Bill > S1490

Introduced Session

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.

Committee Categories

Mark Warner (D)*,  Mike Braun (R),  Johnny Isakson (R),  Kelly Loeffler (R), 

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

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