[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 675 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 675

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the authority of 
 the Secretary of Education with respect to eligibility standards for 
                    short-term educational programs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 1997

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the authority of 
 the Secretary of Education with respect to eligibility standards for 
                    short-term educational programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS: PLACEMENT RATES.

    Section 481(e)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1088(e)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
    ``(C) In prescribing regulations pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), 
the Secretary shall provide for the exclusion from the calculation of 
placement rates, graduates who are--
            ``(i) aliens not authorized to accept employment in the 
        United States;
            ``(ii) individuals with medical conditions precluding 
        employment; and
            ``(iii) individuals who transfer credits from the program 
        to the program of an accredited degree-granting institution or 
        who otherwise immediately enroll in such a program.''.
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