S. 839
Referred to CommitteeCollege Transparency Act
Introduced 3/18/2021•117th Congress•Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
3/18/2021 • Senate
Summary
College Transparency Act
This bill requires the National Center for Education Statistics to establish a secure and privacy-protected data system that contains information about postsecondary students.
Specifically, the data system must
- evaluate student enrollment patterns, progression, completion, and postcollegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid;
- provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education;
- reduce the requirements for reporting by institutions of higher education; and
- periodically match with other federal systems of data.
The bill also establishes a postsecondary student data system advisory committee.
Introduced in Senate • 3/18/2021
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Topics & Subjects
Policy Area: Education
Academic performance and assessmentsAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationLabor marketStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsWages and earnings
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
March 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Introduced in Senate3/18/2021