Top Legislative Issues

The most recent gainful employment state legislation was not officially stopped from consideration until January 2023 (click here), with IACS working to avoid unnecessary regulatory burdens on schools. Since then, numerous proposed laws have been introduced impacting schools and students.

Click here for a full legislative tracking report, or see below for legislative tracking by subject matter.

Legislative Tracking by Subject Matter

Administrative Burden

Senate Bill 99

Sen. Laura Fine

Position: Watch

Tracking Note: Watch for amendments with application to private institutions

Business Liability

House Bill 2335

Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Keicher

Tracking Note: Watch biometric privacy violation limits

Senate Bill 173

Sponsor: Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

Tracking Note: Watch impact on employee time tracking

Senate Bill 291

Sponsor: Sen. Celina Villanueva

Tracking Note: Watch just cause discharge and electronic employee monitoring

Senate Bill 1365

Sponsor: Sen. Michael W. Halpin

Tracking Note: Watch impact on PII collection

Senate Bill 1506

Sponsor: Sen. Bill Cunningham

Tracking Note: Review impact on employee tracking

Senate Bill 1515

Sponsor: Sen. Javier L. Cervantes

Tracking Note: Watch impact on employee tracking

Continuing Education

House Bill 2756

Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer Ladisch Douglass

Tracking Note: Watch current BCENT domestic violence CE expansion to massage license renewal

Distance Education

House Bill 331

Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch

Tracking Note: Watch shell bill amendments for distance learning impact

Financial Services

House Bill 1378

Sponsor: Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

Tracking Note: Review private education loan disclosure requirement to cosignors (see also SB 59)

House Bill 1519

Sponsor: Rep. Maurice A. West, II

Tracking Note: Review for any application to BCENT schools

House Bill 2593

Sponsor: Rep. Dan Caulkins

Tracking Note: Watch dual credit community college student state funding

HB2898 Maurice A. West, II

Tracking Note: Watch vocational school state MAP grant claw back

House Bill 2899

Sponsor: Rep. Maurice A. West, II

Tracking Note: Watch vocational school state MAP grant claw back

SB0049 Laura Fine

Tracking Note: Review transcript debt withholding impact (see 2022 legislation)

Senate Bill 59

Sponsor: Sen. Laura Fine

Tracking Note: Review private education loan disclosure requirement to cosignors (see also SB 86)

Senate Bill 86

Sponsor: Sen. Laura Fine

Tracking Note: Review private education loan disclosure requirement to cosignors (see also SB 59)

Senate Bill 1439

Sponsor: Sen. Paul Faraci

Tracking Note: Review for expansion to BCENT schools

Salon Management

House Bill 1282

Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Didech

Tracking Note: Watch cosmetic product sales limitation

School Licensing

House Bill 2041

Sponsor: Rep. Katie Stuart

Tracking Note: Review impact on IDFPR schools and businesses

Scope of Practice

House Bill 2499

Sponsor: Rep. Bob Morgan

Tracking Note: Watch electrologist license extension re scope of practice and education

Student Licensing

House Bill 1069

Sponsor: Rep. Lance Yednock

Tracking Note: Watch non-licensed employment exception for different profession

House Bill 1612

Sponsor: Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II

Tracking Note: Watch licensure denial race review

Workforce Development

Senate Bill 1356

Sponsor: Sen. Tom Bennett

Tracking Note: Watch for BCENT career inclusion

Senate Bill 2018

Sponsor:  Sen. Ann Gillespie

Tracking Note: Watch career education incentives