,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cehi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #g1   
#bjbf,mr4 ,banks 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,van       
,hollen1 ,mr4 ,young1 and ,ms4 ,smith7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,higher ,education ,act of    
#aife to provide students with          
disabilities and their families with    
access to critical information needed to
 select the right college and succeed   
once enrolled4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,respond1      
,innovate1 ,succeed1 and ,empower ,act  
or the ,,rise ,act4  #b4 ,perfecting    
amendment to the definition of          
disability ,section #ajc7f7 of the      
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjc7f77 is amended by       
striking section #c7b7 and inserting    
section #c4  #c4 ,supporting students   

with disabilities to succeed once       
enrolled in college ,section #dhg7;a7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following3  7#cj7 
7,a7 ,the institution will carry out the
 following3 7i7 ,adopt policies that    
make any of the following documentation 
submitted by an individual sufficient to
 establish that such individual is an   
individual with a disability3 7,i7      
,documentation that the individual has  
had an individualized education program 
7referred to in this paragraph as an    
,,iep7 in accordance with section       
#fad7;d7 of the ,individuals with       
,disabilities ,education ,act1 if the   
,,iep for the student was utilized in   
high school4  7,,ii7 ,documentation     
describing services or accommodations   
provided to the individual pursuant to  
section #ejd of the ,rehabilitation ,act
 of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid7 7referred
 to in this paragraph as a ,section #ejd
 plan71 if the ,section #ejd plan for   

the student was utilized in high school4
  7,,iii7 ,a plan or record of service  
for the individual from a private high  
school1 a local educational agency1 a   
,state educational agency1 or an        
institution of higher education provided
 in accordance with the ,americans with 
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474  7,,iv7 ,a   
record or evaluation from a relevant    
licensed professional finding that the  
individual has a disability4  7,v7 ,a   
plan or record of disability from       
another institution of higher education4
  7,,vi7 ,documentation of a disability 
due to service in the uniformed         
services1 as defined in section         
#dhd;,c7a74  7ii7 ,adopt policies that  
are transparent and explicit regarding  
information about the process by which  
the institution determines eligibility  
for accommodations4  7iii7 ,disseminate 
such information to students1 parents1  
and faculty in an accessible format1    
including during any student orientation

 and making such information readily    
available on a public website of the    
institution4  7,b7 ,nothing in this     
paragraph shall be construed to preclude
 an institution from establishing less  
burdensome criteria than that described 
in subparagraph 7,a7 to establish an    
individual as an individual with a      
disability and therefore eligible for   
accommodations4  4  #d4 ,authorization  
of funds for the national center for    
information and technical support for   
postsecondary students with disabilities
 ,section #ggg7;a7 of the ,higher       
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#aadjq7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,from       
amounts appropriated under section #ggh1
 and inserting ,from amounts            
appropriated under paragraph 7#e712 and 
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#e7 ,authorization of appropriations 
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out this subsection a total of 
#aj1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjbg      

through #bjca4  4  #e4 ,inclusion of    
information on students with            
disabilities ,section #dhg7;a7 of the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a771 as amended by     
section #c1 is further amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#ca7 7,a7  
,the institution will submit1 for       
inclusion in the ,integrated            
,postsecondary ,education ,data ,system 
7,,ipeds7 or any other ,federal         
postsecondary institution data          
collection effort1 key data related to  
undergraduate students enrolled in the  
institution who are formally registered 
as students with disabilities with the  
institution's office of disability      
services 7which1 for purposes of this   
paragraph1 includes an equivalent       
office71 including-- 7i7 the total      
number of students registered with the  
institution's office of disability      
services2  7ii7 the number of students  
accessing or receiving accommodations1  
as voluntarily reported to the          

institution's office of disability      
services2  7iii7 the percentage of      
undergraduate students enrolled in the  
institution who are registered with the 
institution's office of disability      
services2 and  7iv7 the total number of 
undergraduate certificates or degrees   
awarded to students registered with the 
institution's office of disability      
services4  7,b7 ,notwithstanding        
subparagraph 7,a71 an institution shall 
not be required to submit information   
under this paragraph if the number of   
such students would reveal personally   
identifiable information about an       
individual student4  4  #f4 ,rule of    
construction ,none of the amendments    
made by this ,act shall be construed to 
affect the meaning of the terms         
reasonable accommodation or record of   
impairment under the ,americans with    
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq47 or the rights 
or remedies provided under such ,act4