US Congress House Bill 3136 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Engrossed on July 24 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to direct the Secretary of Education to select up to 30 institutions of higher education (IHEs) or systems or consortia of IHEs to: (1) carry out, on a voluntary basis, competency-based education demonstration projects; and (2) receive waivers of certain statutory and regulatory requirements that would otherwise prevent such an entity from participating in federal student aid programs or inhibit the operation of competency-based education. Requires the Secretary to provide outreach regarding such projects to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Native American-serving, nontribal institutions, IHEs serving special needs students, and rural IHEs. Defines "competency-based education" as an educational process or program that measures students' knowledge, skills, and experience through assessments instead of, or in addition to, measuring their credit or clock hours. Includes in the waivers: (1) limitations on the provision of instruction through correspondence courses, (2) requirements that schools provide a minimum number of weeks of instruction, and (3) requirements that students enroll for at least a minimum number of credit or clock hours. Requires each demonstration project to enroll a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 3,000 students. Requires the Secretary to prioritize proposed demonstration projects that show promise in reducing the time or cost required to complete a degree, certificate, or credential. Prohibits the Secretary from selecting an IHE or a system or consortium of IHEs to conduct a competency-based education demonstration project if such entity had, for one of the two preceding fiscal years: (1) a cohort default rate of 30% or greater, and (2) more than 50% of its students borrowing title IV loans. Requires each entity carrying out a demonstration project to provide the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences with certain disaggregated information regarding the students participating in the project, including the average number of competencies a student acquires while participating in the project and the time it takes the student to acquire such competencies. Requires the Director, annually, to: (1) evaluate each competency-based education demonstration project, and (2) submit a report to Congress that includes information on the evaluations and recommendations for enhancing those projects. Allows a demonstration project that has undergone at least two evaluations by the Director to amend its application to seek the Secretary's approval to increase its student enrollment to up to 5,000 students. Directs the Secretary, on a continuing basis, to: (1) oversee, and provide technical assistance to, the demonstration projects; and (2) consult with accrediting entities and state regulatory authorities for additional ways to improve the delivery of competency-based education. Requires each IHE participating in a demonstration project under this Act to provide its students or the parents of its minor students with: (1) a disclosure letter that describes the personally identifiable student information that may be sold by a person with whom the IHE has an agreement to provide software applications for students, and (2) an option to block the sale of such information. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress every ten years on the needs of limited English proficient students using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Makes $1 million of the amount authorized to be appropriated for Department of Education salaries and expenses available to carry out this Act and its amendments. Directs the Secretary to establish the Higher Education Regulatory Reform Task Force, to be composed of: (1) the Secretary or the Secretary's designee, (2) a representative of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, and (3) representatives from the higher education community. Requires the Secretary, within six months after this Act's enactment, to submit to Congress and make available on a publicly available website a report prepared by the Task Force on the Department of Education's regulatory requirements for IHEs. Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (IRS), to study and report to Congress, within one year after this Act's enactment, on the feasibility and advantages and disadvantages of using individual income tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid under the HEA.

Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2014

Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]

