ECS
From the ECS State Policy Database
1994-2013

Education Commission of the States • 700 Broadway, Suite 810 • Denver, CO 80203-3442 • 303.299.3600 • fax 303.296.8332 • www.ecs.org

The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest.

Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date].

State Status/Date Level Summary
+ 21st Century Skills
+ Accountability
+ Accountability--Accreditation
+ Accountability--Measures/Indicators
+ Accountability--Reporting Results
+ Accountability--Rewards
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play
+ Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers
+ Accountability--School Improvement
+ Adult Basic Education
+ Assessment
+ Assessment--Accommodations
+ Assessment--College Entrance Exams
+ Assessment--Computer Based
+ Assessment--End-of-Course
+ Assessment--Formative/Interim
+ Assessment--High Stakes/Competency
+ Assessment--Legal Issues
+ Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization)
+ Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio
+ Assessment--Value Added
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education
+ At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol
+ Attendance
+ Attendance--Compulsory
+ Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower)
+ Attendance--Truancy
+ Background Checks
+ Bilingual/ESL
+ Brain Research
+ Business Involvement
+ Career/Technical Education
+ Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship
+ Cheating
+ Choice of Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance
+ Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment
+ Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research
+ Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools
+ Choice of Schools--Tax Credits
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers
+ Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded
+ Civic Education
+ Civic Education--Character Education
+ Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy
+ Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards
+ Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance
+ Class Size
+ Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Alignment
+ Curriculum--Arts Education
+ Curriculum--Censorship
+ Curriculum--Core Curriculum
+ Curriculum--Drivers Education
+ Curriculum--Environmental Education
+ Curriculum--Excusal
+ Curriculum--Family Living Education
+ Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed.
+ Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language
+ Curriculum--Geography Education
+ Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education
+ Curriculum--Home Economics
+ Curriculum--International Education
+ Curriculum--Language Arts
+ Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling
+ Curriculum--Mathematics
+ Curriculum--Multicultural
+ Curriculum--Physical Education
+ Curriculum--Science
+ Curriculum--Sex Education
+ Curriculum--Social Studies/History
+ Curriculum--Speech Education
+ Data-Driven Improvement
+ Demographics
+ Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults
+ Demographics--Enrollments
+ Desegregation
+ Economic/Workforce Development
+ Education Research
+ Equity
+ Federal
+ Finance
+ Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost
+ Finance--Aid to Private Schools
+ Finance--Bonds
+ Finance--District
+ Finance--Does Money Matter?
+ Finance--Equity
+ Finance--Facilities
+ Finance--Federal
+ Finance--Funding Formulas
+ Finance--Litigation
+ Finance--Local Foundations/Funds
+ Finance--Lotteries
+ Finance--Performance Funding
+ Finance--Private Giving
+ Finance--Resource Efficiency
+ Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures
+ Finance--Student Fees
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues
+ Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues
+ Governance
+ Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule
+ Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest
+ Governance--Mandates
+ Governance--Regional Entities
+ Governance--School Boards
+ Governance--School Boards--Training
+ Governance--Site-Based Management
+ Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies
+ Health
+ Health--Child Abuse
+ Health--Mental Health
+ Health--Nutrition
+ Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses
+ Health--Suicide Prevention
+ Health--Teen Pregnancy
+ High School
+ High School--Advanced Placement
+ High School--College Readiness
+ High School--Credit Recovery
+ High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates
+ High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment
+ High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges
+ High School--Exit Exams
+ High School--GED (General Education Development)
+ High School--Graduation Requirements
+ High School--International Baccalaureate
+ Instructional Approaches
+ Instructional Approaches--Constructivism
+ Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices
+ Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling
+ Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills
+ Instructional Approaches--Official English
+ Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning
+ Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education
+ Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task
+ Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping
+ Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools
+ International Benchmarking
+ Leadership
+ Leadership--District Superintendent
+ Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention
+ Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure
+ Middle School
+ Minority/Diversity Issues
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--African American
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian
+ Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic
+ No Child Left Behind
+ No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress
+ No Child Left Behind--Assessment
+ No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer
+ No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools
+ No Child Left Behind--Finance
+ No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement
+ No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers
+ No Child Left Behind--Report Cards
+ No Child Left Behind--School Support
+ No Child Left Behind--Special Populations
+ No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services
+ Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning
+ Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses
+ P-16 or P-20
+ P-3
+ P-3 Brain Development
+ P-3 Child Care
+ P-3 Content Standards and Assessment
+ P-3 Data Systems
+ P-3 Early Intervention (0-3)
+ P-3 Ensuring Quality
+ P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits
+ P-3 Family Involvement
+ P-3 Finance
+ P-3 Governance
+ P-3 Grades 1-3
+ P-3 Health and Mental Health
+ P-3 Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten
+ P-3 Preschool
+ P-3 Public/Private Partnerships
+ P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion
+ P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development
+ Parent/Family
+ Parent/Family--Parent Rights
+ Parent/Family--Research
+ Partnerships--University/School
+ Postsecondary
+ Postsecondary Accountability
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval
+ Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning
+ Postsecondary Affordability
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans
+ Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants
+ Postsecondary Faculty
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants
+ Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure
+ Postsecondary Finance
+ Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding
+ Postsecondary Finance--Facilities
+ Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues
+ Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies
+ Postsecondary Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges
- Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary
CASigned into law 09/2012Postsec.Private Postsecondary Institutions
A.B. 2296
From bill summary: Prohibits a private postsecondary institution from offering an associate, baccalaureate, or master's degree program witho...

