From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Duties of Institutional Governing Boards S.B. 270 Requires institutional governing boards to enter into an achievement compact with the Oregon Education Investment Board (OEIB). Charges governing board with (1) adopting a mission statement for the university and forwarding the statement to the Higher Educati... More... NH Signed into law 07/2013 Postsec. Student Tuition Guaranty Fund: Repeal S.B. 162 Repeals the student tuition guaranty fund, which provided students enrolled in for-profit, career schools to receive resources from the state if said schools closed their doors. Upon repeal of the fund, requires disbursement of funds back to the career schools... More... OR Signed into law 07/2013 Postsec. Education Fees S.B. 102 Previous legislation required the higher education coordinating commission ("commission") to impose fees for approval of an academic degree program to be on a 5-tiered graduated scale, from $1,000 for a certificate or for any partial degree program, to $5,500 ... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 Postsec. State Authorization of Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1314 Provides that the executive officer of the commission for higher education may develop procedures for authorizing out-of-state public and nonprofit degree granting institutions to offer instructional or educational services or training in Indiana. Provides tha... More... TN Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. State Authorization S.B. 195 Exempts nonprofit, online universities from the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act if they a) offer online, competency-based education to adult students; b) are led by a chief executive located in Tennessee; and c) file a memoranda of operation with the... More... ND Signed into law 04/2013 Postsec. Authorizations to Operate Postsecondary Institutions H.B. 1103 Creates and enacts chapter 15-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authority of the state board of higher education to provide authorizations to operate postsecondary educational institutions offering instruction at the associate in arts level or... More... TX Adopted 05/2012 Postsec. Approval of Out-of-State Postsecondary Institutions Wanting to Offer Distance Education 19 TAC 7.3, 14 Defines the meaning of a reciprocal state exemption agreement as it relates to out-of-state postsecondary institutions wanting to offer distance education in Texas. Provides a clearer understanding for out-of-state institutions to which certain rules apply. Al... More... TN Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Institutional Eligibility for Lottery Scholarship S.B. 3170 Permits a nonpublic postsecondary institution to remain eligible for lottery scholarship purposes if accredited by SACS, regardless of future statutory changes in the definition of nonpublic eligibility. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/SB3170.pdf... More... LA Adopted 05/2012 Postsec. Standards for Out-of-State Institutions Wishing to Offer Teacher Education or Education Leadership Programs LAC 28:IX.305 From May 2012 Louisiana Register: Requires licensed educational institutions wishing to offer teacher education or education leadership programs to meet the same program accreditation requirements as Louisiana's institutions to continue offering that program i... More... MN Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Omnibus - Higher Education S.F. 1573 Requires a public postsecondary institution to grant a waiver from the institution's required student health plan, if requested by a student. Adds categories of students to the types of students who are not required, under current law, to have a statement of... More...