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                                  8681

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2016
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Introduced by M. of A. LUPINACCI, MALLIOTAKIS, KOLB, WALTER -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the education law, in relation to updating reporting
  requirements for institutions of higher education

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 607 of the education law, as added by chapter 343
of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows:
  S 607. Required disclosure to PROSPECTIVE AND  matriculated  students.
1.  The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules and regulations
to reflect and administer the intent  of  section  493A  of  the  Higher
Education Act of 1965 as last amended by P.L. 94-482 concerning institu-
tional and financial aid for students WHO ATTEND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTI-
TUTIONS THAT RECEIVE STATE AID DOLLARS.
  2.  The  information,  [to be disseminated through but not limited to,
college catalogues or bulletins] TO  BE  COLLECTED  THROUGH  THE  HIGHER
EDUCATION  DATA  SYSTEM  AND  POSTED ON THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S
WEBSITE IN A TIMELY AND USER-FRIENDLY MANNER, shall include in  addition
to  that  information  cited  by  congress,  [job placement and graduate
school placement statistics where available.] STATISTICS ON:
  A. STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN REMEDIAL EDUCATION AT, OR THROUGH, EACH
INSTITUTION AND THE GRADUATION RATES OF SUCH STUDENTS;
  B. THE CREDENTIALS BEING SOUGHT BY STUDENTS  DISAGGREGATED  BY  DEGREE
AND CERTIFICATE;
  C. THE INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM-SPECIFIC LEVELS OF:
  (1)  THE  PERCENTAGE  OF STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE (I) FEDERAL GRANTS; (II)
FEDERAL LOANS; (III) STATE  GRANTS;  (IV)  PRIVATE  LOANS;  (V)  PRIVATE
GRANTS; (VI) INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS; OR (VII) INSTITUTIONAL LOANS;
  (2)  THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TOTAL FEDERAL LOAN DEBT UPON STUDENT GRADU-
ATION ASSUMED BY STUDENTS WHILE ENROLLED AT THE INSTITUTION;
  (3) THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TOTAL PRIVATE LOAN DEBT UPON STUDENT  GRADU-
ATION ASSUMED BY STUDENTS WHILE ENROLLED AT THE INSTITUTION;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (4)  THE  AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TOTAL FEDERAL LOAN DEBT OF STUDENTS WHO DO
NOT COMPLETE A PROGRAM OF STUDY TWO YEARS AFTER THE STUDENTS' LAST KNOWN
ENROLLMENT IN ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION;
  (5)  THE  AVERAGE AMOUNT OF TOTAL PRIVATE LOAN DEBT OF STUDENTS WHO DO
NOT COMPLETE A PROGRAM OF STUDY TWO YEARS AFTER THE STUDENTS' LAST KNOWN
ENROLLMENT IN ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION;
  (6) STUDENT TRANSFER RATES  BY  SECTOR  OF  TRANSFER  WHICH  SHALL  BE
DEFINED  AS  THE  PERCENTAGE  OF  STUDENTS  WHO LEAVE AN INSTITUTION AND
SUCCESSFULLY ENROLL IN AND COMPLETE A PROGRAM OF STUDY AT ANOTHER INSTI-
TUTION, INCLUDING WHETHER THE RECEIVING INSTITUTION  IS  A  PUBLIC  FOUR
YEAR INSTITUTION, PUBLIC TWO YEAR INSTITUTION, PUBLIC LESS THAN TWO YEAR
INSTITUTION,  PRIVATE NONPROFIT FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT
TWO YEAR INSTITUTION, PRIVATE NONPROFIT LESS THAN TWO YEAR  INSTITUTION,
PRIVATE  FOR  PROFIT  FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION, PRIVATE FOR PROFIT TWO YEAR
INSTITUTION, OR PRIVATE FOR PROFIT LESS THAN TWO YEAR INSTITUTION;
  (7) RATES OF CONTINUATION TO HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION;
  (8) THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS  WHO  RECEIVE  THE  DEGREE  LEVEL  THEY
INITIALLY SOUGHT;
  (9)  THE  OUTCOME  MEASURES DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS ONE THROUGH SIX
DISAGGREGATED ON THE BASIS OF THE FOLLOWING STUDENT TYPES:
  (I) STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE A FEDERAL PELL GRANT.
  (II) STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A LOAN, BUT NOT A FEDERAL PELL GRANT.
  (III) STUDENTS WHO DID NOT RECEIVE A FEDERAL LOAN.
  (IV) STUDENTS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED AS VETERANS OR MEMBERS OF  THE  ARMED
FORCES  WHO RECEIVED ASSISTANCE UNDER THE POST-9/11 VETERANS EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UNDER THE UNITED STATES CODE CHAPTER 33 OF TITLE 38.
  (V) ENROLLMENT STATUS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) FIRST-TIME, FULL-TIME STUDENTS,
  (B) FIRST-TIME, PART-TIME STUDENTS,
  (C) NON-FIRST-TIME, FULL-TIME STUDENTS,
  (D) NON-FIRST-TIME, PART-TIME STUDENTS.
  (VI) ENROLLMENT INTENSITY WHILE ENROLLED AT THE INSTITUTION, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) FULL-TIME ONLY,
  (B) PART-TIME ONLY,
  (C) MIXED ENROLLMENT, BOTH FULL- AND PART-TIME.
  (10) EARNING METRICS WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (I) MEDIAN ANNUAL EARNINGS AND EMPLOYMENT METRICS DISAGGREGATED BY
  (A) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM;
  (B) CREDENTIAL RECEIVED;
  (C) EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION; AND
  (D) STATE OF EMPLOYMENT.
  (II) MEDIAN ANNUAL EARNINGS AND EMPLOYMENT METRICS  FOR  EACH  OF  THE
CATEGORIES DESCRIBED IN SUBCLAUSES (A) THROUGH (D) OF CLAUSE (I) OF THIS
SUBPARAGRAPH  FURTHER DISAGGREGATED FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING TIME PERI-
ODS:
  (A) TWO YEARS AFTER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COMPLETION;
  (B) SIX YEARS AFTER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COMPLETION; AND
  (C) FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COMPLETION.
  D. OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE COMMISSIONER.
  3. All material required by this section and all material contained in
the bulletin shall be truthfully representative of the institution.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.