Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 800
116th Congress(2019-2020)
College Transparency Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 14, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 14, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 14, 2019
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
800
Congress
116
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.
Sponsorship by Party
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Louisiana
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Alabama
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California
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Massachusetts
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Minnesota
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Minnesota
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Mississippi
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Missouri
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
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North Carolina
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North Dakota
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
Republican
South Carolina
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Virginia
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Wisconsin
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
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.

Text (1)
March 14, 2019
Actions (2)
03/14/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
03/14/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:02:35 PM