,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ab1        
#bjag,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,education and the 
,workforce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require      
institutions of higher education to     
provide students with statistical       
employment information1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,higher ,education  
and ,employment ,transparency ,act4  #b4
 ,occupational employment statistics    
7a7 ,requirements for the secretary of  
education ,section #acb7;i77#a7 of the  
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajae;a7i77#a77 is amended--  
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,v71 by adding at 
the end the following3  7v7 ,employment 
and earnings information required to be 
provided by the institution under       
section #dhe7;a77#a77,r7 with respect to
 graduates of the institution's degree  
or certificate programs4  2  7#b7 by    

amending subparagraph 7,w7 to read as   
follows3  7,w7 ,a link to the           
,occupational ,outlook ,handbook section
 of the ,bureau of ,labor ,statistics   
website1 which includes regional data on
 starting salaries in all major         
occupations from the ,occupational      
,employment ,statistics program4  2 and 
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,,aa7 ,a link to a website that      
provides information1 based on data from
 ,federal or ,state agencies 7including 
the ,social ,security ,administration1  
the ,bureau of the ,census1 or ,state   
agencies 7designated or authorized under
 section #d of the ,wagner-,peyser ,act 
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #di;c771 on the          
employment and earnings of former       
students1 disaggregated by institution  
and by completion status of such        
students4  4  7b7 ,requirements for     
institutions of higher education  7#a7  
,institutional and financial assistance 
information for students ,section       
#dhe7;a77#a77,r7 of such ,act 7#bj      

,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;a77#a77,r77 is amended 
to read as follows3  7,r7 the placement 
in employment of1 and median earnings of
 former students of the institution1    
disaggregated by program of study and by
 completion status of such students1    
based on data from ,federal or ,state   
agencies 7including the ,social         
,security ,administration1 ,bureau of   
the ,census1 or ,state agencies         
7designated or authorized under section 
#d of the ,wagner-,peyser ,act 7#bi     
,u4,s4,c4 #di;c772  4  7#b7 ,program    
participation agreements ,section       
#dhg7;a7 of such ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajid7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following new paragraph3  7#cj7 
,the institution will provide a         
prominent link on the institution's     
website to the pages or information     
required by subparagraphs 7,v77v71 7,w71
 and 7,,aa7 of section #acb7;i77#a74  4 
7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this ,act shall be effective        
beginning on ,july #a1 #bjai4