Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits colleges from withholding transcripts due to unpaid debt.

Highlights:

• Prohibits institutions of higher education from refusing to provide transcripts at the request of current or formerly enrolled students (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that institutions of higher education cannot use the reasoning that such student owes a debt to (Sec. 1):

• Condition the provision of a transcript to an employer on the payment of a debt or;

• Charge a fee for the provision of a transcript or;

• Use the issuance of transcripts as a way to collect debt.

Full Bill Text