H.R. 10452

Credit for Prior Learning Act

Sponsor: Donald Norcross · 0 cosponsors

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Sec. 4. Recognition of accrediting agency or association

Section 496(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(c)) is amended—

(1) in paragraph (8), by striking and after the semicolon;

(2) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking the period and inserting ; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

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(10) confirms, as part of the agency’s or association’s review for accreditation or reaccreditation, that the institution has sufficient standards for assessment of prior learning—

(A) that assess for skills, competencies, and knowledge at levels generally accepted by subject matter experts; and

(B) that are publicly disclosed.