,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #figc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,subramanyam 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,walkinshaw1 and  
,mr4 ,hernndez7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,education to collect and report        
information on the treatment of         
,advanced ,placement and ,international 
,baccalaureate course credits at        
institutions of higher education1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,creating
 ,opportunities to ,use ,received       
,student ,exam ,credit ,act or the      
,,course ,credit ,act4  #b4 ,data       
collection and reporting by ,department 
of ,education  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary of ,education shall collect  
and annually report on the ,college     
,scorecard website 7or any successor    
website7 information regarding the      

treatment of ,advanced ,placement and   
,international ,baccalaureate course    
credits by institutions of higher       
education4  7b7 ,coordination ,in       
carrying out subsection 7a71 the        
,secretary of ,education shall          
coordinate with relevant stakeholders   
within and outside the ,department of   
,education1 including the technical     
review panel of the ,integrated         
,postsecondary ,education ,data ,system4
  7c7 ,elements ,the information        
reported under subsection 7a7 shall     
include1 with respect to each           
institution of higher education1 the    
following3 7#a7 ,an explanation of      
whether the institution provides credits
 toward a student's degree for ,advanced
 ,placement or ,international           
,baccalaureate exam scores4  7#b7 ,if   
the institution does provide such       
credits1 identification of-- 7,a7 the   
total maximum number of such credits    
that may be provided to an individual   
student for a given program of study2   

7,b7 the minimum score a student must   
earn on an ,advanced ,placement or      
,international ,baccalaureate exam for  
the institution to provide the credits  
and1 if applicable1 whether such minimum
 score differs based on the subject     
matter of the exam or the student's     
program of study2 and  7,c7 the type of 
credit provided by the institution for a
 given exam score1 whether it be full   
course credit1 elective credit1 or a    
course exemption1 and an explanation of 
whether the type of credit provided or  
the score required to receive such      
credit differs based on the degree      
program of the student4  7#c7 ,any other
 information with respect to an         
institution's policy on the treatment of
 ,advanced ,placement and ,international
 ,baccalaureate course credits that the 
,secretary of ,education considers      
relevant4  #c4 ,dissemination of        
information by institutions ,section    
#dhe7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;a77 is   

amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7
 in subparagraph 7,u71 by striking and  
at the end2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,v71 
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,w7            
institutional policies regarding the    
treatment of ,advanced ,placement and   
,international ,baccalaureate course    
credits1 including all information      
required to be published under          
subsection 7n74  2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7n7          
,information on treatment of ,,ap and   
,,ib course credits  7#a7 ,in general   
,each institution of higher education   
participating in any program under this 
title shall publish1 in a prominent     
location on the public website of the   
institution1 information regarding the  
treatment of ,advanced ,placement and   
,international ,baccalaureate course    
credits by the institution4 ,such       
information shall include-- 7,a7 an     
explanation of whether the institution  

provides credits toward a student's     
degree for ,advanced ,placement or      
,international ,baccalaureate exam      
scores2  7,b7 if the institution does   
provide such credits1 identification    
of-- 7i7 the total maximum number of    
such credits that may be provided to an 
individual student for a given program  
of study2  7ii7 the minimum score a     
student must earn on an ,advanced       
,placement or ,international            
,baccalaureate exam for the institution 
to provide the credits and1 if          
applicable1 whether such minimum score  
differs based on the subject matter of  
the exam or the student's program of    
study2 and  7iii7 the type of credit    
provided by the institution for a given 
exam score1 whether it be full course   
credit1 elective credit1 or a course    
exemption1 and an explanation of whether
 the type of credit provided or the     
score required to receive such credit   
differs based on the degree program of  
the student2 and  7,c7 any other        

information with respect to the         
institution's policy on the treatment of
 ,advanced ,placement and ,international
 ,baccalaureate course credits that the 
institution considers relevant4  7#b7   
,updates ,the information required to be
 published under paragraph 7#a7 shall be
 updated by the institution1 as         
necessary1 to ensure it remains accurate
 and current4  4