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NYSigned into law 08/2012Postsec.Licensure of Private Proprietary Schools
A.B. 7859
Relates to the licensure of private proprietary schools; provides for increased competition among schools to improve the quality of training...

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COSigned into law 05/2012Postsec.Accreditation for Private Nonprofit and For-profit Institutions
H.B. 1155 (sections 12 to 20)
Details authority, responsibility of Commission on Higher Education to authorize, revoke right of private nonprofit or for-profit institutio...

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OKSigned into law 05/2012P-12
Postsec.
Debit and Charge Card Fees
S.B. 1774
This bill amends state law to allow private educational institutions to charge a convenience fee for use of a debit or charge card. Such a f...

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KYSigned into law 04/2012Postsec.Regulation of For-Profit Postsecondary Educational Institutions
H.B. 308
Repeals and reenacts KRS 165A.340 to abolish the Kentucky Board for Proprietary Education and create the Kentucky Commission on Proprietary ...

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INSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Higher Education Commissions Governance Issues and Accreditation
H.B. 1270



Abolishes the state student assistance commission (SSAC). Abolishes the commission on proprietary education (COPE). Requires the commissi...

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ORSigned into law 03/2012Postsec.Higher Education Coordinating Commission
S.B. 1538
Expands duties of Higher Education Coordinating Commission to include the development and recommendation of policies to ensure or improve ac...

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ILSigned into law 12/2011Postsec.Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012
S.B. 1795
Repeals the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Enacts the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act of 2012. Provides that certi...

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CASigned into law 08/2011Postsec.Private Postsecondary Education
A.B. 1013
Provides that if the U.S. Department of Education does not have a relevant exam for an ability-to-benefit student (i.e., a student without a...

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NYSigned into law 08/2011Postsec.Tuition Reimbursement Account and Proprietary Vocatinoal School Supervision Account
A.B. 7073
Extends to 2015 the effectiveness of provisions of chapter 434 of the laws of 1999, relating to the tuition reimbursement account and deposi...

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CASigned into law 07/2011Postsec.Unaccredited Doctoral Degrees
A.B. 611
From bill summary: Prohibits a private postsecondary institution from offering an unaccredited doctoral degree program without disclosing to...

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NCSigned into law 06/2011Postsec.
Community College
Establishes the State Board of Proprietary Schools
S.B. 685
Establishes the State Board of Proprietary Schools in the North Carolina Community Colleges System Office. Provides that the State Board of...

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TXSigned into law 06/2011P-12
Postsec.
Online Information Regarding Certain Career Educational Entities
H.B. 736 - Online Information Regarding Certain Career Educational Entities
Directs the Texas Workforce Commission and the higher education coordinating board to jointly develop a comprehensive strategy to improve an...

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ALTo governor 05/2011Postsec.Oversight of For-Profit and Nonprofit Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 321
Relates to the regulation of certain schools and courses of instruction and exemptions from school licensing. Clarifies the definitions of f...

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MDSigned into law 05/2011Postsec.Regulation of Public, Private Nonprofit, and For-Profit Institutions of Higher Education
S.B. 695
From Department of Legislative Services Fiscal and Policy Note: Distinguishes between public, private nonprofit, and for-profit institutions...

