Time for Completion Act
This bill modifies consumer information disclosure requirements related to student completion or graduation rates at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs.
Currently, such IHEs must disclose the completion or graduation rate of first-time, full-time, certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. This bill expands disclosure requirements to include the completion or graduation rates of non-first-time and half-time certificate- or degree-seeking undergraduate students. The bill also sets forth new time periods for calculating the completion or graduation rates for programs of study that are less than four years.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3354 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3354
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive
student achievement information.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 19, 2019
Ms. Fudge (for herself and Mr. Curtis) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive
student achievement information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Time for Completion Act''.
SEC. 2. CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETION OR GRADUATION TIMES.
(a) Transparency in College Tuition for Consumers.--Section
132(i)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1015a(i)(1)(J)) is amended to read as follows:
``(J)(i) For programs of study 4 years of length or
longer--
``(I) the percentages of first-time, full-
time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii);
``(II) the percentages of first-time, part-
time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii);
``(III) the percentages of non-first time,
full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii); and
``(IV) the percentages of non-first-time,
part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(III) of clause (iii).
``(ii) For programs of study less than 4 years--
``(I) the percentages of first-time, full-
time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii);
``(II) the percentages of first-time, part-
time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii);
``(III) the percentages of non-first-time,
full-time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii); and
``(IV) the percentages of non-first-time,
part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking
undergraduate students enrolled at the
institution who obtain a degree or certificate
within each of the times for completion or
graduation described in subclauses (I) through
(IV) of clause (iii).
``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the
times for completion or graduation are as follows:
``(I) The normal time for completion of, or
graduation from, the student's program.
``(II) 150 percent of the normal time for
completion of, or graduation from, the
student's program.
``(III) 200 percent of the normal time for
completion of, or graduation from, the
student's program.
``(IV) 300 percent of the normal time for
completion of, or graduation from, the
student's program.
``(iv) In making publicly available the percentages
described in this subparagraph, the Secretary shall
display each percentage in a consistent manner and with
equal visibility.''.
(b) Institutional and Financial Assistance Information for
Students.--Section 485(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1092(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (L) to read
as follows:
``(L) each completion or graduation
rate for each type of student and
program described in clauses (i) and
(ii) of section 132(i)(1)(J);''; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``within 150 percent of
the normal time for completion of or graduation from the
program'' and inserting ``within the time for completion or
graduation described in section 132(i)(1)(J) applicable to such
student and such program''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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