Senate Bill 553
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 7, 2017
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
553
Congress
115
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 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.
March 7, 2017
03/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/07/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:19 PM