Transparency for Transfer Students Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4380 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of credit policies. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. MARCHANT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify requirements for disclosure of transfer of credit policies. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency for 4 Transfer Students Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF CREDIT POLICIES. 6 Section 485(h)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 7 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(h)(1)) is amended— 8 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:44 Sep 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4380.IH H4380 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 4380 IH (A) by inserting ‘‘on the website of the in- 1 stitution and in at least one other relevant pub- 2 lication (such as a course catalogue)’’ after 3 ‘‘publicly disclose’’; and 4 (B) by inserting ‘‘, easy to find,’’ after 5 ‘‘readable’’; 6 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 7 at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, including 8 a link to the website of each institution of higher 9 education on such list and a link to or an expla- 10 nation of the provisions of each such articulation 11 agreement; and’’; and 12 (3) by adding at the end the following: 13 ‘‘(C) a list of transfer-related resources 14 and information not otherwise provided under 15 subparagraphs (A) and (B) that the institution 16 provides (such as deadlines, financial aid infor- 17 mation, and relevant staff contact informa- 18 tion).’’. 19 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:44 Sep 20, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4380.IH H4380 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS