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US S1490

Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019


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Introduced
05/15/2019
In Committee
05/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential. This bill allows the release of a transfer student's educational records from an institution of postsecondary education where a student earned credit for coursework to an institution of postsecondary education where the student was previously enrolled in order to apply the student's coursework and credits toward completion of a recognized postsecondary credential, such as an associate's degree. Specifically, the bill allows the Department of Education to provide funding to an institution of postsecondary education that releases a student's records of postsecondary coursework and credits without the consent of the student or the student's parents if the student provides written consent prior to receiving the credential.

AI Summary

This bill, the Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019, amends the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of a transfer student's educational records from one institution of postsecondary education to another where the student was previously enrolled. This enables the student's previous coursework and credits to be applied towards the completion of a recognized postsecondary credential, such as an associate's degree, without requiring the student's consent once they have provided written consent prior to receiving the credential. The bill also allows the Department of Education to provide funding to the institution that releases the student's records.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 05/15/2019)

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