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HR 8552 116th Congress House Education Higher education Licensing and registrations School administration Student records

Student Records Protection Act

Introduced: October 9, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Oct 9, 2020
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Student Records Protection Act

This bill revises the requirements for an accrediting agency to be recognized by the Department of Education (ED) as a reliable authority on the quality of education being offered at an institution of higher education (IHE). It also requires an IHE to establish a records management plan for accreditation purposes.

Specifically, an accrediting agency must require an IHE to submit for approval a records management plan upon notification by the IHE that it intends to cease its operations. The plan must, among other things, include a plan for the custody, continued access, and disposition of student records (e.g., student transcripts, billing, and financial-aid records). Further, the IHE must submit the plan to ED.

Under current law, an IHE must be accredited by an accrediting agency to participate in federal student-aid programs.

What's happening now October 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8552: Student Records Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8552/
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"H.R. 8552: Student Records Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8552/.
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