Bill Summary for S 536 (2015-2016)

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Mar 27 2015

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 536 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 26, 2015
AN ACT TO PROVIDE ACCURATE AND COMPLETE DATA TO STUDENTS ON POSTSECONDARY STUDENT COMPLETION, GRADUATION, AND EARNINGS OUTCOMES AT NORTH CAROLINA POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AND TO PROVIDE FOR A COORDINATED AND CENTRALIZED RESIDENCY DETERMINATION PROCESS.
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Enacts new GS 116-209.16A, Information on career and major options, providing that the State Education Assistance Authority (Authority) must provide information on its website so that students and parents can receive information regarding projected employment needs in the labor economy as well as associated salary ranges for that area of employment and related college majors. 

Also requires the Authority to provide on its website information on outcomes of public and private institutions of higher education in North Carolina. Provides that outcome information on the website must include, but is not limited to, completion rates within the expected numbers of semesters for degree sought, transfer rates of students, percentage of students receiving financial aid by type, average amount of student debt after graduation, average salary by type of major, and percentage of graduates employed within six months of graduation.