3.0.0 6135 2021-09-28T14:38:31Z 2021-09-28T14:38:31Z House H HR 2012-07-17 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:H.R. 6135.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. 1 sec. 8, clause 1 and 3[Page H4907]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee Referred to 2012-09-26T18:18:13Z Referred to 2012-07-17T16:00:25Z 2012-09-26 hsed13 Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcomittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Committee 2012-07-17 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2012-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 N H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2012-07-17 True R000581 Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] Laura Richardson D CA 37 2012-07-17 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2012-07-17 True F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2012-07-17 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-07-17 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2012-07-17 True B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 2012-07-17 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2012-07-17 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2012-07-17 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2012-07-31 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2012-08-02 False Education Government information and archives Higher education School administration Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2012-07-17 Introduced in House 2012-07-30T18:26:07Z Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to include on the College Navigator website the percentage of undergraduates at an institution of higher education (IHE) who have transferred from another IHE and earned their degree or certificate in their program of study within: (1) the normal time for its completion, (2) 150% of the normal time for its completion, and (3) 200% of the normal time for its completion.

Requires IHEs, to the extent practicable, to include in their course schedule publications information on whether each listed course or program of study is transferable for credit toward the completion of a degree at a public IHE located in their state.

Requires each public IHE, by July 1, 2014, to enter into an articulation agreement with the other public IHEs located in its state.

Requires those agreements to include: (1) a common general education core curriculum consisting of at least 30 credit hours or equivalent coursework that are fully transferable toward meeting specific degree or certificate requirements at other public IHEs in the state, (2) common course numbering for substantially similar courses in that curriculum, and (3) a guarantee that an associate degree in an academic major in the arts and sciences at a public IHE in the state will be credited as the first 2 years of a related baccalaureate program at other public IHEs in the state.

Excepts Tribal Colleges or Universities from those articulation agreement requirements.

]]> Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 Display Title Transferring Credits for College Completion Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To increase transparency and reduce students' burdens related to transferring credits between institutions of higher education. Introduced in House 2012-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6135ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6135ih.xml 2012-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.