive officers and board of directors to recover discharged federal student loans. A proprietary IHE must, as a condition of continued eligibility to participate in title IV programs, prohibit an individual who defrauds students from being a member of the board of directors or an executive officer of the institution.
Title
Students Before Profits Act of 2015
Sponsors
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] | Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] |
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] |
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-03-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
2015-11-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. |
2015-11-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2098 (Same As) 2015-09-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Education
Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Education
Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3992/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3992/BILLS-114hr3992ih.pdf |