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Committee adopts amendment to require colleges post employment and earnings snapshots; bill laid over
Summary
Senator Draheim presented Senate File 19-89 on March 13, saying the measure would require higher-education institutions to post online snapshots showing typical post-graduation earnings and outcomes by major to help students make informed choices.
Senator Draheim presented Senate File 19-89 to the Minnesota Senate Committee on Higher Education on March 13, saying the bill’s goal is to provide students with clearer information about typical earnings and outcomes for majors and degrees to help inform college and program choices.
"The whole goal of what I'm trying to do here is to give information to the students going to college," Draheim told the committee. The measure, as discussed, would require institutions to display an online snapshot for each major showing post-graduation earnings and related information; proponents said it would help students make choices about majors, institutions and whether to pursue advanced degrees.
Committee discussion focused on which data sources to use, reporting burden…
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