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IDSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Proprietary Institutions
H.B. 204
Adds to and amends existing law relating to postsecondary institutions and proprietary schools to revise provisions relating to registration...

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NCSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Amends Law Regulating Proprietary Schools
S.B. 20
Amends the definition of "Proprietary school" to include an educational institution that meets all of the following conditions:

1. Is priva...

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UTSigned into law 03/2011Postsec.Postsecondary Proprietary School Oversight
S.B. 210
From bill summary: Modifies definitions. Modifies institutions that are exempt from the act. Provides for the division of consumer protectio...

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CAVetoed 09/2010Postsec.Determining Job Placement Rates for Graduates of For-Profit Programs
A.B. 2393
From bill analysis: Requires institutions subject to the Private Postsecondary Education Act (Act) and the related oversight provided by the...

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CAVetoed 09/2010Postsec.Proprietary Postsecondary Education
A.B. 1889
From bill analysis: Prohibits an institution from offering an unaccredited doctoral degree program without disclosing to prospective student...

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CASigned into law 09/2010Postsec.Repeal Date on California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009
S.B. 294
Changes repeal date on the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009 from January 1, 2016 to January 1, 2015. (Act provides for...

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ILSigned into law 08/2010Postsec.Approval of Private Business and Vocational Schools
H.B. 4984
Amends procedures for business and vocational schools seeking approval to operate in Illinois, or seeking approval to teach supplementary co...

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TXAdopted 05/2010Postsec.Accreditation and Authorization of Colleges/Universities Other Than Public Institutions
19 TAC 7.3, 7.7, 7.11
Largely from Texas Register:
Amends provisions relating to degree-granting colleges and universities that are not Texas public institutions...

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WISigned into law 05/2010Postsec.
Community College

S.B. 431
Prohibits a person that holds itself out to the public in any way as a legitimate institution of higher education from using the term "colle...

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MISigned into law 01/2010Postsec.Proprietary Schools
S.B. 786
Provides for the accreditation, regulation and licensing of proprietary schools; authorizes a proprietary school to sell goods or services p...

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TXAdopted 11/2009Postsec.Degree-Granting Colleges and Universities
19 TAC 1.7.7.1 -.13
Establishes new rules concerning degree-granting colleges and universities other than Texas public institutions. As stated in the August 7, ...

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OHAdopted 06/2009Postsec.
Community College
Career Colleges and Schools
OAC 3332-1-01, -02, -04.5, -11, -12.1, -14, -18 thru -22, -22.1
Amends rules regarding career colleges and schools. Replaces all references to the state board of "proprietary school registration" to state...

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IASigned into law 03/2009Postsec.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 ...

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SDSigned into law 03/2009Postsec.Nonaccredited postsecondary
H.B. 1149
Allows a person or entity to offer postsecondary education credit while seeking accreditation from a recognized accrediting agency; relates ...

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IDSigned into law 02/2009Postsec.Proprietary Oversight
S.B. 1012
Relates to proprietary schools; revises provisions relating to annual registration fees; provides for issuance of certificates of identifica...

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LASigned into law 07/2008Postsec.
Community College
TOPS-Tech Award
H.B. 1278
Amends provisions of law related to the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students Tech Award (TOPS-Tech Award). Effective with the 2009-2010 ...

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NHSigned into law 03/2008Postsec.
Community College
Postsecondary Career Schools
S.B. 173
Amends the procedures for regulation of private postsecondary career schools.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0173.html...

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TXAdopted 01/2008Postsec.Private and Out-of-State Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions
Chapter 7, Subchapter A, Sections 7.1 - 7.24
Establishes new rules concerning Private and Out-of- State Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions Operating in Texas. Allows the Texa...

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TNSigned into law 06/2007Postsec.Joint Study Committee for Proprietary Schools
S.B. 1302
Concerns Education, Higher; creates joint study committee for proprietary schools; created a special joint legislative study committee to co...

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INSigned into law 05/2007P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Recodification of Higher Education Code
S.B. 526 (omnibus) - Recodification of Higher Education Code
Recodifies the law governing higher education. Changes references in provisions that cross reference to the law being recodified. Makes rela...

