US Congress House Bill 4615 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)
Status: Introduced on October 4 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-10-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises provisions related to the recognition of an accrediting agency or association as a reliable authority on the quality of education or training offered by an institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, an accreditor must (1) monitor the growth of programs at IHEs that are experiencing significant enrollment decline; (2) require, review, and approve the mandatory teach-out plan submitted by an IHE upon the occurrence of certain events indicating a potential school closure; and (3) respond to student complaints and monitor, assess, and submit such complaints to the Department of Education and the relevant state agencies.

Stop College Closures Act of 2019

Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-10-04	House	Introduced in House

HB4674 (Related) 2020-12-28 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 583.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4615/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4615/BILLS-116hr4615ih.pdf