Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-4048
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2017-10-12
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Consumer affairs

Employee hiring

Government information and archives

Higher education

School administration

Student aid and college costs

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2017-10-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-10-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to make publicly available on the College Navigator website certain employment and earnings information provided by schools. </p> <p> <p> IHEs must also disseminate to prospective and enrolled students information about the median earnings of their former students, disaggregated by program of study and by completion status of such students, based on data from federal or state agencies.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4048 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 12, 2017 Mr. Carson of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require institutions of higher education to provide students with statistical employment information, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education and Employment Transparency Act . 2. Occupational employment statistics (a) Requirements for the secretary of education Section 132(i)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (V), by adding at the end the following: (v) Employment and earnings information required to be provided by the institution under section 485(a)(1)(R) with respect to graduates of the institution’s degree or certificate programs. ; (2) by amending subparagraph (W) to read as follows: (W) A link to the Occupational Outlook Handbook section of the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, which includes regional data on starting salaries in all major occupations from the Occupational Employment Statistics program. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (AA) A link to a website that provides information, based on data from Federal or State agencies (including the Social Security Administration, the Bureau of the Census, or State agencies (designated or authorized under section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49c )), on the employment and earnings of former students, disaggregated by institution and by completion status of such students. . (b) Requirements for institutions of higher education (1) Institutional and financial assistance information for students Section 485(a)(1)(R) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(R) ) is amended to read as follows: (R) the placement in employment of, and median earnings of former students of the institution, disaggregated by program of study and by completion status of such students, based on data from Federal or State agencies (including the Social Security Administration, Bureau of the Census, or State agencies (designated or authorized under section 4 of the Wagner-Peyser Act ( 29 U.S.C. 49c )); . (2) Program participation agreements Section 487(a) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (30) The institution will provide a prominent link on the institution’s website to the pages or information required by subparagraphs (V)(v), (W), and (AA) of section 132(i)(1). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall be effective beginning on July 1, 2019.