,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bh1      
#bjag,mr4 ,byrne introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and the    
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
direct the ,secretary of ,education to  
establish a process for accrediting     
agencies or associations to seek a      
waiver of certain accreditation         
requirements4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,innovation in 
,accreditation ,act4  #b4 ,waivers of   
certain accreditation requirements      
,section #dif of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b7 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7r7 ,waiver ,the ,secretary 
shall establish a process through which 
an accrediting agency or association may
 seek to have a requirement of this     
subpart waived1 if such agency or       
association--  7#a7 demonstrates that   

such waiver is necessary to enable an   
institution of higher education or      
program accredited by the agency or     
association to implement innovative     
practices intended to--  7,a7 reduce    
administrative burdens to the           
institution or program without creating 
costs for the taxpayer2 or  7,b7 improve
 the delivery of services to students1  
improve instruction or learning         
outcomes1 or otherwise benefit students2
 and  7#b7 describes the terms and      
conditions that will be placed upon the 
institution or program to ensure        
academic integrity and quality4  4