Sec. 3. Certification requirements for gainful employment programs
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Section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: The institution will provide to the Secretary not later than the first December 31 following the date of enactment of Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act , in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary, a certification signed by the most senior executive officer of the institution that each of the eligible gainful employment programs included on the eligibility and certification approval report of the institution meets the requirements of subsection (k). ; and by adding at the end the following:
Each of the eligible gainful employment programs included on the eligibility and certification approval report of an institution of higher education shall comply with each of the following: The gainful employment program is approved by a recognized accrediting agency or is otherwise included in the institution's accreditation by its recognized accrediting agency, or, if the institution is a public postsecondary vocational institution, the program is approved by a recognized State agency for the approval of public postsecondary vocational education in lieu of accreditation.
The gainful employment program is programmatically accredited, if such accreditation is required by a Federal governmental entity or by a governmental entity in the State in which the institution is located or in which the institution is otherwise required to obtain State approval pursuant to section 600.9 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or a similar successor regulation. The gainful employment program satisfies the applicable educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification requirements in the State in which the institution is located or in which the institution is otherwise required to obtain State approval pursuant to section 600.9 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or a similar successor regulation, so that a student who completes the program and seeks employment in such a State qualifies to take any licensure or certification exam that is needed for the student to practice or find employment in an occupation that the program prepares students to enter.
The gainful employment program is not substantially similar to a program offered by the institution that, in any of the 3 years prior to the date of the determination, became ineligible for funding under this title due to the debt to earning rates measure or was failing, or in the zone with respect to, the debt to earning rates measure and was voluntarily discontinued by the institution. The institution shall include with its certification an explanation of how the gainful employment program is not substantially similar to any such ineligible or discontinued program. .
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Certification requirements for gainful employment programs
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