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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 16, 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.
People & committees
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] · R–MI
Legislative record
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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