A bill to preserve State and institutional authority relating to State authorization and the definition of credit hour.

Summary

Repeals certain Department of Education regulations that for purposes of determining whether a school is eligible to participate in programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA): (1) require institutions of higher education and postsecondary vocational institutions (except religious schools) to be legally authorized by the state in which they are situated, (2) delineate what such legal authorization requires of states and schools, and (3) define "credit hour." Prohibits the Secretary of Education from promulgating or enforcing any regulation or rule that defines "credit hour" for any purpose under the HEA.

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Timeline

1. 29 June 2011

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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2. 29 June 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 29 June 2011 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
• Chuck Grassley · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
• James Risch · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] · R · Cosponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
• John Thune · R · Cosponsor
• Jerry Moran · R · Cosponsor
• John Hoeven · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act