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A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system.

USA115th CongressS-1121| Senate 
| Updated: 5/15/2017
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
May 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 16, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2434
Introduced in House
  • May 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • May 16, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2434
    Introduced in House

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2434: To establish a postsecondary student data system.
Academic performance and assessmentsCensus and government statisticsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsWages and earnings

A bill to establish a postsecondary student data system.

USA115th CongressS-1121| Senate 
| Updated: 5/15/2017
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.
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Timeline
May 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
May 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 16, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-2434
Introduced in House
  • May 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.


  • May 16, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-2434
    Introduced in House
Orrin G. Hatch

Orrin G. Hatch

Republican Senator

Utah

Cosponsors (15)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Education

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2434: To establish a postsecondary student data system.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Academic performance and assessmentsCensus and government statisticsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costsStudent recordsWages and earnings