S. 889 · 116th Congress
Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chuck Grassley
- Introduced
- 2019-03-27
- Latest action
- 2019-03-27 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
This bill establishes requirements concerning the information that must be provided to prospective students about the cost of an institution of higher education (IHE). Specifically, the bill establishes the minimum requirements for the net price calculator that an IHE must include on its website. An IHE's net price is the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at the school after deducting such aid.
It authorizes the Department of Education to develop a universal net price calculator that enables users to answer one set of questions and receive net prices for several IHEs and compare those prices.