Ensuring Distance Education Act

Bill: 118-hr-8761
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2024-06-14
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8761 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2024 Mr. Owens (for himself and Mr. Bean of Florida ) 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 that non-Federal revenue generated through certain distance education programs may be counted purposes of the non-Federal revenue requirements applicable to proprietary institutions of higher education (commonly known as the 90/10 rule ).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Distance Education Act . 2. Treatment of revenue from certain distance education programs for purposes of the 90/10 rule Section 487(d)(1)(B)(iii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(d)(1)(B)(iii) ) is amended by inserting (which may include funds paid for a program offered in whole or in part through distance education regardless of the location from which such program is carried out) after under this title .