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Bill to require institutions link employment outcomes to degree pages advances without opposition
Summary
House File 26,49 would require public higher education institutions to post employment outcome information (Census/available data links) on degree program web pages to help prospective students assess return on investment. The committee adopted the Senate language and laid the bill over for possible inclusion.
Representative Knudson presented House File 26,49, a transparency bill that would require higher education institutions to make employment outcome information accessible from degree program webpages. Knudson said the data (for example, U.S. Census or other federal data already collected) exist and the bill does not impose new data‑collection burdens on institutions; it simply requires easier access for students making post‑secondary decisions.
Committee members asked technical questions. Chair Liebling noted the bill includes an audit provision; members confirmed a fiscal note had been completed and the amendment adopted harmonized language with the Senate. Representative Cleaver thanked the sponsor for advancing a pragmatic transparency tool. The committee laid HF 26,49 over for possible inclusion.
