To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project for competency-based education and clarify eligible competency-based education programs.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project for competency-based education and clarify eligible competency-based education programs., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Government Operations, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H6E5CDCF2746B4FA48D0A836BAE1E1EF8: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Learners through Competency-Based Education Act.
- Section H297FA27B77004CEF80C6EDE9C543AE2E: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Competency-based education, in which the measurement of learning in place of the measurement of time is a...
- Section H50194E05F33C48748AA32BE492E123CE: 3. General definitions Section 103 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003) is amended by adding at the end the following: (25)Competency;...
- Section H63206933B4064BAAAB3D051C786E87EA: 4. Reporting on competency-based education programs Section 131 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section H31B7074289544DDBB60F32A611558A92: 5. Definitions of academic year and eligible program Section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088) is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project for competency-based education and clarify eligible competency-based education programs., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Government Operations, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to create a demonstration project for competency-based education and clarify eligible competency-based education programs., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Grothman (for himself, Ms. Pettersen, and Mr. Owens) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
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