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Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the clock hour requirements for certain eligible programs under title IV of such Act.
Summary
This bill amends the Higher Education Act to clarify clock hour requirements for training programs that prepare students for gainful employment in recognized professions. The bill allows programs to remain eligible for federal financial aid under Title IV even if they exceed the state-mandated minimum clock hours, as long as the total clock hours do not exceed 150 percent of the minimum required by either the state or a federal agency. The provision takes effect immediately upon enactment and applies beginning with the 2024-2025 award year and all subsequent years.
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Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Lloyd Smucker’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $44,770
- DIRECT WIRE AND CABLE $13,200
- SELECT MEDICAL $11,600
- LANCASTER SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY $11,100
- SCENIC RIDGE $8,425
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Actions (2)
- Feb 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Feb 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2025
Mr. Smucker (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify the clock hour requirements for certain eligible programs under title IV of such Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Clock Hour Program Student Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. CLOCK HOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF TRAINING.
(a) In General.—Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(5) An otherwise eligible program that provides a program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized profession in a State, and for which the number of clock hours of instruction exceeds the minimum number of clock hours of instruction required by such State for training in the recognized profession for which the otherwise eligible program prepares students, shall be determined to be an eligible program under this subsection if the number of clock hours of instruction provided by such otherwise eligible program does not exceed the greater of—
“(A) 150 percent of the minimum number of clock hours required by such State for training in the recognized profession for which the otherwise eligible program prepares students; or
“(B) 150 percent of the minimum number of clock hours required by a Federal agency for such training.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to award year 2024-2025, and each succeeding award year. <all>
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