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Mass. panel hears bill to bar withholding transcripts for fully paid coursework
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Representative LaBeouf and student‑support advocates testified that colleges should not withhold transcripts for credits a student has already paid for; the bill would prohibit withholding a transcript for semesters that are fully settled while allowing withholding for unpaid coursework.
Representative LaBeouf told the Joint Committee on Higher Education that H.1449 would stop colleges and universities from withholding students' academic transcripts for semesters the student has fully paid, even when other balances remain.
“The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has made clear that withholding transcripts as a debt collection tactic is a predatory and unlawful practice,” LaBeouf said, citing a 2022 CFPB advisory. LaBeouf said roughly 6,000,000 students nationwide are unable to…
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