Bill > A00453

This bill requires colleges in New York to annually complete, publish, and prominently display their responses to the Common Data Set Initiative (CDS) survey on their websites. The CDS survey covers comprehensive information including admissions and financial aid processes, annual expenses, academic offerings, graduation rates, student demographics, instructional faculty, class sizes, and degrees conferred. The state's education commissioner must also compile these responses and publish them on the department's website with specific accessibility features, including a drop-down menu to select individual colleges, a digital statewide map showing college locations and their responses, and a search function. The commissioner will have the discretion to set civil penalties for colleges that do not comply with these requirements. The bill will take effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for developing necessary implementation regulations. This legislation aims to increase transparency and make comparative information about colleges more readily available to students, parents, and the public.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A453