,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,sheehy7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher ,education
 ,act of #aife to include in the        
calculation of cost of attendance an    
allowance for costs for prior learning  
assessments4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,credit for    
,prior ,learning ,act4  #b4 ,cost of    
attendance to include an allowance for  
costs for prior learning assessments    
,section #dgb of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgll71  
as amended by section #gjb of the       
,,fafsa ,simplification ,act 7title     
,,vii of division ,,ff of ,public ,law  
#aaf-bfj71 is amended in subsection     
7a7-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#ac71 by       
striking and after the semicolon2  7#b7 

in paragraph 7#ad71 by striking the     
period and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7#ae7
 an allowance of not more than #b1jjj   
per award year 7adjusted for inflation  
in years following the #bjbe-bjbf award 
year7 for reasonable costs1 including   
test fees1 associated with the          
assessment of prior learning as part of 
one or more eligible credit for prior   
learning assessments4  4  #c4           
,definition of eligible credit for prior
 learning assessment ,section #dha of   
the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajhh7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7g7   
,eligible credit for prior learning     
assessment ,for purposes of this title1 
the term eligible credit for prior      
learning assessment includes an         
evaluation of knowledge or skills       
learned outside of an institution of    
higher education-- 7#a7 that assesses   
for evidence of learning1 not for       
experience or time spent2  7#b7 that has

 been determined by the institution to  
be based on generally accepted criteria 
by relevant subject matter experts2 and 
7#c7 for which successful assessment    
will result in the institution awarding 
academic credit 7without the student    
having to enroll in additional          
coursework to achieve such academic     
credit7 to meet all or part of the      
program requirements toward completion4 
4  #d4 ,recognition of accrediting      
agency or association ,section #dif7;c7 
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b7c77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by striking and 
after the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#i77;,b71 by striking the period and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#aj7 confirms1 
as part of the agency's or association's
 review for accreditation or            
reaccreditation1 that the institution   
has sufficient standards for assessment 
of prior learning-- 7,a7 that assess for
 skills1 competencies1 and knowledge at 

levels generally accepted by subject    
matter experts2 and  7,b7 that are      
publicly disclosed4  4  #e4             
,transparency in college tuition for    
consumers ,section #acb7;i77#a7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajae;a7i77#a77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7,,aa7
 ,the number of students receiving      
credit for prior learning1 disaggregated
 by race1 income1 and status as a       
,federal ,pell ,grant recipient4  7,,bb7
 ,the average number of credits awarded 
per student seeking credit for prior    
learning1 disaggregated by race1 income1
 and status as a ,federal ,pell ,grant  
recipient4  4  #f4 ,effective date      
,unless otherwise specified1 this ,act1 
and the amendments made by this ,act1   
shall take effect on ,july #a1 #bjbg4