Bill > S03388

This bill requires colleges in New York to annually complete, publish, and prominently display their responses to the Common Data Set (CDS) survey on their websites. The Common Data Set is a comprehensive survey that collects information about a college's admissions and financial aid process, annual expenses, academic offerings, graduation rate, student demographics, instructional faculty, class sizes, and degrees conferred. The state's education commissioner will be responsible for compiling these responses and publishing them on the department's website in a user-friendly manner, including creating a drop-down menu for selecting individual colleges, a digital statewide map showing college locations and their survey responses, and a search function to help users find specific college information. The commissioner will also have the authority to set civil penalties for colleges that do not comply with the requirements. The bill will take effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization for the department to prepare necessary rules and regulations for implementation.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S3388