Nursing is a Professional Degree Act

This bill changes how the Higher Education Act of 1965 defines a "professional degree" for the federal student loan section that covers professional students. It removes a reference to a federal regulation and writes a definition directly into the law. A professional degree would mean a degree that completes the academic requirements to begin practicing a profession and shows skill beyond a bachelor's degree. The bill lists specific degrees that count, including pharmacy, dentistry, law, medicine, clinical psychology, and nursing (MSN, DNP, DNAP, or Ph.D.). The Secretary of Education could also decide that other degrees meet the definition.

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Sponsors

• Jennifer A. Kiggans Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors