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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4897" measure-id="id113hr4897" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2014-06-18" update-date="2014-09-03">
<title>Transparency in Education Act</title>
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<action-date>2014-06-18</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Transparency in Education Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Education from issuing a final rule or implementing a proposed rule affecting the determination as to whether a postsecondary career education program provides training that leads to gainful employment in a recognized occupation, which is required if it is to participate in a program under title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), until 90 days after: </p> <ul> <li> the Secretary publishes a complete data analysis on the impact of such proposed rule on all postsecondary education programs and students at all categories of institutions of higher education that participate in a program under title IV of the HEA,</li> <li>that analysis is published in a format similar to the Gainful Employment 2012 Informational Rate Calculations published by the Department of Education, and </li> <li> the Comptroller General (GAO) issues a report that reviews such data analysis for accuracy and completeness.</li> </ul>]]></summary-text>
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