Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-351
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-02-13
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments

Consumer affairs

Government information and archives

Higher education

Student aid and college costs
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017</b></p> <p>This bill amends title I (General Provisions) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify consumer information disclosure requirements related to completion or graduation rates. </p> <p>Currently, an institution that participates in federal student aid programs must disclose the completion or graduation rate of first-time, full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. This bill expands disclosure requirements to also include the completion or graduation rates of non-first time and half-time certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. The bill also sets forth new time periods for calculating the completion or graduation rates for programs of study that are less than four years. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 351 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 13, 2017 Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comprehensive Student Achievement Information Act of 2017 . 2. Consumer information about completion or graduation times (a) Transparency in college tuition for consumers Section 132(i)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1)(J) ) is amended to read as follows: (J) (i) For programs of study 4 years of length or longer— (I) the percentages of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (ii); (II) the percentages of first-time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (ii); (III) the percentages of non-first time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (ii); and (IV) the percentages of non-first-time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (ii). (ii) The times for completion or graduation described in clause (i) are— (I) the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program; (II) 150 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program; and (III) 200 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program. (iii) For programs of study less than 4 years— (I) the percentages of first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (iv); (II) the percentages of first-time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (iv); (III) the percentages of non-first-time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (iv); and (IV) the percentages of non-first-time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduate students enrolled at the institution who obtain a degree or certificate within each of the times for completion or graduation described in subclauses (I) through (III) of clause (iv). (iv) The times for completion or graduation described in clause (iii) are— (I) the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program; (II) 150 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program; and (III) 300 percent of the normal time for completion of, or graduation from, the student’s program. (v) In making publicly available the percentages described in this subparagraph, the Secretary shall display each percentage in a consistent manner and with equal visibility. . (b) Institutional and financial assistance information for students Section 485(a)(1)(L) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092(a)(1)(L) ) is amended to read as follows: (L) the completion or graduation rates described in section 132(i)(1)(J); .