3.0.0 3487 2022-11-01T13:50:54Z 2022-11-01T13:50:54Z House HR 2019-06-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TAKANO:H.R. 3487.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H5168]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-06-25T14:04:40Z Higher Education Funds Integrity Act 116 4977 HR 2019-11-01 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. Related bill CRS 2019-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 N A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2019-07-09 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-07-09 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2019-07-15 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-07-15 False Education Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Debt collection Education programs funding Employment discrimination and employee rights Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Licensing and registrations Marketing and advertising Student aid and college costs Wages and earnings Education 00 2019-06-25 Introduced in House 2020-11-24T16:30:05Z Protections and Regulation for Our Students Act or the PRO Students Act

This bill increases oversight of postsecondary educational institutions and provides consumer protections for students.

Proprietary (i.e., for-profit) institutions of higher education (IHEs) must derive at least 15% of their revenue from non-federal sources or risk becoming ineligible for federal educational assistance funds.

Postsecondary educational institutions must meet certain requirements regarding entrance counseling for first-time borrowers, disclosure of clinical training agreement terms, disclosure of a mandatory program review, and preparation of students upon successful program completion. The bill prohibits such institutions from using revenues derived from federal educational assistance funds for recruiting or marketing activities.

The bill revises requirements governing IHEs that receive federal educational assistance funds, including to broaden the ban on institutions compensating employees based on their successes in securing either enrollments or student aid awards, prohibit predispute arbitration agreements in student loan contracts that waive the rights available to borrowers, and increase protections for whistleblowers who disclose institutional violations.

The Department of Education (ED) must (1) establish a complaint tracking system, (2) conduct mandatory program reviews of institutions that pose a significant risk of failing to comply with certain requirements, and (3) recalculate the cohort default rate for institutions that engage in default manipulation and redetermine their eligibility for federal educational assistance funds.

The bill expands the defenses that a borrower may assert for not repaying a student loan. ED may impose civil penalties on IHEs that engage in substantial misrepresentation or other serious violations.

]]> PRO Students Act Display Title PRO Students Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced PRO Students Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Protections and Regulation for Our Students Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3487ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3487ih.xml 2019-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.