3.0.0 5768 2022-02-08T23:17:46Z 2022-02-08T23:17:46Z House HR 2020-02-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. TRAHAN:H.R. 5768.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H936]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-02-06T15:00:13Z 2020-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 N D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2020-02-06 True H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-02-06 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2020-02-25 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-03-04 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2020-03-04 False Education Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Business records Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Licensing and registrations School administration Education 00 2020-02-06 Introduced in House 2021-02-02T15:36:17Z Accreditation Reform Act of 2020

This bill modifies provisions related to federal oversight of the postsecondary accreditation system.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to review additional data during the process of recognizing an accrediting agency or association. This review must include, among other elements, data related to student achievement at institutions of higher education (IHEs), a record of IHEs that fail to meet certain financial responsibility requirements, and an annual enhanced review of the standards of any accrediting agency or association that accredited an IHE that was the subject of an investigation or settlement for violations related to students (e.g., deceptive practices).

ED must make publicly available on its website (1) each petition made by an accrediting agency or association, including a record of student complaints for each IHE accredited by the agency or association and a record of investigations and lawsuits related to students at each IHE; and (2) all final documents produced during the accreditation review process.

ED must also promulgate regulations that provide procedures for limitations on accrediting agencies or associations.

The bill also revises the functions of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, which advises ED on the accreditation process and the eligibility of IHEs to participate in federal student-aid programs. Specifically, the bill requires the committee to participate in federal recognition reviews of accrediting agencies or associations, such as by participating in on-site inspections and reviews of IHEs.

]]> Accreditation Reform Act of 2020 Display Title Accreditation Reform Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect students and taxpayers by modernizing evaluation and increasing transparency in the accreditation system, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Accreditation Reform Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5768ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5768ih.xml 2020-02-06 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.