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Break the Higher Education Monopoly Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2123| Senate 
| Updated: 7/16/2019
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Break the Higher Education Monopoly Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to develop an alternative certification program that allows students to use Pell Grants for enrollment in educational programs that have existed for at least five years and would not otherwise be eligible. The alternative certification program may not require accreditation, state authorization, minimum instructional hours, or minimum classroom time for an educational program to be eligible.
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Jul 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Education

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Break the Higher Education Monopoly Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2123| Senate 
| Updated: 7/16/2019
Break the Higher Education Monopoly Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Education to develop an alternative certification program that allows students to use Pell Grants for enrollment in educational programs that have existed for at least five years and would not otherwise be eligible. The alternative certification program may not require accreditation, state authorization, minimum instructional hours, or minimum classroom time for an educational program to be eligible.
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Timeline
Jul 16, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 16, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • July 16, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 16, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley

Republican Senator

Missouri

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7737: More Choice for Career Training Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employment and training programsHigher educationStudent aid and college costsTeaching, teachers, curriculaVocational and technical education