College Transparency Act
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (14 Mar 2019): Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
What this bill does
This bill, the College Transparency Act, would create a secure, privacy-protected federal data system to track postsecondary student information. This system would collect data on student enrollment, progression, completion, post-college outcomes, and the costs of higher education and financial aid. Its goal is to provide better information for students and families making college decisions, while also aiming to reduce reporting requirements for colleges. The system would also periodically connect with other federal data sources.
The bill proposes establishing a Postsecondary Student Data System Advisory Committee. This committee would include representatives from various types of higher education institutions, state higher education agencies, students, and relevant federal agencies, along with privacy and security experts. They would advise on the data elements to be collected and how the system is managed.
The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in March 2019 by Representative Paul Mitchell and is currently in the "Introduced" status. It was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. No further action has been taken on this bill in the 116th Congress as of its introduction.
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Official 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.
Timeline
14 Mar 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 1766 do?
- This bill, the College Transparency Act, would create a secure, privacy-protected federal data system to track postsecondary student information. This system would collect data on student enrollment, progression, completion, post-college outcomes, and the costs of higher education and financial aid. Its goal is to provide better information for students and families making college decisions, while also aiming to reduce reporting requirements for colleges. The system would also periodically connect with other federal data sources. The bill proposes establishing a Postsecondary Student Data System Advisory Committee. This committee would include representatives from various types of higher education institutions, state higher education agencies, students, and relevant federal agencies, along with privacy and security experts. They would advise on the data elements to be collected and how the system is managed. The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives in March 2019 by Representative Paul Mitchell and is currently in the "Introduced" status. It was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor. No further action has been taken on this bill in the 116th Congress as of its introduction.
- Has H.R. 1766 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 1766. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 1766?
- H.R. 1766 was sponsored by Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), with 234 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 1766?
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (14 Mar 2019).
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