SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION IN STATEWIDE INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL 
INTEGRATED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 
DATA SYSTEMS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 487(a)(17) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(17)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(17) The’’ and inserting 
‘‘(17)(A) The’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) To meet the requirements of subpara-
graph (A), the institution will fully participate in, 
and provide all data required for— 
‘‘(i) the individual-level integrated postsec-
ondary education data system certified by the 
Secretary under section 5(a) of the Student 
Right to Know Before You Go Act that is ad-
ministered by a State entity of the State in 
which the institution is located; or 
‘‘(ii) if no such system exists in the State, 
an individual-level integrated postsecondary 
education data system that is operated by an-
other administering entity and that is certified 
by the Secretary under such section 5(a).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. STATEWIDE INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL INTEGRATED POST-
SECONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEMS. 
(a) STATEWIDE EMPLOYMENT AND LEARNING EX-
CHANGES.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION OF INTEGRATED POSTSEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION DATA SYSTEMS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall, upon request by an administering 
entity— 
(i) review the administering entity’s 
individual-level 
postsecondary 
education 
data system or other data system; and 
(ii) upon determining that the system 
meets the requirements of this subsection, 
certify the system for purposes of section 
487(a)(17)(B) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(17)(B)). 
(B) CONSULTATION
FOR
CERTIFICATION 
OF SYSTEMS INCLUDING DATA FOR OTHER PRO-
GRAMS.—Before certifying under subparagraph 
(A) an individual-level integrated postsecondary 
education data system that includes data from 
a Federal education and training program in 
accordance with paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I), the 
Secretary shall consult with the head of the 
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Federal agency responsible for administering 
such Federal education and training program. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—An individual-level inte-
grated postsecondary education data system certified 
under this subsection shall meet the following re-
quirements: 
(A) COMPATIBLITY WITH IPEDS.—The sys-
tem shall have the ability to submit data, in a 
manner that does not disclose any personally 
identifiable information, to the Integrated Post-
secondary Data System (IPEDS) or any other 
Federal postsecondary data collection as des-
ignated by the Secretary, in a timely manner to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary. 
(B) SCOPE OF SYSTEM.—The system shall 
include— 
(i) Data from educational institutions 
described in section 3(2)(A); or 
(ii) if the administering entity choos-
es, data from such educational institutions 
and data from— 
(I) other Federal education and 
training programs, such as the Job 
Corps program carried out under sub-
title C of title I of the Workforce In-
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vestment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 
2881 et seq.), educational assistance 
and training programs under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, programs carried out 
under the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and training, 
education, and educational assistance 
programs of the Department of De-
fense; or 
(II) beginning on or after the 
date that is 5 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, educational in-
stitutions described in subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) of section 3(2). 
(C) UNIQUE
IDENTIFIER.—The system 
shall use a unique individual identifier system 
that— 
(i) does not permit an individual to be 
individually identified by users of the data 
system; and 
(ii) is created through a process that 
creates a one-way secure identifier that can 
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be used in data systems in other States 
and cannot be reverse-engineered. 
(D) DATA INCLUDED.—The system shall 
include the following data and information: 
(i) Data sufficient to complete all stu-
dent components of reporting required for 
the Integrated Postsecondary Education 
Data System of the National Center for 
Education Statistics. The system shall em-
ploy, where applicable, the most recent 
version available of the Common Education 
Data Standards developed by the National 
Center for Education Statistics. 
(ii) Rates of remedial enrollment, 
credit accumulation, and postsecondary 
completion by high school completion sta-
tus. 
(iii) Other information determined 
necessary by the Secretary to address 
alignment and adequate preparation for 
success in postsecondary education. 
(E) DATA AUDIT AND DATA GOVERNANCE 
SYSTEMS.—The system shall include a data 
audit system assessing data quality, validity, 
and reliability and a data governance system, 
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operated at the State or regional level (as the 
case may be) with the participation of rep-
resentative educational institutions, to ensure 
compliance with Federal and State standards of 
data quality and individual privacy. 
(F) INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND ACCESS TO 
DATA.—The administering entity shall provide 
an assurance— 
(i) that the system does not disclose 
any personally identifiable information and 
complies with the requirements of section 
444 of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act’’) and other applicable Federal 
and State privacy laws; and 
(ii) that there is a policy on the use 
of data in the system by other entities, in-
cluding by nongovernmental entities. 
(3) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In order for 
an individual-level integrated postsecondary edu-
cation data system of an administering entity to be 
certified under this subsection, the entity shall dem-
onstrate to the Secretary that the entity is coordi-
nating with an agency or entity that oversees admin-
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istrative wage and earnings data to match data from 
the postsecondary education data system to adminis-
trative wage and earnings data, in order to create an 
interoperable employment and learning exchange 
that— 
(A) continues the use of a unique indi-
vidual identifier system that does not permit an 
individual to be identified by users of the data 
system; and 
(B) provides data on average individual 
annual earnings, disaggregated by educational 
program, degree received, educational institu-
tion, employment sector, and State. 
(b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants— 
(A) to educational institutions to assist 
with the costs necessary to comply with the re-
quirements of this section or section 487(a)(17) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1094(a)(17)), as added by section 4; 
and 
(B) to administering entities described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 3(1) that 
have an integrated postsecondary education 
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data system certified by the Secretary under 
subsection (a) or that are developing such a 
system, to assist with the costs associated with 
such systems or with developing or imple-
menting such systems. 
(2) APPLICATION.—An educational institution 
or administering entity that desires to receive a 
grant under this subsection shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
shall require. 
SEC. 6. TRANSITION PLAN. 
(a) TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS.—In transitioning 
to the requirements of this Act and the amendments made 
by this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) ensure that no educational institution will 
be required to report duplicative information to the 
Secretary; 
(2) allow States and educational institutions to 
consolidate the reporting requirements under section 
487(a)(17) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) with any other overlapping re-
porting requirements, and inform State and institu-
tions of this ability; and 
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(3) establish safeguards to ensure that States 
and educational institutions are not required to re-
port duplicative information through the individual- 
level integrated postsecondary education data sys-
tems certified under section 5(a). 
(b) TRANSITION PLAN.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
make available to States, educational institutions, and the 
public, a transition plan (including guidance) that— 
(1) describes the new options for complying 
with 
the 
reporting 
requirements 
of 
section 
487(a)(17) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1094(a)(17)), as amended by section 4; 
(2) describes the transition requirements under 
subsection (a) and how the Secretary will fulfill such 
requirements; and 
(3) provides a timeline, including dates, for the 
Secretary’s implementation of the requirements of 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
Æ 
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