CHOICE Act

Connecting Higher Opportunities In College Education Act or the CHOICE Act

This bill makes certain job training programs eligible for federal student aid.

To be eligible, a program must (1) provide at least 150 clock hours, 4 semester hours, or 6 quarter hours of instructional time over a minimum of 8 weeks; (2) have verified completion and placement rates meeting a minimum standard; and (3) provide training aligned with high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the state or local area in which the program is provided.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5777 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5777

To amend the definition of eligible program under the Higher Education 
 Act of 1965 for the purposes of eligibility for Federal financial aid.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2021

  Mr. Keller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the definition of eligible program under the Higher Education 
 Act of 1965 for the purposes of eligibility for Federal financial aid.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Connecting Higher Opportunities In 
College Education Act'' or the ``CHOICE Act''.

SEC. 2. JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.

    Section 481(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1088(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii);
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C)(i) 150 clock hours of instruction, 4 semester 
                hours, or 6 quarter hours, offered during a minimum of 
                8 weeks, that--
                                    ``(I) has a verified completion 
                                rate of at least 70 percent, as 
                                determined in accordance with the 
                                regulations of the Secretary;
                                    ``(II) has a verified placement 
                                rate of at least 70 percent, as 
                                determined in accordance with the 
                                regulations of the Secretary; and
                                    ``(III) provides training aligned 
                                with the requirements of high-skill, 
                                high-wage, or in-demand industry 
                                sectors or occupations in the State or 
                                local area in which the job training 
                                program is provided, as determined by 
                                an industry or sector partnership in 
                                such State or local area.
                    ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the terms 
                `in-demand industry sector or occupation', `industry or 
                sector partnership', and `local area' have the meanings 
                given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce 
                Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).''.
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