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S. 3066Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2018

Sponsored by Mark R. WarnerSen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
Introduced June 14, 2018

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The Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2018 changes the General Education Provisions Act so that a student’s education records can be sent to a college or university they previously attended. This allows that school to apply the student’s earlier coursework and credits toward a recognized post‑secondary credential, but only if the student gives written consent. The bill mainly affects students, the institutions they attend, and how credit transfer is handled.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a new subparagraph (M) that permits a post‑secondary institution to receive a student’s prior coursework and credit records for the purpose of applying those credits toward a recognized credential, provided the student signs a written consent form.
  • Makes minor punctuation edits to existing subparagraphs (K)(ii) and (L) to accommodate the new language.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

June 14, 2018

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Introduced in Senate

June 14, 2018

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

June 14, 2018

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 14, 2018

II

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3066

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 14, 2018

Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Isakson) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2018.

2.

Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential

Section 444(b)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1)) is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking and after the semicolon;

(2)

in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and

(3)

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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