[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2366 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2366

 To codify certain rules regarding competency-based education programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 19, 2023

Mr. Romney (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To codify certain rules regarding competency-based education programs.

    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 ``Competency-Based Education Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Competency-based education.--The term ``competency-
        based education'' means an approach in higher education that 
        organizes academic content or delivery according to 
        competencies (an individual student's demonstrated skills that 
        are necessary for the student to successfully perform a 
        specific task, job role, or function) rather than using courses 
        taught during instructor- or institutionally-established 
        timeframes that may conclude before a student has demonstrated 
        mastery of the course material.
            (2) Skill.--The term ``skill'' means knowledge or an 
        ability, which is described in a way that communicates 
        discrete, discernable value an individual can demonstrate or 
        acquire.
    (b) Competency-Based Education Programs.--In administering 
competency-based education programs, or determining the eligibility of 
competency-based education programs to receive Federal assistance, the 
Department of Education shall comply with the regulations in parts 600, 
602, and 668 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on 
July 1, 2021.
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