Senate Hearing on Improving College Choice Information
January 1, 2017
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The Frame
This hearing informs the development of federal legislation that will determine how colleges report data to students and how federal student aid and loan repayment programs are structured for millions of Americans.
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College Students
Students are the primary users of the information and financial aid programs being reviewed for potential legislative changes.
Colleges and Universities
Institutions are subject to federal reporting requirements and regulations that the committee is seeking to simplify.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The committee is working toward reauthorizing the Higher Education Act with a goal of producing a bill in the fall of 2015.
- The hearing focused on whether the information currently required by federal law for colleges to collect matches the information students need to make informed college choices.
- The committee previously held 13 hearings on higher education during the 113th Congress.
- The FAST Act was introduced to simplify federal student aid and reduce student borrowing.
- The REPAY Act was introduced to simplify the process of student loan repayment.
- Legislation is being planned to simplify federal rules and regulations governing colleges and universities based on a previous report.
- There are more than 6,000 colleges in the United States available to students.
- Federal student aid has followed students to their chosen colleges since the 1944 GI Bill.
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Why It Matters
This hearing informs the development of federal legislation that will determine how colleges report data to students and how federal student aid and loan repayment programs are structured for millions of Americans.
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Legislative Consolidation
The committee is actively attempting to consolidate multiple smaller bills (FAST Act, REPAY Act) into a single comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
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