Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the "Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019," seeks to amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow for the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential. This would allow an institution of postsecondary education to access a student's records from a previous school in order to apply credits towards the completion of a recognized postsecondary credential. This can only be done with the written consent of the student.
Possible Impacts
1. This legislation could allow for the release of education records to institutions of postsecondary education, which could facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential. This could potentially benefit individuals who have previously earned postsecondary credits but have not completed a degree or credential.
2. The bill requires written consent from students before releasing their education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential. This puts the power in the hands of the students and protects their privacy.
3. By allowing for the release of education records, this legislation could make it easier for individuals to transfer credits from one institution to another, potentially saving them time and money in completing a recognized postsecondary credential.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2768 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2768
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of
education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary
credential.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2019
Mr. Neguse (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, and Ms. Fudge) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
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A BILL
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of
education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary
credential.
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 ``Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of
2019''.
SEC. 2. RELEASE OF EDUCATION RECORDS TO FACILITATE THE AWARD OF A
RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL.
Section 444(b) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C.
1232g(b)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking ``; and''
and inserting a semicolon; and
(B) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following:
``(M) an institution of postsecondary education in which
the student was previously enrolled, to which records of
postsecondary coursework and credits are sent for the purpose
of applying such coursework and credits toward completion of a
recognized postsecondary credential (as that term is defined in
section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29
U.S.C. 3102)), upon condition that the student provides written
consent prior to receiving such credential.''.
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