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<title>Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s608v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2020-08-05">
<action-date>2019-02-28</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill forbids institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs from restricting students' ability to pursue claims against IHEs in court. In addition, the bill makes mandatory arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreements between students and IHEs.]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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