Sec. 496. Public disclosure of finalized accreditation documents; prohibition on pre-dispute arbitration mandates
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Section 496 ( 20 U.S.C. 1099b ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (7), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: such agency or association does not require any institution to enter into predispute arbitration agreements with the students of the institution; and such agency or association shall comply with the requirements of section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g ). ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (3)(A), by striking section 487(f) and inserting section 487(e) ; in paragraph (8), by striking and after the semicolon; in paragraph (9)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: makes available on the website of the agency or association, for each institution subject to its jurisdiction, the accreditation documents relating to academic and institutional quality, as described in subsection (o), for the most recent accreditation period. ; by redesignating subsections
(o)through
(q)as subsections
(p)through (r), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(n)the following: The finalized accreditation documents relating to academic and institutional quality that are subject to the requirements of subsection (c)(10) and section 487(a)(21) shall be any final report or analysis of the agency or association, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, regarding whether an institution or program is in compliance with the standards of the agency or association, including— any finalized self-study report prepared by the institution or program that includes the assessment of educational quality and the institution’s or program’s continuing efforts to improve educational quality; any finalized report by the accrediting agency or association on each on-site review conducted of the institution or program (including any written response by the institution or program to such report); any finalized written report by the accrediting agency or association assessing the institution or program’s compliance with the accrediting standards and the institution or program’s performance with respect to student achievement; the documents required under section 496(c)(7) relating to any adverse accrediting agency or association action regarding the institution or program, including any decision of final denial, withdrawal, suspension, or termination of accreditation, placement on probation, or other adverse action, and all supporting documentation for such action; and a summary by the accrediting agency or association that clearly explains to the public the overall assessment, including key concerns, of the relevant institution or program. The Secretary shall establish a clear and accessible process for an institution of higher education to appeal the public release of finalized accreditation documents under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall establish and maintain a webpage on the website of the Department that provides a single point of access to the finalized accreditation documents relating to the academic and institutional quality that institutions of higher education are required to make available under section 487(a)(21). If the Secretary makes a decision to delay the release of the finalized accreditation documents, or to redact information from any such documents, for an institution of higher education, the Secretary shall include a public explanation of such decision on the webpage described in paragraph (1). .
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Sec. 496
Public disclosure of finalized accreditation documents; prohibition on pre-dispute arbitration mandates
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