HR-2859 : Still Just a Bill

Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2017

This amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish competency-based education demonstration projects, which measure academic progress and attainment by the assessment of student learning in lieu of, or in addition to, credit or clock hours.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-06-08IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.House floor actions
2017-06-08IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress