From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Institutions

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 VA Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Higher Educational Institutions; Indemnification Agreements H.B. 764 Provides that no Virginia public institution of higher education shall be authorized to enter into an indemnification agreement to indemnify... More... SD Signed into law 02/2012 Postsec. Postsecondary Institution Authorization S.B. 191 Provides that no postsecondary institution may provide educational programs at physical locations in the state unless it has been issued a c... More... SC Signed into law 08/2011 Postsec. The South Carolina Higher Education Efficiency & Administrative Policies Act of 2011 S.B. 172 Transparency and Efficiency Requires each public institution of higher learning to maintain a transaction register that includes a complete... More... TX Issued 08/2011 P-12 Postsec. Western Governors University Texas Executive Order RP75 Expresses the state's commitment to Western Governors University (WGU) and its establishment of WGU Texas. Directs all agencies and official... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Higher Education Coordinating Council/Articulation Coordinating Committee/Various Postsecondary Provisions H.B. 7151 Establishes the Higher Education Coordinating Council and directs the council to make recommendations on: (1) The primary core mission of pu... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Security-Sensitive Positions and Criminal Background Checks H.B. 2937 Amends definition of "security-sensitive position" to include any employee who has access to (1) another person's personal information or id... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Degree Granting H.B. 2117 Directs Office of Degree Authorization (ODA) to issue separate license to issue degrees to schools that meet exemption requirements. Effecti... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 Postsec. Study of Higher Education Institutions H.C.R. 30 Urges and requests the Board of Regents to study the provision of public postsecondary educational opportunities, to establish the appropria... More... LA Adopted 06/2011 Postsec. Shared Vision for Higher Education in Louisiana H.C.R. 121 Urges the Louisiana Board of Regents to aggressively and fully implement its previously established admission standards, those standards the... More... MI Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Collaboration Between Community Colleges and Universities/ Transfer Credits H.B. 4325 - Postsecondary Provisions From Legislative Staff Summary: Encourages community colleges to explore ways of increasing collaboration and cooperation with universities... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Authorization, Academic or Professional Postsecondary Educational Institution Offering Credentials H.B. 1092 Provides that the State Board for Career and Technical Education may authorize the operation of an academic or professional postsecondary ed... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Institution Approval Process S.B. 100 Sets the process for approval for any postsecondary school that operates primarily or exclusively in the state of Vermont. Defines "Postseco... More... NE Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Postsecondary Institution Act, Dual Enrollment, College Admission Testing in 11th Grade L.B. 637 Adopts the Postsecondary Institution Act and amend provisions of the Private Postsecondary Career School Act. Sec. 85-961 currently provides... More... WA Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Expanding Postsecondary Opportunities S.B. 5636 Expanding postsecondary opportunities. Changes the name of the University Center at Everett Community College to the University Center of No... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Research University branches H.B. 1586 Authorizes research universities to develop doctoral degree programs at their branch campuses subject to approval by the higher education co... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Accelerated Degree Programs S.B. 5442 Relating to an accelerated baccalaureate degree program. State universities, regional universities and the Evergreen State College may devel... More... CO Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Campus Safety H.B. 1169 Clarifies the information sharing by higher education institution police to various individuals and entities regarding campus safety and inc... More... VA Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund S.B. 1485/H.B. 2324 Expands the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund to allow for awards from the fund to be used to encourage commercialization and to ... More... FL Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Community College Florida College System Institution S.B. 946 Substitutes the term ''Florida College System Institution" for the terms ''Florida college," ''community college," and ''junior college" whe... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Community College Obtaining Student Consent Form H.B. 1875 Requires institutions of higher education to make a good faith effort to obtain the student consent form and collect and report the data req... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Alignment of Postsecondary Education and Employment in the Green Industry H.B. 5164 Requires higher education institutions in Connecticut to publicize green technology initiatives in higher education and to collaborate in fu... More... MA Signed into law 01/2010 Postsec. Creating New State Universty System H.B. 4864 Creates a state university system for nine current state colleges. Six state colleges will be renamed as Bridgewater State University, Fitch... More...