3.0.0 4795 2023-01-13T04:49:09Z 2023-01-13T04:49:09Z House H HR 2006-02-16 109 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2006-05-01T18:14:08Z Referred to 2006-02-16T15:04:10Z 2006-05-01 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. Committee 2006-02-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E177-178) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-16 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2006-02-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-02-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000714 Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD D CA M. 37 N Education Accreditation (Education) Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Alternative dispute resolution College administration Colleges Conflict of interests Department of Education Due process of law Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Higher education Law Legal fees Public meetings School boards Trusts and trustees Education 00 2006-02-16 Introduced in House 2006-03-25T16:55:24Z Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise due process standards governing the accreditation process of educational institutions.

Requires accrediting agencies and associations to provide educational institutions with: (1) written notice of deficiencies and a reasonable time period to correct such deficiencies; (2) advance notice of any adverse action and an opportunity for a hearing; and (3) a right to appeal an adverse action to an independent and impartial arbitration panel.

Requires accrediting agencies and associations to: (1) ensure consistent application of accreditation standards to an educational institution's governing board in receivership; and (2) allow public access to meetings involving accreditation recommendations.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to issue regulations to further define due process requirements for the accreditation process.

]]> To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require accrediting agencies and associations to comply with due process throughout the accreditation process, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require accrediting agencies and associations to comply with due process throughout the accreditation process, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require accrediting agencies and associations to comply with due process throughout the accreditation process, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2006-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr4795ih/xml/BILLS-109hr4795ih.xml 2006-05-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.