Online Education Verification Act

Bill: 113-hr-5510
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2014-09-17
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Educational technology and distance education

Higher education

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Licensing and registrations

School administration

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Online Education Verification Act - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require recognized accrediting agencies or associations that evaluate the quality of distance or correspondence education programs to require those programs to have a secure login and passcode for Internet coursework.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5510 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2014 Mr. Byrne introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for more effective online education verification metrics.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Online Education Verification Act . 2. Requirement for secure login and passcode Section 496(a)(4)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)(4)(B)(ii) ) is amended by inserting after processes the following: , in addition to requiring a secure login and passcode for coursework on the Internet, .