Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The College Employment Accountability Act would require all colleges and universities that receive federal student aid or institutional funding to participate in E-Verify, a federal system that checks whether employees are authorized to work in the United States. The bill would make any institution ineligible for federal student assistance and institutional aid if it is found to have knowingly employed unauthorized workers. The Department of Homeland Security would monitor colleges every six months to ensure they are using E-Verify and must notify the Education Department within ten days if a school violates employment authorization requirements or fails to participate in the program. This legislation would effectively tie federal funding for colleges, which supports millions of students through grants and loans, to strict employment verification practices. The bill affects all higher education institutions that receive Title IV federal aid programs, which includes most accredited colleges and universities nationwide.
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