A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the methods by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conducts oversight of certain educational institutions, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the methods by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs conducts oversight of certain educational institutions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act 2. Expansion of Department of Veterans Affairs oversight of certain educational institutions (a) Additional requirement for approval Section 3675(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The educational institution agrees to, not later than 30 days after any date on which such educational institution becomes subject to an action or event described in section 3673(e)(3) of this title, submit to the State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency, a notification of such action or event in such form and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Additional requirement for approval of nonaccredited courses (1) In general Section 3676(c) of such title is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (16) as paragraphs (15) through (17), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new paragraph: (14) The institution agrees to, not later than 30 days after any date on which such institution becomes subject to an action or event described in section 3673(e)(3) of this title, submit to the State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of a State approving agency, a notification of such action or event in such form and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (2) Conforming amendments Such title is further amended— (A) in section 3672(b)(2)(C), by striking paragraph (14) or (15) paragraph (15) or (16) (B) in section 3675(b)(3), by striking (14), (15), and (16) (15), (16), and (17) (C) in section 3679(d), by striking described in paragraph (14) or (15) described in paragraph (15) or (16) (D) in section 3680A(a)(4)(C)(iii), by striking section 3676(c)(14) and (15) section 3676(c)(15) and (16) (c) Additional grounds for suspension of approval Section 3679(f)(1) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) Comply with the notification requirements under sections 3675(b)(5) and 3676(c)(14) of this title, when applicable. . (d) Deadline for risk-Based surveys database The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the database required under section 3673A(c) of title 38, United States Code, by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act This bill requires educational institutions to notify state approving agencies or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) within 30 days of becoming subject to certain unfavorable actions as a condition of approval for VA educational assistance purposes. For example, a reportable event would include punitive action taken against an educational institution by a state or federal agency. Institutions that are applying to have nonaccredited courses of education approved for purposes of VA educational assistance must also agree to notify the state approving agency or the VA within 30 days of the institution becoming subject to an unfavorable action. The state approving agency or the VA must take specified disciplinary action (e.g., revocation of the approval of courses and programs by an institution) if an institution does not comply with the notification requirements prescribed by this bill. The VA must establish a database within 180 days of the enactment of this bill for risk-based surveys, which deal with the oversight of educational institutions with courses and programs of education approved for purposes of VA educational assistance.