Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise today to ask for my colleagues' support for this amendment No. 142 which would protect students' access to programs that prepare them for the workforce, for a great career. Specifically, this amendment would prohibit the Department of Education from implementing, administering, or enforcing one narrow provision of the newly finalized rule on financial responsibility regulations which unfairly limits Federal financial aid from being accessed by clock-hour programs. What are clock-hour programs? Career-oriented programs in some community colleges use clock hours to measure a student's progress rather than the credit-based system that traditional colleges use. Each State establishes their own licensure requirements and minimum number of clock hours for programs like cosmetology, massage therapy, barbering, nursing and allied health, trucking, and others before students can apply for their State licenses. Many programs at facilities and schools that offer these programs go beyond the State's minimum number of clock hours. There are a number of good reasons for that. They may allow students more time to practice the trade to increase their speed and income when they get to the job or it may be necessary to have more hours of instruction time because of new techniques and practices in instruction to ensure that students are prepared to pass the licensure exams.…”