S.Amdt. 1297
What it does: Adds SEC. 547. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION at the end of subtitle D of title V
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1867 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 547. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION at the end of subtitle D of title V
Adds a sectionIn S. 1867 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(f) Duration of Waiver Authority.--The authority to grant a waiver under this section expires on September 30, 2016.
Inserted: SEC. 547. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
Inserted: (a) Provision of Information Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor, make available through various means, including through the Internet websites of the Department of Defense, information about providers of postsecondary education that accept assistance from the Department of Defense for the provision of civilian education or training, including providers of education that advertise on military installations and providers with facilities or instructors operating on military installations.
Inserted: (b) Information.--The information required under subsection (a) shall include the following:
Inserted: (1) The regional and national accreditation of the selected providers.
Inserted: (2) The participation (or eligibility for participation) of such providers in financial aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Inserted: (3) Qualifications required for public examinations licensure, or other conditions for employment fulfilled by the education or training programs of the providers.
Inserted: (4) The transferability of credits from such providers to public institutions of higher education in various States.
Inserted: (5) The dropout rates of students for each provider.
Inserted: (6) The completion and graduation rates of students for each provider.
Inserted: (7) Job placement rates, as appropriate, for each provider.
Inserted: (8) The tuition and fees of providers when compared with public institutions of higher education in various States.
Inserted: (9) The availability of job and career placement services at each provider.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following:
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SA 1297. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1867, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title V, add the following:
SEC. 547. INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON CERTAIN PROVIDERS OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
(a) Provision of Information Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Labor, make available through various means, including through the Internet websites of the Department of Defense, information about providers of postsecondary education that accept assistance from the Department of Defense for the provision of civilian education or training, including providers of education that advertise on military installations and providers with facilities or instructors operating on military installations.
(b) Information.--The information required under subsection (a) shall include the following:
(1) The regional and national accreditation of the selected providers.
(2) The participation (or eligibility for participation) of such providers in financial aid programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
(3) Qualifications required for public examinations licensure, or other conditions for employment fulfilled by the education or training programs of the providers.
(4) The transferability of credits from such providers to public institutions of higher education in various States.
(5) The dropout rates of students for each provider.
(6) The completion and graduation rates of students for each provider.
(7) Job placement rates, as appropriate, for each provider.
(8) The tuition and fees of providers when compared with public institutions of higher education in various States.
(9) The availability of job and career placement services at each provider.
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Senate amendment submitted
November 18, 2011