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Committee advances bill limiting when colleges can withhold student transcripts
Summary
S3280 and companion A42542R were released by the committee; amendments narrow institutions' authority to withhold transcripts to unpaid payment periods not covered by federal or HESA-administered state aid, require posting of transcript policies, forbid withholding due to institutional error or fraud, and allow students to authorize third-party release.
The Senate Higher Education Committee released Senate Bill 32 80 with committee amendments that restrict when public and proprietary institutions of higher education may withhold official transcripts.
Under the amendments described by committee staff, institutions may withhold a current or former student’s transcript only for credits in a payment period not paid using federal student aid or state…
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