Sec. 103. Additional definitions
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Section 103(5)(B) ( 20 U.S.C. 1003(5)(B) ) is amended by striking section 102 and inserting section 101 or 102 . Section 103(7) ( 20 U.S.C. 1003(7) ) is amended to read as follows: The term correspondence education means education that is provided by an institution of higher education under which— the institution provides instructional materials (including examinations on the materials) by mail or electronic transmission to students who are separated from the instructor; and interaction between the institution and the student is limited and the academic instruction by faculty is not regular and substantive, as assessed by the institution’s accrediting agency or association under section 496. .
Section 103(8) ( 20 U.S.C. 1003(8) ) is amended to read as follows: The term early childhood education program means a program— that serves children of a range of ages from birth through age five that addresses the children’s cognitive (including language, early literacy, and early mathematics), social, emotional, and physical development; and that is— a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), including a migrant or seasonal Head Start program, an Indian Head Start program, or a Head Start program or an Early Head Start program that also receives State funding; a State licensed or regulated child care program; a State-funded prekindergarten or child care program; a program authorized under section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or part C of such Act; or a program operated by a local educational agency. .
Section 103(13) ( 20 U.S.C. 1003(13) ) is amended to read as follows: The term nonprofit , when used with respect to a school, agency, organization, or institution means a school, agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. The term nonprofit , when used with respect to foreign institution means— an institution that is owned and operated only by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations; and if a recognized tax authority of the institution’s home country is recognized by the Secretary for purposes of making determinations of an institution’s nonprofit status for purposes of title IV, the institution is determined by that tax authority to be a nonprofit educational institution; or if no recognized tax authority of the institution’s home country is recognized by the Secretary for purposes of making determinations of an institution’s nonprofit status for purposes of title IV, the foreign institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that it is a nonprofit educational institution. .
Section 103 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as otherwise provided, the term competency-based education means education that— measures academic progress and attainment— by direct assessment of a student’s level of mastery of competencies; by expressing a student’s level of mastery of competencies in terms of equivalent credit or clock hours; or by a combination of the methods described in subclauses
(I)or
(II)and credit or clock hours; and provides the educational content, activities, and resources, including substantive instructional interaction, including by faculty, and regular support by the institution, necessary to enable students to learn or develop what is required to demonstrate and attain mastery of such competencies, as assessed by the accrediting agency or association of the institution of higher education. Except as otherwise provided, the term competency-based education program means a postsecondary program offered by an institution of higher education that— provides competency-based education, which upon a student’s demonstration or mastery of a set of competencies identified and required by the institution, leads to or results in the award of a certificate, degree, or other recognized educational credential; ensures title IV funds may be used only for learning that results from instruction provided, or overseen, by the institution, not for the portion of the program of which the student has demonstrated mastery prior to enrollment in the program or tests of learning that are not associated with educational activities overseen by the institution; and is organized in such a manner that an institution can determine, based on the method of measurement selected by the institution under subparagraph (A)(i), what constitutes a full-time, three-quarter time, half-time, and less than half-time workload for the purposes of awarding and administering assistance under title IV of this Act, or assistance provided under another provision of Federal law to attend an institution of higher education. In this paragraph, the term competency means the knowledge, skill, or ability demonstrated by a student in a subject area. . Section 103 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term pay for success initiative has the meaning given the term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). . Section 103 ( 20 U.S.C. 1003 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The term evidence-based has the meaning given the term in section 8101(21)(A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(21)(A) ), except that such term shall also apply to institutions of higher education. .
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