Senate Bill 1121
115th Congress(2017-2018)
College Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 15, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1121
Congress
115
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Orrin Hatch
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Utah
Alabama
Connecticut
Illinois
Iowa
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North Carolina
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South Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
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Wisconsin
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
College Transparency Act
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 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 post-collegiate outcomes, and higher education costs and financial aid at the student level;
- provide complete and customizable information for students and families making decisions about postsecondary education;
- reduce the requirements for reporting by colleges and universities; and
- link with other federal systems of data.
May 15, 2017
05/15/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
05/15/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:28 PM