Senate Bill 608
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 28, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
608
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019
This bill forbids institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs from restricting students' ability to pursue claims against IHEs in court. In addition, the bill makes mandatory arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreements between students and IHEs.
February 28, 2019
02/28/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
02/28/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 5:03:32 PM