,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ae1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1
 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4    
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 & ,mrs4 ,mc,iver7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to require in/itutions (   
high] education1 z a condition (        
p>ticipation 9 programs "u title ,,iv ( 
su* ,act1 to e/abli% a policy to aw>d   
po/hum\s degrees to c]ta9 deceas$       
/ud5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ,mel's    
,law4  #b4 ,requirem5t to aw>d po/hum\s 
degrees  7a7 ,po/hum\s degrees ,section 
#dhg7;a7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#cj7 ,!   
in/itution c]tifies t ! in/itution has  
e/abli%$ a policy to aw>d po/hum\s      
degrees to deceas$ /ud5ts :o-- 7,a7 _h  
be5 enroll$ 9 a degree program at !     

in/itution2  7,b7 di$ prior to complet+ 
su* program2 &  7,c7 at ! "t ( dea?1 7 9
 academic /&+ consi/5t ) ! requirem5ts =
 graduation f su* program1 z det]m9$ by 
! in/itution4  4  7b7 ,accr$itation     
crit]ia ,section #dif7;a7 ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajii;b7a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by          
r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#f7 ?r\gh 7#h7 z  
p>agraphs 7#g7 ?r\gh 7#i71 respectively2
 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#e7 ! 
foll[+3  7#f7 ! /&>ds = accr$itation ( !
 ag5cy or association d n take into     
consid]ation ! numb] ( po/hum\s degrees 
aw>d$ by ! in/itution to deceas$ /ud5ts2
  4  7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5ts    
made by ?is ,act %all take effect on !  
date t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4