§ 15-118
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§15–118.
(1)In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(i)“Debt” means any money, obligation, claim, or sum due or owed by a student to an institution of higher education.
(ii)“Debt” includes:
1. Credit extended by or on behalf of the institution that a student is obligated to repay; and
2. A nonfederal loan or debt agreement that is issued expressly for postsecondary education expenses and that is guaranteed by:
A. An institution of higher education; or
B. A private educational lender that is affiliated with an institution of higher education.
(iii)“Debt” does not include the fee, if any, charged to a student for the actual costs of providing a transcript.
(3)“Student” includes current students and former students of an institution of higher education.
(b)An institution of higher education may not:
(1)Refuse to provide a transcript to a student because the student owes a debt;
(2)Condition the issuance of a transcript on the payment of a debt;
(3)Charge a higher fee for obtaining a transcript because a student owes a debt;
(4)Provide less favorable treatment of a transcript request because a student owes a debt; or
(5)Use transcript issuance as a tool for debt collection.