From the ECS State Policy Database Postsecondary Online Instruction

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 CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. California Open Education Resources Council S.B. 1052 Similar to S.B. 1053 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1053_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf) From bill summary: Expr... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 Postsec. California Digital Open Source Library S.B. 1053 Similar to S.B. 1052 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1052_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf) From bill summary: Expr... 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 dist... More... MD Signed into law 05/2012 Postsec. Postsecondary - Online Distance Education H.B. 1223 Requires institutions of postsecondary education that enroll Maryland students in fully online distance education programs in the State to r... More... IL Adopted 04/2012 Postsec. Program Review (Private Colleges and Universities) 23 IL ADC 1030.10, 20, 30, 60, 70, 90 Guides the reviews of private colleges' and universities' (a) applications to establish new colleges and universities in the state and (b) a... More... IL Adopted 04/2012 Postsec. Approval of New Units of Instruction, Research and Public Service at Public Institutions 23 IL ADC 1050.10, 20, 30 This rule guides the reviews of (a) applications for new degree programs at public universities and community colleges and (b) proposals fro... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Florida Virtual Campus H.B. 5201 - Florida Virtual Campus From final bill analysis: Establishes the Florida Virtual Campus to provide access to online student and library support services and serve ... More... CO Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. CSU Global Campus And CSU Board Of Governors H.B. 1220 The bill establishes the governance structure for Colorado state university - global campus (CSU global campus), which will be a baccalaurea... More... IA Signed into law 04/2012 Postsec. Institutional Registration Required for Online Program Offerings S.F. 2267 Establishes registration and oversight requirements for postsecondary educational programs being offered online or virtually. Requires discl... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Postsec. Teachers of Online Courses and College Partnership Laboratory Schools; Background Checks H.B. 577 Clarifies that teachers of online courses and in college partnership laboratory schools shall, as a condition of employment requiring direct... More... UT Signed into law 02/2012 P-12 Postsec. Utah Education Network H.B. 53 Expands the duties of the Utah Education Network (UEN), to include coordination and support of telecommunications needs of entities affiliat... More... TX Adopted 11/2011 Postsec. Distance Education Approval Processes for Degree Granting Colleges and Universities Other Than Texas Public Institutions 19 TAC 7.14 Clarifies the process by which out-of-state institutions receive approval for offering distance education in Texas. Sets out state approval ... More... TX Adopted 05/2011 Postsec. Doctoral or First Professional Degrees 19 TAC 4.261 and 4.275 Clarifies the process by which previously approved doctoral programs at public institutions may be approved for distance delivery (including... More... WA Signed into law 04/2011 Postsec. Establishes Online University H.B. 1822 Establishes the first nonprofit online university as part of Western Governors University. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12... More... VA Issued 03/2010 Postsec. Establishing the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment E.O. 9 Establishes the Governor's Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment. Directs the commission to consider the current ... More... TX Issued 09/2009 Postsec. Higher Education Cost Efficiencies E.O. RP73 Directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in cooperation with Texas public institutions of higher education, to undertake a com... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. eTech Ohio (Education Technology) H.B. 1 - Section 3353.09, 3353.20, and 265.30.83 By January 2010, directs the eTech Ohio commission to develop and implement a plan to create an aligned educational technology system that s... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Online Course Tuition H.B. 771 Authorizes the state Community and Technical College System Board of Supervisors to equalize tuition for online courses. http://www.legis.st... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. School Construction Bonds/Virtual Instruction Program/School Breakfast Programs/Florida Teacher Lead Program S.B. 1676 Creates the Florida Qualified School Construction Bond Allocation Act; requires the Office of Technology and Information Services (under sup... More... FL Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Florida Distance Learning Consortium H.B. 7121 Establishes the Florida Distance Learning Consortium to facilitate collaboration among public postsecondary educational institutions in use ... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Alabama Virtual Library H.B. 322 Establishes the Alabama Virtual Library and the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council, and executive council membership, responsibilitie... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Postsecondary Online Technology H.B. 1946 Encourages all institutions of higher education to use common online learning technologies including existing learning management and web co... More... IA Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. Registration of Postsecondary Schools S.B. 270 Transfers the authority to register postsecondary schools from the Secretary of State to the College Student Aid Commission; adds "or other ... More... CO Signed into law 03/2009 Postsec. CO St. Univ. Online University S.B. 86 Creates an online university to be known as Colorado state university - global campus. States that the university will have moderately selec... More... IL Adopted 01/2009 Postsec. Community College Approval of New Units 23 IAC 1050.10, 1050.20, 1050.30, 1050.40, 1050.50, 1050.ILLUSTRATIONA Clarifies requirements for program approval, procedures for obtaining approval, and requirements for reviews of existing programs at public ... More... IL Adopted 01/2009 Postsec. Program Approval 23 IAC 1030.10, 1030.20, 1030.30, 1030.60, 1030.70, 1030.80,1030.ILLUSTRATION A Provides exemptions from program approval requirements. Requires any institution offering online instruction where the core academic support... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Community College Postsec. Virtual campus S.B. 1437 Authorizes the State Virtual Campus to partner with education entities and community-based organizations to facilitate efforts relating to t... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 Postsec. Community College Higher Education Distance Learning H.B. 7105 Relates to postsecondary distance learning; establishes the State Distance Learning Consortium to facilitate access to distance learning res... More... HI Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Online Learning H.B. 2971 Directs the Department of Education to adopt and implement recommendations and strategic goals contained in the report of the online learnin... More... KY Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Postsec. STEM S.B. 2 Defines "Advanced science and mathematics" as Advanced Placement (AP) biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science, environmental science,... