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Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act

H.R. 7810 Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) In committee
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  1. Introduced Mar 22
  2. Committee Mar 22
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Mar 22, 2024Next: House vote
950d ago Mar 22, 2024: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Summary

This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to set limits on clock hour requirements for certain training programs eligible for federal student aid. It specifies that a program preparing students for a state-recognized profession can remain eligible if its clock hours do not exceed 150% of the state's minimum required hours, or 150% of a federal agency's minimum, whichever is greater.

Sec. 2, Clock hour requirements for certain programs of training: This section adds a new rule to the Higher Education Act. For a program that trains students for a state-recognized profession, if its clock hours exceed the state's minimum, it is still eligible for federal aid as long as the hours do not exceed 150% of the state's minimum or 150% of a federal agency's minimum for that training, whichever is greater.

Sec. 3, Effective date: The changes take effect on July 1, 2024, and apply starting with the 2024-2025 award year and all later award years.

Summary of the bill text as introduced in House (Mar 22, 2024), generated by SecBot from the official bill text; the Library of Congress summary is not yet published.

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