Student Right to Know Before You Go Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (9 Feb 2012): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
The Student Right to Know Before You Go Act would require colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs to submit data to state-administered or multi-state data systems. These systems would collect detailed student information, including completion rates and earnings data broken down by program and institution. The Secretary of Education would certify these systems to ensure they meet requirements for data quality, governance, and privacy.
The bill affects institutions of higher education and potentially other postsecondary training programs by requiring them to participate in and provide data to these new systems. Students and the public would have access to this information, aiming to provide greater transparency about post-graduation outcomes and potential earnings associated with different educational paths. The Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants to help institutions and system administrators comply with these requirements.
This bill was introduced in the Senate in February 2012 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has not yet advanced further in the legislative process. If enacted, the changes would take effect one year after the bill becomes law.
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Official summary
Student Right to Know Before You Go Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education (IHEs) participating in title IV (Student Assistance) programs to participate in, and provide all the data required for, an individual-level integrated postsecondary education data system administered by a state, a multi-state compact, or the Secretary of Education.
Allows system administrators to include, in addition to data from IHEs, data from certain other postsecondary education and training programs.
Requires the systems to be certified by the Secretary as meeting certain data inclusion, quality, governance, and privacy requirements.
Requires the systems to include: (1) all student components of reporting required for the Integrated Postsecondary Data System (IPEDS), and submit such data to IPEDS; (2) rates of remedial enrollment, credit accumulation, and postsecondary completion by high school completion status; and (3) earnings data, disaggregated by educational program, institution, degree, employment sector, and state to create an interoperable employment and learning exchange.
Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to educational institutions and system administrators to assist them in complying with, developing, and implementing individual-level integrated postsecondary education data systems.
Timeline
9 Feb 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 2098 do?
- The Student Right to Know Before You Go Act would require colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs to submit data to state-administered or multi-state data systems. These systems would collect detailed student information, including completion rates and earnings data broken down by program and institution. The Secretary of Education would certify these systems to ensure they meet requirements for data quality, governance, and privacy. The bill affects institutions of higher education and potentially other postsecondary training programs by requiring them to participate in and provide data to these new systems. Students and the public would have access to this information, aiming to provide greater transparency about post-graduation outcomes and potential earnings associated with different educational paths. The Secretary of Education is authorized to award grants to help institutions and system administrators comply with these requirements. This bill was introduced in the Senate in February 2012 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Its current status is "Introduced," meaning it has not yet advanced further in the legislative process. If enacted, the changes would take effect one year after the bill becomes law.
- Has S. 2098 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2098. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2098?
- S. 2098 was sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 2098?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (9 Feb 2012).
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