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Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019

S. 1490 · 116th Congress · May 15, 2019 · Lineage

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 2019”.

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.”