Prohibit private employers from using BA requirements to screen applicants
Mandate urges Congress to ban BA requirements in private job descriptions/algorithmic screens except bona fide need, and to extend skills-based hiring to federal contractors (with an noted alternative view opposing private mandates).
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 18 (Labor) — Federal BA Box: adopt civil service skills-based hiring for federal contractors; Congress should prohibit BA requirements in private-sector job descriptions or algorithmic screens except where BA is a bona fide requirement.
Undo plan
1) Expand skills-based hiring in federal service/contracting without criminalizing private credential preferences.
2) If any BA limits are considered, pair with anti-discrimination and disability accommodations—not culture-war mandates.
3) Reduce degree inflation via public workforce investment rather than speech/employment bans.
4) Evaluate contractor degree waivers case-by-case.
5) Verify: share of federal postings without degree requirements; contractor compliance.