,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bibe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ba1 #bjai,mr4
 ,m]kley 7= himself & ,mr4 ,durb97      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide consum]          
protections = /ud5ts4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+     
,/ud5ts f ,wor?less ,degrees ,act4  #b4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,f$]al    
f9ancial assi/ance program ,! t]m ,f$]al
 f9ancial assi/ance program means a     
program au?oriz$ & fund$ by ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t "u any ( ! foll[+ provisions (
 law3  7,a7 ,title ,,iv ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj et seq474  7,b7 ,title ,i ( !     
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caaa et seq474  7,c7 ,!
 ,adult ,education & ,family ,lit]acy   
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cbga et seq474     
7,d7 ,*apt] #cj1 #ca1 #cb1 #cc1 #cd1 or 
#ce ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4   

7,e7 ,*apt] #aja1 #aje1 #ajf;,a1 #afjf1 
#afjg1 or #afjh ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7,f7 ,section #aghd;a1   
#bjje1 or #bjjg ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,freely associat$   
,/ates ,! t]m freely associat$ ,/ates   
means ! ,republic ( ! ,m>%all ,isl&s1 ! 
,f$]at$ ,/ates ( ,micronesia1 & !       
,republic ( ,palau4  7#c7 ,in/itution ( 
high] education ,! t]m in/itution (     
high] education--  7,a7 ) respect to a  
program au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #ajb ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb72  7,b7 ) respect to a  
program au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! 
,work=ce ,innovation & ,opportunity ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb72  7,c7 ) respect 
to a program au?oriz$ "u p>agraph       
7#a77;,c71 has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m       
po/second>y educational in/itution "u   
section #bjc ( ! ,adult ,education &    
,family ,lit]acy ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4    
#cbgb72  7,d7 ) respect to a program    

au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,d71 has !   
mean+ giv5 ! t]m educational in/itution 
"u section #cdeb ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2  7,e7 ) respect to a      
program au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,e71 
means an educational in/itution t aw>ds 
a degree or c]tificate & is locat$ 9 any
 ,/ate2 &  7,f7 ) respect to a program  
au?oriz$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,f71 means an
 educational in/itution t aw>ds a degree
 or c]tificate & is locat$ 9 any ,/ate4 
7#d7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate includes1 9     
addition to ! sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ,guam1 ,am]ican  
,samoa1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana       
,isl&s1 & ! freely associat$ ,/ates4    
#c4 ,protections 9 occupations requir+  
,/ate lic5sure ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 an in/itution ( high]  
education is n eligible to p>ticipate 9 
a ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance program )   
respect to any program ( po/second>y    
education or tra9+1 includ+ a degree or 

c]tificate program & any program (f]$ by
 di/ance education or correspond5ce     
c\rses to /ud5ts locat$ 9 a ,/ate o!r   
?an :]e ! in/itution is physically      
locat$1 t is design$ to prep>e /ud5ts = 
entry into a recogniz$ occupation or    
pr(ession t requires lic5s+ or o!r      
e/abli%$ requirem5ts z a pre-condition =
 entry into su* occupation or pr(ession1
 unless1 by n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act--  7#a7 !    
successful completion ( ! program fully 
qualifies a /ud5t1 9 ! metropolitan     
/ati/ical area 9 :i* ! /ud5t resides1 9 
! ,/ate 9 :i* ! /ud5t resides1 & 9 any  
,/ate 9 :i* ! in/itution indicates1     
?r\gh adv]tis+ or m>ket+ activities or  
direct contact ) pot5tial /ud5ts1 t a   
/ud5t w be prep>$ to "w 9 ! occupation  
or pr(ession aft] successfully complet+ 
! program1 to--  7,a7 take any          
exam9ation requir$ = entry into !       
recogniz$ occupation or pr(ession 9 !   
metropolitan /ati/ical area & any ,/ate 
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph1 includ+        

satisfy+ all ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or          
pr(essionally m&at$ programmatic &      
specializ$ accr$itation requirem5ts1 if 
any2 &  7,b7 be c]tifi$ or lic5s$ or    
meet any o!r academically relat$        
pre-conditions t are requir$ = entry    
into ! recogniz$ occupation or pr(ession
 9 any su* ,/ate2 &  7#b7 ! in/itution  
(f]+ ! program provides timely placem5t 
= all ( ! academically relat$           
pre-lic5sure requirem5ts = entry into ! 
recogniz$ occupation or pr(ession1 su* z
 cl9ical placem5ts1 int]n%ips1 or       
appr5tice%ips4  #d4 ,c]tification       
requirem5ts = ga9ful employm5t programs 
,section #dhg ( ! ,high] ,education ,act
 ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#cj7 ,! in/itution 
w-- 7,a7 provide to ! ,secret>y n lat]  
?an ! fir/ ,decemb] #ca foll[+ ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ! ,protect+ ,/ud5ts f        
,wor?less ,degrees ,act 7or1 = any      
in/itution t does n h an active program 
p>ticipation agreem5t z ( su* date1 !   

fir/ ,decemb] #ca aft] ! in/itution     
ent]s into ! agreem5t71 9 accordance )  
proc$ures e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y1 a    
c]tification sign$ by ! mo/ s5ior       
executive (fic] ( ! in/itution t !      
in/itution & ea* ( ! eligible ga9ful    
employm5t programs includ$ on !         
eligibility & c]tification approval     
report ( ! in/itution meets !           
requirem5ts ( subsection 7k72  7,b7     
include ) its c]tification an           
explanation ( h[ ea* eligible ga9ful    
employm5t program is n sub/antially     
simil> to any ineligible or discont9u$  
program describ$ 9 subsection           
7k77#b77;,d72 &  7,c7 update !          
c]tification )9 #aj days if !re are any 
*anges 9 ! approvals = an eligible      
ga9ful employm5t program1 or o!r *anges 
= an eligible ga9ful employm5t program t
 make ! exi/+ c]tification no long]     
accurate4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7k7 ,c]tification requirem5ts =
 ga9ful employm5t programs  7#a7        
,def9ition ( ga9ful employm5t program ,!

 t]m ga9ful employm5t program means a   
program ( tra9+ t--  7,a7 9 ord] to     
qualify = assi/ance "u ?is title1 is    
requir$ "u subsection 7b77#a77;,a77i7 or
 7c77#a77;,a7 ( section #ajb1 or section
 #aja7;b77#a71 to satisfy ga9ful        
employm5t requirem5ts2 &  7,b7 is (f]$  
by an in/itution eligible to receive    
assi/ance "u ?is title4  7#b7 ,9 g5]al  
,ea* eligible ga9ful employm5t program  
includ$ on ! eligibility & c]tification 
approval report ( an in/itution ( high] 
education %all comply ) ea* ( ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,! ga9ful employm5t program is     
approv$ by a recogniz$ accr$it+ ag5cy or
 is o!rwise includ$ 9 ! in/itution's    
accr$itation by its recogniz$ accr$it+  
ag5cy1 or1 if ! in/itution is a public  
po/second>y vocational in/itution1 !    
program is approv$ by a recogniz$ ,/ate 
ag5cy = ! approval ( public po/second>y 
vocational education 9 lieu (           
accr$itation4  7,b7 ,! ga9ful employm5t 
program is programmatically accr$it$1 if
 su* accr$itation is requir$ by--  7i7 a

 ,f$]al gov]nm5tal entity2  7ii7 a      
gov]nm5tal entity 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* !     
in/itution is locat$2 or  7iii7 a       
gov]nm5tal entity 9 a ,/ate 9 :i* !     
in/itution is n physically locat$1 if ! 
in/itution--  7,i7 (f]s po/second>y     
education ?r\gh di/ance education or    
correspond5ce c\rses to /ud5ts locat$ 9 
t ,/ate2 or  7,,ii7 is o!rwise subject  
to t ,/ate's jurisdiction1 z det]m9$ by 
t ,/ate4  7,c7 ,! ga9ful employm5t      
program satisfies ! applicable          
educational pr]equisites = pr(essional  
lic5sure or c]tification requirem5ts 9 !
 ,/ate 9 :i* ! in/itution is locat$ or a
 ,/ate describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b77iii71
 s t a /ud5t :o completes ! program &   
seeks employm5t 9 any su* ,/ate         
qualifies to take any lic5sure or       
c]tification exam9ation t is ne$$ = !   
/ud5t to practice or f9d employm5t 9 an 
occupation t ! program prep>es /ud5ts to
 ent]4  7,d7 ,! ga9ful employm5t program
 is n sub/antially simil> to a program  
(f]$ by ! in/itution t1 9 any ( ! #c    

ye>s prior to ! date ( ! eligibility &  
c]tification approval report1 became    
ineligible = fund+ "u ?is title due to !
 debt to e>n+ rates measure1 or any     
subsequ5t outcome measure1 or 0 fail+1 9
 ! zone1 or o!rwise close to fail+ )    
respect to1 ! debt to e>n+ rates        
measure1 or any subsequ5t outcome       
measure1 & 0 volunt>ily discont9u$ by ! 
in/itution4  7#c7 ,requirem5ts ensur+   
/ud5t aw>5ess ,be=e an in/itution (f]+ a
 ga9ful employm5t program enrolls any   
/ud5t :o int5ds to reside1 practice1 or 
seek employm5t 9 a ,/ate = :i* ! program
 does n satisfy ! applicable educational
 pr]equisites = pr(essional lic5sure or 
c]tification requirem5ts ne$$ = t       
occupation 9 t ,/ate1 ! in/itution      
%all--  7,a7 notify ! /ud5t t ! ga9ful  
employm5t program does n satisfy !      
pr]equisites2 &  7,b7 obta9 f ! /ud5t a 
h&writt5 /atem5t1 9 ! /ud5t's own words 
& sign$ by ! /ud5t1 ackn[l$g+ t ! /ud5t 
wi%es to enroll 9 ! ga9ful employm5t    
program despite kn[+ t ! ga9ful         

employm5t program does n meet ! lic5sure
 or c]tification requirem5ts = !        
occupation 9 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! /ud5t      
int5ds to reside1 practice1 or seek     
employm5t4  7#d7 ,requirem5ts reg>d+    
ree/abli%m5t ( eligibility ,! in/itution
 %all n seek to ree/abli% ! eligibility 
( a ga9ful employm5t program t is       
ineligible = fund+ "u ?is subsection    
until n less ?an #c ye>s foll[+ ! date  
specifi$ 9 ! notice ( det]m9ation in=m+ 
! in/itution ( ! program's              
ineligibility4  4  #e4 ,/ate            
au?orization requirem5ts = di/ance      
education programs ,section #aja ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #aja7;a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9   
subsection 7a77#b71 by ins]t+ 1 9       
accordance ) subsection 7d7 be=e !      
semicolon2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+3  7d7 ,/ate au?orization  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,an in/itution t (f]s po/second>y
 education ?r\gh di/ance education or   
correspond5ce c\rses %all meet !        
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a77#b7 by be+ 

legally au?oriz$ )9 ea* ,/ate 9 :i* !   
in/itution's enroll$ /ud5ts are locat$1 
subject to p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,/ate   
reciprocity agreem5ts ,an in/itution    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t is locat$ 9 a
 ,/ate t p>ticipates 9 a ,/ate          
au?orization reciprocity agreem5t )     
ano!r ,/ate & t is cov]$ by su* ,/ate   
au?orization reciprocity agreem5t1 is   
consid]$ to meet ,/ate requirem5ts = !  
in/itution to be legally (f]+           
po/second>y di/ance education or        
correspond5ce c\rses 9 ! o!r ,/ate--    
7,a7 subject to any additional          
requirem5ts ( t ,/ate2 &  7,b7 if !     
in/itution docum5ts1 9 ! mann] requir$  
by ! ,secret>y1 t ea* ,/ate 9 :i* !     
in/itution's enroll$ /ud5ts are locat$  
has a ,/ate process--  7i7 to review &  
take appropriate action on compla9ts f  
any ( su* enroll$ /ud5ts conc]n+ !      
in/itution1 includ+ en=c+ applicable    
,/ate law2 &  7ii7 to make ! compla9ts  
public4  7#c7 ,/ate au?orization        
reciprocity agreem5t def9$ ,9 ?is       

subsection1 ! t]m ,/ate au?orization    
reciprocity agreem5t means an agreem5t  
betwe5 #b or m ,/ates t--  7,a7         
au?orizes an in/itution locat$ & legally
 au?oriz$ 9 a ,/ate cov]$ by ! agreem5t 
to provide po/second>y education ?r\gh  
di/ance education or correspond5ce      
c\rses to /ud5ts locat$ 9 o!r ,/ates    
cov]$ by ! agreem5t2 &  7,b7 does n     
prohibit any ,/ate 9 ! agreem5t f en=c+ 
! ,/ate's own /atutes & regulations1    
reg>dless z to :e!r su* /atutes &       
regulations are g5]al & apply to all    
educational in/itutions or specifically 
direct$ at a subset ( educational       
in/itutions4  4