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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextBy Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Budd, Ms. Lummis, and Mr.
Curtis):
S. 4431. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.
S. 4431
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Time for Completion Act”.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETION OR GRADUATION
TIMES.
(a) Transparency in College Tuition for Consumers.—
Subparagraph (J) of section 132(i)(1) 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 (iii);
“(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 (iii);
“(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 (iii); 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 (iii).
“(ii) 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 (IV) of clause (iii);
“(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 (IV) of clause (iii);
“(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 (IV) of clause
(iii); 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 (IV) of clause
(iii).
“(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the times for
completion or graduation are as follows:
“(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.
“(III) 200 percent of the normal time for completion of,
or graduation from, the student's program.
“(IV) 300 percent of the normal time for completion of, or
graduation from, the student's program.
“(iv) 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) of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 1092(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (L) and
inserting the following:
“(L) each completion or graduation rate for each type of
student and program described in clauses (i) and (ii) of
section 132(i)(1)(J);”; and
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(3), by striking “within 150 percent of the normal time for
completion of or graduation from the program” and inserting
“within the time for completion or graduation described in
section 132(i)(1)(J) applicable to such student and such
program”.