H.R. 1402 · 117th Congress · House

More Choice for Career Training Act of 2021

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced
Feb 26, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

More Choice for Career Training Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Education to develop an alternative certification program that allows students to use Pell Grants for enrollment in educational programs that have existed for at least five years and would not otherwise be eligible.

The alternative certification program may not require accreditation, state authorization, minimum instructional hours, or minimum classroom time for an educational program to be eligible.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. FEB 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. FEB 26, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committees

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Feb 26, 2021

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