US Congress Senate Bill 2863 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Transparency in Education Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from issuing a final rule or implementing a proposed rule affecting the determination as to whether a postsecondary career education program provides training that leads to gainful employment in a recognized occupation, which is required if it is to participate in a program under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), until 90 days after: the Secretary publishes a complete data analysis on the impact of such proposed rule on all postsecondary education programs and students at all categories of institutions of higher education that participate in a program under title IV of the HEA, that analysis is published in a format similar to the Gainful Employment 2012 Informational Rate Calculations published by the Department of Education, and the Comptroller General (GAO) issues a report that reviews such data analysis for accuracy and completeness.

Transparency in Education Act

Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB4897 (Same As) 2014-11-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2863/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2863/BILLS-113s2863is.pdf