,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bcff  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ai1 #bjbc,mr4   
,romney 7= himself & ,mr4 ,hick5loop]7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to codify c]ta9 rules reg>d+
 compet5cy-bas$ education programs4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,compet5cy-,bas$ ,education ,act (      
#bjbc4  #b4 ,compet5cy-bas$ education   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,compet5cy-bas$ education ,! t]m        
compet5cy-bas$ education means an       
approa* 9 high] education t organizes   
academic cont5t or deliv]y accord+ to   
compet5cies 7an individual /ud5t's      
demon/rat$ skills t are necess>y = !    
/ud5t to successfully p]=m a specific   
task1 job role1 or function7 r ?an us+  
c\rses taught dur+ in/ructor- or        
in/itutionally-e/abli%$ timeframes t may
 conclude be=e a /ud5t has demon/rat$   
ma/]y ( ! c\rse mat]ial4  7#b7 ,skill ,!

 t]m skill means k or an ability1 :i* is
 describ$ 9 a way t communicates        
discrete1 disc]nable value an individual
 c demon/rate or acquire4  7b7          
,compet5cy-,bas$ education programs ,9  
adm9i/]+ compet5cy-bas$ education       
programs1 or det]m9+ ! eligibility (    
compet5cy-bas$ education programs to    
receive ,f$]al assi/ance1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,education %all comply ) ! regulations 9
 p>ts #fjj1 #fjb1 & #ffh ( title #cd1   
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 z 9 effect 
on ,july #a1 #bjba4