Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-07Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2017-03-07Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-07 (00)
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017
This bill makes procedures for the enforcement of arbitration agreements inapplicable to an enrollment agreement between a student and an institution of higher education (IHE).
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forbid an IHE that participates in federal student aid programs, including work-study programs, from requiring a student to agree to any restriction on the student's ability to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against it in court.
Cosponsors (8)
- Al Franken (D-MN)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- John Reed (D-RI)
- Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
Subjects
- Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
- Civil actions and liability
- Higher education
- Student aid and college costs
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