Bill > A6008

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits institutions of higher education and certain proprietary institutions from withholding a student's transcript due to an outstanding balance on the student's account. This bill prohibits an institution, due to an outstanding balance on a current or former student's account, from: · refusing to provide a transcript for a current or former student on the grounds that the student owes a debt; · conditioning the provision of a transcript on the payment of a debt, other than a fee charged to provide the transcript; · charging a higher fee for obtaining a transcript, or provide less favorable treatment of a transcript request because a current or former student owes a debt; or · using transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection.

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Mila Jasey (D)*,  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*, 

Assembly Higher Education Hearing (19:00 12/6/2021 The Committee will take oral testimony on bills, by telephone an) (on 12/06/2021)