2014-07-23 - House - On Passage (Y: 414 N: 0 NV: 18 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-07-23 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 194 N: 221 NV: 17 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-07-23 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 413 N: 0 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2014-07-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-07-23	House	On passage Passed by recorded vote: 414 - 0 (Roll no. 441).
2014-07-23	House	Subsequent to the announcement by the Chair that H.R. 3136 had passed by voice vote, Mr. Kline asked unanimous consent that it be in order to put the question of passage to a recorded vote. Agreed to without objection.
2014-07-23	House	On passage Passed by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 194 - 221 (Roll no. 440).
2014-07-23	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H6701)
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tierney motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section allowing the Secretary of Education to provide rebates equal to the rates that new borrowers had available to them from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. Those rebates are equal to the amount that would be saved from the lower interest rates.
2014-07-23	House	Mr. Tierney moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (consideration: CR H6700-6702; text:CR H6700)
2014-07-23	House	The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H6690-6691)
2014-07-23	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6700)
2014-07-23	House	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3136.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1112 On agreeing to the Gowdy amendment (A008) Agreed to by recorded vote: 413 - 0 (Roll no. 439).
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1115 On agreeing to the Grayson amendment (A011) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Grayson amendment No. 11.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1115 Amendment (A011) offered by Mr. Grayson. (consideration: CR H6699; text: CR H6699)Amendment requires the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to conduct a study on the feasibility and advantages and disadvantages of using individual income tax returns as the primary form of application for student aid.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1114 On agreeing to the Gowdy amendment (A010) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Gowdy amendment No. 10.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1114 Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Gowdy. (consideration: CR H6698-6699; text: CR H6698)Amendment creates a Regulatory Reform Task Force to make recommendations for the reduction of unnecessary higher education regulations.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1113 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Polis amendment No. 9.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1113 Amendment (A009) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H6697; text: CR H6697)Amendment to require the Secretary of Education to report to Congress, every 10 years, on the needs of limited English proficient students using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
2014-07-23	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gowdy amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Gowdy amendment No. 8.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1112 Amendment (A008) offered by Mr. Gowdy. (consideration: CR H6697, H6699-6700; text: CR H6697)Amendment permits participation of dual enrollment programs in demonstration projects.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1111 On agreeing to the Duffy amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Duffy amendment No. 7.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1111 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Duffy. (consideration: CR H6696; text: CR H6696)Amendment to require schools to notify students or parents of minor students when they enter into an agreement with a person or company that is allowed to sell personally identifiable information collected from the application provided to the student.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1110 On agreeing to the Langevin amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Langevin amendment No. 6.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1110 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. Langevin. (consideration: CR H6695-6696; text: CR H6695)Amendment allows eligible entities to submit to the Director of the Institute of Education information regarding the number and percentage of students who are able to find employment in a field relating to their program or course of study, and would allow the Director of IES to provide technical assistance to such entities upon request.
2014-07-23	House	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
2014-07-23	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6695-6702)
2014-07-23	House	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 3136 as unfinished business.
2014-07-23	House	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	Mr. Kline moved that the Committee rise.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1109 On agreeing to the Byrne amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Byrne amendment No. 5.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1109 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Byrne. (consideration: CR H6694-6695; text: CR H6694)Amendment increases the maximum number of entities eligible to participate in competency-based demonstration projects from 20 to 30.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1108 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Polis amendment No. 4.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1108 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H6693-6694; text: CR H6693)Amendment to require an applicant to provide information on its population of veteran and military students and how it will incorporate veteran and military student needs into its demonstration project.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1107 On agreeing to the Walberg amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Walberg amendment No. 3.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1107 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Walberg. (consideration: CR H6693; text: CR H6693)Amendment allows participating eligible entities to apply to expand their approved projects beyond the 3,000 student maximum (up to 5,000) if the past two evaluations warrant such expansion.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1106 On agreeing to the Polis amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Polis amendment No. 2.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1106 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Polis. (consideration: CR H6691-6693; text: CR H6691)Amendment to direct the Secretary of Education prior to any deadlines to submit applications for consideration as an institution to participate in the pilot program to conduct outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Native American-serving, non-tribal institutions, institutions serving students with special needs, and institutions located in rural areas to provide information on the opportunity to apply to carry out a demonstration project.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1105 On agreeing to the Kline amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
2014-07-23	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 677, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Part A Kline amendment No. 1.
2014-07-23	House	H.AMDT.1105 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Kline. (consideration: CR H6691; text: CR H6691)Amendment makes minor technical edits and includes an addition to the oversight section requiring the Secretary of Education to disseminate best practices with respect to demonstration projects.
2014-07-23	House	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3136.
2014-07-23	House	The Speaker designated the Honorable Mark E. Amodei to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2014-07-23	House	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 677 and Rule XVIII.
2014-07-23	House	The resolution provides a structured rule for H.R. 3136 and H.R. 4984. Both bills are debatable for one hour. The resolution provides for certain amendments to be in order. One motion to recommit with or without instructions is allowed for each bill.
2014-07-23	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 677. (consideration: CR H6686-6695)
2014-07-22	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 677 Reported to House. The rules provides a structured rule for H.R. 3136 and H.R. 4984. Both bills are debatable for one hour with or without instructions.
2014-07-17	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 395.
2014-07-17	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 113-529.
2014-07-10	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2014-07-10	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-01-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
2013-09-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

HR677 (Related) 2014-07-23 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB2513 (Related) 2014-06-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3136/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3136/BILLS-113hr3136ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3136/BILLS-113hr3136rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3136/BILLS-113hr3136eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014439
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014440
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014441