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SCSigned into law 05/2007Postsec.Nonpublic Post Secondary Institution License Act
S.B. 321
Relates to the Nonpublic Post Secondary Institution License Act. Before an institution is licensed under this chapter, the commission may re...

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WASigned into law 04/2007Community College
Postsec.
Private Vocational Schools
S.B. 5402
It is clarified that private vocational schools must meet the minimum requirements to obtain and maintain an operating license. Private voca...

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NYAdopted 12/2006Postsec.PROPRIETARY COLLEGE DEGREE-CONFERRING AUTHORITY
Title 8 NYCRR Sections 3.46 and 3.58
Sets forth requirements that a for-profit institution must meet forRegents authorization to confer degrees and that a prospective owner of a...

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IDTemporary Rule Adoption - Concurrently Proposed 08/2006Postsec.Registration of Postsecondary Institutions and Proprietary Schools
IDAPA 08.01.11
Repeals existing section 08.01.11 in its entirety. Sets forth the registration requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that ...

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VASigned into law 04/2006Postsec.
Community College
Accreditation Status Disclosure
H.B. 38
Requires that all out-of-state academic-vocational noncollege degree schools operating in good standing in the Commonwealth prior to July 1,...

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IDSigned into law 03/2006Postsec.
Community College
Registering Nonpublic Postsecondary Institutions and Proprietary Schools
H.B. 712
Rewrites provisions related to the state board's register of degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Clarifies that the state board mus...

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INSigned into law 03/2006Postsec.Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions
H.B. 1257
Establishes minimum standards for the owners and chief administrators of postsecondary proprietary educational institutions. Adds conditions...

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VASigned into law 03/2006P-12
Postsec.
Penalties for Violations
H.B. 36
Authorizes the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to recover a civil penalty of at least $200 but not more than $1,000 per viola...

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WYSigned into law 03/2006Postsec.Private School Licensing
S.B. 69
Relates to private school licensing; transfers duties from the state board to the department of education; requires registration of all accr...

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DESigned into law 07/2005Postsec.Annual Approval Required
H.B. 233
This Act requires a private business or trade school or their agent to have its certificate of approval renewed annually based upon the orig...

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CTSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.Student Protection Account
H.B. 6795
To potentially lessen the amount taken from the student protection account when a new school closes. Increases from $10,000 to $20,000 the a...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.Qualifications of Personnel at Career Schools
H.B. 2333
Requires the owners or administrators and admissions personnel of private career schools and colleges to meet the minimum qualifications and...

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TXSigned into law 06/2005Postsec.
Community College
Proprietary School Act
H.B. 2806
From bill analysis: Modernizes the language and consumer protection intent of the Proprietary School Act, which has not been updated in 33 ...

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UTSigned into law 03/2005Postsec.
Community College
Regulating Proprietary Postsecondary Schools
S.B. 18
Prohibits a proprietary school from making or causing to be made any oral, written, or visual statement or representation that an institutio...

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VAEmergency Rule Adoption 11/2004Postsec.
Community College
Nondegree Proprietary School Certification
8 VAC 40-30, 40-31-10 thru -320
Incorporates nondegree proprietary schools into SCHEV current policy of self-certification. VIRGINIA REG 565 (SN)...

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CAVetoed 09/2004Postsec.Private Postsecondary Education Reform
A.B. 711
Relates to the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989. Defines nationally accredited institution to mean an insti...

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CASigned into law 09/2004Postsec.
Community College
Private Postsecondary Education: Private Postsecondary
S.B. 1544
Amends the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act. Makes a technical revision to delete obsolete provisions of a predeces...

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KSSigned into law 05/2004Postsec.Higher Education
H.B. 2795
Provides procedures for a certificate of approval and the revocation therefor for private and out-of- state postsecondary educational instit...

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VTSigned into law 05/2004Postsec.Certificate of Approval for New Postsecondary Schools
H.B. 756
One provision of this bill requires a person intending to operate a postsecondary school, to apply for a certificate of approval from the st...

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ALSigned into law 04/2004P-12
Postsec.
Community College
Licensing Correspondence Schools
H.B. 196
Relates to the licensing and regulating of certain schools offering courses of instruction; amends specify schools exemptions from licensing...

