CHOICE Act

Bill: 117-hr-5777
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2021-10-28
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Connecting Higher Opportunities In College Education Act or the CHOICE Act</strong></p> <p>This bill makes certain job training programs eligible for federal student aid.</p> <p>To be eligible, a program must (1) provide at least 150 clock hours, 4 semester hours, or 6 quarter hours of instructional time over a minimum of 8 weeks; (2) have verified completion and placement rates meeting a minimum standard; and (3) provide training aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the state or local area in which the program is provided.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5777 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Keller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the definition of eligible program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the purposes of eligibility for Federal financial aid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting Higher Opportunities In College Education Act or the CHOICE Act . 2. Job training program Section 481(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii); (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) (i) 150 clock hours of instruction, 4 semester hours, or 6 quarter hours, offered during a minimum of 8 weeks, that— (I) has a verified completion rate of at least 70 percent, as determined in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary; (II) has a verified placement rate of at least 70 percent, as determined in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary; and (III) provides training aligned with the requirements of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the State or local area in which the job training program is provided, as determined by an industry or sector partnership in such State or local area. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the terms in-demand industry sector or occupation , industry or sector partnership , and local area have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). .