,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eadh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ah1       
#bjai,mr4 ,levin of ,california 7for    
himself1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 
and ,mr4 ,cisneros7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to improve program integrity
 through ,state evaluation of           
institutions of higher education1       
requirements for student complaint      
submissions1 and the establishment of   
policies and procedures to address      
closure of institutions of higher       
education1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,higher ,education ,standards       
,improvement ,act4  #b4 ,state          
responsibilities ,section #die7;a7 of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;a7a77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by        
inserting and the accrediting agency or 
association involved after ,secretary2  

7,b7 by striking revokes a license and  
inserting takes a negative action1 or   
revokes a license12 and  7,c7 by        
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#d7 evaluate each          
institution of higher education located 
in the ,state or seeking authorization  
to operate in the ,state to determine if
 such institution of higher education   
meets the applicable standards of the   
,state relating to--  7,a7 facilities1  
equipment1 and supplies2 and  7,b7      
measures of program length and other    
factors relevant for a student or       
graduate to receive a professional      
license from the ,state2  7#e7 certify  
to the ,secretary that the ,state       
shall-- 7,a7 accept student complaints  
from--  7i7 all students attending an   
institution of higher education located 
in the ,state2 and  7ii7 all students   
who are residents of the ,state and     

attend an institution of higher         
education not located in the ,state     
through correspondence or distance      
education2 and  7,b7 report to the      
,secretary and accrediting bodies-- 7i7 
relevant student complaints received by 
the ,state1 including multiple student  
complaints that present consistent      
allegations with respect to an          
institution of higher education in the  
,state2 and  7ii7 such other complaints 
the ,secretary determines necessary2 and
  7#f7 establish policies and procedures
 to anticipate and respond to the       
closure of an institution of higher     
education1 which shall include--  7,a7  
the maintenance of sufficient cash      
reserves 7or an equivalent alternative7 
in accordance with regulations issued   
pursuant to section #dih7;c77#f77;,a7 to
 ensure repayment of any required       
refunds2  7,b7 a plan to address        
ensuring custodial record-keeping of    
institutional records and student       
transcripts in the case of such a       

closure2  7,c7 the maintenance of       
contact information adequate to ensure  
communication directly between the      
,state and each student in the case of  
such a closure2 and  7,d7 in the case of
 an institution of higher education     
located in the ,state1 to develop a     
process to identify when a campus of    
such institution of higher education    
closes in any ,state4  4