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OH HB595
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/25/2020
Primary Sponsor
Bride Sweeney
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AI Summary
- Prohibits Ohio institutions of higher education from refusing to provide transcripts to current or former students based on outstanding institutional debt
- Bars conditioning transcript release on payment of institutional debt, except for reasonable fees charged to provide the transcript itself
- Prohibits charging higher transcript fees or providing less favorable treatment of transcript requests based on student debt owed
- Prohibits using transcript issuance as a debt collection tool
- Applies to state universities, private nonprofit institutions with certificates of authorization, and career colleges with proper certifications
Legislative Description
Release college transcript regardless of student debt
Education : Higher Education
Last Action
Refer to Committee: Higher Education
5/5/2020
Committee Referrals
Higher Education5/5/2020
Full Bill Text
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