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
Position: Watch
Tracking Note: Watch for amendments with application to private institutions
Business Liability
Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Keicher
Tracking Note: Watch biometric privacy violation limits
Sponsor: Sen. Sara Feigenholtz
Tracking Note: Watch impact on employee time tracking
Sponsor: Sen. Celina Villanueva
Tracking Note: Watch just cause discharge and electronic employee monitoring
Sponsor: Sen. Michael W. Halpin
Tracking Note: Watch impact on PII collection
Sponsor: Sen. Bill Cunningham
Tracking Note: Review impact on employee tracking
Sponsor: Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
Tracking Note: Watch impact on employee tracking
Continuing Education
Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer Ladisch Douglass
Tracking Note: Watch current BCENT domestic violence CE expansion to massage license renewal
Distance Education
Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch
Tracking Note: Watch shell bill amendments for distance learning impact
Financial Services
Sponsor: Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Tracking Note: Review private education loan disclosure requirement to cosignors (see also SB 59)
Sponsor: Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Tracking Note: Review for any application to BCENT schools
Sponsor: Rep. Dan Caulkins
Tracking Note: Watch dual credit community college student state funding
Tracking Note: Watch vocational school state MAP grant claw back
Sponsor: Rep. Maurice A. West, II
Tracking Note: Watch vocational school state MAP grant claw back
Tracking Note: Review transcript debt withholding impact (see 2022 legislation)
Sponsor: Sen. Laura Fine
Tracking Note: Review private education loan disclosure requirement to cosignors (see also SB 86)
Sponsor: Sen. Laura Fine
Tracking Note: Review private education loan disclosure requirement to cosignors (see also SB 59)
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Faraci
Tracking Note: Review for expansion to BCENT schools
Salon Management
School Licensing
Sponsor: Rep. Katie Stuart
Tracking Note: Review impact on IDFPR schools and businesses
Scope of Practice
Sponsor: Rep. Bob Morgan
Tracking Note: Watch electrologist license extension re scope of practice and education
Student Licensing
Sponsor: Rep. Lance Yednock
Tracking Note: Watch non-licensed employment exception for different profession
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II
Tracking Note: Watch licensure denial race review
Workforce Development
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Bennett
Tracking Note: Watch for BCENT career inclusion
Sponsor: Sen. Ann Gillespie
Tracking Note: Watch career education incentives