Mel’s Law

Summary

Mel's Law This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs to establish policies for awarding posthumous degrees. Specifically, the IHE must certify that it has a policy to award a posthumous degree to a deceased student who (1) was enrolled in a degree program at the IHE; (2) died prior to completing such program; and (3) at the time of death, was in academic standing consistent with the requirements for graduation from such program (as determined by the IHE). The bill prohibits accrediting agencies from taking into consideration the number of posthumous degrees awarded to deceased students by the IHE. (Under current law, an IHE must be accredited by an accrediting agency to participate in federal student aid programs.)

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Timeline

1. 25 September 2024

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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2. 25 September 2024

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 September 2024

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 25 September 2024 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 September 2024

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 September 2024

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Sponsors

• Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
• Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
• · hsed00 · Standing

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