Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM
Congress
113
Number
HR - 3136
Introduced on
2013-09-19
# Amendments
11
Sponsors
Matt Salmon
Cosponsors
+5

Related

Member:  
Matt Salmon
Member:  
Keith J. Rothfus
Member:  
Todd Rokita
Member:  
Thomas E. Petri
Member:  
Jared Polis
Member:  
Robert E. Andrews
Member:  
George Miller
Member:  
John K. Delaney
Member:  
Susan W. Brooks
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113 hamdt 1110 - Amendment allows eligible entities to submit to the Director of the Institute of Education information regarding the number and percentage of students who are able to find employment in a field relating to their program or course of study, and would allow the Director of IES to provide technical assistance to such entities upon request.
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113 hamdt 1114 - Amendment creates a Regulatory Reform Task Force to make recommendations for the reduction of unnecessary higher education regulations.
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113 hamdt 1109 - Amendment increases the maximum number of entities eligible to participate in competency-based demonstration projects from 20 to 30.
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113 hamdt 1108 - Amendment to require an applicant to provide information on its population of veteran and military students and how it will incorporate veteran and military student needs into its demonstration project.
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113 hamdt 1113 - Amendment to require the Secretary of Education to report to Congress, every 10 years, on the needs of limited English proficient students using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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113 hamdt 1107 - Amendment allows participating eligible entities to apply to expand their approved projects beyond the 3,000 student maximum (up to 5,000) if the past two evaluations warrant such expansion.
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113 hamdt 1112 - Amendment permits participation of dual enrollment programs in demonstration projects.
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113 hamdt 1111 - Amendment to require schools to notify students or parents of minor students when they enter into an agreement with a person or company that is allowed to sell personally identifiable information collected from the application provided to the student.
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113 hamdt 1115 - Amendment requires the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to conduct a study on the feasibility and advantages and disadvantages of using individual income tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid.
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113 hamdt 1106 - Amendment to direct the Secretary of Education prior to any deadlines to submit applications for consideration as an institution to participate in the pilot program to conduct outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Native American-serving, non-tribal institutions, institutions serving students with special needs, and institutions located in rural areas to provide information on the opportunity to apply to carry out a demonstration project.
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113 hamdt 1105 - Amendment makes minor technical edits and includes an addition to the oversight section requiring the Secretary of Education to disseminate best practices with respect to demonstration projects.

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
Failed in House
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo establish a demonstration program for competency-based education.
Policy Areas
Education

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Action7/24/2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.