S. 2228 · 115th Congress
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
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This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make postsecondary education courses and programs, such as apprenticeship programs, that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 13, 2017
Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make postsecondary education courses and programs, such as apprenticeship programs, that provide credits toward a postsecondary certification, credential, or degree eligible for federal student aid funding if the programs and courses are accredited by a state that has an alternative accreditation agreement with the Department of Education.
The bill consolidates federal student loans into one student loan program and revises loan forgiveness for borrowers.
An institution that receives federal student aid funding must pay a default rate fine that is based on the default rate of loans made to its students.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Higher Education Reform and Opportunity Act of 2017
Latest action (Dec 13, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Education · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 13, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.