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VASigned into law 04/2004Postsec.
Community College
Institution of Higher Education
S.B. 173
Regulation of certain private and out-of-state institutions of higher education. Revises the definition of "institution of higher education"...

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WIRule Adoption 04/2004Postsec.For-Profit Postsecondary Schools/Out of State/Colleges
EAB 3 and 4
Establishes rules relating to the regulation of for- profit postsecondary schools; out-of-state, non-profit colleges and universities; and i...

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WYSigned into law 03/2004Postsec.Private School Performance Bonding
S.B. 15
Relates to private post secondary school licensing; modifies performance bonding amounts....

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CASigned into law 09/2003Postsec.Private Postsecondary Institutions
S.B. 967
Defines non-Western Association of Schools and Colleges regionally accredited institution under the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Edu...

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RIBecame law without governor's signature 09/2003Postsec.Private School Accreditation
S.B. 867
Relates to private schools; requires all institutions of higher learning which are established, incorporated or doing business in this state...

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FLSigned into law 06/2003Postsec.Better Learning and Education Grant Program
S.B. 638
Creates Access to Better Learning & Education Grant Program; provides legislative findings regarding education provided by for-profit colle...

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LASigned into law 06/2003Postsec.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...

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NESigned into law 05/2003P-12
Postsec.
Postsecondary Student Fees
L.B. 685
LB 685, as amended, includes provisions from LB's 264, 683 and 684 pertaining to teacher certification and private postsecondary
career scho...

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KYSigned into law 03/2003Postsec.Proprietary Education Board
S.B. 179
Moves State Board for Proprietary Education to be attached to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, Department for Administration, Divisio...

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WYSigned into law 02/2003Postsec.Private School Licensing
S.B. 78
Imposes additional requirements upon degree granting post secondary education institutions as specified; increasing fees for such licensed i...

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MDSigned into law 05/2002P-12
Postsec.
Purchasing of Materials for Private K-12 and Postsecondary Schools
H.B. 779
Authorizes the Department of General Services to purchase materials, supplies and equipment on behalf of specified private elementary and se...

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SCSigned into law 05/2002Postsec.Nonpublic Institutions
H.B. 4818
Relates to definitions in regard to the South Carolina nonpublic post-secondary institution license act; relates to exclusions from the defi...

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UTSigned into law 03/2002Postsec.Regulation of Proprietary Schools
H.B. 111
Modifies provisions related postsecondary proprietary schools; transfers the responsibility for registering and regulation postsecondary pro...

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VASigned into law 03/2002Postsec.Regulation of Private Institutions
S.B. 627
Regulates private and out-of-state institutions of higher education....

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OHSigned into law 11/2001Postsec.Institution Regulation
S.B. 116
Exempts from regulation by the State Board of Proprietary School Registration any accredited institution operated by a for-profit corporatio...

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ILSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Rules for Private Universities
S.B. 317
Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act; provides that an educational institution that on January 2, 2001 enrolls a majority ...

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NCSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.
Community College
Education Cabinet Membership
S.B. 735
Session Law Number 123. Modifies the membership of the education cabinet to include representatives of independent colleges and universitie...

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TXSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Regulation of Proprietary Schools
H.B. 1985
Prior to expiration of a certificate of approval, each proprietary school is required to forward to the Texas Workforce Commission an applic...

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VTSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Institutional Approval
S.B. 86
Increases the scope to include any institution that uses the words "college," "university" or "institute," which is intended to indicate tha...

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WVSigned into law 05/2001Postsec.Providing Higher Education Adult Part-Time Student Grants
H.B. 2897
Provides higher education adult part-time student grants to students enrolled in post-secondary certificate, industry recognized credential ...

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HISigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Advertising Unaccredited Higher Ed. Institutions
H.B. 761
Exempts an accredited degree granting institution from the disclosure requirement under specified conditions.

From the legislation:

(B) WH...

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WASigned into law 04/2001Postsec.Private Vocational Schools
H.B. 1313
Relates to liability and licensure of private vocational schools; provides responsibilities toward students enrolled in such schools; provid...

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NDSigned into law 03/2001Postsec.Private Postsecondary Institutions
H.B. 1068
Relates to the authorization and incorporation of private postsecondary educational institutions....

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DESigned into law 07/2000P-12
Postsec.
Approval of Private Trade/Business Schools
S.B. 406
Amends a Section of law by confirming the corporations which may conduct private business or trade schools only with the approval of the Dep...

