To direct institutions of higher education to improve transparency with respect to the use of personality traits in admissions, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct institutions of higher education to improve transparency with respect to the use of personality traits in admissions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education.
Who Benefits and How
schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD20F1AB258F14779B9969EF38332E3F0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Applicants Receive Valid And Reasonable Decisions Act or the HARVARD Act.
- Section HBA452E35562B473F856A8700462175C9: 2. Use of personality traits in admissions Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct institutions of higher education to improve transparency with respect to the use of personality traits in admissions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Key Policy Areas
Education
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct institutions of higher education to improve transparency with respect to the use of personality traits in admissions, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- schools, students, and education providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- schools, students, and education providers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Steel introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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