Connecticut 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 972 — AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION INTEGRITY AT FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

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This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The amendment adds new provisions for for-profit institutions of higher education in the state, which include requirements on how they use federal Pell grant and student loan funds. Specifically, it mandates that at least fifty percent of these funds must be spent on student instruction and limits spending on advertising to no more than fifteen percent. Additionally, it introduces several restrictions, such as prohibiting these institutions from offering unaccredited programs in licensed fields and advising students against certain borrowing practices. This change clarifies financial and operational standards for these institutions, impacting how they manage educational funding and student advisement.

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972 January Session, 2017   LCO No.
972 January Session, 2017   *_____SB00972HED___031717____* AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION INTEGRITY AT FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
4707   *04707_______HED* Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT   Introduced by:
  (HED)   AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION INTEGRITY AT FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) (a) Each for-profit institution of higher education licensed to operate in this state shall not spend less than fifty per cent of all federal Pell grant awards and federal student loan dollars received as part of student tuition on student instruction.
(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) (a) Each for-profit institution of higher education licensed to operate in this state shall not expend less than fifty per cent of all federal Pell grant awards and federal student loan dollars received as part of student tuition on student instruction.
Such institutions shall not spend more than fifteen per cent of all federal Pell grant awards and federal student loan dollars received as part of student tuition on institutional advertising.
Such institutions shall not expend more than fifteen per cent of all federal Pell grant awards and federal student loan dollars received as part of student tuition on institutional advertising.
or (2) enroll any student who has been convicted of a crime in a program for a field in which employment cannot be attained due to such conviction.
(2) enroll any student who has been convicted of a crime in a program for a field in which employment cannot be attained due to such conviction;
(c) For-profit institutions of higher education licensed to operate in this state shall provide students with federal student loan information.
(3) discourage any student from borrowing from a lender of their choice;
(4) advise any student to borrow private loans prior to exhausting all federal loan options;
or (5) advise any student to borrow from an institutional lender when the institution reasonably knows such student will be unable to meet the obligations of the loan agreement.
Section 1 July 1, 2017 New section Statement of Purpose:
Section 1 July 1, 2017 New section HED Joint Favorable Subst.
To ensure tuition integrity at for-profit institutions of higher education.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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Action History

  1. MATTER PASS RETAINED

  2. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A

  3. FILE NO. 380

  4. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 201

  5. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  6. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  7. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/03/17

  8. FILED WITH LCO

  9. Joint Favorable Substitute

  10. PUBLIC HEARING 0309

  11. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Higher Education and Employment Advancement

Sponsors

  • Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 972?
SB 972 is sponsored by Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee.
What is the current status of SB 972?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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