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. Community College Work-based Educational Programs with Distance Learning Components S.B. 6295 The workforce training and education coordinating board (WTECB) is directed to convene a working group to take actions related to electronic... More... IN Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Concurrent Enrollment Partnership and Virtual School Committee H.B. 1246 The bill established the concurrent enrollment partnership to coordinate dual credit programs among high schools and state educational insti... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment Online Programs H.B. 3129 The office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) is directed to compile information about online learning programs for high sch... More... ID Issued 09/2007 P-12 Community College Postsec. Distance learning/virtual university Executive Order 19 (Executive Order 2007-12) Designates the Department of Labor as the entity responsible for developing and delivering comprehensive computer-... More... AL Adopted 09/2007 Postsec. Policy on Distance Education AAC 300-2-3-.04 Defines distance education in agreement with definitions of regional and national accrediting agencies and provides guidelines on how studen... More... ID Adopted 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Postsecondary Specialist Certificate IDAPA 08.02.02 Provides certification to meet the special needs of virtual schools, distant education and public school/postsecondary partnerships. Promote... More... RI Adopted 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Comprehensive Study on Establishing Distance Learning H.B. 6239 (Resolution) Respectfully requesting the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education to conduct a comprehensive study on the feasib... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Idaho Digital Learning Academy S.B. 1237 (Sections 12-14) Strikes existing provision that funding for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy be provided from an annual budget request to the legislature ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Cyber Academy Act H.B. 201/S.B. 209 Enacts the Cyber Academy Act, provides powers and duties and makes an appropriation. The cyber academy is a collaborative program among the ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2007 Postsec. Community College Inmate Online Higher Education H.B. 2041 Empowers the Department of Corrections to develop programs for restricted Internet access to online higher education courses by incarcerated... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. E-Learning Information System S.B. 1512 Relates to an integrated instructional and data system warehouse to act as a depository for e- learning information to enhance information a... More... OH Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Ohio Core Support H.B. 115 Appropriates funds for support of the Ohio Core Program. Funds will be used to: (1) Support the participation of teachers licensed in Ohio a... More... MS Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Virtual School Program/Dual Enrollment H.B. 1130 Authorizes the establishment of a Virtual Public School Program; provides for the creation of high school and university or community colleg... More... IL Adopted 02/2006 Community College Postsec. Interdistrict Cooperative Agreements 23 IAC 1501.307 Expands the rules for cooperative agreements to allow one community college to award a degree or certificate offered by another community co... More... NE Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Distance Education Enhancement Task Force L.B. 689 Creates and provides duties for the Distance Education Enhancement Task Force. http://www.legislature.ne.gov/FloorDocs/99/PDF/Slip/LB689.pdf... More... CO Signed into law 05/2004 Community College Postsec. Restructuring of Community Colleges H.B. 1086 Enacts recommendations of governor's task force on the community college system; reduction of the system office's administrative costs by 35... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Institute for Advanced Learning and Research H.B. 933 Adds the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research to the list of those entities characterized as "educational institutions" and "governm... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 Postsec. Community College Institute for Advanced Learning and Research H.B. 932 Increases the membership of the governing board of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research from nine to 15 by adding six citizen re... More... MT Rule Adoption 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Distance/Online/Technology Delivered Learning ARM 10.55.907 Establishes rules relating to distance, online, and technology delivered learning. MONTANA REG 4484 (SN)... More... VA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Community College Distance Learning H.B. 617 Effective January 1, 2005, each public institution of higher education shall include in its strategic plan information indicating to what ex... More... NC Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Postsec. Innovative Education Initiatives Act S.B. 656 Creates the Innovative Education Initiatives Act to develop cooperative efforts between secondary schools and institutions of higher educati... More... LA Signed into law 06/2003 Postsec. Internet Operated Schools Are Included Proprietary H.B. 456 Provides that schools which operate over the Internet are included in the definition of proprietary schools; increases membership of the adv... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Postsec. Accessible Electronic Formats H.B. 708 Relates to education; provides for accessible electronic formats for individuals with disabilities enrolled in distance learning courses of ... More... NH Signed into law 07/2001 Postsec. Franchise Rights for On-Line Course Providers H.B. 412 Requires the Public Higher Education Committee to study the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to the providers of on-line educa... More... PA Signed into law 06/2001 Postsec. Community College Multiple Amendments S.B. 485 Act No. 35 of 2001., Amends Public School Code. Provides for school districts, national assessment tests, school director relations with dis... More... ME Signed into law 05/2001 Postsec. Exemption of Immunization Laws for Distance Education Students H.B. 748 (Public Law No. 87., 95 LD 967) Provides an exemption to the immunization laws for students who enroll in distance education programs offere... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 Postsec. Distance Learning Program A.B. 1123 Establishes the California Distance learning Policy. Requires the California Postsecondary Commission to convene an intersegmental working g... More... ME Signed into law 04/2000 Postsec. Access to State Technical College System S.B. 973 (LD 2519) Increases access to the State's Technical College System; provides funding to add additional students systemwide; addresses the St... More... CO Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Technology in Higher Education S.B. 183 Concerns the role of higher education in the development of technology; encourages higher education institutions and systems to participate ... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 Postsec. Study of Distance Education H.B. 2952 Directs the higher education coordinating board, in conjunction with the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, the Office of Fina... More...