Making It Law

Senators Introduce Bill Mandating Formation Of For-Profit College Oversight Committee

Senators Introduce Bill Mandating Formation Of For-Profit College Oversight Committee

Back in October, the Department of Education finalized a new rule: career colleges — those schools that offer specialized training programs for certain occpuations — would have to do a better job actually preparing students for gainful emplotment, or they’d lose access to federal student aid. As part of those standards, the DoE rule included the creation of an oversight group. Today, two senators introduced legislation to ensure the task force is providing useful information to policymakers, parents and students.

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