New York A 453: Relates to publishing of common data sets reported by colleges

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A00453 Summary:

BILL NOA00453 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03388

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SPONSORClark

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §609-a, Ed L

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Requires colleges to publish responses to the survey created by the Common Data Set Initiative, relating to admissions and financial aid process, annual expenses, academic offerings, graduation rate, student demographics, instructional faculty and class sizes, and degrees conferred, on an annual basis.

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BILL NOA00453 

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01/08/2025referred to higher education

01/07/2026referred to higher education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 453

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Higher Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to publishing of common
 data sets reported by colleges

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 609-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 609-a. Publishing of common data sets. 1. As used in this section:
 4 (a) "Common data set" shall refer to the survey created by the Common
 5 Data Set Initiative, and completed by colleges, pertaining to such
 6 college's admissions and financial aid process, annual expenses, academ-
 7 ic offerings, graduation rate, student demographics, instructional
 8 faculty and class sizes, degrees conferred, and more.
 9 (b) "Drop-down menu" shall refer to a graphical control element that
 10 allows a user of a website to choose one value from a list.
 11 2. Each college in this state shall be required to complete, publish,
 12 and prominently display such college's responses to the common data set
 13 survey on an annual basis on such college's website.
 14 3. (a) The commissioner shall compile the responses to the common data
 15 set survey from each college in this state and publish such responses in
 16 a clear and prominent location on the department's website.
 17 (b) In compiling and publishing such responses, the commissioner shall
 18 ensure that a user of such website is able to select and view such
 19 responses for an individual college via a drop-down menu.
 20 (c) The commissioner shall further represent such responses to the
 21 common data set survey on a digital statewide map that allows a user to
 22 select and view each college and such college's responses based on the
 23 geographic location of such college.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02539-01-5

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 1 (d) The commissioner shall also ensure that website users are able to
 2 find responses for individual colleges via a search function.
 3 4. The commissioner shall have the discretion to set civil penalties
 4 for any college which willfully violates the provisions of this section.
 5 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 7 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 8 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 9 on or before such effective date.

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