Time for Completion Act

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 3115 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for comprehensive student achievement information. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 19, 2019 Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. BARRASSO, and Mr. ROMNEY) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 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 ‘‘Time for Completion 4 Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. CONSUMER INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLETION OR 6 GRADUATION TIMES. 7 (a) TRANSPARENCY IN COLLEGE TUITION FOR CON- 8 SUMERS.—Section 132(i)(1)(J) of the Higher Education 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:54 Dec 28, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3115.IS S3115 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 3115 IS Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1015a(i)(1)(J)) is amended to 1 read as follows: 2 ‘‘(J)(i) For programs of study 4 years of 3 length or longer— 4 ‘‘(I) the percentages of first-time, full- 5 time, degree- or certificate-seeking under- 6 graduate students enrolled at the institu- 7 tion who obtain a degree or certificate 8 within each of the times for completion or 9 graduation described in subclauses (I) 10 through (III) of clause (iii); 11 ‘‘(II) the percentages of first-time, 12 part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking un- 13 dergraduate students enrolled at the insti- 14 tution who obtain a degree or certificate 15 within each of the times for completion or 16 graduation described in subclauses (I) 17 through (III) of clause (iii); 18 ‘‘(III) the percentages of non-first 19 time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seek- 20 ing undergraduate students enrolled at the 21 institution who obtain a degree or certifi- 22 cate within each of the times for comple- 23 tion or graduation described in subclauses 24 (I) through (III) of clause (iii); and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:54 Dec 28, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3115.IS S3115 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •S 3115 IS ‘‘(IV) the percentages of non-first- 1 time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seek- 2 ing undergraduate students enrolled at the 3 institution who obtain a degree or certifi- 4 cate within each of the times for comple- 5 tion or graduation described in subclauses 6 (I) through (III) of clause (iii). 7 ‘‘(ii) For programs of study less than 4 8 years— 9 ‘‘(I) the percentages of first-time, full- 10 time, degree- or certificate-seeking under- 11 graduate students enrolled at the institu- 12 tion who obtain a degree or certificate 13 within each of the times for completion or 14 graduation described in subclauses (I) 15 through (IV) of clause (iii); 16 ‘‘(II) the percentages of first-time, 17 part-time, degree- or certificate-seeking un- 18 dergraduate students enrolled at the insti- 19 tution who obtain a degree or certificate 20 within each of the times for completion or 21 graduation described in subclauses (I) 22 through (IV) of clause (iii); 23 ‘‘(III) the percentages of non-first- 24 time, full-time, degree- or certificate-seek- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:54 Dec 28, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3115.IS S3115 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •S 3115 IS ing undergraduate students enrolled at the 1 institution who obtain a degree or certifi- 2 cate within each of the times for comple- 3 tion or graduation described in subclauses 4 (I) through (IV) of clause (iii); and 5 ‘‘(IV) the percentages of non-first- 6 time, part-time, degree- or certificate-seek- 7 ing undergraduate students enrolled at the 8 institution who obtain a degree or certifi- 9 cate within each of the times for comple- 10 tion or graduation described in subclauses 11 (I) through (IV) of clause (iii). 12 ‘‘(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, 13 the times for completion or graduation are as 14 follows: 15 ‘‘(I) The normal time for completion 16 of, or graduation from, the student’s pro- 17 gram. 18 ‘‘(II) 150 percent of the normal time 19 for completion of, or graduation from, the 20 student’s program. 21 ‘‘(III) 200 percent of the normal time 22 for completion of, or graduation from, the 23 student’s program. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:54 Dec 28, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S3115.IS S3115 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •S 3115 IS ‘‘(IV) 300 percent of the normal time 1 for completion of, or graduation from, the 2 student’s program. 3 ‘‘(iv) In making publicly available the per- 4 centages described in this subparagraph, the 5 Secretary shall display each percentage in a 6 consistent manner and with equal visibility.’’. 7 (b) INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN- 8 FORMATION FOR STUDENTS.—Section 485(a) of the 9 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(a)) is 10 amended— 11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph 12 (L) and inserting the following: 13 ‘‘(L) each completion or graduation rate for 14 each type of student and program described in 15 clauses (i) and (ii) of section 132(i)(1)(J);’’; and 16 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘within 150 17 percent of the normal time for completion of or 18 graduation from the program’’ and inserting ‘‘within 19 the time for completion or graduation described in 20 section 132(i)(1)(J) applicable to such student and 21 such program’’. 22 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:54 Dec 28, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S3115.IS S3115 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS