H.R. 2360 — what changed
Career-Ready Student Veterans Act
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Sec. 2 Approval of courses for purposes of educational assistance programs administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Approval of non-Accredited courses— Subsection (c) of section 3676 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
by redesignating paragraph (14) as paragraph (16); and
by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new paragraphs:
“(14) In the case of a program designed to prepare an individual for licensure or certification in a State, the program meets any instructional curriculum licensure or certification requirements of such State.
“(15) In the case of a program designed to prepare an individual for employment pursuant to standards developed by a board or agency of a State in an occupation that requires approval or licensure, the program is approved or licensed by such board or agency of the State.”
Exceptions— Such section is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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“(f) The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (14) or (15) of subsection (c) in the case of a program of education offered by an educational institution if the Secretary determines the following:“(f)
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“(1) The educational institution is accredited by an agency Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (14) or association recognized (15) of subsection (c) in the case of a program of education offered by an educational institution if the Secretary determines all of Education.the following:
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“(2) “(A) The program did educational institution is not meet the requirements of such paragraph at any time during the two-year period preceding accredited by an agency or association recognized by the date Secretary of the waiver.Education.
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“(3) “(B) The waiver furthers program did not meet the purposes requirements of the educational assistance programs administered by such paragraph at any time during the Secretary or would further two-year period preceding the education interests date of individuals eligible for assistance under such programs.the waiver.
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“(4) “(C) The educational institution does not provide any commission, bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on success in securing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or entities engaged in any student recruiting or admission activities or in making decisions regarding waiver furthers the award purposes of student financial assistance, except for the recruitment educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary or would further the education interests of foreign students residing in foreign countries who are not individuals eligible to receive Federal student assistance.”for assistance under such programs.
added “(D) The educational institution does not provide any commission, bonus, or other incentive payment based directly or indirectly on success in securing enrollments or financial aid to any persons or entities engaged in any student recruiting or admission activities or in making decisions regarding the award of student financial assistance, except for the recruitment of foreign students residing in foreign countries who are not eligible to receive Federal student assistance.
added “(2) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary issues a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of the waiver and the justification of the Secretary for issuing the waiver.”
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Approval of accredited courses at for-Profit educational institutions—programs— Section 3675(b)(3) of such title is amended—
by striking “and (3)” and inserting “(3), (14), and (15)”; and
by inserting before the period at the end the following: “(or, with respect to such paragraphs (14) and (15), the requirements under such paragraphs are waived pursuant to subsection (f) of section 3676)”.
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Disapproval of courses— Section 3679 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
added “(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Secretary shall disapprove a course of education described in section 3676(c)(14) or (15) unless the educational institution providing the course of education publicly discloses any conditions or additional requirements, including training, experience, or exams, required to obtain the license, certification, or approval for which the course of education is designed to provide preparation.”
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Conforming amendment— Section 3672(b)(2)(A)(i) of such title is amended by striking “An accredited” and inserting “Except as provided in paragraphs (14) and (15) of section 3676(c) of this title, an accredited”.
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Applicability— If after enrollment in a course of education that is subject to disapproval by reason of an amendment made by this Act, an individual pursues one or more courses of education at the same educational institution while remaining continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, semesters or terms) at that institution, any course so pursued by the individual at that institution while so continuously enrolled shall not be subject to disapproval by reason of such amendment.