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OKSigned into law 06/2000Postsec.Board for Private Vocational Schools
S.B. 928
Sets budget limits for the Oklahoma Board for Private Vocational Schools (salary of director, number of staff, etc.) and requires evaluation...

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KYSigned into law 04/2000Postsec.Defines College
H.B. 44
Relates to the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority; expands the definition of college to include postsecondary educational instit...

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AZSigned into law 03/2000Postsec.Governance
H.B. 2223
Relates to the Arizona State Board of Private Postsecondary Education. One component requires the board to 1) Administer the student tuitio...

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WYSigned into law 03/2000Postsec.Private School Licensing
S.B. 26
Relates to private school licensing; imposes additional licensing requirements upon post secondary education institutions subject to licensu...

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TXSigned into law 06/1999Postsec.Accreditation of Private or Independent Institutions
S.B. 1861
Relates to the defining a private or independent institution of higher education; provides for accrediting by the Commission on Colleges of ...

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GASigned into law 04/1995Postsec.
S.B. 305 - Nonpublic Postsecondary Education
Changes the definition of "Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990"; changes the organization of the Nonpublic Postseco...

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+ Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate
+ Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions
+ Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent
+ Postsecondary Online Instruction
+ Postsecondary Participation
+ Postsecondary Participation--Access
+ Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements
+ Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action
+ Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Participation--Outreach
+ Postsecondary Students
+ Postsecondary Students--Adults
+ Postsecondary Students--Disabled
+ Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth
+ Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional
+ Postsecondary Students--International
+ Postsecondary Students--Low-Income
+ Postsecondary Students--Military
+ Postsecondary Students--Minority
+ Postsecondary Success
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion
+ Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics)
+ Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation
+ Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence
+ Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation
+ Private Schools
+ Privatization
+ Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs)
+ Proficiency-Based Approaches
+ Promising Practices
+ Promotion/Retention
+ Public Involvement
+ Purposes of Public Education
+ Reading/Literacy
+ Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy
+ Religion
+ Religion--Prayer/Meditation
+ Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution)
+ Rural
+ Scheduling/School Calendar
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Week
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year
+ Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round
+ School Climate/Culture
+ School Safety
+ School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution
+ School Safety--Code of Conduct
+ School Safety--Corporal Punishment
+ School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness
+ School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension
+ School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools
+ School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault
+ School Safety--Special Education
+ School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes
+ School/District Structure/Operations
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation
+ School/District Structure/Operations--District Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching)
+ School/District Structure/Operations--School Size
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios
+ School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation
+ Service-Learning
+ Special Education
+ Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations
+ Special Education--Finance
+ Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming)
+ Special Education--Placement
+ Special Education--Transition
+ Special Populations--Corrections Education
+ Special Populations--Foster Care
+ Special Populations--Gifted and Talented
+ Special Populations--Homeless Education
+ Special Populations--Immigrant Education
+ Special Populations--Migrant Education
+ Special Populations--Military
+ Standards
+ Standards--Common Core State Standards
+ Standards--Implementation
+ State Comparisons/Statistics
+ State Longitudinal Data Systems
+ State Policymaking
+ State Policymaking--Ballot Questions
+ State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses
+ State Policymaking--Politics
+ State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions
+ STEM
+ Student Achievement
+ Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap
+ Student Achievement--State Trends
+ Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance
+ Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring
+ Student Supports--Remediation
+ Student Surveys
+ Students
+ Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities
+ Students--Employment
+ Students--Incentives
+ Students--K-12 Exchange Students
+ Students--Mobility
+ Students--Records/Rights
+ Teaching Quality
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds.
+ Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance
+ Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits
+ Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness
+ Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring
+ Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals
+ Teaching Quality--Preparation
+ Teaching Quality--Professional Development
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools
+ Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects
+ Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure)
+ Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights
+ Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining
+ Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes
+ Teaching Quality--Working Conditions
+ Technology
+ Technology--Computer Skills
+ Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware
+ Technology--Equitable Access
+ Technology--Funding Issues
+ Technology--Internet Safety
+ Technology--Research/Evaluation
+ Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training
+ Textbooks and Open Source
+ Urban
+ Urban--Change/Improvements
+ Urban--Governance
+ Whole-School Reform Models
+ Whole Child