U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10452: Credit for Prior Learning Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include in the calculation of cost of attendance an allowance for costs for prior learning assessments.
What the bill says
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include in the calculation of cost of attendance an allowance for costs for prior learning assessments.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include in the calculation of cost of attendance an allowance for costs for prior learning assessments. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit for Prior Learning Act . SECTION 2. Cost of attendance to include an allowance for costs for prior learning assessments Section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087ll ), as amended by section 702 of the FAFSA Simplification Act (title VII of division FF of Public Law 116-260 ), is amended in subsection (a)-- (1) in paragraph (13), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (15) an allowance of not more than $2,000 per award year (adjusted for inflation in years following the 2025-2026 award year) for reasonable costs, including test fees, associated with the assessment of prior learning as part of one or more eligible credit for prior learning assessments. . SECTION 3. Definition of eligible credit for prior learning assessment Section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Eligible credit for prior learning assessment For purposes of …
Sponsors
- Donald Norcross (D, HD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Education
Common questions
- What is HB10452?
- HB10452 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Credit for Prior Learning Act.
- What does HB10452 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include in the calculation of cost of attendance an allowance for costs for prior learning assessments.
- What is the status of HB10452?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10452?
- Donald Norcross (D, HD-001).
- Where is the official record for HB10452?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10452
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