3.0.0 3474 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z Senate S S 2012-08-01 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-08-01T20:46:51Z Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act 112 6717 HR 2013-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Identical bill CRS 2012-08-01 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2012-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2012-08-01 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2012-08-01 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2012-08-02 False Education Consumer affairs Education programs funding Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Licensing and registrations Marketing and advertising Student aid and college costs Vocational and technical education Education 00 2012-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2012-08-29T16:44:50Z Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act - Makes any institution of higher education (IHE) postsecondary program designed to prepare students for a recognized occupation or profession requiring licensing or other entry pre-conditions ineligible to participate in a federal financial assistance program, unless it meets specified student consumer protection requirements.

Requires each program to: (1) fully prepare students to satisfy those entry pre-conditions in the state in which the program is operated and in any state the program claims a successful program graduate will be prepared to work in the particular occupation or profession involved; (2) provide timely placement of students in required pre-licensure positions, such as internships or apprenticeships; and (3) meet specialized state accreditation requirements, or notify students if the program has not yet been fully accredited.

Requires an IHE to notify out-of-state applicants as to whether or not its program satisfies the requirements of the applicant's state.

]]> Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act Display Title Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide consumer protection for students. Introduced in Senate 2012-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3474is/xml/BILLS-112s3474is.xml 2012-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.